I was sad to hear that Bob Denver died… There were only 98 episodes of Gilligan’s Island[I know it seems like there were hundreds] but I’ve probably seen every one of ‘em countless times. Long before “Survivor” we got to watch as no one was ever voted off the island with the exception of the occasional special guest star.

I always loved how the theme song seemed to change from “And the Rest” to “The Professor and Mary Anne” and dug through the FAQ section of bobdenver.com to get this info:

FAQ #10

Why did the theme song say ‘and the rest’ the 1st
season?
It was a contractual thing that first year - Russell and Dawn’s contracts for the show didn’t specify that they would be credited up front with the rest of the cast. Obviously, since the question has been asked, all of you realize how ridiculous it was to have 5 of seven cast members mentioned at the beginning of the show, and the remaining two referred to as ‘and the rest’. Happily, that was corrected the second season and they were included in the opening credits just the way they should have been from the very beginning of the series.

Talk about getting a complex …Imagine being part of “The Rest” …As if there were just too many names left to mention.

Well, in honor of Bob Denver… I think I’m going to go out and order some coconut cream pie tonight