Bob Sassone alerted me that Telepictures is now casting for real people to become the fictional characters on Gilligan’s Island… a milionaire and his wife, a movie star, etc… for a new reality series.
Here’s the casting call…
CALLING ALL CASTAWAYS!
Get ready to take a three-hour tour and end up on an uncharted desert island.
That’s right — Gilligan’s Island is coming back on TBS — and this time, you can be a part of it!
The producers of “Gilligan’s Island” are teaming with the producers of the “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” to bring you The Real Gilligan’s Island.
This all-new version of the classic sitcom will feature real life versions of the original show’s characters: a real-life skipper, first mate, millionaire couple, movie star, professor and Kansas farm girl. And one of them could be you!
Just like the original show, the castaways will work together to get off the island, and episodes will include situations drawn from the original series.
So if you’re the perfect Gilligan, Skipper, Thurston or Lovey Howell, Ginger Grant, Mary Ann, or The Professor (just what was his name, anyway?), fill out the application and mail it in, along with a video of yourself telling us why you’d make a great castaway.
Who knows, it could be you who takes the fateful trip to that tropic island nest.
Got questions? Call our Casting Hotline: 888-634-4550
Please submit tapes by 6/30/04
REAL GILLIGAN’S ISLAND OPEN CASTING CALLS
Saturday, June 12th
Towne East Square
7700 East Kellogg
Wichita, Kansas
10am-4pm
Saturday, June 19th
Boston, MA
location and times TBA
Thursday, June 24th
Tampa, FL
location and times TBA
We’ll be adding location details — check back often.
DON’T FORGET TO COME DRESSED AS YOUR FAVORITE CASTAWAY! (Here are some examples of what we’d like to see: Gilligan-red shirt
and sailor hat, Ginger-evening gown, Mary Ann-daisy dukes and pig tails, Skipper-captain hat and blue shirt, Professor-something scholarly, The Millionaire and his wife-come dressed up to the nines. Be creative!)
I can’t wait until they do the reality version of “Hogan’s Heroes.”
I can get with Hogan, especially if they cast Sgt. Schultz.