# Thanks, Nickleodeon

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-nickleodeon/21624>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 7, 2000, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-nickleodeon/21624 "2000-06-07T02:56:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gilligan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Gilligan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gilligan)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2000, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-nickleodeon/21624/1 "2000-06-07T02:56:49Z")

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I see in the TV Guide that every night this week Nickleodeon is showing a Gilligan’s Island marathon, six episodes a night. I just wanted to thank them for keeping the tradition alive. I am inspired to offer some further reading on the cultural importance of my story.

[Gilligan’s Island: Exiled in Paradise](http://www.transparencynow.com/gilligan.htm)

[The Seven Deadly Sins of Gilligan’s Island](http://deadlysins.com/isle.html)

[The Influence of Gilligan’s Island on American life](http://www.canoe.ca/TelevisionShowsG/gilligan.html)

[Classic Television Pornography Presents: Gilligan’s Island - Passion Fruit](http://www.hoboes.com/html/FireBlade/Politics/Gilligan/)

[The Ultimate Fan Site](http://www.gilligansisle.com/)

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**Author:** ![Minxsmom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d07c76/32.png) [@Minxsmom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Minxsmom)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2000, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-nickleodeon/21624/2 "2000-06-07T03:02:38Z")

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Even as a child I didn’t really like the show - but I always watched it anyway (a) because my friends did, and (b) I had a HUGE crush on the Professor.

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**Author:** ![Nacho4Sara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Nacho4Sara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nacho4Sara)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2000, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-nickleodeon/21624/3 "2000-06-07T06:03:48Z")

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I always thought the professor was hot too…but then there were some ugly dudes on that island. I mean, the boys get Ginger and MaryAnne and we get Gilligan. Ewwww.

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**Author:** ![Gilligan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Gilligan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gilligan)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2000, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-nickleodeon/21624/4 "2000-06-07T11:38:43Z")

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You should be so lucky, Nacho4Sara.

**Nickelodeon. Nickelodeon.** Dammit.

I forgot this one, once provided by Nurlman.

[The Style, Symbolism and Sociopolitical Relevance of Gilligan’s Island](http://www.pissedoff.com/gilligan.shtml)

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**Author:** ![timmar68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/97f17d/32.png) [@timmar68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/timmar68)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-nickleodeon/21624/5 "2000-06-08T02:07:40Z")

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I prefer the later episodes, myself, because the earlier ones had the gall to call MaryAnn “the rest”. Hmmmph!