Gilligan's Island: Why the Spin-Offs Failed

Learn the strange stories behind Gilligan's Island and the botched attempts to reboot the show with TV movies in the late '70s and early '80s. What happened to Gilligan, Ginger, Mary Ann and more? And what do the Harlem Globetrotters have to do with it?? Watch more episodes of Atomic Abe's series Behind the Backdoor Pilot:    • Behind the Backdoor Pilot   Written and Hosted by Kevin Maher Edited by Matthew Glasson Produced by Kevin Maher and Nick Nadel for Atomic Abe productions Executive Producer: Tim Finn Thumbnail by Colton Ogburn (  / coltonogburn  ) Want to support Atomic Abe? Click the "Thanks" button and purchase a "Super Thanks" to receive your own animation and colorful comment for the comments section. Subscribe to @atomicabe Business Inquiries: atomicabeproductions@gmail.com Follow Atomic Abe:   / atomic_abe     / atomicabe