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After reading that over 40 percent of U.S. A second season re-tooling, which sent the astronauts and their cavemen to the 20th century, did not boost its ratings, and the show was cancelled after one season.An article in The Los Angeles Times gave Schwartz the inspiration for his next series.
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The series utilized numerous sets, props and incidental music from "Gilligan," but failed to reproduce its popularity. Schwartz's next effort for CBS was "It's About Time" (1966-67), another fish-out-of-water story this time about two astronauts accidentally thrown back into prehistoric times, which they attempt to survive while living with a family of cavemen led by established comics Joe E. Schwartz and his son also began work on a feature film adaptation in 2008, but eventually sold the rights to Warner Bros. There was even a reality series, "The Real Gilligan's Island" (TBS, 2004-05), with teams of contestants assuming the identities of the castaways while competing for prizes.
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However, the show was a goldmine in syndication for its creator, who shrewdly played to each new generation of devoted viewers by yielding various reunion TV movies, animated spin-offs, tribute episodes on other series, and even a musical, penned by Lloyd Schwartz and his sister, Hope Juber, in 1992. The cancellation was a surprise for all involved, especially Schwartz, who had assured his cast that a fourth season was in the cards. The show's jaunty, memorable theme song was a collaboration between Schwartz and George Wyle - making the classic program a true family production.Despite remaining in the Top 25 programs during its entire network run, CBS pulled the plug on "Gilligan" at the end of its third season to make room for the venerable "Gunsmoke" (CBS, 1955-1975). Sherwood's other son, Lloyd, then a UCLA student, worked on the show as a dialogue coach. Children were the show's most devoted audience, and its scripts, penned largely by Schwartz, his brother Al and son Elroy, played to them.
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Dismissed as a flop in the making by critics and even members of its own cast, "Gilligan" turned out to be a solid ratings success for three years, during which its storylines grew more absurd with each passing episode despite its remote location, the island was visited by a rock group, cosmonauts, surfers, movie producers and even a monster spider. A lightweight but amusing story of seven disparate personalities - a bumbling sailor (Bob Denver), his captain (Alan Hale, Jr.), an unctuous millionaire ("I Married Joan" star Jim Backus) and his wife (Natalie Schafer), a movie star (Tina Louise), a professor (Russell Johnson) and a farm girl (Dawn Wells) - who must learn to live together after being shipwrecked on a South Seas island. In 1964, Schwartz sold the pilot for "Gilligan's Island" to CBS.
After winning an Emmy for his work in 1961, Schwartz left Skelton in 1962 to work as a script supervisor for the 1963-64 season of "My Favorite Martian" (CBS, 1963-66).
He then moved on to a lengthy collaboration with veteran comic Red Skelton, with whom he had a contentious relationship after becoming the head writer for "The Red Skelton Hour" (NBC/CBS, 1951-1971), he made a provision in his contract that he would not have to meet face-to-face with Skelton. After his discharge, he worked on "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" before segueing to the then-new medium of television.Schwartz's television career began with "I Married Joan" (NBC, 1952-55), a lightweight comedy with Jim Backus as a domestic court judge who resolved cases by relating them to his experiences with his wife (Joan Davis). During World War II, he continued to write for radio as a member of the Armed Forces Radio Service, penning scripts for "Mail Call," "Jubilee," and other related military shows. Schwartz pitched material to the entertainer, who soon brought him aboard as a member of his writing staff in 1939. In need of money to support himself while pursuing a master's degree in science, he turned to his brother, Al, who worked as a writer for comedian Bob Hope's radio program. Born Sherwood Charles Schwartz in Passaic, NJ he came to his chosen career entirely by accident.
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