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| Writer =Dee Caruso and<br/>Gerald Gardner | Writer = Dee Caruso and<br />Gerald Gardner
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"'''The Producer'''" is the fourth episode of '']'' third season. It first aired in on "'''The Producer'''" is the fourth episode of '']'' third season, in which the castaways stage a musical version of '']''. It first aired in on ], ].
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==Synopsis== == Synopsis ==
⚫ After curmudgeonly film producer Harold Hecuba (]) crash lands near the island during an around the world talent hunt, the castaways are forced to tolerate him until his rescue plane arrives. When Ginger asks him for a role in his next movie however, Mr. Hecuba laughs at the idea, causing Ginger to become so upset that she says she will not return to civilization with the rest of the castaways.


⚫ After curmudgeonly film producer Harold Hecuba (]) crash lands near the island during an around the world talent hunt, the castaways are forced to tolerate him until his rescue plane arrives. When ] asks him for a role in his next movie however, Mr. Hecuba laughs at the idea, causing Ginger to become so upset that she refuses to return to civilization with the rest of the castaways.
⚫ Hoping to change Mr. Hecuba's mind, Gilligan suggests that they perform a play for Mr. Hecuba so that he might reconsider Ginger's talent and ultimately decide to use her in a movie. From the limited resources available on the island, they create a clever musical version of ]'s ''].''


⚫ Hoping to change Mr. Hecuba's mind, ] suggests that they perform a play for Mr. Hecuba so that he might reconsider Ginger's talent and ultimately decide to use her in a movie. From the limited resources available on the island, they create a musical version of ]'s ''Hamlet.'' The cast performs three songs for their show. These parody the "To be or not to be" speech of Act III, Scene 1; the "Get thee to a nunnery" exchange between Hamlet and Ophelia later in the same scene, and Polonius's "Neither a borrower nor a lender be" speech from Act I, Scene III.
Using dialog taken directly from the original work and musical passages from '']'' and '']'', this classic episode has achieved wide critical acclaim, ultimately becoming one of the most popular episodes in American sitcom history.

The episode employs dialog taken directly from the original work and musical passages from the operas '']'' and '']''.<ref name="foster">{{cite book|title=How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=PKeOyeZdVKwC&dq=Hamlet+Gilligan%27s+Island&ei=zJ8FSv6TDJbcMZjh4OkD|pages=164|author=Thomas C. Foster|publisher=HarperCollins|date=2003|accessdate=2009-05-09}}</ref> An example follows.

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: ''Neither a lender nor a borrower be.
: ''Do not forget: stay out of debt.
: ''Think twice and take this good advice from me:
: ''Guard that old solvency!
: ''There's just one other thing you ought to do.''
: ''To thine own self be true.''

Hecuba awakens as the castaways rehearse at night, taking over the production. When help arrives Hecuba departs alone, leaving behind all the others in order to take full credit for the musical version of ''Hamlet'' he intends to stage as his next project.

== Cast ==

In order of appearance:

* ]: ]
* ]: ]
* ]: ]
* ]: ]
* ]: ]
* ]: ]

The show's only other regular character, The Professor, serves as the production's technical crew.<ref name="schwartz">{{cite book|title=Inside Gilligan's Island|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=CJMyTsve4WMC&dq=Hamlet+Gilligan%27s+Island&ei=zJ8FSv6TDJbcMZjh4OkD|pages=301|author=Sherwood Schwartz|publisher=Macmillan|date=1994|accessdate=2009-05-09}}</ref>

== Reception ==

Although the show ''Gilligan's Island'' seldom earned awards of any sort, The Producer was selected by ''TV Guide'' as one of the 100 greatest television episodes of all time.<ref name="cantor">{{cite book|title= Gilligan unbound: pop culture in the age of globalization|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=A6Qr6BFJUjoC&dq=Hamlet+Gilligan%27s+Island&ei=zJ8FSv6TDJbcMZjh4OkD|pages=20, 218|author=Paul Arthur Cantor|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |date=2003|accessdate=2009-05-09}}</ref> In ''Gilligan Unbound: Pop Culture in the Age of Globalization'', Paul A. Cantor terms the ''Hamlet'' production a "full-scale Broadway show" and notes the episode as "evidence of the degree of sophistication the castaways are able to achieve in their supposedly primitive state..."<ref name="cantor" /> Cantor also observes in an introduction to ''Hamlet'' that this episode is one of several recent examples that demonstrate the enduring popularity of Shakespeare's play, since audiences continue to recognize references to the centuries-old drama.<ref name="cantor2">{{cite book|title= Shakespeare, Hamlet (second edition, introduction)|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=W-mfpfK4lUcC&dq=Hamlet+Gilligan%27s+Island&ei=zJ8FSv6TDJbcMZjh4OkD|pages=84|author= Paul Arthur Cantor |publisher=Cambridge University Press|date=2004|accessdate=2009-05-09}}</ref> Cantor places the episode within the framework of a tradition of ''Hamlet'' parodies that dates back to the nineteenth century.<ref name="cantor2" /> Yet Michael D. Bristol interprets these parodies, including the ''Gilligan's Island'' episode, as reflective of "a distinctively modern experience of subjectivity" in Shakespeare's version of the character.<ref name="bristol">{{cite book|title=Big-time Shakespeare|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=yTYVdea6aDsC&dq=Hamlet+Gilligan%27s+Island&ei=zJ8FSv6TDJbcMZjh4OkD|pages=164|author=Michael D. Bristol|publisher=Taylor & Francis|date=1996|accessdate=2009-05-09}}</ref>


== Trivia == == Trivia ==
⚫ *Listed as the number 3 greatest sitcom episode of all time according to the book ''Inside TV Land''. {{Fact|date=February 2007}}
⚫ *Part of the first song of the episode is featured in the ] episode with Bob Denver, Dawn Wells, and Russell Johnson.
*Lyrics to the songs are included in Bob Denver's book "Gilligan Maynard and Me".
*Chosen as #52 in the June 28th-July 4, 1997 TV Guide's "100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.


⚫ * Listed as the number 3 greatest sitcom episode of all time according to the book ''Inside TV Land''. {{Fact|date=February 2007}}
⚫ * Part of the first song of the episode is featured in the ] episode with Bob Denver, Dawn Wells, and Russell Johnson.

== References ==

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Television episode
"The Producer"

"The Producer" is the fourth episode of Gilligan's Island third season, in which the castaways stage a musical version of Hamlet. It first aired in on October 3, 1966.

Synopsis

After curmudgeonly film producer Harold Hecuba (Phil Silvers) crash lands near the island during an around the world talent hunt, the castaways are forced to tolerate him until his rescue plane arrives. When Ginger asks him for a role in his next movie however, Mr. Hecuba laughs at the idea, causing Ginger to become so upset that she refuses to return to civilization with the rest of the castaways.

Hoping to change Mr. Hecuba's mind, Gilligan suggests that they perform a play for Mr. Hecuba so that he might reconsider Ginger's talent and ultimately decide to use her in a movie. From the limited resources available on the island, they create a musical version of William Shakespeare's Hamlet. The cast performs three songs for their show. These parody the "To be or not to be" speech of Act III, Scene 1; the "Get thee to a nunnery" exchange between Hamlet and Ophelia later in the same scene, and Polonius's "Neither a borrower nor a lender be" speech from Act I, Scene III.

The episode employs dialog taken directly from the original work and musical passages from the operas Carmen and The Tales of Hoffmann. An example follows.

Template:Multi-listen item

Neither a lender nor a borrower be.
Do not forget: stay out of debt.
Think twice and take this good advice from me:
Guard that old solvency!
There's just one other thing you ought to do.
To thine own self be true.

Hecuba awakens as the castaways rehearse at night, taking over the production. When help arrives Hecuba departs alone, leaving behind all the others in order to take full credit for the musical version of Hamlet he intends to stage as his next project.

Cast

In order of appearance:

The show's only other regular character, The Professor, serves as the production's technical crew.

Reception

Although the show Gilligan's Island seldom earned awards of any sort, The Producer was selected by TV Guide as one of the 100 greatest television episodes of all time. In Gilligan Unbound: Pop Culture in the Age of Globalization, Paul A. Cantor terms the Hamlet production a "full-scale Broadway show" and notes the episode as "evidence of the degree of sophistication the castaways are able to achieve in their supposedly primitive state..." Cantor also observes in an introduction to Hamlet that this episode is one of several recent examples that demonstrate the enduring popularity of Shakespeare's play, since audiences continue to recognize references to the centuries-old drama. Cantor places the episode within the framework of a tradition of Hamlet parodies that dates back to the nineteenth century. Yet Michael D. Bristol interprets these parodies, including the Gilligan's Island episode, as reflective of "a distinctively modern experience of subjectivity" in Shakespeare's version of the character.

Trivia

  • Listed as the number 3 greatest sitcom episode of all time according to the book Inside TV Land.
  • Part of the first song of the episode is featured in the Space Ghost Coast to Coast episode with Bob Denver, Dawn Wells, and Russell Johnson.

References

  1. Thomas C. Foster (2003). How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines. HarperCollins. p. 164. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  2. Sherwood Schwartz (1994). Inside Gilligan's Island. Macmillan. p. 301. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  3. ^ Paul Arthur Cantor (2003). Gilligan unbound: pop culture in the age of globalization. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 20, 218. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  4. ^ Paul Arthur Cantor (2004). Shakespeare, Hamlet (second edition, introduction). Cambridge University Press. p. 84. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  5. Michael D. Bristol (1996). Big-time Shakespeare. Taylor & Francis. p. 164. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
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