New Adventures of Gilligan, The

The closest we have to what could have been.GI, last I heard, is the most successful syndicated show in the history of television by royalties, broad appeal, and longevity..More than M*A*S*H, Seinfeld, Friends, The Sopranos, even, no disrespect, the Honeymooners.There is something there and I'm proud to say i love the show.

Children are enjoying it

I loved this seried. At 24 episodes it almost constitutes a full fourth season of Gilligan's Island (especially since the live action series was so cartoony to begin with). Even without Dawn Wells and Tina Louise reprising their roles, having the rest of the cast back really helps to make the illusion feel complete. There was even a bonus collection of Gilligan bumpers used when the episodes were rebroadcast as part of "The Groovy Goolies and Friends". A nice little touch that made it feel like real thought was put into the production of this DVD. 5 stars for this set. I can hardly wait to buy "Gilligan's Planet".

I watch it and remember when it was on television.

I am a very big Gilligan's island fan and always have been. I am 55 years old but still always remember being a pre-teen watching syndicated episodes of the series. Of course I have the original series on DVD. I also have collected all three of the Gilligan's Island movies (Rescue from GI, The Castaways on GI, The Harlem Globetrotters on GI) which are stories in of themselves. I also own "Dusty's Trails" which is a western version of GI created by Sherwood Schwartz but did not last long. That is a story for a different time. I own some of the GI specials that aired over the years as well as episodes of other TV shows such as 'Bonanza' that featured Dawn Wells or Tina Louise. I also have a few movies that feature these actresses as well. I even have some old commercials featuring some of the cast members of GI.Saying all that, it is probably very obvious why I have been waiting for both this series and 'Gilligan's planet' to finally come to DVD in order to complete my collection of official Gilligan's Island programs. I would be lying if I said that this series is a great one. Simply put, it is not. However, it does have the voice talents of all of the castaways minus Dawn Wells and Tina Louise (which is extremely disappointing). At least the sequel 'Gilligan's Planet' has Dawn Wells back.This show is a very 'kid friendly' series. All of the episodes contain some kind of lesson at the end of the story. The animation is very inexpensive and choppy. The characters always wear the same clothes every episode to make it easier on the animators and also helps them to be able to re-use the same cells over and over again.As stated by another reviewer, you will not see the humorous 'violence' from the original. The stories are not particularly funny. If you are a GI fan you will very likely want to pick up both this series and its sequel. If you are just into nostalgia retro Saturday morning cartoons from the 70s, (a.k.a. Superfriends) then you may also want to pick this up. If you have young children you also may want to pick this up since there is nothing objectional in this series. But if you are neither of these above I would say you probably would quickly become bored with this series. It is not a bad series but it is obviously not for everyone. Hopefully this will help a little.

Being a huge fan of past "Saturday Mornings" and remembering when cartoons would be created from live TV shows and movies, this is a great addition to anyone's collection. There are actually TWO Gilligan's Island cartoons, this one and one called "Gilligan's Planet" (which is also available on DVD). I like this cartoon mostly for it's nostalgia and remembering when it, and many others, flooded my Saturday mornings. It's so nice to be able to see it again and it kind of makes me feel like a kid when I watch it.

As everyone knows, the series is a bit moralistic but still super fun. Learn your life lessons from Gilligan and the gang. Very colorful and creative and a great bit of nostalgia featuring most of the original castaway voices. Ginger is a bit light headed for my taste here and in Planet (were Dawn Wells does the honors) but Jane Webb does a decent Mary Ann! Very fun to see again after so many years. True GI fans will enjoy the blast from the past.

good tv show its a cartoon but it like gilligan island but same characters and same voices i love this tv show

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Excellent dvd.

After Gilligans Island had been abruptly canceled, most of the castaways agreed to participate their voices for this animated version. For those that loved the show will like this. Once this series ended it didn't go into syndication so it hasn't been seen since. (Early 70's) The stories are mediocre but then again so was the original show. The 2 girls denied in participating with this series, however, I wonder if Dawn Wells regretted her decision, for the sake of her fans as she loved her fans. R.I.P. to the deceased castaways that gave us such beloved entertainment .

This dvd set is for fans of the live action series only as it doesn't live up to it.