As many TV historians can tell you, Sherwood Schwarz's sitcom since 1964 "Giligan Island" was as popular as it was revived. Critics have rejected Giligan as cartoons, unrealistic and frivolous, an estimate of stuck in a series of generations. Even in the eighties of the last century, when the island of Giligan only survived repetitions, some critics (well, my mother) considered him a Nadir of Culture. At the same time, however, the "island of Giligan" has always been popular, attracting huge numbers during the initial three seasons and attracts new generations of fans during its eternal union. Maybe it was Nadir of Culture, but no one turned it off.

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However, the Giligan Island is being tried, left an unmistakable gravity stain on the sheet of American consciousness. The seven captured preparations New archetypes in the 20th -century US version of the Comedy part have become, and the thematic song can now be considered as an important American standard as "blue -colored".

It was popular with children, and parents felt safe to allow their children to see the "island of Giligan" because there was no violence against the slap and had no sexuality out of the ordinary attraction of the cast. It was also popular with adults, and its PG friendly ratings could not be credited. Indeed, the members of the show's team - interviewed by Akron Bikon magazine, returned in 1966 (Reversed by MetV)-He said that the stupidity and children's friendship of the Island Giligan was the exact reason that adults also enjoyed the show. With the cast estimate, the perfect type of soft escape that many adults looked for in the mid-60s.

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Recall that the Island Giligan was broadcast during increased national turmoil in the United States. Indeed, in the introductory sequence for the first season of the show, flags can be seen in half a jad. After the murder of President Kennedy. Harlem's riots took place in New York just months before the first episode of the Island Giligan was aired, and Watts riots took place during its second season. At that time there was an increased sense of political activism, and the marches of Selma-to-Mongomeri took place in March 1965. In this world they missed the most stupid, most sincere sitcom that can be imagined. And it seems that the public was ready.

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Bob Denver, who plays Giligan, said, "It's silly, yes, but children laugh and adults can if they want. (...) She's directed to the huge everyone." Alan Hale, who played the skipper, noted that the children really saw it, but that he had as many parents. "You know, many adults have started to see our show. Zora Wells, who played by Mary Ann, praised the frivolity of the sitcom. She said: "It's really a completely show for escape.

The qualities of the show's weight loss certainly helped its popularity, though Schwartz had a wider look at the show's attractiveness. He once noticed that "Gilligan Island" is actually subtly represented ideal for American democracy. All capitals came from different classes (intelligence, working class, rich, Hollywood establishment), but managed to live in peace on their island, surviving attractive. Perhaps with pictures of news riots, "Giligan Island" provided children's pictures of people who socialize.

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