00:01Early 1960s, TV writer-producer Sherwood Schwartz is pitching a new show to a network bigwig.
00:07But the exec is confused.
00:09Let me get this straight. You've got seven castaways stuck on a deserted island, and they never leave? Ever?
00:15I don't get it. And if I don't get it, no one will get it.
00:19However, instead of tossing the idea overboard, Schwartz goes home and does something unexpected.
00:24He writes a song. Not just any song. A song that explains the entire show.
00:30Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip.
00:35So he goes back to the network and re-pitches the idea, but this time with the theme song.
00:41And the network exec says something like,
00:43Brilliant! I know a hit when I see one, and this is a hit.
00:47And just like that, Gilligan's Island was born.
00:50A television icon and piece of Americana.
00:53All because of something totally unexpected.
00:56It's the Always Wondered Podcast.
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