Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-3257912-20170104080834

Hey everyone! This is sort of a hypothetical thread, so this is entirely built on speculation. But a lot of us probably know that Gilligan's Island was almost renewed for a fourth season. Most of the cast reportedly built houses after CBS ascertained that the show would be renewed. But then, Paley decidedly (at the last second) to move "Gunsmoke" to the new time slot, unceremoniously ending the show. But what if Gunsmoke was cancelled? What if a compromise was reached where "Gunsmoke" would be moved to another slot but they would still continue "Gilligan's Island"?

I've always wondered what would happen had Gilligan was renewed. Since it would air during the 1967-68 season, during the "Summer of Love" era, would have there been a hippie episode where a group of hippies land on the island and the Howells try to drown out the psychedelic music? Would there have been a two-part episode, maybe Gilligan trying to leave the island for good after his friends insulted him for some sort of incompetency and the castaways try to persuade him to come back? Would there have been more head-hunters? Would Dr. Balinkoff return, or Vito Scotti return to play some other role? Would there have been an Avengers-themed episode (the British spy show that was popular at the time) where a fugitive couple fly to the island and use it as a hideout? Would there have been an episode involving aliens, maybe Gilligan having a dream sequence that he would be kidnapped by aliens and taken to their spaceship? Would there have been more guest stars, like maybe Bart Starr (the MVP of Super Bowl I) and the castaways would have a football game, and maybe have a dream sequence with Gilligan being a football player? These are my ideas for what Sherwood Schwartz may have had in mind had Season 4 continued on as scheduled.

What do you guys think? Do you have any ideas? 