Tag: Dawn Wells

Serpentorslair Staff · September 27, 2026

Gilligan’s Planet: The Forgotten 1982 CBS Saturday Morning Cartoon That Sent Gilligan Into Space

September 27, 2026September 27, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff1980s cartoons, 1982 cartoons, Bob Denver, CBS cartoons, CBS Saturday morning cartoons, Classic animation, Dawn Wells, Filmation cartoons, forgotten 80s cartoons, forgotten cartoons, Gen X nostalgia, Gilligan's Island cartoon, Gilligan's Planet, Gilligan's Planet 1982 cartoon, Gilligans Island, Hal Sutherland, Lou Scheimer, Paul Dini, Retro cartoons, retro TV, Saturday morning cartoons, Saturday morning TV, Tom Ruegger, vintage cartoons0 comment

There was a wonderfully strange moment in Saturday morning television when almost any familiar character could be sent into outer space. And in the fall of 1982, CBS and Filmation actually sent Gilligan there. Long before Saturday mornings became dominated by toy-driven action franchises, Gilligan’s Planet took one of television’s most recognizable comedy ensembles, loaded them aboard a homemade spaceship, and stranded them all over again—only this time on an alien world. If you grew up watching cartoons in the early 1980s, there is a decent chance you saw this…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘Remembering Dawn Wells’ by Mitchell Smith!

January 3, 2021January 3, 2021 Serpentorslair StaffDawn Wells, Gilligans Island, The POP-EXPOSE, TV0 comment

Dawn Wells best known for playing Mary Ann on the hit sitcom Gilligan’s Island sadly passed away at age 82 just shy of making it to 2021. Growing up for me I had hours of watching Gilligan’s Island. The show itself is an American staple that defines culture in the 60’s. In 1960 Wells was crowned miss Nevada and represented her state in the Miss America contest. Wells had a number of other rolls in TV including Bonanza, Growing Pains, and Baywatch. Anyone that grew up watching Gilligan knows Mary Ann portrayed…