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On January 2, 1990, Alan Hale, Jr. died.
Mon Jan 3, 2022: On January 2, 1990, Alan Hale, Jr. died.
Not Alan Hale, Sr.
Donny Ferguson Retweeted
#OTD in 1990, Alan Hale, Jr. died. Hale served in the Coast Guard during WWII and is best known for appearing on "Gilligan's Island" as Jonas Grumby, AKA the Skipper. The character was a Navy vet who fought at Guadalcanal and claimed to be the best poker player in the 7th Fleet.
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Yesterday, I made the mistake of going up and down the dial while "Gilligan's Island" was on. The episode where The Mosquitoes, a Monkees/Beatles-like group, ended up on the island was being shown. Ginger, Maryann, and Mrs. Howell performed a musical number.
Don't Bug the Mosquitoes
"Don't Bug the Mosquitoes"
Season 2, Episode 12
The musical group The Mosquitoes (Bingo, Bango, Bongo and Irving) come to the Island to get away from their fans.
Basic Info
Air Date: December 9, 1965
Written By: Brad Radnitz
Directed By: Steve Binder
Guest Cast: The Wellingtons as The Mosquitoes
Episode guide
Previous: The Chain of Command
Next: Gilligan Gets Bugged
Don't Bug The Mosquitoes is the twelfth episode of the second season of Gilligan's Island. It first aired December 9, 1965.
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• The Wellingtons, who play the Mosquitoes, actually played the theme "The Ballad of Gilligan's Island" for the First Season.
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• This episode is ranked as the #2 most liked episode, according to E!
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"Don't Bug the Mosquitoes"
Season 2, Episode 12
The musical group The Mosquitoes (Bingo, Bango, Bongo and Irving) come to the Island to get away from their fans.
Basic Info
Air Date: December 9, 1965
Written By: Brad Radnitz
Directed By: Steve Binder
Guest Cast: The Wellingtons as The Mosquitoes
Episode guide
Previous: The Chain of Command
Next: Gilligan Gets Bugged
Don't Bug The Mosquitoes is the twelfth episode of the second season of Gilligan's Island. It first aired December 9, 1965.
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• The Wellingtons, who play the Mosquitoes, actually played the theme "The Ballad of Gilligan's Island" for the First Season.
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• This episode is ranked as the #2 most liked episode, according to E!
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I'll get that video right away. Oh, there are two (at least).
The Mosquitoes : "Don't Bug Me" : "He's A Loser"
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Zacky Dog
13.1K subscribers
15,927 views Apr 6, 2016
Zacky Dog
13.1K subscribers
Gilligan's Island - The Honey Bees
377,732 views Jun 2, 2011
vidiot1967
247 subscribers
Mrs. Howell, Maryann and Ginger dress up as the Honey Bees in the episode "Don't Bug the Mosquitoes" episode #12 from the second season episode "Don't Bug the Mosquitoes"
377,732 views Jun 2, 2011
vidiot1967
247 subscribers
Mrs. Howell, Maryann and Ginger dress up as the Honey Bees in the episode "Don't Bug the Mosquitoes" episode #12 from the second season episode "Don't Bug the Mosquitoes"
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Alan Hale Sr.
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Left to right: Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Hale, Ronald Reagan, and Errol Flynn in Santa Fe Trail (1940)
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Left to right: Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Hale, Ronald Reagan, and Errol Flynn in Santa Fe Trail (1940)
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Alan Hale Jr.
Hale in 1959
Born: Alan Hale MacKahan; March 8, 1921; Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died: January 2, 1990 (aged 68); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alan Hale Jr. (born Alan Hale MacKahan; (March 8, 1921 - January 2, 1990) was an American actor and restaurateur. He was the son of actor Alan Hale Sr. His television career spanned four decades, but he was best known for his secondary lead role as Captain Jonas Grumby, better known as The Skipper, on the 1960s CBS comedy series Gilligan's Island (1964–1967), a role he reprised in three Gilligan's Island television films and two spin-off cartoon series.
Hale appeared in more than 200 films and television roles from 1941. He appeared primarily in Westerns, portraying the Sundance Kid in The Three Outlaws (1956) opposite Neville Brand as Butch Cassidy, performing with Kirk Douglas in The Big Trees (1952), Audie Murphy in Destry (1954), Ray Milland in A Man Alone (1955), Robert Wagner in The True Story of Jesse James (1957), and Hugh Marlowe in The Long Rope (1961). He also appeared in musical comedies opposite Don DeFore in It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947), James Cagney in The West Point Story (1950), and Judy Canova in Honeychile (1951). He also appeared on several talk and variety shows.
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Hale in 1959
Born: Alan Hale MacKahan; March 8, 1921; Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died: January 2, 1990 (aged 68); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alan Hale Jr. (born Alan Hale MacKahan; (March 8, 1921 - January 2, 1990) was an American actor and restaurateur. He was the son of actor Alan Hale Sr. His television career spanned four decades, but he was best known for his secondary lead role as Captain Jonas Grumby, better known as The Skipper, on the 1960s CBS comedy series Gilligan's Island (1964–1967), a role he reprised in three Gilligan's Island television films and two spin-off cartoon series.
Hale appeared in more than 200 films and television roles from 1941. He appeared primarily in Westerns, portraying the Sundance Kid in The Three Outlaws (1956) opposite Neville Brand as Butch Cassidy, performing with Kirk Douglas in The Big Trees (1952), Audie Murphy in Destry (1954), Ray Milland in A Man Alone (1955), Robert Wagner in The True Story of Jesse James (1957), and Hugh Marlowe in The Long Rope (1961). He also appeared in musical comedies opposite Don DeFore in It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947), James Cagney in The West Point Story (1950), and Judy Canova in Honeychile (1951). He also appeared on several talk and variety shows.
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