Gilligan and UCLA
So it seems there’s yet another scene in Gilligan’s Island filmed here at UCLA… the Third Season episode, The Pigeon, includes a brief scene filmed from the roof of a building somewhere on campus. Royce Hall and Powell Library are visible in the background (from the Janss Steps side). It’s too close to be, say, from the roof of Sproul hall; it looks more like the roof of the John Wooden center.
Yet another scene? Does that mean there’s another one somewhere? Yep… In the Rescue movie, there’s a scene where the two Russian spies are chasing after the Skipper and Gilligan on the IM (Intramural) field on campus. Sproul hall, Reiber, and Dykstra are visible in the background. A very old Wilson Plaza, with the Janss Steps area covered in shrubs, is also visible for a moment.
So is there supposed to be some meaning to this? Why is this useful? Short answer: it isn’t.