Remembering Sherwood Schwartz

'Gilligan's Island' and 'Brady Bunch' creator left an indelible mark

I have to be honest. I hated Gilligan’s Island. While sitcoms in the 1960s tended not to be literary masterpieces, since when do you pack a truckload of gowns or a crate full of cash to go on a three-hour cruise? And, while we're at it, why were guests like Don Rickles and Zsa Zsa Gabor able to get off the island with no problem? Still, the dumb show, which ran from 1964 to '67, resonated with viewers and still does to this day.

As it happens, the same person who created Gilligan’s Island, Sherwood Schwartz, had another idea: a sitcom revolving around two remarried divorcés and their mixed family. The

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