Word: gilligan
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Beyond the vagaries of home and family, reruns bring back a whole range of social attitudes that are purportedly bygone. In Gilligan's Island (1964-67), for example, everyone kowtows to the millionaire, even on an island where his money means nothing. In Hazel (1961-66), a normal middle-class family can find, afford and need a servant-and not because the mother is working or has more than one child. In The Odd Couple (1970-75), two men of a certain age can live together, in traditional masculine-slob and effeminate-fussbudget roles, without an automatic assumption that...
Lawerence Gilligan, special agent in the Boston office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, said yesterday his office is not currently involved in the matter, but could search for Morrissey on charges of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution or confinement. "The District Attorney would need information and evidence that Morrissey had fled across state lines and agree to pay extradition costs before the FBI would get involved," Gilligan said...
...Little Margie, complete." The Consumer's cigarette stuck to his dry lips, and he burned his finger trying to rescue it. "Twilight Zone. Gilligan's Island and The Muppets for the kids. I videotaped the royal wedding but I erased...
...James Gilligan, another Harvard professor, finds Hinckley's insanity improbable...
...town's Chamber of Commerce, invested the "pantheon"-a small concrete structure in a cornfield-with a rusty barbecue grill, some worn-out tires, and pictures of such dull heroes as William Bendix, Hugh Beaumont (the father in Leave It to Beaver), Alan Hale Jr. (the skipper in Gilligan 's Island) and Walter Mondale...