Alan Hale, Gilligan's Island, and The Lobster Barrel

From TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ed robertson

We're taking a few days off for the holidays, but we'll be back with brand new editions of TV Confidential in the new year. In the meantime, please enjoy this Blast from the Past clip from January 2015 in which Tony, Donna, and Ed celebrate the life and legacy of Alan Hale, the actor known around the world as The Skipper on Gilligan's Island. Alan Hale passed away on Jan. 2. 1990, thirty-five years ago This Week in TV History.