Tina Louise’s Gilligan’s island content was shockingly low, without residue

In a recent interview with Forbes, 91-year-old Louise revealed that in her three seasons she deserved $ 1,500 per episode on “Gilligan’s Island”. To be clear, this is not poverty. In 2025, this would be $ 15,194 per episode, which would have set up $ 546,984 for less than a year for the first season of 36. This is by no means high -roller money, but it is more than enough to afford decent accommodations in Los Angeles.

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When it came to residue, CBS apparently made Louise dirty. She told Forbes that she never received a cent in Residuen, which had to burn when the show was a syndication favorite of demanding couch potatoes wherever it was broadcast.

It turns better than Dawn Wells, who was lacking Louise’s awareness of “Gilligans Island” (which included a Golden Globe victory for her performance in Anthony Mann’s “God’s Little Acre”). Wells received only 750 US dollars per episode for her representation of Mary Ann. This is also not bad money in itself. In 2025, Wells deserved 270,000 US dollars for the first season, which is a pretty good income for Los Angeles.

Does Louise have advice for young actors who start business today? She does it and it is an excellent advice if you agree to make rounds. According to Louise, you should play a piece. “Don’t worry about getting money out of it,” she said to Forbes. “You have to have a different job, but I would say that you should be seen whether you have made money or not, make a game. Just do something you have to do every single evening. I think you will bloom better on stage. I did that.”

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If this piece is on Broadway or in a prominent off-broadway theater, you naturally earn a decent amount of money. However, if it is a two -week run in a community of theater production, you will be preserved so much in “Gilligan’s Island”.