It's a phenomenon that we don't really understand.
Really, we don't know what to make of it except that we're delighted about it. We have all these fans thirty years later and they're still around and will probably be around for a long time to come.
See what you can do about the heat.
There aren't many shows that people are talking about thirty years after they're done. So we're rather unique and we're very grateful about it.
We had a good cast and we loved each other.
Well, we've been typecast, there's no doubt about that. But it's all right. We've all done other things since then and we've had good careers.
He is currently married to Constance Dane, and has one stepson with her. He was previously married to Kay Cousins Johnson until she died. He had two children with her.
Unlike the Professor, whom he played on Gilligan's Island, Russell said he wasn't that bright in grade school. In fact, he was held back.
Russell enlisted in the Air Force in World War II. Because of all the experience he had, he was highly recognized for what he did. Upon returning home, he joined the Army Reserves.
Russell, in character as the Professor, has appeared at least once with scientists at the Nobel Prize ceremony.
Russell, and his fellow Gilligan's Island cast members, don't get paid royalties when re-runs air.
Most likely to prevent fans from correcting him, Russell made Gilligan's Island creator Sherwood Schwartz promise him that any scientific statements he made on the show be researched and proved accurate.
Russell once appeared in a Twilight Zone episode in which he played a professor. He then played a professor in Gilligan's Island, the show that made his name a lot more recognized.
Whilst in high school, he was a member of the National Honor Society.
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