Who was the actress playing the lady answering the phone at the movie theatre?
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Who was that actress?
ebiejoc226 April 2020
WOULD YOU REALLY TAKE A LONG DISTANCE CALL FROM GILLIGAN?
tcchelsey16 July 2023
Elroy Schwartz, younger brother of show creator and producer Sherwood Schwartz, wrote this very funny episode. Elroy also did many scripts for MY THREE SONS and the BRADY BUNCH, including some cops shows, such as THE MOD SQUAD. Interestingly, Elroy "borrows" a bit from the FLINTSTONES in this episode. More to come.
It's all about a long, long, long telephone cable that conveniently washes up on the shores of the island. Tag it poetic license as a cable wire that long, and probably laid underground, would have been broken anyway, right? How did it get loose in the first place, or the second place? The professor and his revolutionary theories suggest there is a chance the castaways can actually call for help. OK.
There's only one problem. The cable contains a metal casing. Here's the FLINTSTONE angle. The professor gets Gilligan on a bamboo-made bike, which is attached to a cutting blade. Just where the heck they got a blade that strong and sharp remains to be seen, as usual. Gilligan peddles away and attempts to cut into the metal, reminding me of Fred Flintstone's car which he had to peddle with his feet --and so many other gadgets that needed foot power! It's all in how fast you can use your feet.
The crew is eventually able to tap into the line, but instead can only hear incoming calls, such as a bored operator, well played by comedian and actress Sandra Gould. Not to long after this episode she would be cast as the "second" Mrs. Kravatz on BEWITCHED. You cannot forget her famous voice and she is the perfect choice to play an operator, based in San Diego. That's the only mystery. What happened to Honolulu, where they are supposedly closest to?
First episode of 1966, SEASON 3 restored dvd box set.
It's all about a long, long, long telephone cable that conveniently washes up on the shores of the island. Tag it poetic license as a cable wire that long, and probably laid underground, would have been broken anyway, right? How did it get loose in the first place, or the second place? The professor and his revolutionary theories suggest there is a chance the castaways can actually call for help. OK.
There's only one problem. The cable contains a metal casing. Here's the FLINTSTONE angle. The professor gets Gilligan on a bamboo-made bike, which is attached to a cutting blade. Just where the heck they got a blade that strong and sharp remains to be seen, as usual. Gilligan peddles away and attempts to cut into the metal, reminding me of Fred Flintstone's car which he had to peddle with his feet --and so many other gadgets that needed foot power! It's all in how fast you can use your feet.
The crew is eventually able to tap into the line, but instead can only hear incoming calls, such as a bored operator, well played by comedian and actress Sandra Gould. Not to long after this episode she would be cast as the "second" Mrs. Kravatz on BEWITCHED. You cannot forget her famous voice and she is the perfect choice to play an operator, based in San Diego. That's the only mystery. What happened to Honolulu, where they are supposedly closest to?
First episode of 1966, SEASON 3 restored dvd box set.
The telephone line isn't the only thing that's washed up
kevinolzak18 June 2016
"You've Been Disconnected" sees a telephone cable washed up in the lagoon after a huge storm the night before, which the Professor is convinced will enable the castaways to actually dial for help. Half the episode is taken up by repeated attempts to break through the cable's metal casing, until they're able to tap into different lines as a receiver, unable as yet to transmit any messages. There's some fun in a pot of glue that Gilligan gets his hand stuck in, and the different results from various calls, with Ginger and Mary Ann butting in on a private conversation. Ultimately a disappointing episode redeemed by some expert slapstick. The unbilled San Diego operator is played by Sandra Gould.
Calling for a Plot...
kmcelhaney00517 April 2014
Warning: Spoilers
After a very violent storm, a telephone cable washes ashore and allows the castaways to actually make a phone call for help. However, they have to find the right phone line first and remember how phone calls work for them to be rescued. Meanwhile, Ginger finds out that her life story is going to be made into a movie.
Highlights include the Professor walking up and down the cable with Gilligan and the Skipper mimicking his moves, Ginger finding out about the movie on her life, Mr. Howell ranting about his silver lame' polo shirt, the Howells describing why they celebrate certain events such as December 14th, the continued discovery of just how many things Gilligan has screwed up, the Skipper sniffing the gas and doing his own "happy dance" and the many phone calls that go awry.
Overall, this is a middling episode with one absolutely enormous hole in the story logic. Even if you cannot remember someone's phone number, you can always ask the operator to connect you to a particular person and reverse the charges. It seems that no castaway remembers that little bit, so naturally they don't get rescued. Otherwise, there are a few laughs as always and the episode itself is passable, but certainly not memorable.
Tidbits & Trivia
Highlights include the Professor walking up and down the cable with Gilligan and the Skipper mimicking his moves, Ginger finding out about the movie on her life, Mr. Howell ranting about his silver lame' polo shirt, the Howells describing why they celebrate certain events such as December 14th, the continued discovery of just how many things Gilligan has screwed up, the Skipper sniffing the gas and doing his own "happy dance" and the many phone calls that go awry.
Overall, this is a middling episode with one absolutely enormous hole in the story logic. Even if you cannot remember someone's phone number, you can always ask the operator to connect you to a particular person and reverse the charges. It seems that no castaway remembers that little bit, so naturally they don't get rescued. Otherwise, there are a few laughs as always and the episode itself is passable, but certainly not memorable.
Tidbits & Trivia
- Laugh tracks are really strange beasts in that they tell us when to laugh. So when it's used under the Skipper's line, "...and I'll make some coffee." it makes absolutely no sense.
- The Professor's blowtorch cannot work the way he is using it. While there may be gas inside the bottle, nothing is forcing it through the opening. If anything, the gas would blow up when ignited.
- When the Skipper tells the Professor they've had no luck in finding someone they could understand, he certainly does understand the Hawaiian dialect because he translates what they are saying to Gilligan.
- The actual "dialing" of the numbers seems rather odd. Wouldn't you rather be connected to the operator? And if so, wouldn't you try to just have the "0" connection activated?
- Why is the Professor setting up such an elaborate series of colored vines? Just what does he hope to accomplish that a simple color chart wouldn't do?
- As it has been mentioned, the rain started before Gilligan would have been able to cover the wires with the liquid rubber. However, Gilligan did cut some of the wires earlier in the episode which should be enough for the phone company to investigate. Although, the phone cable could be many miles away by now.
Gilligan phones it in.
Ralphkram9 March 2018
Warning: Spoilers
This episode is pure filler, and an excellent example of why the hapless castaways stay marooned week after week. Just like in Castaways Pictures Presents, they allow a sure-fire, can't miss rescue attempt to slip through their butterfingers. The episode also suffers from very little action, scattered laughs, a slight plot, and a gap in logic that the Minnow could sail through. Call this one out of order.
Down at the lagoon, Gilligan finds a long, serpentine cord on the beach. He and the Skipper are at a loss to what it could be. The Professor identifies it as a communications cable that they can use to tap into and telephone for help.
As usual, Gilligan is tapped to deliver the good news to the others and predictably bungles it. Outside of that trope, the first act contains very little humor and is mostly set-up for the second half. The bulk of it is spent on ways to tap into the cord, with the Professor taking the lead and the others milling about. Our lead does get to produce a laugh when he assists the scientist with his liquid rubber concoction, but, other than that, it's all padding for the paper-thin plot.
Oh, there is a subplot, too, and it's just as weak as the main plot. Ginger hears a report over the transistor that Hollywood is casting for The Ginger Grant story, and, rather than polishing her acting skills in anticipation, she instead decides to play screenwriter, and journals all the events that have happened on the island since the shipwreck. These events include whatever Gilligan's latest dumb gag is. The subplot amounts to more padding and doesn't go anywhere.
In the second act, the Professor finally taps through the cable and creates a dialing mechanism. The castaways take turns rotating the dialing duty. What follows is a loosely connected series of hot and cold gags where different pairs of castaways dial, accounting for all the action in the entry. Ginger and Mary Ann inadvertently cause an English lovers' quarrel; Gilligan and Mary Ann mistake a heavy breathing session for drowning. Meantime, the Professor and Skipper design brightly colored vines to further pad the run time.
Gilligan, flying solo this time, connects with a San Diego operator in a better scene, but at the moment of truth he can't drop a dime. The other castaways belatedly arrive to offer support, but another pesky storm intervenes to squash their sudden sense of urgency. Predictably, what the storm taketh, et cetera et cetera, and the castaways are left hung up over another failed rescue.
COCONOTES:
Major plot hole: once the castaways are able to telephone, they don't call any of their contacts, but settle for randomly dialing numbers in the hopes of making a connection. Mr. Howell even mentions calling his broker and Ginger her agent when they first learn of the phone, then conveniently forget them later on. What happened?
Love Gilligan's little kiddie face when he sticks his hand in the rubber.
Apparently, nothing in Ginger's Hollywood career is as interesting as her island life. Also, it's so dull it needs Gilligan to star. How much more humiliation can an actress take?
Sandra Gould, the second Gladys Kravitz, makes a welcome cameo as the operator.
Down at the lagoon, Gilligan finds a long, serpentine cord on the beach. He and the Skipper are at a loss to what it could be. The Professor identifies it as a communications cable that they can use to tap into and telephone for help.
As usual, Gilligan is tapped to deliver the good news to the others and predictably bungles it. Outside of that trope, the first act contains very little humor and is mostly set-up for the second half. The bulk of it is spent on ways to tap into the cord, with the Professor taking the lead and the others milling about. Our lead does get to produce a laugh when he assists the scientist with his liquid rubber concoction, but, other than that, it's all padding for the paper-thin plot.
Oh, there is a subplot, too, and it's just as weak as the main plot. Ginger hears a report over the transistor that Hollywood is casting for The Ginger Grant story, and, rather than polishing her acting skills in anticipation, she instead decides to play screenwriter, and journals all the events that have happened on the island since the shipwreck. These events include whatever Gilligan's latest dumb gag is. The subplot amounts to more padding and doesn't go anywhere.
In the second act, the Professor finally taps through the cable and creates a dialing mechanism. The castaways take turns rotating the dialing duty. What follows is a loosely connected series of hot and cold gags where different pairs of castaways dial, accounting for all the action in the entry. Ginger and Mary Ann inadvertently cause an English lovers' quarrel; Gilligan and Mary Ann mistake a heavy breathing session for drowning. Meantime, the Professor and Skipper design brightly colored vines to further pad the run time.
Gilligan, flying solo this time, connects with a San Diego operator in a better scene, but at the moment of truth he can't drop a dime. The other castaways belatedly arrive to offer support, but another pesky storm intervenes to squash their sudden sense of urgency. Predictably, what the storm taketh, et cetera et cetera, and the castaways are left hung up over another failed rescue.
COCONOTES:
Major plot hole: once the castaways are able to telephone, they don't call any of their contacts, but settle for randomly dialing numbers in the hopes of making a connection. Mr. Howell even mentions calling his broker and Ginger her agent when they first learn of the phone, then conveniently forget them later on. What happened?
Love Gilligan's little kiddie face when he sticks his hand in the rubber.
Apparently, nothing in Ginger's Hollywood career is as interesting as her island life. Also, it's so dull it needs Gilligan to star. How much more humiliation can an actress take?
Sandra Gould, the second Gladys Kravitz, makes a welcome cameo as the operator.
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