But the good news came with a caveat: “Just remember this: you’re not going to keep those people on the same damn island.”But isn’t seven people on the same damn island the essential premise of Gilligan’s Island? The first season of Gilligan’s Island was a top-20 hit, meaning Schwartz never had to fulfill his promise. Almost immediately, he commissioned a second comedy about a sailing man and his charter boat called The Baileys of Balboa. Aubrey rushed Baileys of Balboa into production so fast that it actually premiered two days earlier than Gilligan’s Island, proving that CBS couldn’t have enough charter boat comedies on its 1964 fall schedule. Since Gilligan’s Island reruns are still on TV in 2025 and you’ve never heard of Baileys of Balboa, you know which concept resonated with the audience.