On this day, January 2, 1990, Alan Hale, Jr. died.

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#OTD in 1990, Alan Hale, Jr. died. Hale served in the Coast Guard during WWII and is best known for appearing on "Gilligan's Island" as Jonas Grumby, AKA the Skipper. The character was a Navy vet who fought at Guadalcanal and claimed to be the best poker player in the 7th Fleet.

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On the day after New Year's Day 2022, which would have been a Sunday, I made the mistake of going up and down the dial while "Gilligan's Island" was on. The episode where The Mosquitoes, a Monkees/Beatles-like group, ended up on the island was being shown. Ginger, Maryann, and Mrs. Howell performed a musical number.

Don't Bug the Mosquitoes

"Don't Bug the Mosquitoes"
Season 2, Episode 12



The musical group The Mosquitoes (Bingo, Bango, Bongo and Irving) come to the Island to get away from their fans.

Basic Info
Air Date: December 9, 1965
Written By: Brad Radnitz
Directed By: Steve Binder
Guest Cast: The Wellingtons as The Mosquitoes
Episode guide
Previous: The Chain of Command
Next: Gilligan Gets Bugged

Don't Bug The Mosquitoes is the twelfth episode of the second season of Gilligan's Island. It first aired December 9, 1965.

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• The Wellingtons, who play the Mosquitoes, actually played the theme "The Ballad of Gilligan's Island" for the First Season.

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• This episode is ranked as the #2 most liked episode, according to E!

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I'll get that video right away. Oh, there are two (at least).

The Mosquitoes : "Don't Bug Me" : "He's A Loser"
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Zacky Dog
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Gilligan's Island - The Honey Bees
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Mrs. Howell, Maryann and Ginger dress up as the Honey Bees in the episode "Don't Bug the Mosquitoes" episode #12 from the second season episode "Don't Bug the Mosquitoes"

Tue Jan 3, 2023: On January 2, 1990, Alan Hale, Jr. died.

Mon Jan 3, 2022: On January 2, 1990, Alan Hale, Jr. died.

Not to be confused with Alan Hale, Sr.

Tue Jan 3, 2023: Well, there was an Alan Hale, Sr.

Alan Hale Sr.

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Left to right: Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Hale, Ronald Reagan, and Errol Flynn in Santa Fe Trail (1940)

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And who were The Wellingtons?

The Wellingtons (folk group)

Origin: United States
Genres: Folk Music
Years active: 1958–1971
Labels: Kapp, Disneyland, Buena Vista, Ascot, Capitol
Past members: George Patterson, Kirby Johnson, Ed Wade

The Wellingtons were a singing group who performed the title songs for several television programs in the 1950s and 1960s, including Gilligan's Island and Davy Crockett. They also appeared regularly on the televised music show Shindig!.

The Wellingtons were founded by all three members, George Patterson, Ed Wade, and Kirby Johnson. The group, originally called The Lincolns, recorded for Kapp Records. After changing their name, the Wellingtons were signed by Walt Disney to record the theme song for Disney's The Wonderful World of Color. For Disneyland Records, they recorded numerous theme songs, including The Ballad of Davy Crockett for the mini-series Davy Crockett. The Wellingtons can be heard singing "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" in the soundtrack for the movie Fantastic Mr. Fox.

Gilligan's Island producer Sherwood Schwartz had his pilot episodes rejected twice. Before resubmitting a reworked pilot, he decided to use a new theme song. Working with composer George Wyle he developed a folk song that told the back story of the castaways, and hired The Wellingtons to sing it. The song was a hit. The Wellingtons appear in a second season (1965–66) episode as a rock group called "The Mosquitoes." Not only is the insect-named moniker a play on The Beatles, but the members of the fictitious group are named Bingo, Bango, Bongo and Irving in a reverse play on the names John, Paul, George and Ringo.

The Wellingtons appeared as regulars on the variety television show Shindig! on their own and as backup singers to visiting acts.

They also provided studio backing vocals on recordings by such artists as Annette Funicello, Jan and Dean, and others.

The group traveled with actor Donald O'Connor for six and a half years and toured with The Supremes and Stevie Wonder. The final member of the group still living is founder Ed Wade, who is now an attorney. Kirby Johnson died in 1999 and Patterson in 2015.

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1. Occasionally he'll pop up in some tv episode

on METV and it's impossible not to see him as the skipper when he does. It's the role he was born to play.