A Little Bit Of Gilligan In All Of Us?

One of my all time favorite shows is "Gilligan's Island." The castaways were the writers' attempt to broadly represent American society in the 1960s. With that in mind, there's got to be a little bit of Gilligan in all of us; HOPEFULLY!!! Gilligan really tried to do the right thing and help others as much as possible. While he bungled almost everything he touched, much like yours truly, he also represented the "every man/person," who, no matter how hard they try, always ends up right back where they started. I'm sure many of the "un-rich" of today's American society can relate to that. Many Americans are working harder than ever, foregoing vacations and sick days, working more than one job, with many couples both holding down jobs to try to make a decent life for themselves and for their families. Meanwhile, the top income folks keep soaking up the money. I wish I could say, "Soaking up the money like a sponge," but even a sponge has a limit to what it can soak up; with these folks, there's no saturation point. Maybe even Mr. Howell wouldn't be happy with today's wealthy, as even he showed a kind side on occasion. He had plenty, and that was in the 1960s, when it could be argued that business people and the wealthy had nowhere near the domination that they have in today's America.

Anyway, to all of the "Gilligans" out there; those who try hard, those who take a step forward, but then a step back, those who help others in many ways, large and small, those who give, even when it hurts, A SALUTE TO YOU!

In case you missed this one about television shows:

http://pontificating-randy.blogspot.com/2007/03/reminiscing-about-television.html