'We're Not Dealing With Regular People... We're Dealing With Musicians!'

The title of today's post is a line from an episode of Gilligan's Island. I've been watching the classic sitcom a lot lately to help me shut out the world and decompress. I thought I'd seen every episode until I came across the gem "Don't Bug The Mosquitoes" which features the fictional band The Mosquitoes (played by folk act The Wellingtons, who also performed the iconic Gilligan's Island theme song). For whatever reason, the episode really cracked me up, I guess because it played so nicely on all the stereotypes that surround musicians. Either that, or I was just plain mentally exhausted last night.

At any rate, here's The Mosquitoes giving their best Beatles impersonation! Can you tell my whole life is basically retro?! I love sitcoms about as much as I love Glam! 

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[Kixchix]

I'm with you Ally!

Loved Gilligans Island.

Great clip. Who needs amps to play on a deserted island anyway!?!??

Loved Gilligan n Maryann totally rockin out, ginger diggin it in a groupie kinda way, professor analyzing, skipper clueless, The Howells perplexed. Classic mindless fun!!!

[Brian L]

One of my all time favs from when I was a kid. Loved lost in space too.

[Gary]

Been a fan as long as I can remember.(that's a lot of years 'cause I'm an old bastard) hahaha. I have seen every episode at least 20 times,and I still watch it every night!

[Ace Steele]

...and now you know where KISS got all those cool choreographed moves!


IGOR!

[Roy]

It rocked!!! \,,/ \,,/

[Bob]

Bingo, Bango, Bongo and Irving!!!...Absolutely classic! And yes, count me as another one who loves retro sitcoms.

[Metalboy!]

Great stuff! I was obsessed with "Gilligan's Island" as a kid and it was also a staple for me if I was home sick or fakin' sick to play hookie, even through high school.

I'm also the proud owner of a 45 of Little Roger & The Goosebump's ingenious cover of "Gilligan's Theme" set to the tune of "Stairway To Heaven". Led Zeppelin actually filed an injunction against the band to cease and desist performance of the song and any further printing of the record.

Very few were ever actually in circulation and I was fortunate to stumble on one in 1978, while visiting California at the time of it's release, prior to the controversy. Being both a Zeppelin freak and a huge fan of Gilligan's Island. Oh, and of course, I still have it along with my "Gilligan's Island" album AND the 45 of the original theme, hahaha!!!