Gilligan's Island Radio???
Ok another one of my fines has me stumped. I found a gilligan's island radio at a thrift store for like 5$ i bought it, but it is an aiwa and has a chrome handle, now this is identical to the one shown on the tv show, except for the name and handle, the model number is even identical. I can't find any info on the net about the radio I bought. I was wonder is it possible the radio on the show was actually an aiwa not a packard bell, that the name was changed to make it sound more american or to not infringe on copyright laws? they added a handle and antenna, is it possible they changed the name too? I am really curious about this.
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I had a Sanyo similar to that when I was a kid. Mine had a beige cabinet with a 4" speaker and could really pull in distant stations.
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Based on some mid-late 1960s catalogs I have now (and that I didn't have then)... I do espy some Hallicrafters SS portables that resemble what I think I remember seeing. How's that for weasel-wording? :-)
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Like just about everything in the internet era: Someone has devoted a ton of time and research not only investigating Gilligan's radio, but hosting a website all about it. You can find it here...
http://www.gilligansisle.com/radio.html I don't know if that answers the question or not; but since it seems likely that both the Aiwa and the Packard Bell were built in Japan, I suspect re-branding. |
Speaking of re-branding, the Sanyo I mentioned was marked as a Golden Shield. Several of Magnavox's portable radios, cassette recorders, phonos and TV's were made by Sanyo as well.
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Seems like there was one episode where Mr Howell claimed the radio was made by one of his many factories, that's why it lasted so long, & worked so well...
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I thought I remembered a multiband thingy. :-P
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I was expecting something made from coconuts...
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Man, I haven't seen that radio in years!
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That prop whip antenna always bugged me. Obviously it's not suitable for medium wave AM.
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The handle is straight off you mother's kitchen's drawers.
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I must say, your radio is nearly a dead ringer for the Gilligan Radio. And I just spent a weekend watching old reruns on DVD. |
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Hate to burst your bubble but the radio on Giligans Island is a Packerd Bell AR-851 AM 8 transistor radio. The handle and antenna were added by the prop department.
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