Preserving Gilligan for the next generation

File this one under the little pleasures in life: While strolling through Target recently I happened across the discount DVD section, where occasionally one can find unexpected treasures.
And I found one: The complete DVD series of seasons one and two of “Gilligan’s Island.” For $15. Beautimous.
I remember coming home from school in the 1960s and watching Gilligan, the Skipper too, the Millionaire . . . and his wife, the Movie Star, the Professor and Mary Ann.
Of course, I watched the show in reruns for many years after that, well into adulthood.
The series actually lasted three seasons, so I still need to locate season three on DVD. It originally ran on CBS from 1964 to 1967. By the way — and I knew this from watching the show as a kid and paying attention to the trivial aspects of the show — the Skipper’s name in the show was Captain Jonas Grumby (played by Alan Hale Jr.) and the Professor’s name was Roy Hinkley (played by Russell Johnson).
And for the record, I always preferred Mary Ann. Must have been my Midwestern upbringing.
It occurred to me when I bought the DVDs that this was a show I’d want to share with my grandchildren someday. I hope future generations have more appreciation for a character like Gilligan than they do for, say, a character like SpongeBob SquarePants.
Then again, maybe not. I guess every generation is entitled to have its bumbling — and charming — idiots.