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says...
Also, this radio contained some amazing self-generating batteries. They
never ran low, despite the fact that there was no AC plug available for
charging purposes, nor did it have any type of crank-based charging
mechanism. It's possible that the batteries might have been the product of a
secret military cold-war era attempt at attaining a self-sustaining,
zero-point energy equilibrium.

Sorry to burst your bubble about the batteries, but I remember seeing
some episodes where Gilligan was pedalling a stationary bicycle of sorts
which was generating power. They probably used that to recharge the
batteries. (I presume they were able to salvage the generator from the
SS Minnow's engines.)

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-- //Steve//

Steve Silverwood, KB6OJS
Fountain Valley, CA
Email:

Hey....

Since we're on it, was there *not* one episode of the show where the
announcer on the radio said, "This is KGU Honolulu"?

I keep thinking it was uttered on an episode, but I'm not sure....maybe it
was in a dream of mine....I just thought it unusual to hear *actual* calls &
COL on a fictional show....

Did this *really* happen?

sincerely
Chris

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In article ,
says...
Also, this radio contained some amazing self-generating batteries. They
never ran low, despite the fact that there was no AC plug available for
charging purposes, nor did it have any type of crank-based charging
mechanism. It's possible that the batteries might have been the product
of a
secret military cold-war era attempt at attaining a self-sustaining,
zero-point energy equilibrium.

Sorry to burst your bubble about the batteries, but I remember seeing
some episodes where Gilligan was pedalling a stationary bicycle of sorts
which was generating power. They probably used that to recharge the
batteries. (I presume they were able to salvage the generator from the
SS Minnow's engines.)

--

-- //Steve//

Steve Silverwood, KB6OJS
Fountain Valley, CA
Email:

In article , cd637299
@bellsouth.net says...
Hey....

Since we're on it, was there *not* one episode of the show where the
announcer on the radio said, "This is KGU Honolulu"?

I keep thinking it was uttered on an episode, but I'm not sure....maybe it
was in a dream of mine....I just thought it unusual to hear *actual* calls &
COL on a fictional show....

Did this *really* happen?

Could be. I haven't watched a GI episode in many years....

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-- //Steve//

Steve Silverwood, KB6OJS
Fountain Valley, CA
Email:

Since we're on it, was there *not* one episode of the show where the
announcer on the radio said, "This is KGU Honolulu"?

I keep thinking it was uttered on an episode, but I'm not sure....maybe
it
was in a dream of mine....I just thought it unusual to hear *actual*
calls &
COL on a fictional show....

Did this *really* happen?

Could be. I haven't watched a GI episode in many years....

Not in the first season, for sure.
I purchased the first season on DVD and I've seen them all with no legal ID
on the radio.
Yes, I admit that bought the first season... those black & white episodes
with the opening theme that calls the professor & Mary Ann "and the rest".
They went to color in year 2 and changed the theme to give credit to Russ &
Dawn.

In ,
Jim Burgan typed:
Since we're on it, was there *not* one episode of the show where the
announcer on the radio said, "This is KGU Honolulu"?

I keep thinking it was uttered on an episode, but I'm not
sure....maybe it
was in a dream of mine....I just thought it unusual to hear *actual*
calls &
COL on a fictional show....

Did this *really* happen?

Could be. I haven't watched a GI episode in many years....

Not in the first season, for sure.
I purchased the first season on DVD and I've seen them all with no
legal ID on the radio.
Yes, I admit that bought the first season... those black & white
episodes with the opening theme that calls the professor & Mary Ann
"and the rest". They went to color in year 2 and changed the theme to
give credit to Russ & Dawn.

While this thread is still alive I remember when Gilligan's head became a
radio and the skipper mentioned that if there were two of him they could
have stereo. This was years before Kahn am-stereo. Hmmmm :-\