Things You Get Wrong About Gilligan s Island
By Jan MacKell Collins/Jan. 19, 2021 1:39 am EDT Just sit right back and you ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip, that started from this tropic port, aboard this tiny ship. Oh come on. You knew you were going to hum the theme song from
Gilligan s Island the minute you started reading this. Whether or not we want to admit it, we ve been fans of this show forever even those who weren t yet alive when it premiered in 1964, or was unexpectedly canceled in 1967. But
Gilligan s Island remains an iconic piece of modern Americana even in reruns, which have aired continuously in the 50-something years since the show ended after just three seasons. And did you know a fourth season was actually planned for production? Thought not.
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Jessica Campbell starred as Tammy Metzler in the 1999 black comedy Election. Pic credit: Paramount Pictures
The actress Jessica Campbell, who was best known for her roles in Election and Freaks and Geeks, has tragically passed away in Portland, Oregon.
She was 38 years old.
Campbell gained celebrity status when she starred alongside Reese Witherspoon and Matthew Broderick in the role of Tammy Metzler in the 1999 movie Election, which was a satire on high school politics.
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Campbell’s cousin, Sarah Wessling, told TMZ that she passed away on December 29.
Wessling explained that Campbell had just finished a normal workday when she returned home to visit with her mother and aunt before she tragically collapsed in the bathroom. There were attempts to revive her, but they were, unfortunately, unsuccessful.