Reason For Half Mast
In the pilot episode’s opening credits, they raised the American flag at half mast. That’s because filming started after the assassination of JFK. In fact, the pilot episode of the sitcom finished exactly on the day the former president was shot.
Reason For Half Mast
Inside Joke
If you’re wondering about the origin of the show’s iconic charter boat, you might find this one amusing. Sherwood Schwartz, sitcom’s creator, had a dislike for the head of FCC, Newton Minnow. He named the boat S.S. Minnow, and as a joke, it was shipwrecked! It is quite unfortunate that we are still unsure if Newton caught on the joke.
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