Were The Absent-Minded Professor and Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. made in the same year?
Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. Lt. Robin Crusoe USN is a 1966 comedy film released and scripted by Walt Disney, and starring Dick Van Dyke as a U.S. Navy pilot who becomes a castaway on a tropical island. Some filming took place in San Diego, while a majority of the film was shot on Kauai, Hawaii.
The Professor (Gilligan's Island) Roy Hinkley, referred to as the Professor, is one of the seven castaways from the television series "Gilligan's Island" (1964–67); he was played by Russell Johnson. The character was originally played by John Gabriel in the pilot episode, but the network thought he looked too young to have all the degrees attributed to the Professor.