yet, sherwood schwartz created "gilligan's island" too.r during the tumultuous years of vietnam and watergate, they were entertaining bringing nice, easy laughs. >> critics weren't loving these shows. these were very simple not q qte surreal but very silly shows. but they created a very real world to me as a kid that i wanted to be in. >> reporter: at the time neither was a ratings smash but their legend wasn't made at the time but after. these shows were syndication sensations. airing for hours upon hours every day after school. even those of us not alive or barely alive during their first runs could feel the pain of marcia's nasal difficulty. >> hey, you guys. oh, my nose! >> reporter: and the see the strain on jan's middle child syndrome. doing some simple math kids like me watched 1.4 hours of them for 300 days a y yr over a five-year span, that's 2,100 hours of entertainment and supervision provided by sherwood schwartz. sherwood schwartz passed away in california. he was 94. on behalf of generations of kids let us say, thank you, tha

that's 2100 hours of entertainment and supervision provided by sherwood schwartz.y in california this morning. he was 94. on behalf of generations of kids, let us say thank you. thank you for all of those afternoons. we miss them always. i'm john berman for "nightline" in new york. >> s srwood schwartz. he entertained us. thank you for watching abc news.

sherwood schwartz died today in los angeles.e was 94 years old. >>> when we come back, brian williams talks to the medal of honor recipient. the president said was the stuff heroes are made of. >>> tonight, america has a new medal of honor recipient, sergeant first class leroy petry. upon receiving the nation's highest military honor from president obama today said he's humbled to be singled out. brian has a exclusive interview with one of the brave. >> reporter: ann, that's right. leroy petry wanted to be a soldier growing up in new mexico and he succeeded. u.s. army ranger, six tours of duty in afghanistan. two in iraq. we sat down in washington with him in washington a few weeks back for an exclusive interview prior to him receiving the medal of honor. it was for an action in afghanistan in a courtyard in the middle of a firefight. a grenade lands next to him and his young soldiers and he did what instinct told him to do, picked up the grenade, threw it and lost his hand and part of his arm as a result. as you'll see, he has

tv legend sherwood schwartz, creator of "gilligan's island" and "the brady bunch," has died. he was 94 years old. >>> and now here's an early look at one of your top health headlines on msnbc.com. u.s. government research shows men who are diagnosed with cancer are more likely to die from the disease than women. the reason, well, the study's lead investigator says men are at a higher risk for developing cancer to begin with due to their increased exposure to carcinogens. also a factor, men are more likely to have advanced cancer by the time it's diagnosed. and for more information on this and other health stories, you can check out the health page on msnbc.com. >> announcer: "early today" health is brought to you by vagisil wash with odor block, the confident clean. >>> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,446 after losing 58 points yesterday. the s&p dipped 5 points. the nasdaq fell 20. >>> taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei was up 37 points while in hong kong the hang seng rose 263. stock

. >> we're talking about sherwood schwartz. he created two lowbrow iconic sitcom ises known for their schlockysitcoms. ♪ the skipper brave and sure >> he created "the brady bunch" in 1969. critics hated the show but viewers still love it even to this day. the reruns are a big hit. decades later on cable tv. >> a classic moment. >> i hate to laugh at that but it really was. marcia, marcia, marcia! >> these shows did illuminate these struggles teenagers had, albeit in this semi-perfect way. sherwood schwartz died yesterday of intestinal infection, he was 94 years old. >> what a career. he definitely gave a lot of us a lot of joy watching those shows. i think a lot of people consider florence henderson to be america's mom, mrs. brady. >> the characters wind gilligan's island, we talked about how it was a social microcosm, looking at how people of different backgrounds had to get together to figure things out. i would consider myself the professor. >> you would be the perfect professor. >> i think you'd be ginger. >> are you a ging

. >> sherwood schwartz is dead at the age of 94.d, produced and wrote the infectious things on to golden's island and the brady bunch. inducted into the television hall of fame back into thousand eight. his nephew created they watch. television hits run in the family. >> those songs do get stuck in your head. >> bay area weather. we could use some they watch weather. the fog is hanging tough. foggy, windy and cold. we are starting to warm up a bit for saturday and sunday. below normal temperatures and wind. >> they what is best watched with the sound down. that is what you do not know the things on. [laughter] >> 6:57 a.m., we're back with more and a couple of minutes. >>

. >>> hollywood and generations of tv viewers are morning the loss of sherwood schwartz.ou may not know his name or face but you know his work. ♪ just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip ♪ >> not only did he dream "gilligan's island" and "the brady bunch" but wrote the theme song, he dreamed them up. he was 94 years old. joy... pleasure. one square inch of extra smooth, rich chocolate. hershey's bliss. not only kills fleas and ticks, it repels most ticks before they can attach and snack on us. frontline plus kills but doesn't repel. any tick that isn't repelled or killed may attach and make a meal of us. [ male announcer ] ask your veterinarian about k9 advantix ii. >>> here's a look at the weather in some cities around the >>> here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. new york partly cloudy 88. miami thunderstorms 90 degrees. chicago partly cloudy 70. dallas a sunny 102. los angeles sunny, 75 degrees. >>> time now for a check of the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows storm clouds flowing out of mexico t

sherwood schwartz brought us gill gan's island and the brady bunch. family members say he died early today at the age of 94. he was being treated for an intestinal infection in los angeles. his wife and children have been at his side. >>> it appears arnold schwarzenegger is moving forward from his failed marriage to focus on his acting career. he'll reportedly start filming a movie in september called last stand. he and wife maria maria shriver are in the middle of a divorce after admitting to fathering a child of a housekeeper. >>> the all star rosters include four san francisco giants pitchers and pablo sando val. and you can catch all the all-star action right here on ktvu channel 2. the coverage begins at 5:00 p.m.. >>> a lot to talk about in the scary moments during yesterday's all star home run derby. a fan nearly fell from the stands. he launched one into the seats and there you see him. that is keith car michael. he took on a metal table to try to reach for the ball when he went head first over the railings. he was heading for a very hard land

it's so great. [ laughter ] >> roberta knows it. [ singing ] >> for generation, sherwood schwartz entertainedwers with "gilligan's island" people stranded on an island after a three-hour tour and the brady bunch the story two of families becoming one. he died of natural causes. he was 94. >>> today america said good-bye to the former first lady known for always speaking her mind. family, friends and a host of dignitaries gathered in palm desert to honor betty ford. former president george w. bush escorted nancy reagan. they were joined by first lady michelle obama and ford's good friend former first lady rosalynn carter. ford planned her own ceremony at the same church where she mourned her husband's death 4.5 years ago. tomorrow her body will be flown to grand rapids, michigan, where she will be buried alongside president ford. ,,,,,, sure, pulling the mold, mildew, and grime from out of the porous caverns of grout takes the right tools, but it also takes a gentle, caring touch. before you can deep clean, you learn to get a feel for its trouble spots. and hey, if you can't listen to grout, y

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. >>> family members say sherwood schwartz died this morning. schwartz was working on a big screen version of gilligan's island when he died. >>> more fog right now pushing into the inland bay valleys. temperatures cooler, i'll show you which cities should cool the most tomorrow. >>> and football great joe montana pitches his plan for a stadium hotel project. what he said to us right after that crucial vote. >>> new information in the jaycee dugard case. what new video and documents released just today reveal about the case. >>> new at 10:00, just about an hour and a half ago. the city council went against the staff recommendation and voted 4-1 in favor of joe montana's proposal. >> reporter: there were a lot of football analogies thrown around tonight. when joe montana left, he called tonight a win. joe montana mingled with wright before he spoke. >> in hopes that we can sit down and not beat ourselves up against the people who have the same where for all. >> reporter: she wants a high end restaurant, sports bar and hotel across the planned 49

sherwood schwartz died at age 84. he wrote the lyrics to the memorable theme songs.k. >> skipper. >> what's wrong, gilligan. >> reporter: he may not have been fameis as the characters he created. >> marsha, marsha. >> are the theme songs he wrote. ♪ here's the story of a lovely lady. >> reporter: sherwood schwartz became a household name. "gilligan's island" and "the brady bunch" were pop culture if he nom noen that linger today. >> there wasn't much xla indication to his shows. pure fantasy and escape. >> people know the lyrics to "gilligan's island" han know the lyric to the star spangled banner. ♪ just sit right back and you'll hear a tale ♪ ♪ the tale of a fateful trip >> reporter: it was 1964 when schwartz told the tale of seven oddball travelers shipwrecked on a deserted island. >> i close my eyes and feel like i'm on the veranda on the oyster bay yacht club. >> i close my eyes and i get dizzy. >> reporter: the story was simple. >> how seven unrelated people have to learn to get along with each other and i put them on an island because then they were stuck with

. >>> and speaking of nostalgia, the death of sherwood schwartz, the creator of "gilligan's island" ande brady bunch" is stirring up lots of memories for people of a certain age. and it seems fans of the shows '60s and early '70s have more of a soft spot for the cast-aways over mike and carol. searches for "gilligan's island" are up 4,500%, more than 35 times the searches for the bradys. have a great weekend, guys. back to you. >> don't you love how she said people of a certain age? >> yes. >> i can't even imagine people who don't know about the three-hour tour or the boxes looking around. ♪ the three-hour tour >> the songs are so popular. he actually co-wrote the theme songs for both "the brady bunch" and "gilligan's island." >> that's right, and here we are. this makes you marianne. >> oh, look at that, i didn't even recognize myself. i'm -- oh, that's greg and carol. >> yes. >> well. i thought i was the professor for a second. i don't know what to say. >> we look good together. >> we do. maybe we'll be in reruns at some point too. >>> coming up, separating fact from fiction regarding

. >> sherwood schwartz brought gilligan's island and the bread bunch.nown for writing the memorable theme songs for those shows. he died today earlier at the age of 94. >>> amazon has come up with its own sales tax plan. the call to action, the internet shopping giant has for its customers in california. >>> is childhood obesity a parenting problem? the extreme action one expert says in the face of a growing epidemic. it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary. when you're done, i'd love some feedback. sure. your mom and i read that thing cover-to-cover. loved it. thanks. would you mind if i cut the lawn this weekend? only if you let me talk to your mother on the phone for hours on end. done. [ male announcer ] u-verse brings peace to the family. at&t u-verse lets you record four shows at once from any room and play them back on any tv. get u-verse tv for only $29 a month for 6 months. in the network, everyone can get along. >>> wall street got a bounce from word the fede

producer sherwood schwartz, creator of the brady bunch and gilligan's island died this morning.as 94. utah's anti-bigamy laws are about to be challenged in court by the stars of the reality show "sister wives". cody brown and his four wives plan to file a lawsuit tomorrow. they say they're fighting for the rights of plural families. anderson, listen up. a pennsylvania restaurant is serving up a new rule. no kids allowed. that's right. starting next weekend, children under the age of six will no longer be welcomed at mcdane's restaurant in monroeville. the owner says babies and small takes are too noisy and you can't control their volume. he says he's confident most customers will be thrilled with the changing policy. >> not parents. >> well, yeah. >> desperate for a night out. >> he's like, keep them at home. they may be the center of your universe but they're not the center of the world. >> all right. you can address your hate mail to isha. time now for the shot. this one comes from our 360 extended family also known as staffers' bets. bae and scout live with producer kirk mcdo

hollywood more thanning the death of sherwood schwartz behind shows like "the brady bunch" and "gilligan's is back after a quick break. ♪ >>> music suddenly stopped so quickly! we were liking that song. >> yeah. black-eyed peas. >> they are taking a break. a recent black-eyed pea show in england. fergie told the crowd the group is taking a break for a while. that got the rumor mill going. did she just break up? she did say this isn't the last time you'll see us, though. >>> the u.s. women are one win away from a trip to soccer's world cup final. they haven't done that since winning the title in 1ku999 and they have to beat france in a few hours to get that. >> that is coming off the heels of a epic victory. amy incredible header. you'll see it in a second. there is the kick. never mind. there you go. >> celebration of the kick. >> a thrilling win. she says in today's match, lo losing is not an option. >> goal! it's not an option to discuss world cup as you know without our resident soccer guru richard roth. what is this all about? one of those things people haven't been following you've be