Gilligan's Island Article [Archive]

ronmac

08-16-2013, 12:10 PM

Didn't even mention the most obvious. If the Professor can build just about anything from a couple of coconuts, why can't he patch a small hole in the SS Minnow?

BTW, if it's a three-day cruise, why did Thurston Howell bring suitcases of money? And Ginger brought all that clothing. I think there's more to it than meets the eye.

Oh, yeah, before anyone asks, Mary Ann by a mile.

nosebone

08-16-2013, 12:20 PM

Didn't The Munsters try to get them off once?

Yodelgoat

08-16-2013, 12:27 PM

Gilligan was my hero. Ginger was my favorite. Marianne was too sweet for my dirty little mind.

HealthyNational

08-16-2013, 12:55 PM

Ginger.

Vic2012

08-16-2013, 02:00 PM

Mary Ann X 1000

Casey

08-16-2013, 04:56 PM

Mary Ann. No question. No hesitation.:bad

happytheman

08-16-2013, 06:04 PM

Another vote for Mary Ann...

Vic2012

08-16-2013, 06:21 PM

While we're at it, a vote for Rhoda Morganstern too.......:)

Don Arnold

08-16-2013, 07:28 PM

Thanks for the post. Brings back memories of my childhood days watching shows like this.

And I'd add number 8: some guy named, I believe, Ronway, who flew in (alone) and flew out (alone).

Don Arnold

08-16-2013, 07:30 PM

Oh yeah, and....Mary Ann. Sweet innocence. Not to mention coconut cream pie! :)

trurl

08-16-2013, 07:37 PM

Ginger. All the way, every day. Ginger would do things that Mary Ann couldn't even wrap her head around. And if you did decide to have a go at Mary Ann, Ginger would watch.

ronmac

08-16-2013, 07:39 PM

Thanks for the post. Brings back memories of my childhood days watching shows like this.

And I'd add number 8: some guy named, I believe, Ronway, who flew in (alone) and flew out (alone).

Wrongway Feldman, I believe. An old pilot with a terrible sense of direction.

Yeah, I had to have seen every episode dozens of times. It was always on TV after school when I was growing up. Today, shows like this are much-needed, IMO. Simple, innocent humor. (Okay, well Ginger added some sluttiness, but she was really only a tease, anyway.) But, still. Compared to the garbage that kids watch today? UGH!

I liked the characters that Vito Scotti played. He played the evil baron on the other island. But, he also played a Japanese pilot stuck in WWII on a couple of episodes that would be considered inappropriate today.

http://www.wearysloth.com/Gallery/ActorsS/tve15548-19660407-136.jpg

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m309/Kovie64/VitoScotti-GilligansIsland.jpg

When these shows were out, they were lambasted by the critics. Yet, they were very popular. Another one is "Green Acres." That show is hilarious. And you can't beat Vic Mizzy's soundtrack.

spellbound

08-16-2013, 07:43 PM

2305

Miss Nevada 1959

Casey

08-16-2013, 07:56 PM

"Green Acres"... That show was funny on many different levels. I really started enjoying it when it started laughing at itself.

And thanks for that photo of Ms. Wells. Ginger may know more but Mary Ann would have been an eager student willing to please teacher!

Firth

08-16-2013, 09:57 PM

I've been to Gilligan's Island. It's actually Silver Springs, Fl. The water is clear and it's a great tropical place to film. This place is to become a state park in Sept.

http://www.northwestfloridaoutdooradventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Ocala-Trip-931.jpg

Vic2012

08-17-2013, 07:20 AM

Ginger would do things that Mary Ann couldn't even wrap her head around.

You don't really know that ;).

nycsteve

08-17-2013, 08:34 AM

Mary Anne for sure.

trurl

08-17-2013, 08:53 AM

You don't really know that ;).

Oh but I do. She tells me with her eyes and little smirk. :D

Vic2012

08-17-2013, 09:08 AM

I think you Ginger fans are just turned on by the fantasy of the Hollywood seductress with the big lips, eyes, sexy dress, etc. Give me Mary Ann with her apple pie, golly gee character, and those "so tight they look painted on" short-shorts. Plus, I love brunettes. By the way, MeTV is gonna start showing Gilligan's Island in Sept. It'll be a nice change from the Dick Van Dyke show and MTM. So I'll be watching Gig's Island. It'll be good to see Dawn Wells' hot legs in those hot pants. **** wicked grin *****:bad

ronmac

08-17-2013, 09:28 AM

Gruno

08-17-2013, 10:00 AM

All you guys fawning over Mary Ann & Ginger. Hah! As if! Reality is, I could probably have nabbed both of 'em while you kooks would be counting the wrinkles on Mrs. Howell! ;)

By the way, MeTV is gonna start showing Gilligan's Island in Sept.

...and don't forget The Love Boat is also going to be airing! Taxi is also coming, as well as The Streets of San Francisco and The Alfred Hitchcock hour (replacing Mission: Impossible/Twilight Zone Hour). Mary Tyler Moore will still be on at 10pm, followed by Taxi, Bob Newhart, and Rhoda.

http://metvnetwork.com/fallforme2013.php

Taking a well-deserved break before they return to the Me-TV line-up are 'The Odd Couple,' 'The Lucy Show' and 'That Girl.' And the network says a fond farewell to 'Bewitched' and 'I Dream of Jeannie,' as both shows have ended their run on Me-TV.

http://metvnetwork.com/files/Me-TV_Network_Q4_2013_Eff_9-2-13_EP.pdf

walt

08-17-2013, 10:29 AM

Is Get Smart played anywhere on cable or internet?...i miss that show.

Viva Hymie the Robot and the Cone of Silence.

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. used to be a never miss for me....."open channel D".

Gruno

08-17-2013, 10:31 AM

Is Get Smart played anywhere on cable or internet?...i miss that show.

Viva Hymie the Robot and the Cone of Silence.

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. used to be a never miss for me....."open channel D".

Check the two links in my post above yours...

walt

08-17-2013, 10:36 AM

^^^^^^^^^^^

Shall do. Thanks.

ronmac

08-17-2013, 11:20 AM

All you guys fawning over Mary Ann & Ginger. Hah! As if! Reality is, I could probably have nabbed both of 'em while you kooks would be counting the wrinkles on Mrs. Howell! ;)

Your loss. Why do you think we called her Lovey? :bad :drool |) :oops

Vic2012

08-17-2013, 11:20 AM

I could do without Bob Newhart. Never thought he was funny at all. Okay, his deadpan style was funny the first couple times but after a while it just got stale. I only watch because of Suzanne Pleschette (or however her last name is spelled). I've gotten really bored with the MTM show but I've been watching Rhoda a lot. Damn was she hot. Even when she was supposed to be "fat and unattractive" she was hot. I loved that caboose and those thighs on her. Valerie Harper was beautiful. I read something a few months ago that she has inoperable brain cancer, or a tumor. That's really sad.

Mary Tyler Moore will still be on at 10pm, followed by Taxi, Bob Newhart, and Rhoda.

Would love to watch Taxi but by 10pm I'm ready to go beddy bye. 5am comes around pretty early on the east coast.

Trane

08-17-2013, 01:30 PM

Oh, yeah, before anyone asks, Mary Ann by a mile.

:lol

Well if I preferred Bailey to Jennifer in WKRP, here I must say that Ginger is hoter than Marianne... though it's mostly the brunette's face that does do IT for me..

Casey

08-17-2013, 01:33 PM

Bailey by a mile! :bad

Trane

08-17-2013, 01:40 PM

All you guys fawning over Mary Ann & Ginger. Hah! As if! Reality is, I could probably have nabbed both of 'em while you kooks would be counting the wrinkles on Mrs. Howell! ;)

...and don't forget The Love Boat is also going to be airing! Taxi is also coming, as well as The Streets of San Francisco and The Alfred Hitchcock hour (replacing Mission: Impossible/Twilight Zone Hour). Mary Tyler Moore will still be on at 10pm, followed by Taxi, Bob Newhart, and Rhoda.

Well, I didn't waste too much time watchng those longer TV series back then (I only watched the 1/2 sitcoms like WKRP, MASH, One Day At A Time, Jeffersons, Sandford & Sons, Three's Company, etc...) when my freetime was plentyful back then, so I'm certainly going to spend my now-so-precious time to watch them ...

Stuff like Dukes Of Hazard, Chips, Adam 12, Love Boat, Starsky & Hutch, etc... noooo thanks back then.... even less so nowadays

Gruno

08-17-2013, 01:50 PM

I could do without Bob Newhart. Never thought he was funny at all. Okay, his deadpan style was funny the first couple times but after a while it just got stale.

Bob was ok. I have to be in the mood to see an old show of his.

I've gotten really bored with the MTM show but I've been watching Rhoda a lot. Damn was she hot.

Never could get into MTM or Rhoda, or Lou Grant. As for looks, definitely different strokes, here. To me, she (and Mary Tyler Moore) had that awkward jaw thing going that made them look so skeletal. Bethenny Frankel resembles Valerie Harper... and that's not good:

2315

Would love to watch Taxi but by 10pm I'm ready to go beddy bye. 5am comes around pretty early on the east coast.

Do you record programs? Roughly 90% of my tv viewing is via DVR; I skip the commercials! I even watch local news many times via DVR. Every show I watch on MeTV is recorded so I don't have to watch the commercials. I do find it funny that they speed up some of the shows so they can insert more commercials. Watch Adam-12 to see what I mean; they speed up some scenes. Not too noticeable unless it has dialogue. With the dialogue, they sound like they sucked helium before speaking. The opening credits is where it is most noticeable.

Vic2012

08-17-2013, 01:56 PM

Bethenny Frankel resembles Valerie Harper... and that's not good:

Valerie's jaw wasn't that chiseled (not that it bothers me that much anyway). You wanna see an ugly, chiselled, jaw on a woman? Farrah Fawcet. Never understood everyone going gaga over her. I never liked her or thought she was "hot" ever. MTM is way too boney, especially from the waste down. No thighs, no booty, no nuthin.' ;).

Do you record programs?

No.

ronmac

08-17-2013, 03:13 PM

:lol

Well if I preferred Bailey to Jennifer in WKRP, here I must say that Ginger is hoter than Marianne... though it's mostly the brunette's face that does do IT for me..

Bailey by a mile! :bad

:drool

(maryann who?)

ronmac

08-17-2013, 03:13 PM

http://www.domesticatingit.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/MaryAnn-Gilligan-Ginger-279x300.jpg

Looks like Gilligan's trying to tame his "little buddy."

trurl

08-17-2013, 03:15 PM

I'd Bailey over the entire lot.

Jerjo

08-17-2013, 03:46 PM

I'd take Samantha Stevens over either Ginger or Mary Ann. Or Jeannie

walt

08-17-2013, 03:56 PM

Julie Newmar....(Catwoman/My Living Doll).What a piece of work.Schwiiing.

trurl

08-17-2013, 03:57 PM

I'd take Samantha Stevens over either Ginger or Mary Ann. Or Jeannie

Guys with a nose fetish do tend to go for her. :D

Rune Blackwings

08-17-2013, 04:24 PM

All you guys fawning over Mary Ann & Ginger. Hah! As if! Reality is, I could probably have nabbed both of 'em while you kooks would be counting the wrinkles on Mrs. Howell! ;)

...and don't forget The Love Boat is also going to be airing! Taxi is also coming, as well as The Streets of San Francisco and The Alfred Hitchcock hour (replacing Mission: Impossible/Twilight Zone Hour). Mary Tyler Moore will still be on at 10pm, followed by Taxi, Bob Newhart, and Rhoda.

http://metvnetwork.com/fallforme2013.php

gads-this thread sunk into sitcom porn in a hurry. I think it holds the record for it now... :lol

http://metvnetwork.com/files/Me-TV_Network_Q4_2013_Eff_9-2-13_EP.pdf

you know the actual liner used in the opening shots and footage has been recently scrapped. It was not necessarily as "loving" in its demise...

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/killed-love-boat-ship-pacific-princess-article-1.1424992

Jimmy Giant

08-18-2013, 11:53 PM

Gilligan is killing off Bewitched (Sam is my favorite!) and I Dream of Jeanie.
And as much as I like redheads, I have to pick Mary Ann. She aged far better too.

Get Smart is on METV from 1-2am Saturday nights (if it's still on)

I don't watch much more than METV since we don't pay extortionate prices for cable/satellite and network TV is just awful.

Chain

08-19-2013, 03:43 AM

http://msnbcmedia4.msn.com/j/streams%5C2012/October/121018%5C1C4348072-tdy-121018-gilligans-island-combo-2.blocks_desktop_large.jpg

http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/j/streams%5C2012/October/121018%5C1C4348071-tdy-121018-gilligans-island-combo-1.blocks_desktop_large.jpg

Vic2012

08-19-2013, 07:23 AM

There's no way I can unsee that picture of Tina Louise on the right. :lol

Lopez

08-19-2013, 08:11 AM

There's no way I can unsee that picture of Tina Louise on the right. :lol

I think I'm blind.

Lopez

08-19-2013, 08:15 AM

Back to the second post about killing Gilligan. My son always said that about Dr. Smith on Lost in Space.

After seeing those two photos above of now-a-days Ginger and Mary Ann; yeah, still Mary Ann.

Rune Blackwings

08-19-2013, 08:32 AM

in all fairness, tina louise is in her 70's

ronmac

08-19-2013, 09:47 AM

Those two have had some serious work done. Neither looks natural, but Tina looks horrific.

I wonder if Dawn still tokes.

Vic2012

08-19-2013, 09:59 AM

in all fairness, tina louise is in her 70's

I figured closer to 80. Well, there's only so much one can do with their looks when you get to a certain age. You can't hide 70 or 75. Cosmetic surgery just looks horrible on woman (or men) that age.

Jerjo

08-19-2013, 10:03 AM

Gilligan was fond of the noble weed as well.

ronmac

08-19-2013, 12:00 PM

Gilligan was fond of the noble weed as well.

Just THINK of what they could have been growing. I'm not so sure I would even want to be rescued.

paythesnuka

08-19-2013, 05:42 PM

BTW, if it's a three-day cruise, why did Thurston Howell bring suitcases of money? And Ginger brought all that clothing. I think there's more to it than meets the eye.

Three-hour tour, not three-day. Which makes it more questionable why TH3 and Lovey brought all those suitcases.

ronmac

08-19-2013, 05:55 PM

Three-hour tour, not three-day. Which makes it more questionable why TH3 and Lovey brought all those suitcases.

Oh, yes, good catch. I erred in my haste.

Gruno

08-19-2013, 06:08 PM

Three-hour tour, not three-day. Which makes it more questionable why TH3 and Lovey brought all those suitcases.

The Howells were awaiting their flight that had been delayed. They decided on the pleasure cruise to fill up the time.

ronmac

08-19-2013, 08:29 PM

The Howells were awaiting their flight that had been delayed. They decided on the pleasure cruise to fill up the time.

Yet, he had at least one suitcase full of money. Combine that with the fact that Ginger had all those clothes and I think her and Ol' Thursty had something going on.

Think about it. All those years watching that show, and none of us knew the true story of Gilligan's Island. MaryAnn's obsession with coconut cream pies (we never did learn where the cream came from, with no apparent livestock on the island.) How about those mysterious out-of town "head hunters" who showed up about the same time every year? Hmmm.

"Lovey" Howell??? Indeed!

Did you know Gilligan's first name is actually Willy? That's true. Look it up.

The Skipper? Did you ever see a photo of him where he doesn't look like he's a friend of Dorothy's? Not that there's anything wrong with it. It was the sixties after all.

http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/20600000/Alan-Hale-Jr-as-the-Skipper-gilligans-island-20605692-304-380.jpg

http://www.starstills.com/product_images/h/740/ss3337581_-_photograph_of_alan_hale_jr_as_the_skipper_from_gi lligans_island_available_in_4_sizes_framed_or_unfr amed_buy_now_at_starstills__13668_zoom.jpg

Which brings us to The Professor. I bet you he could teach them all a thing or two.

(I'm only sayin')

trurl

08-19-2013, 08:38 PM

Does anyone REALLY think the Professor wasn't smart enough to get them off the island? Come on, with Gilligan and the Skipper shacked up doin' their own thing (Little Buddy indeed) and Mr. Howell on a short leash and too old anyway he was fre and clear to be hooking up with Ginger and Mary Ann. Not only did he not get them off the island he was the one sabotaging every rescue that almost did work.

Jerjo

08-19-2013, 09:19 PM

The Skipper? Did you ever see a photo of him where he doesn't look like he's a friend of Dorothy's? Not that there's anything wrong with it. It was the sixties after all.

Yeah, I long suspected that Little Buddy and the Skip were into some sort of fantasy about being in the British Navy, minus the rum.

Casey

08-19-2013, 09:50 PM

"Friend of Dorothy's" ? Not familiar with this phrase.

As for The Skipper & Gilligan, in the Navy we had a saying: When you're on the pier, it's queer, but when you're under way, everything's ok!

ronmac

08-19-2013, 11:05 PM

"Friend of Dorothy's" ?

I was expecting that. I have a friend who says it's used within the gay community as "he's one of us." Might just be a local thing.

Jerjo

08-19-2013, 11:18 PM

Friend of Dorothy is a term that has been around that community for decades. Dorothy of course is a reference to gay icon Judy Garland.

Casey

08-20-2013, 08:00 AM

Ahhhhh....... Thank you.

My daughters' favorite movie is "The Wizard of Oz." As a Christmas gift I purchased all 15 volumes of L. Frank Baum's Oz stories & have been reading to them a chapter a night.

Is "Friend of Liza" another reference?

trurl

08-20-2013, 09:26 AM

Is "Friend of Liza" another reference?

Don't know... Indigo Girls Fan certainly is though :D

Banquo

08-20-2013, 11:28 AM

Gilligan gets high...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3phU8cFbCw

Gruno

08-20-2013, 11:41 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRAaIt0T3aU

JKL2000

08-20-2013, 03:36 PM

Ginger. All the way, every day. Ginger would do things that Mary Ann couldn't even wrap her head around. And if you did decide to have a go at Mary Ann, Ginger would watch.

Uh, I'm pretty sure Mary Ann would teach Ginger about things she couldn't ever possibly conceive of, and which would leave her a gibbering, exhausted wreck.

Dave (in MA)

08-20-2013, 05:44 PM

https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTKpkFBhy1elmrhC4jq898mBWoSg0RAV ny4i1rpGbHkjKLO0OCp3Ahttp://www.wearysloth.com/Gallery/ActorsW/18159.gif

"What the hell is this '...and the rest' crap!?"

trurl

08-20-2013, 06:27 PM

Uh, I'm pretty sure May Ann would teach Ginger about things she couldn't ever possibly conceive of, and which would leave her a gibbering, exhausted wreck.

Mary Ann doesn't even give BJs :D Except maybe on your anniversary.

spellbound

08-20-2013, 07:42 PM

Tina Louise is 79. Dawn Wells is 74, and is working on an autobiography. Tempus fugit.

rapidfirerob

08-21-2013, 12:47 AM

Ginger by a mile for me.
I bought The Man From U.N.C.L.E. box set when it first came out. That was my favorite show as a kid, hands down. Of course it made
more of an impression as a nine year old in 64 than currently, but the writing still holds up. Lots of great guest stars too. Solo was
the man, though Illya was great as well. Illya had the tough assignments and did lots of eating. Solo got most of the girls, but Illya did
all right as well.

JKL2000

08-21-2013, 12:04 PM

Mary Ann doesn't even give BJs :D Except maybe on your anniversary.

"What's that thing Mary Ann did with her tongue?"
http://outcaststudios.com/forums/uploads/monthly_06_2013/post-1680-0-57445700-1372123986.png

Jerjo

08-21-2013, 12:36 PM

Well played Dr Zaius, well played.

JKL2000

08-21-2013, 04:17 PM

"And what's that thing Mr. Howell did with his cigar?"

Banquo

08-21-2013, 07:00 PM

Ginger by a mile for me.
I bought The Man From U.N.C.L.E. box set when it first came out. That was my favorite show as a kid, hands down.

Robert Vaughn used to be a customer where I worked. Just a real nice, respectful, unassuming guy. Like you, I was a fan of the show as a kid. When I first met Vaughn, it was like meeting a superhero. Both he and McCallum are still active. Wouldn't mind seeing some kind of U.N.C.L.E. reunion.

Casey

08-22-2013, 06:22 AM

Rune Blackwings

08-22-2013, 09:35 AM

I heard an interview with Bob Denver years ago during which he recounted the reason why the show's opening theme song changed between seasons 1 & 2. Apparently, due to the show's commercial success, Denver felt powerful enough to insist that "the Professor & Mary Ann" be inserted or he would walk away from the show. The producers blinked...

And, as for BJ's... Well, lets just ask this question: who has more facial wrinkles & who doesn't?

I was reading that the reason they were not mentioned initially was because the creators and producers did not think the characters would be as prominent.

And for the record, polls on the subject shows more guys like Mary Ann.