![]() ![]() He's the smartest one of the lot, and sometimes his ideas are often messed up by Gilligan. THough his name is never revealed, that's his name. (I think she is, anyway.) She comes up with some amazing ideas at times. Eunice "Lovey" Howell III is the wife of Mr. Though he denies it, he is obsessed with money. All he ever does, it seems, is lie around and talk about his money. Thurston Howel III is a multi-millionaire. I also love it when the Skipper looks directly at the camera at times. Whenever Gilligan begins to annoy him, the Skipper just hits him on the head with his hat. The Skipper, whose name is revealed only once as Jonas Grumby, is a little overweight. He can be aggravating at times, but often it is him that comes up with good ideas, only to foul them up unintentionally. Here's a review of the castaways: Gilligan is the first-mate of the S.S. It's one of few that I will watch without having to worry about bad language. I am amazed that this series only lasted three years. It's always a riot to see their antics again and again.here on Gilligan's isle! ![]() Howell's stuffiness, Ginger's sex appeal, the Professor's smarts and Mary Ann's glimpse into Americana never get old. They've been marooned on that island for over 40 years, and Gilligan's naivety, the Skipper's short temper, Mr. So that's the story of the seven Castaways. A wholesome farm girl from Kansas, Mary Ann tends the island's crops and keeps herself entertained by tuning into the soap operas on the radio. She is the only castaway who can be classified as normal (and I use that term loosely). Whatever anyone needs built, he can take whatever materials are on the island and whip it up in a jiffy (unless of course anyone needs a raft). Still, the Professor is the only reason that they are able to stay alive on the island. Professor Roy Hinkley is truly too smart for his (or anyone's) own good. Ginger's dream would apparently be for Rock Hudson to rescue her from the island.and then some. Her endless tales about life in Hollywood make life on the island sound not so bad. A sultry movie star, Ginger can always seduce the men to get information. Ginger Grant is the castaway with whom I would like to be stranded. Their marriage is often rocky, but they stay together. Sometimes, it seems that she and Thurston married for money more than for love. Always the aesthete, Lovey engages in eternal attempts to teach everyone the ways of the elite, but they never get the hang of it. Eunice "Lovey" Howell is as much of an heiress as can be. Howell does have one weakness: his Teddy Bear. I always get the feeling that his grand ambition is to defraud all the other castaways. He never does any work, and sits around all day talking about money. Thurston Howell III is the archetypal crass capitalist. As his weight often is the butt of Gilligan's jokes, not to mention all the times when Gilligan drops things on his feet, the Skipper usually proceeds to hit Gilligan with his hat. Skipper Jonas Grumby is everything that Gilligan isn't: fatter than fat, competent and perfectly capable of taking charge. I guess they understood that he was a good guy under that idiocy. Clumsy, pencil-thin and naive, he bungles every chance they have to get off of the island, and yet the other castaways didn't kill him. First mate Willy Gilligan (yes, he did have a first name) is the bane of everyone who believes in order and normalcy. At the beginning of every episode, when the theme song begins, I always act out the lines, and then wait for something crazy to happen. I never get tired of watching "Gilligan's Island." As one of the many 1960's TV shows with wacky premises (breaking away from the "Leave It to Beaver" mold of the previous decade), it lives on to this day. ![]()
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