Names from Gilligan's Island
by GingerG Names from the popular 1960's TV show Gilligan's Island. |
- Willy Gilligan
- The main character. First mate to the Skipper. Played by Bob Denver. His first name, Willy, was only used once on an un-aired episode.
- Jonas Grumby
- The Skipper. Mostly called "Skipper" on the show. Played by Alan Hale, Jr.
- Thurston J. Howell III
- The Millionaire. Played by Jim Backus. Jim Backus was also the voice of Mr. Magoo.
- Eunice Wentworth Howell
- The Millionaire's wife. Called "Lovey" by her husband. Played by Natalie Schafer.
- Ginger Grant
- The Movie Star. Patterned after Marilyn Monroe. Played by Tina Louise.
- Mary Ann Summers
- The Girl Next Door. Played by Dawn Wells.
- Roy Hinkley
- The Professor (high school science teacher). Played by Russell Johnson.
- S.S. Minnow
- Name of the boat that got shipwrecked. Jokingly named after Newton Minow, chairman of the FCC at the time, who called television "America's vast wasteland."
