Gilligan’s Island remains one of the most successful sitcoms in syndication history, setting a standard that may be hard to beat in these days when reruns of older shows are nudged out of their time slots by reruns of newer shows every fall. With such a plethora of programming choices-most of them bad-local stations no ...
Entertainment Weekly named it one of the top 100 television shows of all time. Those of us who watched Gilligan’s Island every week, however, don’t need the opinion of others to know why we liked the show. The show provided good, clean fun. We could all imagine being stranded on a an island, but who ...
The names Roy Hinckley, Eunice Wentworth, Jonas, and Willy would not ring a bell for anyone but the most savvy television viewers from the 1960s. However, if I were to mention the Professor, Mrs. Howell, the Skipper, and Gilligan, anyone would immediately recognize that I was talking about the sit-com “Gilligan’s Island”, a successful series ...
When I was a child, I loved watching the television sitcom “Gilligan’s Island.” Did you? If so, you may want to consider hosting a “Gilligan’s Island” themed party this year for your family and friends. There are a variety of party favors that you could feasibly use with such a theme. Here’s a quick rundown ...
Consider it inevitable that some creative people sometimes dabble in substances they probably shouldn’t. But this won’t be a debate about the dangers (or, in some people’s minds, merits) of marijuana. It also won’t be an indictment against Dawn “Mary Ann” Wells getting busted for supposedly possessing reefer. And, it also won’t be an umpteenth ...
According to a report from nationalledger.com, 69-year-old actress Dawn Wells has been sentenced to jail time for possession of marijuana. The actress won fame playing Mary Ann on “Gilligan’s Island” from 1964 to 1967. The arrest occurred on October 18 in Driggs, Idaho, after Wells left a birthday party thrown in her honor. She was ...
It recently was reported that Gilligan’s Island star Dawn Wells was arrested and accused of smoking pot. Several news agencies reported that she was picked up by Idaho police last fall for driving recklessly. Police pulled her over Oct. 18 for driving erratically and a search of her car produced three to four half-smoked joints. ...