cliaz Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 1. # The ship's name, S. S. Minnow, was not named for the fish but rather for Newton Minow, head of the FCC in 1961. Minow was the one who called television "America's vast wasteland". Sherwood Schwartz did not care for Minow so he named the soon-to-be shipwrecked ship after him. 2. Gilligan saved the Skipper's life once when they were in the Navy. A depth charge had broken loose from it's mount and was rolling across the deck. Gilligan pushed Skipper out of the way. Skipper would later say that Gilligan didn't save his life, he only prolonged it. 3. Sherwood Shwartz said he had a first name for Gilligan if the need to use it ever arose: Willie 4. The characters' full names: * The Skipper: Jonas Grumby * The Professor: Roy Hinkley * Mr. Howell: Thurston Howell III * Mrs. Howell: Eunice Howell * Ginger: Ginger Grant * Mary Ann: Mary Ann Summers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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