…The Professor And Mary Ann Jane….
As I recall it, the original theme song for Gilligan's Island did not mention two characters, the Professor and Mary Ann. They were added later (I just checked and yes, they were originally called "the rest" rather than being named during the first season.) Well, Mary Ann is in a bit of hot water all these years later - she's been busted for possession of pot.
DRIGGS, Idaho - Dawn Wells, who played Mary Ann on "Gilligan's Island," is serving six months' unsupervised probation after allegedly being caught with marijuana in her car.
She was sentenced Feb. 29 to five days in jail, fined $410.50 and placed on probation after pleading guilty to one count of reckless driving.
Under a plea agreement, three misdemeanor counts — driving under the influence, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance — were dropped.
On Oct. 18, Teton County sheriff's Deputy Joseph Gutierrez arrested Wells as she was driving home from a surprise birthday party that was held for her. According to the sheriff's office report, Gutierrez pulled Wells over after noticing her swerve and repeatedly speed up and slow down. When Gutierrez asked about a marijuana smell, Wells said she'd just given a ride to three hitchhikers and had dropped them off when they began smoking something. Gutierrez found half-smoked joints and two small cases used to store marijuana.
Dawn Wells is 69 years old now, but I still remember having a young boy's crush on her when I watched that series (in real time, not in reruns). I never did like "the Movie Star".
By TKelso, Tuesday, 11 March , 2008 @ 11:40 pm
Ditto. I never did understand any guy who preferred Ginger to Mary Ann.
By Tim, Wednesday, 12 March , 2008 @ 8:26 am
It doesn’t matter anyway. Ginger had the hots for the Professor.
By GM Cassel AMH1(AW) USN RET, Wednesday, 12 March , 2008 @ 8:49 am
So, you’re up there with me. I don’t feel so bad. Boy did I ever have a crush on her. Those shorts and that checked shirt tied up……………………………………….
By feeblemind, Wednesday, 12 March , 2008 @ 9:10 am
I think I was 8 or 9 when Gilligan’s Island first aired. I never missed an episode.
By Sam, Wednesday, 12 March , 2008 @ 1:33 pm
Mary Ann was definitely a hottie on the program. That is probably why she eventually got her name in the theme song. Thousands and thousands of horny adolescent boys (me included) will not be denied.On another subject, the residuals for the show must not be very lucrative. Driggs, Idaho is over the Teton Pass from the Jackson Hole valley, and has become a place for folks working in Jackson to live - because the cost of housing is so high in Jackson due to the influx of rich out-of-staters. If she is living in Driggs, it is perhaps because she doesn’t have the monetary resources to go over the mountains where the rich folks live. Don’t get me wrong, the Driggs area is a nice area, just not a resort area like Jackson.
By Mockinbird, Wednesday, 12 March , 2008 @ 2:26 pm
Yep, it was Mary Ann!
By MikeM, Wednesday, 12 March , 2008 @ 6:48 pm
Sam, according to Dawn Wells, the lyrics were changed at the insistance of Bob Denver. For what it’s worth, it’s on the wikipedia page, but I also saw her say this on TV one time.
And I’m with the rest of you guys in prefering Mary Ann to Ginger. They were both beautiful, but Mary Ann/Dawn had that friendly, open smile that I still prefer.
As for the crime — her story would be more belivable if her driving hadn’t been so erratic.