We've lost Mary Ann from Gilligan's Island...

[busymom]

to COVID.     Actress Dawn Wells was 82. 

[Happy prose]

I was so sad when I read that.

[NancysSummerSip]

Just heard about this on the national news.

Such a pretty lady, and a real lady. The crew of the SS Minnow took us all on a highly improbable and thoroughly laughable voyage to a place in our imaginations. But really what they taught us was how people can cooperate and get along under the stress of unexpected circumstances, make the best of things and keep moving forward. A lesson humanity can still benefit from today.

May Dawn Wells rejoin the rest of the departed crew on Heaven's own version of Gilligan's Island, where the breezes are perfect, the tiki huts have all the comforts you need and there is a boat on standby -- just in case.

[Tennesseer]

In the original Gilligan's Island song, Mary Ann was lumped in with "and the rest" which was the professor and Mary Ann.  Finally the song was changed to add the two of them by name after "the movie star, the professor and Mary Ann..."

[irishpad]

I loved that show and her character on the show.   As a kid, we were dairy farmers so didn't travel much but when I was about 7 my mom took us down to the Twin Cities area to visit cousins (dad stayed back to do the daily milking)  On the drive back we were going by Mille Lacs Lake, Mille Lacs Lake , a large lake in MN.  Mom pointed out an island out in the lake and said that was where Gilligan's Island was filmed.   I believed it, lol.  

[flan327]

Larry told me that last night

I REALLY could use some good news.

🥀

[sesfw]

  I still enjoy the show/reruns

RIP