Do you ever wonder where the women of Gilligan's Island are these days?

OK, I don't really, either. I mean, there were only three of them, and Mrs. Howell (Natalie Schafer) is dead. But Gilligan's Island was once important to me, so I took notice when a friend sent me an email with the subject line, “Mary Ann is a Stoner!”

See, I'm not making it up. She was really arrested and is on probation, although they dropped the possession charge. And she gave a really pathetic excuse to the police — her car smelled like pot because she picked up three hitchhikers, but she made them get out when they lit up. Oh, and her friend left some pot in her car. Uh huh.

Regardless, you can see why I've been thinking about the Gilligan ladies and what they're up to these days. So here's what I've learned about their whereabouts since leaving the island.

Tina Louise (Ginger, “the movie star”) left the island behind her a long time ago (although she did appear in with other cast members in an episode of Roseanne in 1995). … continue reading