| The Seven castaways on Gilligan's Island were | | | | the first episode it is stated that Mr. Howell was a |
| seldom addressed by their full names. This was in | | | | Billionaire and one the world's richest men. |
| keeping with series creator Sherwood Schwartz | | | | And His Wife |
| wishes. He wanted to keep the characters as | | | | With the exception of Thurston Howell III, everyone |
| "prototypes rather than fully flesh and blood". In | | | | referred to "his wife" as Mrs. Howell. Mr. Howell |
| doing so, many people who have watched the series, | | | | always called her "Lovey" and this was how she was |
| never knew the full name of the characters. Unlike, | | | | introduced in the first episode. The second last script |
| Gilligan, the rest of the crew did have full names | | | | in Season Two explained that Lovey was only a |
| which were used throughout the series. Some were | | | | nickname and that her real name was Eunice. |
| only used once during the first episode when a radio | | | | The Movie Star |
| broadcast was used to introduce the characters and | | | | The glamorous actress referred to as Ginger |
| explain how they were stranded on the island. | | | | throughout the show was Ginger Grant. She went on |
| Gilligan | | | | the cruise still wearing the evening gown from her |
| It was never clarified whether "Gilligan" was a given | | | | previous night's nightclub act. |
| name or a surname. There was an urban legend | | | | The Professor |
| which stated that Gilligan was indeed a surname and | | | | The smartest of the castaways and the person who |
| that his first name was "Willy". This fact was | | | | did the most to keep everyone alive was the |
| confirmed by Sherwood Schwartz who originally | | | | professor. He was a research scientist and renown |
| named the character Willy Gilligan. This name, | | | | scoutmaster. His real name was Roy Hinkley |
| however, was never used in the show. | | | | And Mary Ann |
| The Skipper Too | | | | Mary Ann Summers of Winfield, Kansas was the last |
| While the crew and castaways never call him | | | | castaway. She was vacationing in Hawaii and worked |
| anything but Skipper. It is revealed in the first | | | | at the Winfield General Store . |
| episode that the Skipper, an Old Salt in these waters, | | | | An interesting bit of trivia is that the pilot for Gilligan's |
| was named Jonas Grumby. | | | | Island was unusable due to the fact that three cast |
| The Millionaire | | | | members had been replaced. |
| The millionaire's full name was Thurston Howell III. In | | | | |