First or Last Name?
It goes without saying that fans always curious about Gilligan in the show. His personality wasn’t the only thing they wondered about. Everyone knew that he was a goofball, but what was actually his first name? Once the hit show ended, creator Schwartz eventually told everyone it was Willy. Actually, Schwartz mentioned that even Bob Denver got confused. Schwartz was quoted to have said about him, “He thinks Gilligan is his first name, and I think it’s his last name. Because in the original presentation, it’s Willy Gilligan. But he doesn’t believe it, and he doesn’t want to discuss it. He insists the name is Gilligan.”
A $20K Skirt
There was no young boy or, quite possibly, man who did not have a crush on Mary Ann. Even the women simply adored the exceptionally talented woman and it wasn’t only her personality which everyone fondly recalls. This character in Gilligan’s Island was adored so much by the people that an item of her clothing, a skirt, was even bought for an outrageous sum of money. We aren’t kidding! One skirt of hers went for $20,000!