Dawn Wells and Russell Johnson were 'thrown together' as the unnamed characters in the Gilligan's Island theme song and it informed their working relationship.

Her co-star Dawn Wells, who played the chipper and earnest farm girl Mary Ann, was essentially the opposite. She not only ...

Despite being slated for a fourth season, 'Gilligan's Island' took its final bow on April 17, 1967, finishing with 99 episodes. Take a scroll through memory lane. Dawn Wells, center, poses with ...

The wave strikes the island and the hut is swept out to sea. Once there, Gilligan accidents starts ... a naval helicopter who summoned a ship to rescue the castaways. In triumph, they return ...

Despite what the critics thought of Gilligan's Island when the show made its debut in 1964 (and their comments were not kind), the audience fell in love with the show and has never let go in the 58 ...