The Professor

Professor Roy Hinkley, Jr. is one of the main characters on the show. He is a science professor at a high school, and it's because of this that he is almost solely referred to as "The Professor" instead of his name.

Personality Profile
The Professor was a high school science teacher who orignally booked his tour on the Minnow to help with his research on his book "Fun With Ferns." The Professor is very smart, kind, sensible and rarely gets frightened. The Professor is very grounded in reality, and doesn't believe in superstitious things like voodoo or ghosts. He always strains to find a sensible, logical explanation for almost any situation.

Outfit
With the exception of the dream sequences, the Professor wears a white long sleeved, dress-like shirt, khakis, and brown shoes throughout the entire show.

Trivia

 * It is a common joke on the show that the Professer can make anything from coconuts and bamboo, but he can't fix a 2-foot hole on a boat. (Actor Russell Johnson later explained that if he was stuck on an island with Dawn Wells and Tina Louise he would be in no hurry to fix the boat.)


 * In the episode, Two on a Raft, it is mentioned on the radio that he is a research scientist of no particular field and a Scoutmaster.


 * In High School he was on the Chess Team.
 * In the unaired pilot, he was played by John Gabriel and was a high school teacher called the professor.
 * When asked how long he could kiss Ginger Grant during the Silent Movie episode, he said he had been a scubadiver