The Professor

Professor Roy Hinkley, Jr. is one of the main characters, he is a science professor at a high school, although they don't call him Roy Hinkley Jr. they usually call her "The Professor" or "Professor"

Personality Profile
The Professor was a high school science teacher who orignally booked the three-hour-tour to help with his research on his book "Fun With Ferns." The Professor is very smart, kind, sensible and rarely gets frightened. The Professor doesn't believe in many things like voodoo, hypnosis or ghosts, he always has a sensible explanation for almost everything.

Outfits
The Proffessor usually wears a white long sleeved, dress-like shirt, khakis and brown shoes, he wears this 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 pilot 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.