The Castaways

Roster
The Crew: Jonas Grumby, William "Willie" Gilligan The Passengers: Thurston Howell III, Eunice "Lovee" Howell, Ginger Grant, Prof. Roy Hinkley, Mary Ann Summers

Diet

 * fish, lobster, coconuts, pineapples (numerous episodes)
 * bananas (Gilligan Gets Bugged)
 * pears (Gilligan's Personal Magnetism
 * oranges, lemons, grapefruit ("V" for Vitamins)
 * dates (The Little Dictator)
 * spare ribs (Where There's a Will)

Activities

 * fishing (several episodes)
 * bowling
 * golf
 * ping pong
 * tennis

Discoveries

 * the raft of the Minnow in The Big Gold Strike
 * the Eye of the Idol from Three to Get Ready
 * a treasure chest with cannonballs in Plant You Now, Dig You Later
 * a jet pack from It's a Bird, It's a Plane
 * a magician's trunk in It's Magic
 * a tiki statue in Waiting for Watubi
 * a crate of Silent Film equipment in Castaways Pictures Presents
 * a crate of coconuts packed in newspapers in Not Guilty
 * a telephone cable in You've Been Disconnected
 * World War Two crates with grenades, guns and ammo in Forward March
 * a government attaché case with files from WW2 in The Invasion
 * a Polynesian totem pole in High Man on the Totem Pole
 * ancient stone tablets in The Secret of Gilligan's Island

Resources

 * freshwater (Water Water Everywhere)
 * keptiburra berries (Topsy-Turvy)
 * mind-reading seeds (Seer Gilligan)
 * natural gas (Gilligan Meets Jungle Boy)

Inventions

 * Bamboo Island Taxi
 * Bamboo Lawn Chairs
 * Bicycle-Powered Radar
 * Pedal-Powered Dental Chair
 * Geiger Counter
 * Pedal-Powered Washing Machine
 * Ship's Wheel Phonograph
 * Pottery Wheel
 * Seismograph
 * Stethoscope
 * Thermometer

Trivia

 * Of the Castaways, Mr. Howell and Mary Ann are the only two with brown eyes.
 * In the above photo, the Castaways are shown with a different radio than they have on the series.
 * During casting, Jayne Mansfield turned down the role of Ginger so she could focus on movies, Carroll O'Connor of "All in The Family" fame tested for the role of the Skipper and "Nine To Five" star Dabney Coleman tested for the role of the Professor. Jerry Van Dyke of later "Coach" fame was interested in playing Gilligan, but he was talked out of it by his manager, who believed "My Mother, The Car," would be a bigger hit. (It wasn't.) Raquel Welch also reportedly auditioned for the role of Mary Ann.