Gilligan

Willy Gilligan is one of the main characters. He is a close friend of the Skipper, and first mate aboard the S.S. Minnow. Despite his accident prone nature, the Skipper often addresses Gilligan as "little buddy", demonstrating their friendship. He served with the Skipper in World War II and apparently saved his life by pushing him out of the way of a depth charge, but according to the Skipper he "didn't exactly save it [his life]. You just prolonged it so you could give me more bad luck."

Personality
Gilligan's personality can be labeled as funny, sensitive, klutzy, and scared due to the fact that throughout the series he is always doing clumsy and funny things, but is sometimes thoughtful and kind. Usually, when faced with headhunters and kidnappers, Gilligan is visibly scared, though when things get serious he has been known to display a brave streak. Gilligan sometimes doesn't understand words like "navigatable" or "gourment" and is very forgetful. Gilligan is always accident-prone, and usually disaster follows him where he goes. In one episode when the Skipper is trying to reconstruct the accident that maroon the castaways, it is mentioned that Gilligan lost the anchor; rescue lattern and life raft overboard

Gilligan often gets nervous around girls, especially if they try and kiss him.

Outfits
Gilligan always wears a long sleeved red shirt and a white collar, jeans, sneakers and his trademark sailor hat. In the episode Smile, Your On Mars Camera it is said that his red shirt orginally belongs to his brother.

Trivia

 * Gilligan's birthdate is never given, but he was born in "a tiny town in Pennsylvania" on a stormy night and he is in his 30's during the show.


 * Before on the Island Gilligan was once president, of the eighth grade camera club.


 * Gilligan enjoys many children's activities, such as comic books and skateboarding. He is a fan of Buck Rodgers.


 * He has a brother whose clothes he wears during the series and a mother.
 * Gilligan once mentions that his father was short, had a mustache, and wore glasses.
 * He graduated from a girl's High School!
 * He has a Mickey Moose wrist watch
 * He was reluctant to appear on "Smile, Your on Mars Camera" because he is afraid that his brother-who lives in Kansas-will punch him for wearing his shirt!