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)
 * wild carrots, turnips and lettuce (They're Off and Running)
 * bananas (Gilligan Gets Bugged)
 * pears (Gilligan's Personal Magnetism
 * lobster (Seer Gilligan and Quick Before It Sinks)
 * oranges, lemons, grapefruit ("V" for Vitamins)
 * oysters (The Big Gold Strike and Seer Gilligan)
 * papaya (Seer Gilligan)
 * dates (The Little Dictator)
 * spare ribs (Where There's a Will)
 * turtle eggs (Sorry, You've Been Disconnected and Seer Gilligan)

Activities

 * Badminton
 * Bowling
 * Checkers (Allergy Time)
 * Dreaming
 * Fishing (several episodes)
 * Golf
 * Ping Pong
 * Polo
 * 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 and Sorry, You've Been Disconnected)
 * oleander (Not Guilty)
 * rubber trees (Sorry, You've Been Disconnected)
 * scheelite phosphorescent rocks (Gilligan Goes Gung-Ho)

Inventions

 * Bamboo Island Taxi
 * Bamboo Lawn Chairs
 * Bicycle-Powered Radar
 * Fish Scale
 * Geiger Counter
 * Generator
 * Gilligan's Glue
 * Hyperdermic Needle
 * Island Telephone
 * Mary Ann's Sewing Machine
 * Non-Allergic Soap in Allergy Time
 * Pedal-Powered Dental Chair
 * Pedal-Powered Hacksaw
 * Pedal-Powered Scuba Pump
 * Pedal-Powered Washing Machine
 * Polo Pony
 * Professor's Barometer
 * Professor's Guillotine
 * Ship's Wheel Phonograph
 * Pottery Wheel
 * Seismograph
 * Stethoscope
 * Thermometer

Inventory

 * tool box (wood saw, hack saw, machete, rope, chisel, hammer, crowbar, ruler, hand drill, pliers, screwdriver, monkeywrench)
 * hatchet
 * box of matches
 * pistol
 * flare gun (model M-194C)
 * blankets
 * fishing rod and tackle
 * fishing net
 * wood and nails from the wreckage
 * a wood barrel
 * several wooden buckets
 * a radio
 * a transmitter
 * a fire extinguisher
 * a barometer
 * a thermometer
 * an oxygen tank
 * a hot water bottle
 * a frying pan
 * a black kettle
 * a spatula
 * wooden crates
 * a life preserver
 * a dozen rain coats
 * a first aid kit
 * a picnic basket
 * two diving masks
 * a wet suit

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.