![]() ![]() Ginger does not know about the Skipper's memory loss and she answers, with appropriate Hollywood pique, "Ginger, big boy, what's yours?" In addition, when Skipper loses his memory in the first season Episode 30 "Forget Me Not", he is much more attracted to Ginger than Mary Ann, asking Ginger, "Hi, beautiful, what's your name?" while leering at her with delight. The Skipper chooses Ginger as his preferred contestant in the "Miss Castaway Pageant" held on the island (Season 2 Episode 2 "Beauty Is as Beauty Does"). She also appears to have been the object of desire of The Skipper ( Alan Hale Jr.) in several episodes. They also shared romantic scenes, although these were usually in the form of a "lesson in love" such as in the episodes "Erika Tiffany-Smith to the Rescue" and "The Postman Cometh". Ginger was sometimes seen helping the Professor with his experiments, dressed in a lab coat and spectacle frames and they conspired together in the episode "Ship Ahoax" to make it appear as though she were fortune-telling. In the Gilligan's Island's pilot, actress Kit Smythe portrayed Ginger, who was then a secretary. "When I first broke into show business, I used to work with a magician", Ginger confesses in Season 1 Episode 33 "It's Magic". In season 1 episode 1, "Two on a Raft", Ginger is singing in a club in Waikiki, the same gig mentioned by the radio announcer, after which she was seen boarding the tour boat still wearing the evening gown from her performance. Jayne Mansfield was initially offered the role of Ginger but turned it down, leading to Louise's casting.īorn in New York City on September 1, 1937, Grant is a " movie star" and would casually mention names of some of the biggest movie stars of the day as her co-stars or acquaintances to the Castaways, suggesting that she too was a great star. In the Gilligan's Island reunion films, Louise declined to return, and her role was played by Judith Baldwin and Constance Forslund. On the island, she takes on various roles such as chanteuse, fortune-teller, and hair stylist. Ginger sides with Thurston Howell III on many occasions and becomes close friends with Mary Ann. She is also the object of desire for The Skipper in several episodes. Ginger is often seen helping the Professor with his experiments and sharing romantic scenes with him. She is known for casually mentioning big movie stars as her acquaintances. Grant was initially portrayed by Kit Smythe. ![]() © 2024 NYP Holdings, Inc.Ginger Grant is a fictional character portrayed by actress Tina Louise in the 1964 to 1967 television sitcom Gilligan's Island. ![]() While she said “Dawn was wonderful in her part,” she even had special moments with her late co-star, recalling her favorite memory when she was invited to Wells’ house circa 1966. Everyone can identify with a different person,” she said, noting the tight-knit kinship of the seamless cast. She also waved off any comparisons between the beloved girl-next-door Mary Ann and her less-inhibited movie star roommate, Ginger. “A different director took over and really started to write for my character,” she added, admitting she originally thought about quitting. “Never true - I loved doing my part, especially after they really started writing for my character, originally billed as a ‘Marilyn Monroe’ type of character,” Louise told The Post. While she notoriously declined to appear in the 1978 TV movie “Rescue from Gilligan’s Island,” 2001’s “Surviving Gilligan’s Island” and various other revivals, she bristles at longtime rumors that she resented the role and show. “We were part of the wonderful show that everyone loves and has been a great source of comfort, especially during these times,” said Louise. The beloved show, which ran for three seasons from 1964 until 1967, and followed a shipwrecked group of stranded strangers living on an island, is as enduring as ever - especially during the lockdown, when new generations discovered its endearing charms.
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