Why didn't Gilligan think of this?

[gamayun]

It seems there is much more to this story, but glad it ended well. Seems the moral is to use as many devices in the tool box as you can even if they might seem a little hokey.

Shipwrecked Trio Saved After Spelling Out 'Help' on Beach - NBC News

[rwidman]

Why did they spend all those years building huts, exercise equipment, pedal powered generators, etc. instead of fixing the boat?


Why did they pack all those clothes for a three hour tour?

[ryon]

Originally Posted by rwidman

Why did they spend all those years building huts, exercise equipment, pedal powered generators, etc. instead of fixing the boat?


Why did they pack all those clothes for a three hour tour?

Maybe they ALL liked Mary Ann.

[jeepbluetj]

Mary Ann for sure.

[Liam Wald]

Originally Posted by jeepbluetj

Mary Ann for sure.

Not to mention Ginger!

Although at my age I am probably more in line for Mrs. Howell.
With any luck she has a good health insurance plan (none of this Obama / Medi-Care nonsense) and is willing to dump her millionaire husband for a guy with a boat that floats.

[Panope]

Actually, Gilligan did think of that rescue technique but the effort was botched.

From the Gilligan's Island Wiki:

"Episode 90. The Professor tries contacting a manned space capsule in orbit over the Island to get them rescued. Their initial plan to contact the capsule with a makeshift transmitter fails because their signal isn't strong enough, but their second plan to contact the astronauts with an SOS formed out of (burning) tree trunks almost works until Gilligan sets himself on fire and accidentally skews the SOS into "SOL." Astronaut Sol Tobias merely thinks it's a message to him..........."

Steve

[socaldmax]

Originally Posted by rwidman

Why did they spend all those years building huts, exercise equipment, pedal powered generators, etc. instead of fixing the boat?


Why did they pack all those clothes for a three hour tour?

Yeah! No kidding!

I would have preferred to see Ginger and Maryann naked after the first couple of weeks!

[SaltyMonkey]

Ms. Howell was ~hot I tell you sizzle ~hot/\/\/\/

Monkey ~hot/\

[newhaul]

Definitely Donna wells. Aka Mary Ann
BTW she still does guest spots at sailboat shows all over the us

[gamayun]

Frankly, I never did understand what ever was so bad about that island!! They had everything they could want and a few fun friends around them and people from around the world dropped in on them all the time. What more does one need in life?

[valhalla360]

I figured Gilligan had a little side action with MaryAnn and knew it wouldn't last if they got back to civilization, so he constantly messed up the rescue plans.

[newhaul]

Originally Posted by valhalla360

I figured Gilligan had a little side action with MaryAnn and knew it wouldn't last if they got back to civilization, so he constantly messed up the rescue plans.

Well he was a navy sailor so action with Mary Ann in one of the many caves is a given

[HappyMdRSailor]

Originally Posted by ryon

Maybe they ALL liked Mary Ann.

100% Spot on Ryon !

Originally Posted by Panope

Actually, Gilligan did think of that rescue technique but the effort was botched.

From the Gilligan's Island Wiki:
"SOL." Astronaut Sol Tobias merely thinks it's a message to him..........."

Steve

Do you think the writers were thinking SOL as some other acronym???
I do !!!

Originally Posted by SaltyMonkey

Ms. Howell was ~hot I tell you sizzle ~hot/\/\/\/

Monkey ~hot/\

I worry about you monkey...

Originally Posted by gamayun

Frankly, I never did understand what ever was so bad about that island!! They had everything they could want and a few fun friends around them and people from around the world dropped in on them all the time. What more does one need in life?

RIGHT???? Sign me up !

Originally Posted by valhalla360

I figured Gilligan had a little side action with MaryAnn and knew it wouldn't last if they got back to civilization, so he constantly messed up the rescue plans.

Always my suspicion too...

[Panope]

Originally Posted by HappyMdRSailor

Do you think the writers were thinking SOL as some other acronym???
I do !!!

Absolutely!!

Unfortunately, I was too young to 'get it' when I first watched it.

Also a little too young to understand the 'benifets' that certain members of the group could have been providing.

Steve

[ArmyDaveNY]

One must wonder about the professor too. He can make batteries out of seaweed, transmute metals with dead insects and bamboo, but he can't fix a hole in a wooden boat? Hmmm. Perhaps there is a sinister subplot I am missing?!