Ginger or MaryAnne

[tifftg]

I was listening to Mike and Mike in the Morning on ESPN this morning and they were talking about crushes during their youth and rating who they liked more from the show Gilligan's Isle--Ginger or MaryAnne. Of course my head went to which style do I want to adopt for my femme self. I am more comfortable trying to be the girl next door rather than the long lanky sexy woman.

Which style is more you?

For you youngsters wondering what this show is it helps to be at least in your mid to late 40's, I am late 50's-that's a different story.

[Rachael Leigh]

Oh for me most defiantly Mary Ann, loved her looks and who can forget her short shorts something I love to wear still.

[pantynhoseman]

MaryAnn all the way. Loved those shorts.

[Katey888]

Well, Gilligan's Isle wasn't big (or even on at all..) this side of the pond until satellite opened up decades of outdated, generally poor quality, network pulp to be screened 24/7 and repeated quarterly until... well, I digress.

Ginger for me - but then I am fatally attracted to redheads and freckles and the long legs are just a bonus :devil:
Katey x

[Pantyhose Vicki]

I'd like to present like Ginger, but date MaryAnne.
I love the way they look in this episode.

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[Patty F]

Definitely Mary Anne I like the more average type of girl. And yes to the short shorts!

[Donna June]

I'm small and brunette so MaryAnne and she was so cute. I did like Ginger's sexiness and her gowns though.

[Krististeph]

Mrs. Howell of course, she is one sexy fox!

Just like American Pie was movie that popularized the term "MILF", Mrs Howell is the one who popularized the term "GILF". And those outfits of hers- haute couture has nothing on her. Pity though, since she never posed for a centerfold. :-(

And notice her diet on the show-- lots of salads / greens-- I guess she eats like a rabbit too!
:worship::worship: :

[lesli]

day to day, i have to say Marry Anne all the way, but when i go out, then Ginger is my role model.
hugs,
lesli

[KristinTX]

If I could combine both Ginger & Mary Anne that would be a fun wardrobe......grew up in the Midwest so farmer's daughter would be great during the day but styling at Ginger at night would boost the glam!

[StephanieDragg]

I guess my style is usually in between the two but I loved Mary Anne best!! but I love dressing up like Ginger too , lol, they brought all those outfits and heels for a three hour cruise? lol and their make up should have run out about a month into the first season let alone the razors to keep their legs so nice and smooth!

[tifftg]

Stephanie, remember suspend disbelief.

[Jorja]

defiantly MaryAnn on a normal day. Ginger when I am going out but it usually ends up as Mrs. Howell.

[Mistyjo]

For me Mary Anne with a touch of Ginger

[5150 Girl]

The recipe for me, Start with 2 1/2cups of Mary Ann, add a cup of Ginger, and a 1 1/2 cups of Mrs Howell and a tablespoon of the Professor (I have a knack for fixing things)... Mix thoroughly and bake.

[Beverley Sims]

I do like Ginger. :)

[BrendaJane]

For me, Team Mary Anne all the way.

[Kate Simmons]

Geez, tough one. I've done all of them, Mary Ann, Ginger, Mr. and Mrs. Howell, the Skipper, Gilligan and the Prof in imitation. That boat must have been a TARDIS to fit all the junk they used on the island though. Think they were all Time Lords. :)

[stephNE]

I'd like to be MaryAnne.
No wonder the ship wrecked, they obviously had too much stuff on there.
No one has mentioned it, but I guess you all realize this came up because Russell Johnson (the professor) died yesterday. Now Tina Louise (Ginger) and Dawn Wells (Maryanne) are the only ones still living.

[Jocee]

Ginger for sure...... with a bit of Mrs Howell

[tracigirl_tv]

Ginger for me....with a bit of more Ginger :)

[Jocelyn Quivers]

Mary Anne, if I remember from a recent wikipedia article I read, polling back in the day, the majority of GM found Marry Anne the more attractive of the 2. Something about her overall down home girl next door beauty that just really stands out.

[Kristy 56]

Ginger for me. For some reason the name does it for me. Makes me wonder now why I never chose it for myself.

[Lexi Moralas]

Mary Anne for sure

[lovetobedani]

MaryAnne for sure.

[StephanieCD21]

I was always more attracted to MaryAnne. However, I want to be more like Ginger.

[kelliboots]

At this point Ginger, so feminine, but eventually Mary Anne so settled and pretty

[Rachelakld]

MaryAnn was so cute

[PretzelGirl]

There are varying levels of beauty. Mary Anne was my choice because of her more natural looks even though there was definately make-up in there (another thing with a never ending supply on the ship). Ginger was absolutely glamorous but I prefer more of accentuating natural looks instead of changing them if that makes sense.

[Ginger Jameson]

I vacillate. Usually I prefer Mary Anne and want to be a sweet girl. But sometimes I just wanna be the bombshell.

[Lady Catherine]

I've always been a sucker for a red head.

[MsCheri]

Mary Ann by day for sure - sometimes Ginger in da evening!

[michelleddg]

Oh yeah, Ginger's wardrobe was to die for. Sequined gowns, high heels, what's not to like?

RIP Russell Johnson, the only character in the history of television who could make a radio out of a coconut but couldn't patch a hole in a ship. Hugs, Michelle

[audreyinalbany]

I'm a little surprised that Mary Ann is so far ahead in this poll

[KaceyR]

Like others, I always liked Mary Ann best. She's the predecessor to Daisy Dukes to me...
As I've been CDing...that side of me appreciates Ginger more. But still MA's for me :)

And I dunno about suspending disbelief..
but I sure suspend the logic half of my brain watching the show.

[LaurenRenee]

I usually plan to look like Maryann, have the sex appeal of Ginger, have the resources of Mrs. Howell. But in the end I wind up looking like the Skipper in drag. :(

[Shadeauxmarie]

I always liked Mary Ann. I heard she was a lesbian. That makes two of us!

[ambigendrous]

I read recently that the reason Maryann wore the shorts was because Ginger was so tall (around 6') that Dawn wanted shorts so that she didn't look too short when they were standing together. She felt that the shorts made her legs look longer.

[Suzanne F]

My hair is Ginger's color. My personality is more like Mary Anne, at least when not suppressing Suzanne!
Suzanne

[Amy07]

Well I preferred Mrs Howe, but love Mary Anne. Smart, practical, sexy

[iGenny]

Mary Ann. Love, love, love the girl next door!

[Shellycd12]

Definitely Mary Ann. I also had a crush on her.

Shelly

[Jillrox]

Mary Ann. Mary Ann. Mary Ann

[teri g]

Team MaryAnn. But I probably look more like one of the natives in a dress.

[Tara D. Rose]

For me it was always Mary Ann.

[Steph_CD_62]

Mary Ann is more my style.
It was a shock to me when I found out that this fall will 50 years since Gilligan's Isle first aired.
Also sad to hear that the only surviving cast members are Ginger and Mary Ann......since the professor just passed away.

[sheilagirl]

Maryann, my friend. Ginger my luuuuuuuuv!

[lisalove]

MaryAnne for me aswell. I always loved the girl next door. Ginger was too high maintenance.

[NathalieX66]

Why can't I be both?

As long as I don't get to be Mrs. Howell. I could never stand when Thurston Howell referred to his wife as Lovey.......ick!

[Marcia Blue]

I have always answered Mary Ann when asked this question. She always seemed the more approachable of the two. Ginger is of course very hot also.

Remember WKRP, Jennifer or Bailey? Jennifer was the unapproachable blonde and Bailey was the hot brunette girl next door. Bailey or Mary Ann? Is the real hard question to answer.

[Marcelle]

Definitely Mary Anne . . . Not only was she a knock out in that girl next door look but I am sure if push came to shove she could be a bit more naughty than Ginger :battingeyelashes:

Hugs

Isha

[Christina Kay]

Could only dream about being Ginger:) so sultry;) ....but in reality Maryanne, is more my style ;) Hugs

[Robin777]

For me it was always Mary Ann. My dream girl. I also liked Baily on WKRP. Jennifer was too unapproachable.

[Leslie Langford]

To me, Ginger was always the unattainable Goddess, and in many ways I was smitten by her in a Playboy Centerfold kind of way as a teenager with raging hormones. But that was just my libido speaking...

As for my mind...and in the words of Harry Belafonte's calypso classic: "All day, all night, Mary Ann..." ;) .

[Rhonda Darling]

I was Ginger in my dreams; Mary Anne as I woke up to the real world each day; Mrs. Howell is how I view myself when I'm wide awake and rational; and Gilligan in drag is what my friends see. Does that count as the best of both worlds???

Rhonda

[OccasionallyJamie]

When I watched the show (long long ago) as a young lad I was definitely a Mary Anne fan. And seeing the re-runs now, I still am. My tastes in dressing now are more practical, thus more toward Mary Anne rather than Ginger. I do have to agree, however, that it’s a tough call between Marry Anne and Baily Quarters.

[Adriana Moretti]

thats a touch choice.......but I would go with Ginger...I got a chance to meet her in like 1991

[bomba]

maryanne......big time

[stacycoral]

IT would be Mary Ann for sure, it was fun watching reruns after school!

[tappanty]

MaryAnne, but with gingers amazing clothes.

[Jenniferathome]

Well, now that the professor is dead, they are both achievable. No way is Skipper or Gilligan going to connect with either!

[bimini1]

I have always answered Mary Ann when asked this question. She always seemed the more approachable of the two. Ginger is of course very hot also.

Remember WKRP, Jennifer or Bailey? Jennifer was the unapproachable blonde and Bailey was the hot brunette girl next door. Bailey or Mary Ann? Is the real hard question to answer.

Wow, I was just about to bring this up when I saw your post. I adored Bailey. Same kind of thing with Three's Company. Once I saw Joyce DeWitt in a leotard that was it.

I would watch Gilligan's Island everyday after school and fantasize about being one of the girls stuck out there in the middle of the ocean. I actually loved the idea.

[gwencd158]

MaryAnne - I love the girl next door look..

[Jonithan]

As long as I don't get to be Mrs. Howell. I could never stand when Thurston Howell referred to his wife as Lovey.......ick!

That's probably because like most wives, she controls the purse strings.

Approachable, Mary Anne for me. I can't eat a banana cream pie with out thinking of Mary Anne. The down to earth, girl next door. You can have a conversation with Mary Anne, all the while thinking about Ginger during her replies.:devil:

Oh and the professor(RIP), was the Max Factor/ Sephora, of the island.

Joni

[Debby1194]

MaryAnne for me. I'm still in mourning for the professor. He passed last week.

[Leanna Jean]

Ginger was my girl, the time Gilligan crossdressed was a great episode!

[ArleneRaquel]

Ginger all the way. Lovie Howell was a hottie IMO also. During Gilligans run she was over 60-OMG!

[Beverley Sims]

A few more opinions since I last posted.

It is still Ginger for me.

I would give Mary Anne a seat in a threesome. :)

[Vanessa Rose]

Maryanne

[dana digs sweaters]

Mary Ann but with access to Ginger's wardrobe :daydreaming:

[heatherdress]

Mrs Howell - she had money.

[ArleneRaquel]

Mrs Howell - she had money.

In real life she did also. From what I have read Mary Ann was her caregiver in Natalie Schaffer(Mrs Howell) in her later years & ginger was left a great deal of money in Natalie's will.

[heatherdress]

The Skipper was kinda cute, too.

Do you think he passed?

[DeniseCA]

I'm a Mary Anne girl, would rather look like her in girl mode and be with her in guy mode.

But of course I could still borrow some of Ginger's sexy gowns from time to time, right?! :)

[heatherdress]

Maybe Gilligan should be considered, too.

[Anna H]

Monday______Ginger
Tuesday_____ Ginger...no need to change...i'm comfortable
Wednesday___Mary Anne...had to get polished up a bit after 2 days of Ginger
Thursday_____Ginger....easy to switch over
Friday_______ Mrs Howell....makeups getting a little whacked by now
Saturday_____ Anne Curry....I don't care. I just adore her
Sunday______'Open Girl' day...wherever it leads

Coming next week...."Charmed"

[heatherdress]

Gilligan passes, Mr Howell does not.

[BLUE ORCHID]

Hi Tiff, For me it was always Mary Ann for me, Ginger was very beautiful but Mary Ann was my kind of girl.

[GinaD]

Mary Anne. I have always dressed in the sexy girl next door mode. Tiny shorts and small tops are my favorite things to wear to this day, even though I don't look nearly as good as when I was in my teens and twenties.

[Eryn]

Maryanne, of course! Ginger on special occasions.

The actor who played the Professor, Russell Johnson was often asked why the professor, a guy who could make radios out of coconuts, couldn't patch the hole in the boat.

His response was that he was the the most attractive man on the island with Ginger and Maryanne and he'd be a fool to be in a hurry to leave!

[ChrisX]

Mary Anne for me. Ginger was almost unreal.

[anna warren]

Mary Anne...its the pigtails...lol

[Cheryl T]

I'm more MaryAnne but I love being Ginger now and then.

[SuzyZahn]

I'd love a 50/50 blend!

[FemPossible]

I have Mary Ann's figure but I'd rather dress like Ginger.

[sometimes_miss]

I remember watching Gilligan's Island a short time after seeing a truncated version of 'Some Like It Hot' on the afternoon movie when I was a kid. So I associated Ginger with Marilyn. It was back when I had first 'discovered' that I was supposed to be a girl, and I had watched Marilyn very closely to pick up tips on how to behave. So, for me, it was all about Ginger, always trying to be the prettiest girl as possible.

[opaquetights09]

Love Mary Ann. I think Ginger was too much for me to handle. I could relate to Mary Ann. Cute as a button she was.

[suspender]

It can only be Maryanne for me. Sometimes I thought the Professor may have been a closet crossdresser though!