Ginger or Mary Ann?

[Ginger Jameson]

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Let's turn the quintessential guy question around. Instead of who would you be with, who would you be?

A few rules:
1. "Neither" is not a valid answer. Assume you have to choose. :)
2. You have to also state why.
3. Lovie is also a valid option.

I'd have to go with Ginger. I'd miss Mary Ann's sweet and wholesome wardrobe, but Ginger had a runway look at the drop of a hat and she always sparkled.

Besides, it's easier to make out with Mary Ann when you're Ginger. :)

[Linda E. Woodworth]

Mary Ann hands down.

I just love her wardrobe and that wholesome girl next store image.

[natalie_cheryl]

Ginger she had the better wardrobe

[Connie.Marie]

Well Ginger,
Since you have not forbidden it, I'll go with: Some days I want to be Ginger, other days I'd be Mary Ann but usually I'd be "me" which is in between the 2..
It all depends on how I'm feeling that day,

A girls' allowed to change her mind, can't she?

Hugs, Connie Marie

[Anna H]

Yep, both for me too. Mary Ann is much better for the inevitable yard work.
I wouldn't want to ruin my Ginger clothes...lol!

And I may change my mind too. I may want to cut some grass in a
sequin dress & heels. I just never know...:)

[ArleneRaquel]

Ginger dressed sexier, but I was actually a " Lovey Howell" fan.

[BLUE ORCHID]

Hi Lady G, It's always been Mary Ann for me.:daydreaming:

[Rachael Leigh]

Mary Ann for sure I even have a pair of short shorts and love wearing them

[Jaylyn]

Some days a Ginger some days a Mary Ann. Mostly Ginger though.

[lovetobedani]

I like both but, for me, I have to say Mary Ann.

[paulaprimo]

i'm another mary ann girl. not as flashy as ginger, the wholesome girl look with beauty and brains... :)

[Tracy Hazel Lee]

Had to pull up some google images to make my final decision.....

Ginger... just by a bit.

[Ashley Wray]

Ginger!

She just had a sexiness about her :)

[Martha G]

Ginger!

I love her dresses!

[Dianne S]

Mary Ann. I prefer brunettes and have brown hair myself. :)

[Aaron Zwidling]

Definitely Mary Ann because of her understated beauty. On a related question for WKRP fans did you prefer Jennifer or Bailey? I'm guessing Ginger fans would prefer Jennifer (Loni Anderson) and Mary Ann fans would like Bailey (Jan Smithers).

[ArleneRaquel]

I preferred Jan over Lonnie. Do you thinl that Jan's eyewear influenced me ?

[Ginger Jameson]

Mary Ann for sure I even have a pair of short shorts and love wearing them

Ouch! I'd forgotten all about short shorts. Now I have no idea which one I'd be...

[Amanda L.]

Without a doubt I would want to be Ginger.
She is beautiful, has a knockout body and a wardrobe that every girl should take on a 3 hour cruise.
Plus she's a 'Ranga'
Mary Anne is sweet but Ginger has that va va vavoom!
What a fun post, thanks
Amanda

[StacyCD]

Since we're just fantasizing here, I'd choose Ginger--for the heels and dresses!

[tommi]

:argue::drooling::drooling::daydreaming:Going with Mary Ann when she thought she was Ginger

[Melissa18]

Love it,
I can see the merits in ginger and Mary-Ann,
But can I be Mrs Howell? I just love that pearls and twin set look!
Love Adelaide

[Heidi Stevens]

Mary Ann! She WAS the girl next door and I relate to that much more than Ginger. Mary Ann could look cute no mater what she had on with out trying. Ginger had to work for her persona, wait... sorta like us?! Maybe that's why I like Mary Ann, she pulls it off so effortlessly.

[iGenny]

Mary Ann for both, and both for the same reason - girl next door!

[Amanda1128]

Maryanne. She was less maintenance.

[MaryAnn40c]

Ahhh lets see ...my name is MaryAnn soooooo....I picked my name because of her.

[LelaK]

I'd be Ginger wearing something like my avatar, or even Mary Ann's short shorts.

And I'd love to do "manly" chores dressed like Ginger in a miniskirt or minidress etc. To keep them clean while working I think I'd try wearing a clear raincoat or something over my outfit. Might wear a clear helmet too.

[Lena]

I want to be ginger so I still have a chance with Mary Anne!

[Cara Lacey]

Oddly, my first CD name was Mary Ann... I was soooooo in love with her, and because I lost my virginity to her...although she doesn't know it. :)

I changed my name when I changed my wig. That dark hair just didn't look right with my WASPie complexion.

I've always been a Mary Ann and Bailey Quarters guy.

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[Brenda456]

I am soooo Mary Ann!

[Samantha Clark]

Oh my God yes! Bailey! And let's not forget Marcia Strassman as Mrs. Kotter. Oh, pant, pant. (So sorry. I'll get ahold of myself shortly . . . )*



* Eww I didn't mean it like that! Jeeez!

[Babbs]

Ginger without a doubt...hot, sexy and a much more fun wardrobe to get dressed up with.

[Brandie.n]

mary ann its the girl next door thing

[ArleneRaquel]

Brenda,
I almost never watched Kotter, but Marcia was lovely in her glasses and totally wasted on that rotten program. When on TV panel shows, Ann Sheridan, Polly Bergin, and Arlene Francis often wore glasses.


Cara,
Thank you for posting that lovely picture of Jan Smithers.

[Crista]

I've always preferred Mary Ann, but I always dress more like Ginger.

[Rabecca]

Mary Ann, When I was young I would always look close for those bra lines she filled out so well.

[CostaRicaRachel]

Mary Ann for me, no doubt. I can remember watching Gilligan's Island and wishing I was her!

[Giselle(Oshawa)]

as Giselle I prefer Ginger as she has all the bling
in male mode I like Maryanne as she is the girl next door type

[~Joanne~]

I would most certainly pick Mary Ann. She has such a nice body, very feminine figure. Plus her hair color and style matches pretty close to mine now but not as 70's. Then there is her Pantyhose which is the best pair in the world! They can go thru caves, bushes, and all sorts of things and never get a run in them! I'd save a lot of money just by having one pair ;)

[shelly1]

ginger for her wardrobe

[CarlaWestin]

Mary Anne. Because I have this fantasy of being her as a damsel in distress, in a hay loft, in a barn, on Ginger's dominatrix ranch.

[Emi_]

In truth, I'm probably really Gilligan raiding both of their closets and, sometimes, even Lovies. Lots of places to doll up in private on the island.

[Nikki A.]

Probably go for Mary Ann although I'd love to be able to raid Ginger's closet for special occasions.

[StarrOfDelite]

Ginger. I love to be a sexy teaser for the guys. Physical characteristics of the two actresses are pretty much similar, and I suspect that Dawn Wells could have played a hot Ginger and Tina Louise a perky, wholesome Mary Ann if the roles had been cast that way. I do believe that they are the only two members of the cast who are still alive, too.

[stephNE]

I always wanted to be MaryAnn, thought Ginger clearly had the nicer wardrobe.

[Cheryl T]

I'm Mary Ann for sure.
I just want to be natural, down to earth and real. That doesn't mean I can't doll up for special occasions, but I love just being like Mary Ann.

[Dena]

Ginger! That would me in an evening gown on a desert island.

[WandaRae2009]

I would say Mary Ann. I am not the runway model type. I am more like the natural girl next door. I do enjoy dressing up all glam some times, but the everyday more often.

[Sabrina133]

ginger for me without a doubt. While i like the girl next door look, i love to get dolled up and go out, etc etc.

[Lori Anne]

It would have to be Mary Ann. I'm way to bashful to be an actress.

[charlenesomeone]

Mary Ann, easy to get ready.

[jillishy]

Ginger for sure...the dress, the voice..those lips...

[stacycoral]

I would have to go with Mary Ann, she is sweet country girl, and is a really live girl all the way around.

[Janice An]

MARY ANN, I could be me without all the flash.

[erickka]

I'm another Mary Ann fan. I always thought Dawn Wells was "girl next door" cute.

[Beverly]

Mrs. Howell, It's all about the money!

[GenieGirl]

Ginger because I always loved how glamorous she looked and wanted to be her as a kid growing up on reruns on nickatnite. That and we have matching names duh :P

[mariehart]

I had to Google Ginger and Mary Ann because Gilligan's Island never really made it across the Atlantic for some reason.

But I am Mary Ann. I could never aspire to be Ginger. I'm definitely the girl next door. Actually in truth I'm closer to being Velma Dinkley from Scooby Do, the cartoon version not the movie. I even tended to dress like her at times! Polo necks and pleated skirts. Not only was I a closet crossdresser I was a closet nerdy girl!

[missVS]

I watched Gilligans Island often back in the day. Definitely Ginger. I'm all about the glam.

[Suzanne F]

Ginger! Look at my red hair!
Suzanne

[alice clair]

Mary Ann for sure if I had to choose to be one or the other. But somedays I feel like ginger, but most days I look like one of those island natives that has lived too long in the jungle LOL

[Melissa_59]

Mary Ann. She wasn't a player, she was honest and I appreciate honesty in people. She also wasn't afraid of work, which goes miles in my book. If I had to choose it would be Mary Ann in a nanosecond.

And Dawn Wells was Miss Nevada in 1960, did anyone else know that?

~Melissa

[Vickie_CDTV]

If I had to choose, Ginger... but really I'd like to be Mrs. Howell (interestingly, I thought I was going to be the only one to say that.) Loved those dresses, her hairdo, pearls and white gloves she wore.

[sometimes_miss]

Ah, but the best part about it is that you DON'T have to choose! I think both are equally hot. But I'll bet Mrs Howell was quite skilled in certain things, or else how did she land Mr Howell? Like one older widow I spoke with, who implied that the way she got her rich husband was by being very, very willing and talented in intimate skills. Didn't expand on that comment, though. I can only wonder.......

[2B Natasha]

Mrs. Howell. She was rich and looks can't buy money

[ArleneRaquel]

But money can buy looks. I voted that Lovely Howell was my choice. In real lige Natalie Schafer, who played Lovely, was over the age of 60 when the producton of Gilligan began in 1965. Actually she was 65 when the program premiered.

[Tiffany Jane]

Would have to say Mary Ann. As someone who desires a woman to be my partner and to portray. Ginger always seemed to think of herself. All her wardrobe would be dry clean only. Ehh!!! Takes enough time getting in and out of womens clothing.

[phylis anne]

My vote is mary ann , cute ,perky yet not so attention getting as gingerbesides I have always liked the tomboy look
thanks phylis

[Jennifer Soames]

Mary Anne, she seem more sympathetic.

[heatherdress]

Definitely Ginger.

But Gilligan and the Skipper cross dressed in style. I think the Professor did too.

[AdrianaCD]

Mary Ann!

[Jeannie]

Mary Ann. I was madly in love with her but. I like the down home look on a beautiful girl. Mary Ann would clean very well.

[VeronicaBea]

Ginger because of the number outfits that I would get to wear.

[ashley_addams76]

Ginger. She was epitome of femininity. She wore tight fitting gowns and her hair was perfectly kept and she was so shapely. Mary Ann was a favorite. One of my favorites was when Mary Ann had amnesia and she thought she was Ginger.

[Della]

Mary Ann. She's more attractive in every way.

[NatalieGirl]

Are you kidding?

Ginger was pretty.

Mary Ann was a hot little bombshell.

[brittdoll]

Ginger all the way!

[Luciana Vitale]

Mary Ann is my choice, because is like next door girl, for me!!

[Seana Summer]

Mary Ann, as I could not do the maintenance to be Ginger. Though I have a tough time relating to being small like Mary Ann. Maybe I better stick to being me

[CherylFlint]

Mary Ann when I want to dress as an everyday normal women. Easy to "pass" that way.
Ginger when I wear my "Ho" outfits. Harder to "pass" but it's my favorite "look".

[Badwolf]

As a fantasy, Ginger seems spectacular. To be able to wear all that lovely stuff and have it look that good would be cathartic to my current self in some senses.

On the other hand I don't see my current personality in Ginger, so Mary Ann would feel more like the real me, so I'd probably say Mary Ann raiding Ginger's closet like a few others have chosen.

[MeredithG]

Mary Ann - by a lot. The shorts she wore were so tight - ooo! She had a beautiful smile, a really great little body, and a personality anyone would like to have. I'm a big fan !!!

[Beverley Sims]

Me I would go for Ginger, I like her personality.