She had been playing Mrs. Howell-type characters since her early days on the stage, and would continue to play them after "Gilligan's Island" was canceled. In 1964, she was a natural expert at her ...

A still from a 1964 episode of “Gilligan’s Island,” with Natalie Schafer and Jim Backus as Lovey and Thurston Howell III.Credit...CBS, via Getty Images It’s not that she regrets it ...

As you might imagine, both Mr. Howell and the Skipper imagine themselves to be the natural choice to lead the Castaways in their island society. However, when the votes are counted Gilligan is ...

Mr. Howell revises his will ... When fierce Kupaki headhunters come to the island, Gilligan must convince them that he is their ""mashuka"" or sacred ancestor. Mary Ann falls backwards while ...