Like me, I’m sure you often wondered how characters from classic television shows are like our mothers. Fortunately for you, I’m here to help you out. Here is how each character from Gilligan’s Island is like a good mom (listed in order of how they were introduced in the theme song).
Gilligan: A good mom can bring fun and light-heartedness to any situation. After a bad report card, a nasty break-up or your tiny ship is being tossed, a mom can make you feel a little better about it.
Skipper: The hardest worker on the island was the Skipper. The hardest worker in the house is the mom. She can take care of the house or build a hut. She protects the kids from bullies at school or headhunters from the next island over.
The Millionaire (Thurston Howell III): Mr. Howell was a smart business person. Whether it is traditional business, the business of running a home or both (“bring home the bacon and fry it up in a pan”), mom knows how to handle the money. Side note: My favorite Mr. Howell quote was when he was supposed to impersonate a native. When he spoke he said: “Moolah, moolah, moolah”.
His Wife (Lovey): Lovey brought at least a little civility and sophistication to the uncivilized, unchartered desert isle. Moms help us remember to mind our manners, eat with utensils, don’t hog the bananas and to be polite even to the savages.
The Movie Star (Ginger Grant): Most moms I know don’t pack just evening gowns when they go on vacation, but like Ginger moms can bring beauty any place they go.
The Professor: Moms are smart. They possess an innate ingenuity (“Innate Ingenuity” sounds like the name of some indie rock band). The Professor could make almost anything (except a boat that would get the castaways off the island) out of coconuts and bamboo (I think The Professor was MacGyver’s dad). Moms have the same ability. It could be 9 PM on a Thursday night, and a mom can be told by her kid that he has a science project due on Friday. With nothing more than a ball of yarn, a pack of stale Juicy Fruit and a thimble, mom can make a model of the solar system.
Mary Ann: Like Mary Ann, moms are sweet and caring. Mary Ann was the tender and compassionate one on the island. Moms are that in our homes. Even at times when the “weather started getting rough”, moms are there with a kind word of encouragement. Plus they make pie for us. (By the way, the answer to the question “Ginger or Mary Ann”? Definitely Mary Ann.)
I want to wish a very Happy Mother’s Day to my mom, The Wife and The Wife’s mom. Happy Mother’s Day to all the other moms out there, too. I know you’ll do your very best to keep the others comfortable in your tropic island nest (or your house).
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