OK--what is the farthest romantically you think Gilligan and Maryann would go??

Come on, where are all the players? I don't want to play alone! Where are Old Grouch and all the others? Come play!

WELL ... according to the TV movie that Sherwood wrote but never sold, they ended up married with kids. (Bob Denver mentions it in his book).

Who can argue with Sherwood Schwartz?

Of all the potential G.I. pairings this is the one that I find the most realistic. I've always thought these were the two who were most likely to get together after the group was rescued from the island.

Married. Probably with kiddos.

OK--what is the farthest romantically you think Gilligan and Maryann would go??

Come on, where are all the players? I don't want to play alone! Where are Old Grouch and all the others? Come play!

Sorry, lm. Gilligan and Mary Ann have just celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary with their six kids, 14 grandkids, and their newborn great grandson.

Sorry, lm. Gilligan and Mary Ann have just celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary with their six kids, 14 grandkids, and their newborn great grandson.


I agree--married.

Sorry, lm. Gilligan and Mary Ann have just celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary with their six kids, 14 grandkids, and their newborn great grandson.

Gilligan and Mary Ann were destined to be together from the start. As soon as she licked that tree sap in Goodbye Island and told him it was almost as sweet as he was.

Haha, stop it with the tree sap, Teebs! It started way before that - all the way back in episode 3 she was all, "Oh, Ginger, isn't he marvelous?" with that glassy look in her eye. Watch out.

Haha, stop it with the tree sap, Teebs! It started way before that - all the way back in episode 3 she was all, "Oh, Ginger, isn't he marvelous?" with that glassy look in her eye. Watch out.

Yes, it did seem that Mary Ann always had a crush on Gilligan. This isn't particularly easy to understand. They seemed to attempt to recognize this in the 25th episode or so, when the Howells tried to get them together. Oddly the attempt (and the episode) seemed to fall apart in the middle. I wonder why that was? Also, Gilligan rarely seemed to show any affection for Mary Ann, which was strange, to say the least...

Haha, stop it with the tree sap, Teebs! It started way before that - all the way back in episode 3 she was all, "Oh, Ginger, isn't he marvelous?" with that glassy look in her eye. Watch out.

I've always wondered why she said that.

Yes, it did seem that Mary Ann always had a crush on Gilligan. This isn't particularly easy to understand. They seemed to attempt to recognize this in the 25th episode or so, when the Howells tried to get them together. Oddly the attempt (and the episode) seemed to fall apart in the middle. I wonder why that was? Also, Gilligan rarely seemed to show any affection for Mary Ann, which was strange, to say the least...

The Matchmaker was two stories in one that looked like it had been chopped down the middle with a hatchet. One minute Mrs. Howell's matchmaking the youngsters, the next we're treated to that whole French restaurant scene which I start fast-forwarding through as soon as Ginger begins dancing. :rolleyes:

Sherwood wanted there to be two couples. Gilligan and Mary Ann, and Ginger and the Professor. It was only the intervention of the censors that stopped him in his tracks.

All Gilligan suffered from was a lack of emotional maturity. It would have come in time. (If I had been on the writing team, that is. ;) ) Meanwhile, Mary Ann was undoubtedly Gilligan's closest friend on the island after the Skipper.

I'd just like to add, there's no such pairing as Mary Ann and the Professor. omg:

I've always wondered why she said that.


She said it because she liked him? He was talking about how he defeated the alleged supply hut robber and she thought he was being heroic. She had it BAD. I mean, he's a cute little guy who is nice and fun to hang around with - I don't see why people are so shocked that she liked him.

Someone brought up a point about Matchmaker the other day that I hadn't considered before. The episode could be looked at as being about Lovey. It's about love and how much she loves love and marriage and all that. She sees the potential in MAG and wants to nurture it, but at the core the episode could technically be about Lovey and her relationship with love and marriage. However, the second half of the episode is super annoying and it is a very abrupt switch in focus. The storyline is the same, but the focus goes from MAG to Lovey/Thurston rather abruptly and doesn't really go back to MAG - and no one brings it up - until the tag scene where they walk by and the Howells look so thrilled that they didn't totally screw it up.

And there was clearly a Girl Gossip scene that we didn't get to see since Ginger knew all about how Lovey was trying to make everything all romantic for MAG - would've loved to see that conversation.

Also, can we point out that THREE PEOPLE tell him that MA has a crush on him in that episode and he doesn't take them seriously until they're at dinner. ("Ginger was ... the guys were right!" and he's all nervous and excited about it).

Party: I think he showed affection for her in his own awkward way. They were always hanging out together. He got all pouty and jealous when Duke showed up. He let her kiss him on the cheek all the time. There are a bunch of examples, mostly in the first season, but they're sprinkled throughout the later episodes as well.

omg:


MAP FACE!

MAP FACE!

It totally is.

For anyone interested, this face appears in Gilligan Goes Gung Ho when Gilligan spots Mary Ann rehearsing with the Professor through the window. Someone even commented somewhere that he looks more shocked to see her in the Professor's arms than when Ginger pulls out the gun to 'shoot' him.


Oh, and you put it in a nutshell, right here- "he's a cute little guy who is nice and fun to hang around with - I don't see why people are so shocked that she liked him."

AGREED!

I think the MAP people have been scared off the board! I don't believe in
MAP either but I wonder if any of them are courageous enough to come
back!

Reply to JWood201--I believe that was I who mentioned to you the idea of
Ep.25 being "Lovey's" episode actually. I also agree with you that MAG
does not start with Ep.25.

Reply to Teebs--Yes, I noted in my episode entry on "Gung Ho" how Gilligan
reacts while witnessing the playacting through the window; I talked
about how my son had noted it, in fact.

I think the MAP people have been scared off the board! I don't believe in
MAP either but I wonder if any of them are courageous enough to come
back!

Reply to JWood201--I believe that was I who mentioned to you the idea of
Ep.25 being "Lovey's" episode actually. I also agree with you that MAG
does not start with Ep.25.

Reply to Teebs--Yes, I noted in my episode entry on "Gung Ho" how Gilligan
reacts while witnessing the playacting through the window; I talked
about how my son had noted it, in fact.

Hooray! I knew it was from someone on here.

There are so many instances of MAG throughout the whole show. Notably, Mary Ann's declaration that "it's love, I've known it from the first" in Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow. If anyone argues against that, or tries to say she was only pretending to 'make him feel better' then it's as good as calling Mary Ann dishonest!

But that's another episode. I don't remember if we've discussed that one on here. We need someone to set the questions. ;)

Hahaha. Yes, it was you, LM. IN PERSON! (Yes, she exists!)

I thought it was a good point and I wanted to bring it up b/c I had never thought about it before.

Yes, Teebs, let's talk about "Hair," shall we? I want other people's opinions b/c we discuss this thing to death. o.O Why does MA go in there to "vamp" him instead of Ginger? Does she use this as an excuse to declare her love and lay one on him? The way she says "What is it that makes a man feel young?" is a little awkward / suspicious / awesome. Haha.

Yes, Teebs, let's talk about "Hair," shall we? I want other people's opinions b/c we discuss this thing to death. o.O Why does MA go in there to "vamp" him instead of Ginger? Does she use this as an excuse to declare her love and lay one on him? The way she says "What is it that makes a man feel young?" is a little awkward / suspicious / awesome. Haha.

Let's talk about Hair!

Ginger only vamps Gilligan when there's something in it for her. But all Mary Ann wants is to make him better. And check out the look in her eye before she goes. She's thinking, "this is as good a time as any to tell Gilligan how I feel."

Also, is Gilligan frightened of being 'vamped' by Mary Ann? Nope. Not a struggle. I think if it had been Ginger he would have been out of that chair in a second.

The way she says "It's love, I've known it from the first," is very telling. Mary Ann is a decent, honest, down-to-earth girl. She doesn't say things just to get a result, the way Ginger would in vamp mode. And who wants to think of the person they love growing old and infirm? She was worried she was losing him, the way he was worried he was losing her in The Second GG.

I mean, supposing he had asked her about it some time later. "Mary Ann, what did you mean, it's love, you've known it from the first?" It would be very insensitive for her to have lied, knowing that's exactly the kind of thing that Gilligan remembers.

Having hurt his feelings badly once already, in It's Magic, I doubt Mary Ann would want to do it again. Therefore, I believe it was a real declaration of love.

Let's not even discuss his remark about arteries hardening... :eek:

Let's not even discuss his remark about arteries hardening... :eek:

Then I guess I have nothing to say about this episode. :D

No, for real, though, it didn't look like she got the joke in that scene, haha. She was too =\ She should be flattered! If he were really 100 years old they wouldn't have used that joke with its awesome double entendre. So there.

Seriously, though, if you want to go with the theory that it was a real declaration of love, it was a smart move on her part. She could essentially "test the waters" without any real consequences b/c it was such a weird situation. If he responds favorably - awesome! If he doesn't really do anything - she can go about her business as if she were "acting" to knock some sense into him. Do you know what I mean? There really isn't a "down side," except that she might be sad if he doesn't reciprocate on the spot.

Please tell me I'm making sense.

I mean, supposing he had asked her about it some time later. "Mary Ann, what did you mean, it's love, you've known it from the first?" It would be very insensitive for her to have lied, knowing that's exactly the kind of thing that Gilligan remembers.

ALSO, this is a good question. What if he asked about it later? It's not like he was really old and senile - I'm sure he remembered what happened during this situation, unlike MA in Second Ginger Grant.

I'm not sure if he would ask her, though - he'd probably just assume she was "pulling a Ginger" and trying to get him to snap out of it. Although that would confuse him so much that he might just ask her about it! My head's spinning now, haha. Someone write a fic and figure this out.

ALSO, this is a good question. What if he asked about it later? It's not like he was really old and senile - I'm sure he remembered what happened during this situation, unlike MA in Second Ginger Grant.

I'm not sure if he would ask her, though - he'd probably just assume she was "pulling a Ginger" and trying to get him to snap out of it. Although that would confuse him so much that he might just ask her about it! My head's spinning now, haha. Someone write a fic and figure this out.

Your head is spinning?? So is mine! :crazy:

He looked at her in a way he never looked at Ginger. Starry eyed, I'd call it. :eyes:

I still think she would not have said "it's love, I've known it from the first" if she hadn't meant it. She would have babbled some inconsequential shiz. And the way she let her hair down and everything! She wasn't just doing a 'Ginger vamp'. We need to ask the writers what was going on there, I think.

Someone needs to write a fic? Go for it, JWood 201! Ain't no-one else got a handle on the MAG relationship the way you have!

I agree. I don't think she'd lie to him. Ginger never told him she loved him, although I'm sure she did in her own special little-brother way. But MA pulled out the big guns for her first vamp. Aw, she's growing up! Letting her hair down and everything!

Yeah, he was kinda glassy eyed. Although I'm sure you would be too if your arteries were hardening. (Pretend you're a dude).

Me? Ugh, I'm too tired to even think of writing anything. If an idea comes to me, great. If not, feel free to run with it.

Me? Ugh, I'm too tired to even think of writing anything. If an idea comes to me, great. If not, feel free to run with it.

What was that you were saying? Haha :lol: When ideas strike they must be written down!

Now, what other bits of MAG can we dissect until there's nothing left.

When she comes into his hut in 'High Man On The Totem Pole' and they're all 'I'm happy you're happy!' and 'I'm happy you're happy I'm happy!' Giving each other little coy looks and stuff.

Nothing gets past us, we're just too gangster ;)

Ugh, Teebs, so much pressure to write things! My ego makes me want to try to keep up with you, but it's impossible! (Become the carrot, T).

Hahaha, yes, let's dissect everything - every look and word - until there's nothing left! Where's my chart? Just kidding. (It's at home).

That "happy" scene is cute. She's just checking on the boy to make sure he's not going to go off the deep end. She's happy he's happy b/c when he's happy he doesn't run away from her as much. Whomp whomp. (I have nothing constructive to add to this topic, haha).

Ugh, Teebs, so much pressure to write things! My ego makes me want to try to keep up with you, but it's impossible! (Become the carrot, T).

Hahaha, yes, let's dissect everything - every look and word - until there's nothing left! Where's my chart? Just kidding. (It's at home).

That "happy" scene is cute. She's just checking on the boy to make sure he's not going to go off the deep end. She's happy he's happy b/c when he's happy he doesn't run away from her as much. Whomp whomp. (I have nothing constructive to add to this topic, haha).

I have nothing constructive to add either, but that's not going to stop me. :horse:

Wait a minute- I was only writing so prolifically so that I could end up being as awesome as YOU! **downs tools immediately**

'Become The Carrot' = new t-shirt slogan. (This is some Christmas list we're working on...)

During that 'happy' scene, she totally gives him a 'look'. All sweet and under the eyelashes. Then when he hands her the jug or whatever it was he was dusting, he gives her a little grin and skips off. It's totally charming and adorable. :love:

D'awwww! I don't recall, but I don't study The Looks as closely as you do. Doesn't "under the eyelashes" mean "lunch is in an hour"? JUST KIDDING! o.O

They're cute.

I love the "beating a dead horse" icon. It's what we're here for. :D

Which episode haven't we talked about here? Duke? "Mr. and Mrs."? The saw sound effect in "Music Hath Charms"? I could go on all day...

D'awwww! I don't recall, but I don't study The Looks as closely as you do. Doesn't "under the eyelashes" mean "lunch is in an hour"? JUST KIDDING! o.O

They're cute.

I love the "beating a dead horse" icon. It's what we're here for. :D

Which episode haven't we talked about here? Duke? "Mr. and Mrs."? The saw sound effect in "Music Hath Charms"? I could go on all day...

Yeah, they saw us coming when they created the dead horse icon, I think.

You don't have to study the looks to notice that one. She's quite obvious about it. He could totally have had her on the table at that point. **starts new fic-* haha, just kidding.

Please let's not start on Mr. and Mrs. (Again.)

We've done the pin he gave her in Voodoo.

We've completely shredded The Second Ginger Grant.

We've (over) analysed the dream sequences in The Postman Cometh and V For Vitamins.

Let's count how many times she kisses him on the cheek and tells him he's wonderful or marvellous, then compare it to how many times she does that to the Professor. WE WIN!

I'll have to take another look at that look. By season 3 she's stopped trying to be subtle (not like she ever was!) and is getting blatant with her looks. Don't mention the table - she'd love it and so would I. (Fic? What?)

Well, he was marvelous once, wonderful a million times (twice in one episode!). He's also apparently more than twice as sweet as she is.

His odds are pretty good.

I'll have to take another look at that look. By season 3 she's stopped trying to be subtle (not like she ever was!) and is getting blatant with her looks. Don't mention the table - she'd love it and so would I. (Fic? What?)

Well, he was marvelous once, wonderful a million times (twice in one episode!). He's also apparently more than twice as sweet as she is.

His odds are pretty good.

They are. I mean, look- she's kissing him on the cheek right there in your profile pic, AND she's wearing a bikini, AND he's got his arms around her. This is what Sherwood meant when he said "We only see them for 30 minutes a week. Who knows what they're doing the rest of the time?"

She'd love it, he'd love it, you'd love it, and I'd love it. Hink happy!

And I'm pretty sure this photo call was from the third season! Crazy! He looks kinda proud of himself there too, doesn't he? And she looks like they've been caught. Once he actually puts his arms around her, he knows the fight's over. Go on, boy.

She said it because she liked him? He was talking about how he defeated the alleged supply hut robber and she thought he was being heroic. She had it BAD. I mean, he's a cute little guy who is nice and fun to hang around with - I don't see why people are so shocked that she liked him.

That's logical enough.


Party: I think he showed affection for her in his own awkward way. They were always hanging out together. He got all pouty and jealous when Duke showed up. He let her kiss him on the cheek all the time. There are a bunch of examples, mostly in the first season, but they're sprinkled throughout the later episodes as well.

Was Gilligan supposed to be a combination of Archie and Jughead?

Sherwood wanted there to be two couples. Gilligan and Mary Ann, and Ginger and the Professor. It was only the intervention of the censors that stopped him in his tracks.

That seems very ironic doesn't it? Nowadays, the censors would force it the other way wouldn't they? Otherwise Gilligan and the Skipper would be accused of being gay, wouldn't they?

They are. I mean, look- she's kissing him on the cheek right there in your profile pic, AND she's wearing a bikini, AND he's got his arms around her. This is what Sherwood meant when he said "We only see them for 30 minutes a week. Who knows what they're doing the rest of the time?"

She'd love it, he'd love it, you'd love it, and I'd love it. Hink happy!

Amen Teebs, Amen. The producers really dropped the ball there, didn't they?

Was Gilligan supposed to be a combination of Archie and Jughead?

Funny you should say that, Party! Archie is well-meaning but clumsy, and Juggie eats constantly and is kind of the odd-one-out. So yeah. Gilligan's like an amalgamation of the two.

Does that mean Mary Ann = Betty and Ginger = Veronica?

Imagine if the Archies visited the island! :lol:

Nowadays, the censors would force it the other way wouldn't they? Otherwise Gilligan and the Skipper would be accused of being gay, wouldn't they? [/COLOR]

"Is Gilligan gay?" is a popular refrain when people don't understand why he wasn't taking full advantage of the girls every night!

I bet you all of the Howells' money that if they ever get around to making this movie, they'll ruin it with blatant, unfunny and embarrassing sex jokes and everyone will be squirming. The innocence of the show will be lost.

"Is Gilligan gay?" is a popular refrain when people don't understand why he wasn't taking full advantage of the girls every night!

I bet you all of the Howells' money that if they ever get around to making this movie, they'll ruin it with blatant, unfunny and embarrassing sex jokes and everyone will be squirming. The innocence of the show will be lost.
I know what you mean. I would really despise that. I wouldn't go to a theater to see it, because I would have to walk out at that point.

"Is Gilligan gay?" is a popular refrain when people don't understand why he wasn't taking full advantage of the girls every night!

I bet you all of the Howells' money that if they ever get around to making this movie, they'll ruin it with blatant, unfunny and embarrassing sex jokes and everyone will be squirming. The innocence of the show will be lost.

They just have to do it like they did in the 60's - subtly with innuendo. If it's all blatant it'll be super awkward. They just need us to write it, let's be honest.

Funny you should say that, Party! Archie is well-meaning but clumsy, and Juggie eats constantly and is kind of the odd-one-out. So yeah. Gilligan's like an amalgamation of the two.

Does that mean Mary Ann = Betty and Ginger = Veronica?

Imagine if the Archies visited the island! :lol:

Teebs, I thought it was well known that Mary Ann and Ginger were based on Betty and Veronica. Personally, I thought Mary Ann was considerably better looking than Betty and Veronica was much better looking than Ginger.

Teebs, I thought it was well known that Mary Ann and Ginger were based on Betty and Veronica. Personally, I thought Mary Ann was considerably better looking than Betty and Veronica was much better looking than Ginger.

Oh, I didn't know they had intended MA and Ginger to be like Betty and Veronica, but that makes sense.

So that means Mr and Mrs. Howell are the Lodges, Skipper is Mr. Andrews, or Mr. Weatherbee! and the Professor is Dilton Doily. :D

I like it!

They just have to do it like they did in the 60's - subtly with innuendo. If it's all blatant it'll be super awkward. They just need us to write it, let's be honest.


And you think we'd be subtle?

Hmmmmmm. **strokes chin**

Hahaha. Yes, it was you, LM. IN PERSON! (Yes, she exists!)

I thought it was a good point and I wanted to bring it up b/c I had never thought about it before.

Yes, Teebs, let's talk about "Hair," shall we? I want other people's opinions b/c we discuss this thing to death. o.O Why does MA go in there to "vamp" him instead of Ginger? Does she use this as an excuse to declare her love and lay one on him? The way she says "What is it that makes a man feel young?" is a little awkward / suspicious / awesome. Haha.

Yes, I just re-watched the episode last week to see what the people on here were referring to. I have no idea what to make of the scene. If Mary Ann didn't really love Gilligan, why would she do that? And if she doesreally love him, why is the subject never brought up in that way again? Also why does she dress and act like Ginger? Gilligan doesn't show any interest in Ginger, so that wouldn't be a logical reason for Mary Ann to do that. IMO, the scene as written makes no sense. Would someone here please help?

Oh, I didn't know they had intended MA and Ginger to be like Betty and Veronica, but that makes sense.

So that means Mr and Mrs. Howell are the Lodges, Skipper is Mr. Andrews, or Mr. Weatherbee! and the Professor is Dilton Doily. :D

I like it!

No, I think it's just Betty and Veronica and maybe Jughead. The others not at all. Also, the Archies didn't have their first hit record until 1968, and GI had already been cancelled by then.

Yes, I just re-watched the episode last week to see what the people on here were referring to. I have no idea what to make of the scene. If Mary Ann didn't really love Gilligan, why would she do that? And if she doesreally love him, why is the subject never brought up in that way again? Also why does she dress and act like Ginger? Gilligan doesn't show any interest in Ginger, so that wouldn't be a logical reason for Mary Ann to do that. IMO, the scene as written makes no sense. Would someone here please help?

We thought maybe that since there was nothing in it for Ginger she wouldn't be bothered vamping him this time. And also, because Gilligan hates when Ginger vamps him, he'd be like a sitting duck in this scene, unable to get away.

Mary Ann decides she's going to try and make him feel young again, and, unusually for her, she pulls out all the stops, tells him she loves him and lays a wet one on him. This is very out of character for her, and no, she never acted that way again until the Second Ginger Grant, and that was only because she hit her head. Maybe she was scared she was going to lose him?

I'd have liked to have seen Gilligan go up to Mary Ann, once he was back to his old self, and ask "what was all that about in the hut??" and see what lame excuse she came up with. :lol:

ALSO, this is a good question. What if he asked about it later? It's not like he was really old and senile - I'm sure he remembered what happened during this situation, unlike MA in Second Ginger Grant.

I'm not sure if he would ask her, though - he'd probably just assume she was "pulling a Ginger" and trying to get him to snap out of it. Although that would confuse him so much that he might just ask her about it! My head's spinning now, haha. Someone write a fic and figure this out.

The only logical "explanation" is that it was a throwaway scene. You can't come up with anything else unless you totally disregard the characters in question. IRL, Gilligan would have asked. The writers clearly blow this one way or another.

[QUOTE=Teebs]It totally is.

For anyone interested, this face appears in Gilligan Goes Gung Ho when Gilligan spots Mary Ann rehearsing with the Professor through the window. Someone even commented somewhere that he looks more shocked to see her in the Professor's arms than when Ginger pulls out the gun to 'shoot' him.

I watched that scene twice the other day and didn't see what people on here are referring to at all. My guess is you would have to have seen the episode "about 50 times" to come up with such a connection, thus making it a fabrication. Did Gilligan also show this type of face in "Beauty is as Beauty Does?" Mary Ann spent much more time with the Professor in that episode, didn't she?

[QUOTE=Teebs]It totally is.

For anyone interested, this face appears in Gilligan Goes Gung Ho when Gilligan spots Mary Ann rehearsing with the Professor through the window. Someone even commented somewhere that he looks more shocked to see her in the Professor's arms than when Ginger pulls out the gun to 'shoot' him.

I watched that scene twice the other day and didn't see what people on here are referring to at all. My guess is you would have to have seen the episode "about 50 times" to come up with such a connection, thus making it a fabrication. Did Gilligan also show this type of face in "Beauty is as Beauty Does?" Mary Ann spent much more time with the Professor in that episode, didn't she?
[COLOR="Blue"]Would one of the MAG people please explain how I am supposed to interpret the mock wedding scene b/w Gilligan&Mary Ann in "Mr. and Mrs.??" In my understanding, Mary Ann certainly seems interested, but Gilligan doesn't want any part of it. COLOR]

[QUOTE=PartyOfOne]
[COLOR="Blue"]Would one of the MAG people please explain how I am supposed to interpret the mock wedding scene b/w Gilligan&Mary Ann in "Mr. and Mrs.??" In my understanding, Mary Ann certainly seems interested, but Gilligan doesn't want any part of it. COLOR]

Gilligan thinks marriage is a trap. He wants to remain a bachelor forever.

[QUOTE=PartyOfOne]

Gilligan thinks marriage is a trap. He wants to remain a bachelor forever.


What about the way he reacted to Mary Ann's attempt to kiss him though?

He's nervous and awkward around girls as it is and then she ambushed him, all dressed up and raring to go. Yikes. If he'd been in on the plan, like in the Duke episode, I don't think he would have reacted as strongly.

He's nervous and awkward around girls as it is and then she ambushed him, all dressed up and raring to go. Yikes. If he'd been in on the plan, like in the Duke episode, I don't think he would have reacted as strongly.

Wasn't there an episode back in the first season where Mrs. Howell attempts to arrange a wedding b/w Gilligan and Mary Ann?

Wasn't there an episode back in the first season where Mrs. Howell attempts to arrange a wedding b/w Gilligan and Mary Ann?

Ah yes! 'The Matchmaker'! Mrs. Howell thought it would be nice to have a wedding on the island because she and Thurston had such a happy marriage. She decided to pair up Mary Ann and Gilligan. Mary Ann was very keen on the idea, as she had always liked Gilligan. Gilligan was clueless of course- he didn't realise what was going on until they were sitting in the Howells hut having both been invited there for dinner. He thought Ginger was the one who had a crush on him, and even told the Skipper and the Professor so. (They knew it was really Mary Ann, who thought that Gilligan had brought her flowers, except it was a bouquet he'd made on behalf of Mrs. Howell, to thank Mary Ann for helping her with the sewing.)

Anyway, there was some adorable awkwardness between Gilligan and Mary Ann, resulting in Gilligan telling her, "if I was going to spend all morning picking flowers, I'd pick them for someone as sweet and nice as you are."

Mary Ann: "I'm not half as sweet as you, Gilligan."

Gilligan: "You're twice as sweet as me."

Then they are sitting there with Mary Ann's hand on his arm, looking into each other's eyes, all tentative and shy-like, when Mrs. Howell promptly bursts back into the hut clutching a bottle of champagne and starts arguing with Mr. Howell, and it all goes downhill from there as far as the matchmaking is concerned :)

At the end of the episode, having not learned her lesson in the slightest, Mrs. Howell then proceeds to turn her matchmaking skills on the Professor and Ginger!

Well if you aren't a prof./ginger fan,or a mag fan or a gg fan, Who do you think would make the best couple?