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Gilligan's Island and Weed - Part 2

THURSDAY MARCH 13 2008 9:00 PM

Submitted by thefreak. Edited By TheCoolerKing.

TAGS: Gilligan's Island, Mary Ann, drugs, marijuana, DUI

Why did those seven castaways spend 15 years on that uncharted desert isle? Maybe they were too stoned to give up finding new uses for coconuts.

Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip...

Dawn Wells, who played Mary Ann on "Gilligan's Island," is serving six months' unsupervised probation after allegedly being caught with marijuana in her car.

She was sentenced Feb. 29 to five days in jail, fined $410.50 and placed on probation after pleading guilty to one count of reckless driving.

The actress was arrested in her home state of Idaho back on October 18th, while on her way home from a surprise birthday party. Wells had been pulled over by party-pooping Teton County Deputy Joseph Gutierrez, who noticed the tiny ship, uh, car was doing a little swerving.

When Gutierrez asked about a marijuana smell, Wells said she'd just given a ride to three hitchhikers and had dropped them off when they began smoking something. Gutierrez found half-smoked joints and two small cases used to store marijuana.

What a buzzkill, huh? He must've been a fan of I Dream of Jeannie.

The 69-year-old Wells, founder of the Idaho Film and Television Institute and organizer of the region's annual family movie festival called the Spud Fest, then failed a sobriety test.

Now, back to the title of this little celebrity cannabis number...

Why the "Part 2," you ask? Because of the link between this story, Wells and the "extracurricular activities" of Gilligan himself, the late Bob Denver.

In 1998, at the age of 63, Denver was charged with possession of 35 grams of marijuana, which he claimed at first to have obtained from his friend and former Gilligan co-star Dawn Wells, who played the sharp but innocent Mary Ann. But later in court, Denver refused to narc on Wells, testifying that "some crazy fan must have sent it" (along, presumably, with the 10 other grams of pot and three pipes found in a search of his home).

Jeez, first Moses, now Mary Ann...who will end up third in the SG Newswire Drug Story Trifecta? My money's on Thomas Edison. You'd have to be on something to come up with the light bulb. You heard it here first, kids.

thefreak always prefered Mary Ann over Ginger, despite his love of redheads. The fact she's a fan of the ganja pretty much clinches it.

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r00kers

Nederland, CO

February 2003

MAR 13, 2008 09:22 PM

I was always all about teh mary ann/jane

papawheelie

Fisty, KY

February 2003

MAR 13, 2008 09:37 PM

why didn't they just go ahead and fine her 420 dollars...

thefreak

NEWSWIRE

Gardner, MA

MAR 13, 2008 09:49 PM

papawheelie said:
why didn't they just go ahead and fine her 420 dollars...

No need to get all high and mighty. You'll just end up burned out.

Shit, I need to stop w/the puns.

-TM

LostLucy

USA

December 2006

MAR 14, 2008 06:02 AM

thefreak always prefered Mary Ann over Ginger, despite his love of redheads. The fact she's a fan of the ganja pretty much clinches it.

+1 *puff puff pass!

AmbientLight

Huntington Beach, CA

March 2005

MAR 14, 2008 03:49 PM

LostLucy said:

+1 *puff puff pass!

*puff, puff.... pass back*

thefreak

NEWSWIRE

Gardner, MA

MAR 14, 2008 06:39 PM

What's next? A drug/prostitution ring about the Pacific Princess? I mean...oh, thank you.

*puff puff pass*

Tell me Isaac doesn't look like a pimp. Also a show w/that much Charo reeks of bad acid flashback.

-TM

strndniowa

Grimes, IA

May 2007

MAR 15, 2008 04:54 PM

Why with 80 channels do I not seem to be finding Gilligans Island re-runs?

deadboy

Christiansburg, VA

OLD SKOOL

MAR 15, 2008 10:14 PM

If people in their 60's want to smoke, let them. I'd say they've earned the right.
Compared to the Different Strokes kids, Danny Bonaduce, and Britney Spears I'd say Mary Ann isn't much of a threat to society. What's she going to do, start a coconut cream pie distribution center around schools?
Fuck, the last few Presidents were drug users. And if you ask me, I think Bush still is. No one is that stupid naturally.

thefreak

NEWSWIRE

Gardner, MA

MAR 15, 2008 10:22 PM

deadboy said:
If people in their 60's want to smoke, let them. I'd say they've earned the right.
Compared to the Different Strokes kids, Danny Bonaduce, and Britney Spears I'd say Mary Ann isn't much of a threat to society. What's she going to do, start a coconut cream pie distribution center around schools?
Fuck, the last few Presidents were drug users. And if you ask me, I think Bush still is. No one is that stupid naturally.

Hell, gives me an excuse to post this.

Also, I agree. That's why Willie Nelson high 24/7.

-TM

CAL_GURU

Los Angeles, CA

March 2008

MAR 16, 2008 11:46 AM

IT WAS RECENTLY DISCLOSED THAT AND I QUOTE. GINGER DID NOT HAVE A VAGINA
SHIT WHO KNEW? SO BOB DID HER WELL BY NOT NARCING OUT ON HER TO THE AVID FANS WHO FOR ALL THIS TIME WERE WONDERING WHY SHE WAS READY TO GO FIVE ON IT BUT SAID BOLDLY IF I DECIDE TO FUCK EVERBODY FUCKS HA HA HA
SHE HAS A POT BELLY TOO FROM ALL THE FREE DRINKS AND PIZZA SHE HOOKS

DEAR GOD GINGER IS HERMORHRODITE KILL ME NOW TAKE ME NOW I AM A GAY FUCK

dufsmash13

I'm lost

August 2007

MAR 16, 2008 11:56 AM

i heard the professor grows the really really good marijuana.

SnakePlissken

Corvallis, OR

December 2002

MAR 16, 2008 12:48 PM

CAL_GURU said:
IT WAS RECENTLY DISCLOSED THAT AND I QUOTE. GINGER DID NOT HAVE A VAGINA
SHIT WHO KNEW? SO BOB DID HER WELL BY NOT NARCING OUT ON HER TO THE AVID FANS WHO FOR ALL THIS TIME WERE WONDERING WHY SHE WAS READY TO GO FIVE ON IT BUT SAID BOLDLY IF I DECIDE TO FUCK EVERBODY FUCKS HA HA HA
SHE HAS A POT BELLY TOO FROM ALL THE FREE DRINKS AND PIZZA SHE HOOKS

DEAR GOD GINGER IS HERMORHRODITE KILL ME NOW TAKE ME NOW I AM A GAY FUCK

HOLY SHIT NO KIDDING?