So, upon hearing of the death of Dawn Wells, who played Mary Ann, I couldn’t help but think of the old debate: Ginger or Mary Ann? Polls online usually opt for Mary Ann. That’s nothing new.

I wouldn’t have tried to take your boyfriend away from you. I’d have gone to the prom. I cook, I clean — I do it all." Mary Ann and Ginger were also integral parts of a talent-packed cast ...

DW: Mostly they’ll pick a favorite, Ginger or Mary Ann. For some reason, they feel they have to make a choice. You can’t say, “Did you like Gilligan more than the professor?” [laughs].

Did the actors who played Ginger and Mary Ann get along? Incredibly ... saying that ‘we put you both in front,’ but I don’t know who did it, really.” Diplomatically, Wells, when asked ...

There hasn’t been a good girl over 14, and Mary Ann was very much that,” Wells said. “The Mary Ann-Ginger issue is always there. You had to be a real man to understand Ginger, and Mary Ann ...

Between Ginger and Mary Ann, there was one star who received more ... As Schwartz looked to the future of his comedy, he doesn’t think twice about reflecting on his days working alongside ...

That’s very sweet. JC: In the polls, more men say they are Mary Ann guys than Ginger guys. How do you explain that? DW: I don’t know why that is, whether it’s because they were 14 at the ...

There hasn’t been a good girl over 14, and Mary Ann was very much that,” Wells said. “The Mary Ann-Ginger issue is always there. You had to be a real man to understand Ginger, and Mary Ann ...

She made Mary Ann so sweet ... You couldn't read the scripts this way, but I think she was the moral compass. She wanted to make sure the Howells weren't fighting and she and Ginger got along.