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Gilligan's Island's "Mary Ann" Dies Of COVID
This one may hit baby boomers the hardest. Dawn Wells, who played the perky Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island, has passed from complications of COVID. She was one of the few stars left from that show (I believe Tina Louise, who played Ginger, is the last survivor of the main cast) and she parlayed that single role into something of a lifelong career.
Wells was 82.
Gilligan's Island actress Dawn Wells dies of Covid complications
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From IMDB:
"The radio" seen in virtually every episode was a Packard-Bell AM Radio, Model AR-851. The small silver handle and telescoping antenna were added by the prop department (despite the fact that AM radios do not use telescoping antennas). The antenna was likely added to lend credence to the castaways' ability to pick up radio signals so far from civilization.
A-ha, so they were DXing.
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Even though Dawn Wells is remembered almost exclusively for her role as "Mary Ann" on Gilligan's Island, she did have quite a few other roles during her career:
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Dale Patterson wrote:
From IMDB:
"The radio" seen in virtually every episode was a Packard-Bell AM Radio, Model AR-851. The small silver handle and telescoping antenna were added by the prop department (despite the fact that AM radios do not use telescoping antennas). The antenna was likely added to lend credence to the castaways' ability to pick up radio signals so far from civilization.
A-ha, so they were DXing.
And the batteries never seemed to run out. 
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From IMDB:
"The radio" seen in virtually every episode was a Packard-Bell AM Radio, Model AR-851. The small silver handle and telescoping antenna were added by the prop department (despite the fact that AM radios do not use telescoping antennas). The antenna was likely added to lend credence to the castaways' ability to pick up radio signals so far from civilization.
A-ha, so they were DXing.And the batteries never seemed to run out.
PJ
Batteries? Who needs batteries? They had Gilligan! lol
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Did Gilligan's Island have one of the best TV theme songs ever?
it is one of three theme songs that I am sure most people know the lyrics too and could sing them immediately. The other two? Green Acres and the Beverly Hillbillies. As to whether it is one of the best theme songs ever? Maybe. Personally, I think Peter Gunn, M Squad, Hawaii 5-0 and The Streets of San Francisco are better. The pilot theme song for Gilligans Island has to be one of the worst. I think RA posted it earlier this year.
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In case you missed it, here it is. But you were probably wise to miss it in the first place! It's incredibly awful.
By the way, the Gilligan's Island theme song got into the news in 2020 for an entirely different reason. It's one of my favourite obscure stories of the year.
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The worst part is, there is an Inside Edition video showing Dawn on Christmas Eve, seemingly healthy and i good spirits, having no idea of what awaited her in mere days.
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Jody Thornton