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Dawn Wells-related stories
And now, Mary Ann from Gilligan's Island shows you how to peel a potato
Hey, it's National Potato Month! If you find yourself making potato-oriented meals and you just hate peeling the spuds, Dawn Wells from Gilligan's Island is here to help. In this video, she shows you how to peel a potato quickly and without jamming a peeler into your thumb. Though I think peeling one would be faster.
Once upon a time, Gilligan got stuck on another planet
A lot of people think that The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island is the worst example of the Gilligan's Island movies and spinoffs we've had over the years. But this could rival it. It's a show I put out of my mind until I saw a link about it on Pop Culture Junk Mail. It's Gilligan's Planet. That's right, planet. They tried to get off the island via rocket ship and landed on another world (but couldn't find their way back to Hawaii??). Please note that Dawn Wells does the voice of Maryann and Ginger.
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How would you like a ride on the S.S. Minnow?
I'm surprised that someone hasn't thought of this before.The owners of the Quality Foods supermarkets are now the owners of the boat used on Gilligan's Island. The company plans to send the boat on a promotional tour for Quality Foods, and might even get Dawn Wells (Mary Ann on the show) and Russell Johnson (The Professor) to take part in the event.
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Out of the Blogosphere
What's happening on other blogs via the interweb.
- Best Week Ever picks the 10 Top Chef contestants with the best faux-hawks (or foie-hawks).
- Looks like Katie Couric is going to get a chance to moderate a debate after all.
- Tucker Carlson says goodbye.
- An interview with Alton Brown.
- Quite possibly the greatest on-air local reporter/anchor feud ever!
- A Brothers & Sisters star is heading over to Moonlight.
- Dawn Wells wants to clear up those rumors about her marijuana arrest.
- Are there less fade-ins and fade-outs than there used to be on TV shows?
Gilligan gal caught with a joint or two
So, the celebrity you would least expect to be caught with a doobie in her car got caught. Okay, maybe not, but it was still a stunner to read that Dawn Wells, who made sweet Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island her own, was busted for dope.Here's what happened: in Driggs, Idaho, on October 18, 2007, Dawn was driving back from a birthday party (for her) when the cops pulled her over for questionable driving -- swerving and speeding up then slowing down. When the officer approached, he noticed the distinct smell and asked her if she had marijuana.
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