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03/12/2008: "A Whole New Angle To "Ginger Versus Mary Ann""
C'mon, if you're a guy, you've played the game. Which of the "Gilligan's Island" castaways would you want - Ginger or Mary Ann? Hollywood glam or country cutie? You know you've done it ...
The three-hour cruise ended decades ago for the castaways, and most of them faded into a post-Gilligan anonymity. For Dawn Wells, the Reno-born actress who played Mary Ann Summers, it meant escaping the LA scene for rural Idaho. She started a film festival there, and, save the occasional TV appearance (usually reprising her most famous role), she's lead a quiet life.
Until now. Turns out the now-69 years old Wells just might be a pothead. She was arrested last October after being pulled over for weaving. When the cops searched the car, they found several partially smoked joints, among other things. She had a story about being castaway for years ... er, picking up three hitchhikers who promptly lit up, but apparently it didn't work - she did 5 days in the slammer back in February and is currently on probation.
Who knew? If I was going to bet either of them would need rehab, my money would have been on Ginger - the Paris Hilton of her day. But all you have to do is look at the mug shot ... she's baked!!
Another childhood illusion destroyed .... 
