natalie schafer played mary ann on gilligan's island.
natalie schafer played mary ann on gilligan's island.
who played mary ann on gilligan's island?
natalie schafer
mary ann summers









































mary ann summers is a fictional character in the television sitcom "gilligan's island" which ran on the cbs network from 1964 to 1967, and has run more or less continuously since in reruns. she was played by actress dawn elberta wells.









































section::::character summary.
mary ann summers
the skipper and gilligan go see mary ann. after 15 years, she is set to marry her fianceé, herbert. she is sad, however, and her acquaintance cindy, who is a childhood friend of mary ann's, tries to console her. mary ann explains that she and herbert have both changed and she no longer loves him. cindy says she should call off the wedding, but mary ann insists she must do the right thing and marry herbert. again unannounced, the skipper and gilligan show up looking for a signature for the insurance statement. mary ann is thrilled to see them but they notice she is unhappy. she brushes it off and asks them to stay for the wedding. cindy confides her true feelings regarding herbert, and his for her, to gilligan and the skipper. they decide that they must "save" mary ann from making a huge mistake. they grab a tractor pulling an old wagon laden with watermelons and proceed to "scoop" mary ann out of the arms of herbert. subsequently, the two spies (who just happen to be in attendance no matter where gilligan goes) and all the male guests begin running after the tractor and almost catch the threesome until gilligan ingeniously hurls a single watermelon into the group and they tumble over like a "perfect strike". meanwhile, as mary ann contemplates how to break the news to herbert without breaking his heart, in the background, the traditional wedding music starts playing. this time, herbert and cindy are getting married. mary ann is out of her predicament and the skipper gets his insurance statement signed.
rescue from gilligan's island