Actress from 'Gilligan's Island' serving probation under plea

[NoodleyAppendage]

Source: CNN

DRIGGS, Idaho (AP) -- Dawn Wells, who played Mary Ann on "Gilligan's Island," is serving six months' unsupervised probation after allegedly being caught with marijuana in her car.

She was sentenced February 29 to five days in jail, fined $410.50 and placed on probation after pleading guilty to one count of reckless driving.

Under a plea agreement, three misdemeanor counts -- driving under the influence, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance -- were dropped.

On October 18, Teton County sheriff's Deputy Joseph Gutierrez arrested Wells as she was driving home from a surprise birthday party that was held for her. According to the sheriff's office report, Gutierrez pulled Wells over after noticing her swerve and repeatedly speed up and slow down. When Gutierrez asked about a marijuana smell, Wells said she'd just given a ride to three hitchhikers and had dropped them off when they began smoking something. Gutierrez found half-smoked joints and two small cases used to store marijuana.



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Mary Ann was caught smoking Mary Jane. How fitting.

Wasn't Gilligan also busted for pot? If so, I'm wondering when the shoe will drop for the Professor...though I suspect he's more inclined towards meth.

J

[Xipe Totec]

1. Mary Ann doing Mary Jane?

:wow:

[rooboy]

3. More relaxing than a three hour cruise. n/t

:)

[Kelvin Mace]

17. I'm stealing your headline

for my blog post.

Dude, that is too funny.

[Xipe Totec]

19. Thanks!

Be my guest. :blush:

[Chovexani]

2. Being forced to wear all that gingham

Is enough to drive anyone to smoke herb.

[NoodleyAppendage]

4. It's now apparent that she wore the outfit to allow the others to "trip out" better.

Gingham "breathes" when viewed under LSD conditions...so I've heard.

J

[Chovexani]

6. lol!

I don't know, that sounds like the voice of experience to me. :D

[Bonobo]

5. Gilligan too! Check it out!

http://www.nndb.com/people/827/000023758/

They must have grown great weed on that island!

"In 1998, Denver was arrested when he signed for a FedEx delivery of 30 grams of marijuana. Police spent more than two hours making a mess of his house, and reportedly confiscated two marijuana pipes and several more grams of pot. Reports at the time suggested that Denver's Gilligan co-star Dawn Wells had arranged the shipment, that his checkbook included several suspicious payments to Wells, and that prosecutors were pressuring him to name Wells as his supplier. Instead, Denver testified that "some crazy fan must have sent it." His punishment was six months probation."

[NoodleyAppendage]

13. Mary Ann was the dealer! I knew she was sexier than Ginger...and connected too. n/t

J

[svpadgham]

15. Ginger was the movie star

so I imagine she was more into coke.

[Jed Dilligan]

7. Their case wasn't very good, I guess

I can't imagine Idaho courts going easy on celebrities or pot smokers in general.

[DiverDave]

8. Impaired driving, yes, weed possession?, god I'm

sick to death of this "war on drugs".

[rusty quoin]

10. I second that DiverDave. nt

[truthisfreedom]

9. Hah!

Mary Ann smoking Mary Jane. Nice.

[IndianaGreen]

11. Noooooooo!

I loved all of the Gilligan's Island characters.

[frog92969]

12. I'd burn one with her.

It's a shame Bob couldn't be with us.:cry:

Glad she didn't get time!

Anybody else think the Professor looked just like Tim Leary back then?

[truth hound]

14. I remember the "Pedal-Powered Meth Lab" episode!

I think that was in the second or third season, when it was filmed in psychedelic living color.

[tucsonlib]

16. Arrested While Driving?

This is what I'd call "A tale of a fateful trip".

[Warren Stupidity]

18. legalize it

and keep your hands of Mary Ann

[Number9Dream]

20. Bong hits with Maryann

So she plead guilty to reckless driving and the other charges were dropped. Good for her. She never admitted to smoking pot. Still, how funny would it be to pass the bong to 69 year-old Dawn Wells?

[sofa king]

21. My desert island fantasy is accordingly updated.

I'm switching out Rossini's overtures for the Butthole Surfers' Hairway to Stephen, and replacing Jan Smithers with Mary Ann and a ten-pound block of Afghani hashish.

[Medusa]

22. No wonder they could never find their way off that Island!

:evilgrin:

[DainBramaged]

23. YOU GO GIRL

Smokin' fatties, yeah!!!!

[laststeamtrain]

24. "Hey lil' BUDdy." n/t

[hadrons]

25. I guess the Professor`s meth lab (bankrolled by the Howells) will be busted next

[tabasco]

26. Thank God the government is protecting me from Mary Ann!!

LEGALIZE NOW!!

[Yavin4]

27. Now You Know Why She Was So Good At Baking Pies!

How hot is this story that Mary Ann gets high!

[Uncle Joe]

28. I always loved Mary Ann from afar.

I can relate to her even more now.:loveya:

P. S. Just be careful behind the wheel.

[Mudoria]

29. She looks like she still has a good buzz going when they

took the mug shot.

[Beaverhausen]

30. I met her a couple of years ago. She was so nice and is gorgeous. She has a cool actors boot camp

http://www.dawn-wells.com/Film_Actors_Boot_Camp/film_actors_boot_camp.html

A friend of mine worked there.

[maxrandb]

31. Off Topic, but one of the best trivia questions ever was

Can you name the actual character's real full names on Gilligan's Island?

Try it without Googling.

There was only one time that they said the full names of "Gilligan, the Skipper, and the Professor", and that was early in the show when they were all listening to a radio broadcast about the lest SS Minnow.

[Uncle Joe]

32. I believe it's

Bob Denver, Allan Hale, Paul Russell, Tina Louise, Dawn Wells, Natalie Schaiffer and the only one I'm having trouble with is Thurston Howell, it will probably come to me later tonight.

On edit, I know he was the voice of Mr.Magoo as well, Jim Bakkus I believe.

[maxrandb]

33. Not the Actors that played them

but what their names were on the show.

For example, the Professors name was Roy Hinkley

[Uncle Joe]

34. You've got me there

Thurston and Lovey Howell, other than that I just remember the first names or title of their occupation such as Skipper and Professor.

[vanamonde]

36. Full names

I recall hearing that it was Willy Gilligan and the Skipper was Jonas Grumby, but I'm drawing a blank on the Prof.

[whopis01]

37. Gilligan's full name was never used in the show

In that episode they gave the name of the skipper (Jonas Grumby) and the Professor (Roy Hinckley).

They might have given Gilligan's name in the unaired pilot - but that was a different cast than the actual show (2 secretaries, a high school teacher, Mr. & Mrs. Howell, Gilligan and the Skipper) so it doesn't really count.

But you can see it here:
http://video.aol.com/video/tv-gilligans-island-marooned-unaired-pilot/1828723

[GoddessOfGuinness]

35. I don't care if she smokes pot...

But it's not cool to drive when you're fucked up. I would've thought she was smarter than that. :(

I'm glad nobody was hurt...