DEADLY SINS OF GILLIGAN'S ISLAND
The Seven Deadly Sins of Gilligan's Island theory is
quite simple. Each of the seven characters on the island represents each of the seven
deadly sins. Now, this theory seems to fit upon initial inspection, there are technical
difficulties when you get down to THE MAN himself, Gilligan.
Run with me on this one...
Most obvious is the Professor, who fits PRIDE to a T. Any man who can make a ham radio out
of some wire and two coconuts has to be pretty cocky. (His character was later revised and
given a series of his own, called MacGuyver".)
For the sin of ENVY we need look no further than Maryann, who may have worn those skimpy
little tops, but could never achieve Ginger's glamour. (As an interesting and completely
irrelevant side note, a nationwide survey of college students a few years ago revealed
that the professor and Maryann were voted the most likely couple to have 'done it' on the
island.)
And who could doubt for a moment that Ginger is LUSTincarnate? Sure, the kids were
supposed to think she was ACTING, but we all know what being deprived episode after
episode was doing to her. You know and I know that glazed look wasn't boredom, my friends.
What kind of person takes a trunk full of money on a three-hour cruise? Mr Howell gets my
vote for GREED.
We are now left with three characters and three Deadly Sins. We have Gilligan, the Skipper
and Mrs Howell to whom we must match GLUTTONY, SLOTH and ANGER. As you can see, there is a
Gilligan problem here.
Certainly we can further eliminate Mrs Howell from this equation by connecting her with
SLOTH. She did jack shit during her many years on the island and everybody knows it.
This leaves ANGER and GLUTTONY, either of which the Skipper had no shortage. He was, after
all, a big guy with the tendency to hit Gilligan with his hat at least once an episode.
After much consideration, I have decided that he can easily do double-duty, covering the
two remaining Deadly Sins.
So here we have the Seven Deadly Sins trapped in an endlessly recurring Hell of hope
followed by denial and despair, forced to live with each other in our TVs until the last
re-run ends. And who is their captor? What keeps them trapped there?
Gilligan.
Gilligan is SATAN. Think about it.
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