The reason I voted for Mary Ann is the actress who played her seemed like a real down to earth person. I actually met Tina Louise who played Ginger many years ago and she was not a very nice person & that has stuck in my mind all these years.
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Crap, now I donât feel old, I feel ancient lmao. BTW, if you ever have a chance, look up a cute little show called the âAllenâs Familyâ, or wait, was that the âAdamâs Familyâ 
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Donât forget âThe Muenstersâ⌠oh no, thatâs cheese⌠I meant âThe Munstersâ - itâs just a little corny. 
Itâs also on Netflix. That show has been in re-runs so long I didnt even know they only lasted two seasons.
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i love this show so much.
Oh, the Atoms family, a favorite, they make up everything. 
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They did make that one movie, âThe Atomâs Family Valuesâ where the girl scout cookies were made from real girl scouts.
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Me too! She came and spoke to our theatre students when I worked for a nearby university. Thereâs something trippy about answering your phone and hearing, âHi, this is Dawn WellsâŚI was MaryAnn on Gilliganâs Island!â
I think I managed a very inarticulate, âWowâŚcool! And, uh, how are you today?â 
She was very sweet!
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And a simple economic analysis explains the âplaying on at least one TV channel somewhereâ and no residuals. Residuals increase the cost of syndication. The great majority of those channels are simply looking for the cheapest thing they can get to fill some air time. So they go for shows from the 60s and before as filler. If the cast got residuals then it wouldnât be playing as frequently. Life ainât fair. This is why the Three Stooges got so well known after their filming life was done. It was one of the cheapest things to put on air, and so people became very familiar with it.
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