'Gilligan's' Mary Ann caught with dope

AP on Yahoo ^ | 3/11/08 | AP

[NormsRevenge]

DRIGGS, Idaho - 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 Feb. 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 Oct. 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.

The 69-year-old Wells, founder of the Idaho Film and Television Institute and organizer of the region's annual family movie festival called the Spud Fest, then failed a sobriety test.

Wells' lawyer, Ron Swafford, said that a friend of Wells' testified that he'd left a small amount of marijuana in the vehicle after using it that day, and that Wells was unaware of it. Swafford also said several witnesses were prepared to testify that Wells had very little to drink at the party and was not intoxicated when she left. He said she was swerving on the road because she was trying to find the heater controls in her new car.

[NormsRevenge]

I was always a Ginger guy myself.

[NormsRevenge]

This undated photo, supplied by the Teton County Sheriff's Department, shows Dawn Wells, the actress who played 'Mary Ann' on Gilligan's Island, who was sentenced Feb. 29, 2008, to five days in jail, fined $410.50 and placed on probation in Idaho after pleading guilty to one count of reckless driving. The guilty plea came as part of an agreement with prosecutors in which three misdemeanor counts -- driving under the influence, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance stemming from an Oct. 18, traffic stop -- were dropped. (AP Photo/Teton County Sheriff's Department )

[Toddsterpatriot]

Mary Ann was way better than Ginger. Still is, apparently!

[dfwgator]

She looks like she’s feeling no pain in that pic.

[NormsRevenge]

She’s much taller than I thought she was. :-)

[NormsRevenge]

The debate goes on.. Ginger.. Mary Ann..

[Nervous Tick]

>> organizer of the...Spud Fest, then failed a sobriety test.

First Spitzer, and now this.

I gotta tell ya, I’m disillusioned about the way our betters are handling themselves...

[Radix]

I liked MaryAnn, but gosh that below your 1st post certainly does demonstrate the ravages of time.

[martin_fierro]

'Gilligan's' Mary Ann caught with dope

Yeah, but the Statute of Limitations ran out a long time ago.

[KoRn]

/mark

[Always Right]

[cripplecreek]

Again?

[I_like_good_things_too]

She’s 69. Not that bad for 69.

[CougarGA7]

'Gilligan's' Mary Ann caught with dope

What, was she caught with Bob Denver's ashes?

[Blue Highway]

So she did 5 days of jail for not drinking or smoking dope and these idiots like Paris Hilton get minutes of jails time? Lindsay Lohan got caught high on coke and and actual coke in her car and did what 82 minutes?

[counterpunch]

She is totally stoned in that mug shot.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

Mary Ann Summers

"The first thing I'll do when I get back home is bake an apple pie, milk the cow, and feed the chickens"

Mary Ann Summers, a sweet naive country girl modeled after Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, is a well-meaning clerk from Winfield, Kansas, where she worked in the Winfield General Store. She has an Aunt Martha and Uncle George, was a member of the 4H club, and worked a farm by herself.

She is gentle, kind, and exceptionally warmhearted. She has a soft spot for Gilligan, and looks to the Howells as parents. She's the most honest, down-to-earth person on the island. She can't be corrupted by Howell at any price. While she admires the castaways, she frowns on Ginger's morals, and the Howell's greed.

While remarkably squeamish, Mary Ann displays rugged instincts. She farms the island and cooks all the meals. Thanks to her, the castaways eat amazingly well, nourished with a hot helping of moral principles.

[NonValueAdded]

:)

[CougarGA7]

Not that bad for 69.

You should chose your words more carefully. ;P

[dead]

I wanna get stoned with the 69 year old Maryanne. Not as much as the 24 year old Maryanne by a long shot, but any age would be really fun. She’s a fun whackjob.