Is Thailand A Modern Day Gilligans Island?

[tingtongtourist]

Considering recent events and some of the characters in modern day Thailand i can see some STARTLING similarity to some of these characters in the old TV show..

So really i must ask: Has Thailand modelled itself from Gilligans island?

Read for yourself and then see what you think!!!

Gilligan: Abhisit

Gilligan first gained popularity as president of his 8th grade camera club.

In every episode, Gilligan manages to ruin the castaways chances of being rescued. Whenever he tries to help, he always ends up doing more harm than good. Why don't the fellow castaways kill him? The only explanation is that he seems to have at one time won the affection of his fellow castaways and tends to do most of the unpleasant chores on the island. He is very content on the island, as he has everything he needs: attention, freedom and adventure. The only thing he really misses from the real world is farang television, hot dogs, and licorice. He loves animals and always has a pet on the island. Oh, he also loves chocolate-covered hamburgers!

Skipper: Arisman

The Skipper served in the Navy and fought in WWII in the South Pacific, earning the rank of Captain. He led the navy band for 5 years aboard his ship, and was the best poker player in all of the 7th fleet. The Skipper has the hardiest appetite. He played the line on the high school football team, and now weighs in at 220 pounds in his mid-forties. He says if they ever get rescued, "I'll go straight to an Italian restaurant and have 8 or 10 pizzas, 6 dozen meatballs, and 2 miles of spaghetti, and then I'll have dinner." His favorite steak sandwich? A filet between two top sirloins! He is also superstitious. The Skipper has witnessed a number of peculiar happenings with some tribal natives. He's always worried about voodoo curses and is constantly warning Gilligan to be on guard. Typically he then falls prey to them himself. The Skipper is the castaway's good-natured leader. He is brave and sure, and is always looking out for them - particularly Gilligan. He continually encourages the castaways to work together toward what he knows will be their eventual rescue.

Professor: Chalerm

Dr. Hinkley, Although the number one man on his chess team, and the youngest Eagle Scout in the entire city he shows very little knowledge of sex, navigation, and finance, and is oblivious to the constant pursuit by Ginger and Mary Ann. Still, the Professor is the only rational person on the island, and without his scientific skills and leadership ability it is unlikely that the castaways would ever stand a chance of survival, let alone rescue.

Mr Howel (the billionaire): No introductions needed!!

Mr. Howell is actually a billionaire and one of the world's richest men, inherited from his father. Although married to his wife for some 20 years, they both admit that the last 5 years haven't been much of a picnic. But still, Thurston can be remarkably sentimental and romantic with Lovey. Known as the Wizard of Wall Street, he has been convicted 6 times on antitrust suits, and investigated every year for income tax evasion. He owns up to 12 corporations, and as chairman of the board, has 5,000 employees and an office on the second floor. He has homes in Palm Beach, Paris, Newport, New York, Monaco, and all 50 states. Thurston has 20 suitcases just for himself. Howell displays little tact, blames the Skipper for the shipwreck, and is always trying to break the castaways' laws and bribe others. He is sneaky, untrustworthy, conniving, greedy and corrupt. Yet, when it comes to the lives of his fellow castaways, he's always exceptionally generous and caring. He refuses to do manual labor, preferring instead to hire Gilligan to work for him. He usually spends his day relaxing with his wife Lovey on the bamboo lounge chairs, sipping tropical drinks, and listening to the stock market report on the radio (which is his). He also enjoys playing golf with bamboo and seashell clubs and reading his only copy of the Wall Street Journal every day. He finds it comforting that the market never goes up or down.

Mrs Howell: wife of him who need no introduction

Mrs Howell is more concerned with next Saturday's dinner engagement than being rescued from the island, and is claimed to be the world's most socially prominent international hostess. She hates having to sit out the social season on a tropical island paradise. She's far more comfortable socializing with royalty than with her fellow castaways. While Mrs. Howell rarely displays leadership qualities, she gives motherly advice when Ginger and Mary Ann come to her. Still, she maintains social convention on the island, insisting that the castaways adhere to the accepted rules of conduct and civilized behavior.

Ginger: Yinluck

Any man worth his weight in hormones would give his right arm to be stuck on an island with Ginger. She is an alluring and sexy actress, reminiscent of Marilyn Monroe, who persists in worrying about her gowns, her appearance, her career, and the local gossip. Ginger follows a fascinating moral code. While Ginger's extraordinarily flirtatious and shapely, and always willing to use her seductive powers or acting ability to help her fellow castaways. She diverts any visitor to the island, and she eagerly suggests plans of action based on parts she's known from movies. Gingers success has come from an agent whose name we never learn. Ginger can't swim, and she can barely cook. She's always assisting the Professor (the only man on the island she truly desires), entertaining the other castaways with her singing and acting, or nursing the other castaways back to health.

Maryann: ?? A Typical Thai lady from Isaan ??

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.

For the last one i do need your help...cannot think of the person who fits the decription

[loong]

I suggest that you edit your post so that the font is readable.

I can't be bothered to squint at the screen, so not read it.

[tingtongtourist]

I suggest that you edit your post so that the font is readable.

I can't be bothered to squint at the screen, so not read it.

sorry uncle!!! is that better?

I also did intend to put this in joke section but forgot..maybe a mod can moove to jokes section??

[krisb]

How you worked out these similarities are beyond me sorry.

[Thaddeus]

Switching a couple of genders, Fawlty Towers would be closer.

[tingtongtourist]

In the television show Ginger is not the billionaires sister either

[rattler]

How you worked out these similarities are beyond me sorry.

How he had the time and inclination is even more beyond me!!

[siberianwarcat]

Whenever I read the Bangkok Post, I am often reminded of Lord of the Flies. It seems far more applicable.

No in all seriousness, Gilligan's Island, Lord of the Flies and Deadwood.

[PoorSucker]

Stay in jokes...

[bendejo]

Mrs Howell is the grossly under-rated woman of the cast.

Too bad they cut out the scenes like the following:

Having a difficult time doing something, the skipper came and helped her out.

"Oh captain, how wonderful of you to help! I don't know how to thank you. Hmm, well, actually I do: come by the hut tonight after Thurston is asleep, I'll meet you out back." (then, she whispers to him "I'll have my dentures out!)