In the recent ranking of the seven main characters on "Island Giligan", /The film ranked Mary Ann on only #5. This does not mean that it was a negligible character, though. Indeed, all seven characters on the Island Giligan were invaluable members of the ensemble and the removal of any of them would irreparably damage the established comical dynamics. Mary Ann was ranked low just because she was given so few stories. Its function, however, was crucial. Mary Ann was something an innocent character, and her happiness was a sign that everything was good on the island. You knew things were bad when Mary Ann was upset.

Also, actress Zora Wells perfectly embodied the character. Indeed, the characters of the Island Giligan have become comical archetypes for centuries, so deeply rooted in the American subconscious that they are practically Jungian. It is difficult to imagine the "Giligan Island" without the presence of Bob Denver, Alan Hale, Runior, Tina Luiz, Natalie Shafer, Jimim Bakus or Wales.

But it seems, a larger movie starvet was considered the role of Mary Ann before Wales to take the role. In Interview in 2003 with Retrocrush web siteThe creator of "Island Giligan" Sherwood Schwartz revealed that Raquel Welch was considering the role. /Movie previously wrote for Velch's nearly casting recently. However, in an interview with Retrocras, Schwartz revealed the main reason why Welch was rejected and why Wales was elected. There was concern that Welch was "too sexy" from the section, though Schwartz seems to have chosen Wales for many reasons.

It should be remembered that Mary Ann was, before washing the desert island, an agricultural worker. It was supposed to be an avatar for the island's working class. With the sequel, Howels was America's bourgeoisie, the skipper was her infrastructure, ginger her entertainers, intelligence professor and Gilligan her innocence. Since at least three of those characters were glamor, fame and wealth, Mary Ann had to decide not to be glamorous. Rakil Welch, it seems, would have been too blind to play a character from the ground like Mary Ann. Or, as Schwartz said:

"Well, I chose Zora Wells was the one who got the job over Raquel. She is a beautiful lady. Raquel was a good actress, but she was too sophisticated for the role."

Welch, when the Island Giligan was thrown, was still rising to fame. She had a regular gig on the diverse show "The Hollywood Palace", and appeared on TV shows such as "McHayl Navy", "Stunned" and "Virginian". She was also in the drama Shelley Winters "House is Home". It would not be until 1966, its Starwells in the "Fantastic Travel" science-film will make the name of the household. That same year, Welch starred in "One Million Years BC", and next year, she will appear in Bedzed, cementing her status as a sex symbol. Having an actress like Welch to play Mary Ann, especially opposite Tina Louise as a ginger, will throw away the balance of the characters. Two movie stars are too much for "Giligan Island".

Sherwood Schwartz has definitely felt that Welch is too sophisticated to play a friendly farmer like Mary Ann. He made the right decision. Wells was a better choice. Wales died in 2020, a victim of Kovid-19. Welch died in 2023.