Gilligan is a prime example of "arrested youth syndrome," otherwise known as a "Peter Pan Complex." In many ways, he thinks of himself as a young boy, enjoying playing, goofing off, making silly comments and reading comic books, but despite all this, he works very hard to please the Skipper and is eager to make him happy. Once when the Skipper is trying to reconstruct the accident that marooned the castaways, it is discovered that Gilligan lost the anchor which wasn't tied to the Minnow and accidentally tossed the blowtorch overboard. Gilligan is accident-prone, and usually, disaster follows him wherever he goes. Obviously not very intellectual, Gilligan sometimes doesn't understand words like "navigable" or "gourmet" and is very forgetful. Usually, when faced with headhunters and kidnappers, Gilligan is visibly scared, though when things get serious, he has been known to display a brave streak. His personality can be labeled as funny, sensitive, klutzy, dumb in a funny way, and scared, due to the fact that throughout the series he is always doing clumsy and funny things, but he is nonetheless thoughtful and kind. While much of his past is a mystery, more has been discovered about his personality than any of the other castaways. Gilligan has to be the most dimensional character on the island. He served with the Skipper in the Navy and apparently saved his life by pushing him out of the way of a depth charge, but according to the Skipper, he "didn't exactly save it, You just prolonged it so you'd give me more bad luck." Gilligan was played by actor Bob Denver and briefly by Patrick Denver in V for Vitamins. Despite his accident-prone nature, the Skipper often addresses Gilligan as "little buddy," demonstrating their friendship. He is a close friend of the Skipper, and first mate aboard the S.S. William "Willy" Gilligan (or as he is simply known, "Gilligan") is one of the main characters. The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (TV movie) The Castaways on Gilligan's Island (TV movie) Rescue from Gilligan's Island" (TV movie) Minnow, when it arrived on island with rest on board at the time
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