what was gilligan's name
Gilligan is a fictional character played by Bob Denver on the 1960s TV show Gilligan's Island and its many sequels. Gilligan, affectionately called Little Buddy by the Skipper , is the bumbling, dimwitted, accident-prone first mate of the SS Minnow.None of the show's episodes ever specified Gilligan's full name or clearly indicate whether Gilligan is the character's first name or his last.Gilligan wears a trademark red shirt, pale trousers, white sneakers and white navy cap.n the 2004 DVD release of season one, Gilligan's Island â The Complete First Season, a documentary called Before the Three Hour Tour shows that Sherwood Schwartz's original treatment for the series indicated that Gilligan's full name in the failed pilot was to be Willy Gilligan.