'Gilligan's Island' Facts That Even The Biggest Fans Won't Know

Fan-Love for Mary Ann

Mary Ann was an obvious fan favorite on the show. Dawn Wells was once rumored to have received 3,000 to 5,000 fan letters a week! She confirmed in an interview that that was not true, but she did get a lot of them.

She also said that the letters got way too creepy and way too personal. "I'd say some of the fans stretched their imagination quite a bit. It's a very interesting thing with men because they follow you. I get proposed to all the time." One fan even told her that he had been writing her for 35 years... Yikes.

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The More You Know

Shaggy from Scooby Doo's real name is Norville Rogers.
The fan-favorite "Soup Nazi" character from Seinfeld was based on Al Yeganeh, a NYC chef. After the Soup Nazi episode aired (which Yeganeh reportedly hates), his business increased wildly.
The creators of “That 70’s Show” Wanted Chuck Norris To Play Red Foreman.
Breaking Bad: When you combine the titles of Season 2's first, fourth, tenth, and thirteenth episodes you get "Seven Thirty-Seven, Down, Over, ABQ," which is a foreshadowing of the plane crash at the end of the season.

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