Why did they bring luggage on a 3 hour tour?
And how many uniforms did the skipper and Gilligan have with them for a three hour tour?
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Why would a millionaire and his wife take a tour on the Minnow? Wouldn't they have their own yacht?
shareVery true. The Howels did not seem like the types to go on a boat like that. No luxuries?
shareIt was probably an attempt to keep in touch with the commoners. I could see Mr. Howel saying something like, "Lovey, this is quaint. Let's try it; it's only 3 hours and it might be fun to observe how the other 99% function."
shareYes, "old money" tends to be more down-to-earth than "new money", being more fickle with their money and spending a lot less.
It's how the "old money" got rich over generations.
American millionaires and billionaires are more likely to blend in with commoners than non-American millionaires or billionaires. I don't know if this also applies to other western cultures.
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I lived in a neighborhood that was mostly old money. People who are old money folks would rather have relationships with the common folk than have anything to do with people with new money. New money people are quite pretentious and materialistic. New money people are the worst kind of bores.
shareIn new money's defense, and certainly not pertaining to all of them about had habits and manners, they're simply not used to having large sums of money at one time, prone to an inflexible sense entitlement because they've "made it" and "paid their dues".
Unlike old money, they're more likely to spend greater percentages of their income, even if recklessly, helping to keep economies running instead of sitting on stockpiles of cash.
Ever seen SECONDHAND LIONS (2003)? At one point, a young family relative of rich elderly brothers convinces them to "live a little" by stating, "what good is money if you never spend it?" [paraphrased]
I've read some accounts about tricker-treaters (a fall tradition here in the US) visiting wealthy neighborhoods participating in the festivity, expecting to receive candy (sweets) along the lines of Reeses and Snickers at least, only for each to be given a piece of Tootsie Roll or two before walking away surprised.
You figure, hey, they did get sweets. That's better than nothing or a facial scowl. The poorer areas on the other side of town, though, were willing to shell out the good stuff, relishing at the chance to lighten everyone's day from the usual live-to-work life.
Tootsie Rolls are underrated.
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I only can tell you about my experiences with old and new money when I was a kid. Old money always seemed more down to earth and accepting of people who weren't as well off. New money let it all go to their heads and definitely forgot about where they came from. I had lots of wonderful friends from people who were from old money, while I was often put down by people who became wealthy after struggling a bit.
shareIn my experience, old money appreciates community and is more likely to partake in social events not just for the sake of good appearances. They've learned how to not let wealth drive their lives or own them.
Perhaps the saying, "The love of money is the root of all evil" rings so true because once a person can't stop thinking about it, they can never get enough of it.
I don't mean to come off contrarian, just giving a fuller picture. You've certainly given me one.
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Weren’t they on vacation in Hawaii? It might have been a last minute decision to see the sunset from a boat or look for dolphins or something.
shareWhy did they bring luggage of a 3 hour tour? Better to be safe than sorry!!!
sharePerhaps they were in between the hotel and airport.
shareWhat about Skipper and Gilligan? They kept uniform changes on the boat? And the professor had all the same clothes?
shareThey were locals and thus the ones who always had to wear the same garb.
shareAnd yet, Ginger brought along a bunch of sexy evening gowns.
So, Ginger and the Howells had luggage, and the others did not? Were all yhe rich passengers planning to skip the country in some elaborate faked-death scheme or something?
"The answer lies in the fact that in the original pilot, the Skipper and Gilligan were actually running a six-hour excursion service that transported tourists, something that was changed to a "three-hour tour" when the pilot became a series. However, through the series, several episodes have resolved the fact that the Howells have always had to be prepared for the right clothes for the right situation. (A buried plot point might suggest that Mr. Howell tried to rent the S.S. Minnow from the Skipper to help transport his luggage to a location outside Honolulu. Excess clothes have also been recovered from crates that washed up on the island, such as the magician's trunk in It's Magic and a crate of clothes rejected by the Salvation Army prior to Bang! Bang! Bang!.)"
https://gilligan.fandom.com/wiki/Clothes_and_Wardrobe