What's Up With That? #59: Mary Ann, meet Mary Jane
Now, sit right back and you'll hear a tale
A tale of a fateful ride;
That ended with a Dawn Wells bust --
Her car had weed inside.
Who would have suspected that sweet, innocent, fresh-faced Mary Ann Summers was a midnight toker?
Gilligan's Island star Wells, today a sprightly 69-year-old, was sentenced to six months probation this week following an arrest in Idaho last October, after a deputy sheriff observed Wells driving erratically.
Upon pulling Wells over, the officer detected the unmistakable aroma of combusting cannabis wafting from the vehicle. A subsequent search turned up four partially consumed doobies, and two cases commonly used for storing marijuana. Wells also failed a field sobriety test.
In addition to the probationary stint, the television legend was slapped with a five-day jail sentence and a $400 fine. (That's the inflationary equivalent of a ticket on a three-hour Hawaiian cruise in 1965.)
Wells reportedly told the arresting officer that the marijuana had been left in her car by three anonymous hitchhikers she had picked up earlier in the evening. Following sentencing, Wells's attorney changed the story, saying that a friend of Wells had borrowed her car on the day in question, and absent-mindedly left his stoner supplies behind. (Memo to Mary Ann: The old "it's my car, but it's not my stuff" gambit played out ages ago. Ask Lindsay Lohan.)
Gilligan fans will recall that Wells's late costar Bob Denver was no stranger to the allure of tetrahydrocannabinol. Denver was busted in 1998 after a package containing marijuana was delivered to his home. At the time, Denver claimed that the package had been sent by his old friend Dawn Wells. Given recent events, that story takes on a fresh new light of relevance.
By the way...
...in the age-old "Ginger or Mary Ann?" debate, does anyone ever pick Ginger?
Perhaps now we know why Mary Ann was so popular.
At least, one of the reasons why.
A tale of a fateful ride;
That ended with a Dawn Wells bust --
Her car had weed inside.
Who would have suspected that sweet, innocent, fresh-faced Mary Ann Summers was a midnight toker?
Gilligan's Island star Wells, today a sprightly 69-year-old, was sentenced to six months probation this week following an arrest in Idaho last October, after a deputy sheriff observed Wells driving erratically.
Upon pulling Wells over, the officer detected the unmistakable aroma of combusting cannabis wafting from the vehicle. A subsequent search turned up four partially consumed doobies, and two cases commonly used for storing marijuana. Wells also failed a field sobriety test.
In addition to the probationary stint, the television legend was slapped with a five-day jail sentence and a $400 fine. (That's the inflationary equivalent of a ticket on a three-hour Hawaiian cruise in 1965.)
Wells reportedly told the arresting officer that the marijuana had been left in her car by three anonymous hitchhikers she had picked up earlier in the evening. Following sentencing, Wells's attorney changed the story, saying that a friend of Wells had borrowed her car on the day in question, and absent-mindedly left his stoner supplies behind. (Memo to Mary Ann: The old "it's my car, but it's not my stuff" gambit played out ages ago. Ask Lindsay Lohan.)
Gilligan fans will recall that Wells's late costar Bob Denver was no stranger to the allure of tetrahydrocannabinol. Denver was busted in 1998 after a package containing marijuana was delivered to his home. At the time, Denver claimed that the package had been sent by his old friend Dawn Wells. Given recent events, that story takes on a fresh new light of relevance.
By the way...
...in the age-old "Ginger or Mary Ann?" debate, does anyone ever pick Ginger?
Perhaps now we know why Mary Ann was so popular.
At least, one of the reasons why.
Labels: Aimless Riffing, Celebritiana, Reminiscing, Ripped From the Headlines, Teleholics Anonymous, Whats Up With That
SwanShadow was randomly pounding the keyboard at 11:54 AM
3 insisted on sticking two cents in:
Yup, Mary Ann all the way. At least now we now why she was always baking/cooking on that island. Munchies.
Scott: I believe we also know why those castaways weren't in any hurry to go home.
I think people are shocked because Mary Ann symbolized innocence to Ginger's fire. But people forget that Dawn Wells was just playing a character. In general, marijuana isn't all that bad. It's the three hour tours you gotta worry about.:)
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