Think about it.
Gilligan is the kind of guy women can love. He's a bumbling idiot, but has his redeeming side in that he's everyone's "little buddy". He's a friendly sort, always eager to help, but he's certainly not a threat. Any woman can do it better than Gilligan, and when he does mess up--which is inevitable--a woman can forgive him. A woman simply says, "Well, what do you expect from a man like him?"
Gilligan is non-threatening in other ways, too. He's on an island with beautiful chicks but can't do anything about it. He prefers his radio, and Mrs. Howell has already married money. (She is, of course, the only intelligent woman on the island and knows that Mr. Howell will soon kick the bucket, leaving her millions, and by golly she'll be getting off the island then!)
Gilligan is every woman's man in that he can be easily manipulated. What a dreamboat. He's a walking bucket of neuroses, psychoses, and easily-navigatable testosterone. Anything a woman wants, he's willing to give it a whirl. What woman wouldn't want a man who is so easily swayed?
Naturally, great marriages are built on the Gilligan Principle. Whole books could be written on it. I know I've got a closet full of notes!
The only drawback, of course, is that most marriages last longer than a three-hour tour. And most women bring along a far larger wardrobe for the ride.
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