<Tr> <Th> Propulsion </Th> <Td> Unclear (see article) </Td> </Tr> <P> The S.S. Minnow is a fictional charter boat on the hit 1960s television sitcom Gilligan's Island . </P> <P> The ship ran aground on the shore of "an uncharted desert isle" (in the south Pacific Ocean), setting the stage for this popular situation comedy . The crew of two were the skipper Jonas Grumby and his first mate Gilligan, and the five passengers were millionaire Thurston Howell III, his wife Lovey Howell, movie star Ginger Grant, professor Roy Hinkley, and farm girl Mary Ann Summers . </P> <P> The shipwreck was first seen in the season 1 episode "Two on a Raft", which begins with the crew and passengers awaking on the ship . Several times in the course of the series they plan ways to repair the Minnow to get off the island . In the episode "Goodbye Island", Gilligan discovered glue that was believed to be waterproof and permanent . However, it was later revealed that the glue was temporary and before they could push the repaired ship out to sea, the entire vessel literally fell to pieces . </P>

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