It worked for them once, so they’re going to try it again. TBS has announced a second season for ‘The Real Gilligan’s Island’, premiering on the network Wednesday, June 8th at 9PM ET. Hosted by Scott Lasky the show will feature Team Green vs Team Orange with each team built on representatives of the characters in the original television show. As with the first reality incarnation, a former ABC hostess and a former ‘Charles in Charge’ star have been cast as competing “Ginger” characters. Angie Everhart will fill in for Rachel Hunter, and Erika Eleniak will take over for Nicole Eggert. The rest of the cast can be found below the drop down.
The Gilligans
Shawn Manning is a 24-year-old Quincy, MA, resident who mans the door at a marina nightclub in Boston. Although he’s never owned a boat, he has never hesitated taking girls onto his friends’ boats and pretending he’s the captain. Also employed as a personal assistant to a professional football player, Shawn counts sports as one of his two greatest passions. The other is women.
Zac Turney is a 24-year-old cabana towel boy for a hotel in St. Petersburg, FL. He considers himself the world’s biggest optimist, collects comic books and is a total music junkie. Easygoing and energetic, Zac also has the uncanny ability to climb trees like a monkey.
The Skippers
Ken Callen is a 47-year-old retired U.S. Navy officer, so he knows his way around a ship. A resident of Chesapeake, VA, he brings to the island a host of survival skills he learned in military training and the Boy Scouts. Ken credits first season Skipper contestant Jim Murray as being one of the major reasons he joined the Navy in the first place.
“Crazy” Charlie Albert is 50 years old and lives and works in the swamps of Springfield, LA. For the past 25 years, he has been the harbormaster and owner of the Blood River Landing Marina. Charlie has crewed and skippered on three boats from the Panama Canal to Alaska. In his spare time, he enjoys wrestling alligators.
The Millionaires and Their Wives
Jim and Donna Bounce live in Las Vegas. Jim, age 47, is the president of Millionaire Corporation, which publishes Millionaire and Billionaire magazines, among other enterprises. He also owns two real estate companies. Donna, age 42, is a vice president of an escrow and title company and owner of Bounce Fashions.
Howard Schur and Melissa Jones are engaged to be married and live, appropriately enough, in Purchase, NY. Howard, age 59, works as a banker and financial consultant and loves to fly his own plane around the country. Melissa, age 33, is a sales director and has a degree in musical theater. Howard likes to take care of everything, and Melissa likes to be taken care of.
The Professors
Tiy-E Muhammad is a 35-year-old professor of psychology and human sexuality at the Atlanta University Center. Known as the Love Doctor, he has shared his advice about love and sexuality on numerous television and radio programs and has written two books on relationships. A part-time hair model, Tiy-E has also recently set his sensual spoken poetry to music on the album Ladies in Paradise.
Andy Schuler is a 40-year-old assistant professor of environmental engineering at Duke University. He received his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. Andrew specializes in water chemistry and has developed a new method for measuring and removing bacteria from water. He’s also a member of the International Water Association. Andrew loves backpacking, rafting and playing the guitar.
The Mary Anns
Randi Silvers is 23 years old and hails from rural Edwardsville, Kansas (pop. 4,400). She works as a waitress. For fun, she enjoys driving to Kansas City. Randi is also a trained lifeguard and a bikini model. She has three younger brothers, so she’s used to watching over a wild bunch with a firm hand.
Mandy Weaver is 26 years old and currently works as an interior designer. She comes from Nashville, TN, where she spends a lot of time enjoying the outdoors. She is also an accomplished athlete and has taught ballroom dancing. She prides herself on being able to fry just about anything.