Lovey Howell
| Eunice Howell | |
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| Gilligan's Island character | |
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| First appearance | "Marooned" Gilligan's Island (pilot, 1963) |
| Last appearance | "Gilligan's Army" Gilligan's Planet (1982) |
| Created by | Sherwood Schwartz |
| Portrayed by | Natalie Schafer |
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| Nickname(s) | Lovey |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Socialite |
| Spouse(s) | Thurston Howell, III |
Eunice Howell (née Wentworth), referred to as "Lovey" by her husband and "Mrs. Howell" by the others, is a fictional character from the 1964 to 1967 television show Gilligan's Island. Played by Natalie Schafer, the character was a rich, spoiled socialite, married to Thurston Howell, III.
While Mr. Howell always called her "Lovey", the other castaways always called her "Mrs. Howell". There are only two times someone besides Thurston calls her Lovey: in the pilot, when the radio is announcing the missing people, the announcer says "Thurston Howell, III, and his wife, international hostess Lovey Howell"; and in the episode in which Gilligan thinks he wins the lottery and invites all the people into the Howells' club, The Professor greets Mr. and Mrs. Howell as Thurston and Lovey.
In episode 31 of season 2, "Mr. and Mrs. ???", in which the Howells were having marital problems, she mentioned her maiden name was Wentworth. In the same episode, the radio announcer that announces the minister who married the Howells was a phony, says Lovey's first name is Eunice.
Not much information was revealed about her life before being marooned with her fellow castaways, but she introduced herself in episode 6 of season 2 ("Quick Before It Sinks") as "Mrs. Thurston Howell III, from New York, Palm Beach and of course, Paris, mon cher." She also mentions in episode 17 of season 2:"You've Been Disconnected" that she spoke fluent French and Italian, hinting at a classical education. In episode 9 of season 3 ("Ring Around Gilligan"), Mr. Howell mentions her having studied at Vassar, saying "Mommy warned me about you Vassar girls and your long gym classes".
During episode 4 of season 2:"Smile, You're on Mars Camera" Thurston Howell indicates that Lovey, or at least her family, had money of their own; Mr. Howell describes her as being an heiress who is "loaded". It is also revealed that Mrs. Howell's father gave them an oil company (apparently dry) in "Dustbowl, Oklahoma" as a wedding gift, which she claims he thought was a football stadium (episode 13 of season 1:"Three Million Dollars More or Less").
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