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Howell, portrayed by veteran Actor Jim Backus , is an impossibly-rich millionaire, so wealthy that he took tens of thousands of dollars in cash and several changes of clothing with him for what was intended to be only a three-hour boat tour in Hawaii , one of the sillier premises of the show. His wife, Lovey , portrayed by Natalie Schafer , is a socially-conscious yet good-hearted woman with a deep sense of ''noblesse oblige'' allowing her to interact with the other passengers and crew, though they are all her social inferiors. One of the implied humorous points of the show is that Thurston continually fails to realize that all of the Howells' money is essentially useless to them on the Island . On the other hand, the other castaways apparently tolerate the fact that he refuses to do any work. He was included on Forbes Magazine 's 2005 list of the 15 richest fictional characters . OTHER REFERENCES There is also a Rap artist called Thirstin Howl III whose stage persona emulates the cash-flush Gilligan's millionaire. Thurston Howell is the name of Henry Gibson 's character in the movie '' Magnolia ''. His name is only mentioned in background conversation. |
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