Gilligan's Island is one of the most enduring shows in TV history despite being a pretty silly comedy, and the cast knows why ...

However, not all actors experienced this affluence, as seen in the case of Tina Louise. In a recent interview, Louise revealed she earned $1,500 per episode while starring as Ginger on the series.

Gilligan discovers a jungle boy living on the island. He shows them a hole in the ground that causes objects to float, and the professor theorizes that it is expelling either helium or hydrogen.

By Abby Ellin The green-eyed TV star with the beauty mark on her ... None of the children will have any idea that Ginger from “Gilligan’s Island” — in real life, the actress Tina Louise ...

Former Gilligan’s Island star Tina ... The actress was on hit series for three seasons between 1964 and 1967, but declined to return as Ginger for three TV movies in the 1970s and ‘80s.

So many memorable performers from TV's heyday are now 90-somethings ... Tina Louise as movie star Ginger Grant and Bob Denver as Gilligan in "Gilligan's Island." Credit: PictureLux/The Hollywood ...

Before Tina Louise found herself stranded on a tropical island, she was plagued with loneliness as a child in boarding school ...