 None of the show's episodes ever specified Gilligan's full name or clearly indicate whether "Gilligan" is the character's first or his last name.Gilligan wears a trademark red shirt, pale trousers, white sneakers, and white navy cap.During a storm, he throws an anchor overboard without a rope attached, which leaves the "Minnow" shipwrecked on an "uncharted desert isle" with its seven passengers and crew, establishing the underlying premise of the franchise.