As the long-married male veteran of the castaways, Mr. Howell seems to provide a positive view of domestica. Yet even his subconscious lashes out every so often.
* The first image of male-female interaction presented on Gilligan's Island is in Episode 2, where the Howells argue so loudly as to cause the other castaways to build their own huts.
* Episodes 56 and 67 both involve temporary rifts with Mrs. Howell, in which cases Howell seems content to accept Ginger's flirting. But in both cases, he returns to Mrs. Howell.
* Episode 87 presents a curious side of Mr. Howell when, after chastizing the male castaways for sending anonymous love letters to his wife, Mr. Howell himself is revealed to be the culprit. He tries to explain himself to Mrs. Howell by saying he did it as a diversion for "a woman your age" before she briefly kicks him out. Passive-aggressive behavior, perhaps?
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