On the show Gilligan's Island, where is it revealed that Lovey Howell's real first name is Eunice?

Question

Many trivia sites list Lovey Howell's real first name as being Eunice, but I have never been able to find a source for this information. I have seen every episode multiple times and don't recall it ever being mentioned.

It was not mentioned in the first episode. The radio announcer only called her Lovey Howell.

It also was not mentioned in "Mr. and Mrs. ??" The radio announcer never mentioned the Howells; he merely stated that a particular minister was a fraud, and the Howells recognized the name as the man who had married them. Mrs. Howell states elsewhere in the episode that her maiden name is Wentworth, but never refers to herself as Eunice.

Answer 1

There was the episode where the Howells learn from a radio broadcast that the minister who married them was not properly ordained, and thus their marriage is not valid. The broadcast mentions Mrs. Howell's maiden name, which is given as "Eunice Wentworth." (Of course, the whole thing is revealed as a mistake by the end of the episode.)

It's listed in most episode guides as something like:

#67 - Mr. and Mrs. ??
A radio bulletin states that the Howell's aren't married at all.

Eunice clearly was an invention for this particular episode--Mrs. Howell was known as Lovey at all other times. Still, if you're trying to win $20 bets, Eunice is probably the answer you want.

Answer 2

perhaps in the pilot or first episode while they are listening to the radio news report of their disappearance, I think it gave everyone full name then

Answer 3

perhaps in the pilot or first episode while they are listening to the radio news report of their disappearance, I think it gave everyone full name then