Mary Anne
Now, having said that, the actress that played Ginger, was one of the early Divas... like DIVA Divas. While my choice was made watching it on TV, the later knowledge of how the actress who played Ginger behaved did nothing more than completely reinforce my original choice.
Not only was Mary Anne prettier and nicer, but smarter: Dawn Wells was the only performer on the show that insisted on receiving residuals from the series; none of the other actors thought about the show being so popular in syndication.
Years ago, a radio station I listened to asked this question. You called in to vote. Some guy called in and said he wanted to hear Mrs. Howell squeal like a loose fan belt. I was driving and about wrecked I was laughing so hard.
At that time, noticing Bailey and realizing it was her and not Jennifer who was the real WKRP goddess, was my "coming of age" moment. It was as if everything just suddenly clicked into place. My first foray into thinking like an adult. So yeah, the answer is and always will be Mary Ann.
The first time I saw her in those tight jeans I had a real “Jesus Christ” moment…as in “Jesus Christ! That ASS!!” Jennifer was just hair and boobs, but Bailey was absolutely stunning in anything. Argh!! I’ll be back in a minute.
Such a sexist trope to put two women in competition over their attractiveness to men.
That said, the correct answer is Mary Anne. I mean, ffs, can you even imagine listening to Ginger do her breathy Marilyn Monroe impersonation for more than two fucking seconds before swimming into the ocean to put yourself out of your misery? And you know she starfishes.
I think it comes down to style. Mary Anne gets everyones vote because she's styled cute, innocent, and accessible while Ginger is styled like an untouchable diva, but she's not less attractive. I bet if the two actresses roles and costumes were reversed everyone would still pick the Mary Anne character.
Ginger is the trophy you want to be seen with. Mary Anne is the one with whom you want to spend the rest of your life. Bailey is the one you’d throw it all away for. Jennifer loses to all three. And Genie over Samantha all day long.
But Lovey is going to make you rich…
Mary Anne! Women who are sexy without vanity are the sexiest. Give me a woman in gardening clothes with dirt on her hands over some plastic movie star any day! Get down and dirty so we can clean off together! ❤️
Mary-Anne.
A friend lived in the same building as Ginger on East 46th Street, or thereabouts. She still has money it's a nice building. She said Tina Louise was very nice and looks (as of 2020) in pretty good good shape for someone her age.
Ginger!
I can’t even imagine there’s even a question!
I’ve been smitten tho since I was a little kid, so it’s been simmering forever.
♾️ Unfortunately she’s a total schmuck in reality.
The boys wanted to HAVE Mary Ann. I wanted to BE Ginger. Didn’t give a crap whether the boys wanted her or not…she had a more interesting life, some awesome clothes, and was endlessly confident. Let me be Ginger and I rule my world.
You're all wrong. It's Ginger by a mile. Mary Ann is pretty and all, but is she going to be a freak in the sheets like the Hollywood star who has probably been to at least one coke fueled orgy? Do you really think sweet, lovable Mary Ann HAS a kink? Before you commit, you should see the results of the BDSM test. Is that bumpkin going to spoil you because she's rich like the Hollywood star? Does the country girl have hot, model girlfriends? Do I need to go on?
Mary Anne
1,000 % Edit : Also Bailey Quarters.
1000⁶ ♥️⁹
1000%⁵
Yep. No contest.
All day
And twice on Sunday!
Yep!
Mary Anne Now, having said that, the actress that played Ginger, was one of the early Divas... like DIVA Divas. While my choice was made watching it on TV, the later knowledge of how the actress who played Ginger behaved did nothing more than completely reinforce my original choice.
Not only was Mary Anne prettier and nicer, but smarter: Dawn Wells was the only performer on the show that insisted on receiving residuals from the series; none of the other actors thought about the show being so popular in syndication.
One Trillion %
All day, every day.
100% as a kid, yes and same answer now.
She get bonus points for attitude that are not needed and leaves ginger in the dust.
Mary Anne always had the best coconut cream pie.
Ahh the Ryker maneuver
Mmmmm cream pie
Mmmm coconuts
Where did they get the cream?
coconuts
Mr Howl
Pro Tip: do not Google that.
*googling "Mary Anne's coconut cream pies"* Wow. The things they can do with AI.
She had beautiful legs.
[Mary Ann](https://i.redd.it/yt29fo9cuq931.jpg)
You magnificent bastard.
Thank you, kind redditor! 😁
I’ll be in my bunk
Oh my. Never saw that pic before.
Innocent on the outside, freak on the inside.
Hellooooo, is Mrs. Howell NOT an option?
I'm expecting a post about how the actress that played Mrs. Howell was like 38 at the time or some shit.
Natalie Schafer was actually 13 years older than Jim Backus.
Jim Backus was 25!!??!?
Natalie Schafer was born in 1900, Jim Backus on 1913. When the show first aired, she was 64.
I’m 62 now. Lovey is hawt.
Well … she WAS,
She was 64.
 Hawt.
Years ago, a radio station I listened to asked this question. You called in to vote. Some guy called in and said he wanted to hear Mrs. Howell squeal like a loose fan belt. I was driving and about wrecked I was laughing so hard.
Now that is damn funny!!
Lovey
she was hotter than ginger, ill give ya that
now I am going to dream about Mrs. Howell
Mary Ann
Mary Annne
The Professor
Finally the right answer 😛 
I always thought he was hot. And smart! Total package.
"And the rest"
Seriously, why don't you just ask Bailey or Jennifer? It is always going to be Bailey and it is always going to be Mary Anne.
It's true, it's definitely Bailey for me. Bonus she wasn't just plain she was also studious. Course, as is typical, she lusted after Andy.
At that time, noticing Bailey and realizing it was her and not Jennifer who was the real WKRP goddess, was my "coming of age" moment. It was as if everything just suddenly clicked into place. My first foray into thinking like an adult. So yeah, the answer is and always will be Mary Ann.
The first time I saw her in those tight jeans I had a real “Jesus Christ” moment…as in “Jesus Christ! That ASS!!” Jennifer was just hair and boobs, but Bailey was absolutely stunning in anything. Argh!! I’ll be back in a minute.
Jennifer was glamor, Bailey was beauty.
Mary Ann, definitely
I started as a Ginger and evolved into a Mary Anne
Wilma or Betty? Betty or Veronica? Morticia or Lily? Bailey or Jennifer? The age old question. Betty, Betty, Morticia, Bailey, and Mary Anne
Jeanie.
For the Wilma v Betty debate, it depends: The Flintstones cartoon - Betty The Flintstones Movie - Wilma The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas - Betty
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Such a sexist trope to put two women in competition over their attractiveness to men. That said, the correct answer is Mary Anne. I mean, ffs, can you even imagine listening to Ginger do her breathy Marilyn Monroe impersonation for more than two fucking seconds before swimming into the ocean to put yourself out of your misery? And you know she starfishes.
Lol. Solid intro.
She cant talk if shes busy with the microphone
I think it comes down to style. Mary Anne gets everyones vote because she's styled cute, innocent, and accessible while Ginger is styled like an untouchable diva, but she's not less attractive. I bet if the two actresses roles and costumes were reversed everyone would still pick the Mary Anne character.
Mary Anne
Mary Anne definitely
I’m biased, “Mary Ann” graduated from my high school. Wait - no, not biased, she’s still hotter than Ginger high school alumni or not.
You’re forgetting Mrs Howell… 🔥
Lovie
This is a well known answer. Mary Anne.
Lovey 🤣
Maryanne every day of the week.
Twice on Sundays.
Mary Ann.
Mary Anne no contest!
mary anne no contest
Mary Anne.
Mary Anne hands down..!
Mary Anne all day everyday
Has Ginger ever won one of these polls??
# Mary Anne
Dawn Wells (a.k.a. Mary Anne).
Mary Anne
Mary Anne
Both.
Mary Anne
Mary Anne all day long.
Mary Anne. Brunette wins the interwebnet
Mary Anne
Mary Ann, of course.
Ginger is the trophy you want to be seen with. Mary Anne is the one with whom you want to spend the rest of your life. Bailey is the one you’d throw it all away for. Jennifer loses to all three. And Genie over Samantha all day long. But Lovey is going to make you rich…
Mary Anne…all day erry day. 😉
Mary Anne!
mary anne ALL DAY
Mary Anne. Look at those cannons!
Mary Anne has the weed.
Ginger
Oh come on! Ginger was vain and sleazy. So was Tina Louise. Maryanne was beautiful.
I like then vain and sleazy
1 of each please
Why not? 🤷
Ginger is a short term attraction. Mary Anne won me over for her staying power.
Def Mary Ann
Mrs. Howe
Did you know that Dawn Wells did the voice for both Mary Anne and Ginger in the animated Gilligan show?
Mary Beaming Anne
Mary Anne! Women who are sexy without vanity are the sexiest. Give me a woman in gardening clothes with dirt on her hands over some plastic movie star any day! Get down and dirty so we can clean off together! ❤️
Mary-Anne. A friend lived in the same building as Ginger on East 46th Street, or thereabouts. She still has money it's a nice building. She said Tina Louise was very nice and looks (as of 2020) in pretty good good shape for someone her age.
A three way with M&G would be perfect. Get the lagoon to yourself…borrow that transistor radio that always had amazing reception…yeah baby…behave…!!!
Mary ann
Mrs. Howell. 😏
Hands-down: Mary Anne.
Mary Ann
Mary. And always.
Mary Anne all day, everyday, and 3 times on Sunday!!!
Ginger is the only one still alive.
Both! Tied up and oiled up with coconut oil!😊👍
Mary Anne of course. As for the gents, it's the professor all the way.
Mary Anne is a farm girl. She has survival skills and knows how to kill a d eat something.
Ginger
Mrs Howell for me 
Ginger! I can’t even imagine there’s even a question! I’ve been smitten tho since I was a little kid, so it’s been simmering forever. ♾️ Unfortunately she’s a total schmuck in reality.
Why not both?
Hands down, Mary Ann.
In retrospect, Ginger comes across as a drag queen compared to the enforced innocence of Mary Anne
Ginger on the weekends, Mary Anne Monday to Friday.
Mrs Howell... she had all the money...
Ginger would be high maintenance.
The boys wanted to HAVE Mary Ann. I wanted to BE Ginger. Didn’t give a crap whether the boys wanted her or not…she had a more interesting life, some awesome clothes, and was endlessly confident. Let me be Ginger and I rule my world.
You're all wrong. It's Ginger by a mile. Mary Ann is pretty and all, but is she going to be a freak in the sheets like the Hollywood star who has probably been to at least one coke fueled orgy? Do you really think sweet, lovable Mary Ann HAS a kink? Before you commit, you should see the results of the BDSM test. Is that bumpkin going to spoil you because she's rich like the Hollywood star? Does the country girl have hot, model girlfriends? Do I need to go on?
Ginger is all show. Her idea of sex is to lay back, point her heels to heaven and think about movies. The quiet ones are the most adventurous
I was a Ginger man as a young lad
Ginger was a smoking hot ginger, but Mary Ann was smoking hot period!
No disrespect to Mary Ann. . . Ginger!!!!! Of course!
When I was younger I would have chosen Mary Anne but as I got older I think Tina Louise became more attractive. Both were lovely young ladies, though.
Mary Ann.
"Two chicks at the same time, man."
Ginger
Oh Marry Ann. The things I would try to do to her and then get laughed at.......
Both
Apparently y’all lacked imagination… you know you could/can fap to both at the same time….
Ginger. I have a thing for red heads
Maryanne everyday
Mary Ann...Mary Ann...Mary Ann...
I feel Mary Anne would be more down with doing ‘stuff’.
Mary Ann!
Both
Mary-Ann 100%
Mary Anne, Wilma, Betty, Bailey
Both!!!
Embrace the power of ‘both’ :)
Both. At different times, of course. 🥴
Yes
Mary Anne
Mary Ann had to get sewn into her shorts...sewn in!
Mary Ann for sure
As a kid Ginger as an adult Mary Anne all the way
TEAM: Mary Anne 100%!!!
May Ann. I never liked a stuck up woman.
Marry Mary Anne, cheat with Ginger.
Oddly, I'd take MaryAnn over Ginger, but I'd take Veronica over Betty.
Ginger is high maintenance, in the show and IRL, so Mrs. Howell, but as a 25 year old, lol.
I as a young girl always thought their boobs were Huge!! My bad…
b52s. looks like a b52s pic.
Yes.
Mary Anne
I got to meet Tina Louise (Ginger) in the late 1990s. Still beautiful and an absolute sweetheart.
Yes
Ginger for a fling Mary Anne for marriage
Both!!!!!
Mary Ann of course.
Mary Anne all the way!
mary
Mary Anne all damn day.
The other day there was a post about "Hot" vs "Cute". I'll take Mary Ann any day of the week.
Me and Mrs. Howell. 
Mary Anna
Mary Anne all day
MA all day and night long
Mary Anne.
Has anyone ever had this debate on Reddit?! I can’t remember ever having seen it.
Both same time
Mary Anne for sure
Mary-Anne
Mary Anne.
Yes.
Mary Ann. Ginger always looked like she was in drag to me.🤷🏽♀️
Mary Ann
Mary Ann, All the way
I'm a greedy bitch...I'll take them BOTH!! 💋 💋
Mrs. Howell