Wilson may have been the silent star of Castaway, but it wasn't without a fight. Check out the auditions that didn't pass muster:

1. Manwich, the canned Sloppy Joe mix
   Verdict - too likely to be eaten
2. KY, the personal lubricant
   (note to editors: please cut. After several conversations, most male members of the office staff found this to be a great companion)
3. Gilligan
   Verdict - Plot doesn't include homicide
4. Ouchie, the sentient paper cut
   Verdict - Too post-modern
   
5. George Foreman, the George Foreman Grill
   Verdict - not intelligent enough for a lifeless object
6. Hot Pocket, the Hot Pocket
   Verdict - see #1
   
7. Sticky, the non-intuitively-named Mrs. Butterworth's brand syrup
   Verdict - too hard to wash off
   
8. Assey, the Preparation-H hemoroidal cream
   Verdict - wouldn't pass muster with the MPAA
   
9. Boutrous-Boutrous Ghaly (we heard he's a dick)
   Verdict - too obscure
   
10. Meg Ryan
    Verdict - Dear God, not again.
11. Cholera
    Verdict - A good runner-up