List of Gilligan's Island episodes

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Gilligan's Island is an American sitcom created and produced by Sherwood Schwartz and originally produced by United Artists Television. The series aired for three seasons on the CBS network from September 26, 1964, to September 4, 1967.

Series overview[edit | edit source]

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 36 September 26, 1964 (1964-09-26) June 12, 1965 (1965-06-12)
2 32 September 16, 1965 (1965-09-16) April 28, 1966 (1966-04-28)
3 30 September 12, 1966 (1966-09-12) April 17, 1967 (1967-04-17)
Television films 4 October 14, 1978 (1978-10-14) October 14, 2001 (2001-10-14)

Episodes[edit | edit source]

Pilot (1992)[edit | edit source]

Title Original air date
"Marooned"October 16, 1992 (1992-10-16)(on TBS)
The pilot episode, titled "Marooned", was filmed in November 1963. On November 22, the day of the John F. Kennedy assassination, the crew continued to work after hearing the shocking news.[1] The departure of the Minnow was filmed on November 26, and all the flags in that sequence can be seen flying at half-staff. The episode eventually aired on TBS twenty-nine years later on October 16, 1992.

Season 1 (1964-65)[edit | edit source]

The first season aired Saturdays at 8:30-9:00 pm (EST).

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected by [2]Written by [2]Original air date [3]
11"Two on a Raft"John RichLawrence J. Cohen & Fred FreemanSeptember 26, 1964 (1964-09-26)

Following a violent storm that maroons crew and passengers on an uncharted island, Skipper Jonas Grumby (Alan Hale Jr.) and First Mate Willy Gilligan (Bob Denver) sail for help on a raft. On the island, the remaining castaways are worried about possible headhunters. Skipper and Gilligan wind up back on the island. Each group now believe the other are the headhunters.

Note: Part of this episode was filmed in Moloaa Bay, Kaua'i, Hawaii.
22"Home Sweet Hut"Richard DonnerBill Davenport & Charles TannenOctober 3, 1964 (1964-10-03)
The seven castaways decide that they're unwilling to all share the same dwelling, so they break up into teams to construct four separate huts. A violent storm is on the horizon, so time is of the essence, and with Gilligan trying to help, there are plenty of setbacks.
33"Voodoo Something to Me"John RichAustin Kalish & Elroy SchwartzOctober 10, 1964 (1964-10-10)
After a robbery of their supplies, the castaways believe a convict is loose on the island, while Skipper thinks it's voodoo. The Skipper believes that Gilligan has been turned into a chimpanzee. Later, Gilligan thinks the Skipper was turned into the chimp.
44"Goodnight, Sweet Skipper"Ida LupinoDick Conway & Roland MacLaneOctober 17, 1964 (1964-10-17)

Skipper is able to turn the radio into a transmitter. The catch is that he can only do it when he sleepwalks. Gilligan gets some tranquilizers from Mr. Howell. The only problem is that everyone drops a couple pills in the Skippers drink. Will he be able to make contact with aviatrix Alice McNeil on her around the world flight or will Gilligan mess things up?

Note: With June Foray as the voice of aviatrix Alice McNeil.
55"Wrongway Feldman"Ida LupinoFred Freeman & Lawrence J. CohenOctober 24, 1964 (1964-10-24)
Famed aviator Wrongway Feldman (Hans Conried in his first of two guest appearances) is discovered living on the island with a damaged plane, so the castaways offer to help fix it. But each time Wrongway is about to take off, something goes wrong with the plane as if it had be sabotaged. Turns out it was Wrongway that did it, as he doesn't feel he can fly anymore after all that time. He does eventually take off and makes it back to New York. However, he can't give accurate directions back to the island.
66"President Gilligan"Richard DonnerRoland WolpertOctober 31, 1964 (1964-10-31)
When Mr. Howell and the Skipper square off over who is in charge, the castaways decide they need to elect a leader. Howell and Skipper both try to influence the others votes. When the castaways cast their votes, the result is surprising. Gilligan, the new president, takes his job seriously, but no one else on the island pays any attention to his ideas.
77"Sound of Quacking"Thomas MontgomeryLawrence J. Cohen & Fred FreemanNovember 7, 1964 (1964-11-07)

There is a blight on the island and food is scarce. A duck lands on the island. The Professor wants to attach a message to the duck and hope for a rescue, while most of the others want to eat it. Gilligan is determined to protect the duck. In the end, the duck helps them with their food shortage.

Note: Mel Blanc voices the duck. Ironically, the dream sequence was filmed on the set of Gunsmoke, which replaced Gilligan's Island in its time slot for season 4, cancelling the show.
88"Goodbye Island"John RichAlbert E. Lewin & Burt StylerNovember 21, 1964 (1964-11-21)
Gilligan discovers the perfect, permanent glue from tree sap when trying to make pancake syrup. The castaways decide to use this "glue" to patch the wreckage of the Minnow. Shortly before they are to sail off, Gilligan discovers that the glue is not so permanent after all.
99"The Big Gold Strike"Stanley Z. CherryRoland WolpertNovember 28, 1964 (1964-11-28)
Mr. Howell and Gilligan discover a gold mine on the island and soon greed and 'gold fever' overcome the castaways. Meanwhile, Mary Ann, Ginger and the Skipper find the S.S. Minnow's inflatable life raft in the lagoon. Everyone tries to smuggle some gold onto the raft, causing it to sink.
1010"Waiting for Watubi"Jack ArnoldFred Freeman & Lawrence J. CohenDecember 5, 1964 (1964-12-05)
Skipper finds a tiki idol, a small statue of Kona, the god of evil. Skipper believes he is cursed as he disturbed its resting place. The Skipper also believes only a visit from the Great Watubi can lift the spell. The Professor has Gilligan, disguised in fanciful headdress and makeup, pretend to be Watubi.
1111"Angel on the Island"Jack ArnoldHerbert Finn & Alan DinehartDecember 12, 1964 (1964-12-12)

Ginger is sad because she isn't able to appear in a play that would have made her a star. Mr. Howell agrees to back Ginger's off-Broadway, on-island show. However, his wife soon believes that she should be the star of her husband's show. When Mrs. Howell realizes how badly Ginger wanted to play the part, she fakes laryngitis.

Note: According to the show's theme song, Ginger was already a movie star. However, this episode infers that the shipwreck had prevented her debut on Broadway, so now she won't be "discovered" in Hollywood.
1212"Birds Gotta Fly, Fish Gotta Talk"Rod AmateauSherwood Schwartz and Austin Kalish and Elroy SchwartzDecember 19, 1964 (1964-12-19)
Gilligan's Christmas wish appears to be coming true when a radio broadcast tells them their rescue is imminent. While they wait, they recall the first days on the island when Gilligan lost the radio and transmitter.
1313"Three Million Dollars More or Less"Thomas MontgomeryStory by : Sam Locke & Joel Rapp
Teleplay by : Bill Davenport & Charles Tannen
December 26, 1964 (1964-12-26)
Gilligan wins $3 million from Mr. Howell in a putting contest, but Mr. Howell schemes to get it back. Everybody else wants a piece of Gilligan and his newfound riches.
1414"Water, Water Everywhere"Stanley Z. CherryTom Waldman & Frank WaldmanJanuary 2, 1965 (1965-01-02)
When the water supply runs short, the castaways are forced to ration. Skipper believes a divining rod is the answer, but Gilligan breaks it. The castaways resort to stealing some of the last remaining water, but the Skipper catches them. Gilligan finds a frog that leads him to a cave full of fresh water.
1515"So Sorry, My Island Now"Alan Crosland, Jr.David P. HarmonJanuary 9, 1965 (1965-01-09)
A Japanese sailor (Vito Scotti in his first of four guest appearances), who thinks it's still WWII, captures everyone except Gilligan and the Skipper. Skipper and Gilligan manage to free the others while the sailor is asleep. The sailor gets back into his sub and leaves.
1616"Plant You Now, Dig You Later"Lawrence DobkinElroy Schwartz & Oliver CrawfordJanuary 16, 1965 (1965-01-16)
Gilligan uncovers a treasure chest while digging a pit for Mr. Howell. Both Gilligan and Mr. Howell lay claim to the chest. A court is held, with the Professor as the judge, to decide rightful ownership. The Professor rules that the chest should belong to everyone. But after Mr. Howell offers the others $500,000 for their shares, it is revealed that the chest contained cannonballs.
1717"Little Island, Big Gun"Abner BibermanDick Conway & Roland MacLaneJanuary 23, 1965 (1965-01-23)
Trying to evade the police after a heist, gangster Jackson Farrell (Larry Storch) is dropped off on the island, planning to hide out for a while. Gilligan hears who Jackson is on their radio. Jackson holds the castaways prisoner until his partner can come back. Thanks to Gilligan, as Jackson is leaving the island, his money gets destroyed.
1818"'X' Marks the Spot"Jack ArnoldSherwood Schwartz & Elroy SchwartzJanuary 30, 1965 (1965-01-30)
The castaways hear on their radio that the Pentagon is set to launch a new deadly missile that will destroy everything within 100 miles of its path. From the coordinates given, Skipper figures the island is ground zero. There's a glitch in the warhead, but the Pentagon will fire the missile anyway to test it's guidance system and not announce that the warhead is not functional. The missile crashes onto the island, and believing it still may explode, the Professor has Gilligan try to disarm it. Harry Lauter appears as Maj. Adams (uncredited). Russell Thorson appears as Gen. Bryan (uncredited).
1919"Gilligan Meets Jungle Boy"Lawrence DobkinAl Schwartz, Howard Merrill &
Howard Harris
February 6, 1965 (1965-02-06)
Gilligan finds a jungle boy (Kurt Russell) who takes him to a natural source of helium on the island. The Professor plans to use it to get rescued with a makeshift hot-air balloon. However, only the jungle boy goes up and away, which is no help for rescue as he can't speak any real English.
2020"St. Gilligan and the Dragon"Richard DonnerArnold & Lois PeyserFebruary 13, 1965 (1965-02-13)
The women tire of being held subservient to the men and, inspired by the ancient Greek comedy Lysistrata, decide to separate and build their own camp. The men soon realize how much they need the women, and so they try to scare the women back by dressing as a dragon. However, Ginger was wise to their plan. Each man has a dream sequence showing how much they miss the girls. Both the men and women are reunited when they are frightened by something strange on the island. It turns out to be a lost weather balloon, but Gilligan destroys it before they can put it to use.
2121"Big Man on Little Stick"Tony LeaderCharles Tannen & Lou HustonFebruary 20, 1965 (1965-02-20)
Super surfer Duke Williams (Denny Miller) rides a tsunami onto the island, but when the chance arrives for him to leave on another tsunami, his attraction to Ginger and Mary Ann keeps him wanting to stay there. The girls come up with a plan to make Duke want to leave. Unfortunately, when Duke returns to Hawaii, he hits his head on a rock and develops amnesia.
2222"Diamonds Are an Ape's Best Friend"Jack ArnoldElroy SchwartzFebruary 27, 1965 (1965-02-27)
A gorilla is loose on the island and he steals Mrs. Howell's diamond brooch. Mr. Howell offers a reward to the other castaways for finding it. Meanwhile the gorilla kidnaps Mrs. Howell. It's the Professor who hits on the solution, that the attraction is not for Mrs. Howell but for her perfume. When Gilligan spills the perfume on himself, the gorilla makes off with him.
2323"How to Be a Hero"Tony LeaderHerbert Finn & Alan DinehartMarch 6, 1965 (1965-03-06)
While Gilligan is trying to rescue Mary Ann from drowning, he starts to drown as well. Gilligan becomes jealous of the Skipper when he saves both of them. The other castaways devise ways to try to make him feel like a hero, but Gilligan bungles them all. But Gilligan may really get his chance to be a hero yet when a headhunter takes the other castaways prisoner.
2424"The Return of Wrongway Feldman"Gene NelsonLawrence J. Cohen & Fred FreemanMarch 13, 1965 (1965-03-13)
Wrongway Feldman (Hans Conried in his second of two guest appearances) is back, this time trying to escape the hustle and bustle of the modern world. The castaways attempt to convince him that back home is better than life on the island. They devise a plan to bring as much noisy civilization to the island as they can to make Wrongway want to go back. He leaves the island but instead of going to Hawaii and rescuing the castaways, he lands on another uncharted island and stays there.
2525"The Matchmaker"Tony LeaderJoanna LeeMarch 20, 1965 (1965-03-20)
Mrs. Howell plays matchmaker to Gilligan and Mary Ann, which ironically leads to a separation between the Howells. This leads to everyone else fighting. The Skipper wants to stop things from going even further, so he devises a plan to get the Howells back together.
2626"Music Hath Charm"Jack ArnoldAl Schwartz & Howard HarrisMarch 27, 1965 (1965-03-27)
Mrs. Howell wants to civilize the island with an orchestra. But Gilligan's drumbeats are mistaken by a tribe on another island as a declaration of war. The natives surround and land on the island. All seems lost after each of the male castaways gets captured due to Gilligan's ineptitude. Can music help the situation?
2727"New Neighbor Sam"Thomas MontgomeryCharles Tannen & George O'HanlonApril 3, 1965 (1965-04-03)

The castaways are scared that a group of gangsters are on the island. It turns out just to be a parrot who also squawks wildly when he hears the words "boat" and "jewelry". After the castaways capture the parrot, they believe he was owned by the gangsters. They hope to get information from the bird about the gangsters boat.

Note: Mel Blanc and Herb Vigran do the gangster voices of the parrot.
2828"They're Off and Running"Jack ArnoldWalter BlackApril 10, 1965 (1965-04-10)
Gilligan is forced to become the Howells' man-servant when the Skipper loses a bet to Mr. Howell in a turtle race. A lonely Skipper no longer has anyone to yell at. Gilligan has an idea. He asks Mr. Howell that, considering all he has, he could maybe lose a race and let the Skipper win Gilligan back. Without knowing what the other did, both Howell's and then Gilligan end up switching the turtles. The result being that Howell's champion comes out on top yet again. Mr. Howell finds a reason to let the Skipper have Gilligan back.
2929"Three to Get Ready"Jack ArnoldDavid P. HarmonApril 17, 1965 (1965-04-17)
The Skipper believes that Gilligan found a lucky stone, "The Eye of the Idol", that entitles him to three wishes before the end of the day. However, the Professor believes it is just a silly superstition. Gilligan wishes for a gallon of ice cream, which miraculously washes up in the lagoon. A spontaneous wish for another gallon of ice cream also comes true, leaving only one left. Gilligan loses the lucky stone before wish number three. After finding it, Gilligan's phrasing of the wish doesn't exactly get them rescued.
3030"Forget Me Not"Jack ArnoldHerbert MargolisApril 24, 1965 (1965-04-24)
The Skipper has amnesia and the Professor resorts to hypnosis to cure him. The first attempt regresses him all the way to childhood. A second try puts the Skipper back fighting in WW2 and he winds up believing that the other castaways are Japanese soldiers. A third attempt at hypnosis and the Professor winds up with three Skippers, none of whom is the real one. As Gilligan was the cause of the Skippers amnesia, he is also the cure.
3131"Diogenes, Won't You Please Go Home?"Christian NybyDavid P. HarmonMay 1, 1965 (1965-05-01)
Gilligan is keeping a diary and everyone wants to know what he wrote about them. Not wishing to have anyone reading about his innermost thoughts, Gilligan tosses his diary into the lagoon. This inspires the others to write diaries of their own. Everyone has different memories of the day the Japanese sailor (Vito Scotti in his second of four guest appearances) came to the island. Mary Ann finds the missing diary and it reveals that Gilligan had nothing but nice things to say about his friends.
3232"Physical Fatness"Gary NelsonHerbert Finn & Alan DinehartMay 8, 1965 (1965-05-08)
The Professor makes a phosphorescent dye marker to help get rescued. When they think rescue is imminent, Gilligan helps the Skipper lose enough weight to get back into the Navy once they are rescued. Gilligan must also gain weight so he too can return to Navy life. While being force fed, Gilligan accidentally eats the dye marker.
3333"It's Magic"Jack ArnoldAl Schwartz & Bruce HowardMay 15, 1965 (1965-05-15)
While fishing, Gilligan reels in a magician's chest from the lagoon. It might help the castaways convince any head hunters that they have magic powers. Everyone practices doing some tricks. But eventually Gilligan overhears that everybody is fed up with his unsuccessful attempts at magic, and he decides to run away. They find him in a one room cave, but he refuses to rejoin the others. They have to come up with a plan to bring Gilligan back.
3434"Goodbye, Old Paint"Jack ArnoldDavid P. HarmonMay 22, 1965 (1965-05-22)
Alexandre Gregor Dubov (Harold J. Stone), a reclusive, snobbish painter, is found on the island. He brought with him a transmitter, but won't let anyone use it. To convince him to return to civilization, they set up Gilligan as a rival avant-garde artist. Dubov agrees to give up his transmitter if Gilligan gives him painting lessons. The transmitter is rusted and falling apart. Inside is a note that says Dubov tied his paintings together and floated to another island.
3535"My Fair Gilligan"Tony LeaderJoanna LeeJune 5, 1965 (1965-06-05)
Gilligan saves Mrs. Howell's life and the Howells decide to adopt him, and change him into "G. Thurston Howell IV" — an endeavor which results in problems for all concerned. Gilligan decides he wants to just be himself, but he doesn't want to hurt the Howell's. The other castaways come up with a plan to help Gilligan.
3636"A Nose by Any Other Name"Hal CooperElroy SchwartzJune 12, 1965 (1965-06-12)
Gilligan's nose swells and his ego fades after he falls out of a coconut tree. The Professor gives everyone first aid lessons, but things don't go well. The women try to cheer Gilligan up by telling him he looks much better this way. But he finds out, and feels even worse. Gilligan insists that the Professor perform surgery on his deformed nose.

Season 2 (1965-66)[edit | edit source]

The second season aired Thursdays at 8:00-8:30 pm (EST). Gilligan's Island (season 2)

Season 3 (1966-67)[edit | edit source]

The third season aired Mondays at 7:30-8:00 pm (EST). Gilligan's Island (season 3)

Follow-up films[edit | edit source]

There were 3 sequel films.The first (1978) had them rescued and proved so successful that it spawned a second (1979) and third (1981). By the third film, the charm was lost, ratings were down, and no more were made.

In 2001, Dawn Wells co-produced a television film bio-pic, where she, Bob Denver, and Russell Johnson appear as themselves as hosts and remember what life was like during the series. In the memory scenes, they and the rest of the cast and crew are played by actors, while Dawn narrates.

Title Original air date
Rescue from Gilligan's IslandOctober 14 & 21, 1978 (October 14 & 21, 1978)

The castaways turn the huts into rafts and are finally rescued, to great fanfare. On the first anniversary of their rescue they all meet in Hawaii for a reunion, and decide to take a short cruise. The weather starts to get rough, and they get stranded on the same island again.

Notable for the absence of Tina Louise, who refused to join any reunion. She was replaced by Judith Baldwin.
The Castaways on Gilligan's IslandMarch 3, 1979 (1979-03-03)

The castaways are once again rescued from the island, but this time they return voluntarily to build a resort on the island.

Judith Baldwin is Ginger once again.
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's IslandMay 15, 1981 (1981-05-15)

The Harlem Globetrotters crashland on the island. When a millionaire tries to take over the resort, the rivalry is settled by a game between the Globetrotters and the rival's robot team.
Jim Backus (Thurston Howell) has only a walk-on part at the end of the film as he was suffering the advanced stages of Parkinson's disease by then. His role on the island was filled by creating "Thurston Howell IV", played by David Ruprecht, the couple's supposed son. (Conflict with the first season episode in which Gilligan was adopted by the Howells after saving Lovey's life. He was said at that time to be their only son.)

Constance Forslund takes over the role of Ginger Grant.
Surviving Gilligan's IslandOctober 14, 2001 (2001-10-14)
A behind-the-scenes look at life as member of the Gilligan's Island cast. Dawn Wells, who was the co-executive producer; Bob Denver, and Russell Johnson reminisce about the trials and tribulations associated with making the show. These memories come to life as the cast and crew are portrayed by actors.

Home media[edit | edit source]

This series has been released on DVD by Warner Home Video, in three season box sets (the first of which includes the pilot episode) and in a complete series set. There has also been a single-disc release containing only the first two episodes.[4]

DVD set Episodes Release date
Gilligan's Island: The Complete 1st Season 37 February 3, 2004 (2004-02-03)
Gilligan's Island: TV Premiere DVD 2 June 8, 2004 (2004-06-08)
Gilligan's Island: The Complete 2nd Season 32 January 11, 2005 (2005-01-11)
Gilligan's Island: The Complete 3rd Season 30 July 26, 2005 (2005-07-26)
Gilligan's Island: The Complete Series Collection 98 November 6, 2007 (2007-11-06)

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Sylvia Stoddard "TV Treasures – A Companion Guide to Gilligan's Island"; May 1996 ISBN 0-312-95797-1 pg. 10
  2. 2.0 2.1 Schwartz (1988), pp. 278–291.
  3. Template:Cite AV media notes
  4. Gilligan's Island at TVShowsOnDVD.com

Further reading[edit | edit source]

External links[edit | edit source]