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Forget about a three-hour tour--Gilligan's Island
fans can sit right back and enjoy all 32 episodes of the
much-loved television comedy and even a few extras with this
three-disc set. GI aficionados will probably argue
which episode deserves to be called the best in the series'
three-year history until the end of time, but few will
disagree that its sophomore season (1965-66) contains some
of its funniest and best-remembered episodes. For starters,
season 2 marks the show's debut in color, as well as the
first time the Professor (Russell Johnson) and Mary Ann
(Dawn Wells) were mentioned in the opening theme song (all
of this occurs in the season opener, "Gilligan's
Mother-in-Law"). But it also includes such classic episodes
as "Hi Fi Gilligan" (Gilligan picks up radio signals in his
mouth), "Don't Bug the Mosquitos" (faux Brit rockers land on
the island), "Mine Hero" (a WWII mine washes up on the
beach), "Meet The Meteor" (space debris makes the castaways
age prematurely), and "The Friendly Physician" (a mad
scientist's experiments cause the castaways to swap bodies),
all of which have lost none of their laughs or pure
entertainment value. The supplemental features, though
slight, include an introduction by Johnson and series
creator Sherwood Schwartz, as well as commentary by Schwartz
on his favorite episode, "The Little Dictator." --Paul
Gaita
Product Description
All 32 episodes are in color as the castaways continue to
struggle to survive disasters--both natural and
man-made--but never stop trying to find a way to escape in
this wonderfully wacky comedy series. Special guest stars
include Zsa Zsa Gabor as Erika Tiffany, Janos Prohaska as
The Lion, and Vito Scotti as Dr. Balinkoff. Actors: Alan
Hale , Jim Backus, Tina Louise, Bob Denver
The second season was broadcast on CBS, Thursdays at 8:00 PM.
There were 32 episodes and the entire season was filmed and
broadcast in color.
| # |
Title |
Prod # |
Original Airdate |
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Visitors |
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Animals |
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Dreams |
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Bamboo Inventions |
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| Synopsis |
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| 2.01 |
"Gilligan's Mother-in-Law" |
1625-0752 |
16 September 1965 |
Native Family:
Father (Russ
Greive), Mother (Henny
Backus), Daughter (Mary
Forna), Haruki (Eddie
Little Sky) |
| A native family arrives on
the island looking for a husband for their ample daughter.
But soon a native suitor shows up to challenge Gilligan to a
duel.
Jim Backus's real-life wife has a cameo as the wife of
the chief. |
| |
| 2.02 |
"Beauty is and Beauty Does" |
1625-0757 |
23 September 1965 |
Gorilla |
| After each of the other men
nominate a different girl as the fairest on the island,
Gilligan suggests a beauty contest to decide Miss Castaway.
With the other three men each backing a different girl,
Gilligan finds himself in the uncomfortable position of
judge. After an eventful contest, Gilligan chooses a
surprise winner. |
| |
| 2.03 |
"The Little Dictator" |
1625-0755 |
30 September 1965 |
|
| When El Presidente Pancho
Hernando Gonzales Enrico Rodriguez of Eucuarico is exiled on
the island, he foments a revolution and convinces Gilligan
to become his puppet leader. This episode is in effect a
satire of the military politics of many Latin American
countries during the 1960's. |
| |
| 2.04 |
"Smile, You're on Mars Camera" |
1625-0751 |
14 October 1965 |
Gilligan becomes a human
Cuckoo Clock Bird!! |
| When a Mars Lander
accidentally crashes on the island instead of landing on
Mars, the castaways are mistaken for life on Mars. |
| |
| 2.05 |
"The Sweepstakes" |
1625-0758 |
21 October 1965 |
Howell as a prospector who loses his assay
receipt. A
plot hole is Howell losing his "receipt"-when it fact he
is seen placing it in his pocket. |
| Gilligan wins the lottery and
then loses the ticket. |
| |
| 2.06 |
"Quick Before it Sinks" |
1625-07560 |
28 October 1965 |
|
| The professor mistakenly
believes that the island is sinking when Gilligan uses the
Professor's high water measuring stick mark the lobster
traps. |
| |
| 2.07 |
"Castaway Pictures Presents" |
1625-0754 |
4 November 1965 |
The professor designs a pedal
driven air pump for underwater breathing |
| Gilligan discovers a sunken
ship in the lagoon. The ship is only half there, but the
cargo is intact. Two crates of movie production equipment
and costumes. Exit South Seas Film Productions and enter
Castaways Pictures. The group uses the equipment to make a
movie about themselves and their predicament in hopes that
it will spark a rescue. Instead, the film wins a Cannes Film
Festival Award! |
| |
| 2.08 |
"Agonized Labor" |
1625-0753 |
11 November 1965 |
|
| The Howells are broke, or so
the radio says. The rest of the group tries to train them
for other lines of work for after they are rescued. |
| |
| 2.09 |
"Nyet, Nyet - Not Yet" |
1625-0763 |
18 November 1965 |
Russian Cosmonauts
(Danny
Klega) is Ivan.
(Vincent
Beck) is Igor. |
| Two Russian Cosmonauts land
on the island. The castaways hope it will lead to a rescue.
For once Gilligan does something right when he switches
water for vodka, but in the end he still messes things up as
usual. |
| |
| 2.10 |
"Hi-Fi Gilligan" |
1625-0762 |
25 November 1965 |
|
| Gilligan's mouth becomes a
radio when a filling in a tooth is knocked loose. Just in
time too, as the regular radio is broken and a monster
typhoon is on its way. |
| |
| 2.11 |
"The Chain of Command" |
1625-0761 |
2 December 1965 |
Gorilla |
| The Skipper wants to train
Gilligan to take charge should anything happen to him.
Gilligan's mettle is tested when the Skipper disappears,
apparently kidnapped by natives. |
| |
| 2.12 |
"Don't Bug the Mosquitoes" |
1625-0764 |
9 December 1965 |
The Mosquitoes
(Bingo, Bango, Bongo, and Irving) (Les
Brown Jr. &
The Wellingtons) |
| The music sensation "The
Mosquitoes" land on the island for much needed peace and
quiet. What they get instead are the girls having formed a
group of their own, "The Honeybees". |
| |
| 2.13 |
"Gilligan Gets Bugged" |
1625-0766 |
16 December 1965 |
|
| Gilligan has been bitten by
the dreaded, and deadly, Mantis Khani. Now he has 24 hours
to live. The problem is, the Mantis Khani only travels in
swarms of thousands of bugs. |
| |
| 2.14 |
"Mine Hero" |
1625-0759 |
23 December 1965 |
Professor has created a forge
for melting metal to make an anchor. The Howells have a
badminton net and racquets. |
| Gilligan catches a WWII mine
while fishing. Now they must get rid of it before it
destroys them all. |
| |
| 2.15 |
"Erika Tiffany Smith to the Rescue" |
1625-0765 |
30 December 1965 |
Erika Tiffany Smith (Zsa
Zsa Gabor); |
| Socialite Erika Tiffany Smith
arrives on the island, looking for a place to build a
resort. But instead she falls in love with, and becomes
engaged to, the Professor. Once she returns to civilization,
however, Smith's logbook can't help the castaways-not only
are the directions hopelessly vague but it's written in
Hungarian. |
| |
| 2.16 |
"Not Guilty" |
1625-0767 |
6 January 1966 |
The girls are boiling plants
to make rat poison. The Professor has created a
guillotine. They have a bamboo speargun. |
| Who killed Randolph Blake?
According to a newspaper that washed ashore, one of the
castaways did it the night before the fateful 3-hour tour.
So they recreate the crime in order to find out who among
them is the murderer. |
| |
| 2.17 |
"You've Been Disconnected" |
1625-0756 |
13 January 1966 |
Professor builds a
pedal-operated power saw (with diamond necklace as the
blade), fashions a blow-torch out of a glass bottle filled
with natural gas, and makes a telephone to attach to the
cable. |
| A storm washes an
international underwater telephone cable onto the shore of
the lagoon. So naturally they try to call for help. |
| |
| 2.18 |
"The Postman Cometh" |
1625-0769 |
20 January 1966 |
Mary Ann is a hospital patient with
Roomis-Igloomis and the men are TV doctors. |
| When Mary Ann overhears the
others talking about how to break the bad news to her (about
her fiance's new girlfriend), she mistakenly believes the
news is that she has eaten poison mushrooms. |
| |
| 2.19 |
"Seer Gilligan" |
1625-0772 |
27 January 1966 |
|
| Gilligan has found a bush
that provides seeds that enable anyone who eats the seeds to
read people's minds. |
| |
| 2.20 |
"Love Me, Love My Skipper" |
1625-0770 |
3 February 1966 |
|
| The Howells are planning a
cotillion, but Mr. Howell accidentally loses the Skipper's
invitation. |
| |
| 2.21 |
"Gilligan's Living Doll" |
1625-0768 |
10 February 1966 |
A very sophisticated man-like robot |
| A robot lands on the island,
and the castaways must figure out how to use him to get
rescued. Watch out for Gilligan's lucky rabbit's foot, which
will magically reappear in episode 3.05. |
| |
| 2.22 |
"Forward March" |
1625-0771 |
17 February 1966 |
Gorilla |
| Someone is shelling the
castaways with hand grenades. It turns out that a gorilla
(Mrs. Howell's kidnapper?) has found a stash of WWII weapons
in a cave. |
| |
| 2.23 |
"Ship Ahoax" |
1625-0773 |
24 February 1966 |
|
| When "Island Madness"
threatens to destroy harmony on the island, Ginger uses a
crystal ball to give everyone something to hope for. |
| |
| 2.24 |
"Feed the Kitty" |
1625-0776 |
3 March 1966 |
Lion |
| A cage carrying a lion washes
off a ship and onto the island. Gilligan befriends it by
pulling a thorn from its paw. The castaways then decide to
stage a circus. Note: During filming of this episode,
the lion tried to attack
Bob Denver. The lion's trainer asked the cast to keep
this a secret from his employer, fearing he would be fired. |
| |
| 2.25 |
"Operation: Steam Heat" |
1625-0777 |
10 March 1966 |
|
| Gilligan finds a thermal vent
and soon everyone has piping hot water. But the Professor
isn't so excited. |
| |
| 2.26 |
"Will the Real Mr. Howell Please Stand
Up" |
1625-0778 |
17 March 1966 |
Thurston Howell impostor
(Jim
Backus). |
| Mr. Howell has a double back
home spending his money. When the gent goes on a cruise,
guess where he lands? The real Mr Howell twice attempts to
swim the Pacific to stop the impostor. |
| |
| 2.27 |
"Ghost a Go-Go" |
1625-0779 |
24 March 1966 |
Ghost (Soviet Agent)
(Richard
Kiel) |
| A ghost is terrorizing the
castaways, so the castaways decide to terrorize the ghost. |
| |
| 2.28 |
"Allergy Time" |
1625-0780 |
31 March 1966 |
The Professor makes a
hypodermic needle from bamboo. |
| First the Skipper, then the
rest of the castaways develop an allergy to Gilligan. |
| |
| 2.29 |
"The Friendly Physician" |
1625-0775 |
7 April 1966 |
Dr. Boris Balinkoff
(Vito
Scotti);
Igor (Mike
Mazurki) |
| Mad scientist Dr. Boris
Balinkoff "rescues" the castaways. But in reality he kidnaps
them to his own nearby island for mind transfer experiments. |
| |
| 2.30 |
""V" for Vitamins" |
1625-0781 |
14 April 1966 |
Gilligan is "Jack" in the Beanstalk. Skipper
is the Giant. |
| Gilligan must guard the last
precious orange when the Professor determines that the
castaways are in need of vitamins. (Bob
Denver's real-life son is small Gilligan in the dream
sequence.) |
| |
| 2.31 |
"Mr. and Mrs. ??" |
1625-0774 |
21 April 1966 |
|
| The radio announces that the
minister who married the Howells was a phony, so they aren't
really married. When they attempt to get remarried by the
Skipper in a ceremony "at sea" in the middle of the lagoon,
havoc ensues and they break up instead. So Mr. Howell takes
Ginger on a date, while Miss Wentworth dates the Professor;
each in an effort to make the other jealous. |
| |
| 2.32 |
"Meet the Meteor" |
1625-0782 |
2 May 1966 |
| Professor makes a bamboo geiger
counter. |
|
Gilligan has a brief dream that the
castaways have all aged 50 years. |
|
| A meteor crashes into the
island making everything near it age very rapidly, including
people. |
| |
