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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 3 Episode 18 - Which One Is Jaime?
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S3:E18

    Oscar Goldman's secretary, Peggy Callahan, is abducted by a band of dangerous kidnappers when she is mistaken for Jaime.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - Hi-Fi Gilligan
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    S2:E10

    Gilligan's mouth becomes a radio after he is accidentally hit on the head. When their regular radio is broken, Gilligan becomes their sole source of information on the approaching typhoon.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - The Japanese Connection
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    S1:E7

    Colt is sent after the Rio Brothers who are much worse than he knows.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 29 - Three to Get Ready
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    S1:E29

    The Skipper insists a stone found by Gilligan will grant the finder three wishes before sundown. The professor, of course, insists it is just superstition. Two gallons of ice cream later, Gilligan has only one wish left.....and the sun is going down!

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - Agonized Labor
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    S2:E8

    Gilligan and the Skipper hear a radio broadcast telling of the collapse of the Howell financial empire. The castaways attempt to help them develop skills in order to compete in the working world.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 26 - Music Hath Charm
    6.0/10(4 votes)

    S1:E26

    Mrs. Howell decides to form a symphony orchestra, to make up for the lack of culture on the island. Gilligan's drum beats, as they drift across the water, hold special meaning to angry natives on a nearby island.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 30 - Forget Me Not
    6.0/10(3 votes)

    S1:E30

    The Professor tries to cure the Skipper's amnesia by hypnotizing him and taking him through time.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 2 Episode 5 - The Sweepstakes
    6.0/10(3 votes)

    S2:E5

    Gilligan has the winning ticket for a South American sweepstakes.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - Nyet, Nyet -- Not Yet
    6.0/10(3 votes)

    S2:E9

    Two Russian Cosmonauts land on the island in their space capsule. Since the cosmonauts keep a tight guard on the space capsule, the castaways must come up with a way to smuggle one of them into the capsule in order to send back help after the cosmonauts are rescued.

    Director:Jack Arnold
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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 18 - X Marks the Spot
    5.8/10(5 votes)

    S1:E18

    In a test of a deadly new missile, called "Operation Powder Keg," the Air Force chooses an "uninhabited island" which just happens to be Gilligan's Island. When the rocket lands and does not explode, Gilligan is chosen to crawl inside to defuse it, because he is the only one that can fit inside.

    Director:Jack Arnold
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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 28 - They're Off and Running
    5.8/10(4 votes)

    S1:E28

    Mr. Howell wins all of the Skipper's possessions betting on turtle races. Even when he feels bad and switches the turtles so that Skipper will finally win, he still wins!

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:N/A

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 34 - Goodbye, Old Paint
    5.7/10(3 votes)

    S1:E34

    A famous painter who has renounced civilization, Dubov, visits the island (with a short-wave radio, of course). The castaways are hopeful that Dubov will give them his transmitter, but soon discover he does not wish to go back to civilization. They must come up with a scheme to make him change his mind, and attempt to make him jealous by pretending Gilligan is an artistic genius.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:N/A

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  13. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - Beauty Is As Beauty Does
    5.7/10(3 votes)

    S2:E2

    Gilligan suggests a beauty contest to decide which of the three women will become "Ms. Castaway." Mr. Howell attempts to sabotage the other contestants by spreading glue on the stage before Mary Ann's big dance scene, and by shooting spit-wads at Ginger while she performs. The Professor blows pepper at the stage when it is Mrs. Howell's turn. Then, when all the competitions are complete, the final decision rests with the judge.....Gilligan!

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:N/A

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  14. undefined Season 2 Episode 4 - Smile, You're on Mars Camera
    5.7/10(3 votes)

    S2:E4

    A NASA satellite with a TV camera, accidentally lands on the island instead of the intended target: Mars. The castaways try to communicate their S.O.S. when the camera is operational. However, with the help of a Gilligan goof-up, the castaways are covered with glue and feathers, and the NASA scientists mistakenly believe they are seeing the first proof of life on Mars.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:N/A

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  15. undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - Castaways Pictures Presents
    5.7/10(3 votes)

    S2:E7

    The Castaways make a silent movie in the hopes that it will be discovered by someone who will rescue them.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:N/A

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  16. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - Waiting For Watubi
    5.5/10(4 votes)

    S1:E10

    While digging, the Skipper uncovers a carved statue of a Tiki God. He then believes a curse has fallen on him for disturbing the resting-place of Watubi, and that his days are numbered. Gilligan dresses up as Watubi, and performs a special ritual dance that the Skipper believes will lift the curse. It is an earth-shaking experience!

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:N/A

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  17. undefined Season 2 Episode 17 - You've Been Disconnected
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    S2:E17

    A storm washes up a Trans-continental telephone cable up into the lagoon. Once again the Castaways are given hope for a rescue, as the Professor manages to break into the cable and rig up a telephone so they can dial out for help.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:N/A

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  18. undefined Season 2 Episode 28 - Allergy Time
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    S2:E28

    The Skipper begins to itch and sneeze whenever he is around Gilligan. Soon all of the Castaways appear to be allergic to him. The Professor develops a vaccine, but it doesn't seem to work. It turns out that everyone is allergic to the papaya oil used in Gilligan's hair tonic.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:N/A

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  19. undefined Season 2 Episode 30 - V for Vitamins
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    S2:E30

    The Professor determines that the lack of vitamin C on the island threatens the health of the castaways. While watching the last of their orange seeds to protect them from the cold night air, Gilligan falls asleep and dreams that he is Jack from ""Jack in the Beanstalk.""

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:N/A

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  20. undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - The Queen and the Thief
    5.3/10(3 votes)

    S2:E7

    Wonder Woman saves a tiny country of Malakan by catching the thief who stole the royal jewels, then returning the jewels to the queen.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:N/A

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  21. undefined Season 1 Episode 33 - It's Magic
    5.3/10(3 votes)

    S1:E33

    The Castaways discover a trunk belonging to a magician. They use a magician's props to scare away unfriendly natives from nearby islands.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:N/A

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  22. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - The Little Dictator
    5.3/10(3 votes)

    S2:E3

    The exiled president of a revolution-torn country visits the island.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:N/A

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  23. undefined Season 1 Episode 11 - Angel on the Island
    5.3/10(4 votes)

    S1:E11

    Mr. Howell decides to put on a play, starring Ginger, after she begins to suffer from home-sickness. But trouble begins when Mrs. Howell decides she wants to play the starring role.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:N/A

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  24. undefined Season 1 Episode 22 - Diamonds Are an Ape's Best Friend
    4.7/10(3 votes)

    S1:E22

    A gorilla is enchanted by Mrs. Howell's perfume and kidnaps her. After Gilligan accidentally spills the perfume all over his shirt, the gorilla decides to release Mrs. Howell and exchange prisoners.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:N/A

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  25. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Gilligan's Mother-in-Law
    4.5/10(4 votes)

    S2:E1

    A native family from another island comes seeking a husband for their lovely, large, robust daughter.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:N/A

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Jack Arnold Ratings Summary

"Which One Is Jaime?" is the best rated episode directed by Jack Arnold. It scored 8.5/10 based on 2 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 2/25/1978 and is rated 1.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "Hi-Fi Gilligan".