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The Best Episodes of Gilligan's Island

Every episode of Gilligan's Island ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Gilligan's Island!

The Best Episodes of Gilligan's Island

The slapstick adventures of hapless Gilligan, long-suffering Skipper and their gang of mismatched castaways, all stranded on an uncharted desert isle after their tiny ship...

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  1. Background image for Don't Bug the Mosquitoes
    8.1/10(393 votes)

    #1 - Don't Bug the Mosquitoes

    S2:E12

    A popular American singing group, the Mosquitoes (Bingo, Bango, Bongo, and Irving), land on the island hoping for some quiet and relaxation on a deserted island.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for The Friendly Physician
    8.1/10(298 votes)

    #2 - The Friendly Physician

    S2:E29

    A mad scientist lands on the island and takes the Castaways to his castle . . . on a nearby island . . . to perform experiments on them.

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    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Pass the Vegetables, Please
    8.1/10(284 votes)

    #3 - Pass the Vegetables, Please

    S3:E3

    Gilligan finds a crate of radioactive vegetable seeds. The plants grow quickly and grossly misshapen, but the Castaways are so hungry for new items in their diet that they consume them quickly. The plants, when eaten, give the castaways super-human powers. Of course, after he realizes that the vegetables are radioactive, the Professor saves the day by making a homemade soup to absorb the radioactivity.

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    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for The Producer
    8.0/10(335 votes)

    #4 - The Producer

    S3:E4

    Famous Hollywood director Herald Hecuba lands on the island during his world-wide talent search. The castaways put on a musical version of Hamlet in order to impress the director, with hopes that he will take them back to Hollywood when he leaves.

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  5. Background image for Seer Gilligan
    7.8/10(260 votes)

    #5 - Seer Gilligan

    S2:E19

    Gilligan discovers an island bush that produces seeds which, when eaten, give a person the ability to read the minds of others. This leads to disaster when everyone insults each other through their honesty and thoughts.

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    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Up at Bat
    7.8/10(282 votes)

    #6 - Up at Bat

    S3:E1

    Gilligan is bitten by a bat, and then dreams that he has turned into a vampire. Fortunately the Professor knows about bats (what DOESN'T he know about?!), and is able to identify the bat that bit Gilligan as a common red fruit bat, rather than a vampire bat.

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    Director:Jerry Hopper
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Hi-Fi Gilligan
    7.7/10(259 votes)

    #7 - Hi-Fi Gilligan

    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.

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    Director:Jack Arnold
  9. Background image for And Then There Were None
    7.7/10(234 votes)

    #8 - And Then There Were None

    S3:E13

    One by one, all of the Castaways mysteriously disappear. Gilligan then dreams that he is Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. In the end, Gilligan rescues them from the hidden World War II munitions pit that they have all fallen into.

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    Director:Jerry Hopper
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Not Guilty
    7.6/10(255 votes)

    #9 - Not Guilty

    S2:E16

    A crate containing coconuts is wrapped in an old Honolulu newspaper that read that one of the Castaways are being sought in a murder investigation. The castaways become suspicious of each other and decide to recreate the events of the night before they sailed, in order to solve the Randolph Blake murder case.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for The Invasion
    7.6/10(228 votes)

    #10 - The Invasion

    S3:E11

    While fishing, Gilligan and the Skipper reel in a briefcase, stamped with the words ""Property of the U.S. Government."" Everyone believes that the case contains top secret government material. Gilligan accidentally handcuffs the briefcase to his wrist, and has a wild dream about secret agents, evil enemy spies, and deadly spy games!

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    Writer:Sam Locke
  12. Background image for Ghost a Go-Go
    7.5/10(268 votes)

    #11 - Ghost a Go-Go

    S2:E27

    A ghost appears on the island and tries to scare the Castaways off. The castaways turn the tables by dressing in sheets and roaming around the island to scare the visitors off the island.

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    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Meet the Meteor
    7.5/10(247 votes)

    #12 - Meet the Meteor

    S2:E32

    A huge meteor lands on the island, causing everything nearby to age very rapidly. The Professor determines the rapid aging is being caused by strong cosmic rays (he makes this determination by using his bamboo Geiger counter!).

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    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Voodoo
    7.5/10(232 votes)

    #13 - Voodoo

    S3:E5

    A witch doctor makes voodoo dolls from the Castaways' personal objects, which he has stolen from their huts. Gilligan stumbles upon the hidden voodoo dolls and brings them back to the Castaways. He then fashions a voodoo doll in the likeness of the witch doctor, to fight fire with fire! Even though the Professor was turned into a motionless zombie for a short time, he refuses to acknowledge a scientific acceptance of voodoo.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Where There's a Will
    7.5/10(221 votes)

    #14 - Where There's a Will

    S3:E6

    Mr. Howell revises his will, and leaves a large chunk of his estate to each castaway. They decide to throw him a party to show their appreciation, but when he overhears them talking about which one of them is going to have to ""cut the pigs throat"" he thinks they are planning to kill him in order to collect their inheritance. Later, he discovers that they have actually trapped a wild boar in an effort to serve him bar-b-que spareribs as a surprise.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for The Second Ginger Grant
    7.5/10(253 votes)

    #15 - The Second Ginger Grant

    S3:E24

    Mary Ann falls backwards while watching Ginger perform on stage, and, when she awakens, she thinks that she is Ginger. Meanwhile, Gilligan accidentally watches as the Professor attempts to hypnotize Mary Ann, and thus he begins to think that he is Mary Ann.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Smile, You're on Mars Camera
    7.4/10(271 votes)

    #16 - Smile, You're on Mars Camera

    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.

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    Director:Jack Arnold
  18. Background image for Quick Before It Sinks
    7.4/10(237 votes)

    #17 - Quick Before It Sinks

    S2:E6

    The Professor thinks that the island is sinking, which causes the Castaways to panic. As it turns out, Gilligan has mistakenly moved the Professor's measuring stick, so the panic was a false alarm.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Castaways Pictures Presents
    7.4/10(274 votes)

    #18 - Castaways Pictures Presents

    S2:E7

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

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    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Operation:  Steam Heat
    7.4/10(220 votes)

    #19 - Operation: Steam Heat

    S2:E25

    Hot water spurting from beneath the island pleases the castaways as they can now have hot water piped to their huts. However, the hot water also concerns the professor since it means that increased volcanic activity may be imminent. The Professor saves the day by making a bomb from ingredients found on the island (of course!) to spike the volcano.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Gilligan Gets Bugged
    7.3/10(230 votes)

    #20 - Gilligan Gets Bugged

    S2:E13

    Gilligan's thinks he is doomed after being bitten by a yellow and green bug. Soon, the other castaways are also bitten by the same bug.

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    Director:Gary Nelson
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for You've Been Disconnected
    7.3/10(248 votes)

    #21 - You've Been Disconnected

    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.

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    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for V for Vitamins
    7.3/10(237 votes)

    #22 - V for Vitamins

    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.""

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    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Bang!  Bang!  Bang!
    7.3/10(236 votes)

    #23 - Bang! Bang! Bang!

    S3:E29

    A crate that washes ashore contains a top secret plastic explosive developed by the US Government. The Castaways make use of the plastic in a variety of objects, including nails for the Skipper, dishes for Mary Ann, jewelry for Ginger, golf balls for Mr. Howell, and even fillings for Gilligan's teeth, unaware that once hardened it becomes a dangerous explosive which will detonate on impact!

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Beauty Is As Beauty Does
    7.2/10(267 votes)

    #24 - Beauty Is As Beauty Does

    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!

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    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Joanna Lee
  26. Background image for Nyet, Nyet -- Not Yet
    7.2/10(246 votes)

    #25 - Nyet, Nyet -- Not Yet

    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.

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    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"Don't Bug the Mosquitoes" is the best rated episode of "Gilligan's Island". It scored 8.1/10 based on 393 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/9/1965. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Friendly Physician".