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The Best Episodes of Gilligan's Island

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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. 8.1/10(380 votes)

    #1 - Don't Bug the Mosquitoes

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    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:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  2. 8.1/10(291 votes)

    #2 - The Friendly Physician

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    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:N/A
  3. 8.1/10(277 votes)

    #3 - Pass the Vegetables, Please

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    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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  4. 8.1/10(328 votes)

    #4 - The Producer

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    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. 7.9/10(272 votes)

    #5 - Up at Bat

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    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:N/A
  6. 7.8/10(255 votes)

    #6 - Seer Gilligan

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    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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  8. 7.7/10(251 votes)

    #7 - Hi-Fi Gilligan

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    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. 7.7/10(229 votes)

    #8 - And Then There Were None

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    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:N/A
  10. 7.6/10(249 votes)

    #9 - Not Guilty

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    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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  11. 7.6/10(262 votes)

    #10 - Ghost a Go-Go

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    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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  12. 7.6/10(222 votes)

    #11 - The Invasion

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    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
  13. 7.5/10(240 votes)

    #12 - Meet the Meteor

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    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:N/A
  14. 7.5/10(226 votes)

    #13 - Voodoo

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    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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  15. 7.5/10(216 votes)

    #14 - Where There's a Will

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    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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  16. 7.5/10(247 votes)

    #15 - The Second Ginger Grant

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    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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  17. 7.4/10(294 votes)

    #16 - Goodbye Island

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    S1:E8

    Gilligan discovers a special tree sap that can be used to make a good tasting pancake syrup. Then the professor discovers that the same tree sap also makes a super glue, that may allow the castaways to repair the Minnow. Could it be that the Castaways may finally escape from the island?

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    Director:John Rich
  18. 7.4/10(259 votes)

    #17 - Smile, You're on Mars Camera

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    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
  19. 7.4/10(229 votes)

    #18 - Quick Before It Sinks

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    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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  20. 7.4/10(262 votes)

    #19 - Castaways Pictures Presents

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    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:N/A
  21. 7.4/10(211 votes)

    #20 - Operation: Steam Heat

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    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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  22. 7.3/10(450 votes)

    #21 - Two on a Raft

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    S1:E1

    The shipwrecked castaways awaken to find themselves marooned on an uncharted island, so Gilligan and Skipper set out on a flimsy raft to find civilization.

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    Director:John Rich
    Writer:N/A
  23. 7.3/10(337 votes)

    #22 - Wrongway Feldman

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    S1:E5

    When Gilligan finds an old airplane hidden in the jungle, the Castaways discover a long-forgotten aviator living on the island.

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    Director:Ida Lupino
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  24. 7.3/10(222 votes)

    #23 - Gilligan Gets Bugged

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    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:N/A
  25. 7.3/10(242 votes)

    #24 - You've Been Disconnected

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    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:N/A
  26. 7.3/10(229 votes)

    #25 - V for Vitamins

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    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
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Best Episodes Summary

"Don't Bug the Mosquitoes" is the best rated episode of "Gilligan's Island". It scored 8.1/10 based on 380 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/9/1965. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Friendly Physician".