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The Best Episodes of Gilligan's Island

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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 hit stormy weather.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 12 - Don't Bug the Mosquitoes
    8.2/10(407 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 29 - The Friendly Physician
    8.2/10(303 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.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Gilligan's Island Season 3 Episode 3 - Pass the Vegetables, Please
    8.2/10(290 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.

    Director:Leslie Goodwins
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Gilligan's Island Season 3 Episode 4 - The Producer
    8.2/10(341 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.

    Director:Ida Lupino
    Writers:Gerald Gardner, Dee Caruso

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  5. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 19 - Seer Gilligan
    7.9/10(268 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.

    Director:Leslie Goodwins
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Gilligan's Island Season 3 Episode 1 - Up at Bat
    7.9/10(289 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.

    Director:Jerry Hopper
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 10 - Hi-Fi Gilligan
    7.8/10(264 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.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writers:Mary C. McCall, Jr.

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  8. Gilligan's Island Season 3 Episode 13 - And Then There Were None
    7.8/10(241 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.

    Director:Jerry Hopper
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 16 - Not Guilty
    7.7/10(265 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Gilligan's Island Season 3 Episode 11 - The Invasion
    7.7/10(233 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!

    Director:Leslie Goodwins
    Writer:Sam Locke

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  11. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 27 - Ghost a Go-Go
    7.6/10(277 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.

    Director:Leslie Goodwins
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 32 - Meet the Meteor
    7.6/10(252 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!).

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Gilligan's Island Season 3 Episode 5 - Voodoo
    7.6/10(240 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Gilligan's Island Season 3 Episode 6 - Where There's a Will
    7.6/10(228 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Gilligan's Island Season 1 Episode 8 - Goodbye Island
    7.5/10(308 votes)

    #15 - Goodbye Island

    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?

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Burt Styler

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  16. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 4 - Smile, You're on Mars Camera
    7.5/10(278 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.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Al Schwartz

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  17. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 6 - Quick Before It Sinks
    7.5/10(242 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 7 - Castaways Pictures Presents
    7.5/10(280 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.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 25 - Operation: Steam Heat
    7.5/10(228 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 30 - V for Vitamins
    7.5/10(244 votes)

    #20 - 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.""

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Gilligan's Island Season 3 Episode 24 - The Second Ginger Grant
    7.5/10(259 votes)

    #21 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Gilligan's Island Season 1 Episode 1 - Two on a Raft
    7.4/10(475 votes)

    #22 - Two on a Raft

    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.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Gilligan's Island Season 1 Episode 5 - Wrongway Feldman
    7.4/10(350 votes)

    #23 - Wrongway Feldman

    S1:E5

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

    Director:Ida Lupino
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Gilligan's Island Season 1 Episode 24 - The Return of Wrongway Feldman
    7.4/10(262 votes)

    #24 - The Return of Wrongway Feldman

    S1:E24

    The castaways are revisited by 'Wrongway' Feldman.

    Directors:Ida Lupino, Gene Nelson
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 17 - You've Been Disconnected
    7.4/10(257 votes)

    #25 - 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.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Don't Bug the Mosquitoes" is the best rated episode of "Gilligan's Island". It scored 8.2/10 based on 407 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".