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The Best Episodes of Gilligan's Island Season 2

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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
    Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 1 - Gilligan's Mother-in-Law
    7.0/10(287 votes)

    #1 - Gilligan's Mother-in-Law

    S2:E1

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

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 2 - Beauty Is As Beauty Does
    7.3/10(273 votes)

    #2 - 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!

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Joanna Lee

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  3. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 3 - The Little Dictator
    6.9/10(266 votes)

    #3 - The Little Dictator

    S2:E3

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

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #4 - 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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  5. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 5 - The Sweepstakes
    7.2/10(237 votes)

    #5 - The Sweepstakes

    S2:E5

    Gilligan has the winning ticket for a South American sweepstakes.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #6 - 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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  7. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 7 - Castaways Pictures Presents
    7.5/10(280 votes)

    #7 - 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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  8. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 8 - Agonized Labor
    7.1/10(219 votes)

    #8 - Agonized Labor

    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:Unknown

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  9. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 9 - Nyet, Nyet -- Not Yet
    7.3/10(252 votes)

    #9 - 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.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #10 - 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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  11. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 11 - The Chain of Command
    7.2/10(234 votes)

    #11 - The Chain of Command

    S2:E11

    The Skipper worries that something is going to happen to him, so he begins to train Gilligan to be a leader. The Skipper then disappears leaving Gilligan in charge, with predictable results!

    Director:Leslie Goodwins
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 12 - Don't Bug the Mosquitoes
    8.2/10(407 votes)

    #12 - 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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  13. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 13 - Gilligan Gets Bugged
    7.3/10(237 votes)

    #13 - 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.

    Director:Gary Nelson
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 14 - Mine Hero
    7.1/10(245 votes)

    #14 - Mine Hero

    S2:E14

    While fishing, Gilligan pulls a WWII mine out of the lagoon. When the Professor is unable to deactivate the mine, Gilligan tows it back into the lagoon, where it harmlessly explodes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 15 - Erika Tiffany Smith to the Rescue
    6.6/10(264 votes)

    #15 - Erika Tiffany Smith to the Rescue

    S2:E15

    Erika Tiffany Smith lands on the island looking for a place to start a new resort, and a new husband.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown

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

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

    #17 - 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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  18. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 18 - The Postman Cometh
    7.2/10(237 votes)

    #18 - The Postman Cometh

    S2:E18

    The Castaways hear on the radio that Mary Ann's boyfriend in Kansas is getting married. Mary Ann overhears the others talking about her, and mistakenly believes that she has been poisoned by the mushrooms she recently ate, and has only a short while left to live. A hilarious dream sequence follows, featuring the Professor sounding a lot like Cary Grant.

    Director:Leslie Goodwins
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #19 - 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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  20. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 20 - Love Me, Love My Skipper
    7.2/10(224 votes)

    #20 - Love Me, Love My Skipper

    S2:E20

    The Howells plan a party, and Mr. Howell accidentally loses the Skipper's invitation. The others refuse to attend, believing that the Howells have intentionally snubbed the Skipper.

    Director:Anton Leader
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 21 - Gilligan's Living Doll
    7.2/10(245 votes)

    #21 - Gilligan's Living Doll

    S2:E21

    An experimental robot launched by the Air Force parachutes onto the island. The professor reprograms the robot to walk to Hawaii ("one hundred eleven hours"), but the "lucky" rabbit's foot that Gilligan secretly stuffed into the robot causes it to malfunction upon arrival in Hawaii.

    Director:Leslie Goodwins
    Writer:Bob Stevens

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  22. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 22 - Forward March
    6.6/10(230 votes)

    #22 - Forward March

    S2:E22

    The Castaways are frightened as the sounds of battle, including hand grenades and machine guns, rock the island. The culprit turns out to be a gorilla who has found an old WWII weapons cache.

    Director:Jerry Hopper
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 23 - Ship Ahoax
    7.0/10(222 votes)

    #23 - Ship Ahoax

    S2:E23

    The Castaways begin to suffer from 'island madness' due to the isolation. The Professor attempts to come up with a plan to lift everyone's spirits.

    Director:Leslie Goodwins
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 24 - Feed the Kitty
    6.8/10(239 votes)

    #24 - Feed the Kitty

    S2:E24

    A cage containing a lion washes ashore in the lagoon. After Gilligan removes a thorn from his paw, the two become pals. When the Castaways run out of food, however, Gilligan thinks the lion has consumed the Skipper.

    Director:Leslie Goodwins
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #25 - 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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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Gilligan's Mother-in-Law" is the best rated episode of "Gilligan's Island" season 2. It scored 7/10 based on 287 votes. Directed by Jack Arnold and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/16/1965. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Beauty Is As Beauty Does".