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The Best Episodes of Gilligan's Island Season 2

Every episode of Gilligan's Island Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Gilligan's Island Season 2!

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...
Genres:ComedyFamily
Network:CBS

Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Gilligan's Mother-in-Law" is the best rated episode of "Gilligan's Island" season 2. It scored 6.8/10 based on 259 votes. Directed by Jack Arnold and written by N/A, it aired on 9/16/1965. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Beauty Is As Beauty Does".

  • Gilligan's Mother-in-Law
    6.8/10259 votes

    #1 - Gilligan's Mother-in-Law

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/1965

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

    Director: Jack Arnold

    Writer: N/A

  • Beauty Is As Beauty Does
    7.3/10246 votes

    #2 - Beauty Is As Beauty Does

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/1965

    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

  • The Little Dictator
    6.9/10241 votes

    #3 - The Little Dictator

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/1965

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

    Director: Jack Arnold

    Writer: N/A

  • Smile, You're on Mars Camera
    7.4/10252 votes

    #4 - Smile, You're on Mars Camera

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/1965

    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

  • The Sweepstakes
    7.2/10215 votes

    #5 - The Sweepstakes

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/14/1965

    Gilligan has the winning ticket for a South American sweepstakes.

    Director: Jack Arnold

    Writer: N/A

  • Quick Before It Sinks
    7.4/10220 votes

    #6 - Quick Before It Sinks

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/1965

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Castaways Pictures Presents
    7.4/10252 votes

    #7 - Castaways Pictures Presents

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/1965

    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

  • Agonized Labor
    7.1/10195 votes

    #8 - Agonized Labor

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/1965

    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

  • Nyet, Nyet -- Not Yet
    7.2/10226 votes

    #9 - Nyet, Nyet -- Not Yet

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/1965

    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: N/A

  • Hi-Fi Gilligan
    7.7/10242 votes

    #10 - Hi-Fi Gilligan

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/25/1965

    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: Mary C. McCall, Jr.

  • The Chain of Command
    7.1/10212 votes

    #11 - The Chain of Command

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/2/1965

    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: N/A

  • Don't Bug the Mosquitoes
    8.2/10368 votes

    #12 - Don't Bug the Mosquitoes

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/9/1965

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Gilligan Gets Bugged
    7.3/10213 votes

    #13 - Gilligan Gets Bugged

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/16/1965

    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: N/A

  • Mine Hero
    7.1/10217 votes

    #14 - Mine Hero

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 12/23/1965

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Erika Tiffany Smith to the Rescue
    6.6/10238 votes

    #15 - Erika Tiffany Smith to the Rescue

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 12/30/1965

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

    Director: Jack Arnold

    Writer: N/A

  • Not Guilty
    7.6/10238 votes

    #16 - Not Guilty

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/6/1966

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • You've Been Disconnected
    7.3/10231 votes

    #17 - You've Been Disconnected

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 1/13/1966

    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

  • The Postman Cometh
    7.2/10213 votes

    #18 - The Postman Cometh

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 1/20/1966

    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: N/A

  • Seer Gilligan
    7.8/10244 votes

    #19 - Seer Gilligan

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 1/27/1966

    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: N/A

  • Love Me, Love My Skipper
    7.1/10203 votes

    #20 - Love Me, Love My Skipper

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 2/3/1966

    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: N/A

  • Gilligan's Living Doll
    7.1/10225 votes

    #21 - Gilligan's Living Doll

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 2/10/1966

    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

  • Forward March
    6.5/10207 votes

    #22 - Forward March

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 2/17/1966

    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: N/A

  • Ship Ahoax
    7.0/10201 votes

    #23 - Ship Ahoax

    Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 2/24/1966

    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: N/A

  • Feed the Kitty
    6.8/10215 votes

    #24 - Feed the Kitty

    Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 3/3/1966

    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: N/A

  • Operation:  Steam Heat
    7.4/10203 votes

    #25 - Operation: Steam Heat

    Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 3/10/1966

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A