6.8/10261 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
7.3/10248 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
6.9/10243 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
7.4/10254 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
7.2/10217 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
7.4/10222 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
7.4/10254 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
7.1/10197 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
7.2/10228 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
7.7/10244 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.
7.1/10214 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
8.2/10371 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
7.3/10214 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
7.1/10219 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
6.6/10240 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
7.6/10240 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
7.3/10233 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
7.2/10215 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
7.8/10246 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
7.1/10205 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
7.1/10227 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
6.6/10209 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
7.0/10203 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
6.8/10218 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
7.4/10205 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
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 261 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".