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The Worst Episodes of Gilligan's Island

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The Worst 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. 3.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Erika Tiffany Smith to the Rescue

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    S2:E15

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

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    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:N/A
  2. 4.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Big Man on Little Stick

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    S1:E21

    Handsome surfer Duke Williams rides a giant tsunami to the island. At first, the castaways are excited as Duke thinks he will turn around and surf back to Hawaii (and send help). However, after seeing Mary Ann and Ginger, he decides he may want to stay for a while. The castaways must come up with a plan to make him want to leave for Hawaii.

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    Director:Anton Leader
    Writer:N/A
  3. 4.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - The Matchmaker

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    S1:E25

    Mrs. Howell decides to engineer a romance between Gilligan and Mary Ann.

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    Director:Anton Leader
    Writer:Joanna Lee
  4. 4.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - New Neighbor Sam

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    S1:E27

    The Castaways overhear the voices of gangsters discussing buried treasure and threatening their lives. The voices turn out to belong to a parrot, who then leads the castaways to the "treasure" .... a box of crackers!

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  5. 4.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Beauty Is As Beauty Does

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    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!

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    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Joanna Lee
  6. 4.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - 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
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  8. 4.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - 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
  9. 4.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - 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
  10. 5.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Angel on the Island

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    S1:E11

    Mr. Howell decides to put on a play, starring Ginger, after she begins to suffer from home-sickness. But trouble begins when Mrs. Howell decides she wants to play the starring role.

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    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:N/A
  11. 5.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - So Sorry, My Island Now

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    S1:E15

    The Castaways are captured by a Japanese sailor who thinks that WWII never ended. When the other castaways are captured, it is up to Gilligan to save them.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  12. 5.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Gilligan Meets Jungle Boy

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    S1:E19

    Gilligan discovers a jungle boy living on the island. He shows them a hole in the ground that causes objects to float, and the professor theorizes that it is expelling either helium or hydrogen. He immediately sets to work building a large balloon, with the hopes of carrying one of them back to civilization.

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  13. 5.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Diamonds Are an Ape's Best Friend

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    S1:E22

    A gorilla is enchanted by Mrs. Howell's perfume and kidnaps her. After Gilligan accidentally spills the perfume all over his shirt, the gorilla decides to release Mrs. Howell and exchange prisoners.

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    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:N/A
  14. 5.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Forget Me Not

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    S1:E30

    The Professor tries to cure the Skipper's amnesia by hypnotizing him and taking him through time.

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    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:N/A
  15. 5.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - It's Magic

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    S1:E33

    The Castaways discover a trunk belonging to a magician. They use a magician's props to scare away unfriendly natives from nearby islands.

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    Director:Jack Arnold
  16. 5.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Goodbye, Old Paint

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    S1:E34

    A famous painter who has renounced civilization, Dubov, visits the island (with a short-wave radio, of course). The castaways are hopeful that Dubov will give them his transmitter, but soon discover he does not wish to go back to civilization. They must come up with a scheme to make him change his mind, and attempt to make him jealous by pretending Gilligan is an artistic genius.

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    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:N/A
  17. 5.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - The Little Dictator

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    S2:E3

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

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    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:N/A
  18. 5.0/10(1 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. 5.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - The Sweepstakes

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    S2:E5

    Gilligan has the winning ticket for a South American sweepstakes.

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    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:N/A
  20. 5.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Nyet, Nyet -- Not Yet

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    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.

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    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:N/A
  21. 5.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Mine Hero

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    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.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  22. 5.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Gilligan's Living Doll

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    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.

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  23. 5.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Forward March

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    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.

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    Director:Jerry Hopper
    Writer:N/A
  24. 5.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Feed the Kitty

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    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.

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    Writer:N/A
  25. 5.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Will the Real Mr. Howell Please Stand Up?

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    S2:E26

    The radio reports that Mr. Howell has been rescued and is spending all of his money. Obviously, there is an imposter! The real Mr. Howell is frantic, and offers a reward to the person who can come up with a plan to get him back to civilization. Meanwhile, the imposter falls off a luxury liner and ends up stranded on (you guessed it!) Gilligan's Island. There the imposter conks Mr. Howell on the head with a coconut, changes clothes with him, and attempts to continue his masquerade as the millionaire.

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    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:N/A
  26. 5.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - 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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    Writer:N/A

Worst Episodes Summary

"Erika Tiffany Smith to the Rescue" is the worst rated episode of "Gilligan's Island". It scored 3/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Jack Arnold and written by N/A, it aired on 12/30/1965. This episode scored 1.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Big Man on Little Stick".