Gilligan's Island: Season 2
CBS (1965)
TV Series  /  Comedy, Family
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IMDB   7.4
811 mins USA / English
Blu-ray Disc    US - TV-PG
Jim Backus Thurston Howell III
Alan Hale Jr. Jonas 'The Skipper' Grumby
Russell Johnson Professor Roy Hinkley
Tina Louise Ginger Grant
Natalie Schafer Mrs. Lovey Howell
Bob Denver Gilligan
Dawn Wells Mary Ann Summers
Janos Prohaska Gorilla
Richard Kiel The Ghost
Vito Scotti Dr. Boris Balinkoff
Nehemiah Persoff Pancho Hernando Gonzalez Enriques Rodriguez
Mike Mazurki Igor
Booth Colman Professor John Corwell
Eddie Little Sky Native Warrior
Zsa Zsa Gabor Erika Tiffany-Smith
Director
Jack Arnold
Leslie Goodwins
Producer Robert L. Rosen
Sherwood Schwartz
Writer Sherwood Schwartz
David P. Harmon
Cinematography Richard L. Rawlings
Musician Gerald Fried


A group of castaways are stranded on a desert island, left there after a boat trip got caught in a storm. In each episode the eclectic group of castaways attempt an escape from the island, but are frequently foiled by infighting and bitter recriminations breaking out between the crew.
Episodes
 30 mins    9/16/1965  1.  Gilligan's Mother-in-Law
A native family from another island comes seeking a husband for their lovely, large, robust daughter.
Director:  Jack Arnold  Writer:  Budd Grossman 
 30 mins    9/23/1965  2.  Beauty is as Beauty Does
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 then distorts the music 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 
 30 mins    9/30/1965  3.  The Little Dictator
The exiled president of a revolution-torn country visits the island.
Director:  Jack Arnold  Writer:  Bob Rogers  / Sid Mandel 
 30 mins    10/7/1965  4.  Smile, You're on Mars Camera
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  /  Bruce Howard 
 30 mins    10/14/1965  5.  The Sweepstakes
Gilligan has the winning ticket for a South American sweepstakes.
Director:  Jack Arnold  Writer:  Walter Black 
 30 mins    10/28/1965  6.  Quick Before It Sinks
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:  George M. Cahan  Writer:  Stan Burns  / Mike Marmer 
 30 mins    11/4/1965  7.  Castaways Pictures Presents
The Castaways make a silent movie in the hopes that it will be discovered by someone who will rescue them.
Director:  Jack Arnold  Writer:  Herbert Finn  / Alan Dinehart 
 30 mins    11/11/1965  8.  Agonized Labor
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:  Roland MacLane 
 30 mins    11/18/1965  9.  Nyet, Nyet - Not Yet
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:  Adele T. Strassfield  / Robert Riordan 
 30 mins    11/25/1965  10.  Hi-Fi Gilligan
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:  Jr.  / Mary C. McCall Jr. 
 30 mins    12/2/1965  11.  The Chain of Command
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:  Arnold Peyser  / Lois Peyser 
 30 mins    12/9/1965  12.  Don't Bug the Mosquitoes
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:  Steve Binder  Writer:  Brad Radnitz 
 30 mins    12/16/1965  13.  Gilligan Gets Bugged
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:  Jack Gross Jr.  / Jr. Jack Gross 
 30 mins    12/23/1965  14.  Mine Hero
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:  Wibur D'Arcy  Writer:  David Braverman  / Bob Marcus 
 30 mins    12/30/1965  15.  Erika Tiffany Smith to the Rescue
Erika Tiffany Smith lands on the island looking for a place to start a new resort, and a new husband.
Director:  Jack Arnold  Writer:  David P. Harmon 
 30 mins    1/6/1966  16.  Not Guilty
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.
Writer:  Roland MacLane 
 30 mins    1/13/1966  17.  You've Been Disconnected
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:  Elroy Schwartz 
 30 mins    1/20/1966  18.  The Postman Cometh
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.
Writer:  Alan Dinehart  / Herbert Finn 
 30 mins    1/27/1966  19.  Seer Gilligan
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.
Writer:  Elroy Schwartz 
 30 mins    2/3/1966  20.  Love Me, Love My Skipper
The Howell's plan a party, and Mr. Howell accidentally looses the Skipper's invitation. The others refuse to attend, believing that the Howells have intentionally snubbed the Skipper.
Writer:  Alan Dinehart  / Herbert Finn 
 30 mins    2/10/1966  21.  Gilligan's Living Doll
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 
 30 mins    2/17/1966  22.  Forward March
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 in an old WWII arsenal cave.
Writer:  Jack Raymond 
 30 mins    2/24/1966  23.  Ship Ahoax
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.
Writer:  George O'Hanlon  / Charles Tannen 
 30 mins    3/3/1966  24.  Feed the Kitty
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.
Writer:  J.E. Selby  / Dick Sanville 
 30 mins    3/10/1966  25.  Operation: Steam Heat
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.
Writer:  Terence Maples  / Joan Maples 
 30 mins    3/17/1966  26.  Will the Real Mr. Howell Please Stand Up?
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.
Writer:  Budd Grossman 
 30 mins    3/24/1966  27.  Ghost a Go-Go
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:  Roland MacLane 
 30 mins    3/31/1966  28.  Allergy Time
The Skipper begins to itch and sneeze whenever he is around Gilligan. Soon all of the Castaways appear to be allergic to him. The Professor develops a vaccine, but it doesn't seem to work. It turns out that everyone is allergic to the papaya oil used in Gilligan's hair tonic.
Writer:  Budd Grossman 
 30 mins    4/7/1966  29.  The Friendly Physician
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:  Elroy Schwartz 
 30 mins    4/14/1966  30.  V for Vitamins
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:  Barney Slater 
 30 mins    4/21/1966  31.  Mr. and Mrs.???
A radio bulletin states that the minister who married Thurston and Lovey Howell (the Reverend Buckley Norris of Boston) was a fraud, and that the Howell's marriage is actually null and void. The stress causes disagreements and separations between the Howells. In the end, it turned out that the radio announcer was at fault. While he mistakenly reported that ""Buckley Norris"" was the fraud minister, he was supposed to say ""Borris Nuckley.""
Writer:  Jack Gross Jr.  / Jr. Jack Gross 
 30 mins    4/28/1966  32.  Meet the Meteor
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!).
Writer:  Elroy Schwartz 
Edition Details
Series Gilligan's Island
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
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