List of Gilligan's Island episodes

Gilligan's Island is an American sitcom created and produced by Sherwood Schwartz and originally produced by United Artists Television. The series aired for three seasons on the CBS network from September 26, 1964, to April 17, 1967.

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released	Network
Pilot			October 16, 1992 (1992-10-16)		TBS
1	36		September 26, 1964 (1964-09-26)	June 12, 1965 (1965-06-12)	CBS
2	32		September 16, 1965 (1965-09-16)	April 28, 1966 (1966-04-28)
3	30		September 12, 1966 (1966-09-12)	April 17, 1967 (1967-04-17)
Television films			October 14, 1978 (1978-10-14)	October 14, 2001 (2001-10-14)	NBC/CBS

Episodes

Pilot (1992)

Further information: Gilligan's Island § Pilot episode

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
0	"Marooned"	Rod Amateau	Sherwood Schwartz, Austin Kalish and Elroy Schwartz	October 16, 1992 (1992-10-16) (on TBS)
Seven people find themselves marooned on a small, uninhabited island after their boat washes ashore during a storm. As in the subsequent series, the pilot episode featured Bob Denver as Gilligan, Alan Hale Jr. as The Skipper, and Jim Backus and Natalie Schafer as the Howells. The three remaining characters and actors differed from those in the series: John Gabriel played a high school teacher, while Kit Smythe and Nancy McCarthy played coworkers who were secretaries. Smythe's red-haired character was named Ginger, but was more sarcastic than the same-named movie-star character played in the series by Tina Louise. McCarthy played her character, Bunny, as a cheerful "dumb blonde" sterotype. Note: The pilot was filmed in November 1963, but was not broadcast until TBS aired it in October 1992. The departure of the Minnow was filmed on November 26, following the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and all the flags in that sequence can be seen flying at half-staff. [1]

Season 1 (1964–65)

Main article: Gilligan's Island season 1

The first season aired Saturdays at 8:30-9:00 p.m. (EST). This is the only season to be filmed in black and white.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by  [2]	Written by  [2]	Original release date  [3]	Prod. code  [4] [5]	U.S. households (in millions)
1	1	"Two on a Raft"	John Rich	Lawrence J. Cohen & Fred Freeman	September 26, 1964 (1964-09-26)	1625–0703	11.94 [6]
2	2	"Home Sweet Hut"	Richard Donner	Bill Davenport & Charles Tannen	October 3, 1964 (1964-10-03)	1625–0705	10.63 [6]
3	3	"Voodoo Something to Me"	John Rich	Austin Kalish & Elroy Schwartz	October 10, 1964 (1964-10-10)	1625–0701	11.15 [6]
4	4	"Goodnight, Sweet Skipper"	Ida Lupino	Dick Conway & Roland MacLane	October 17, 1964 (1964-10-17)	1625–0706	10.78 [6]
5	5	"Wrongway Feldman"	Ida Lupino	Fred Freeman & Lawrence J. Cohen	October 24, 1964 (1964-10-24)	1625–0708	13.31 [6]
6	6	"President Gilligan"	Richard Donner	Roland Wolpert	October 31, 1964 (1964-10-31)	1625–0707	8.15 [6]
7	7	"Sound of Quacking"	Thomas Montgomery	Lawrence J. Cohen & Fred Freeman	November 7, 1964 (1964-11-07)	1625–0711	11.57 [6]
8	8	"Goodbye Island"	John Rich	Albert E. Lewin & Burt Styler	November 21, 1964 (1964-11-21)	1625–0702	11.31 [6]
9	9	"The Big Gold Strike"	Stanley Z. Cherry	Roland Wolpert	November 28, 1964 (1964-11-28)	1625–0713	11.68 [6]
10	10	"Waiting for Watubi"	Jack Arnold	Fred Freeman & Lawrence J. Cohen	December 5, 1964 (1964-12-05)	1625–0715	11.62 [6]
11	11	"Angel on the Island"	Jack Arnold	Herbert Finn & Alan Dinehart	December 12, 1964 (1964-12-12)	1625–0718	10.52 [6]
12	12	"Birds Gotta Fly, Fish Gotta Talk"	Rod Amateau	Sherwood Schwartz and Austin Kalish and Elroy Schwartz	December 19, 1964 (1964-12-19)	1625–0704	11.52 [6]
13	13	"Three Million Dollars More or Less"	Thomas Montgomery	Story by : Sam Locke & Joel Rapp Teleplay by : Bill Davenport & Charles Tannen	December 26, 1964 (1964-12-26)	1625–0710	N/A
14	14	"Water, Water Everywhere"	Stanley Z. Cherry	Tom Waldman & Frank Waldman	January 2, 1965 (1965-01-02)	1625–0714	14.36 [6]
15	15	"So Sorry, My Island Now"	Alan Crosland, Jr.	David P. Harmon	January 9, 1965 (1965-01-09)	1625–0719	14.41 [6]
16	16	"Plant You Now, Dig You Later"	Lawrence Dobkin	Elroy Schwartz & Oliver Crawford	January 16, 1965 (1965-01-16)	1625–0717	14.94 [6]
17	17	"Little Island, Big Gun"	Abner Biberman	Dick Conway & Roland MacLane	January 23, 1965 (1965-01-23)	1625–0720	12.41 [6]
18	18	"'X' Marks the Spot"	Jack Arnold	Sherwood Schwartz & Elroy Schwartz	January 30, 1965 (1965-01-30)	1625–0721	13.99 [6]
19	19	"Gilligan Meets Jungle Boy"	Lawrence Dobkin	Al Schwartz, Howard Merrill & Howard Harris	February 6, 1965 (1965-02-06)	1625–0716	13.73 [6]
20	20	"St. Gilligan and the Dragon"	Richard Donner	Arnold & Lois Peyser	February 13, 1965 (1965-02-13)	1625–0712	16.73 [6]
21	21	"Big Man on a Little Stick"	Tony Leader	Charles Tannen & Lou Huston	February 20, 1965 (1965-02-20)	1625–0722	15.15 [6]
22	22	"Diamonds Are an Ape's Best Friend"	Jack Arnold	Elroy Schwartz	February 27, 1965 (1965-02-27)	1625–0725	14.99 [6]
23	23	"How to Be a Hero"	Tony Leader	Herbert Finn & Alan Dinehart	March 6, 1965 (1965-03-06)	1625–0724	13.57 [6]
24	24	"The Return of Wrongway Feldman"	Gene Nelson	Lawrence J. Cohen & Fred Freeman	March 13, 1965 (1965-03-13)	1625–0723	13.62 [6]
25	25	"The Matchmaker"	Tony Leader	Joanna Lee	March 20, 1965 (1965-03-20)	1625–0727	14.78 [6]
26	26	"Music Hath Charms"	Jack Arnold	Al Schwartz & Howard Harris	March 27, 1965 (1965-03-27)	1625–0726	13.83 [6]
27	27	"New Neighbor Sam"	Thomas Montgomery	Charles Tannen & George O'Hanlon	April 3, 1965 (1965-04-03)	1625–0729	15.41 [6]
28	28	"They're Off and Running"	Jack Arnold	Walter Black	April 10, 1965 (1965-04-10)	1625–0728	13.52 [6]
29	29	"Three to Get Ready"	Jack Arnold	David P. Harmon	April 17, 1965 (1965-04-17)	1625–0731	13.26 [6]
30	30	"Forget Me Not"	Jack Arnold	Herbert Margolis	April 24, 1965 (1965-04-24)	1625–0730	N/A
31	31	"Diogenes, Won't You Please Go Home?" "Diogenes, Please Go Home" [7]	Christian Nyby	David P. Harmon	May 1, 1965 (1965-05-01)	1625–0709	N/A
32	32	"Physical Fatness"	Gary Nelson	Herbert Finn & Alan Dinehart	May 8, 1965 (1965-05-08)	1625–0732	N/A
33	33	"It's Magic"	Jack Arnold	Al Schwartz & Bruce Howard	May 15, 1965 (1965-05-15)	1625–0733	N/A
34	34	"Goodbye, Old Paint"	Jack Arnold	David P. Harmon	May 22, 1965 (1965-05-22)	1625–0734	N/A
35	35	"My Fair Gilligan"	Tony Leader	Joanna Lee	June 5, 1965 (1965-06-05)	1625–0735	N/A
36	36	"A Nose by Any Other Name"	Hal Cooper	Elroy Schwartz	June 12, 1965 (1965-06-12)	1625–0736	N/A

Season 2 (1965–66)

Main article: Gilligan's Island season 2

The second season aired Thursdays at 8:00-8:30 p.m. (EST).

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by  [8]	Written by  [8]	Original release date  [9]	Prod. code  [4] [5]	U.S. households (in millions)
37	1	"Gilligan's Mother-in-Law"	Jack Arnold	Budd Grossman	September 16, 1965 (1965-09-16)	1625–0752	12.37 [10]
38	2	"Beauty Is as Beauty Does"	Jack Arnold	Joanna Lee	September 23, 1965 (1965-09-23)	1625–0757	11.57 [10]
39	3	"The Little Dictator"	Jack Arnold	Bob Rodgers & Sid Mandel	September 30, 1965 (1965-09-30)	1625–0755	11.08 [10]
40	4	"Smile, You're on Mars Camera"	Jack Arnold	Al Schwartz & Bruce Howard	October 14, 1965 (1965-10-14) [11]	1625–0751	11.35 [10]
41	5	"The Sweepstakes"	Jack Arnold	Walter Black	October 21, 1965 (1965-10-21) [12]	1625–0758	12.32 [10]
42	6	"Quick Before It Sinks"	George Cahan	Stan Burns & Mike Marmer	October 28, 1965 (1965-10-28)	1625–0760	12.32 [10]
43	7	"Castaways Pictures Presents"	Jack Arnold	Herbert Finn & Alan Dinehart	November 4, 1965 (1965-11-04)	1625–0754	12.97 [10]
44	8	"Agonized Labor"	Jack Arnold	Roland MacLane	November 11, 1965 (1965-11-11)	1625–0753	12.97 [10]
45	9	"Nyet, Nyet — Not Yet"	Jack Arnold	Adele T. Strassfield & Robert Riordan	November 18, 1965 (1965-11-18)	1625–0763	13.83 [10]
46	10	"Hi-Fi Gilligan"	Jack Arnold	Mary C. McCall, Jr.	November 25, 1965 (1965-11-25)	1625–0762	11.67 [10]
47	11	"The Chain of Command"	Leslie Goodwins	Arnold & Lois Peyser	December 2, 1965 (1965-12-02)	1625–0761	12.59 [10]
48	12	"Don't Bug the Mosquitoes"	Steve Binder	Brad Radnitz	December 9, 1965 (1965-12-09)	1625–0764	14.10 [10]
49	13	"Gilligan Gets Bugged"	Gary Nelson	Jack Gross, Jr. & Michael R. Stein	December 16, 1965 (1965-12-16)	1625–0766	12.32 [10]
50	14	"Mine Hero"	Wilbur D'Arcy	David Braverman & Bob Marcus	December 23, 1965 (1965-12-23)	1625–0759	N/A
51	15	"Erika Tiffany Smith to the Rescue"	Jack Arnold	David P. Harmon	December 30, 1965 (1965-12-30)	1625–0765	13.67 [10]
52	16	"Not Guilty"	Stanley Z. Cherry	Roland MacLane	January 6, 1966 (1966-01-06)	1625–0767	12.43 [10]
53	17	"You've Been Disconnected"	Jack Arnold	Elroy Schwartz	January 13, 1966 (1966-01-13)	1625–0756	11.67 [10]
54	18	"The Postman Cometh"	Leslie Goodwins	Herbert Finn & Alan Dinehart	January 20, 1966 (1966-01-20)	1625–0769	11.19 [10]
55	19	"Seer Gilligan"	Leslie Goodwins	Elroy Schwartz	January 27, 1966 (1966-01-27)	1625–0772	11.78 [10]
56	20	"Love Me, Love My Skipper"	Tony Leader	Herbert Finn & Alan Dinehart	February 3, 1966 (1966-02-03)	1625–0770	11.62 [10]
57	21	"Gilligan's Living Doll"	Leslie Goodwins	Bob Stevens	February 10, 1966 (1966-02-10)	1625–0768	11.89 [10]
58	22	"Forward March"	Jerry Hopper	Jack Raymond	February 17, 1966 (1966-02-17)	1625–0771	11.73 [10]
59	23	"Ship Ahoax"	Leslie Goodwins	Charles Tannen & George O'Hanlon	February 24, 1966 (1966-02-24)	1625–0773	11.35 [10]
60	24	"Feed the Kitty"	Leslie Goodwins	J.E. Selby & Richard Sanville	March 3, 1966 (1966-03-03)	1625–0776	12.11 [10]
61	25	"Operation: Steam Heat"	Stanley Z. Cherry	Terence & Joan Maples	March 10, 1966 (1966-03-10)	1625–0777	11.67 [10]
62	26	"Will the Real Mr. Howell Please Stand Up?"	Jack Arnold	Budd Grossman	March 17, 1966 (1966-03-17)	1625–0778	10.71 [10]
63	27	"Ghost a Go-Go"	Leslie Goodwins	Roland MacLane	March 24, 1966 (1966-03-24)	1625–0779	11.24 [10]
64	28	"Allergy Time"	Jack Arnold	Budd Grossman	March 31, 1966 (1966-03-31)	1625–0780	10.01 [10]
65	29	"The Friendly Physician"	Jack Arnold	Elroy Schwartz	April 7, 1966 (1966-04-07)	1625–0775	9.31 [10]
66	30	"'V' for Vitamins"	Jack Arnold	Barney Slater	April 14, 1966 (1966-04-14)	1625–0781	10.49 [10]
67	31	"Mr. and Mrs. ???"	Gary Nelson	Jack Gross, Jr. & Michael R. Stein	April 21, 1966 (1966-04-21)	1625–0774	N/A
68	32	"Meet the Meteor"	Jack Arnold	Elroy Schwartz	May 5, 1966 (1966-05-05)	1625–0782	N/A

Season 3 (1966–67)

Main article: Gilligan's Island season 3

The third season aired Mondays at 7:30-8:00 p.m. (EST).

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by  [13]	Written by  [13]	Original release date  [14]	Prod. code  [4] [5]	U.S. households (in millions)
69	1	"Up at Bat"	Jerry Hopper	Ron Friedman	September 12, 1966 (1966-09-12)	1625–0508	8.02 [15]
70	2	"Gilligan vs. Gilligan"	Jerry Hopper	Joanna Lee	September 19, 1966 (1966-09-19)	1625–0506	10.32 [15]
71	3	"Pass the Vegetables, Please"	Leslie Goodwins	Elroy Schwartz	September 26, 1966 (1966-09-26)	1625–0503	9.72 [15]
72	4	"The Producer"	Ida Lupino & George M. Cahan	Gerald Gardner & Dee Caruso	October 3, 1966 (1966-10-03)	1625–0512	9.94 [15]
73	5	"Voodoo"	George Cahan	Herbert Finn & Alan Dinehart	October 10, 1966 (1966-10-10)	1625–0501	10.27 [15]
74	6	"Where There's a Will"	Charles Norton	Sid Mandel & Roy Kammerman	October 17, 1966 (1966-10-17)	1625–0505	10.71 [15]
75	7	"Man with a Net"	Leslie Goodwins	Budd Grossman	October 24, 1966 (1966-10-24)	1625–0513	8.84 [15]
76	8	"Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow"	Tony Leader	Brad Radnitz	October 31, 1966 (1966-10-31)	1625–0507	8.18 [15]
77	9	"Ring Around Gilligan"	George Cahan	John Fenton Murray	November 7, 1966 (1966-11-07)	1625–0509	9.06 [15]
78	10	"Topsy-Turvy"	Gary Nelson	Elroy Schwartz	November 14, 1966 (1966-11-14)	1625–0511	9.83 [15]
79	11	"The Invasion"	Leslie Goodwins	Sam Locke & Joel Rapp	November 21, 1966 (1966-11-21)	1625–0518	8.78 [15]
80	12	"The Kidnapper"	Jerry Hopper	Ray Singer	November 28, 1966 (1966-11-28)	1625–0515	9.99 [15]
81	13	"And Then There Were None"	Jerry Hopper	Ron Friedman	December 5, 1966 (1966-12-05)	1625–0517	8.78 [15]
82	14	"All About Eva"	Jerry Hopper	Joanna Lee	December 12, 1966 (1966-12-12)	1625–0516	9.11 [15]
83	15	"Gilligan Goes Gung-Ho"	Robert Scheerer	Bruce Howard	December 26, 1966 (1966-12-26)	1625–0510	9.06 [15]
84	16	"Take a Dare"	Stanley Z. Cherry	Roland MacLane	January 2, 1967 (1967-01-02)	1625–0504	12.08 [15]
85	17	"Court-Martial"	Gary Nelson	Roland MacLane	January 9, 1967 (1967-01-09)	1625–0523	11.53 [15]
86	18	"The Hunter"	Leslie Goodwins	Ben Gershman & William Freedman	January 16, 1967 (1967-01-16)	1625–0519	11.42 [15]
87	19	"Lovey's Secret Admirer"	David Orrick McDearmon	Herbert Finn & Alan Dinehart	January 23, 1967 (1967-01-23)	1625–0525	10.71 [15]
88	20	"Our Vines Have Tender Apes"	David Orrick McDearmon	Sid Mandel & Roy Kammerman	January 30, 1967 (1967-01-30)	1625–0524	11.53 [15]
89	21	"Gilligan's Personal Magnetism"	Hal Cooper	Bruce Howard	February 6, 1967 (1967-02-06)	1625–0526	11.20 [15]
90	22	"Splashdown"	Jerry Hopper	John Fenton Murray	February 20, 1967 (1967-02-20)	1625–0522	10.27 [15]
91	23	"High Man on the Totem Pole"	Herbert Coleman	Brad Radnitz	February 27, 1967 (1967-02-27)	1625–0520	9.44 [15]
92	24	"The Second Ginger Grant"	Steve Binder	Ron Friedman	March 6, 1967 (1967-03-06)	1625–0527	9.99 [15]
93	25	"The Secret of Gilligan's Island"	Gary Nelson	Story by : Bruce Howard & Arne Sultan Teleplay by : Bruce Howard	March 13, 1967 (1967-03-13)	1625–0514	9.72 [15]
94	26	"Slave Girl"	Wilbur D'Arcy	Michael Fessier	March 20, 1967 (1967-03-20)	1625–0529	11.03 [15]
95	27	"It's a Bird, It's a Plane" "It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Gilligan" [5]	Gary Nelson	Sam Locke & Joel Rapp	March 27, 1967 (1967-03-27)	1625–0530	10.05 [15]
96	28	"The Pigeon"	Michael Kane	Story by : Jack Raymond & Joel Hammil Teleplay by : Brad Radnitz	April 3, 1967 (1967-04-03)	1625–0521	9.83 [15]
97	29	"Bang! Bang! Bang!"	Charles Norton	Leonard Goldstein	April 10, 1967 (1967-04-10)	1625–0528	9.00 [15]
98	30	"Gilligan, the Goddess"	Gary Nelson	Jack Paritz & Bob Rodgers	April 17, 1967 (1967-04-17)	1625–0502	N/A

Television films (1978–2001)

There were three sequel films. The first (1978) had them rescued and proved so successful that it spawned a second (1979) and third (1981). By the third film, ratings were down, and no more were made.

In 2001, Dawn Wells co-produced a television film bio-pic, where she, Bob Denver, and Russell Johnson appear as themselves as hosts and remember what life was like during the series. In the memory scenes, they and the rest of the cast are played by different actors, while Wells narrates.

Title	Original release date
Rescue from Gilligan's Island	October 14, 1978 (1978-10-14)
	October 21, 1978 (1978-10-21)
The castaways turn the huts into rafts and are finally rescued, to great fanfare. On the first anniversary of their rescue they all meet in Hawaii for a reunion, and decide to take a short cruise. The weather starts to get rough, and they get stranded on the same island again. Ginger Grant was portrayed by Judith Baldwin.
The Castaways on Gilligan's Island	May 3, 1979 (1979-05-03)
The castaways are once again rescued from the island, but this time they return voluntarily to build a resort on the island. Ginger Grant was portrayed by Judith Baldwin.
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island	May 15, 1981 (1981-05-15)
The Harlem Globetrotters crashland on the island. When a millionaire tries to take over the resort, the rivalry is settled by a game between the Globetrotters and the rival's robot team. Jim Backus (Thurston Howell) had only a small walk-on part at the end of the film as he was suffering the advanced stages of Parkinson's disease. His role on the island was filled by creating "Thurston Howell IV", played by David Ruprecht, the couple's supposed son. (This conflicts with the first season episode in which Gilligan was adopted by the Howells after saving Lovey's life. He was said at that time to be their only son.) Ginger Grant was portrayed by Constance Forslund.
Surviving Gilligan's Island	October 14, 2001 (2001-10-14)
A behind-the-scenes look at life as member of the Gilligan's Island cast. Dawn Wells, who was the co-executive producer, Bob Denver, and Russell Johnson reminisce about their experiences making the show. These memories come to life as the cast and crew are portrayed by actors.

Home media

This series has been released on DVD by Warner Home Video, in three season box sets (the first of which includes the pilot episode) and in a complete series set. There has also been a single-disc release containing only the first two episodes. ^[16]

DVD set	Episodes	Release date
Gilligan's Island: The Complete 1st Season	37	February 3, 2004 (2004-02-03)
Gilligan's Island: TV Premiere DVD	2	June 8, 2004 (2004-06-08)
Gilligan's Island: The Complete 2nd Season	32	January 11, 2005 (2005-01-11)
Gilligan's Island: The Complete 3rd Season	30	July 26, 2005 (2005-07-26)
Gilligan's Island: The Complete Series Collection	98	November 6, 2007 (2007-11-06)

References

1. Sylvia Stoddard "TV Treasures – A Companion Guide to Gilligan's Island"; May 1996 ISBN   0-312-95797-1 pg. 10
2. Schwartz (1988), pp. 278–291.
3. Gilligan's Island: The Complete Second Season (booklet). Rich, John, et al. Warner Home Video.
4. "Gilligan's Island". epguides.com. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
5. ph1l (September 2, 2005). "Titles or Production No.s?". Sitcoms Online. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
6. "1964-65 Primetime.pdf". Nielsen Media Research . Google Drive. October 26, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
7. From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "Gilligan's Island"]". United States Copyright Office.
8. Schwartz (1988), pp. 291–299.
9. Gilligan's Island: The Complete Second Season (booklet). Arnold, Jack, et al. Warner Home Video.
10. "1965-66 Primetime.pdf". Nielsen Media Research . Google Drive. December 30, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
11. "N/A". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. October 14, 1965. p. 32.
12. "N/A". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. October 21, 1965. p. 28.
13. Schwartz (1988), pp. 299–313
14. Gilligan's Island: The Complete Third Season (booklet). Hopper, Jerry, et al. Warner Home Video.
15. "1966-67 Primetime.pdf". Nielsen Media Research . Google Drive. December 30, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
16. Gilligan's Island Archived September 28, 2013, at the Wayback Machine at TVShowsOnDVD.com

Further reading

• Schwartz, Sherwood (1988). Inside Gilligan's Island. St. Martin's Press. ISBN   978-0312104825.

External links

• Gilligan's Island at IMDb
• Fan site episode list