Smile, You're on Mars Camera

Smile, You're on Mars Camera is the 4th episode in the second season. It first aired on October 7, 1965.

Synopsis
A earth space probe for Mars lands on the island! Can the Castaways use the probe camera to be rescued? Or will a combination of Gilligan, a heap of feathers and boiling pot of glue ruin their chances... again?

Major Events

 * Gilligan covering everyone in sap glue.
 * Everyone being covered in feathers.
 * Gilligan becoming a human cucko bird at the end!

Credits
Main Cast
 * Bob Denver as Gilligan
 * Alan Hale Jr. as The Skipper
 * Jim Backus as Mr. Howell
 * Natalie Schafer as Mrs. Howell
 * Tina Louise as Ginger
 * Dawn Wells as Mary Ann
 * Russell Johnson as The Professor

Guest Cast
 * Arthur Peterson as Professor George Bancroft
 * Booth Colman as Professor John Corwell
 * Larry Thor as the Newscaster

Trivia

 * The TVLand syndicated version cuts out the part at the end when Gilligan - in punishment for messing up another rescue - becomes a cuckoo clock bird!
 * The satellite lands near the lagoon near a one-time hut that hasn't been there before nor reappears again.
 * Why would the Professor reuse the tree sap as glue on the Mars satellite after it destroyed the Minnow?
 * It's mentioned in this episode that the red shirt Gilligan wears is not his but his brother's.
 * It's kind of preposterous that two NASA scientists would confuse a tropical island for Mars.
 * This episode is ranked as the #5 most liked episode, according to E!

Quotes

 * Professor - "We need something to stick the lens back together." Gilligan - "How about rubber bands?" Skipper - "Where are we going to get rubber bands, Gilligan?" Gilligan - "We could cut up my sneakers!" Professor - "We all appreciate your sacrifice, Gilligan, but we need something that won't interfere with the camera lens. Some type of glue." Mr. Howell - "Oh! Well, let's start drilling for some immediately!" Skipper - "Mr. Howell, you don't drill for glue!" Mr. Howell - "Oh no? You should see some of the oil wells I got stuck with!"


 * Skipper - "What are you doing back there, Gilligan? When the camera goes on, they won't be able to see you!" Gilligan - "That's what I had in mind" Skipper - "What do you mean?" Gilligan - "Well, if I stand in front, the whole world will see me, and if the whole world sees me, that means the United States will see me, and if the United States sees me, that means my hometown will see me, and if my hometown sees me, that means my brother will see me, and if my brother sees me, he'll punch me because I'm wearing his shirt."