Two on a Raft

Two On A Raft is the first episode of the First Season of "Gilligan's Island." It is the second pilot episode of the series.

Synopsis
Following a violent storm, the crew and passengers of the S.S. Minnow wake up to find that they have washed ashore on an uncharted island. The captain, Jonas Grumby, more commonly known as the Skipper, and his first mate Gilligan decide to set sail on a raft to try and return to the mainland, even as the Professor tells them it would be foolhardy, while the passengers stay on the island. Out at sea, the Skipper and Gilligan run aground of sharks, and a storm blows the crew back to the island, but Skipper and Gilligan do not know that this island is the same island with the castaways. Meanwhile, the passengers do not know that they have returned and believe they are actually returning Marubi warriors. The Professor tries to hide everyone in a cave to protect them, and it is this same cave that the Skipper and Gilligan try to hide in when they think the castaways are Marubi warriors. When both groups become aware in the cave that the other group is on the island, each group assume that the other are headhunters. It is only until Gilligan and the Professor get tossed out of the cave in the scuffle that they realize the truth, but Gilligan accidentally sets off a landslide and buries the cave. Everyone gets trapped in the cave, and the Skipper and Professor get everyone out of it. Gilligan hides in the back of the cave ashamed for the collapse for a minute with the Skipper calling him, but he eventually emerges dressed as a native scaring the passengers and the Skipper away from the cavw.

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
 * Charles Maxwell as the Radio Announcer (voice only)
 * Kit Smythe as Ginger (cameo)
 * Nancy McCarthy as Bunny (cameo)
 * John Gabriel as The Professor (cameo)

Trivia

 * In the opening credits, the S.S. Minnow shown before the cruise is different from the version beaching on the island after the storm. There is no upper deck above the windows where the helm is, and the front of the cabin is straight rather than pointed.
 * According to rumor, when the Skipper wakes up on the SS Minnow, a car can be seen in the far right background. Although there is a photo of this car from the set, no such car actually appears on screen.
 * When the Skipper wakes up, the original actors from the pilot can be seen still sleeping on the Minnow.
 * In the scenes where the castaways are listening to the radio, the Professor is sitting with the others in the far shots but standing in the close-ups.
 * When the Skipper and Gilligan finish fighting off the sharks, the Skipper's hat falls off his head and into the water right in the path of one of the sharks, and yet, in the next shot, the hat is back on the Skipper's head.
 * When Ginger comes out of the collapsed cave, she is wearing her iconic gold and silver evening dress, claiming its her only dress. However, during the series, she would have numerous dresses and outfits.

Quotes
(first lines in the episode)
 * Skipper - "Hey, Gilligan. Gilligan!!" Gilligan - "Oh my gosh, man overboard! I'll save you, Skipper!!"

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 * Mr. Howell - (The Professor turns the radio off at the start of the financial news) "Don't shut that off, that's the best part."

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 * Mrs. Howell - ""H" is for Howell, dear. It's your private stock."

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 * Ginger - "Sounds like a cruise I once took on a movie producer's yacht."

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 * Professor - "Skipper, you and Gilligan have to give up on this crazy scheme of yours"

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 * Mary Ann - "It's the bravest thing I ever heard, Ginger!"


 * Skipper - "Mr. Howell, You don't know what it's like out there in the ocean; you may be bitten by a shark!" Mr. Howell - "A shark bite a Howell? He wouldn't dare." Skipper - "Besides, we don't have room enough for your luggage." Mr. Howell - "Well that's different. If I can't go first class, I won't go at all."


 * Skipper - "What are you stopping for?" Gilligan - "Skipper..." Skipper - "Never mind, I'll go ahead, Ooop!" Gilligan - "There's an old rock there." Skipper - "Thanks a lot, Gilligan. Cut that out." Gilligan - "Aye-aye."" Skipper - "Ooop! Gilligan - "Another one."


 * Gilligan - "Skipper, let's have breakfast." Skipper - "We had breakfast." Gilligan - "Let's have lunch." Skipper - "We had lunch." Gilligan - "Let's have dinner." Skipper & Gilligan - "We had dinner too."