Our Vines Have Tender Apes

Our Vines Have Tender Apes is the 88th episode of Gilligan's Island and the 20th episode of the third season. It aired on January 30, 1967.

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
 * Denny Scott Miller as Tongo the Ape Man
 * Janos Prohaska as The Orangutan

Trivia

 * Denny Scott Miller also appeared in Season One as surfer Duke Williams.
 * Syndicated versions omit the ending where Gilligan finds the orangutan in his hut.
 * Tongo's so-called fear technique appears limited to just jumping out and just pounding on his chest. He doesn't seem truly frightening until he pelts the Castaways with coconuts and kidnaps Ginger.