Operation: Steam Heat

Operation: Steam Heat is the 25th episode of the Second Season of the CBS-TV series Gilligan's Island, also the 61st overall episode in the series. It aired March 10, 1966.

Summary
Gilligan discovers a hot water spring on the island, and the castaways are thrilled by the prospect of having hot running water. The downside, as the Professor knows, is that this discovery proves the existence of an active volcano on the island.

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
 * None

Trivia

 * When Gilligan activates his hot water system, he strains as if it doesn't move very hard, but then he lets go of the lever, and it just falls limply to the ground.
 * Mr. Howell tries turning his steamer trunk into a bath tub, which would have surely ruined the steamer trunk.
 * In May 1995, the TV Series Roseanne had a homage episode to "Gilligan's Island" where the cast played the Castaways. One of the series references they made was to the volcano from this episode (even using the footage of the volcano) and to Gilligan becoming a radio from Hi-Fi Gilligan. The cast of "Gilligan's Island" also reunited to play the "Roseanne" characters.

Quotes
Skipper - "First one to drop it and we all get out! The hard way!"
 * Gilligan - "First one to drop it is out!"


 * Skipper - "I wonder if we're on one of the Christmas Isles!"

Mrs. Howell - "Oh, don't you dare get angry with me!"
 * Gilligan - "Mrs. Howell, I might blow up."