The Little Dictator

The Little Dictator is the Third episode of the Second Season; it aired September 30, 1965.

Synopsis
A Latin American dictator is exiled to the Island, and intends to turn the Castaways into his subjects under his own island nation. The Castaways manage to overthrow him upon realizing he has no more bullets for his gun, but he is stunned when they don't execute him, instead offering him to live in their community. Rodriguez instead decides to back Gilligan as leader of the island, but in a dream, Gilligan realizes he would make a bad leader. Going to a window, he discovers scenes of Indians attacking from the west and the country's ships sinking at sea among other disasters. Waking up, he realizes Rodriguez only wants to use him as a puppet. He finds Rodriguez getting rescued by his countrymen and promising to return for them. However, a few days later, a radio program reports Rodriguez has been overthrown again for claiming to be ruler of an island nation, only this time exiled to the Arctic.

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
 * Nehemiah Persoff as President Rodriguez
 * Edward Gallaher as WTOP Radio Announcer/Himself (voice only)

Trivia

 * In the opening scenes, Gilligan uncharacteristically tries fighting Rodriguez for his gun.
 * Gilligan fails to remember that he was already voted president of the island in President Gilligan.
 * There's no tree in the proximity of the hut for Mr. Howell to string up a net to catch Rodriguez unless the Professor created a complex pulley system between two perpendicular trees in the area.
 * In the dream sequence, the Castaways are part of Gilligan's cabinet. The Skipper is an Admiral, Mr. Howell is the Secretary of the Treasury, Mrs. Howell and Mary Ann are singing assistants and Ginger is a spy. The Professor is possibly Minister of Science, but he doesn't have any lines.
 * Real life Washington D.C. radio announcer Eddie Gallaher gives the news report about Rodriguez being overthrown again and exiled into the Andes.
 * It is kind of hard to believe the Castaways are getting Washington D.C. news reports unless it was being transmitted through Honolulu.

Quotes

 * Mr. Howell - (on encountering Rodriguez) "Heavens, Gestapo!!"


 * (President Gilligan looks out the window and sees his Navy ships sinking) Skipper - "Well, the sailors are learning how to swim and the people on shore are learning to give them mouth to mouth resuscitation without getting emotionally involved." Rodriguez - "How are you doing that?" Skipper - "Well, it ain't easy!"


 * (President Gilligan looks out window and sees Indians attacking Cowboys.) Gilligan - "This window must face west!"