St. Gilligan and the Dragon

"St. Gilligan and the Dragon" is the 20th episode of the first season of Gilligan's Island. It aired February 13, 1965.

Synopsis
Tired of the construction of their hut being delayed, Ginger and Mary Ann go on strike, joined by Mrs. Howell upset that she and Mr. Howell don't have their own hut yet either. As a result, the men and women split into two different camps. The men try to proceed as usual, but Ginger keeps returning to camp to distract Gilligan in his chores. They try to scare the women back to camp with a fake monster played by the Skipper and Gilligan, but Ginger gets wind of the stunt. Instead, Gilligan and Skipper get beaten up by the girls. That night, the men are tired of the menial chores not getting done and have dreams of getting their own way with the girls. The Skipper dreams he's an Arabian sheik, Mr. Howell thinks of himself as getting constantly pampered, the Professor pictures himself as a famous actor and Gilligan is a world-famous matador. Waking up, they head back to try and make peace with the girls, each of them except Mr. Howell failing miserably who sent them ahead to watch their progress. The girls by now peeking out to see what is happening, however, notice what looks like a huge monster. As they're marveling at how large and spooky it is, Ginger looks back and sees the men elsewhere. The monster isn't theirs, but the Professor takes a look and realizes that the "monster" is actually a weather balloon that can help them get rescued. By now, Gilligan has attacked it and smashed the sensitive electronic equipment. In the morning, the Professor thinks there might still be a chance of using the balloon to get help, but by now, Gilligan has shred it even more into scrap.

Trivia

 * At 05:30 Mrs. Howell stands and loses her hat. She and the other characters on screen do not even acknowledge it falling though it clearly has. She also appears to ad lib the subsequent line. Makes me wonder if the editor simply chose the wrong take to implement in the final cut.