Lovey's Secret Admirer

"Lovey's Secret Admirer" is the 87th episode of Gilligan's Island and the 19th episode of the third season. It aired on January 23, 1967.

Synopsis
Mrs. Howell has been receiving strange love letters from someone on the island. Mr. Howell wants to know who the notes are coming, and the Professor creates a lie detector to guess the secret admirer. After eliminating himself, Gilligan and the Skipper, he and the others try to discover the identity of the secret admirer. They catch Mr. Howell in the middle of the night leaving another letter. In the morning, Mrs. Howell is stunned that he was keeping it a secret, but is insulted when he reveals he wanted her to feel more special than the girls. Lovey sends him away, but that night she dreams she is Cinderella, Ginger and Mary Ann are evil step-sisters, Skipper is the step-sisters's mother as well as a courier along with the Professor. Mr. Howell is the prince, and Gilligan is a bumbling fairy godfather. At the end of the dream, Lovey realizes Thurston has always been her prince and they reconcile.