Erika Tiffany Smith to the Rescue

Erika Tiffany Smith To the Rescue is the fifteenth episode of the second season of "Gilligan's Island." It aired December 30, 1965.

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
 * Zsa Zsa Gabor as Erika Tiffany Smith
 * Michael Witney as Johnny
 * Charles Maxwell as the Radio Announcer (unconfirmed)

Trivia

 * This really rare episode actually features the Professor as the central character of the plot.
 * Mrs. Howell is jealous of Erika Tiffany Smith because her name once appeared before the Howells' in the social register.
 * Although Erika agrees to go into partnership with Mr. Howell to build the resort. At the end, she apparently changes her mind, saying only she has spent time with some charming people on an island (without giving their names). Likewise, her logbook isn't any help. Not only is there no latitude and longitude given, but it's "written in plain English translated from Hungarian" which the US Navy can't comprehend. (This is an in joke since guest-star Zsa Zsa Gabor comes from Hungary.)
 * The Skipper moves out of the way since Gilligan always comes down out of the trees on top of him, but after he moves, Gilligan still lands on him!
 * The Professor packs his clothes in Gilligan and the Skipper's hut.
 * The second movie made after the series ended, The Castaways on Gilligan's Island, does show the island being made into a resort.
 * Zsa Zsa and her sister, Eva, have been mentioned as "Gabor Sisters" in Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow and in Bang! Bang! Bang!.

Quotes

 * Erika - "His mother must have been frightened by a cocktail shaker."


 * Skipper - "Ginger, I've got a problem. You're a girl, right?" Ginger - "Well, Skipper, if you don't know that, you really do have a problem."


 * Ginger - "Professor, in your home town, didn't you ever meet a girl whose home had a porch swing." Professor - "As a matter of fact I did, I tried to have intelligent conversations with her but all she was interested in was hugging and kissing, kissing and hugging..."


 * Ginger - "Hold me tighter, Professor." Professor - "I... uh, I'm afraid I'll crush your dress." Ginger - "Try..."


 * Mr. Howell - "Well, I'm glad I told you first. By time you finished that speech, you'd be celebrating your fifth wedding anniversary."