Court-Martial

Court-Martial is the 85th episode of Gilligan's Island and the 17th episode of the third season. It is notable for Gilligan's dream sequence involving pirates. It aired on January 9, 1967.

Synopsis
While relaxing on the beach, Gilligan and the Skipper hear on the radio that the Maritime Board investigating their disappearance has found the Skipper negligent for the loss and strip him of his command. The revelation upsets him so much that he retreats to his hut where Gilligan discovers him tying a noose from a vine. The Professor stops him by suggesting they re-enact the wreck with a mock-up of the S.S. Minnow. With Mary Ann and Ginger creating the weather conditions and the Professor using pulleys to rock the craft, the Skipper realizes that Gilligan threw the anchor overboard without attaching it to the ship which caused the boat to wreck itself on the beach. Realizing he is truly responsible for the crash, Gilligan retreats to the jungle in disgrace with the Skipper discovering him tying a noose from a vine. Disgraced for causing the shipwreck, they together decide to go in exile on the other side of the island. That night, Gilligan's imagination turns to pirates and he dreams he's an Admiral transporting Mrs. Howell and the girls through pirate-infested waters when Captain Hook, Long John Silver and Captain Kidd take over his ship. Gilligan fights valiantly against them before losing his sword and getting taken hostage. Waking just as he's sent to walk the plank, Gilligan is roused from his sleep by the Professor rushing to find them with updated news from the radio. It turns out the Maritime Board has reversed its decision based on news that the Skipper got the wrong weather forecast and had no warning of the approaching storm, releasing him from all blame of the shipwreck.

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

 * It seems kind of far-fetched that the Castaways could build a complete an entire Minnow mock-up as well as a pulley system to rock it within a few hours.
 * Mary Ann uses the Electric Generator from Castaways Pictures Presents to generate lightning.
 * This episode runs parallel to the episode, Quick Before It Sinks, where Gilligan and the Skipper attempt to ride out a fake storm on a fake Minnow only to discover the entire thing was a waste of time.
 * In the dream sequence, The Skipper is Long John Silver. Mr. Howell is Captain Hook. The Professor is Captain Kidd.
 * As usual, Gilligan can't do anything right. Even in his dream sequence, he tosses his sword away by accident!
 * If the Castaways can create a fake Minnow, they should be able to make a suitable raft to escape the island.