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 and sent away humiliated. 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 failing miserably except Mr. Howell who sent them ahead to watch their progress. The girls by now peek out to see what the men are planning next and 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, and they head to the men for protection, but the Professor takes a second 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, rendering it inoperative. 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.

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

 * 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.
 * In the dream, Gilligan dreams that he is a matador with Mary Ann, Ginger, and Mrs. Howell as the bulls, the Skipper dreams that he is a sultan with the women as his harem, the Professor dreams that he is famous movie star Cary Grant with the women as waiting fans in front of his dressing room and Mr. Howell dream that the women are eager to please him and is not modeled after anything.