Gilligan the Goddess

Gilligan the Goddess is the 98th episode of Gilligan's Island and the 30th episode of the Third Season. It aired on April 17, 1967. This was the last episode of the series.

Synopsis
While Gilligan is working on a SOS sail on the beach in the lagoon, King Kaliwani, a native chief with nearless endless titles, comes to the island looking for a beautiful girl he calls a "White Goddess." The girls run in fear from him and his warriors, but the Professor finds a lighter in the chief's out-rigger canoe that proves he has contact with the outside world and can get them rescued. Now, Mary Ann, Ginger and Mrs. Howell are competing against one another until they find out the "winner" is to be thrown into a active volcano! However, the Professor and the Skipper scheme to trick the Chief into settling for a disguised Gilligan, especially after they and Mr. Howell fail to pass as convincing women. Gilligan, however, learns Kaliwani wants to keep him for himself and throw a dummy into the volcano. Mr. Howell and the girls try saving Gilligan with magic acts and USO acts, but Gilligan manages to escape on his own, leaving his disguise behind and terrifying Kaliwani and his warriors into fleeing the island.

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
 * Stanley Adams as King Kaliwani
 * Michael Morton as Warrior #1 (Uncredited)
 * Robert Swimmer as Warrior #2 (Uncredited)

Trivia

 * This was the last episode of the original series.
 * The opener splices scenes of Gilligan on the exterior set and the interior set with the same SOS sail.
 * Gilligan uses the fish net from Our Vines Have Tender Apes to capture King Kaliwani and his guards when he thinks they're savages.
 * This is the third episode with Bob Denver appearing in drag; he wears Ginger's evening dress and Mary Ann's gingham dress in Home Sweet Hut and Mrs. Howell's wardrobe in And Then There Were None.
 * Although Mr. Howell claims he has a magician's suit, he could have just found it in the magician's trunk from It's Magic. However, it's never explained why Ginger has two USO costumes; one of which just happens to fit Mary Ann, especially since they be too recent to be in the Silent Film crate from Castaways Pictures Presents.
 * The ending shows the Chief fleeing from the Island while Mr. Howell and Gilligan try to persuade him to come back; it is usually the castaways begging at the end for someone leaving to take them with them.

Quotes

 * Skipper - "What do you think?" Ginger - "Well, you've got a problem. If you get thrown in a volcano, it will throw you right back."


 * Professor - "Your highness, guess what I found?" King Kaliwani - "Uh, don't tell me..."