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Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="200544-5701893165f60a5ea96e21" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BInfobox%20episode%5Cn%7Cname%20%3D%20Diamonds%20Are%20an%20Ape%27s%20Best%20Friend%5Cn%7Cimage%20%3D%20File%3AEpi%20DAaABF.jpg%5Cn%7Csummary%20%3D%20A%20giant%20ape%20steals%20Mrs.%20Howell%27s%20diamond%20brooch.%20When%20that%27s%20not%20enough%2C%20so%20he%20kidnaps%20Mrs.%20Howell%20-%20all%20because%20he%27s%20attracted%20to%20the%20scent%20of%20her%20perfume.%5Cn%7Cseason%20%3D%201%5Cn%7Cnumber%20%3D%2022%5Cn%7Cprevious%20%3D%20%5B%5BBig%20Man%20on%20a%20Little%20Stick%5D%5D%5Cn%7Cnext%20%3D%20%5B%5BHow%20to%20Be%20a%20Hero%5D%5D%5Cn%7Cairdate%20%3D%202%5C%2F27%5C%2F65%5Cn%7Cwriter%20%3D%20%5B%5BElroy%20Schwartz%5D%5D%5Cn%7Cdirector%20%3D%20%5B%5BJack%20Arnold%5D%5D%5Cn%7Cguests%20%3D%20%5B%5BJanos%20Prohaska%5D%5D%20as%20%5B%5BGorilla%5D%5D%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Infobox%20episode%5Cn%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22spacesafter%22%3A%22%22%7D" contenteditable="false" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">​ <table class="infobox" data-rte-style="font-size:89%; width:275px; border:2px solid #3366CC; border-radius:5px;" style="font-size:89%; width:275px; border:2px solid #3366CC; border-radius:5px;" data-rte-attribs=" class=infobox style=font-size:89%; width:275px; border:2px solid #3366CC; border-radius:5px;" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> <tr data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> <th colspan="2" data-rte-style=":5px;background-color:#344D0E; border:2px solid black; color:#F8F8F8; font-size:140%; padding:.3em;" style=":5px;background-color:#344D0E; border:2px solid black; color:#F8F8F8; font-size:140%; padding:.3em;" data-rte-attribs=" colspan=2 style=:5px;background-color:#344D0E; border:2px solid black; color:#F8F8F8; font-size:140%; padding:.3em; " data-rte-spaces-before="1"><i>"Diamonds Are an Ape's Best Friend"</i> </th></tr> <tr data-rte-style="text-align:center;" style="text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align:center;"> <td colspan="2" data-rte-attribs=" colspan=2 " data-rte-spaces-before="1"><i>Season 1, Episode 22</i> </td></tr> <tr data-rte-style="text-align:center;" style="text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align:center;"> <td colspan="2" data-rte-style="padding:0.5em;" style="padding:0.5em;" data-rte-attribs=" colspan=2 style=padding:0.5em; " data-rte-spaces-before="1"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBig%20Man%20on%20a%20Little%20Stick%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Epi_DAaABF.jpg%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22alt%22%3A%22Epi%20DAaABF%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22%22%2C%22width%22%3A250%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-5701893165f60a5ea96e21" alt="" src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/gilligan5935/images/6/6f/Epi_DAaABF.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/250?cb=20111223222123" width="250" height="154" class="image" data-image-name="Epi DAaABF.jpg" data-image-key="Epi_DAaABF.jpg" type="image" /> </td></tr> <tr data-rte-style="text-align:center;" style="text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align:center;"> <td colspan="2" data-rte-style="padding:0.5em;" style="padding:0.5em;" data-rte-attribs=" colspan=2 style=padding:0.5em; " data-rte-spaces-before="1"><i>A giant ape steals Mrs. Howell's diamond brooch. When that's not enough, so he kidnaps Mrs. Howell - all because he's attracted to the scent of her perfume.</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" data-rte-style="border-radius:5px; border:2px solid black; background-color:#76AF22; color:black; font-size:120%; padding:0.25em; text-align:center;" style="border-radius:5px; border:2px solid black; background-color:#76AF22; color:black; font-size:120%; padding:0.25em; text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs=" colspan=2 style=border-radius:5px; border:2px solid black; background-color:#76AF22; color:black; font-size:120%; padding:0.25em; text-align:center; " data-rte-spaces-before="1">Basic Info </td></tr> <tr> <td data-rte-style="padding-left:32px;" style="padding-left:32px;" data-rte-attribs="style=padding-left:32px;"><b>Air Date:</b> </td><td data-rte-style="padding-left:32px;" style="padding-left:32px;" data-rte-attribs="style=padding-left:32px;">2/27/65 </td></tr> <tr> <td data-rte-style="padding-left:32px;" style="padding-left:32px;" data-rte-attribs="style=padding-left:32px;"><b>Written By:</b> </td><td data-rte-style="padding-left:32px;" style="padding-left:32px;" data-rte-attribs="style=padding-left:32px;"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Elroy%20Schwartz%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Elroy%20Schwartz%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BElroy%20Schwartz%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-5701893165f60a5ea96e21" href="/wiki/Elroy_Schwartz" title="Elroy Schwartz">Elroy Schwartz</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td data-rte-style="padding-left:32px;" style="padding-left:32px;" data-rte-attribs="style=padding-left:32px;"><b>Directed By:</b> </td><td data-rte-style="padding-left:32px;" style="padding-left:32px;" data-rte-attribs="style=padding-left:32px;"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jack%20Arnold%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Jack%20Arnold%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJack%20Arnold%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-5701893165f60a5ea96e21" href="/wiki/Jack_Arnold" title="Jack Arnold">Jack Arnold</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td data-rte-style="padding-left:32px;" style="padding-left:32px;" data-rte-attribs="style=padding-left:32px;"><b>Guest Cast:</b> </td><td data-rte-style="padding-left:32px;" style="padding-left:32px;" data-rte-attribs="style=padding-left:32px;"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Janos%20Prohaska%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Janos%20Prohaska%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJanos%20Prohaska%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-5701893165f60a5ea96e21" href="/wiki/Janos_Prohaska" title="Janos Prohaska">Janos Prohaska</a> as <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Gorilla%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Gorilla%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGorilla%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-5701893165f60a5ea96e21" class="new" title="Gorilla (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvR29yaWxsYT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Gorilla</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" data-rte-style="border-radius:5px; border:2px solid black;background-color:#3366CC; color:#ffffff; font-size:120%; padding:0.25em; text-align:center;" style="border-radius:5px; border:2px solid black;background-color:#3366CC; color:#ffffff; font-size:120%; padding:0.25em; text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs=" colspan=2 style=border-radius:5px; border:2px solid black;background-color:#3366CC; color:#ffffff; font-size:120%; padding:0.25em; text-align:center; " data-rte-spaces-before="1">Episode guide </td></tr> <tr> <td data-rte-style="text-align: center; text-align:center; width:50%;" style="text-align: center; text-align:center; width:50%;" data-rte-attribs="align=center style=text-align:center; width:50%;" data-rte-spaces-before="1"><b>Previous</b> </td><td data-rte-style="text-align: center; text-align:center; width:50%;" style="text-align: center; text-align:center; width:50%;" data-rte-attribs="align=center style=text-align:center; width:50%;" data-rte-spaces-before="1"><b>Next</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td data-rte-style="text-align: center; text-align:center; width:50%;" style="text-align: center; text-align:center; width:50%;" data-rte-attribs="align=center style=text-align:center; width:50%;"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Big%20Man%20on%20a%20Little%20Stick%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Big%20Man%20on%20a%20Little%20Stick%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBig%20Man%20on%20a%20Little%20Stick%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-5701893165f60a5ea96e21" href="/wiki/Big_Man_on_a_Little_Stick" title="Big Man on a Little Stick">Big Man on a Little Stick</a> </td><td data-rte-style="text-align: center; text-align:center; width:50%;" style="text-align: center; text-align:center; width:50%;" data-rte-attribs="align=center style=text-align:center; width:50%;"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22How%20to%20Be%20a%20Hero%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22How%20to%20Be%20a%20Hero%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHow%20to%20Be%20a%20Hero%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-5701893165f60a5ea96e21" href="/wiki/How_to_Be_a_Hero" title="How to Be a Hero">How to Be a Hero</a> </td></tr></table> <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22category%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-5701893165f60a5ea96e21" class="placeholder placeholder-category" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="category" /> </p> ​</div> <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Synopsis</h2> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">One morning, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Mrs.%20Howell%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Mrs.%20Howell%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMrs.%20Howell%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-5701893165f60a5ea96e21" href="/wiki/Mrs._Howell" title="Mrs. Howell">Mrs. Howell</a> discovers her diamond brooch missing, unaware it has been taken by a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22gorilla%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22The%20Gorilla%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BThe%20Gorilla%7Cgorilla%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-5701893165f60a5ea96e21" href="/wiki/The_Gorilla" title="The Gorilla">gorilla</a> attracted to her perfume on it. She gets abducted by it as a result and the other Castaways try to rescue her. Eventually, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Professor%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Professor%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BProfessor%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-5701893165f60a5ea96e21" href="/wiki/Professor" title="Professor" class="mw-redirect">Professor</a> realizes its attraction to her perfume and decide to use it to lead the gorilla into a trap. When<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Gilligan%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Gilligan%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGilligan%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-5701893165f60a5ea96e21" href="/wiki/Gilligan" title="Gilligan">Gilligan</a> runs back to get it, he accidentally turns the open bottle upside down and douses himself with it. When he gets back to the Professor and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Skipper%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Skipper%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSkipper%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-5701893165f60a5ea96e21" href="/wiki/Skipper" title="Skipper">Skipper</a>, the scent on him is over-powering and the gorilla abducts him in exchange for Mrs. Howell. Now, Gilligan needs to be rescued, and as the Skipper and Professor try to mix a similar perfume, Gilligan escapes back to camp; the gorilla having run off with a female gorilla. </p> <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Credits</h2> <ul><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Gorilla%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Gorilla%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGorilla%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-5701893165f60a5ea96e21" class="new" title="Gorilla (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvR29yaWxsYT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Gorilla</a> - <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Janos%20Prohaska%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Janos%20Prohaska%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJanos%20Prohaska%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-5701893165f60a5ea96e21" href="/wiki/Janos_Prohaska" title="Janos Prohaska">Janos Prohaska</a> </li></ul> <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Trivia</h2> <ul><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">When the Ape throws the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Skipper%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Skipper%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSkipper%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-5701893165f60a5ea96e21" href="/wiki/Skipper" title="Skipper">Skipper</a> to the ground; this is actually a dummy dressed to look like the Skipper. </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">Janos Prohoska also reappeared Gilligan's Island as an ape in "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Forward%20March%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Forward%20March%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BForward%20March%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-5701893165f60a5ea96e21" href="/wiki/Forward_March" title="Forward March">Forward March</a>" and "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Our%20Vines%20Have%20Tender%20Apes%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Our%20Vines%20Have%20Tender%20Apes%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BOur%20Vines%20Have%20Tender%20Apes%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-5701893165f60a5ea96e21" href="/wiki/Our_Vines_Have_Tender_Apes" title="Our Vines Have Tender Apes">Our Vines Have Tender Apes</a>." He later guest starred on "Dusty's trail" playing a gorilla and a bear. </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">Janos Prohaska appeared in the Star Trek episode "The Devil in the Dark" as the Horta. </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">On an episode of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," the TV announcer mentions this episode in passing as "the one where a female gorilla falls in love in Gilligan" - a apparently an injoke reference to this episode! </li></ul> <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Quotes</h2> <p /> Loading editor Season 1 Episodes Episodes Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. Simply click on what you want to use and it will appear in the edit box above. 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