Season 2

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Summary

This is the second of the three seasons of the classic 1964 to 1967 TV sitcom, Gilligan's Island, about seven castaways, who have wrecked their boat on a deserted island. The season began September 16, 1965 and was marked by a number of changes, most notably being filmed in color, a choice by Sherwood Schwartz to show off the series locale. Production also moved to save costs from Hawaii to CBS Studios (now Columbia Studios) in Los Angeles, California, which had a huge lagoon built on the local parking lot. The Professor and Mary Ann were also added to the opening theme (per Bob Denver's request), and the Howell's hut was rebuilt to one with double doors and twin beds rather than the two-room hut of Season 1.

Main Cast for the Season

• Bob Denver as Gilligan
• Alan Hale Jr. as Skipper
• Jim Backus as Thurston Howell III
• Natalie Schafer as Mrs. Howell
• Tina Louise as Ginger
• Russell Johnson as Professor
• Dawn Wells as Mary Ann

Episodes

Image	Title	Original Airdate	No. in series	No. in season
	Gilligan's Mother-In-Law	September 16, 1965	37	2.01
	A native girl wants to marry Gilligan, but what will happen when her jealous former suitor shows up on the island and demands a duel for her hand in marriage? Will Gilligan survive?
	Beauty Is As Beauty Does	September 23, 1965	38	2.02
	When Gilligan suggests the Island hold a beauty contest, he unwittingly sets himself up as the deciding vote. Who will win the first Miss Castaway beauty contest?
	The Little Dictator	September 30, 1965	39	2.03
	When El Presidente Pancho Hernando Gonzales Enrico Rodriguez of Ecuarico is exiled on the island, he foments a revolution and convinces Gilligan to become his puppet leader. This episode is in effect a satire of the military politics of many Latin American countries during the 1960s. Nehemiah Persoff guest stars.
	Smile You're On Mars Camera	October 7, 1965	40	2.04
	A Mars Lander accidentally crashes on the island instead of landing on Mars. However the camera doesn't work until -thanks to Gilligan-the castaways are covered in glue and feathers. The castaways are then mistaken for chicken people on Mars. As punishment for messing up another rescue, Gilligan becomes a human cuckoo clock bird!
	The Sweepstakes	October 14, 1965	41	2.05
	Gilligan wins the lottery, joins the Howells' club, and then loses the ticket.
	Quick Before It Sinks	October 28, 1965	42	2.06
	The Professor mistakenly believes that the island is sinking when Gilligan uses the Professor's high water measuring stick to mark the lobster traps.
	Castaways Pictures Presents	November 4, 1965	43	2.07
	Gilligan discovers a sunken ship in the lagoon. The ship is only half there, but the cargo is intact: two crates of movie production equipment and costumes from Exit South Seas Film Productions and Castaways Pictures. The group uses the equipment to make a movie about themselves and their predicament in hopes that it will spark a rescue. Instead, the film wins a Cannes Film Festival Award.
	Agonized Labor	November 11, 1965	44	2.08
	News comes over the radio that the Howells are broke, and they are not happy about the news!
	Nyet, Nyet - Not Yet	November 18, 1965	45	2.09
	Two Russian Cosmonauts land on the island. The castaways hope it will lead to a rescue. For once Gilligan does something right when he switches water for vodka, but in the end he still messes things up as usual.
	Hi-Fi Gilligan	November 25, 1965	46	2.10
	Gilligan's mouth becomes a radio when a filling in a tooth is knocked loose. Just in time too, as the regular radio is broken and a monster typhoon is on its way.
	The Chain Of Command	December 2, 1965	47	2.11
	If hostile natives attack - and the Skipper is missing - Gilligan becomes the leader! Are the castaways still doomed?
	Don't Bug The Mosquitoes	December 9, 1965	48	2.12
	The music sensation "The Mosquitoes" land on the island for much needed peace and quiet. What they get instead are the girls having formed a group of their own, "The Honeybees".
	Gilligan Gets Bugged	December 16,1965	49	2.13
	Gilligan has been bitten by the dreaded, and deadly, Mantis Khani. Now he has 24 hours to live. The problem is, the Mantis Khani only travels in swarms of thousands of bugs. Soon everyone is bitten.
	Mine Hero	December 23, 1965	50	2.14
	Gilligan catches a WWII mine while fishing. Now they must get rid of it before it destroys them all.
	Erika Tiffany Smith to the Rescue	December 30, 1965	51	2.15
	Socialite Erika Tiffany-Smith arrives on the island, looking for a place to build a resort. But instead she falls in love with, and becomes engaged to, the Professor. Once she returns to civilization, however, Smith's logbook can't help the castaways - not only are the directions hopelessly vague, but it's written in Hungarian.
	Not Guilty	January 6, 1966	52	2.16
	Who killed Randolph Blake? According to a newspaper that washed ashore, one of the castaways did it the night before the fateful three-hour tour. So they recreate the crime in order to find out who among them is the murderer. Al Schottelkotte has a unseen cameo as himself as the radio announcer
	You've Been Disconnected	January 13,1966	53	2.17
	An international telephone communications cable washes ashore! Can the castaways use it to call for help?
	The Postman Cometh	January 20, 1966	54	2.18
	Gilligan and the Skipper hear on the radio that Mary Ann's boyfriend is getting married. Wondering how to break the news to her, the two go to the Professor and Mr. Howell. Gilligan, Skipper, and the Professor attempt to woo her, but Mary Ann believes they are trying to tell her she has eaten poisonous mushrooms!
	Seer Gilligan	January 27, 1966	55	2.19
	Gilligan has found a bush that provides seeds that enable anyone who eats the seeds to read people's minds.
	Love Me, Love My Skipper	February 3, 1966	56	2.20
	The Howells are planning a cotillion, but Mr. Howell accidentally loses the Skipper's invitation.
	Gilligan's Living Doll	February 10, 1966	57	2.21
	A robot lands on the island, and the castaways must figure out how to use him to get rescued. Watch out for Gilligan's lucky rabbit's foot, which will magically reappear in episode 3.05.
	Forward March	February 17, 1966	58	2.22
	Someone is shelling the castaways with hand grenades. It turns out that a gorilla has found a stash of WWII weapons in a cave.
	Ship Ahoax	February 24, 1966	59	2.23
	When island Madness threatens to destroy harmony on the island, Ginger uses a crystal ball to give everyone something to hope for.
	Feed the Kitty	March 3, 1966	60	2.24
	A cage carrying a lion washes off a ship and onto the island. Gilligan befriends it by pulling a thorn from its paw. The castaways then decide to stage a circus.
	Operation: Steam Heat	March 10, 1966	61	2.25
	Gilligan finds a thermal vent and soon everyone has piping hot water. But the Professor isn't so excited because this means there is an active volcano on the island.
	Will the Real Mr. Howell Please Stand Up?	March 17, 1966	62	2.26
	Mr. Howell has a double back home spending his money. When the gent goes on a cruise, guess where he lands? The real Mr. Howell twice attempts to swim the Pacific to stop the impostor.
	Ghost a Go-Go	March 24, 1966	63	2.27
	Gilligan believes the island is haunted by a ghost, but no one believes him until they see it for themselves.
	Allergy Time	March 31, 1966	64	2.28
	First the Skipper then the rest of the castaways develop an allergy to Gilligan.
	The Friendly Physician	April 7, 1966	65	2.29
	Mad scientist Dr. Boris Balingkoff "rescues" the castaways, but in reality, he kidnaps them to his own nearby island for mind transfer experiments..
	V for Vitamins	April 14, 1966	66	2.30
	Gilligan must guard the last precious orange when the Professor determines that the castaways are in need of vitamins.
	Mr. and Mrs. ???	April 21, 1966	67	2.31
	The radio announces that the minister who married the Howells was a phony, so they aren't really married. When they attempt to get remarried by the Skipper in a ceremony "at sea" in the middle of the lagoon, havoc ensues and they break up instead. So Mr. Howell takes Ginger on a date, while Miss Wentworth dates the Professor; each in an effort to make the other jealous.
	Meet the Meteor	April 28, 1966	68	2.32
	When a meteor crash lands on the Island, the cosmic rays it gives off rapidly age eveything from trees to people! The Castaways will be 50 years older in a week if they don't find a way out of the situation.