Summary
This is the third 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 opening sequence was slightly altered with the wreck of the Minnow laying flat instead of diagonally, and Madame Swee Lo's was attributed in the closing credits as providing Natalie Schafer's wardrobe. Several episodes started before the opening theme and were also expanded to feature more of the main characters in the plots, and more dream sequences were created. The season began September 12, 1966 and lasted thirty episodes until the season ended on April 17, 1967. At the time, Gilligan's Island was going into a Fourth Season, but it was removed from the CBS schedule at the last minute to make room for the long-running series, "Gunsmoke." Sherwood Schwartz had plans for more episodes to be made at the time of cancellation.
The original opening for Season 3 was different than syndicated airings. When the show went into syndication, the third opening sequence used the same as in Season 2, the only difference being a closer-up angle of the S.S. Minnow. The original opening remains unavailable.
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 | |
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Up at Bat | September 12, 1966 | 69 | 3.01 | ||
Gilligan is bitten by a bat and thinks he will turn into a vampire. He worries he might hurt someone when he turns. | |||||
Gilligan vs. Gilligan | September 19, 1966 | 70 | 3.02 | ||
Gilligan finds a stranger on the Island who looks just like him then takes him captive and replaces him! | |||||
Pass the Vegetables, Please | September 26, 1966 | 71 | 3.03 | ||
After the Castaways eat vegetables grown from experimentally irradiated seeds they find they possess super powers. Is there a cure? Will they ever be normal again? | |||||
The Producer | October 3, 1966 | 72 | 3.04 | ||
A big Hollywood producer lands on the Island and offends Ginger. It's up to the others to prove to him Ginger is the actress she says she is. | |||||
Voodoo | October 10, 1966 | 73 | 3.05 | ||
A Voodoo witch doctor lands on the Island curses the Professor for insulting him. | |||||
Where There's a Will | October 17, 1966 | 74 | 3.06 | ||
Mr. Howell puts the Castaways in his will then becomes convinced they're trying to kill him. | |||||
Man with a Net | October 24, 1966 | 75 | 3.07 | ||
A prominent butterfly collector lands on the Island, but no one can get his attention to help them get rescued. | |||||
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow | October 31, 1966 | 76 | 3.08 | ||
Gilligan's hair turns white then falls out altogether! | |||||
Ring Around Gilligan | November 7, 1966 | 77 | 3.09 | ||
Dr. Balinkoff returns to the Island and casts a spell on the Castaways through another invention. | |||||
Topsy-Turvy | November 14, 1966 | 78 | 3.10 | ||
Gilligan bumps his head and starts seeing everything upside down. When he drinks the Professors "cure," he sees two of everything, then five of everything. Meanwhile, the others are trying to dodge headhunters. | |||||
The Invasion | November 21, 1966 | 79 | 3.11 | ||
Gilligan hooks a top secret attachė case from the government while fishing. The Castaways argue who will open it first. | |||||
The Kidnapper | November 28, 1966 | 80 | 3.12 | ||
Mrs. Howell is abducted by a stranger on the Island. | |||||
And Then There Were None | December 5, 1966 | 81 | 3.13 | ||
Mary Ann disappears while hanging the laundry, and the Professor suspects someone has snapped from the stress of the Island. | |||||
All About Eva | December 12, 1966 | 82 | 3.14 | ||
A woman turns up on the Island who has more than a passing resemblance to Ginger. | |||||
Gilligan Goes Gung-Ho | December 26, 1966 | 83 | 3.15 | ||
The Skipper and Professor decide they need law and order on the Island. | |||||
Take a Dare | January 2, 1967 | 84 | 3.16 | ||
A Radio Contest strands a contestant along with the Castaways. | |||||
Court-Martial | January 9, 1967 | 85 | 3.17 | ||
The Skipper hears he's being held responsible for the shipwreck. | |||||
The Hunter | January 16, 1967 | 86 | 3.18 | ||
A hunter comes up on the island wanting to hunt Gilligan. | |||||
Lovey's Secret Admirer | January 23, 1967 | 87 | 3.19 | ||
Mrs. Howell has a secret admirer. | |||||
Our Vines Have Tender Apes | January 30, 1967 | 88 | 3.20 | ||
An ape-man terrorizes the Castaways. | |||||
Gilligan's Personal Magnetism | February 6, 1967 | 89 | 3.21 | ||
Lightning turns Gilligan into a magnet. | |||||
Splashdown | February 20, 1967 | 90 | 3.22 | ||
A NASA spacecraft lands on the island. | |||||
High Man on the Totem Pole | February 27, 1967 | 91 | 3.23 | ||
Gilligan discovers he might be descended from head-hunters. | |||||
The Second Ginger Grant | March 6, 1967 | 92 | 3.24 | ||
Mary Ann turns into Ginger. | |||||
The Secret of Gilligan's Island | March 13, 1967 | 93 | 3.25 | ||
A prehistoric tablet might tell how to get off the island. | |||||
Slave Girl | March 20, 1967 | 94 | 3.26 | ||
Gilligan saves a native girl who makes him her master. | |||||
It's a Bird, It's a Plane | March 27, 1967 | 95 | 3.27 | ||
A jet pack offers the Castaways a chance of rescue. | |||||
The Pigeon | April 3, 1967 | 96 | 3.28 | ||
A pigeon lands on the island that might take a message off the island. | |||||
Bang! Bang! Bang! | April 10, 1967 | 97 | 3.29 | ||
A box of plastic washes up on the island which turns out to be useful until it turns out to be explosive. | |||||
Gilligan, the Goddess | April 17, 1967 | 98 | 3.30 | ||
A Native king lands on the island looking for a White Goddess that might be Gilligan. |