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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="200544-17279759835f60da53d4790" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BInfobox%20episode%5Cn%7Cimage%20%3D%20File%3AG29.jpg%5Cn%7Cseason%20%3D%203%5Cn%7Cnumber%20%3D%2022%5Cn%7Csummary%20%3D%20An%20astronaut%20capsule%20crashing%20down%20on%20the%20Island%20gives%20the%20Castaways%20hope%20for%20rescue.%5Cn%7Cwriter%20%3D%20%5Cn%7Cdirector%20%3D%20%5Cn%7Cprevious%20%3D%20%5B%5BGilligan%27s%20Personal%20Magnetism%5D%5D%5Cn%7Cnext%20%3D%20%5B%5BHigh%20Man%20on%20the%20Totem%20Pole%5D%5D%7Cairdate%20%3D%20February%2020%2C%201967%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>"Splashdown"</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 3, 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%5BGilligan%27s%20Personal%20Magnetism%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22G29.jpg%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22alt%22%3A%22G29%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22%22%2C%22width%22%3A250%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-17279759835f60da53d4790" alt="" src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/gilligan5935/images/9/90/G29.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/250?cb=20140720025949" width="250" height="186" class="image" data-image-name="G29.jpg" data-image-key="G29.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>An astronaut capsule crashing down on the Island gives the Castaways hope for rescue.</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;">February 20, 1967 </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;"> </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;"> </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;">??? </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%22Gilligan%27s%20Personal%20Magnetism%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Gilligan%27s%20Personal%20Magnetism%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGilligan%27s%20Personal%20Magnetism%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-17279759835f60da53d4790" href="/wiki/Gilligan%27s_Personal_Magnetism" title="Gilligan's Personal Magnetism">Gilligan's Personal Magnetism</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%22High%20Man%20on%20the%20Totem%20Pole%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22High%20Man%20on%20the%20Totem%20Pole%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHigh%20Man%20on%20the%20Totem%20Pole%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-17279759835f60da53d4790" href="/wiki/High_Man_on_the_Totem_Pole" title="High Man on the Totem Pole">High Man on the Totem Pole</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="200544-17279759835f60da53d4790" class="placeholder placeholder-category" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="category" /> </p> ​</div> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><b>Splashdown</b> is the 90th episode of Gilligan's Island and the 22th episode of the Third Season. It aired on February 20, 1967. </p> <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Synopsis</h2> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">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="200544-17279759835f60da53d4790" href="/wiki/Professor" title="Professor" class="mw-redirect">Professor</a> tries contacting a manned space capsule in orbit over the Island the get them <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22rescued%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Rescues%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRescues%7Crescued%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-17279759835f60da53d4790" href="/wiki/Rescues" title="Rescues">rescued</a>. Their initial plan to contact the capsule with a makeshift radar fails because their signal isn't strong enough, but their second plan to contact the astronauts with an SOS formed out of tree trunks almost works until <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="200544-17279759835f60da53d4790" href="/wiki/Gilligan" title="Gilligan">Gilligan</a> sets himself on fire and accidentally skews the SOS into "SOL." Astronaut <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sol%20Tobias%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Sol%20Tobias%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSol%20Tobias%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-17279759835f60da53d4790" href="/wiki/Sol_Tobias" title="Sol Tobias">Sol Tobias</a> merely thinks it's a message to him. On the last trajectory, however, the experimental space capsule drops out of orbit and lands on the Island. The Castaways decide to use it to float to safety, but they don't know is that the capsule is set to self destruct by NASA to conceal its records. The Howells and the girls both try to stowaway in it with <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="200544-17279759835f60da53d4790" href="/wiki/Gilligan" title="Gilligan">Gilligan</a> and 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="200544-17279759835f60da53d4790" href="/wiki/Skipper" title="Skipper">Skipper</a> going off to get help, but they get discovered, delaying the rescue attempt. As the Professor chides them for their selfishness and dangerous stunt, the capsules floats off into the lagoon where it finally explodes, showering the island and the castaways with wreckage. <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Mr.%20Howell%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Mr.%20Howell%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMr.%20Howell%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-17279759835f60da53d4790" href="/wiki/Mr._Howell" title="Mr. Howell">Mr. Howell</a>, however, fails to take the failed rescues with grace. After losing money and brandy in the botched rescue attempts, he has a temper tantrum and starts tearing apart his hut, stopping just short of destroying his <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22teddy%20bear%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Mr.%20Howell%27s%20Teddy%20Bear%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMr.%20Howell%27s%20Teddy%20Bear%7Cteddy%20bear%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-17279759835f60da53d4790" href="/wiki/Mr._Howell%27s_Teddy_Bear" title="Mr. Howell's Teddy Bear" class="mw-redirect">teddy bear</a>. </p> <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Trivia</h2> <ul><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">When Ginger is found out trying to stow away on the capsule, she starts her sentences "Would you believe..." This phrase echoes of Agent 86 Maxwell Smart of <i>Get Smart</i> who also stated silly sentences this way. </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">The castaways try to get help three times: first, by sending a weak radio signal which goes through but fails; second, by lighting logs signaling "S.O.S" until as usual Gilligan ruins everything and third, they try to use the space capsule. </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">The part where Gilligan fouls up the rescue by turning "S.O.S" into "S.O.L" is similar to the "Pilot" epsiode when the castaways try to spell out "S.O.S" to a passing plane and Gilligan again messes up the last letter (which are written with fish!) </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">If the Howells and the girls had not been found in time, the unmanned capsule's explosion would have killed everyone, leaving the Professor alone on the island. </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">The idea of NASA planting explosives aboard a landing craft is a bit far-fetched, but a needed contrivance to keep the Castaways on the island. </li></ul> <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Quotes</h2> <hr /> <p /> Loading editor Episodes Season 3 Episodes Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. 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