Gilligan&#… Editing The Lagoon 1 You are editing an old version of this page. If you save it, any changes made since this version will be lost. You are editing an old version of this page. If you save it, any changes made since this version will be lost. You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3ATwo_on_a_Raft.jpg%7Cthumb%7C250px%7CGilligan%20and%20the%20Skipper%20building%20a%20raft%20at%20the%20Lagoon%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Two_on_a_Raft.jpg%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22alt%22%3A%22Two%20on%20a%20Raft%22%2C%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Gilligan%20and%20the%20Skipper%20building%20a%20raft%20at%20the%20Lagoon%22%2C%22width%22%3A250%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Gilligan%20and%20the%20Skipper%20building%20a%20raft%20at%20the%20Lagoon%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-11765620805f60e4c8c6161" alt="" src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/gilligan5935/images/e/e9/Two_on_a_Raft.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/250?cb=20110523232707" width="250" height="185" class="image thumb withCaption" data-image-name="Two on a Raft.jpg" data-image-key="Two_on_a_Raft.jpg" type="image" /> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The Lagoon is a small bay in the island which is connected to the ocean. The Lagoon had a waterfall being emptied into it, people sometimes swim in it which could be an indication that it is freshwater. Since the Lagoon's water is often calm, most of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22the%20island%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22The%20Island%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BThe%20Island%7Cthe%20island%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-11765620805f60e4c8c6161" href="/wiki/The_Island" title="The Island">the island</a> visitors are seen arriving or leaving by means of the Lagoon. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The Lagoon was also the site of the sunken ship of Fifi Le France and her husband Ricardo Laughingwell, who formed the South Sea Film Productions. After they were married they sailed on their yacht to the island on their honeymoon to make a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22motion%20picture%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FMotion_picture%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FMotion_picture%20motion%20picture%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-11765620805f60e4c8c6161" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_picture">motion picture</a> together. Their yacht somehow sunk, leaving their film, camera, and costumes for the castaways to find years later. It is unknown if they were rescued or died on the island. (<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Episode%20-%20Castaways%20Pictures%20Presents%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Episode%20-%20Castaways%20Pictures%20Presents%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEpisode%20-%20Castaways%20Pictures%20Presents%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-11765620805f60e4c8c6161" href="/wiki/Episode_-_Castaways_Pictures_Presents" title="Episode - Castaways Pictures Presents" class="mw-redirect">Episode - Castaways Pictures Presents</a> ) </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3AGill_Lag.jpg%7Cthumb%7Cleft%7C250px%7CThe%20lagoon%20as%20it%20appears%20in%20the%20credits%20in%20%5B%5BSeason%202%5D%5D.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Gill_Lag.jpg%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22alt%22%3A%22Gill%20Lag%22%2C%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22align%22%3A%22left%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22The%20lagoon%20as%20it%20appears%20in%20the%20credits%20in%20%5B%5BSeason%202%5D%5D.%22%2C%22width%22%3A250%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22The%20lagoon%20as%20it%20appears%20in%20the%20credits%20in%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220003%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FSeason_2%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Season%202%5C%22%3ESeason%202%3C%5C%2Fa%3E.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-11765620805f60e4c8c6161" alt="" src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/gilligan5935/images/b/b0/Gill_Lag.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/250?cb=20111222043453" width="250" height="167" class="image thumb alignLeft withCaption" data-image-name="Gill Lag.jpg" data-image-key="Gill_Lag.jpg" type="image" /> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The lagoon was also a source of food for the castaways on the island, for they caught fish, as well as lobsters in the lagoon. It is also the scene where several objects wash in from the sea such as a military attaché case, a crate of radioactive vegetables, a box of plastic explosives and other objects. Visitors also tend to land here, such as <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Boris%20Balingkoff%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Boris%20Balingkoff%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBoris%20Balingkoff%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-11765620805f60e4c8c6161" class="new" title="Boris Balingkoff (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQm9yaXNfQmFsaW5na29mZj9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Boris Balingkoff</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jackson%20Farrell%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Jackson%20Farrell%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJackson%20Farrell%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-11765620805f60e4c8c6161" href="/wiki/Jackson_Farrell" title="Jackson Farrell">Jackson Farrell</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Duke%20Williams%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Duke%20Williams%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDuke%20Williams%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-11765620805f60e4c8c6161" href="/wiki/Duke_Williams" title="Duke Williams">Duke Williams</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Erika%20Tiffany%20Smith%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Erika%20Tiffany%20Smith%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BErika%20Tiffany%20Smith%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-11765620805f60e4c8c6161" href="/wiki/Erika_Tiffany_Smith" title="Erika Tiffany Smith">Erika Tiffany Smith</a> and a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Japanese%20Soldier%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Japanese%20Soldier%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJapanese%20Soldier%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-11765620805f60e4c8c6161" class="new" title="Japanese Soldier (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSmFwYW5lc2VfU29sZGllcj9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Japanese Soldier</a> among others. 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="200544-11765620805f60e4c8c6161" href="/wiki/Professor" title="Professor" class="mw-redirect">Professor</a> once placed a stick in the lagoon with markers to keep track of the water level on the isle. In one <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22episode%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Quick%20Before%20it%20Sinks%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BQuick%20Before%20it%20Sinks%7Cepisode%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-11765620805f60e4c8c6161" class="new" title="Quick Before it Sinks (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUXVpY2tfQmVmb3JlX2l0X1NpbmtzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">episode</a> Gilligan put his lobster traps on that stick, and was placing it in deeper water to catch larger lobsters, which led the Professor and the others to believe the island was sinking. (Episode - <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Quick%20Before%20It%20Sinks%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Quick%20Before%20It%20Sinks%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BQuick%20Before%20It%20Sinks%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-11765620805f60e4c8c6161" href="/wiki/Quick_Before_It_Sinks" title="Quick Before It Sinks">Quick Before It Sinks</a>). The Castaways have also dug up items here like a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22tiki%20statue%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Kona%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BKona%7Ctiki%20statue%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-11765620805f60e4c8c6161" href="/wiki/Kona" title="Kona">tiki statue</a>, pirate chest and a rare gem that seemed to grant three wishes. The digging of a lobster trap seemed to cause a section of the bank to float out into the lagoon (Episode - <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Three%20to%20Get%20Ready%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Three%20to%20Get%20Ready%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BThree%20to%20Get%20Ready%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-11765620805f60e4c8c6161" href="/wiki/Three_to_Get_Ready" title="Three to Get Ready">Three to Get Ready</a>). <br data-rte-washtml="1" /> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The ending of the second and third seasons show the Castaways still waiting to rescue beside the lagoon. A "Mad TV" episode shows seven skeletons still beside the lagoon... still waiting rescue! </p><p /> Loading editor Locations Landmarks 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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