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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%3ALookout.png%7Cthumb%7Cright%7C350px%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Lookout.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22alt%22%3A%22Lookout%22%2C%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22align%22%3A%22right%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22%22%2C%22width%22%3A350%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-11764309035f60dcf82dc6b" alt="" src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/gilligan5935/images/3/32/Lookout.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/350?cb=20140820020428" width="350" height="264" class="image thumb alignRight" data-image-name="Lookout.png" data-image-key="Lookout.png" type="image" /> </p> <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Bio</h2> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">The <b>Lookout Tower</b> is a two-story roughly twenty foot tall structure near the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22lagoon%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22The%20Lagoon%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BThe%20Lagoon%7Clagoon%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-11764309035f60dcf82dc6b" href="/wiki/The_Lagoon" title="The Lagoon">lagoon</a> (or thereabouts) which is used to keep an eye out for passing ships. Constructed of bamboo and laced together with vine, its construction is first suggested by <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="200544-11764309035f60dcf82dc6b" href="/wiki/Gilligan" title="Gilligan">Gilligan</a> during the brief period he seemed to serve as the "de facto" leader of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22castaways%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22The%20Castaways%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BThe%20Castaways%7Ccastaways%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-11764309035f60dcf82dc6b" href="/wiki/The_Castaways" title="The Castaways">castaways</a>, but it is first seen completed during the US Navy maneuvers in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Forget%20Me%20Not%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Forget%20Me%20Not%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BForget%20Me%20Not%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-11764309035f60dcf82dc6b" href="/wiki/Forget_Me_Not" title="Forget Me Not">Forget Me Not</a>. <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="200544-11764309035f60dcf82dc6b" href="/wiki/Mr._Howell" title="Mr. Howell">Mr. Howell</a> stands on it practicing semaphore. 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="200544-11764309035f60dcf82dc6b" href="/wiki/Professor" title="Professor" class="mw-redirect">Professor</a> has a plan to attract ships using luminescent dye on a specially-designed raft, but Gilligan accidentally eats the dye and glows for a while as a result. He gets stuck on the lookout tower to try and flag down a ship until the dye wears off. Afterward, the tower isn't seen again except perhaps in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22It%27s%20a%20Bird%2C%20It%27s%20a%20Plane%2C%20It%27s%20Gilligan%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22It%27s%20a%20Bird%2C%20It%27s%20a%20Plane%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BIt%27s%20a%20Bird%2C%20It%27s%20a%20Plane%7CIt%27s%20a%20Bird%2C%20It%27s%20a%20Plane%2C%20It%27s%20Gilligan%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-11764309035f60dcf82dc6b" href="/wiki/It%27s_a_Bird,_It%27s_a_Plane" title="It's a Bird, It's a Plane">It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Gilligan</a>. The Castaways may be standing on it as they monitor Gilligan overhead in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22flight%20pack%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22XJP%20Jet%20Pack%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BXJP%20Jet%20Pack%7Cflight%20pack%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-11764309035f60dcf82dc6b" href="/wiki/XJP_Jet_Pack" title="XJP Jet Pack">flight pack</a>, but this isn't obvious. </p> <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Trivia</h2> <ul><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">According to <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Forget%20Me%20Not%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Forget%20Me%20Not%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BForget%20Me%20Not%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-11764309035f60dcf82dc6b" href="/wiki/Forget_Me_Not" title="Forget Me Not">Forget Me Not</a>, the tower is located in the lagoon, but despite a few episodes, it's never seen again. (Possibly it was leveled by a later storm.) </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">In <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Forget%20Me%20Not%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Forget%20Me%20Not%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BForget%20Me%20Not%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-11764309035f60dcf82dc6b" href="/wiki/Forget_Me_Not" title="Forget Me Not">Forget Me Not</a>, the Skipper and Gilligan refer to the platform as a "Signal Platform" and discuss setting a fire on it to signal the Navy. In practice however, they use it to look for passing ships. </li></ul> <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Episode(s)</h2> <ul><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Forget%20Me%20Not%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Forget%20Me%20Not%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BForget%20Me%20Not%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-11764309035f60dcf82dc6b" href="/wiki/Forget_Me_Not" title="Forget Me Not">Forget Me Not</a> </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Physical%20Fatness%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Physical%20Fatness%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPhysical%20Fatness%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-11764309035f60dcf82dc6b" href="/wiki/Physical_Fatness" title="Physical Fatness">Physical Fatness</a> </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22President%20Gilligan%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22President%20Gilligan%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPresident%20Gilligan%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-11764309035f60dcf82dc6b" href="/wiki/President_Gilligan" title="President Gilligan">President Gilligan</a> </li></ul> <p /> Loading editor Landmarks Inventions Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. 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