Gilligan&#… Editing The Orangutan 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%3A1orangutan.jpg%7Cthumb%7Cright%7C375px%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%221orangutan.jpg%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22alt%22%3A%221orangutan%22%2C%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22align%22%3A%22right%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22%22%2C%22width%22%3A375%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-2712441985f60bbf92e628" alt="" src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/gilligan5935/images/d/d9/1orangutan.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20160709230147" width="256" height="192" class="image thumb alignRight" data-image-name="1orangutan.jpg" data-image-key="1orangutan.jpg" type="image" /> </p> <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Bio</h2> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">The <b>Orangutan</b> was one of several apes living on <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%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bthe%20Island%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-2712441985f60bbf92e628" href="/wiki/The_Island" title="The Island">the Island</a> along with the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22gorilla%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22The%20Gorilla%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BThe%20Gorilla%7Cgorilla%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-2712441985f60bbf92e628" href="/wiki/The_Gorilla" title="The Gorilla">gorilla</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Gladys%20the%20Chimpanzee%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Gladys%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGladys%7CGladys%20the%20Chimpanzee%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-2712441985f60bbf92e628" href="/wiki/Gladys" title="Gladys">Gladys the Chimpanzee</a>. Usually native to Southeast Asia, it is unrevealed as to how the Orangutan ended up on a South Pacific island. It makes its appearance known to 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="200544-2712441985f60bbf92e628" href="/wiki/The_Castaways" title="The Castaways">Castaways</a> after <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Tongo%20the%20Ape%20Man%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tongo%20the%20Ape%20Man%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTongo%20the%20Ape%20Man%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-2712441985f60bbf92e628" href="/wiki/Tongo_the_Ape_Man" title="Tongo the Ape Man">Tongo the Ape Man</a> arrives on the island, suggesting it was lured out of some part of the island by Tongo's arrival. Due to this interest, the orangutan abducts Tongo and carries him off, prompting 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="200544-2712441985f60bbf92e628" href="/wiki/Skipper" title="Skipper">Skipper</a> and <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="200544-2712441985f60bbf92e628" href="/wiki/Professor" title="Professor" class="mw-redirect">Professor</a> to rescue him by dressing <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="200544-2712441985f60bbf92e628" href="/wiki/Gilligan" title="Gilligan">Gilligan</a> up as an ape in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Mrs.%20Howell%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Mrs.%20Howell%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMrs.%20Howell%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-2712441985f60bbf92e628" href="/wiki/Mrs._Howell" title="Mrs. Howell">Mrs. Howell</a>'s furs. Although the rescue is a success, the distraction allows Tongo to leave the Castaways behind on the island, but it also leaves the orangutan with a new interest in Gilligan, visiting him in his hut. </p> <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Trivia</h2> <ul><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">The Orangutan was played by stuntman <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Janos%20Prohaska%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Janos%20Prohaska%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJanos%20Prohaska%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-2712441985f60bbf92e628" href="/wiki/Janos_Prohaska" title="Janos Prohaska">Janos Prohaska</a>, who also played the various apes as well as the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Black%20Morning%20Spider%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Black%20Morning%20Spider%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBlack%20Morning%20Spider%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-2712441985f60bbf92e628" href="/wiki/Black_Morning_Spider" title="Black Morning Spider">Black Morning Spider</a> on the island. </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">In the episode, the Orangutan was actually referred to as a gorilla. Either the gorilla costume wasn't available or Janos was trying to show off the range of his ape costumes. </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%22Our%20Vines%20Have%20Tender%20Apes%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Our%20Vines%20Have%20Tender%20Apes%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BOur%20Vines%20Have%20Tender%20Apes%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-2712441985f60bbf92e628" href="/wiki/Our_Vines_Have_Tender_Apes" title="Our Vines Have Tender Apes">Our Vines Have Tender Apes</a> </li></ul> <hr / data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> <p /> Loading editor Critters Season 3 Characters One-Time Characters 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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