Gilligan&#… Editing The Radio 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 <h2>Bio</h2> <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><b>The Castaways Radio</b> was a Packard Bell AR-851 AM Radio which remained their only source of contact with civilization, providing news on current events, news reports and entertainment programs for their amusement. It's ownership is a bit in question; in most episodes, it seems to be the property of 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="200544-16642592495f60add6361c2" href="/wiki/Skipper" title="Skipper">Skipper</a> loaned out to the respective castaways, but in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Will%20the%20Real%20Mr.%20Howell%20Please%20Stand%20Up%3F%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Will%20the%20Real%20Mr.%20Howell%20Please%20Stand%20Up%3F%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWill%20the%20Real%20Mr.%20Howell%20Please%20Stand%20Up%3F%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-16642592495f60add6361c2" href="/wiki/Will_the_Real_Mr._Howell_Please_Stand_Up%3F" title="Will the Real Mr. Howell Please Stand Up?">Will the Real Mr. Howell Please Stand Up?</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="200544-16642592495f60add6361c2" href="/wiki/Mr._Howell" title="Mr. Howell">Mr. Howell</a> claims it belongs to him. The batteries in the radio wear out by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22X%20Marks%20the%20Spot%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22X%20Marks%20the%20Spot%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BX%20Marks%20the%20Spot%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-16642592495f60add6361c2" href="/wiki/X_Marks_the_Spot" title="X Marks the Spot">X Marks the Spot</a> but 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="200544-16642592495f60add6361c2" href="/wiki/Skipper" title="Skipper">Skipper</a> produces rechargeable batteries that allow it to be recharged into perpetuity for as long as 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="200544-16642592495f60add6361c2" href="/wiki/Professor" title="Professor" class="mw-redirect">Professor</a> can keep fixing it, usually from <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="200544-16642592495f60add6361c2" href="/wiki/Gilligan" title="Gilligan">Gilligan</a> knocking off the table. However, it is revealed that it finally does give out sometime before the castaways are <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22rescued%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Rescue%20from%20Gilligan%27s%20Island%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRescue%20from%20Gilligan%27s%20Island%7Crescued%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-16642592495f60add6361c2" href="/wiki/Rescue_from_Gilligan%27s_Island" title="Rescue from Gilligan's Island">rescued</a>. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Among the news the Castaways receive on the radio is: </p> <ul><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Wrongway%20Feldman%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wrongway%20Feldman%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWrongway%20Feldman%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-16642592495f60add6361c2" href="/wiki/Wrongway_Feldman" title="Wrongway Feldman">Wrongway Feldman</a> has returned to civilization </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Howell%20Industries%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Howell%20Industries%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHowell%20Industries%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-16642592495f60add6361c2" href="/wiki/Howell_Industries" title="Howell Industries">Howell Industries</a> has struck oil in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Dust%20Bowl%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Dust%20Bowl%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDust%20Bowl%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-16642592495f60add6361c2" href="/wiki/Dust_Bowl" title="Dust Bowl" class="mw-redirect">Dust Bowl</a>, Oklahoma </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><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="200544-16642592495f60add6361c2" href="/wiki/Duke_Williams" title="Duke Williams">Duke Williams</a> has made it home </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ginger%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ginger%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGinger%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-16642592495f60add6361c2" href="/wiki/Ginger" title="Ginger">Ginger</a>'s roommate has one a beauty contest </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">NASA reports finding proof of life on Mars </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">the Argentinian sweepstakes announces its winning numbers </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Howell%20Industries%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Howell%20Industries%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHowell%20Industries%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-16642592495f60add6361c2" href="/wiki/Howell_Industries" title="Howell Industries">Howell Industries</a> is broke </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">corrected previous news report to <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Powell%20Industries%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Powell%20Industries%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPowell%20Industries%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-16642592495f60add6361c2" href="/wiki/Powell_Industries" title="Powell Industries">Powell Industries</a> </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><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="200544-16642592495f60add6361c2" href="/wiki/Erika_Tiffany_Smith" title="Erika Tiffany Smith">Erika Tiffany Smith</a> can't find the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22island%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Island%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BIsland%7Cisland%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-16642592495f60add6361c2" class="new" title="Island (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSXNsYW5kP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">island</a> again </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">the robot's recordings are scrambled by a mysterious rabbit's foot </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22imposter%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Mr.%20Howell%20Imposter%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMr.%20Howell%20Imposter%7Cimposter%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-16642592495f60add6361c2" href="/wiki/Mr._Howell_Imposter" title="Mr. Howell Imposter" class="mw-redirect">imposter</a> is spending <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="200544-16642592495f60add6361c2" href="/wiki/Mr._Howell" title="Mr. Howell">Mr. Howell</a>'s money </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">the imposter has been found floating in the ocean </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Lord%20Beasley%20Waterford%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Lord%20Beasley%20Waterford%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLord%20Beasley%20Waterford%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-16642592495f60add6361c2" href="/wiki/Lord_Beasley_Waterford" title="Lord Beasley Waterford">Lord Beasley Waterford</a> is off to Antarctica in search of another butterfly </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Maritime%20Board%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Maritime%20Board%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMaritime%20Board%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-16642592495f60add6361c2" class="new" title="Maritime Board (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTWFyaXRpbWVfQm9hcmQ/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Maritime Board</a> has found 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="200544-16642592495f60add6361c2" href="/wiki/Skipper" title="Skipper">Skipper</a> at fault, reversing their findings later </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jonathan%20Kincaid%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Jonathan%20Kincaid%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJonathan%20Kincaid%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-16642592495f60add6361c2" href="/wiki/Jonathan_Kincaid" title="Jonathan Kincaid">Jonathan Kincaid</a> has been committed after a nervous break-down </li></ul> <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Trivia</h2> <ul><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">Some promotional shots show the Castaways posing with another radio, a Magnavox Celestial Model FM-97. </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">The Castaways radio was a single AM band radio, which makes it difficult for them to receive any FM station signals. </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%22Agonized%20Labor%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Agonized%20Labor%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAgonized%20Labor%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-16642592495f60add6361c2" href="/wiki/Agonized_Labor" title="Agonized Labor">Agonized Labor</a> </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Beauty%20Is%20as%20Beauty%20Does%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Beauty%20Is%20as%20Beauty%20Does%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBeauty%20Is%20as%20Beauty%20Does%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-16642592495f60add6361c2" href="/wiki/Beauty_Is_as_Beauty_Does" title="Beauty Is as Beauty Does">Beauty Is as Beauty Does</a> </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Court-Martial%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Court-Martial%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCourt-Martial%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-16642592495f60add6361c2" href="/wiki/Court-Martial" title="Court-Martial">Court-Martial</a> </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Erika%20Tiffany%20Smith%20to%20the%20Rescue%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Erika%20Tiffany%20Smith%20to%20the%20Rescue%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BErika%20Tiffany%20Smith%20to%20the%20Rescue%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-16642592495f60add6361c2" href="/wiki/Erika_Tiffany_Smith_to_the_Rescue" title="Erika Tiffany Smith to the Rescue">Erika Tiffany Smith to the Rescue</a> </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Gilligan%27s%20Living%20Doll%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Gilligan%27s%20Living%20Doll%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGilligan%27s%20Living%20Doll%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-16642592495f60add6361c2" href="/wiki/Gilligan%27s_Living_Doll" title="Gilligan's Living Doll">Gilligan's Living Doll</a> </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Hi-Fi%20Gilligan%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Hi-Fi%20Gilligan%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHi-Fi%20Gilligan%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-16642592495f60add6361c2" href="/wiki/Hi-Fi_Gilligan" title="Hi-Fi Gilligan">Hi-Fi Gilligan</a> </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22The%20Hunter%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22The%20Hunter%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BThe%20Hunter%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-16642592495f60add6361c2" href="/wiki/The_Hunter" title="The Hunter">The Hunter</a> </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Smile%2C%20You%27re%20on%20Mars%20Camera%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Smile%2C%20You%27re%20on%20Mars%20Camera%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSmile%2C%20You%27re%20on%20Mars%20Camera%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-16642592495f60add6361c2" href="/wiki/Smile,_You%27re_on_Mars_Camera" title="Smile, You're on Mars Camera">Smile, You're on Mars Camera</a> </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Three%20Million%20Dollars%20More%20or%20Less%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Three%20Million%20Dollars%20More%20or%20Less%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BThree%20Million%20Dollars%20More%20or%20Less%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-16642592495f60add6361c2" href="/wiki/Three_Million_Dollars_More_or_Less" title="Three Million Dollars More or Less">Three Million Dollars More or Less</a> </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Will%20the%20Real%20Mr.%20Howell%20Please%20Stand%20Up%3F%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Will%20the%20Real%20Mr.%20Howell%20Please%20Stand%20Up%3F%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWill%20the%20Real%20Mr.%20Howell%20Please%20Stand%20Up%3F%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-16642592495f60add6361c2" href="/wiki/Will_the_Real_Mr._Howell_Please_Stand_Up%3F" title="Will the Real Mr. Howell Please Stand Up?">Will the Real Mr. Howell Please Stand Up?</a> </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Wrongway%20Feldman%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wrongway%20Feldman%20%28Episode%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWrongway%20Feldman%20%28Episode%29%7CWrongway%20Feldman%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-16642592495f60add6361c2" href="/wiki/Wrongway_Feldman_(Episode)" title="Wrongway Feldman (Episode)">Wrongway Feldman</a> </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22X%20Marks%20the%20Spot%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22X%20Marks%20the%20Spot%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BX%20Marks%20the%20Spot%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-16642592495f60add6361c2" href="/wiki/X_Marks_the_Spot" title="X Marks the Spot">X Marks the Spot</a> </li></ul> <hr / 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