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"Two on a Raft"
Season 1, Episode 1
Two on a Raft
The castaways are marooned on a deserted island, compelling the Skipper and Gilligan to set out on a makeshift raft to find help for the stranded group.
Basic Info
Air Date: September 26, 1964
Written By: Lawrence J. Chien and Fred Freeman
Directed By: John Rich
Guest Cast: ???
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Two On A Raft is the first episode of the First Season of "Gilligan's Island." It is the second pilot episode of the series.

Synopsis

Following a violent storm, the crew and passengers of the S.S. Minnow wake up to find that they have washed ashore on an uncharted island. The captain, Jonas Grumby (commonly known as "Skipper") and his first mate Gilligan set sail on a raft to try and return to land, while the passengers stay on the island. However, a storm blows the crew back to the island, but Skipper and Gilligan do not know that this island is the same the island on which they first landed. The passengers, meanwhile, do not know that the "crew" have returned. When both groups become aware that the other group is on the island, each group assume that the other are headhunters. In the end, everyone gets trapped in a cave, and Gilligan emerges dressed as a native scaring passengers and the rest of the crew away.

Trivia

  • In the scene where the Skipper wakes up on the SS Minnow, a car can be seen in the far right background

Quotes

  • {First Lines from each castaway}
Gilligan: "Oh my gosh, man overboard! I'LL SAVE YOU SKIPPPPPPPPPPEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRR!" (Lands in the sand)

Skipper: "Hey, Gilligan. GILLIGAN!"

Mr Howell: (The Professor turns the radio off at the start of the fianacal news) "Don't shut that off, that's the best part."

Mr. Howell: "H is for Howell, dear. It's your private stock."

Ginger: "Sounds like a cruise I once took on a movie producer's yacht."

Professor: "Skipper, you and Gilligan have to give up on this crazy scheme of yours"

Mary Ann: "It's the bravest thing I ever heard, Ginger!"
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