| "V for Vitamins" | |
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| Season 2, Episode 30 | |
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| Basic Info | |
| Air Date: | 4/14/66 |
| Written By: | Barney Slater |
| Directed By: | Jack Arnold |
| Guest Cast: | Patrick Denver as Little Gilligan (uncredited) |
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"V" For Vitamins is the Thirtieth episode of the Second Season of Gilligan's Island. It aired April 14, 1966.
Synopsis
The castaways lack of Vitamin C in their diet is causing them to grow weaker-first the skipper, then Mr Howell, then the Professor, then Gilligan followed by Mrs Howell; Ginger and Mary Ann. Their only hope is orange seeds..guarded by Gilligan....are the castaways doomed?
Credits
Main Cast
- Bob Denver as Gilligan
- Alan Hale Jr. as The Skipper
- Jim Backus as Mr. Howell
- Natalie Schafer as Mrs. Howell
- Tina Louise as Ginger
- Dawn Wells as Mary Ann
- Russell Johnson as The Professor
Guest Cast
- Patrick Denver as Dream Gilligan (uncredited)
Trivia
- Mary Ann remarks that the farmer solution for growing fruit is 1-part sunshine, 2-parts water and 3-parts prayer; the Professor while reading his facts book on how to grow fruit is astonished to read that if the regular formula doesn't work to rely on 1-part sunshine, 2-parts water and 3-parts prayer!
- At the end after the Professor finds more citrus fruit in the jungle and the Skipper remarks on how he'd like a steak, Gilligan remarks where he can find it in Hawaii! This is too much, the Professor takes off Gilligan's hat and the Skipper bonks Gilligan with his cap!
- Another silly unreal episode, the Professor says they have about a week to live, while orange trees need at least a year to grow.
- The Professor's scientific expertise is once again called into question when he fails to realize that pineapples contain Vitamin C.
- Syndicated versions of the episode omit the last scene where Gilligan has a lemonade stand and marks down the price of his drinks to free.
- Bob Denver's six-year-old son Patrick plays little Jack in scenes with Alan Hale as the Giant.
Quotes
- Professor - "Please, please, please, let's all remember that although this is a crisis, let's all remember that we're all friends. I'm sure we all have reasons for believing we deserve the orange."
Mary Ann -"I'm a member of the 4-H."
Skipper - "I'm a veteran!"
Ginger - "I'm a movie star!"
Mrs. Howell - "I do charity work!"
Mr. Howell - "I'm Thurston Howell III! Anyone want to top that!!
- Gilligan - "Two o'clock and all's well!"
Mr. Howell - "What was that?"
Mrs. Howell - "Only Gilligan.
Gilligan - "Two o'clock and one minute and all's well!"
Mr. Howell - "If he crows when the sun comes up, so help me, I'll kill him!"
- Giant's Housekeeper/Mary Ann - "Oh, you're not a prince!"
Old Man/Professor - "No, I'm not... but it will teach you not to believe everything you hear, girlie!"
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