The slapstick adventures of hapless Gilligan, long-suffering Skipper and their gang of mismatched castaways, all stranded on an uncharted desert isle after their tiny ship hit stormy weather.
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Bob Denver
Gilligan
Alan Hale Jr.
Jonas "The Skipper" Grumby
Jim Backus
Thurston Howell, III
Natalie Schafer
Eunice "Lovey" Wentworth Howell
Tina Louise
Ginger Grant
Dawn Wells
Mary Ann Summers
Russell Johnson
Roy "The Professor" Hinkley
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36 episodes • 1964Avg: 5.6Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Two on a Raft | Sep 26, 1964 | 6.7 |
| 2 | Home Sweet Hut | Oct 3, 1964 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Voodoo Something To Me | Oct 10, 1964 | 6.0 |
| 4 | Goodnight Sweet Skipper | Oct 17, 1964 | 6.0 |
| 5 | Wrongway Feldman | Oct 24, 1964 | 5.5 |
| 6 | President Gilligan | Oct 31, 1964 | 6.0 |
| 7 | The Sound of Quacking | Nov 7, 1964 | 6.0 |
| 8 | Goodbye Island | Nov 21, 1964 | 6.0 |
| 9 | The Big Gold Strike | Nov 28, 1964 | 7.0 |
| 10 | Waiting For Watubi | Dec 5, 1964 | 6.0 |
| 11 | Angel on the Island | Dec 12, 1964 | 5.0 |
| 12 | Birds Gotta Fly, Fish Gotta Talk | Dec 19, 1964 | 6.0 |
| 13 | Three Million Dollars More or Less | Dec 26, 1964 | 6.0 |
| 14 | Water, Water Everywhere | Jan 2, 1965 | 6.0 |
| 15 | So Sorry, My Island Now | Jan 9, 1965 | 3.0 |
| 16 | Plant You Now, Dig You Later | Jan 16, 1965 | 6.0 |
| 17 | Little Island, Big Gun | Jan 23, 1965 | 5.5 |
| 18 | X Marks the Spot | Jan 30, 1965 | 5.5 |
| 19 | Gilligan Meets Jungle Boy | Feb 6, 1965 | 5.0 |
| 20 | St. Gilligan and the Dragon | Feb 13, 1965 | 6.0 |
| 21 | Big Man on Little Stick | Feb 20, 1965 | 4.0 |
| 22 | Diamonds Are an Ape's Best Friend | Feb 27, 1965 | 5.0 |
| 23 | How To Be a Hero | Mar 6, 1965 | 6.0 |
| 24 | The Return of Wrongway Feldman | Mar 13, 1965 | 5.5 |
| 25 | The Matchmaker | Mar 20, 1965 | 4.0 |
| 26 | Music Hath Charm | Mar 27, 1965 | 5.5 |
| 27 | New Neighbor Sam | Apr 3, 1965 | 4.0 |
| 28 | They're Off and Running | Apr 10, 1965 | 6.0 |
| 29 | Three to Get Ready | Apr 17, 1965 | 7.0 |
| 30 | Forget Me Not | Apr 24, 1965 | 5.0 |
| 31 | Diogenes, Won't You Please Go Home? | May 1, 1965 | 6.0 |
| 32 | Physical Fatness | May 8, 1965 | 6.0 |
| 33 | It's Magic | May 15, 1965 | 5.0 |
| 34 | Goodbye, Old Paint | May 22, 1965 | 5.0 |
| 35 | My Fair Gilligan | Jun 5, 1965 | 6.0 |
| 36 | A Nose By Any Other Name | Jun 12, 1965 | 6.0 |
32 episodes • 1965Avg: 5.3
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilligan's Mother-in-Law | Sep 16, 1965 | 4.0 |
| 2 | Beauty Is As Beauty Does | Sep 23, 1965 | 4.0 |
| 3 | The Little Dictator | Sep 30, 1965 | 5.0 |
| 4 | Smile, You're on Mars Camera | Oct 7, 1965 | 5.0 |
| 5 | The Sweepstakes | Oct 14, 1965 | 5.0 |
| 6 | Quick Before It Sinks | Oct 28, 1965 | 6.0 |
| 7 | Castaways Pictures Presents | Nov 4, 1965 | 4.0 |
| 8 | Agonized Labor | Nov 11, 1965 | 6.0 |
| 9 | Nyet, Nyet -- Not Yet | Nov 18, 1965 | 5.0 |
| 10 | Hi-Fi Gilligan | Nov 25, 1965 | 6.0 |
| 11 | The Chain of Command | Dec 2, 1965 | 6.0 |
| 12 | Don't Bug the Mosquitoes | Dec 9, 1965 | 5.5 |
| 13 | Gilligan Gets Bugged | Dec 16, 1965 | 6.0 |
| 14 | Mine Hero | Dec 23, 1965 | 5.0 |
| 15 | Erika Tiffany Smith to the Rescue | Dec 30, 1965 | 3.0 |
| 16 | Not Guilty | Jan 6, 1966 | 6.0 |
| 17 | You've Been Disconnected | Jan 13, 1966 | 6.0 |
| 18 | The Postman Cometh | Jan 20, 1966 | 6.0 |
| 19 | Seer Gilligan | Jan 27, 1966 | 6.0 |
| 20 | Love Me, Love My Skipper | Feb 3, 1966 | 6.0 |
| 21 | Gilligan's Living Doll | Feb 10, 1966 | 5.0 |
| 22 | Forward March | Feb 17, 1966 | 5.0 |
| 23 | Ship Ahoax | Feb 24, 1966 | 6.0 |
| 24 | Feed the Kitty | Mar 3, 1966 | 5.0 |
| 25 | Operation: Steam Heat | Mar 10, 1966 | 6.0 |
| 26 | Will the Real Mr. Howell Please Stand Up? | Mar 17, 1966 | 5.0 |
| 27 | Ghost a Go-Go | Mar 24, 1966 | 5.0 |
| 28 | Allergy Time | Mar 31, 1966 | 6.0 |
| 29 | The Friendly Physician | Apr 7, 1966 | 4.0 |
| 30 | V for Vitamins | Apr 14, 1966 | 6.0 |
| 31 | Mr. and Mrs.??? | Apr 21, 1966 | 5.0 |
| 32 | Meet the Meteor | Apr 28, 1966 | 5.0 |
30 episodes • 1966Avg: 4.8Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Up at Bat | Sep 12, 1966 | 6.0 |
| 2 | Gilligan vs. Gilligan | Sep 19, 1966 | 5.0 |
| 3 | Pass the Vegetables, Please | Sep 26, 1966 | 5.0 |
| 4 | The Producer | Oct 3, 1966 | 4.0 |
| 5 | Voodoo | Oct 10, 1966 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Where There's a Will | Oct 17, 1966 | 6.0 |
| 7 | Man With a Net | Oct 24, 1966 | 5.0 |
| 8 | Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow | Oct 31, 1966 | 4.0 |
| 9 | Ring Around Gilligan | Nov 7, 1966 | 4.5 |
| 10 | Topsy-Turvy | Nov 14, 1966 | 4.0 |
| 11 | The Invasion | Nov 21, 1966 | 4.0 |
| 12 | The Kidnapper | Nov 28, 1966 | 5.0 |
| 13 | And Then There Were None | Dec 5, 1966 | 5.0 |
| 14 | All About Eva | Dec 12, 1966 | 4.0 |
| 15 | Gilligan Goes Gung-Ho | Dec 26, 1966 | 5.0 |
| 16 | Take a Dare | Jan 2, 1967 | 4.0 |
| 17 | Court-Martial | Jan 9, 1967 | 6.0 |
| 18 | The Hunter | Jan 16, 1967 | 5.0 |
| 19 | Lovey's Secret Admirer | Jan 23, 1967 | 4.0 |
| 20 | Our Vines Have Tender Apes | Jan 30, 1967 | 4.0 |
| 21 | Gilligan's Personal Magnetism | Feb 6, 1967 | 5.0 |
| 22 | Splashdown | Feb 20, 1967 | 5.0 |
| 23 | High Man on the Totem Pole | Feb 27, 1967 | 5.0 |
| 24 | The Second Ginger Grant | Mar 6, 1967 | 3.5 |
| 25 | The Secret of Gilligan's Island | Mar 13, 1967 | 5.0 |
| 26 | Slave Girl | Mar 20, 1967 | 4.0 |
| 27 | It's a Bird, It's a Plane | Mar 27, 1967 | 5.0 |
| 28 | The Pigeon | Apr 3, 1967 | 5.0 |
| 29 | Bang! Bang! Bang! | Apr 10, 1967 | 5.0 |
| 30 | Gilligan, the Goddess | Apr 17, 1967 | 4.0 |
