The BEST episodes of Gilligan's Island season 2

Every episode of Gilligan's Island season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Gilligan's Island season 2!

A group of castaways are stranded on a desert island, left there after a boat trip got caught in a storm. In each episode the eclectic group of castaways attempt an escape from the island, but are frequently foiled by infighting and bitter recriminations breaking out between the crew.

Last Updated: 8/13/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
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The Friendly Physician
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7.68
47 votes

#1 - The Friendly Physician

Season 2 - Episode 29 - Aired 4/7/1966

A mad scientist lands on the island and takes the Castaways to his castle . . . on a nearby island . . . to perform experiments on them.

Directors: Jack Arnold
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Not Guilty
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7.68
74 votes

#2 - Not Guilty

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/6/1966

A crate containing coconuts is wrapped in an old Honolulu newspaper that read that one of the Castaways are being sought in a murder investigation. The castaways become suspicious of each other and decide to recreate the events of the night before they sailed, in order to solve the Randolph Blake murder case.

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Operation: Steam Heat
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7.53
45 votes

#3 - Operation: Steam Heat

Season 2 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/10/1966

Hot water spurting from beneath the island pleases the castaways as they can now have hot water piped to their huts. However, the hot water also concerns the professor since it means that increased volcanic activity may be imminent. The Professor saves the day by making a bomb from ingredients found on the island (of course!) to spike the volcano.

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You've Been Disconnected
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7.51
70 votes

#4 - You've Been Disconnected

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/13/1966

A storm washes up a Trans-continental telephone cable up into the lagoon. Once again the Castaways are given hope for a rescue, as the Professor manages to break into the cable and rig up a telephone so they can dial out for help.

Directors: Jack Arnold
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Ghost a Go-Go
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7.51
74 votes

#5 - Ghost a Go-Go

Season 2 - Episode 27 - Aired 3/24/1966

A ghost appears on the island and tries to scare the Castaways off. The castaways turn the tables by dressing in sheets and roaming around the island to scare the visitors off the island.

Directors: Leslie Goodwins
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Erika Tiffany Smith to the Rescue
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7.46
67 votes

#6 - Erika Tiffany Smith to the Rescue

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/30/1965

Erika Tiffany Smith lands on the island looking for a place to start a new resort, and a new husband.

Directors: Jack Arnold
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The Sweepstakes
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7.43
101 votes

#7 - The Sweepstakes

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/14/1965

Gilligan has the winning ticket for a South American sweepstakes.

Directors: Jack Arnold
Writer: Walter Black
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Love Me, Love My Skipper
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7.42
45 votes

#8 - Love Me, Love My Skipper

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/3/1966

The Howells plan a party, and Mr. Howell accidentally loses the Skipper's invitation. The others refuse to attend, believing that the Howells have intentionally snubbed the Skipper.

Writer: Herbert Finn
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Smile, You're on Mars Camera
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7.40
144 votes

#9 - Smile, You're on Mars Camera

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/1965

A NASA satellite with a TV camera, accidentally lands on the island instead of the intended target: Mars. The castaways try to communicate their S.O.S. when the camera is operational. However, with the help of a Gilligan goof-up, the castaways are covered with glue and feathers, and the NASA scientists mistakenly believe they are seeing the first proof of life on Mars.

Directors: Jack Arnold
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Castaways Pictures Presents
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7.40
96 votes

#10 - Castaways Pictures Presents

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/1965

The Castaways make a silent movie in the hopes that it will be discovered by someone who will rescue them.

Directors: Jack Arnold
Writer: Herbert Finn
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Gilligan's Mother-in-Law
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7.35
153 votes

#11 - Gilligan's Mother-in-Law

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/1965

A native family from another island comes seeking a husband for their lovely, large, robust daughter.

Directors: Jack Arnold
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The Little Dictator
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7.34
144 votes

#12 - The Little Dictator

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/1965

The exiled president of a revolution-torn country visits the island.

Directors: Jack Arnold
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Hi-Fi Gilligan
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7.32
66 votes

#13 - Hi-Fi Gilligan

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/25/1965

Gilligan's mouth becomes a radio after he is accidentally hit on the head. When their regular radio is broken, Gilligan becomes their sole source of information on the approaching typhoon.

Directors: Jack Arnold
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Agonized Labor
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7.28
71 votes

#14 - Agonized Labor

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/1965

Gilligan and the Skipper hear a radio broadcast telling of the collapse of the Howell financial empire. The castaways attempt to help them develop skills in order to compete in the working world.

Directors: Jack Arnold
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Nyet, Nyet - Not Yet
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7.25
71 votes

#15 - Nyet, Nyet - Not Yet

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/1965

Two Russian Cosmonauts land on the island in their space capsule. Since the cosmonauts keep a tight guard on the space capsule, the castaways must come up with a way to smuggle one of them into the capsule in order to send back help after the cosmonauts are rescued.

Directors: Jack Arnold
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Quick Before It Sinks
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7.24
108 votes

#16 - Quick Before It Sinks

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/1965

The Professor thinks that the island is sinking, which causes the Castaways to panic. As it turns out, Gilligan has mistakenly moved the Professor's measuring stick, so the panic was a false alarm.

Directors: George M. Cahan
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V for Vitamins
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7.24
46 votes

#17 - V for Vitamins

Season 2 - Episode 30 - Aired 4/14/1966

The Professor determines that the lack of vitamin C on the island threatens the health of the castaways. While watching the last of their orange seeds to protect them from the cold night air, Gilligan falls asleep and dreams that he is Jack from ""Jack in the Beanstalk.""

Directors: Jack Arnold
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Gilligan Gets Bugged
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7.22
67 votes

#18 - Gilligan Gets Bugged

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/16/1965

Gilligan's thinks he is doomed after being bitten by a yellow and green bug. Soon, the other castaways are also bitten by the same bug.

Directors: Gary Nelson
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Don't Bug the Mosquitoes
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7.22
37 votes

#19 - Don't Bug the Mosquitoes

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/9/1965

A popular American singing group, the Mosquitoes (Bingo, Bango, Bongo, and Irving), land on the island hoping for some quiet and relaxation on a deserted island.

Directors: Steve Binder
Writer: Brad Radnitz
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Will the Real Mr. Howell Please Stand Up?
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7.21
38 votes

#20 - Will the Real Mr. Howell Please Stand Up?

Season 2 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/17/1966

The radio reports that Mr. Howell has been rescued and is spending all of his money. Obviously, there is an imposter! The real Mr. Howell is frantic, and offers a reward to the person who can come up with a plan to get him back to civilization. Meanwhile, the imposter falls off a luxury liner and ends up stranded on (you guessed it!) Gilligan's Island. There the imposter conks Mr. Howell on the head with a coconut, changes clothes with him, and attempts to continue his masquerade as the millionaire.

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Beauty is as Beauty Does
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7.20
151 votes

#21 - Beauty is as Beauty Does

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/1965

Gilligan suggests a beauty contest to decide which of the three women will become "Ms. Castaway." Mr. Howell attempts to sabotage the other contestants by spreading glue on the stage before Mary Ann's big dance scene, and by shooting spit-wads at Ginger while she performs. The Professor blows pepper at the stage when it is Mrs. Howell's turn. Then, when all the competitions are complete, the final decision rests with the judge.....Gilligan!

Directors: Jack Arnold
Writer: Joanna Lee
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Mr. and Mrs.???
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7.19
98 votes

#22 - Mr. and Mrs.???

Season 2 - Episode 31 - Aired 4/21/1966

A radio bulletin states that the minister who married Thurston and Lovey Howell (the Reverend Buckley Norris of Boston) was a fraud, and that the Howell's marriage is actually null and void. The stress causes disagreements and separations between the Howells. In the end, it turns out that the radio announcer was at fault: While he mistakenly reported that "Buckley Norris" was the fraudulent minister, he was supposed to say "Borris Nuckley."

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The Postman Cometh
star
7.17
64 votes

#23 - The Postman Cometh

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/20/1966

The Castaways hear on the radio that Mary Ann's boyfriend in Kansas is getting married. Mary Ann overhears the others talking about her, and mistakenly believes that she has been poisoned by the mushrooms she recently ate, and has only a short while left to live. A hilarious dream sequence follows, featuring the Professor sounding a lot like Cary Grant.

Writer: Herbert Finn
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Gilligan's Living Doll
star
7.15
48 votes

#24 - Gilligan's Living Doll

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/10/1966

An experimental robot launched by the Air Force parachutes onto the island. The professor reprograms the robot to walk to Hawaii ("one hundred eleven hours"), but the "lucky" rabbit's foot that Gilligan secretly stuffed into the robot causes it to malfunction upon arrival in Hawaii.

Directors: Leslie Goodwins
Writer: Bob Stevens
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Seer Gilligan
star
7.13
71 votes

#25 - Seer Gilligan

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/27/1966

Gilligan discovers an island bush that produces seeds which, when eaten, give a person the ability to read the minds of others. This leads to disaster when everyone insults each other through their honesty and thoughts.

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