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.
#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.
#2 - 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.
#3 - The Chain of Command
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/2/1965
The Skipper worries that something is going to happen to him, so he begins to train Gilligan to be a leader. The Skipper then disappears leaving Gilligan in charge, with predictable results!
#4 - 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.
#5 - 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.
#6 - The Sweepstakes
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/14/1965
Gilligan has the winning ticket for a South American sweepstakes.
#7 - 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.
#8 - 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.
#9 - 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.
#10 - 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.
#11 - The Little Dictator
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/1965
The exiled president of a revolution-torn country visits the island.
#12 - 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.
#13 - 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.
#14 - 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.
#15 - 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.
#16 - 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.
#17 - 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!
#18 - Mine Hero
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/23/1965
While fishing, Gilligan pulls a WWII mine out of the lagoon. When the Professor is unable to deactivate the mine, Gilligan tows it back into the lagoon, where it harmlessly explodes.
#19 - 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.
#20 - 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."
#21 - 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.
#22 - Allergy Time
Season 2 - Episode 28 - Aired 3/31/1966
The Skipper begins to itch and sneeze whenever he is around Gilligan. Soon all of the Castaways appear to be allergic to him. The Professor develops a vaccine, but it doesn't seem to work. It turns out that everyone is allergic to the papaya oil used in Gilligan's hair tonic.
#23 - 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.
#24 - Meet the Meteor
Season 2 - Episode 32 - Aired 4/28/1966
A huge meteor lands on the island, causing everything nearby to age very rapidly. The Professor determines the rapid aging is being caused by strong cosmic rays (he makes this determination by using his bamboo Geiger counter!).
#25 - Forward March
Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/17/1966
The Castaways are frightened as the sounds of battle, including hand grenades and machine guns, rock the island. The culprit turns out to be a gorilla who has found an old WWII weapons cache.