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Gilligan's Island: Season 1

36 episodes Premiered Sep 26, 1964 Updated Jul 20, 2026
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Season 1 Episodes

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
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Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S1·E1 Mytharc

Two on a Raft

Sep 26, 1964 · 25 min

The shipwrecked castaways awaken to find themselves marooned on an uncharted island, so Gilligan and Skipper set out on a flimsy raft to find civilization.

S1·E2 Core

Home Sweet Hut

Oct 3, 1964 · 25 min

A hurricane is coming, so the Castaways must quickly build one large community hut in which to weather the storm. However, they soon get on each-others nerves, so they later decide

S1·E3 Core

Voodoo Something To Me

Oct 10, 1964 · 25 min

The Skipper fears that the island is full of 'voodoo' when he thinks that Gilligan has been turned into a monkey.

S1·E4 Core

Goodnight Sweet Skipper

Oct 17, 1964 · 25 min

The castaways hear on the radio that a plane is going to be flying over their island, but they will be unable to contact them because their transmitter is broken. Gilligan overhea

S1·E5 Core

Wrongway Feldman

Oct 24, 1964 · 25 min

When Gilligan finds an old airplane hidden in the jungle, the Castaways discover a long-forgotten aviator living on the island.

S1·E6 Core

President Gilligan

Oct 31, 1964 · 25 min

The castaways decide that they need someone to be the leader on the island, and so they hold elections. As you might imagine, both Mr. Howell and the Skipper imagine themselves to

S1·E7 Core

The Sound of Quacking

Nov 7, 1964 · 25 min

The Castaways are faced with running out of food, when a blight threatens to destroy many of their plants. When Gilligan finds a duck in the lagoon, a difficult decision must be m

S1·E8 Core

Goodbye Island

Nov 21, 1964 · 25 min

Gilligan discovers a special tree sap that can be used to make a good tasting pancake syrup. Then the professor discovers that the same tree sap also makes a super glue, that may

S1·E9 Core

The Big Gold Strike

Nov 28, 1964 · 25 min

Mr. Howell discovers a gold mine on the island. He then hires Gilligan to work in the mine. When gold fever strikes the castaways and Mr. Howell is unwilling to share the gold, t

S1·E10 Core

Waiting For Watubi

Dec 5, 1964 · 25 min

While digging, the Skipper uncovers a carved statue of a Tiki God. He then believes a curse has fallen on him for disturbing the resting-place of Watubi, and that his days are num

S1·E11 Core

Angel on the Island

Dec 12, 1964 · 25 min

Mr. Howell decides to put on a play, starring Ginger, after she begins to suffer from home-sickness. But trouble begins when Mrs. Howell decides she wants to play the starring role

S1·E12 Core

Birds Gotta Fly, Fish Gotta Talk

Dec 19, 1964 · 25 min

During Christmas, the Castaways get homesick and remember the first day they were shipwrecked. When Santa Claus "appears" on the island, many suspect he is the Skipper in costume.

S1·E13 Core

Three Million Dollars More or Less

Dec 26, 1964 · 25 min

Mr. Howell loses $3 million to Gilligan in a golfing contest. Mr. Howell then tricks Gilligan into trading for a worthless oil well that he owns. When the radio announces that the

S1·E14 Core

Water, Water Everywhere

Jan 2, 1965 · 25 min

Talk about a painful irony: though surrounded by water, the Castaways suddenly discover that their supply of fresh drinking water is running out. When they pool all available drin

S1·E15 Core

So Sorry, My Island Now

Jan 9, 1965 · 25 min

The Castaways are captured by a Japanese sailor who thinks that WWII never ended. When the other castaways are captured, it is up to Gilligan to save them.

S1·E16 Core

Plant You Now, Dig You Later

Jan 16, 1965 · 25 min

While working for Mr. Howell, Gilligan unearths a chest. The castaways think it must contain a pirate's treasure. When ownership of the chest is disputed, the case goes to court,

S1·E17 Core

Little Island, Big Gun

Jan 23, 1965 · 25 min

A well known crook tries to evade police after a heist and is dropped off on the island by his henchmen to be picked up later after the heat cools down. After being discovered by G

S1·E18 Core

X Marks the Spot

Jan 30, 1965 · 25 min

In a test of a deadly new missile, called "Operation Powder Keg," the Air Force chooses an "uninhabited island" which just happens to be Gilligan's Island. When the rocket lands an

S1·E19 Core

Gilligan Meets Jungle Boy

Feb 6, 1965 · 25 min

Gilligan discovers a jungle boy living on the island. He shows them a hole in the ground that causes objects to float, and the professor theorizes that it is expelling either heli

S1·E20 Core

St. Gilligan and the Dragon

Feb 13, 1965 · 25 min

Angry because the men haven't kept their promise to build them private houses, the women decide to move to the other side of the island in protest. Gilligan and the Skipper dress

S1·E21 Core

Big Man on Little Stick

Feb 20, 1965 · 25 min

Handsome surfer Duke Williams rides a giant tsunami to the island. At first, the castaways are excited as Duke thinks he will turn around and surf back to Hawaii (and send help).

S1·E22 Core

Diamonds Are an Ape's Best Friend

Feb 27, 1965 · 25 min

A gorilla is enchanted by Mrs. Howell's perfume and kidnaps her. After Gilligan accidentally spills the perfume all over his shirt, the gorilla decides to release Mrs. Howell and

S1·E23 Core

How To Be a Hero

Mar 6, 1965 · 25 min

After Gilligan is unable to save Mary Ann from drowning in the lagoon, the Skipper must jump in and rescue both of them. The Castaways then devise schemes to boost Gilligan's ego,

S1·E25 Core

The Matchmaker

Mar 20, 1965 · 25 min

Mrs. Howell decides to engineer a romance between Gilligan and Mary Ann.

S1·E26 Core

Music Hath Charm

Mar 27, 1965 · 25 min

Mrs. Howell decides to form a symphony orchestra, to make up for the lack of culture on the island. Gilligan's drum beats, as they drift across the water, hold special meaning to

S1·E27 Core

New Neighbor Sam

Apr 3, 1965 · 25 min

The Castaways overhear the voices of gangsters discussing buried treasure and threatening their lives. The voices turn out to belong to a parrot, who then leads the castaways to t

S1·E28 Core

They're Off and Running

Apr 10, 1965 · 25 min

Mr. Howell wins all of the Skipper's possessions betting on turtle races. Even when he feels bad and switches the turtles so that Skipper will finally win, he still wins!

S1·E29 Core

Three to Get Ready

Apr 17, 1965 · 25 min

The Skipper insists a stone found by Gilligan will grant the finder three wishes before sundown. The professor, of course, insists it is just superstition. Two gallons of ice cre

S1·E30 Core

Forget Me Not

Apr 24, 1965 · 25 min

The Professor tries to cure the Skipper's amnesia by hypnotizing him and taking him through time.

S1·E31 Core

Diogenes, Won't You Please Go Home?

May 1, 1965 · 25 min

The Castaways discover that Gilligan has been keeping a secret diary. When they read it, they all seem to disagree with how certain events unfolded and tell their side of the stor

S1·E32 Core

Physical Fatness

May 8, 1965 · 25 min

Gilligan and the Skipper plan to join the Navy when they are rescued. However, when weighing themselves, they discover that Gilligan must gain weight, while the Skipper must diet.

S1·E33 Core

It's Magic

May 15, 1965 · 25 min

The Castaways discover a trunk belonging to a magician. They use a magician's props to scare away unfriendly natives from nearby islands.

S1·E34 Core

Goodbye, Old Paint

May 22, 1965 · 25 min

A famous painter who has renounced civilization, Dubov, visits the island (with a short-wave radio, of course). The castaways are hopeful that Dubov will give them his transmitter

S1·E35 Mytharc

My Fair Gilligan

Jun 5, 1965 · 25 min

After Gilligan saves Mrs. Howell's life, Mr. Howell decides to make him his son. He immediately puts Gilligan through basic training to be a millionaire's socialite son (dream seq

S1·E36 Mytharc

A Nose By Any Other Name

Jun 12, 1965 · 25 min

A fall from a coconut tree gives Gilligan an inflated nose and a deflated ego. When Gilligan decides he wants the Professor to perform plastic surgery on his nose, the Professor p

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