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The Best Episodes of Gilligan's Island Season 2

Every episode of Gilligan's Island Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Gilligan's Island Season 2!

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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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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 12 - Don't Bug the Mosquitoes
    8.2/10(426 votes)

    S2:E12

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 29 - The Friendly Physician
    8.2/10(312 votes)

    S2:E29

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

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 19 - Seer Gilligan
    7.9/10(280 votes)

    S2:E19

    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.

    Director:Leslie Goodwins
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 10 - Hi-Fi Gilligan
    7.8/10(279 votes)

    S2:E10

    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.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writers:Mary C. McCall, Jr.

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  5. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 16 - Not Guilty
    7.7/10(277 votes)

    S2:E16

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 27 - Ghost a Go-Go
    7.7/10(295 votes)

    S2:E27

    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.

    Director:Leslie Goodwins
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 32 - Meet the Meteor
    7.7/10(264 votes)

    S2:E32

    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!).

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 4 - Smile, You're on Mars Camera
    7.5/10(295 votes)

    S2:E4

    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.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Al Schwartz

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  9. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 6 - Quick Before It Sinks
    7.5/10(255 votes)

    S2:E6

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 7 - Castaways Pictures Presents
    7.5/10(294 votes)

    S2:E7

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

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 25 - Operation: Steam Heat
    7.5/10(240 votes)

    S2:E25

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 30 - V for Vitamins
    7.5/10(254 votes)

    S2:E30

    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.""

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 2 - Beauty Is As Beauty Does
    7.4/10(292 votes)

    S2:E2

    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!

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Joanna Lee

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  14. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 17 - You've Been Disconnected
    7.4/10(270 votes)

    S2:E17

    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.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 9 - Nyet, Nyet -- Not Yet
    7.3/10(265 votes)

    S2:E9

    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.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 13 - Gilligan Gets Bugged
    7.3/10(248 votes)

    S2:E13

    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.

    Director:Gary Nelson
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 18 - The Postman Cometh
    7.3/10(252 votes)

    S2:E18

    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.

    Director:Leslie Goodwins
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 28 - Allergy Time
    7.3/10(241 votes)

    S2:E28

    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.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 5 - The Sweepstakes
    7.2/10(251 votes)

    S2:E5

    Gilligan has the winning ticket for a South American sweepstakes.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 11 - The Chain of Command
    7.2/10(246 votes)

    S2:E11

    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!

    Director:Leslie Goodwins
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 14 - Mine Hero
    7.2/10(255 votes)

    S2:E14

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 20 - Love Me, Love My Skipper
    7.2/10(235 votes)

    S2:E20

    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.

    Director:Anton Leader
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 21 - Gilligan's Living Doll
    7.2/10(257 votes)

    S2:E21

    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.

    Director:Leslie Goodwins
    Writer:Bob Stevens

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  24. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 26 - Will the Real Mr. Howell Please Stand Up?
    7.2/10(247 votes)

    S2:E26

    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.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Gilligan's Island Season 2 Episode 8 - Agonized Labor
    7.1/10(233 votes)

    S2:E8

    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.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Don't Bug the Mosquitoes" is the best rated episode of "Gilligan's Island" season 2. It scored 8.2/10 based on 426 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/9/1965. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Friendly Physician".