Gilligan's Island/Two on a Raft

Two on a Raft
Season 1, Episode 1
Airdate	September 26, 1964
Written by	Lawrence J. Cohen and Fred Freeman
Directed by	John Rich
Produced by	Sherwood Schwartz
← Pilot Marooned	1x02 → Home Sweet Hut
Gilligan's Island — Season One

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Two on a Raft is the first episode of the first season of Gilligan's Island.

Starring: Bob Denver (Gilligan), Alan Hale (Skipper)

Also Starring: Jim Backus (Thurston J. Howell III), Natalie Schafer (Mrs. Howell)

and Also Starring: Tina Louise (Ginger Grant)

Co-Starring: Russell Johnson (The Professor)

and Dawn Wells (Mary Ann)

Uncredited: Charles Maxwell (Radio Announcer (voice))

Plot Overview

The seven passengers of the SS Minnow are shipwrecked on a deserted island. They were on a three hour tour when a typhoon struck stranding them on an uncharted island. There is concern that they might end up on an island inhabited by cannibals. While sailing, Gilligan and the Skipper run into another typhoon. The typhoon pulls them off course where they land on an unfamiliar island. They build a fire to dry themselves and to keep warm. The smoke from their fire is discovered by others. The others are in fact the passengers of the wrecked Minnow. After some misunderstandings, the passengers and crew reunite, until Gilligan accidentally slips on a vine which was set up to trapped headhunters. It traps the castaways instead. They manage to dig their way out. So begins the adventures of our castaways on Gilligan's Island.

Trivia

Behind the Scenes

This is the second pilot to the series. The Professor and the two women were played by different actors in the first pilot.

Quotes

• Gilligan: Skipper gone. Gilligan one smart Marube!