Gilligan's Island (1964–1992): Season 2, Episode 13 - Gilligan Gets Bugged - full transcript
After Gilligan is bitten by a rare, deadly insect, The Professor informs him that he has 24 hours left to live.
♪ just sit right back,
and you'll hear a tale ♪
♪ a tale of a fateful trip ♪
♪ that started
from this tropic port ♪
♪ aboard this tiny ship ♪
♪ the mate was
a mighty sailin' man ♪
♪ the skipper brave and sure ♪
♪ 5 passengers set sail that day
for a 3-hour tour ♪
♪ a 3-hour tour ♪
♪ the weather started
getting rough ♪
♪ the tiny ship was tossed ♪
♪ if not for the courage
of the fearless crew ♪
♪ the minnow would be lost,
the minnow would be lost ♪
♪ the ship's aground
on the shore of this ♪
♪ uncharted desert isle ♪
♪ with gilligan ♪
♪ the skipper, too ♪
♪ the millionaire and his wife ♪
♪ the movie star ♪
♪ the professor and Mary Ann ♪
♪ here on gilligan's isle ♪
gilligan!
Gilligan!
Gilligan!
Oh, gilligan!
Over here,
skipper.
A million things
to do around the hut.
Gilligan,
what are you doing?
I'm building
a bathtub.
You're building
a bathtub?
It's not finished
yet.
Oh. Thanks a lot
for telling me.
I got to get
some sticky stuff
to spread around
so it won't leak.
Pardon my saying so,
gilligan,
but isn't this
a little big
for a bathtub?
Not for me.
I like a lot of
boats in my tub.
Boats?
Yeah, see,
I play war games.
I put the red Navy
on this side
and the yellow Navy
on that side,
then I send out
a destroyer, then I
send out a battle ship--
no, wait a minute,
gilligan.
Never, never send ships
out without air cover.
First you send out
an aircraft carrier,
then you get all--
how do I get myself
caught up in these
things?
I never play
with a submarine
in the bathtub.
You gotta watch out
where you sit.
Gilligan!
Don't move!
Don't move
a muscle!
Freeze!
Are you alright,
little buddy?
I was until
you belted me!
What's the big idea?
Just because I sent
those ships out
without air cover?
No, gilligan,
there was a bug
on your neck!
A bug?
Yes, a green bug
with big yellow wings.
They sure bite
hard.
Gilligan--
he bit you?
I'm not sure.
I can't tell
whether it hurts
because I got bit
or I got hit.
Let me see!
Ow! Ow!
Gilligan, think!
Did he bite ya?
I don't know,
skipper.
You're certain
that the bug
was the deadly
mantiscani?
I'm positive,
professor.
It was a green bug
with big yellow
wings.
But you're not certain
whether it bit gilligan.
Well, no.
I tried to kill it,
and I hit gilligan.
So I don't know
whether he was hit
or bit
or hit and bit
at the same time.
According to this book,
the bite of the mantiscani
is generally fatal
within 24 hours.
No, you mean...
My little buddy
only has 24 hours--
one more day--
tomorrow night
he'll be--
if he was bitten
by the mantiscani.
Oh, professor,
we've got to do
something.
There's just gotta
be something
we can do!
All we can do
is to watch him
for symptoms.
Symptoms?
Yes. The classic
symptoms are aches
and pains in the joints,
aches and pains...
Complete loss
of appetite...
Complete loss
of appetite...
And a severe case
of itching.
And a severe case
of itching.
Well, at least I know
what to look for now.
Pains in his appetite,
loss of joints,
and an ache
in his itching!
Oh, professor,
I'm so upset,
I don't know
what I'm saying!
Skipper, you've got
to get control
of yourself.
Aches and pains
in the joints,
loss of appetite,
and itching.
I've got it now,
professor.
I'm going down
and see how he
feels right now!
Wish I had
some kneepads.
Ow!
Ow!
My little buddy!
Gilligan,
little buddy,
are you alright?
Oh, it's my hand.
The pain's awful.
But why are you
stooped over like that?
My knees ache!
Professor, vo:
Classic symptoms
are aches and pains
in the joints.
Here, little buddy.
Let me help you.
Does that feel
better?
Yeah, a little.
Gilligan, how long
have you had
these
aches and pains
in your joints?
Just a little while.
Maybe you'd better
lie down.
Why?
You look
kind of tired.
I'm not tired.
I just wanna finish
the bathtub.
Oh, forget
the bathtub.
You can
finish that tomorrow
or the next day.
No, skipper, I want
to finish it today
if it's the last
thing I do.
Oh, don't say that,
little buddy.
I want it ready
for Saturday night.
Well, alright.
You keep working.
I've got something
to tell the professor.
About the bathtub?
Yes.
Well, tell him it'll
have hot and cold
running water...
Except for hot.
I'll run along now.
Skipper,
what's the hurry?
If there's one thing
we have here
on the island
more than anything else,
it's time.
That's the spirit,
little buddy.
Keep fighting!
Keep fighting?
Professor,
he's in terrible shape,
just terrible!
His hand is out
like this,
and he walks
all bent over
like this!
Oh, dear.
I'm afraid that
definitely establishes
symptom number one--
aches and pains
in the joints.
Oh, gilligan's
got it, hasn't he?
My little buddy's
a goner!
Let's not lose hope,
skipper.
After all,
we haven't established
his loss of appetite yet.
That's right.
I'll go find out
about that right now!
I wouldn't
advise that.
Why not?
Because if you keep
running down there,
it'll look suspicious.
Oh, you're so right,
professor.
Besides, I'd probably
go to pieces anyway.
Perhaps this is a job
the girls can handle.
That's a good idea.
I'll tell them
exactly what happened!
Alright,
now be diplomatic,
skipper.
Break it to them
with tact.
You can count on me,
professor.
Mary Ann, ginger?
Ginger, Mary Ann?
Well, come on, girls.
It's not hopeless.
We don't know
that he's got
all the symptoms yet.
Oh, skipper,
the last time
I saw him,
he was so pale
and so thin
and so ill!
But gilligan
always looks like that.
What kind of pie
is this, Mary Ann?
Coconut cream.
Boy,
that's gilligan's
favorite.
We'll sure find out
if he's lost his
appetite with that.
Well, here.
You let us know.
Well, no, now,
the professor and I
talked it over,
and we thought
it would be better
if one of you
took it to him.
Oh, not me!
Why not?
I'll start crying!
Oh, Mary Ann,
don't cry.
Think of something
happy.
Like what?
Like the day
we'll get rescued!
Alright.
Gee...that would
make me happy...
Being rescued.
Imagine...everybody
being rescued!
Oh! Except for
gilligan!
Oh, yes!
Well, ginger,
you're an actress.
You take the pie to him.
I couldn't.
Well, I've got an idea.
Why don't you both
take it to him?
It would look so natural.
I mean...Two girls
taking a stroll.
Carrying a pie.
Who would
believe that?
Gilligan.
Anybody else, no.
Gilligan...yes.
Ok.
We'll let you know
how much he eats.
Oh, fine girls...
And make it light,
and laugh,
and make sure
that you're having
a good time, right?
Oh, those girls
are wonderful.
Now we'll find out
whether he's lost
his appetite or not.
Mmm. The skipper says
this bathtub is too big.
Looks kinda skimpy
to me.
Fill it up...Here
and have lots of water.
Yeah! I wonder
if I could float in it?
Oh, yeah, it's really
gonna be comfortable. Mmm.
What's wrong?!
What's wrong?
Oh, you scared us.
I scared you?
You sneak up behind
a guy and you scream,
that's what I call
scaring a person!
Oh, what's that?
What does it
look like?
We know what
it looks like.
That's what it is.
A bathtub.
Bathtub?
Yeah. I gotta find
some sticky stuff to
line it so it won't leak.
We brought you
something.
Oh, sticky stuff?
No. A pie.
A pie? Boy, girls
don't know anything.
You can't line
a bathtub with a pie.
You'd be covered
with crumbs!
It's for you
to eat.
Well, thank you.
I'm not hungry.
You've got to be!
I couldn't eat
a bite, really.
It's coconut cream!
That's my favorite!
Eat some. Here.
I'm not hungry.
Oh, you just think
you're not hungry.
Now, here!
I'll eat it
later.
How much later?
I don't know.
What difference
does that make?
The most!
Look, girls, I gotta
finish this bathtub.
Gilligan,
don't do that!
I'm just gonna
measure it for size,
that's all.
Oh, not in front
of us! Oh!
But Mary Ann,
you mean he wouldn't
eat any of it?
No. Not a bite.
Ginger,
what was wrong?
No appetite.
No appetite.
Well, there's only
one symptom left.
If he's got that...
It's gonna be curtains.
We'll just stroll by
very casually, you see,
and ask him
if he itches.
Oh, darling.
That's such bad manners.
One can't go up
to a perfect stranger
and ask him
if he itches.
Well, he's not a stranger,
and we know that he's far
from perfect.
Yes, well, anyway,
I think the whole
thing's ridiculous.
Darling, I had hoped
to protect you, but I must
tell you the truth.
Our little friend gilligan
has only 21 hours left.
Left for what?
Then he goes to that
great deserted island
in the sky.
Only 21 hours.
Oh...but doesn't he
pick up an hour
west of the rockies?
Darling,
you don't understand.
He was bitten by a bug!
Darling, that's silly.
We've all been bitten.
This crazy island's
filled with bugs.
This is the dreaded
mondoconi.
Or is it the conomondi?
A deadly bug
with a green body
and yellow wings!
Oh, what a terrible
color scheme.
No wonder
it's deadly.
Of course, love.
Come along.
We'll ask him
if he itches.
He's scratching!
Oh, dear.
If one scratches,
one itches.
Shh. Mustn't let on,
you know.
Ah, gilligan,
my boy!
Gilligan!
Hi, Mr. Howell,
Mrs. Howell.
Ah, gilligan, my boy,
how's the, uh...
Bathtub coming?
It'll be done
by tonight.
Oh, gilligan,
I think it's such
a thoughtful thing
for you to do
on your last day.
On my what?
She means on your,
uh, fast day,
what with no appetite
and not eating
and aching all over.
We'll think of you
every time
we use it.
Thank you, Mrs. Howell.
And we'll think
of you every time
we itch.
Mrs. Howell,
you feel alright?
Oh, she feels fine.
The main thing is,
how do you feel, my boy?
Truthfully,
I'm a little tired.
Tired? Thurston,
that's ridiculous.
That isn't even
one of the symptoms.
Come along, lovey!
But darling,
you said--
never mind
what I said!
My little buddy's
got all 3 symptoms.
He's had it.
That's all.
He's just had it!
The only thing
we can do is...
Wait.
But there must be
something we can do
for the poor boy.
But what can we
do?
We can take him
some chicken soup.
Mrs. Howell,
he was bitten
by a deadly bug.
Chicken soup
won't help.
Well, it won't hurt.
The only thing
we can do
is never let him know
how badly off
he really is.
Maybe we should
give him a party.
That'd keep him gay
and happy!
A party!
A splendid idea!
We could give him
some presents
and things!
Oh, I've got so much
to do, so many plans
to make!
I just love
a going-away party!
Oh, dear.
That isn't what
I meant at all.
We understand.
Well, I know it's not
my birthday,
because that's next month,
and it couldn't be
my anniversary,
because I'm not married.
Gilligan,
we're giving you
this party
because
we like you.
Isn't that reason
enough?
I guess so
if you say so.
We say so.
I baked you
your favorite cake.
We each put
a candle on it.
There's only 6,
and there's 7 of us.
Gilligan,
you're the seventh.
Oh. I still don't
understand why you're
giving me a party.
I mean, look at all
the dumb things that I do.
Accidents,
little buddy.
Just accidents.
Well, you sure are
very nice people
to give me a party
just to show you
don't mind if I goof.
I really am a lucky guy.
You sure are
lucky.
Gilligan,
why don't you
light the candles?
Yeah. And then I'll
open the presents.
Let's all stand
and sing
for he's a jolly
good fellow.
♪ for he's a jolly
good fellow ♪
♪ for he's a jolly
good fellow ♪
♪ for he's a jolly good ♪
♪ fellow ♪
♪ which nobody can deny ♪
♪ which nobody
can deny ♪
♪ which nobody
can deny... ♪
Oh, please,
Mr. Howell.
You're the executive
type.
You tell gilligan.
I don't think
I can tell him.
I know, but he's
your little buddy
as you call him.
I can't communicate
with him.
I know, but you--
I have some news.
Good news?
Well, there's
some good news
and some bad news.
What's the good news?
We could sure use some!
There does seem
to be an antidote
for the bite
of the mantiscani.
Hey,
that's great,
professor!
The bad news?
We don't have
any of the ingredients
here on the island.
However, I have some
more news--some good
and some bad.
What's the good
news?
It's possible to use
substitutes.
And the bad news?
I'm not sure
we can find
all the substitutes.
These are the things
we'll need--
calcium carbonate,
cellulose sulfide,
and ferric nitrate.
You buy those syllables
wholesales?
Well, I know it sounds
complicated, Mr. Howell,
but all of these
substitutes can be found
in relatively
common sources--
clam shells,
papaya root,
mustard plants.
Oh, fine, professor!
We'll get on it
right away!
Just a minute.
There's more news.
Good news
and bad news.
What's the good news?
In 24 hours,
I can make
enough antidote
to save gilligan.
My turn.
Uh...The bad news?
It won't do the rest
of us any good.
Well, what difference
does that make,
professor?
We weren't bitten!
The mantiscani bug
travels in swarms
of millions.
Chances are,
by sundown,
we'll all be bitten.
Oh, they wouldn't
dare bite a howell!
Would they?
Lovey, just
don't sit there.
Stuff some paper
under the door!
Darling, we haven't
got any paper.
Well, use money,
and after the danger
has passed,
we can unfold it.
Shouldn't we be trying
to get whatever gilligan
needs to be cured?
Well, the first law
of human nature
is self-preservation,
and I intend to be
very, very law-abiding.
Darling, you can't
be serious.
We must do something
to help the poor boy.
You're absolutely right.
I forgot for a moment
that I'm a howell.
And a howell
is never chicken--
pheasant, perhaps,
but never, never
chicken.
Well, then let's go help
the professor get
the ingredients.
Hi, professor.
Can I help?
Oh, thanks, gilligan,
but I think I can
manage.
Well, how come
everybody else
is helping?
Well, they showed
a certain interest
in the outcome
of this experiment.
Wouldn't I be
interested in it?
Yes, as a matter of fact.
It should interest you
greatly.
Well, what are you
trying to make?
A serum.
Syrup? Oh,
I love syrup!
I love it on toast
and pancakes
and ice cream--
gilligan,
I said serum,
not syrup.
Is that good
on pancakes?
Gilligan, this is
a very important
experiment,
and I am very,
very busy.
Then you need help.
Here, I'll wash
this bowl for you. Ow!
Gilligan--gilligan,
please don't help me!
Don't worry.
Gilligan--
gilligan,
alright, alright.
I guess I'd better
tell you the truth
before you destroy
my whole laboratory.
Now, I am making
this syrup--
I mean serum--
for someone on the island
who is very ill and
doesn't even realize it.
That sounds terrible.
Is it somebody I know?
Yes, it is.
But we must
keep it a secret.
Give me a hint.
You can trust
me.
Gilligan, I can't trust
anyone, because if this
person ever found out,
he or she would be
very upset!
He or she?
Don't you know
who it is either?
Of course I know
who it is, and I want
to cure this person.
And I want to help.
I like every he and
she on the island.
Gilligan, please,
you go help the skipper
with the clam shells.
Ok, professor.
I'll go help the skipper
with the clam shells.
And professor--
I'll work hard,
just like I was making
the serum for myself.
Hi, skipper.
You getting ready
for Halloween?
Very funny.
Well, how come
you got the thing
on your face
and your arms are
covered and you got
those fur mittens on?
Never mind, gilligan.
We've got to get busy
and grind all these
clam shells.
I sure do wish
it was Halloween.
Why?
'Cause we could have
all kinds of fun,
skipper.
We could go
trick or treating
and scare the girls
and Bob for apples.
You know my friend
skinny mulligan?
He was the best
apple bobbler ever!
He held the record
for keeping his head
under water--
2 hours
and 26 minutes!
Gilligan,
that's ridiculous!
How could skinny
keep his head under water
for 2 hours and 26 minutes?
He cheated.
He cheated?
Never mind.
Just start sifting
that powder.
The professor wants
his calcium carbonate
right away.
Calciate
carbo who?
He's performing
a very important
experiment.
What kind
of an experiment?
Something very
scientific, gilligan.
Something that you
wouldn't understand!
In fact, it's one
of the most important
experiments
he's ever done
on the island!
Ooh!
Those green bugs
sure do bite hard.
Don't say that!
Green bugs?
Ok, I won't say it,
but they do bite
hard.
That green bug--
did it have
big yellow wings?
Uh-huh. How did
you know?
Considering
where it bit you.
Little buddy,
your big buddy
has had it!
Me, too.
If the professor
wants this junk,
let him make it
himself.
But gilligan,
you don't understand.
I've been bitten
by the mantiscani!
I'm a goner!
I only have 24 hours
to live!
Oh, skipper,
that's the worst news
I ever heard!
But little buddy,
you were bitten first
yesterday.
You only have
12 hours to live!
Then that's the worst
news I ever heard!
There's nothing
we can do about it!
Oh, yes, there is.
What?
Help!
Help!
Do you know what
we're looking for?
Of course!
We're supposed to find
a basket full of...
Ferric nitrate.
Ferric nitrate.
Sounds like a good name
for a cowboy star.
According to the professor,
it's supposed to be found
in a papaya root.
There's some
over there!
Ouch!
Oh!
Mary Ann, was it--
did it have a green--
and big yellow--
oh, a lot of good
these clothes did.
Tch, oh, pooh!
It had a stinger
this big!
Ginger...
Where is it?
It's right
on your--
aah!
Oh! Oh!
Professor!
Professor!
I hope those
dreadful bugs
don't recognize us
under these
disguises.
We must find
the elusive
mustard plant.
Let's rest here
for a little while.
Yes, darling,
but only for a moment.
We must press onward
to save poor gilligan.
I hear something
buzzing.
Stay close to me, dear!
I'll protect you.
Not one drop of precious
howell blood shall he draw
as long as i--ouch!!
I've been lanced!
The devil saw through
my disguise!
Darling,
does it hurt?
Ooh, it hurts!
It hurts!
Does it?
Well, it smarts
a little.
Oh, it hurts!
It's excruciating!
I must have been
bitten by one of
the younger set.
Mine hardly hurts
at all.
One of the little
devils got through
to you, too?
Pierced me right
under my left
shoulder blade.
Ah, there must be
joy in bugville.
2 howells in one day!
Hey, pro--fessor?
You gotta help
the skipper!
Yes. I'm beginning
to see spots
before my eyes!
No wonder, skipper.
You're looking through
Mrs. Howell's veil.
No, seriously,
professor.
You've got to make
this medicine.
You've got to finish it.
We've both been bitten!
I'm sorry,
but there's nothing
I can do without
all the ingredients.
Out of our way!
We have reservations!
We have been
bitten!
Where?
East of the sun,
west of the moon!
What difference
does it make? We've
gotta have serum!
He doesn't
have any serum
for us either.
My boy,
money talks!
Mr. Howell, we're off
the gold standard!
You mean...
I'm sorry.
I would like to help.
But there isn't any serum.
I don't have
all the ingredients.
Professor, Mary Ann
and I, we've both
been bitten!
I'm sorry, girls,
but there isn't
any serum.
I'm kinda small.
I don't need much.
Mary Ann,
there isn't any.
Oh, isn't this amazing?
We've survived a shipwreck,
hurricanes, headhunters,
and now we're being done in
by a little tiny bug!
Professor,
I must confess--
I don't know what to say!
I know exactly
what to say.
You do?
Dearly beloved...
We are gathered
here...
Hey, skipper,
what time is it?
It's 10 after 2:00.
Thanks.
It's, uh,
5 after 2:00.
Oh, good!
Well, that's 5
extra minutes.
Well, how are you
all feeling?
Fine. Don't you hear us
laughing and singing?
Well, you've got
good cause for it.
Professor--
on your arm!
Careful,
gilligan! You'll
scare him away.
What, are you
trying to get him
to bite you?
Yes.
Well, I've heard of joiners,
but this is ridiculous!
I'm merely taking
the scientific approach
to the problem.
Now watch. Skipper,
is this the same bug
that bit you?
Why, certainly.
The same bug that
bit me and gilligan!
And how about--
aah!
Ya ya ya ya!
This bug bit you?
Alright, then.
Watch.
Alright, bug.
Go to it.
He bit you!
Yes, gilligan.
I've been bitten
a number of times.
I put sugar on my arm
to attract them.
An egg-headed nut
to the very end!
As I said before,
I'm merely taking
a scientific approach
to the problem.
Let me explain.
The mantis family has
some 7 different species.
Each species has its own
genus and subgenus.
They all look alike,
but the lethal variance
is enormous!
Oh, that's a marvelous
explanation!
Whatever it means.
What is it you're
trying to tell us?
What I am trying
to tell you
is that this particular
branch of the mantis family
is not poisonous--
not in the least!
You mean
I'm not gonna die?
Nobody's gonna die?
Exactly. And I want
to tell you
that chapter in the book
on the mantis family
is absolutely fascinating!
I've got to read
some more.
We're not
gonna die!
Did you hear
what he said--
we're alright!
Hey, this bathtub
really holds water,
doesn't it?
It sure does,
skipper.
What a battle--
I've got battleships
and destroyers
and cruisers and--
oops.
Forgot the submarine.
Hey, that's gonna be
real handy around here
on Saturday nights.
Shh, gilligan...
He's right on
your neck!
Is it the same one
that bit me yesterday?
Yes!
Is it...
Yes, gilligan.
Exactly 24 hours
after he bit you.
♪ now this is a tale
of our castaways ♪
♪ they're here
for a long, long time ♪
♪ they'll have
to make the best of things ♪
♪ it's an uphill climb ♪
♪ the first mate
and his skipper, too ♪
♪ will do their very best ♪
♪ to make the others
comfortable ♪
♪ in their tropic island nest ♪
♪ no boat, no light ♪
♪ no motor cars,
not a single luxury ♪
♪ like Robinson crusoe ♪
♪ it's primitive as can be ♪
♪ so join us here
each week, my friends ♪
♪ you're sure to get a smile ♪
♪ from 7 stranded castaways ♪
♪ here on gilligan's isle ♪
and you'll hear a tale ♪
♪ a tale of a fateful trip ♪
♪ that started
from this tropic port ♪
♪ aboard this tiny ship ♪
♪ the mate was
a mighty sailin' man ♪
♪ the skipper brave and sure ♪
♪ 5 passengers set sail that day
for a 3-hour tour ♪
♪ a 3-hour tour ♪
♪ the weather started
getting rough ♪
♪ the tiny ship was tossed ♪
♪ if not for the courage
of the fearless crew ♪
♪ the minnow would be lost,
the minnow would be lost ♪
♪ the ship's aground
on the shore of this ♪
♪ uncharted desert isle ♪
♪ with gilligan ♪
♪ the skipper, too ♪
♪ the millionaire and his wife ♪
♪ the movie star ♪
♪ the professor and Mary Ann ♪
♪ here on gilligan's isle ♪
gilligan!
Gilligan!
Gilligan!
Oh, gilligan!
Over here,
skipper.
A million things
to do around the hut.
Gilligan,
what are you doing?
I'm building
a bathtub.
You're building
a bathtub?
It's not finished
yet.
Oh. Thanks a lot
for telling me.
I got to get
some sticky stuff
to spread around
so it won't leak.
Pardon my saying so,
gilligan,
but isn't this
a little big
for a bathtub?
Not for me.
I like a lot of
boats in my tub.
Boats?
Yeah, see,
I play war games.
I put the red Navy
on this side
and the yellow Navy
on that side,
then I send out
a destroyer, then I
send out a battle ship--
no, wait a minute,
gilligan.
Never, never send ships
out without air cover.
First you send out
an aircraft carrier,
then you get all--
how do I get myself
caught up in these
things?
I never play
with a submarine
in the bathtub.
You gotta watch out
where you sit.
Gilligan!
Don't move!
Don't move
a muscle!
Freeze!
Are you alright,
little buddy?
I was until
you belted me!
What's the big idea?
Just because I sent
those ships out
without air cover?
No, gilligan,
there was a bug
on your neck!
A bug?
Yes, a green bug
with big yellow wings.
They sure bite
hard.
Gilligan--
he bit you?
I'm not sure.
I can't tell
whether it hurts
because I got bit
or I got hit.
Let me see!
Ow! Ow!
Gilligan, think!
Did he bite ya?
I don't know,
skipper.
You're certain
that the bug
was the deadly
mantiscani?
I'm positive,
professor.
It was a green bug
with big yellow
wings.
But you're not certain
whether it bit gilligan.
Well, no.
I tried to kill it,
and I hit gilligan.
So I don't know
whether he was hit
or bit
or hit and bit
at the same time.
According to this book,
the bite of the mantiscani
is generally fatal
within 24 hours.
No, you mean...
My little buddy
only has 24 hours--
one more day--
tomorrow night
he'll be--
if he was bitten
by the mantiscani.
Oh, professor,
we've got to do
something.
There's just gotta
be something
we can do!
All we can do
is to watch him
for symptoms.
Symptoms?
Yes. The classic
symptoms are aches
and pains in the joints,
aches and pains...
Complete loss
of appetite...
Complete loss
of appetite...
And a severe case
of itching.
And a severe case
of itching.
Well, at least I know
what to look for now.
Pains in his appetite,
loss of joints,
and an ache
in his itching!
Oh, professor,
I'm so upset,
I don't know
what I'm saying!
Skipper, you've got
to get control
of yourself.
Aches and pains
in the joints,
loss of appetite,
and itching.
I've got it now,
professor.
I'm going down
and see how he
feels right now!
Wish I had
some kneepads.
Ow!
Ow!
My little buddy!
Gilligan,
little buddy,
are you alright?
Oh, it's my hand.
The pain's awful.
But why are you
stooped over like that?
My knees ache!
Professor, vo:
Classic symptoms
are aches and pains
in the joints.
Here, little buddy.
Let me help you.
Does that feel
better?
Yeah, a little.
Gilligan, how long
have you had
these
aches and pains
in your joints?
Just a little while.
Maybe you'd better
lie down.
Why?
You look
kind of tired.
I'm not tired.
I just wanna finish
the bathtub.
Oh, forget
the bathtub.
You can
finish that tomorrow
or the next day.
No, skipper, I want
to finish it today
if it's the last
thing I do.
Oh, don't say that,
little buddy.
I want it ready
for Saturday night.
Well, alright.
You keep working.
I've got something
to tell the professor.
About the bathtub?
Yes.
Well, tell him it'll
have hot and cold
running water...
Except for hot.
I'll run along now.
Skipper,
what's the hurry?
If there's one thing
we have here
on the island
more than anything else,
it's time.
That's the spirit,
little buddy.
Keep fighting!
Keep fighting?
Professor,
he's in terrible shape,
just terrible!
His hand is out
like this,
and he walks
all bent over
like this!
Oh, dear.
I'm afraid that
definitely establishes
symptom number one--
aches and pains
in the joints.
Oh, gilligan's
got it, hasn't he?
My little buddy's
a goner!
Let's not lose hope,
skipper.
After all,
we haven't established
his loss of appetite yet.
That's right.
I'll go find out
about that right now!
I wouldn't
advise that.
Why not?
Because if you keep
running down there,
it'll look suspicious.
Oh, you're so right,
professor.
Besides, I'd probably
go to pieces anyway.
Perhaps this is a job
the girls can handle.
That's a good idea.
I'll tell them
exactly what happened!
Alright,
now be diplomatic,
skipper.
Break it to them
with tact.
You can count on me,
professor.
Mary Ann, ginger?
Ginger, Mary Ann?
Well, come on, girls.
It's not hopeless.
We don't know
that he's got
all the symptoms yet.
Oh, skipper,
the last time
I saw him,
he was so pale
and so thin
and so ill!
But gilligan
always looks like that.
What kind of pie
is this, Mary Ann?
Coconut cream.
Boy,
that's gilligan's
favorite.
We'll sure find out
if he's lost his
appetite with that.
Well, here.
You let us know.
Well, no, now,
the professor and I
talked it over,
and we thought
it would be better
if one of you
took it to him.
Oh, not me!
Why not?
I'll start crying!
Oh, Mary Ann,
don't cry.
Think of something
happy.
Like what?
Like the day
we'll get rescued!
Alright.
Gee...that would
make me happy...
Being rescued.
Imagine...everybody
being rescued!
Oh! Except for
gilligan!
Oh, yes!
Well, ginger,
you're an actress.
You take the pie to him.
I couldn't.
Well, I've got an idea.
Why don't you both
take it to him?
It would look so natural.
I mean...Two girls
taking a stroll.
Carrying a pie.
Who would
believe that?
Gilligan.
Anybody else, no.
Gilligan...yes.
Ok.
We'll let you know
how much he eats.
Oh, fine girls...
And make it light,
and laugh,
and make sure
that you're having
a good time, right?
Oh, those girls
are wonderful.
Now we'll find out
whether he's lost
his appetite or not.
Mmm. The skipper says
this bathtub is too big.
Looks kinda skimpy
to me.
Fill it up...Here
and have lots of water.
Yeah! I wonder
if I could float in it?
Oh, yeah, it's really
gonna be comfortable. Mmm.
What's wrong?!
What's wrong?
Oh, you scared us.
I scared you?
You sneak up behind
a guy and you scream,
that's what I call
scaring a person!
Oh, what's that?
What does it
look like?
We know what
it looks like.
That's what it is.
A bathtub.
Bathtub?
Yeah. I gotta find
some sticky stuff to
line it so it won't leak.
We brought you
something.
Oh, sticky stuff?
No. A pie.
A pie? Boy, girls
don't know anything.
You can't line
a bathtub with a pie.
You'd be covered
with crumbs!
It's for you
to eat.
Well, thank you.
I'm not hungry.
You've got to be!
I couldn't eat
a bite, really.
It's coconut cream!
That's my favorite!
Eat some. Here.
I'm not hungry.
Oh, you just think
you're not hungry.
Now, here!
I'll eat it
later.
How much later?
I don't know.
What difference
does that make?
The most!
Look, girls, I gotta
finish this bathtub.
Gilligan,
don't do that!
I'm just gonna
measure it for size,
that's all.
Oh, not in front
of us! Oh!
But Mary Ann,
you mean he wouldn't
eat any of it?
No. Not a bite.
Ginger,
what was wrong?
No appetite.
No appetite.
Well, there's only
one symptom left.
If he's got that...
It's gonna be curtains.
We'll just stroll by
very casually, you see,
and ask him
if he itches.
Oh, darling.
That's such bad manners.
One can't go up
to a perfect stranger
and ask him
if he itches.
Well, he's not a stranger,
and we know that he's far
from perfect.
Yes, well, anyway,
I think the whole
thing's ridiculous.
Darling, I had hoped
to protect you, but I must
tell you the truth.
Our little friend gilligan
has only 21 hours left.
Left for what?
Then he goes to that
great deserted island
in the sky.
Only 21 hours.
Oh...but doesn't he
pick up an hour
west of the rockies?
Darling,
you don't understand.
He was bitten by a bug!
Darling, that's silly.
We've all been bitten.
This crazy island's
filled with bugs.
This is the dreaded
mondoconi.
Or is it the conomondi?
A deadly bug
with a green body
and yellow wings!
Oh, what a terrible
color scheme.
No wonder
it's deadly.
Of course, love.
Come along.
We'll ask him
if he itches.
He's scratching!
Oh, dear.
If one scratches,
one itches.
Shh. Mustn't let on,
you know.
Ah, gilligan,
my boy!
Gilligan!
Hi, Mr. Howell,
Mrs. Howell.
Ah, gilligan, my boy,
how's the, uh...
Bathtub coming?
It'll be done
by tonight.
Oh, gilligan,
I think it's such
a thoughtful thing
for you to do
on your last day.
On my what?
She means on your,
uh, fast day,
what with no appetite
and not eating
and aching all over.
We'll think of you
every time
we use it.
Thank you, Mrs. Howell.
And we'll think
of you every time
we itch.
Mrs. Howell,
you feel alright?
Oh, she feels fine.
The main thing is,
how do you feel, my boy?
Truthfully,
I'm a little tired.
Tired? Thurston,
that's ridiculous.
That isn't even
one of the symptoms.
Come along, lovey!
But darling,
you said--
never mind
what I said!
My little buddy's
got all 3 symptoms.
He's had it.
That's all.
He's just had it!
The only thing
we can do is...
Wait.
But there must be
something we can do
for the poor boy.
But what can we
do?
We can take him
some chicken soup.
Mrs. Howell,
he was bitten
by a deadly bug.
Chicken soup
won't help.
Well, it won't hurt.
The only thing
we can do
is never let him know
how badly off
he really is.
Maybe we should
give him a party.
That'd keep him gay
and happy!
A party!
A splendid idea!
We could give him
some presents
and things!
Oh, I've got so much
to do, so many plans
to make!
I just love
a going-away party!
Oh, dear.
That isn't what
I meant at all.
We understand.
Well, I know it's not
my birthday,
because that's next month,
and it couldn't be
my anniversary,
because I'm not married.
Gilligan,
we're giving you
this party
because
we like you.
Isn't that reason
enough?
I guess so
if you say so.
We say so.
I baked you
your favorite cake.
We each put
a candle on it.
There's only 6,
and there's 7 of us.
Gilligan,
you're the seventh.
Oh. I still don't
understand why you're
giving me a party.
I mean, look at all
the dumb things that I do.
Accidents,
little buddy.
Just accidents.
Well, you sure are
very nice people
to give me a party
just to show you
don't mind if I goof.
I really am a lucky guy.
You sure are
lucky.
Gilligan,
why don't you
light the candles?
Yeah. And then I'll
open the presents.
Let's all stand
and sing
for he's a jolly
good fellow.
♪ for he's a jolly
good fellow ♪
♪ for he's a jolly
good fellow ♪
♪ for he's a jolly good ♪
♪ fellow ♪
♪ which nobody can deny ♪
♪ which nobody
can deny ♪
♪ which nobody
can deny... ♪
Oh, please,
Mr. Howell.
You're the executive
type.
You tell gilligan.
I don't think
I can tell him.
I know, but he's
your little buddy
as you call him.
I can't communicate
with him.
I know, but you--
I have some news.
Good news?
Well, there's
some good news
and some bad news.
What's the good news?
We could sure use some!
There does seem
to be an antidote
for the bite
of the mantiscani.
Hey,
that's great,
professor!
The bad news?
We don't have
any of the ingredients
here on the island.
However, I have some
more news--some good
and some bad.
What's the good
news?
It's possible to use
substitutes.
And the bad news?
I'm not sure
we can find
all the substitutes.
These are the things
we'll need--
calcium carbonate,
cellulose sulfide,
and ferric nitrate.
You buy those syllables
wholesales?
Well, I know it sounds
complicated, Mr. Howell,
but all of these
substitutes can be found
in relatively
common sources--
clam shells,
papaya root,
mustard plants.
Oh, fine, professor!
We'll get on it
right away!
Just a minute.
There's more news.
Good news
and bad news.
What's the good news?
In 24 hours,
I can make
enough antidote
to save gilligan.
My turn.
Uh...The bad news?
It won't do the rest
of us any good.
Well, what difference
does that make,
professor?
We weren't bitten!
The mantiscani bug
travels in swarms
of millions.
Chances are,
by sundown,
we'll all be bitten.
Oh, they wouldn't
dare bite a howell!
Would they?
Lovey, just
don't sit there.
Stuff some paper
under the door!
Darling, we haven't
got any paper.
Well, use money,
and after the danger
has passed,
we can unfold it.
Shouldn't we be trying
to get whatever gilligan
needs to be cured?
Well, the first law
of human nature
is self-preservation,
and I intend to be
very, very law-abiding.
Darling, you can't
be serious.
We must do something
to help the poor boy.
You're absolutely right.
I forgot for a moment
that I'm a howell.
And a howell
is never chicken--
pheasant, perhaps,
but never, never
chicken.
Well, then let's go help
the professor get
the ingredients.
Hi, professor.
Can I help?
Oh, thanks, gilligan,
but I think I can
manage.
Well, how come
everybody else
is helping?
Well, they showed
a certain interest
in the outcome
of this experiment.
Wouldn't I be
interested in it?
Yes, as a matter of fact.
It should interest you
greatly.
Well, what are you
trying to make?
A serum.
Syrup? Oh,
I love syrup!
I love it on toast
and pancakes
and ice cream--
gilligan,
I said serum,
not syrup.
Is that good
on pancakes?
Gilligan, this is
a very important
experiment,
and I am very,
very busy.
Then you need help.
Here, I'll wash
this bowl for you. Ow!
Gilligan--gilligan,
please don't help me!
Don't worry.
Gilligan--
gilligan,
alright, alright.
I guess I'd better
tell you the truth
before you destroy
my whole laboratory.
Now, I am making
this syrup--
I mean serum--
for someone on the island
who is very ill and
doesn't even realize it.
That sounds terrible.
Is it somebody I know?
Yes, it is.
But we must
keep it a secret.
Give me a hint.
You can trust
me.
Gilligan, I can't trust
anyone, because if this
person ever found out,
he or she would be
very upset!
He or she?
Don't you know
who it is either?
Of course I know
who it is, and I want
to cure this person.
And I want to help.
I like every he and
she on the island.
Gilligan, please,
you go help the skipper
with the clam shells.
Ok, professor.
I'll go help the skipper
with the clam shells.
And professor--
I'll work hard,
just like I was making
the serum for myself.
Hi, skipper.
You getting ready
for Halloween?
Very funny.
Well, how come
you got the thing
on your face
and your arms are
covered and you got
those fur mittens on?
Never mind, gilligan.
We've got to get busy
and grind all these
clam shells.
I sure do wish
it was Halloween.
Why?
'Cause we could have
all kinds of fun,
skipper.
We could go
trick or treating
and scare the girls
and Bob for apples.
You know my friend
skinny mulligan?
He was the best
apple bobbler ever!
He held the record
for keeping his head
under water--
2 hours
and 26 minutes!
Gilligan,
that's ridiculous!
How could skinny
keep his head under water
for 2 hours and 26 minutes?
He cheated.
He cheated?
Never mind.
Just start sifting
that powder.
The professor wants
his calcium carbonate
right away.
Calciate
carbo who?
He's performing
a very important
experiment.
What kind
of an experiment?
Something very
scientific, gilligan.
Something that you
wouldn't understand!
In fact, it's one
of the most important
experiments
he's ever done
on the island!
Ooh!
Those green bugs
sure do bite hard.
Don't say that!
Green bugs?
Ok, I won't say it,
but they do bite
hard.
That green bug--
did it have
big yellow wings?
Uh-huh. How did
you know?
Considering
where it bit you.
Little buddy,
your big buddy
has had it!
Me, too.
If the professor
wants this junk,
let him make it
himself.
But gilligan,
you don't understand.
I've been bitten
by the mantiscani!
I'm a goner!
I only have 24 hours
to live!
Oh, skipper,
that's the worst news
I ever heard!
But little buddy,
you were bitten first
yesterday.
You only have
12 hours to live!
Then that's the worst
news I ever heard!
There's nothing
we can do about it!
Oh, yes, there is.
What?
Help!
Help!
Do you know what
we're looking for?
Of course!
We're supposed to find
a basket full of...
Ferric nitrate.
Ferric nitrate.
Sounds like a good name
for a cowboy star.
According to the professor,
it's supposed to be found
in a papaya root.
There's some
over there!
Ouch!
Oh!
Mary Ann, was it--
did it have a green--
and big yellow--
oh, a lot of good
these clothes did.
Tch, oh, pooh!
It had a stinger
this big!
Ginger...
Where is it?
It's right
on your--
aah!
Oh! Oh!
Professor!
Professor!
I hope those
dreadful bugs
don't recognize us
under these
disguises.
We must find
the elusive
mustard plant.
Let's rest here
for a little while.
Yes, darling,
but only for a moment.
We must press onward
to save poor gilligan.
I hear something
buzzing.
Stay close to me, dear!
I'll protect you.
Not one drop of precious
howell blood shall he draw
as long as i--ouch!!
I've been lanced!
The devil saw through
my disguise!
Darling,
does it hurt?
Ooh, it hurts!
It hurts!
Does it?
Well, it smarts
a little.
Oh, it hurts!
It's excruciating!
I must have been
bitten by one of
the younger set.
Mine hardly hurts
at all.
One of the little
devils got through
to you, too?
Pierced me right
under my left
shoulder blade.
Ah, there must be
joy in bugville.
2 howells in one day!
Hey, pro--fessor?
You gotta help
the skipper!
Yes. I'm beginning
to see spots
before my eyes!
No wonder, skipper.
You're looking through
Mrs. Howell's veil.
No, seriously,
professor.
You've got to make
this medicine.
You've got to finish it.
We've both been bitten!
I'm sorry,
but there's nothing
I can do without
all the ingredients.
Out of our way!
We have reservations!
We have been
bitten!
Where?
East of the sun,
west of the moon!
What difference
does it make? We've
gotta have serum!
He doesn't
have any serum
for us either.
My boy,
money talks!
Mr. Howell, we're off
the gold standard!
You mean...
I'm sorry.
I would like to help.
But there isn't any serum.
I don't have
all the ingredients.
Professor, Mary Ann
and I, we've both
been bitten!
I'm sorry, girls,
but there isn't
any serum.
I'm kinda small.
I don't need much.
Mary Ann,
there isn't any.
Oh, isn't this amazing?
We've survived a shipwreck,
hurricanes, headhunters,
and now we're being done in
by a little tiny bug!
Professor,
I must confess--
I don't know what to say!
I know exactly
what to say.
You do?
Dearly beloved...
We are gathered
here...
Hey, skipper,
what time is it?
It's 10 after 2:00.
Thanks.
It's, uh,
5 after 2:00.
Oh, good!
Well, that's 5
extra minutes.
Well, how are you
all feeling?
Fine. Don't you hear us
laughing and singing?
Well, you've got
good cause for it.
Professor--
on your arm!
Careful,
gilligan! You'll
scare him away.
What, are you
trying to get him
to bite you?
Yes.
Well, I've heard of joiners,
but this is ridiculous!
I'm merely taking
the scientific approach
to the problem.
Now watch. Skipper,
is this the same bug
that bit you?
Why, certainly.
The same bug that
bit me and gilligan!
And how about--
aah!
Ya ya ya ya!
This bug bit you?
Alright, then.
Watch.
Alright, bug.
Go to it.
He bit you!
Yes, gilligan.
I've been bitten
a number of times.
I put sugar on my arm
to attract them.
An egg-headed nut
to the very end!
As I said before,
I'm merely taking
a scientific approach
to the problem.
Let me explain.
The mantis family has
some 7 different species.
Each species has its own
genus and subgenus.
They all look alike,
but the lethal variance
is enormous!
Oh, that's a marvelous
explanation!
Whatever it means.
What is it you're
trying to tell us?
What I am trying
to tell you
is that this particular
branch of the mantis family
is not poisonous--
not in the least!
You mean
I'm not gonna die?
Nobody's gonna die?
Exactly. And I want
to tell you
that chapter in the book
on the mantis family
is absolutely fascinating!
I've got to read
some more.
We're not
gonna die!
Did you hear
what he said--
we're alright!
Hey, this bathtub
really holds water,
doesn't it?
It sure does,
skipper.
What a battle--
I've got battleships
and destroyers
and cruisers and--
oops.
Forgot the submarine.
Hey, that's gonna be
real handy around here
on Saturday nights.
Shh, gilligan...
He's right on
your neck!
Is it the same one
that bit me yesterday?
Yes!
Is it...
Yes, gilligan.
Exactly 24 hours
after he bit you.
♪ now this is a tale
of our castaways ♪
♪ they're here
for a long, long time ♪
♪ they'll have
to make the best of things ♪
♪ it's an uphill climb ♪
♪ the first mate
and his skipper, too ♪
♪ will do their very best ♪
♪ to make the others
comfortable ♪
♪ in their tropic island nest ♪
♪ no boat, no light ♪
♪ no motor cars,
not a single luxury ♪
♪ like Robinson crusoe ♪
♪ it's primitive as can be ♪
♪ so join us here
each week, my friends ♪
♪ you're sure to get a smile ♪
♪ from 7 stranded castaways ♪
♪ here on gilligan's isle ♪