The pilot episode that tells the tale of a tiny ship which set off on a three-hour tour but got caught in a storm and beached on an island. The pilot was filmed in November 1963, and not aired until almost 30 years later.
Gilligan and the Skipper construct a raft and set out to sea to find help. Back on the island, the remaining castaways are worried about possible headhunters.
After somebody breaks into the supply hut, everyone suspects that a killer may be on the island--except for the Skipper, who thinks that it may be part of a voodoo curse.
The Skipper figures out how to turn the radio into a transmitter in his sleep during a dream, so the other castaways try to get him back to sleep to fix it before a pilot scheduled to fly over the island arrives.
The castaways discover that famed but long-lost pilot Wrongway Feldman and his plane are on the island. They try to convince him to fly to civilization and rescue them, but he is reluctant to leave the island.
The Skipper and Mr. Howell compete for leadership on the island by being named "President." When the castaways cast their votes, the result is surprising.
Gilligan's attempt to turn sap into maple syrup yields a substance that is stronger than glue. The castaways patch up the Minnow and prepare to go back out to sea.
While Mary Ann, Ginger and the Skipper find the S.S. Minnow's inflatable liferaft in the lagoon, Gilligan and Mr. Howell discover gold in an underground mine on the island.
The Skipper is convinced he is doomed after he accidentally disturbs the resting place of a vengeful Tiki god, and the only thing that can break the curse is a visit from The Great Watubi.
Mr. Howell agrees to produce a play on the island to cheer up Ginger, but only makes things worse when he fires Ginger from the lead role and replaces her with Mrs. Howell. It's up to Gilligan to step in to make things right.
Gilligan's Christmas wish appears to be coming true when a radio broadcast tells them their rescue is imminent. While they wait, they recall the first days on the island when Gilligan lost the radio and transmitter.
Both Gilligan and Mr. Howell lay claim to a treasure chest that Gilligan dug up while working for Mr. Howell. The professor offers to settle ownership once and for all with a trial.
Gilligan finds a young jungle boy on the island, as well as a helium supply that the professor plans to use to get rescued with a makeshift hot-air balloon.
The women on the island feel disrespected, so they decide to go off on their own without the help of the men who come up with plans to bring them back. But which side will cave in first and admit that they need or miss the other?
When a surfer arrives on the island, the castaways encourage him to head back to Hawaii and rescue them. However, he is more interested in making moves on Ginger and Mary Ann than in getting back in a hurry.
A gorilla steals Mrs. Howell's diamond brooch, and while Mr. Howell offers a reward to the other castaways for finding it, the gorilla kidnaps Mrs. Howell too.
Gilligan is jealous of the Skipper when he saves Mary Ann from drowning. But he may get his chance to be a hero yet when a headhunter takes the other castaways prisoner.
Wrongway Feldman returns to the island not to rescue the castaways, but to make the island his permanent home. As a result, the castaways try to trick him into returning to Hawaii and rescuing them.
The castaways are scared that a group of gangsters are on the island, but it turns out just to be a parrot who also squawks wildly when he hears the words "boat" and "jewel."
The Skipper believes that Gilligan has found "The Eye of the Idol," which gives him three wishes before sundown. However, the Professor believes it is just a silly superstition and just an ordinary cat's eye.
A blow to the head gives the Skipper amnesia. The Professor tries to cure him through hypnosis, but he winds up believing that the other castaways are Japanese soldiers.
Everyone becomes suspicious of Gilligan when they discover that he's been keeping a diary, and they respond by creating their own written accounts of how they saved Gilligan from the Japanese sailor
The professor makes a dye marker to help get rescued. The Skipper plans to join the Navy when they get home, but he finds out he must lose weight to meet their requirements--and Gilligan finds out that he must gain weight too.
While fishing, Gilligan reels in a magician's chest from the lagoon. But eventually Gilligan overhears that everybody is fed up with his unsuccessful attempts at magic, and he decides to run away.
The castaways discover that a celebrated, eccentric artist is on the island, and they try to trick him into wanting to return to civilization so that they can use his transmitter.
After Gilligan saves Mrs. Howell's life, the Howells adopt him as their son. But Gilligan soon discovers that life as "Gilligan Thurston Howell IV" is not all it's cracked up to be.
Gilligan's nose is badly swollen after he falls from a coconut tree. The professor swears the swelling will go down in a few days, but Gilligan wants the professor to operate and give him a new nose.
