Topsy-Turvy

"Topsy-Turvy" finds the castaways preparing to hide from invading head hunters, but when Gilligan bangs his head he sees everything upside down. Captibora berries can provide the antidote, but their unstable properties result in Gilligan seeing double! Meanwhile, there are three head hunters waiting to practice their deadly craft, each one just missing his intended target, until all but Gilligan are captured. The Captibora extract gives Gilligan the perfect opportunity to lure them into drinking, as the sight of 35 castaways forces them to flee in terror. It amazes me after all these years how so many zany ideas could make for classic episodes that kids would remember with such fondness, keeping the series alive for generation after generation. Eddie Little Sky, in his third and final appearance (after "Gilligan's Mother-in-Law" and "Voodoo"), plays the leader, with bit player Allen Jaffe and Los Angeles Rams star quarterback Roman Gabriel the other two.

Some of the best episodes featured head hunters. You have to admit, the costumes and makeup were OUTrageous. These wild guys ran around the place, shaking their fists and shouting all kind of stuff and we kids loved it. Still Do.

That's part of this episode. Next, Gilligan (scared out of his wits) runs smack into a tree --causing him to see everything in double?? The professor mixes up a berry formula that results in Gilligan now seeing triple???

NOW WHAT? Simply serve the juice to the headhunters that will mess up their vision. Not a bad plan. Of course, the big gag here is seeing duplicates of Ginger and Maryann throughout the story. And don't forget all the fancy wardrobe changes.

Directed by Gary Nelson, master of comedy who we lost in 2022. Known for GET SMART and the PATTY DUKE SHOW.

Applause to the head hunters; Eddie Little Sky plays the first native, who was befriended by Audie Murphy who recommended he get into films. Eddie was born on an indian reservation in South Dakota.

Native number two is LA rams star quarterback Roman Gabriel, who did some brief acting on the side. Super trivia for sports fans.

Best of SEASON 3 remastered color dvd box set. 6 dvds. Released by CBS 2004 and 2012.

The "upside down" vision gimmick is fun, but I have this episode a "7" for all of us "Mary Ann Fans" because the costume department did very very well with Dawn Wells.