GILLIGAN'S ISLAND "Ghost a GO GO" By Ronald Maclane March 24, 1966 TEASER FADE IN EXT - SKIPPER AND GILLIGAN'S HUT - NIGHT - CREDITS OVERLAY SLOW ZOOM IN ON HUT - MEDIUM SHOT FADE TO: INT - SKIPPER AND GILLIGAN'S HUT - NIGHT The skipper is in the lower hammock sleeping while Gilligan is in the upper. Out of nowhere comes an eerie ghostly wail, which wakes up Gilligan. The skipper is unaffected and is seen yawning. GILLIGAN Skipper? Is that you? Gilligan looks over the side of the hammock and down at the skipper. The skipper is fast asleep. Gilligan tries to go back to sleep. Once again the ghostly wail penetrates the silence of the jungle night. This time prompting Gilligan into action. GILLIGAN No, it wasn't you skipper. Gilligan gets out of his hammock to see what the sound is. PAN/ZOOM IN WITH GILLIGAN TO WINDOW He walks to the large window and pulls up the blind. He looks out and sees a flowing white apparition gliding through the camp. Gilligan immediately lets go of the cord and the blind closes He looks totally spooked and races over to the Skipper. PAN/ZOOM WITH GILLIGAN TO SKIPPER CLOSE UP OF SKIPPER AND GILLIGAN GILLIGAN Skipper, skipper wake up wake up! SKIPPER What's the matter!? What is it little buddy!? GILLIGAN I just saw a ghost, out there! SKIPPER Oh for goodness sake Gilligan! You didn't wake me up out of a sound sleep to tell me about your nightmare!? GILLIGAN No no no! I saw a real live ghost, out there! SKIPPER Gilligan, people are alive, ghost are dead! GILLIGAN Then I saw a real dead ghost, and he ran that way! SKIPPER Well if he was dead, how come he was running that way!? GILLIGAN But skipper! But Skipper! He's right out there skipper! SKIPPER Oh Gilligan will you stop that! Now go to sleep! GOOD NIGHT! (pause) You're dreaming! GILLIGAN Oh. Yeah maybe I was dreaming. I just dreamt I saw a ghost. PAN/ZOOM IN WITH GILLIGAN TO WINDOW Gilligan walks back over to the window and starts to pull up the blind once more. GILLIGAN There's no such thing as a... As the blind is pulled open, Gilligan comes face to face with the flowing White apparition. GILLIGAN ...ghooooooooo Gilligan doesn't get to finish his words as he passes out from fear and collapses on the huts floor as we... FADE OUT ACT ONE FADE IN EXT - SKIPPER AND GILLIGAN'S HUT - MORNING SLOW ZOOM IN ON HUT - MEDIUM SHOT CUT TO: INT - SKIPPER AND GILLIGAN'S HUT - MORNING The skipper is standing by their closet as he talks to Gilligan who hiding inside. SKIPPER Come on Gilligan, we both have things to do! GILLIGAN Please skipper, don't make me come out. SKIPPER Gilligan I've told you there are no ghosts! Now come on outside, we both got important things to do! Gilligan comes out of the closet and bumps into the skipper. GILLIGAN Skip...skipper can't we both do them without me? SKIPPER No Gilligan. Just come out side and I'll prove that there was no ghost! GILLIGAN Well, I'll prove there was! Gilligan walks to the front door, closely followed by the skipper. Gilligan walks out, slamming the door behind him, hitting the skipper ad the skipper lets out a yelp. CUT TO: EXT - SKIPPER AND GILLIGAN'S HUT - MORNING CLOSE UP OF SKIPPER IN DOORWAY The skipper makes his way out of the hut as we... CUT TO: WIDE SHOT Gilligan can be seen on his hands and knees on the ground near the hut as he searches of clues. The skipper doesn't see Gilligan and trips over him as he's walking. SKIPPER Would you mind telling me what you're doing!? GILLIGAN Looking for the ghost's footprints! SKIPPER Oh Gilligan! Look I just got through telling you there's no such things as ghosts! GILLIGAN But skipper! SKIPPER There never has been, there never will be! And another thing, tha...tha...they don't leave foot prints! Gilligan gets up off the ground and he and the skipper make it over to the hut's doorway. He starts inspecting the doorframe. GILLIGAN Oh. Maybe he left some fingerprints! SKIPPER Will you stop that! For goodness sakes, you're gonna have everybody around here scared to death! GILLIGAN But skipper what I saw last night was a ghost! SKIPPER How can you be so sure!? GILLIGAN I've seen a lot of ghost movies, I never forget a face! SKIPPER Look Gilligan, I'm gonna get some fresh water for the hut. Why don't you go out and get some firewood. GILLIGAN What if I meet the ghost? SKIPPER Ep...ep...well then he can help you carry the wood! And don't go around telling all those stories... CUT TO: MEDIUM SHOT OF GILLIGAN NEAR TREE CONTINUED (O.S.) ...now Gilligan. You'll have everybody as jumpy as you are! GILLIGAN I'm not jumpy. Hmmm! Gilligan turns and runs smack into the tree. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF SKIPPER The skipper just looks disappointed at Gilligan. CUT TO: MEDIUM SHOT OF GILLIGAN NEAR TREE Gilligan looks a little dazed and starts to walk off camera as we... CUT TO: EXT - JUNGLE - MORNING We see Mary Ann carrying a basket of laundry as Gilligan walks on camera after hitting the tree. He's looking back at the tree, not watching where he's going and runs into Mary Ann, knocking the basket from her hands and dumping the laundry on the ground. MARY ANN Oh Gilligan! GILLIGAN Oh I'm sorry Mary Ann. Gilligan kneels down and starts picking up the clothes. MARY ANN Oh that's all right. At least I know it was you who caused the trouble. Last night we didn't know what it was! GILLIGAN What, what was? MARY ANN Well while we were asleep in our cabin, and...and somebody knocked on the door. And when we said who is it, nobody answered! GILLIGAN So it was there too. MARY ANN What was there? Gilligan stands back up. ZOOM IN TO CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN AND MARY ANN GILLIGAN Huh? Oh, maybe it was a traveling door- to-door salesman. MARY ANN On this island? GILLIGAN No, what I meant was maybe there was air in your hot water tank! MARY ANN Gilligan we don't have a hot water tank. GILLIGAN Ah...what I meant was, air in your pipes! MARY ANN We don't have any pipes either! GILLIGAN Maybe you ought to have a talk with your landlord. MARY ANN Oh Gilligan this is serious! We heard some awfully strange noises in the night! And Gilligan? GILLIGAN Yeah? MARY ANN Once when I got up and looked out the window, I thought I saw... GILLIGAN DON'T say it! Ginger walks on camera and scares Gilligan nearly to death. PULL BACK TO MEDIUM SHOT OF MARY ANN, GILLIGAN AND GINGER GILLIGAN Ahh! Ghooo!! Oh hi Ginger. GINGER Ah Mary Ann did you see the magazine I was reading last night? MARY ANN Yeah I thought you left it on the table. CUT TO: NEW ANGLE OF MARY ANN, GILLIGAN AND GINGER GINGER I thought so too. GILLIGAN Maybe it's under the table. GINGER Couldn't be. GILLIGAN Why not? GINGER The tables gone too. GILLIGAN That's why not all right! MARY ANN Ginger. I think Gilligan knows something. GILLIGAN I don't know anything about anything. Gilligan quickly walks off camera MARY ANN That's strange. GINGER What's strange? For Gilligan not to know anything about anything is perfectly normal. CUT TO: EXT - JUNGLE CLEARING - DAY We see Mr. Howells bamboo polo pony wedged high up in a tree. MR HOWELL (O.S.) Lovey I wonder how we're going to get that thing down? CUT TO: MEDIUM SHOT OF MR AND MRS HOWELL MR HOWELL I mean it'll take an engineer... Gilligan walks on camera looking a little spaced out. MR HOWELL Oh Gilligan. GILLIGAN Oh hi Mr. and Mrs. Howell. MRS HOWELL Is there something wrong Gilligan? MR HOWELL Yes...yes my boy you seem like you're in another world. ZOOM IN TO: CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN AND MR HOWELL GILLIGAN Mr. Howell don't say that, I want to stay here in this world. MR HOWELL Ha..ha..ha permission granted. HA! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF MRS HOWELL MRS HOWELL Thurston you're so democratic. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN AND MR HOWELL MR HOWELL Lovey, Lovey watch your language! Gilligan my boy there's something I want to discuss with you. GILLIGAN Yes Mr. Howell? MR HOWELL I wish you'd stop from playing those dreary little practical jokes. GILLIGAN Me? What kind of jokes? MR HOWELL Well like that like...like that! CUT TO: POLO PONY IN TREE MR HOWELL (O.S.) I mean the idea of putting my practice polo pony way up in... CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN AND MR HOWELL CONTINUED ...a tree like that. GILLIGAN I didn't do that Mr. Howell! MR HOWELL Well the polo pony didn't fly up there. GILLIGAN It might have! MR HOWELL It what!? GILLIGAN If it was a horse fly! MR HOWELL Gillian my boy you still want to stay in this world!? CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF MRS HOWELL MRS HOWELL Oh Thurston you should scold him too for doing that silly dance in our patio last night. It wasn't at all funny. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN AND MR HOWELL MR HOWELL Oh wasn't it cold out there I mean, doing that dance, dress only in a little white night shirt? GILLIGAN Mr. Howell I didn't do any dance in your... CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF MRS HOWELL CONTINUED (O.S.) ...patio last night! MRS HOWELL Oh, well then it must have been somebody else. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN AND MR HOWELL MR HOWELL Yes, but whom!? MRS HOWELL Whom? GILLIGAN I don't know, but it wasn't meem! Gilligan walks of camera leaving Mr. and Mrs. Howell to figure out how to get the horse down. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF MRS HOWELL MRS HOWELL Who. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF MR HOWELL PAN RIGHT WITH MR HOWELL TO MRS HOWELL MR HOWELL You know Lovey my dear, we're going to have a dickens of a time getting that thing down, so, do be careful! MRS HOWELL Meem!? I!? MR HOWELL Oooo! FADE TO: INT - SKIPPER AND GILLIGAN'S HUT - DAY The skipper and professor are discussing the past evenings spectral phenomenon as they pace together side by side. SKIPPER What time did you say this was professor? PROFESSOR Shortly after eleven. SKIPPER Oh well then it couldn't have been Gilligan or me cause we were both sound asleep! PROFESSOR Both of you? SKIPPER Well...yes! PROFESSOR Well then a...if you were asleep, how could you know that Gilligan was? SKIPPER Well because he told me when he woke up! PROFESSOR Well if Gilligan was asleep, how could he know that you were? SKIPPER Well because I...uh...well, yes. If there's anything I can't stand its logic! PROFESSOR Oh. I should be able to figure out a logical answer. SKIPPER A...what, sort of a sound was it? PROFESSOR Well, as I recall, it was a...a mournful sort of a cry. Lets see, it was a... The professor lets out the same type of ghostly moaning that Gilligan heard the night before. PROFESSOR oooOOooo oooOOooo... CUT TO: EXT - SKIPPER AND GILLIGAN'S HUT - DAY Gilligan is walking next to the hut as he hears what he believes is... GILLIGAN The ghost! Gilligan, hearing the professor's ghostly moaning, runs terrified to the hut's door. CUT TO: INT - SKIPPER AND GILLIGAN'S HUT - DAY Gilligan comes running into the hut. The door hits the professor, nearly knocking him over. Gilligan hangs all over the skipper in total terror. GILLIGAN The ghost, the ghost it's after me it's after me! PROFESSOR Gilligan it's only me! SKIPPER Gilligan for goodness sake! Gilligan has totally lost it and is yelling over the top of the skipper and the professor. He even launches himself into the ghostly moaning he heard. GILLIGAN OOOOooooo! OOOOoooooo! OOOoooooo! OooOooooo! The skipper and professor are trying to calm him down. Gilligan continues to howl as we... FADE TO: INT - SKIPPER AND GILLIGAN'S HUT - NIGHT Gilligan is pacing around the hut looking very frightened. The skipper is lying in his hammock and is getting aggravated with Gilligan. There's a candle on the table acting as a night light for Gilligan. SKIPPER Gilligan. I am trying to get some sleep! NOW can we turn out the light! GILLIGAN I can't go to bed, I'm not sleepy. SKIPPER Well then why don't you get yourself a book? You know reading always puts you to sleep. GILLIGAN OK. The skipper tries to go back to sleep as Gilligan makes his way over to the table to get a book. He picks up a book, stares at it for a moment and then tosses it over his shoulder. The skipper hears him and is now fully awake again. SKIPPER Now what!? CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN GILLIGAN I can't read I, lost my glasses. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF SKIPPER SKIPPER You don't WEAR glasses! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN GILLIGAN Then how do you expect me to read? CUT TO: MEDIUM SHOT OF GILLIGAN AND SKIPPER SKIPPER Oh Gilligan! Gilligan is trying to get the skipper physically out of his hammock but the skipper won't budge. GILLIGAN Skipper, come on, lets go play some checkers. SKIPPER I don't want to play checkers! I want to go to sleep! GILLIGAN Let's play some cards! I'll let you win! SKIPPER Gilligan, I always win! GILLIGAN I'll let you lose! SKIPPER Will you put that light out!? GILLIGAN No sir skipper, when you're living on a haunted island anything can happen! SKIPPER All right. All right, ALL RIGHT! The skipper gets out of his hammock. GILLIGAN I'll get the cards. SKIPPER No we're not going to play cards! We're going to settle this ghost business right here and now! GILLIGAN But skipper... SKIPPER No arguments! The skipper grabs Gilligan by the arm and drags him to the hut's door. SKIPPER Now I want you to go outside. And I don't want you to come back in until you've counted to ten! GILLIGAN But it's dark out there! SKIPPER Go out and count to ten! GILLIGAN Can I count to ten by fives!? SKIPPER No Gilligan! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN GILLIGAN Fours? CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF SKIPPER SKIPPER No! By ones! One, two, three, four, five,... CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN CONTINUED (O.S.) ...six, seven eight nine TEN! GILLIGAN I can count faster than that! OnetwothreefourfivesixseveneightnineTEN! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF SKIPPER SKIPPER Gilligan, outside! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN Gilligan reluctantly goes outside. CUT TO: MEDIUM SHOT OF SKIPPER AND GILLIGAN Gilligan immediately comes back inside and yells. GILLIGAN TEN! SKIPPER Outside! Once more Gilligan goes outside and starts to count. The skipper puts on a white sheet over himself and takes up a ghostly stance. Gilligan comes back in the hut and sees the skipper. SKIPPER/GHOST Helloooo Gilligan! GILLIGAN Hi skipper! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF SKIPPER WEARING SHEET SKIPPER Well Gilligan how does it feel to be cured? You walked right into the front of a ghost and you weren't even scared! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN GILLIGAN I knew you weren't a ghost! A ghost doesn't wear a sheet stamped SS Minnow! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF SKIPPER WEARING SHEET The skipper takes off the sheet and is getting frustrated. SKIPPER We're going to cure this ghost thing right now! Anybody in their right mind knows... CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN CONTINUED (O.S.) ...that there's no such thing as a...ga...eg... We can see what the skippers sees. Out of the window, we see a ghostly apparition float through the clearing outside his hut. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF SKIPPER SKIPPER ...ah... The skipper faints at the sight of the ghost. Gillian doesn't see the ghost and doesn't understand why the skipper fainted. CUT TO: MEDIUM SHOT OF GILLIGAN, SKIPPER IS OUT OF FRAME GILLIGAN Skipper! What happened? Skipper? I'll revive you, I'll revive you! Gilligan runs out of the hut to get some water as the skipper is picking himself up off the ground. Gilligan comes back with a bucket of water and looks for the skipper who's no longer on the floor. PULL BACK TO: MEDIUM SHOT GILLIGAN Where'd you go? Oh, there you are. PAN LEFT WITH GILLIGAN TO SKIPPER The skipper is sitting at the table looking rather shaken. Gilligan pours the bucket of water on him even though the skippers already awake. The skipper is not too pleased with Gilligan as... CUT TO: MEDIUM SHOT OF HUT'S DOOR Mary Ann, Ginger , Mr. and Mrs. Howell coming running into the hut. MARY ANN Oh skipper! I'm not going to sleep in that hut another minute! GINGER It's haunted! PULL BACK TO: WIDE SHOT - GROUP MR HOWELL The whole island is haunted! MRS HOWELL Skipper you'll have to put us up for the night! SKIPPER Well but I... GILLIGAN We only have two hammocks! PAN RIGHT WITH MR HOWELL TO HAMMOCK MR HOWELL Oh...only well! I've got mine! SKIPPER Just a minute Mr. Howell! Mary Ann, Ginger, the skipper and Mrs. Howell all race after Mr. Howell for the hammocks at once. They all verbally claim the hammock for themselves in an ad-lib fashion. They all try to climb into the lower hammock as it sags to the ground. Gilligan makes it into his hammock with no competition. The rest continue to fight for the hammock. MR HOWELL A Howell is sleeping! A Howell is sleeping! With everyone trying to get into the lower hammock, it finally gives way and collapses leaving a pile of bodies. Gilligan all ready in his hammock is amused. GILLIGAN Good night everybody! Gilligan puts his hat over his face as we... FADE TO: EXT - HUT CLEARING - DAY The castaways have gathered seated around the table listening to the professor who is trying to find an explanation for the strange sightings. PROFESSOR I just know there's got to be a logical answer. GILLIGAN Yeah but does the ghost know!? SKIPPER Quiet Gilligan. Go on professor. PAN RIGHT WITH PROFESSOR TO MARY ANN AND GINGER PROFESSOR All right we all think we've seen a ghost. But could it have been say a, a patch of fog? GINGER Didn't look like fog to me. MARY ANN Me either! PROFESSOR All right, what about a cloud? Or a white sheet? CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN AND SKIPPER Gilligan is shaking his head no. SKIPPER Well I think it's possible professor. The skipper looks at Gilligan who now is shaking his head yes. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF MARY ANN, GINGER AND PROFESSOR PROFESSOR Girls, have either of you notice a sheet missing? MARY ANN Come to think of it, there is a sheet missing. GINGER It was gone from the clothesline a few days ago! PROFESSOR And that was just about the time our ghost showed up. Perhaps that sheet blew off the line. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN AND SKIPPER SKIPPER Why certainly! And it's been blowing around ever since! That's what we've all seen just a plain old sheet! Right Gilligan!? GILLIGAN Right skipper. A sheet with arms and legs and a voice that goes ooOOOOOOOOoooo! SKIPPER Stop that! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF MARY ANN, GINGER AND PROFESSOR The girls and professor don't agree with Gilligan and start ad-libbing their opinions together. PROFESSOR It's gotta be a sheet. GINGER It's a sheet it has to be a sheet. MARY ANN It's the only logical explanation The group settles down a bit. PULL BACK TO: WIDE SHOT - GROUP PROFESSOR Therefore, find the sheet and I think you'll have your ghost. Everyone but Gilligan and the skipper get up and leave the clearing to locate the sheet. Gilligan is the only one that's sure it's not a sheet and is still frightened. ZOOM IN TO CLOSE SHOT OF GILLIGAN AND SKIPPER GILLIGAN (TO SKIPPER) I'll go with you. SKIPPER No Gilligan, I think we can cover more ground separately. GILLIGAN Skipper if I see that sheet first, I won't be covering ground, the ground will be covering me! SKIPPER Yes, or I'LL be covering you! FLIP TO: EXT - JUNGLE - DAY Gilligan is walking up a path towards the camera and stops at a close up shot. He's searching the jungle for the sheet, when once again out of nowhere, comes the mournfully eerie cry of the ghost. GILLIGAN Did I hear somebody? I thought I heard somebody! GHOST (O.S.) You, no, hear, no, body. GILLIGAN Well that's good. GHOST (O.S.) You, only, hear, GhOST! GILLIGAN Ghost!? GHOST (O.S.) Me! I, am, ghost. PULL BACK AND PAN RIGHT WITH GILLIGAN GILLIGAN Are you a, good, good ghost, or, bad bad ghost? GHOST (O.S.) Goooood ghost. GILLIGAN Oh. Then how come you scare people? GHOST (O.S.) Because people scare me! That is why you must all get off, ghost's island! GILLIGAN Yes sir Mr. ghost I...I, we...we didn't know it was your island but, we have no way to get off. GHOST (O.S.) You find way! You must all leave! And soon! Ooooooooooo... The ghost continues it's eerie moaning as Gilligan turns to run away. CUT TO: NEW ANGLE - MEDIUM SHOT GILLIGAN (QUIETLY) Skipper! Skipper! I found the ghost! I found the... He turns and runs smack into the ghost. He panics and takes off a high speed through the jungle as we... CUT TO: NEW ANGLE - WIDE SHOT Gilligan is running at full speed towards the lagoon. CUT TO: EXT - LAGOON BEACH - DAY WIDE SHOT The skipper is standing looking at a long boat that has mysteriously shown up on the lagoon's North beach. GILLIGAN (O.S.) Skipper! Skipper skipper! Gilligan comes running into the clearing near the lagoon and sees the skipper. GILLIGAN Skipper! CUT TO: MEDIUM SHOT OF SKIPPER, GILLIGAN AND BOAT SKIPPER Gilligan little buddy I've got great news! GILLIGAN Later skipper, we got to get off the island! If we only had a boat! Gilligan finally notices the boat on the beach. GILLIGAN Skipper! Oh we found a boat!! SKIPPER Yeah I know! The skipper is holding a note found that he found in the boat. Gilligan gets in the boat as we... ZOOM IN TO: CLOSE UP OF SKIPPER SKIPPER And listen to this Gilligan! Boat has all the things you need for long trip. Take it, it is for you. Signed your friend, the ghost! WHIP PAN TO: CLOSE UP OF GHOST IN FLOWING WHITE SHEET The ghost is standing, arms outstretched, as it lets out one last mournful wail as we... FADE OUT ACT TWO FADE IN EXT - LAGOON - DAY WIDE SHOT The skipper is sitting on the stern of the boat with Gilligan at his side. SKIPPER Gilligan we've got everything we need! Food, water, compass! CUT TO: MEDIUM SHOT OF SKIPPER AND GILLIGAN SKIPPER Everything to help us sail home! GILLIGAN Yeah after all this time on the island it'll feel good to be on dry land again. SKIPPER Yes! Gilligan, this IS dry land. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF SKIPPER AND GILLIGAN GILLIGAN Yeah but it's surrounded by wet! SKIPPER Oh never mind. Now lets get up to the others and tell'em about the boat. Just can't get over the fact that a ghost gave us a boat. GILLIGAN Well maybe he didn't. SKIPPER He what!? GILLIGAN Maybe it's a GHOST ship. Maybe it's not really here! SKIPPER Well of course it's really here! Can't you see it!? GILLIGAN Yeah, but maybe we only THINK we can see it. CUT TO: MEDIUM SHOT OF SKIPPER AND GILLIGAN Gilligan touches the boat. GILLIGAN It feels like a boat. SKIPPER It IS a boat Gilligan! Now I'll go up and tell the Howells and the professor. You go up and tell Mary Ann and Ginger. GILLIGAN OK skipper. SKIPPER Oh and tell'em that the boats gonna be crowded so we only carry what we need. GILLIGAN Only carry what we need. SKIPPER That's right, tell the girls no souvenirs. GILLIGAN No souvenirs. SKIPPER Tell'em to come down here with their bare essentials. GILLIGAN Bare essentials yeah. Gilligan thinks for a second. GILLIGAN They're WHAT!? SKIPPER Gilligan will you get up there and tell them about the boat!! Tell them to come down here with their bare essentials!! GILLIGAN OK, but I sure hope they don't catch cold! FADE TO: INT - GINGER AND MARY ANN'S HUT - DAY Gilligan is in the girls hut and has told them of the boat left by the ghost. Ginger is sitting looking at herself in a hand mirror while Mary Ann is standing, listening to Gilligan. GILLIGAN Whenever you're ready we can leave. GINGER Gilligan you're sure that you and skipper saw the a...boat didn't you? GILLIGAN Uh...huh we both touched it to make sure it was real. MARY ANN Oh in that case I'll be packed in five minutes! GILLIGAN Oh wait a minute! Aren't you scared to go on a boat that's been left by a ghost!? GINGER Oh Gilligan if a witch came on this island I'd fight her for the broom! GILLIGAN And another thing, the skipper told me to tell everybody else including you, to bring your um...bare essentials. GINGER I'd be happy to. MARY ANN Me too. GILLIGAN Oh, ok I'll keep my eyes closed. Gilligan makes a quick exit from their hut as Ginger and Mary Ann are left with a confused look on their face. FLIP TO: INT - MR AND MRS HOWELL'S HUT - DAY MEDIUM SHOT OF SKIPPER AND MR AND MRS HOWELL The skipper is in the Howell's hut, and has told them of the boat left by the ghost. SKIPPER So, as soon as possible we'll set sail. MRS HOWELL Oh dear, there won't be anybody to meet us at the dock! MR HOWELL No, unless we're met by royalty, we just, won't leave that's all! SKIPPER Stay behind! The skipper makes for the door as Mr. Howell grabs him by the arm to stop him. MR HOWELL We'll GO! We'll GO!! He's so impetuous! So big too! ZOOM IN ON SKIPPER AND MR HOWELL SKIPPER Now look, it's a small boat so don't take anything accept what you absolutely need. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF MRS HOWELL MRS HOWELL Oh I never go anywhere without my furs and jewelry. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF SKIPPER AND MR HOWELL SKIPPER I told you only the essentials! MR HOWELL Eh...eh...I'll handle this I'll handle this. Eh...captain suppose I were to make a rather small donation to the sailors fund? SKIPPER Oh Mr. Howell... MR HOWELL A large donation. SKIPPER No. MR HOWELL I'll buy it! Then they could... SKIPPER For the last time, no no NO! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF MRS HOWELL MRS HOWELL That sounds rather definite. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF SKIPPER AND MR HOWELL MR HOWELL All right, we'll just have to get along with these two little kits that's all. Mr. Howell is pointing to two large trunks. SKIPPER Oh come on Mr. Howell. There's nothing in those trunks that we actually need for survival! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF MRS HOWELL MRS HOWELL Well there most certainly is! There's my fox and my leopard and my chinchilla and my mink and my sable... MR HOWELL My money! SKIPPER One more word and I leave you! The skipper turns and walks off camera as Mr. Howell is just about to continue the argument. Mrs. Howell steps in and physically closes MR. Howells mouth. MRS HOWELL Thurston! FADE TO: EXT - MR AND MRS HOWELL'S HUT - DAY The skipper and Gilligan are walking next to the Howell's hut, and stop near the communal table as they wait for the other castaways to arrive. SKIPPER What's taking everybody so long? GILLIGAN Maybe nobody wants to leave. SKIPPER Well of course everybody's anxious to leave Gilligan! GILLIGAN I'm not. SKIPPER Well certainly! Everybody wants to get back to civilization! GILLIGAN I had fun here! SKIPPER But, Gilligan there'll be people on the streets! GILLIGAN And pushing and shoving. SKIPPER And restaurants! GILLIGAN Waiting for a table. SKIPPER And you'll get PAID for a days work! GILLIGAN Who cares about money!? MR HOWELL (O.S.) Wait a minute! Wait a minute! Mr. Howell hears the last of the conversation as he walks on camera carrying a heavy suitcase. PULL BACK TO: WIDE SHOT MR HOWELL Who said a dirty word!? Who doesn't care about money!? SKIPPER Oh please Mr. Howell! I said no luggage! MR HOWELL This is not my luggage, this is my wallet! GILLIGAN Mrs. Howell, you sure got fat fast! MRS HOWELL Oh I haven't gained an ounce. Gilligan inspects Mrs. Howells multi-layered fur coat. GILLIGAN Funny looking coat! It's got fox down to here and leopard down to there and chinchilla down to there! MRS HOWELL Thurston, do I have to take them off!? MR HOWELL Not by the hair of your chinny chin chilla! Ginger and Mary Ann arrive at the clearing carrying only a couple of small cases. PAN RIGHT WITH SKIPPER TO GINGER AND MARY ANN SKIPPER Oh there you are girls! MARY ANN Is it all right if we each take a bag? SKIPPER Well yes but I...well I wished you'd share just one. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GINGER AND MARY ANN GINGER Oh honestly skipper we just took what we needed. MARY ANN Oh just the bare necessities. GINGER Lipstick, rouge, eye shadow, mascara... MARY ANN Hair rollers, hair spray, nail polish and eye liner. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN GILLIGAN Skipper, they forgot the bare essentials, if you'll excuse me girls. MR HOWELL (O.S.) Eh..lets get going shall we. The professor arrives with a concern of his own. PROFESSOR Sorry, but we are not going anywhere. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF MR AND MRS HOWELL MRS HOWELL Oh Thurston did you hear that? He said we're not going anywhere. MR HOWELL Oh well these eggheads, they never say what they mean. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF PROFESSOR PROFESSOR I said exactly what I meant. We are not going! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF SKIPPER, MARY ANN AND GINGER SKIPPER But professor you must be kidding! GINGER Oh we got the boat and everything! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF PROFESSOR PROFESSOR Unfortunately, I am very suspicious. There is something rotten in Denmark! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN GILLIGAN What do we care, we don't go anywhere near Denmark! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF MR AND MRS HOWELL MRS HOWELL Thurston you're right, they don't say what they mean. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF PROFESSOR PROFESSOR Now consider this. First someone tries to frighten us off the island. Then when they discover we can't leave, they provide us with a boat! Why!? CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN GILLIGAN I know, so we can leave! Lets go everybody! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF MR AND MRS HOWELL MR HOWELL Ah don't you see Gilligan, it's a traup. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN GILLIGAN No it's not a traup it's a boat! We touched it and felt it! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF SKIPPER, MARY ANN AND GINGER PAN LEFT WITH SKIPPER TO GILLIGAN AND PROFESSOR SKIPPER But, come to think of it, we haven't sailed in it. Maybe this ghost not only wants us off the island, maybe he wants us dead! PROFESSOR That is a strong possibility! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF MARY ANN AND GINGER MARY ANN Well why would he want a thing like that!? CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF PROFESSOR PROFESSOR I'm not sure what his motive is, but just to be on the safe side, I propose we send the boat out first with a dummy aboard. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN GILLIGAN Oh no! Oh no! I'm not going out there alone! SKIPPER (O.S.) Gilligan stop that! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF MARY ANN AND GINGER GINGER But what if it's safe!? CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF PROFESSOR PROFESSOR Well in that case, we retrieve the boat and sail for home. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF MARY ANN AND GINGER MARY ANN Oh but if he's watching and there's only one dummy on board!? CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF SKIPPER, GILLIGAN AND PROFESSOR GILLIGAN Oh NO! I said I... SKIPPER Gilligan!! PROFESSOR We will use seven dummies, one resembling each of us. CUT TO: CLSOE UP OF MR AND MRS HOWELL MR HOWELL You might say, real dead ringers! Ah..he..ha..ha By George I made a funny one! FLIP TO: INT - SKIPPER AND GILLIGAN'S HUT - DAY CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN AND DUMMY Gilligan is working on his dummy for the boat. PAN LEFT WITH GILLIGAN TO SKIPPER The skipper keeps trying to fit different size coconuts in his hat. SKIPPER Gilligan I can't seem to find a coconut that's big enough for my cap. GILLIGAN You should a gone to the other side of the island and got a jumbo size one. Gilligan is stuffing the pants of the skipper's dummy with large quantities of jungle grass. SKIPPER I don't think that's very funny. GILLIGAN All I meant was, you're a big guy, and, you got a big head... SKIPPER Gilligan! GILLIGAN ...and a big heart. Gilligan grabs more jungle grass from a table. SKIPPER Thank you. Well, never mind Gilligan. I'll...I'll end up using a gourd I guess. The skipper finally sees Gilligan stuffing the pants of his dummy. SKIPPER Eh...what is it you're doing? GILLIGAN Making you! SKIPPER That's supposed to be me!? GILLIGAN Only the bottom half. Gilligan grabs more grass. SKIPPER Come on Gilligan I'm not this big! GILLIGAN Well skipper you said to make it life like remember? Again he stuffs in some grass. SKIPPER But I'm not that big Gilligan! GILLIGAN Sure you are. The skipper takes out the grass that Gilligan puts in. SKIPPER I am not! What the skipper takes out, Gilligan puts back in. GILLIGAN Sure you are. SKIPPER I AM not Gilligan! GILLIGAN Sure you are. Gilligan is still stuff the grass in the pants. SKIPPER Gilligan for goodness sakes I'm not that big! The skipper is trying to remove the grass as is fighting to keep it in. GILLIGAN Yes you are skipper! SKIPPER I AM NOT Gilligan!! The skipper continues to try and take it out. GILLIGAN Yes you are skipper. SKIPPER I am not! The skipper hits Gilligan with his hat as they continue to wrestles with the grass as we... CUT TO: INT - GINGER AND MARY ANN'S HUT - DAY MEDIUM SHOT OF MARY ANN, PROFESSOR, GINGER AND DUMMY The professor is with the girls as they work on their dummies as well. PROFESSOR Well girls, how do they look? GINGER Oh, we never could have done them ourselves professor! PROFESSOR Well, fortunately I happen to know a little something about the construction of manikins. MARY ANN Ginger, don't you think I'd look better in my red gingham dress? GINGER Definitely, brighter colors are much better at night. PROFESSOR Girls that's not important. GINGER Well you know, and I'd look much better in my a, beaded beige. PROFESSOR But these are the clothes you picked out! MARY ANN We changed our mind! GINGER We wouldn't be caught dead in these things! PROFESSOR Well that's just exactly what might happen. GINGER Well professor, even if we're dummies we have to look right. The professor gives up arguing. PROFESSOR All right, ALL right! Mary Ann and Ginger start to unbutton the clothes on their dummies. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF PROFESSOR, GINGER AND DUMMY The professor watches on as Ginger is about to undress the dummy. She notices him watching. GINGER Professor. Tst..tst..tst..tst The professor realizes the problem and covers his eyes. PROFESSOR Oh! Good heavens forgive me! FLIP TO: INT - MR AND MRS HOWELL'S HUT - DAY MEDIUM SHOT OF THE MR AND MRS HOWELL DUMMIES PULL BACK TO: WIDE SHOT OF MR AND MRS HOWELL AND DUMMIES Mr. and Mrs. Howell are stuffing their dummies with money. Mr. Howell's dummy is dressed in a tuxedo and top hat while Mrs. Howell's dummy is dress in a pink pants suit with blue hat. MRS HOWELL Darling I'm all out of hundreds. MR HOWELL Ah...a good, then use these fifties my dear. MRS HOWELL Fifty!? Oh dear no! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF MRS HOWELL AND HER DUMMY MRS HOWELL Then I'd be lopsided. I've stuffed this sleeve with hundreds. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF MR HOWELL AND HIS DUMMY MR HOWELL Ah...ah...I'll give you a check to make up the difference. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF MRS HOWELL Mrs. Howell looks out the door, MRS HOWELL Darling look. CUT TO: WIDE SHOT - GROUP MRS HOWELL The others are headed for the lagoon. MR HOWELL Well let's join them! MRS HOWELL All right, I'll ask the skipper to carry the dummies. MR HOWELL The skipper!? Please! I wouldn't even let my own mother carry these! MRS HOWELL Hmm, you're right. The Howell's start to pick up their dummies as we... FLIP TO: EXT - LAGOON - EVENING The skipper and Gilligan are present and a dummy representing each of them has been positioned in the boat. The skipper and Gilligan push the boat out into the lagoon. As it sails away, Gilligan gets sentimental. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN AND SKIPPER GILLIGAN Aloha oi, aloha oi... CUT TO: BOAT PASSING BY IN LAGOON CUT TO: PREVIOUS SHOT The skipper looks as if he's getting sentimental as well, then snaps out of it. SKIPPER Oh Gilligan! That is not necessary! Now come on lets go find the others. CUT TO: EXT - JUNGLE - NIGHT We see the ghost in his sheet standing by. CUT TO: WIDE SHOT - BOAT IN LAGOON PASSING BY CUT TO: MEDIUM SHOT - GROUP All the castaways are hiding in the jungle near the lagoon watching the boat pass by. CUT TO: WIDE SHOT OF BOAT IN LAGGON PASSING BY CUT TO PREVIOUS SHOT PROFESSOR There it goes. GILLIGAN Yeah! SKIPPER If anything gonna happen, it should happen soon. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN GILLIGAN Yeah! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF PROFESSOR AND MR HOWELL PROFESSOR Shhhh! He should be along any minute. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN GILLIGAN Yeah! CUT TO: CLOS EUP OF SKIPPER SKIPPER Gilligan, can't you ever say no? CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN GILLIGAN Yeah! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF PROFESSOR AND MR HOWELL MR HOWELL It doesn't look as if anything gonna happen. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN GILLIGAN Yeah!...No! CUT TO: WIDE SHOT OF BOAT IN LAGOON The boat explodes in a shower of flame and debris. CUT TO: MEDIUM SHOT - GROUP The explosion lights up the castaway's faces. CUT TO: DUMMIES AND DEBRIS FLOATING IN LAGOON CUT TO: EXT - JUNGLE CLEARING - NIGHT The ghost is standing in the clearing and removes the flowing white sheet to reveal a man dressed in black with a two-way radio. He sits on a large rock and extends the antenna of his radio. GHOST Calling W 9. You there? RADIO I AM HERE, GO AHEAD. GHOST We can now claim island. RADIO SQUATTERS ARE DEAD? CUT TO: BURNING BOAT IN LAGOON GHOST (O.S.) Very dead. CUT TO: MEDIUM SHOT OF CASTAWAYS SKIPPER You were right professor! PROFESSOR Who ever did this thinks we are now dead, right? All right then... CUT TO: NEW ANGLE - GROUP CONTINUED ...we'll BE dead! GILLIGAN Oh no not again, we just got finished being blown all to pieces! PROFESSOR We are going to fight that ghost on his own ground. GILLIGAN The cemetery!? Oh no not me! PROFESSOR Oh no. All we have to do is round up seven sheets. All right everybody lets go! MR HOWELL Seven sheets? MRS HOWELL Sheets. Oh I know what the sheets are for. The castaways all walk off, heading back to their huts. CUT TO: EXT - JUNGLE - NIGHT The ghost is still talking with his accomplice on the radio. GHOST Other powers must now deal with us for off shore oil rights. You come? RADIO I WILL GET THE BOAT STARTED AT ONCE. CUT TO: EXT - HUT CLEARING - NIGHT The castaways are all gathered in the hut clearing wearing white sheets looking like ghosts themselves. PROFESSOR Now you all know what to do. Scatter and move in and out and around the huts. All right! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF SKIPPER AND GILLIGAN PROFESSOR (O.S.) Move out! The castaways start to leave as Gilligan and the skipper put on their hats. The skipper leaves but Gilligan is slow to follow. CUT TO: MEDIUM SHOT OF GILLIGAN AND PROFESSOR ZOOM IN FOR CLOSE UP Gilligan starts to go the wrong way and is grabbed by the professor. GILLIGAN Yah! The ghosts got me! PROFESSOR Gilligan it's me, the professor! GILLIGAN Oh. PROFESSOR Come on, get a move on! Gilligan is now heading in the right direction and howling like the ghost. GILLIGAN OoOOOooo OOOOoooo... CUT TO: EXT - JUNGLE - NIGHT MEDIUM SHOT OF GHOST The ghost is still talking on the radio. GHOST All right, I wait until tomorrow. RADIO BY THEN, ENGINE WILL BE FIXED AND I COME AFTER YOU. YOU HAVE PLACE TO SLEEP? GHOST I sleep in huts. Corps cold, but beds still warm! Ha..ha..ha..ha! The ghost hears something. GHOST Wait. CUT TO: EXT - JUNGLE - NIGHT We see only the empty jungle. CUT TO: MEDIUM SHOT OF GHOST GHOST I hear something. RADIO WHAT YOU HEAR? CUT TO: EXT - JUNGLE - NIGHT We see a couple of the castaways as ghosts, walking and bumping into each other in the jungle. CUT TO: MEDIUM SHOT OF GHOST GHOST A feet step! RADIO A FEET STEP? GHOST Others all dead. Must be new intruder on island. I scare him away too. CUT TO: EXT - JUNGLE - NIGHT We see Mr. And Mrs. Howell wearing their sheets, walking through the jungle. CUT TO: MEDIUM SHOT OF GHOST The man in black puts his sheet back on and starts to walk off camera. CUT TO; HIGH WIDE SHOT - LAGOON - NIGHT We see all the castaways in their sheets walking along the pathway near the lagoon. CUT TO: EXT - JUNGLE - NIGHT WIDE SHOT OF GHOST MOVING THROUGH JUNGLE CUT TO: EXT - JUNGLE CLEARING - NIGHT - WIDE SHOT The castaways are seen gliding around the jungle clearing as they make ghostly moans and mournful wails. CUT TO: EXT - JUNGLE CLEARING - NIGHT MEDIUM SHOT OF LOG IN CLEARING The skipper and Gilligan walk on camera in their sheets. The skipper takes off his sheet and is obviously tired and winded. They both sit down on a log to rest. GILLIGAN I don't see anything do you? SKIPPER No. You know why you don't? GILLIGAN No why? SKIPPER Cause you got a sheet over your head. Gilligan pulls the sheet off his head. SKIPPER There goes one of us! CUT TO: GHOST MOVING THROUGH CLEARING It's not one of the castaways as the ghost lets out a loud and haunting howl. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN AND SKIPPER ON LOG SKIPPER Gilligan it's the...It's the Gh...gh...gh... GILLIGAN Ghost. SKIPPER ...ghost! Yeah! GILLIGAN Ghost! Gilligan and the skipper try to get up but fall backwards off the log. CUT TO: EXT – JUNGLE CLEARING – NIGHT WIDE SHOT - GROUP We still see the other castaways moving slowly through the area moaning and making eerie sounds. CUT TO: EXT – JUNGLE – NIGHT MEDIUM SHOT OF GHOST The ghost stops and sees the other apparitions. He pulls the sheet off his head for a better look. CUT TO: EXT – JUNGLE CLEARING – NIGHT WIDE SHOT - GROUP We see the spirited castaways still moving and moaning in the jungle clearing. CUT TO: PREVIOUS SHOT The ghost is truly frightened and gets back on the radio. GHOST W 9! Listen quick! RADIO I LISTEN. GHOST This island... CUT TO: EXT – JUNGLE CLEARING – NIGHT WIDE SHOT - GROUP The castaways still moving and wail through the jungle. GHOST (O.S.) ...she's crazy! CUT TO: EXT – JUNGLE – NIGHT CUT TO: MEDIUM SHOT OF GHOST GHOST Pic...pick me up hurry! CUT TO: EXT – JUNGLE CLEARING – NIGHT WIDE SHOT - GROUP The castaways are still moving around the clearing. The skipper looks over and sees the ghost off camera. SKIPPER Ep...Everybody! There he is! CUT TO: PREVIOUS SHOT GHOST Oh, Never mind! I pick YOU up!! CUT TO: EXT – JUNGLE CLEARING – NIGHT WIDE SHOT – GROUP GILLIGAN Get him! SKIPPER Get him quick! The castaways take off in the ghost's direction. CUT TO: EXT – LAGOON – NIGHT WIDE SHOT The ghost runs on camera and dives into the lagoon. He starts swimming for his life. CUT TO: EXT – LAGOON CLEARING – NIGHT MEDIUM SHOT – GROUP The castaways watch the ghost from the bushes near the lagoon... CUT TO: PREVIOUS SHOT The ghost is now doing the backstroke as he swims away as we... FADE OUT EPILOG FADE IN INT – SKIPPER AND GILLIGAN'S HUT – DAY The skipper is in the hut working on the ropes of his hammock when Gilligan enters carrying a load of wet clothes in a small basket. GILLIGAN Hi skipper. Guess what I found down at the lagoon? SKIPPER What Gilligan? GILLIGAN Some of our clothes from the dummies. SKIPPER Oh fine. Just leave 'em there on the table, I'll have Mary Ann rinse the salt water out of 'em after I finish this. Gilligan drops the pile of clothes on the table. GILLIGAN Ok. Gilligan goes over to the skipper. ZOOM IN FOR CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN AND SKIPPER SKIPPER Oh boy, am I gonna sleep tonight now that our friend the ghost is gone! GILLIGAN Me too. Things were getting pretty spooky around here. SKIPPER Yeah. Gilligan's eye catches something off camera and he gets frightened. He moves closer to the skipper and then behind him for protection. GILLIGAN Skipper? SKIPPER Yes? GILLIGAN Skipper!? Your shirt! It's haunted! The ghost haunted your shirt! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF CLOTHES ON TABLE The clothes seem alive as they move slowing along the table. CUT TO: PREVIOUS SHOT The skipper is not afraid and goes to the table as Gilligan looks on. CUT TO: NEW ANGLE The skipper picks up the clothes to reveal... CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF TABLE ...a large turtle crawling along. CUT TO: PREVIOUS SHOT ZOOM IN FOR CLOSE UP OF GILLIAN AND SKIPPER The skipper picks up the turtle and shows Gilligan who now looks relieved and a little embarrassed. SKIPPER Ha...ha...ha...ha, Gilligan little buddy, you're too much! The skipper thrusts the turtle in Gilligan's face to scare him one more time. Gilligan looks embarrassed and the skipper laughs as we... FADE OUT END CREDITS GILLIGAN'S ISLAND "Ghost a GO GO" Rev. 03/24/66