GILLIGAN'S ISLAND "Gilligan Goes Gung Ho" By Bruce Howard December 26, 1966 TEASER FADE IN: EXT – LAGOON – DAY – CREDIT OVERLAY Gilligan is walking casually towards the camera along a jungle path near the lagoons edge. PAN RIGHT WITH GILLIGAN He walks off camera as we… CUT TO: EXT – HUT CLEARING – DAY Gilligan is walking through the jungle area near the hut clearing. He makes his way to the clearing outside Ginger and Mary Ann's hut, and passes by their window and off camera when he hears… PAN LEFT WITH GILLIGAN – STOP PAN AT WINDOW PROFESSOR (O.S.) Look, I told you once and I'll tell you again, it's all over between us! Gilligan backs up on camera to listen. GINGER (O.S.) No no no you're lying! You still love me I know you do! Please, please! Don't do this to me! Gilligan stands and listens more intently. MARY ANN (O.S.) You heard what the man said sweetie! Get lost! Gilligan steps closer to the window to watch what's going on. CUT TO: INT – GINGER AND MARY ANN'S HUT – DAY CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN We see Gilligan watching through the window. GINGER (O.S.) Oh! So that's the way it is. I see it all now! PULL BACK FOR MEDIUM SHOT OF MARY ANN, PROFESSOR AND GINGER WITH GILLIGAN IN WINDOW GINGER It was never really me me me! All the time it was her her her! PROFESSOR All right! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF MARY ANN AND PROFESSOR The professor holds on to Mary Ann. PROFESSOR It's her her her! MARY ANN That's right! It was me me me! Mary Ann and the professor hug each other tightly. CUT TO: MEDIUM SHOT OF GROUP Ginger grabs a gun off a small table in front of her. GINGER If I can't have you, NOBODY will! Ginger points the gun at the professor. PROFESSOR Watch out! She's got a gun! The professor pushes Mary Ann off camera. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GUN WITH GILLIGAN IN WINDOW He's watching intently from the window. Ginger fires the gun. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN He stands with mouth agape at seeing the professor shot. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF MARY ANN AND PROFESSOR PROFESSOR Good heavens! CUT TO: MEDIUM SHOT OF MARY ANN, PROFESSOR AND GINGER WITH GILLIGAN IN WINDOW PROFESSOR She shot me, dead, dead, dead! He grabs his stomach and falls to the ground and in doing so, hits a small table next to him. CUT TO: MEDIUM SHOT OF GILLIGAN IN WINDOW QUICK ZOOM IN FOR CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN He's still watching with a totally shocked look on his face. CUT TO: EXT – GINGER AND MARY ANN'S HUT – DAY Gilligan has seen Ginger shoot the professor and starts to panic. He turns and backs away from the window and is frozen with fear. GILLIGAN (SOTTO) Murder! He turns and starts to run away for help. PAN RIGHT WITH GILLIGAN TO JUNGLE GILLIGAN Help! Police! Help Police! Murder! Murder! Murder! Gilligan is still running and yelling for help as we… FADE OUT ACT I FADE IN EXT – HUT CLEARING – DAY MEDIUM SHOT OF MR AND MRS HOWELL Mr. and Mrs. Howell are seen lying on their lounge chairs. Mr. Howell sipping something from out of bamboo glass he relaxes. Mrs. Howell is shielding her self from the sun with a parasol. Gilligan is seen in the background running out of the jungle and yelling for help as he goes. GILLIGAN Help! Help police! Help police! Gilligan leaps over both of the Howells as he runs by. GILLIGAN Help! MR. and Mrs. Howell are unresponsive as they watch Gilligan leap over them and run out of sight. GILLIGAN (O.S.) Murder! Murder! Murder! Murder! Help police! SLOW ZOOM IN FOR CLOSE OP OF MR AND MRS HOWELL MR HOWELL Why on earth would Gilligan want a policeman? MRS HOWELL Maybe he saw someone speeding. MR HOWELL Here!? On this island? MRS HOWELL Jay Walking? Mr. Howell makes no further comments as he ponders Mrs. Howell's last comment. CUT TO: EXT – JUNGLE CLEARING – DAY MEDIUM SHOT OF SKIPPER The skipper is seen in a jungle clearing picking up some rocks from the ground. GILLIGAN (O.S.) Skipper! PULL BACK FOR WIDE SHOT OF SKIPPER WITH GILLIGAN IN BG We can see Gilligan on a ridge in the distance as he looks for the Skipper. GILLIGAN Hey skipper! SKIPPER Over here Gilligan! GILLIGAN Hey skipper! Skipper! SKIPPER Over here! Gilligan sees the skipper and runs down the slope of the ridge and makes his way to the skipper. GILLIGAN (OUT OF BREATH) Skipper! Oh skipper! Skipper! ZOOM IN FOR CLOSE UP OF SKIPPER AND GILLIGAN SKIPPER Boy have I got something to tell you! GILLIGAN Oh it's not as important as what I have… The skipper shows Gilligan a rock. SKIPPER Do you know what this is!? GILLIGAN Yeah it's a rock. Now can I tell you… SKIPPER Yeah yeah yes, but it's a special kind of rock. It's phosphorescent! GILLIGAN I don't care if it can glow in the dark. Now skipper I got something real important to… SKIPPER Gilligan, that's what phosphorescent means, glow in the dark! Why with enough of these, we can lay out an S O S signal that can be seen by a plane at night for miles! Gilligan yanks the rock from the skipper's hands. GILLIGAN Now can I talk!? SKIPPER Ok Gilligan, get it off your chest, shoot. Let me have it! GILLIGAN Well you're getting close skipper. CUT TO: NEW ANGLE FAVORING GILLIGAN (CONTINUED) Only I didn't shoot him, Ginger did! An…an…and she let the professor have it, not you! And he can't get it off his chest cause he laying on it! CUT TO: ANGLE ON SKIPPER SKIPPER What!? GILLIGAN The professor! CUT TO: ANGLE ON GILLIGAN GILLIGAN Ginger shot him dead dead dead! CUT TO: ANGLE ON SKIPPER SKIPPER Did you actually see it!? CUT TO: ANGLE ON GILLIGAN GILLIGAN I saw it with my very own eye eye eyes! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF SKIPPER AND GILLIGAN SKIPPER Oh come on Gilligan, lets go see! The skipper turns and runs off camera as Gilligan just stands and examines the rock. The skipper runs back on camera and grabs Gilligan by the arm. Gilligan drops the rock and it lands on the skipper's foot, making his yelp with pain. Having had enough, the skipper yanks himself and Gilligan off camera. SKIPPER Lets go! FADE TO: INT – GINGER AND MARY ANN'S HUT – DAY CLOSE UP OF MARY ANN, PROFESSOR AND GINGER The professor is laying on one of the girl's beds holding a handkerchief to his nose. Mary Ann and Ginger are standing over him. MARY ANN Are you all right professor? PROFESSOR Oh, I'm afraid I didn't help you rehearse very well Ginger. GINGER Lay still professor. Nosebleeds can be dangerous. PROFESSOR I didn't see the table when I fell. I guess I'm just a, clumsy actor. GINGER Don't be silly professor you were marvelous. PROFESSOR Oh. The professor rises up slightly on his elbows. GINGER Now come on lay back. You'll feel better. MARY ANN Just to be sure huh? Ginger takes the bloodstain handkerchief from the professor. GINGER In the mean time I'll just take this, handkerchief and wash it. The professor rises up on his elbows again. PROFESSOR You know, I just thought of something. With some actors, they have acting in their blood. With me, I've got blood in my acting! The professor thinks he's being funny and laughs as Ginger and Mary Ann don't find him so humorous. They both push him back down onto the bed. They walk off camera to deal with the handkerchief. CUT TO: EXT – GINGER AND MARY ANN'S HUT – DAY MEDIUM SHOT OF HUT'S DOOR The skipper and Gilligan walk quietly on camera and up near the door. They are talking very low and in a whispered tone. ZOOM IN FOR CLOSE UP OF SKIPPER AND GILLIGAN GILLIGAN You go in, and I'll stay out here and be the look out. SKIPPER A look out? GILLIGAN Yeah, in case Ginger decides to shoot you, I can be out here and yell, LOOK OUT! The skipper panics and puts his hand over Gilligan's mouth to quiet him. Gilligan does the same and quickly puts his hand over the skipper's mouth. SKIPPER (MUFFLED) Shhhhh! Don't yell! Gilligan pulls the skippers hand away. GILLIGAN What? The skipper yanks Gilligan's hand away to talk. SKIPPER I said don't yell. Be quiet. Come on. They both make their way quietly to the huts door. The skipper slowly starts to open the door to look inside. CUT TO: INT – GINGER AND MARY ANN'S HUT – DAY CLOSE UP OF SKIPPER AND GILLIGAN IN DOORWAY They peer inside and see… CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF PROFESSOR ON BED WITH SKIPPER AND GILLIGAN IN BG The professor is lying on a bed with his arms crossed over his chest. He looks very much dead as a funeral dirge plays in the background. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF SKIPPER AND GILLIGAN IN DOORWAY Gilligan is below the skipper as the skipper stands over him. Gilligan looks up as the skipper looks down at each other. They both look grim. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GINGER AND MARY ANN WITH SKIPPER AND GILLIGAN IN BG The skipper and Gilligan watch as Ginger holds up the blood stained handkerchief in front of her that she just took from a bowl of water. GINGER I give up Mary Ann. I can't seem to get the spots out of this. MARY ANN Oh here Ginger let me try it. Mary Ann takes the handkerchief from Ginger. GINGER Thanks. Ginger picks up the gun she used during rehearsal from off the table. GINGER Guess I better put this gun away. She turns towards the door where the skipper and Gilligan are, and to them, she's pointing at them. They start to panic. GINGER Gilligan! Skipper! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF SKIPPER AND GILLIGAN IN DOORWAY SKIPPER Ginger! The skipper and Gilligan, thinking they're about to be shot panic. Gilligan is trying to leave but is held back by the skipper. As they struggle with each other, the skipper looses his hat, which is caught by Gilligan. The skipper reaches over and grabs Gilligan's hat and puts it on. Gilligan puts on the skipper cap after loosing his. SKIPPER Gilligan! For goodness sake! Gilligan squats down near the ground and closes his eyes. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF PROFESSOR Due to the commotion, professor has gotten off the bed. PAN RIGHT WITH PROFESSOR TO SKIPPER AND GILLIGAN END IN MEDIUM SHOT The professor stands before the skipper and Gilligan. SKIPPER Gilligan! You can open your eyes now! Gilligan opens his eyes and sees the professor. He stands up no longer afraid. GILLIGAN Professor! You shouldn't be walking around dead, it could be fatal! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GINGER She's standing still holding the gun. GINGER We were just practicing a scene from a play I was once in. CUT TO: MEDIUM SHOT OF PROFESSOR, SKIPPER AND GILLIGAN GILLIGAN What about the gun huh!? What about the gun!? CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GINGER GINGER This gun!? She fires the gun. GINGER Blanks. CUT TO: MEDIUM SHOT OF PROFESSOR AND SKIPPER SKIPPER (RELIEVED) Oh, they were just blanks! PAN DOWN FOR MEDIUMS SHOT OF SKIPPER AND GILLIGAN Gilligan has passed out on the ground from fear. FADE TO: EXT – HUT CLEARING – DAY MEDIUM SHOT OF MR AND MRS HOWELL The Howell's are still lying in their lounge chairs as the professor walks on camera near them. MR HOWELL Ah professor, you're just the man we were talking about. PROFESSOR Oh, well, what can I do for you? CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF MR AND MRS HOWELL MRS HOWELL Well Thurston and I just saw Gilligan rushing by on his way to the police. CUT TO: MEDIUM SHOT OF PROFESSOR, MR AND MRS HOWELL PROFESSOR Oh! Ha…ha…yeah! The professor sits down on the edge of Mr. Howell lounge. MR HOWELL Hea…hea…hea…hea, oh I fail to see the humor it's a long swim to the nearest Gendarme. PROFESSOR Mr. Howell, Ginger and I were rehearsing a scene and Gilligan thought she shot me! ZOOM IN FOR CLOSE UP OF PROFESSOR, MR AND MRS HOWELL MRS HOWELL Ho thank heavens it was only play-acting. PROFESSOR So you see we really have no need for the long arm of the law. CUT TO: NEW ANGLE FAVORING MR AND MRS HOWELL MRS HOWELL Oh well I'm glad of that! I'd hate to have to hide all my furs. MR HOWELL Yes and think of all my money lying about! Perhaps I'd better bury it now! PROFESSOR Now hold on… CUT TO: MEDIUM SHOT OF PROFESSOR, MR AND MRS HOWELL (CONTINUED) …Mr. Howell. At this point there's been no robbery, no murder, no crime of any kind on the island. MRS HOWELL Well a stitch in time is better than having to buy an all-new dress. PROFESSOR On the other hand… CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF PROFESSOR, MR AND MRS HOWELL ANGLE FAVORING MR AND MRS HOWELL MRS HOWELL Or is it, a, bird in the bush, never gathers any moss!? MR HOWELL Lovey don't confuse the issue. Now what if I were in dire need and I needed someone? CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF PROFESSOR, MR AND MRS HOWELL The professor gets up of the end of the lounge with a determined look on his face.. PROFESSOR Excuse me folks! You've given me food for thought! The professor walks off camera, leaving the Howells bewildered. MRS HOWELL What an odd time to get hungry. FLIP TO: EXT – HUT CLEARING – NIGHT CLOSE UP OF PROFESSOR The professor is standing with one leg up on a chair near the communal table as he talks. PROFESSOR So gentlemen, you can see the necessity for some form of legal authority here on the island. PULL BACK FOR MEDIUM SHOT OF GROUP The men are seated around the communal table outside the skipper's and Gilligan's hut. SKIPPER Exactly! What we need is law and order! MR HOWELL Well I'll make a check out to the policemen's benevolent society. PROFESSOR I suggest we elect a sheriff and the sooner the better. MR HOWELL AND SKIPPER Yeah. SKIPPER What about you professor? PROFESSOR No I'm afraid I'm in the middle of an experiment with those phosphorescent rocks. I'm too busy trying to get us rescued. GILLIGAN I'm not too busy. MR HOWELL That's right, your place is in the laboratory. GILLIGAN I'm not doing anything at all I could be the sheriff! SKIPPER Ridiculous! MR HOWELL Preposterous! GILLIGAN How 'bout a word from you professor. PROFESSOR Idiotic. GILLIGAN Sorry I asked. PROFESSOR No, in my opinion the logical man for the job of sheriff is the skipper. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF MR HOWELL MR HOWELL Eh…one moment please. In my opinion, I am perfectly capable of holding down the job as constable. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN GILLIGAN Preposterous! CUT TO: MEDIUM SHOT OF GROUP The skipper gives Gilligan a dirty look. GILLIGAN Well that's what he said about me. MR HOWELL I'll have you know that I'm a I'm a judo expert! I hold a black belt in KARATE! HA! HA! Mr. Howell gives a simulated karate chop to the air. SKIPPER Karate!? Where did you learn karate!? MR HOWELL In Japan! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF MR HOWELL MR HOWELL And you know my instructor had legs like steel bands! ARMS like iron bars! And hands like CLAWS! Within all a charming young lady, hea…hea… with the fan the tea he…he…he… SKIPPER Well. CUT TO: MEDIUM SHOT OF GROUP SKIPPER I must say a, Mr. Howell, karate's beyond me I mean if you're that strong you should… MR HOWELL IF I am that strong! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF MR HOWELL Mr. Howell stands up. PAN WITH MR HOWELL TO SKIPPER We follow Mr. Howell as he stands up and walks slowly around the table to just behind the skipper as he talks. MR HOWELL I'll have you know that I can flatten a man…HEYAH!…twice your size with one, one, karate chop! Ooooo! Mr. Howell gives the skipper a karate chop to the neck. The skipper closes his eyes and waits. SKIPPER Will this hurt!? MR. Howell, still standing behind the skipper holds his hand in pain. The skipper is unaware of what happened. MR HOWELL Oooooo! Karate pinky! Striking a defenseless man with your bare neck! You! You! Mr. Howell retreats in pain as we… CUT TO: INT – SKIPPER AND GILLIGAN'S HUT – DAY CLOSE UP OF BOOK TITLED "CRIMINAL LAW" PULL BACK FOR CLOSE UP OF SKIPPER The skipper is holding the book and looks shocked. SKIPPER Boy have we got a lot to learn! The skipper looks around the hut. SKIPPER I wonder where he went!? Ep…Gilligan! Gilligan! Gilligan enters the hut walking with stiff legs and arms stiff out to his sides. He has a starfish pinned to his shirt to look like a Deputies badge. GILLIGAN Comin sheriff! SKIPPER What's wrong? GILLIGAN Well if I'm gonna be a deputy, I'm gonna have to learn to act like one. SKIPPER Oh cut that out. Now we've gotta lot a work to do. GILLIGAN Yes Mr. Dillon. SKIPPER Stop calling me Mr. Dillon. We've got to learn this criminal code, we've got to practically memorize it. GILLIGAN Yeah learn all about criminals and their sneaky ways. SKIPPER Ep…yes but first you have to learn how to become a officer. GILLIGAN Oh. Gilligan stands at attention, raises his right hand and gives the Boy Scout salute. GILLIGAN On my honor, I promise to do… SKIPPER Gilligan that's a boy scout! Now listen to this and carefully. The skipper starts to read from the book. SKIPPER An officer in the enforcement of law, must be courteous and cheerful, friendly and brave. CUT TO: NEW ANGLE FAVORING GILLIGAN GILLIGAN That's silly skipper! While I was being courteous and friendly and cheerful, the criminal escaped before I got to be brave! SKIPPER Gilligan,… CUT TO: PREVIOUS SHOT (CONTINUED) …any information that you need in this book is there. So look it up! GILLIGAN You can count on me! SKIPPER Yes. The skipper takes a good look at Gilligan. SKIPPER Ep…you are probably the saddest looking deputy I ever saw! Now where's your whistle? GILLIGAN Oh yeah right, my whistle. Gilligan digs around inside his shirt and finds the only the cord. The skipper helps him take it out. SKIPPER For goodness sake, get it out, you're out of uniform. He eventually brings out a rather crude looking whistle made of indigenous materials. SKIPPER Now remember! You're only to blow that… Gilligan starts to blow the whistle and continues to do so. SKIPPER Gilligan not now! You're only to blow that in an emergency! GILLIGAN This is an emergency! You're standing on my foot! CUT TO: WIDE SHOT OF SKIPPER AND GILLIGAN He blows the whistle again loudly. CUT TO: EXT – JUNGLE – CLEARING LOW SHOT OF GILLIGAN'S LEGS We see swinging a makeshift Billy club as he stands in the middle of a jungle clearing. PULL BACK TO WIDE SHOT The skipper enters on camera from the left as Mary Ann and Ginger walk out of the jungle from just behind him. MARY ANN (O.S.) Hi deputy! SKIPPER Oh Gilligan. GILLIGAN Oh Stop! Gilligan puts up his right hand to stop the skipper. He waves the girls through the "intersection". CUT TO: MEDIUM SHOT OF GILLIGAN, GINGER AND MARY ANN He continues to wave the girls through. GILLIGAN Hi ladies. CUT TO: PREVIOUS SHOT SKIPPER Ladies. He's smiling and watching the girls as they walk off camera and forgets to put his hand down. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF SKIPPER AND GILLIGAN SKIPPER Well Gilligan I'm waiting. GILLIGAN Oh sorry sheriff. He waves the skipper through. GILLIGAN How am I doing? Pretty good huh? Lucky thing I was here. There would have been a big collision. Just like a big fat truck running over two little sports cars. SKIPPER Oh thanks a lot. CUT TO: EXT – JUNGLE – DAY MEDIUM SHOT OF PROFESSOR The professor comes running out of the jungle and into the clearing. He's carrying some rocks in his hands. PROFESSOR Skipper! SKIPPER (O.S.) Yes professor? PAN RIGHT WITH PROFESSOR TO SKIPPER AND GILLIGAN END PAN IN MEDIUM SHOT PROFESSOR This rock sample does contain the phosphorescent element Shelite. I suggest we collect some more! SKIPPER Gilligan I'll be with the professor. Now if anything comes up, just look it up in the book. FLIP TO: STOCK SHOT OF MILITARY AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT CUT TO: INT – AIRCRAFT COCKPIT – DAY MEDIUM SHOT VIEW FORWARD We see the two military pilots from behind in the cockpit of the plane as they perform a search mission. COPILOT That the area we're suppose to search? CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF PILOT AND COPILOT PILOT Yeah. Another one of those reports of people on a deserted island. CUT TO: STOCK SHOT OF MILITARY AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT FLIP TO: EXT – HUT CLEARING – DAY MEDIUM SHOT OF SKIPPER AND GILLIGAN'S HUT Mr. Howell is seen coming out of the hut carrying a pair of binoculars. CUT TO: EXT – HUT CLEARING – NEW AREA – DAY MEDIUM SHOT Gilligan is seen pacing back and forth as he reads the criminal law book as he carries his Billy club. CUT TO: PREVIOUS SHOT Mr. Howell is outside the hut getting ready to use the skipper's binoculars. CUT TO: EXT – HUT CLEARING – NEW AREA – DAY MEDIUM SHOT Gilligan looks up see Mr. Howell with the binoculars. He immediately puts his book down and runs towards Mr. Howell. PAN LEFT WITH GILLIGAN TO MR HOWELL He comes up next to Mr. Howell and starts blowing his whistle right in his ear. MR HOWELL Gilligan will you stop that…that…that blasted whistling! GILLIGAN I saw you Mr. Howell! Stealing the skipper's binoculars! MR HOWELL I did not steal the binoculars! I merely borrowed them. Mrs. Howell and I are going bird watching! Mr. Howell starts to walk away but Gilligan grabs hold of the binoculars cord and pulls him back, choking him in the process. GILLIGAN Sorry Mr. Howell according to the book, taking somebody else's property without their permission is stealing! MR HOWELL All right if you're going to make such a fuss, we won't use them. We'll just watch bigger birds that's all! Mr. Howell tries to walk away again and Gilligan yanks on the cord again holding Mr. Howell in place and choking him. GILLIGAN Mr. Howell, you're under arrest article four. MR HOWELL Look…look, look, Gilligan this is my first offense, I promise not to do such a dastardly deed again. GILLIGAN Ignorance of the law is no excuse. Mr. Howell reaches in his pocket and pulls out some money. MR HOWELL Look…look Gilligan, come on now. This will cover it, I'll just buy some tickets to the policemen's ball ay? GILLIGAN Trying to bribe an officer on duty? Article seven. MR HOWELL Look I am not without political influence! I'll have you pounding a beat on the North end of this island! Gilligan grabs the cord again and gives it a tug. GILLIGAN Come on lets go. MR HOWELL I won't move! I… Gilligan tugs on the cord again as Mr. Howell tries to get away. Mr. Howell is struggling against the cord. CUT TO: EXT – JUNGLE CLEARING – NEW AREA – DAY MEDIUM SHOT OF SKIPPER AND PROFESSOR The skipper and professor run on camera. SKIPPER We heard the whistle! What's going on!? PAN RIGHT WITH SKIPPER AND PROFESSOR TO MR HOWELL AND GILLIGAN GILLIGAN Mr. Howell took your binoculars without your permission and that's stealing. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GROUP GILLIGAN And when I caught him, he offered me a money to forget it, and that's bribery. So I arrested him. The skipper takes a long hard look at Mr. Howell. Mr. Howell just looks around as if nothing happened. CUT TO: PREVIOUS SHOT SKIPPER Well deputy, you did right. You should be ashamed of yourself Mr. Howell. MR HOWELL I am. I should have made it a…a bigger bribe. Mr. Howell tries to walk away again and is choked again by the cord. MR HOWELL If you don't mind! PROFESSOR A deputy? May I speak to him for a moment? GILLIGAN Just make sure he doesn't make a run for it. The professor walks over and takes Mr. Howell by the arm and starts walking with him. PAN LEFT WITH PROFESSOR AND MR HOWELL TO NEW AREA MR HOWELL I mean the idea of being treated like a common criminal. PROFESSOR Now Mr. Howell. MR HOWELL Yeah. PROFESSOR We all gave our word that we'd obey the law. MR HOWELL Yeah I know but… PROFESSOR Now we agreed to, accept the skipper as sheriff and a, Gilligan as his deputy. MR HOWELL Yeah I know but a… PROFESSOR We must agree to obey their authority. And to accept the penalty if we break the law. MR HOWELL Well the whole thing sounds so darn democratic. PROFESSOR I know that you understand the principal involved. After all, you're a man of ethics. MR HOWELL You sure know how to cut a man don't you? Mr. Howell composes himself. PAN RIGHT WITH PROFSSOR AND MR HOWELL TO GILLIGAN AND SKIPPER MR HOWELL All right I a, hereby officially place myself under, HUT arrest. GILLIGAN Oh no Mr. Howell! You can go back to your hut when you're under arrest. You have to go to the, to,… (pause) Where we gonna, put him? SKIPPER Well I don't know I a… ZOOM IN FOR CLOSE UP OF MR HOWELL Mr. Howell is looking worried. (CONTINUED) (O.S.) We've never talked about that! PROFESSOR (O.S.) Well, there's only one thing we can do! FLIP TO: EXT – CAVE JAIL – DAY CLOSE UP OF MR HOWELL IN CAVE We see Mr. Howell holding onto the bamboo bars of a makeshift jail. He's looking grim. PULL BACK TO MEDIUM SHOT OF MR AND MRS HOWELL She crying into a handkerchief as she sees Mr. Howell behind bars. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF MRS HOWELL MRS HOWELL (CRYING) Thurston you're a convict! Oh! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF MR HOWELL MR HOWELL Lovey! I…I've been framed! I'll appeal! I'll take it to the Supreme Court! I'll go even higher! Rules committee of the New Port country club! Ahhhhhh! CUT TO: STOCK SHOT OF MILITARY AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT FLYING We see the Grumman Albatross flying along as we… FADE OUT ACT II FADE IN SAME SCENE AS FADE OUT FROM ACT I The amphibious aircraft is flying along over the ocean. CUT TO: INT – AIRCRAFT COCKPIT – DAY CLOSE UP OF PILOT AND COPILOT PILOT You seen one ocean, you've seen 'em all. What's our position? The copilot takes out his chart and looks at it. CUT TO: VIEW FORWARD FROM BEHIND COPILOT We've covered ah, mmmmm little over half the search area. CUT TO: PREVIOUS SHOT PILOT I don't even know if there's an island in that other have, charted or un-charted. CUT TO: VIEW FORWARD FROM BEHIND COPILOT Oh you never know. The copilot puts the chart away. CUT TO: STOCK SHOT OF MILITARY AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT FLYING FADE TO: EXT – JUNGLE – DAY MEDIUM SHOT OF SKIPPER AND PROFESSOR The skipper and professor are making their way through the jungle. The professor and skipper are tired and exhausted. They're bending over picking up rocks from along the path and putting them in a basket. PROFESSOR Oh, Collecting these phosphorescent rocks is harder than I imagined. SKIPPER Yeah but one thing that's making it a lot easier. PROFESSOR What's that? SKIPPER The fact that Gilligan isn't here to help us. PROFESSOR Well it's going to take quite a while to collect enough to make a signal. SKIPPER Yeah maybe I better go back and tell the others we're gonna be gone the rest of the day. PROFESSOR Oh,… CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF SKIPPER AND PROFESSOR ANGLE ON PROFESSOR (CONTINUED) …don't forget to remind Gilligan to feed Mr. Howell. CUT TO: ANGLE ON SKIPPER SKIPPER You know I sure hope we did the right thing professor. I mean putting Mr. Howell in jail is kind of rough! CUT TO: ANGLE ON PROFESSOR PROFESSOR Well either we stick by our agreement and live under law and order or… SKIPPER Well yeah I know but,… CUT TO: ANGLE ON SKIPPER (CONTINUED) …but Mr. Howell is different. You know those society fellas are, kind a soft. CUT TO: ANGLE ON PROFESSOR PROFESSOR Well don't underestimate Mr. Howell. He can take anything. CUT TO: EXT – CAVE – DAY CLOSE UP OF MR HOWELL Mr. Howell is hanging on the bamboo bars with outstretched arms and clenched fists as he pleads for help. MR HOWELL Please! Please help me! MR HOWELL I'm failing fast Gilligan! I can't last! I can't last! PULL BACK TO MEDIUM SHOT OF GILLIGAN Gilligan is guarding the cave as Mr. Howell pleads for help. GILLIGAN Sorry Mr. Howell. MR HOWELL How long have I been in here! GILLIGAN Fifteen minutes. MR HOWELL It's an eternity. CUT TO: EXT – HUT CLEARING – DAY MEDIUM SHOT OF MARY ANN AND GINGER Mary Ann and Ginger are setting the table for dinner. There is a small open fire near the hut. ZOOM IN?PAN RIGHT FOR CLOSE UP OF GINGER AND MARY ANN GINGER You know it's just not right Mary Ann. Gilligan just went too far! MARY ANN Well after all Ginger he is a deputy. He's just doing his duty. CUT TO: NEW ANGLE - HUT CLEARING MEDIUM SHOT OF SKIPPER The skipper is walking through the clearing and approaches the girls at the table. SKIPPER Hi Mary Ann. PAN LEFT WITH SKIPPER TO TABLE MARY ANN Hi skipper! SKIPPER Eh Ginger, don't set a place for me and professor, I'll take some of this stuff along. The skipper starts loading his arms up with an assortment of fruit. GINGER Going to be out all day? SKIPPER Most of it. Professor and I have to collect those phosphorescent rocks. The skipper has so grabbed so much fruit, that he keeps dropping some. MARY ANN Oh a, skipper are you sure you have enough? SKIPPER Oh I think so, now I better get something for the professor. Mary Ann and Ginger look at the skipper as if to say "you've got to be kidding". CUT TO: NEW ANGLE – HUT CLEARING Gilligan walks on camera from out of the jungle and approaches the skipper. PULL BACK FOR MEDIUM SHOT GILLIGAN Hi skipper. Is Mr. Howells lunch ready? MARY ANN Oh it'll take me just a minute to warm up the soup. Mary Ann walks off camera. ZOOM IN FOR CLOSE UP OF SKIPPER, GILLIGAN AND GINGER SKIPPER How's he getting along? GILLIGAN Oh the prisoner is resting as well as can be expected. SKIPPER Gilligan, that's for hospitals, not for jails. GINGER You shouldn't call Mr. Howell a prisoner. GILLIGAN Oh the jail birds fine. The Ginger get upset and walks off camera. ZOOM IN FOR CLOSE UP OF SKIPPER AND GILLIGAN SKIPPER Now look Gilligan I'm gonna be gone most of the day. So I want you to keep an eye on things. GILLIGAN You mean I'm in charge? SKIPPER I mean you are in complete charge. The skipper, now loaded down with fruit, turns and starts to walk away. PAN RIGHT WITH SKIPPER TO GINGER AND MARY ANN SKIPPER See you later girls. STOP PAN AT GINGER AND MARY ANN Skipper continues off camera. MARY ANN AND GINGER Bye. CUT TO: MEDIUM SHOT OF GILLIGAN PAN RIGHT WITH GILLIGAN IT GINGER AND MARY ANN PULL BACK FOR WIDE SHOT - GROUP GILLIGAN That's a pretty big responsibility right Ginger? GINGER Doubt if we're going to have a crime wave. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN AND GINGER GILLIGAN Never can tell right? PAN LEFT WITH GILLIGAN TO MARY ANN MARY ANN Right! If I see any suspicious characters lurking around, I'll be sure and call head quarters. PULL BACK FOR MEDIUM SHOT OF GROUP GILLIGAN Now that's the spirit. Oh by the way girls,… CUT TO: WIDE SHOT OF GILLIGAN, GINGER AND MARY ANN (CONTINUED) …that fires too close to the hut. GINGER It's were we always use to have it. GILLIGAN Well, ignorance of the law is no excuse. I'll have to put it out. CUT TO: EXTREME CLOSE UP OF FIRE We see Gilligan's feet as he starts to stamp it out. In the process, he burns his feet and starts jumping about. CUT TO: WIDE SHOT OF GILLIGAN, GINGER AND MARY ANN Ginger sees him and starts to laugh making Gilligan angry. GILLIGAN That's not funny Ginger! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN, GINGER AND MARY ANN Ginger just laughs even harder making Gilligan furious and he grabs her by the arm. GILLIGAN You're under arrest for violation of section thirty-three of the municipal code. GINGER Oh let me go! She tries to pull free. GILLIGAN As an officer of the law, I'm gonna tell you… Mary Ann grabs Gilligan and tries to make him release Ginger. MARY ANN Let her go! GILLIGAN I wouldn't do that if I were you Mary Ann! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF MARY ANN MARY ANN Oh and what are you gong to do about it!? FLIP TO: EXT – CAVE – DAY CLOSE UP OF MARY ANN Mary Ann is staring out of the jail door. PULL BACK FOR CLOSE UP OF MARY ANN, MR HOWELL AND GINGER All three are staring out from behind the bars. MARY ANN Let me out of here! MR HOWELL Ah, what are you in for Mary Ann? MARY ANN Oh, aiding and abetting someone who is resisting arrest while violating ordinance thirty-three of the municipal code. MR HOWELL Oh that's a serious charge. And you Ginger? GINGER Oh for being dumb enough to let him grab me. MARY ANN Oh Mr. Howell we've got to get out of here! GINGER Yeah just long enough for me to get my hands on that pint size John Wayne! MR HOWELL Eh…don't worry girls, eh…Thurston Howell the third has arranged everything. Come here. He gathers together the girls to tell them his plan. MARY ANN Are you sure!? MR HOWELL Mrs. Howell is going to bake a cake. GINGER Hoh Mr. Howell this is no time or a party. MR HOWELL It's a coming OUT party, you might say! CUT TO: EXT – CAVE – DAY WIDE SHOT OF MRS HOWELL Mrs. Howell is walking quickly towards the cave entrance. She's carrying a large chocolate cake. PAN RIGHT WITH MRS HOWELL TO GILLIGAN Gilligan is sitting reading a book as he guard the cave when he sees Mrs. Howell. GILLIGAN Hi Mrs. Howell. MRS HOWELL Oh, these are visiting hours aren't they Gilligan? GILLIGAN Yes mam. MRS HOWELL I wouldn't want to do anything against the law. GILLIGAN You!? Do something against the law!? Don't make me laugh. MRS HOWELL Ah, sweet boy. Mrs. Howell starts walking towards the caves entrance and Gilligan follows as he eyeballs the cake. PAN RIGHT WITH MRS HOWELL AND GILLIGAN TO CAVE We see the castaways staring out and watching. GILLIGAN Mrs. Howell? That sure is a beautiful looking cake. Do you think I could have a piece of it? CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF MRS HOWELL MRS HOWELL Oh I'm sorry Gilligan, but I made this especially for my poor, poor husband. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF MARY ANN, MR HOWELL AND GINGER They're watching and listening. GILLIGAN (O.S.) It's just that I'm a little bit hungry Mrs. Howell. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF MRS HOWELL AND GILLIGAN MRS HOWELL But it's your own fault! You shouldn't have arrested the girls before lunch. GILLIGAN But I was just protecting innocent people like you. MRS HOWELL Oh, well then of course you did the right thing. Take a small piece. Gilligan lifts a rather large slab of cake from the plate. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF MARY ANN, MR HOWELL AND GINGER Mr. Howell is starting to look concerned. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF MRS HOWELL AND GILLIGAN Gilligan takes a large bit and we hear a horrible crunching sound as he bites down. GILLIGAN Oooooo!! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF MARY ANN, MR HOWELL AND GINGER Mr. Howell's face cringes as he knows his escape plane just failed. MRS HOWELL (O.S.) Oh Gilligan… CUT TO: PREVIOUS SHOT (CONTINUED) …now you've spoiled everything! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF MRS HOWELL MRS HOWELL You took the piece with the file in it! FLIP TO: EXT – CAVE – DAY CLOSE UP OF MRS HOWELL She too is staring out from behind bars. PULL BACK TO CLOSE UP SHOT OF MARY ANN, MR AND MRS HOWELL AND GINGER MRS HOWELL Thurston you didn't tell me it was illegal! CUT TO: EXT – HUT CLEARING – DAY WIDE SHOT OF GILLIGAN Gilligan is seated at the table as the professor walks on camera looking exhausted. He's carrying over his shoulder, two baskets connected by a long bamboo pole. GILLIGAN Hi professor. ZOOM IN FOR MEDIUM SHOT OF GILLIGAN AND PROFESSOR PROFESSOR Hi Gilligan. PROFESSOR Where is everybody? The professor sets the baskets on the ground. GILLIGAN You wouldn't believe the day I had today. Where's the skipper? PROFESSOR Oh he'll be along shortly, his load is larger and heavier. GILLIGAN I sure hope so. The professor sits down next to Gilligan. PROFESSOR Gilligan. We had the most marvelous luck. We found this streak of phosphorescent rock in the side of a hill! GILLIGAN How'd you get it out? The professor reaches inside his shirt and pulls out a stick of explosives. PROFESSOR Why with this…this stick of crude dynamite that I made. Gilligan see the dynamite and stands up. GILLIGAN Oh professor,… CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF PROFESSOR AND GILLIGAN (CONTINUED) …you never should have done that. PROFESSOR Well it was the only way we could get the rock! GILLIGAN No, I don't mean that, I mean you never should have never done THAT! He points to the dynamite. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF PROFESSOR PROFESSOR Done what? FLIP TO: EXT – CAVE – DAY CLOSE UP OF PROFESSOR The professor has a surprised yet shocked look on his face as he looks through the bars. PULL BACK FOR CLOSE UP OF MARY ANN, PROFESSOR, GINGER AND MR AND MRS HOWELL PROFESSOR Carrying concealed weapons. CUT TO: EXT – HUT CLEARING – DAY CLOSE UP OF SKIPPER SKIPPER You what!? PULL BACK FOR MEDIUM SHOT OF SKIPPER AND GILLIGAN GILLIGAN Mr. Howell for attempted jailbreak, Mary Ann for aiding and abetting, Ginger for the municipal code… SKIPPER Gilligan how could you do such a thing!? GILLIGAN It wasn't easy, the girls put up a good fight. SKIPPER A good officer knows how to use his power not misuse it! GILLIGAN The law is the law. SKIPPER Ok Captain Bligh! GILLIGAN When I took my oath as guardian of the peace I vowed to… Gilligan opens the book to read what he vowed to do. GILLIGAN Yeah here it is… The skipper slams the book closed on Gilligan's hand. GILLIGAN Oooo oooo that hurt ooooo my karate pinky! SKIPPER Gilligan that's not the only thing that's going to hurt, now give me that key so I can let these people out of jail! GILLIGAN Nothin doin! SKIPPER Gilligan! GILLIGAN You said go by the book! And I went by the book! Gilligan slams his hand down on the book causing him even more pain. SKIPPER Gilligan you lame brain give me that key! GILLIGAN No! Sticks and stones can break my bones… SKIPPER Yeah and that's not the only thing that's gonna hurt ya! Now I intend to get that key if I have to shake it out of ya! The skipper grabs Gilligan by the arms and shakes him violently. CUT TO: EXTREME LOW CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN AND SKIPPER'S FEET We see the key fall out to the ground. SKIPPER (O.S.) There it is! FLIP TO: INT - CAVE – DAY MEDIUM SHOT OF CAVE DOOR The skipper is seen walking into the cave. PAN RIGHT WITH SKIPPER TO GROUP They all see the skipper and gather around him. PROFESSOR Skipper! MRS HOWELL Oh skipper you saved us! MR HOWELL Yes yes. GINGER Oh when I tell you what he did to me! MARY ANN And to me! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF SKIPPER, GINGER AND MR HOWELL SKIPPER Now hold it down now ladies. We'll talk about this after we get back to camp. Right now we gotta get out of jail. We hear the sound of the lock being locked. CUT TO: WIDE SHOT OF GROUP SKIPPER Gilligan! I forgot the key in the lock! Everyone runs over to the jails door and finds it locked. PAN LEFT WITH GROUP TO DOOR MR HOWELL Oh no! CUT TO: EXT – CAVE – DAY MEDIUM SHOT OF GILLIGAN Gilligan is taunting the skipper with the key as the skipper reaches out through bars for it. SKIPPER Gilligan! Give me that key! GILLIGAN I'm sorry skipper you're under arrest. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GROUP They're all looking through he bars at Gilligan. SKIPPER Wha…what did I do!? CUT TO: MEDIUM SHOT OF GILLIGAN GILLIGAN Do you remember when you were shaking me trying to make the key fall out? CUT TO: PREVIOUS SHOT SKIPPER So! CUT TO: MEDIUM SHOT OF GILLIGAN GILLIGAN That's police brutality! CUT TO: PREVIOUS SHOT SKIPPER Gilligan give me that key for… CUT TO: MEDIUM SHOT OF GILLIGAN He's sticking out his tongue at the skipper. FLIP TO: INT – CAVE – EVENING CLOSE UP OF MARY ANN Mary Ann is holding a bowl of muck as she plays with it with her spoon. PULL BACK FOR WIDE SHOT OF GROUP The castaways are seated around the cave with bowls of some slop Gilligan gave them to eat. MRS HOWELL What did Gilligan say this is? SKIPPER It's his own creation Mrs. Howell. It's coconut pot pie. Mr. Howell stands up. MR HOWELL Well I don't have to eat this slop. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF MR HOWELL MR HOWELL I have friends on the outside, and one of them happens to be a chief. Mrs. Howell stands up in frame. MRS HOWELL There there dear. MR HOWELL I'm crashing out of here are you with me my dear? MRS HOWELL You can count on me. Mrs. Howell moves over to Ginger. PAN LEFT WITH MRS HOWELL TO GINGER MRS HOWELL Thurston and I are crashing out of here, are you with us? GINGER Oh you can count on me. PULL BACK WITH GINGER TO MARY ANN Ginger Moves over to Mary Ann. She whispers into Mary Ann's ear who then reacts in the positive. Mary Ann then Moves over to the professor and does the same. The professor nods in agreement and makes his way to the skipper. PAN RIGHT/ZOOM IN WITH PROFESSOR TO SKIPPER PROFESSOR (WHISPERING) We're crashing out of here are you with us? The skipper is also in agreement and he makes his way to Mr. Howell. PAN LEFT WITH SKIPPER TO MR AND MRS HOWELL SKIPPER We're crashing out of he Mr. Howell, are you with us? MR HOWELL Now why didn't I think of that? Wait a minute! I just did! I told you, ring around the rosy! CUT TO: WIDE SHOT OF GROUP SKIPPER All right girls come in the back of the cave. MR HOWELL In the back of the cave Lovey dear. All the women move to the far side of the cave. The men are getting prepared to crash through the bamboo door. ZOOM IN FOR MEDIUM SHOT OF MEN MR HOWELL What? What? SKIPPER You men ready? MR HOWELL Ready, one two three here we go… PAN LEFT WITH MEN TO DOOR The three men rush the bamboo door and hit it. CUT TO: EXT – CAVE – DAY They just bounce off the door. CUT TO: INT – CAVE – DAY WIDE SHOT OF SKIPPER, PROFESSOR AND MR HOWELL They are flung back towards the back of the cave after hitting the door. The women walk on camera and stand near the men. MR HOWELL Oh! Ho…ho I hurt my karate pinky again! PROFESSOR Oh it's no use skipper. That thing is as solid as a rock. SKIPPER Oh well its all my own fault. PROFESSOR Oh, don't blame yourself. SKIPPER No really! I'm the one who built it! MRS HOWELL We're doomed, doomed I tell you. MR HOWELL Now wait a minute my dear, remember who you are. MRS HOWELL I'm Mrs. Thurston Howell the third, and we're doomed, doomed I tell you. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GINGER AND MARY ANN GINGER Well maybe not Mrs. Howell. You know I made some prison pictures when I was in Hollywood. MARY ANN Oh I get it! Maybe we can use some of their ideas. CUT TO: PREVIOUS SHOT GINGER That's right! There was this one it was a musical it was called sing a song of sing sing. SLOW ZOOM IN FOR MEDIUM SHOT OF GROUP MR HOWELL What a wonderful title. What happened? SKIPPER The what? Everyone gathers around Ginger. As Ginger starts to explain the movie we… FADE EXT – CAVE – DAY MEDIUM SHOT OF SKIPPER We see the skipper looking out through the door. SKIPPER Get ready everybody here he comes! The skipper moves away from the door. CUT TO: NEW ANGLE ON DOOR MEDIUM SHOT OF GILLIGAN We see Gilligan walking up to the door. Ginger runs up to the door in a panic. GINGER Oh Gilligan! Stop them stop them they'll kill each other! GILLIGAN Huh? Gilligan moves closer to the door to look in. CUT TO: INT – CAVE – DAY WIDE SHOT OF GROUP The skipper and Professor are moving round and round as if getting ready to wrestle. They're growling at each other like animals. Mr. and Mrs. Howell and Mary Ann are in the background watching. SKIPPER Listen you dumb con! I told you once and I'm telling you again, I run this cellblock! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN He's watching intently as they fight. PROFESSOR (O.S.) Ehhhhhhh! All right big boy! CUT TO: PREVIOUS SHOT (CONTINUED) But first you gotta beat the king of the hill and that's me!! With that they attack each other and the skipper gets the upper hand. SKIPPER Well here I go! He puts a chokehold on the professor. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN He's still watching, but not concerned. SKIPPER (O.S.) Well take this tough guy! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF SKIPPER AND PROFESSOR SKIPPER And this! And that! The skipper really looks like he's hurting the professor, but the professor isn't reacting. SKIPPER (SOTTO) yell professor. Yell! PROFESSOR Oh. The professor realizes he's missed his queue and starts yelling. PROFESSOR Ahhhhhhhhhh! SKIPPER How'd you like that! PROFESSOR Yahhhhhhhhhh! CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF GILLIGAN AND GINGER GINGER Oh! Oh do something Gilligan. He's going to kill him! Gilligan does do something. He starts clapping and smiling. All the while the professor keeps yelling. GILLIGAN Great! Great! I saw sing a song of sing sing three times and that was my favorite scene. CUT TO: INT – CAVE – DAY MEDIUM SHOT OF MR AND MRS HOWELL, MARY ANN, PROFESSOR AND SKIPPER The skipper still has the choke hold on the professor. The professor is getting a bit uncomfortable. PROFESSOR He saw it! He saw it! The skipper lets go of the professor who looks relieved as we… CUT TO: STOCK SHOT OF MILITARY AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT FLYING CUT TO: INT – AIRCRAFT COCKPIT – DAY VIEW FORWARD FROM BEHIND COPILOT We just crossed coordinate eight seven. That just about completes the search area. CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF PILOT AND COPILOT PILOT Well be better get turned around. COPILOT Um, there's one more little island I think we ought to check out. It's not on the map, but I recall it being just South of here. PILOT Ok, but we better keep our eye on the fuel. We gotta get back you know. CUT TO: STOCK SHOT OF MILITARY AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT FLYING CUT TO: INT – CAVE – DAY MEDIUM SHOT OF castaways SKIPPER We got to make Gilligan open that door! MRS HOWELL Maybe we should bribe him. MR HOWELL Eh…that's how one gets in not out! ZOOM IN FOR MEDIUM SHOT OF GINGER GINGER Hey! Hey I remember something we did in San Quinton Blues. The prisoners made so much noise, that the guard had to open the door! FLIP TO: EXT – CAVE – DAY CLOSE UP OF BAMBOO DOOR AND castaways All the castaways are banging and raking their cups against the door as they chant. ALL We want out! We wan