Episode
Gilligan's Island: Diogenes, Won't You Please Go Home?
Overview
The Castaways discover that Gilligan has been keeping a secret diary. When they read it, they all seem to disagree with how certain events unfolded and tell their side of the story.
Details
- Series
- Gilligan's Island
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 31
- Air date
- 1965-05-01
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Diogenes, Won't You Please Go Home? is Episode 31 in Season 1 of Gilligan's Island. It aired on 1965-05-01. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 30: Forget Me Not
The Professor tries to cure the Skipper's amnesia by hypnotizing him and taking him through time.
Episode 32: Physical Fatness
Gilligan and the Skipper plan to join the Navy when they are rescued. However, when weighing themselves, they discover that Gilligan must gain weight, while the Skipper must diet.
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Episode 34: Goodbye, Old Paint
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Episode 27: New Neighbor Sam
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Episode 35: My Fair Gilligan
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Episode 26: Music Hath Charm
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Episode 36: A Nose By Any Other Name
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Episode 24: The Return of Wrongway Feldman
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