Episode
Gilligan's Island: The Chain of Command
Overview
The Skipper worries that something is going to happen to him, so he begins to train Gilligan to be a leader. The Skipper then disappears leaving Gilligan in charge, with predictable results!
Details
- Series
- Gilligan's Island
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 1965-12-02
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
The Chain of Command is Episode 11 in Season 2 of Gilligan's Island. It aired on 1965-12-02. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 10: Hi-Fi Gilligan
Gilligan's mouth becomes a radio after he is accidentally hit on the head. When their regular radio is broken, Gilligan becomes their sole source of information on the approaching typhoon.
Episode 12: Don't Bug the Mosquitoes
A popular American singing group, the Mosquitoes (Bingo, Bango, Bongo, and Irving), land on the island hoping for some quiet and relaxation on a deserted island.
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Episode 13: Gilligan Gets Bugged
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Episode 8: Agonized Labor
Gilligan and the Skipper hear a radio broadcast telling of the collapse of the Howell financial empire. The castaways attempt to help them develop skills in order to compete in the working world.
Episode 14: Mine Hero
While fishing, Gilligan pulls a WWII mine out of the lagoon. When the Professor is unable to deactivate the mine, Gilligan tows it back into the lagoon, where it harmlessly explodes.
Episode 7: Castaways Pictures Presents
The Castaways make a silent movie in the hopes that it will be discovered by someone who will rescue them.
Episode 15: Erika Tiffany Smith to the Rescue
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Episode 6: Quick Before It Sinks
The Professor thinks that the island is sinking, which causes the Castaways to panic. As it turns out, Gilligan has mistakenly moved the Professor's measuring stick, so the panic was a false alarm.
Episode 16: Not Guilty
A crate containing coconuts is wrapped in an old Honolulu newspaper that read that one of the Castaways are being sought in a murder investigation. The castaways become suspicious of each other and decide to recreate the events of the night before they sailed, in order to solve the Randolph Blake murder case.
Episode 5: The Sweepstakes
Gilligan has the winning ticket for a South American sweepstakes.
Episode 17: You've Been Disconnected
A storm washes up a Trans-continental telephone cable up into the lagoon. Once again the Castaways are given hope for a rescue, as the Professor manages to break into the cable and rig up a telephone so they can dial out for help.