Gilligan’s Island: The Complete Third Season

September 23, 2005

Rated: G Runtime: 780 min Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

I can remember every episode just by watching a few seconds and as sad as that may sound to you, it makes me smile. I loved the wacky fun of the show and before I watched this entire DVD collection, I was sure there had to be at least 150 episodes and that the show was on at the very least 5 or 6 years. I was I’m sorry to say, wrong on both counts. The show only had 98 episodes (don’t count movies and dumb spinoffs) and ran for only 3 seasons. I loved them when I was a kid so I volunteered to spend the 780 minutes of my life watching this set. That is not entirely a good thing because sadly, 780 minutes is about 500 too many.

Gilligan's Island: The Complete Third Season This being the final season there are some less than stellar offerings but there are a few that you can really sink your teeth into - I crack me up! Sink your teeth, whoo that is funny stuff, Absolute comic gold. The first episode on this set is called “Up at Bat” where our favorite little buddy gets bitten by a bat and dreams he is Dracula. Fun and frolic runs wild until the professor who ruins everything with his stupid book learnin’ tells Gilligan it was nothing but a fruit bat and that he is just fine. Did we mention that Mary Ann (sizzzzzzle) and Ginger are brides that look pretty darn good in shear white.

There are a few more decent choices in the set as well, “Pass the vegetables please” - Giagantic radioactive soap filled veggies mean laughter beyond words so that one is a must see. “The Invasion” sees the islanders fighting over the reason a top secret briefcase has washed up in the lagoon. Gilligan numb nuts that he is, attaches it to his wrist and goes into la-la land again; This time he is a super spy. Still a pretty funny episode, if not the best of the season.

The list goes on and on… both ways unfortunately because for every really good episode in Season 3 there are 3 or 4 ninja farts in the bed with you too. If you are a huge fan of this show even today, which is to say you curse TBS as a heretic for unleashing that god awful reality show on the world, then by all means add this one to your collection. You might as well finish the set. But, if you preferred the earlier installments just a tad bit more, then drop this one and stick to Season 1, it’s better anyway.

Posted by J.C. Edwards | Filed Under 3 Stars, Alan Hale Jr, Bob Denver, Comedy, DVD, Dawn Wells, G, Jim Backus, Tina Louise