A mad scientist invites the castaways to his island, where he hopes to conduct strange experiments on them.A mad scientist invites the castaways to his island, where he hopes to conduct strange experiments on them.A mad scientist invites the castaways to his island, where he hopes to conduct strange experiments on them.
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- TriviaThis is the only episode in which the castaways leave the island. And the only episode where they switch bodies.
- GoofsWhen the Skipper is "locked" in the stocks, it's obvious the upper piece of wood is not locked at all. It moves up and down enough to reveal they are only pretending it's locked.
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Gilligan: [the Skipper and Gilligan are in Dr. Balinkov's dining room and a dog comes up and meows] Skipper... I know we've been shipwrecked a long time, but doesn't a dog go woof woof?
Jonas 'The Skipper' Grumby: [Nervously] I-I think so...
[the Skipper pets the dog]
Jonas 'The Skipper' Grumby: Nice dog... uh cat.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Doug: Doug's Dog's Date/Doug's Big Nose (1991)
- SoundtracksThe Ballad of Gilligan's Isle
Words and Music by George Wyle and Sherwood Schwartz
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Vito Scotti and Mike Mazurki
"The Friendly Physician" was the third episode for Vito Scotti, previously the Japanese sailor in both "So Sorry, My Island Now" and "Diogenes, Won't You Please Go Home?" coupled with the sole appearance of veteran bad guy Mike Mazurki. Scotti plays the stereotypical mad scientist, Dr. Boris Balinkoff, almost Dracula-like in his appearance, arriving by boat on the island to rescue the castaways. All seven are transported to the doctor's island castle, represented by stock footage used in many TV episodes like THE MONKEES, in which Scotti played another crazed medico in "The Case of the Missing Monkey." Here they meet hulking manservant Igor (Mazurki), described as being 'gentle as a little baby' (Gilligan: "a baby what?"). Finding a dog that meows and a cat that barks reveals the nature of Balinkoff's experiments in animal transference, with the castaways new subjects in switching personalities. It's brief but very funny to hear the Skipper's voice bellowing out of Mrs. Howell, but Mike Mazurki's turn as Ginger is a prancing delight, certainly one of his most unlikely roles. It's not exactly a rescue but it is the only episode where the castaways actually leave their little island, with the good doctor making one return appearance in the next season's "Ring Around Gilligan" (Igor reduced to a little monkey).
- kevinolzak
- Jun 10, 2016
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