A great epiosde, in my book.The Mosquitoes sings a couple of songs,and very well done.
The girls(Ginger,MaryAnn, and Mrs. Howell) did a great job singing the tune,"You Need Us".
The plot rather another in the long line of visitors to come to the island,and somehow the Castaways who thinks they'll get off,never does.:)
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Episode Summary
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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Bob Denver
Gilligan
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Jim Backus
Thurston Howell III
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Tina Louise
Ginger Grant
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Trivia
ADD TRIVIA- Pay attention to the curtains during the scene where Mr. Howell introduces the Honey Bees. If Ginger, Mary Ann and Mrs. Howell are on stage and Mr. Howell, Gilligan, the Skipper and the Professor are in the audience, who's opening the curtains? Edit
- Given the closeness of the helicopter's landing point to the huts, shouldn't the castaways have heard it coming or leaving, for that matter? They could hear the Mosquitos playing there, and a helicopter makes the same if not more noise, that close to the ground. It's not like there was anything else on the island making enough noise to cover it up, either. Edit
- Whenever a record player was used for whatever reason in other episodes, they usually had a bamboo "Victorola"-style manual crank setup the Professor would generally operate. When the girls perform that priceless number as "The Honeybees" in this episode they suddenly have the "latest" portable Hi-Fi set and somehow it also works without electricity, as someone else pointed out about the Mosquito's' band equipment! Edit
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Notes
ADD NOTES- Theme of episode: Inside every failed plan is another failed plan waiting to be released. Edit
- Dawn Wells's singing voice in this episode was actually provided by singer-songwriter Carol Connors. Connors was a member of the Teddy Bears in the 50's and performed on their hit "To Know Him Is To Love Him". Mystery Science Theater 3000 fans might recognize her from her performance of "The Book of Love" in the film Catalina Caper. Edit
- The Girls of Gilligans Island formed a band called "The Honey Bees" and performed the song "You Need Us". Edit
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Quotes
ADD QUOTES- Gilligan: Skipper, all we need is a little more practice. Skipper: Oh Gilligan, the Mosquitoes thought we were awful. Gilligan: Oh boy, a little bit of criticism and you fall apart. You can't start from the top, you know. Skipper: Gilligan, I'll start from the top of your head and put you in the ground like a thumbtack. Edit
- Ginger: The pants look great, Gilligan. How do they feel? Gilligan: Like alligator skin on an alligator. Ginger: Well they have to be tight. All the musicians wear them like that. So they can do the watusi while they're playing. Gilligan: The watusi? I can hardly walk around in them. Edit
- Professor: I must admit that I underestimated the reaction that would set in. Skipper: Professor, we should have kept an eye on [The Mosquitoes]. Gilligan: You just don't understand them, Skipper. They're a high-strung nervous type. They being sensitive musicians- Skipper: Never mind that, Gilligan. Edit
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Allusions
ADD ALLUSIONS- Mrs. Howell has an obsession with cutting the group's hair. When she is chasing Irving with fingernail clippers, Bingo refers to her as Delilah. This, of course, alludes to the Bible story of Samson and Delilah, in which Delilah cut Samson's hair, causing him to lose his power. Edit
- The band The Mosquitos and the members Bingo, Bango, and Bongo are a rather blatant spoof of The Beatles and Ringo. The Beatles were of course the world's most successful musical group of all time, and were in their heyday at the time this show was aired. Ringo was the much beloved group's drummer. Edit
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