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A mad scientist lands on the island and takes the castaways to his castle . . . on a nearby island . . . to perform strange experiments on them.''''Soon they are locked in a dungeon and trapped in the wrong bodies thanks to the Doctor's latest experiment, a mind-swapping machine!moreless
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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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ADD TRIVIA- When Igor and Ginger went into the glass booths and swapped bodies, who pulled the switch? Edit
- The Skipper says he can sail the little boat around the world. It sinks seconds after they return to the island. It's the second time the Skipper has had his boat sink since they left Hawaii! Reply: The Minnow did not sink. It washed ashore with big holes and fell completely apart in Season 1. Edit
- When the castaways return to the island, Californian structures can be seen in the background of the lagoon. Edit
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Notes
ADD NOTES- Theme of episode: In spite of Tennessee Williams, one cannot always depend on the kindness of strangers. Edit
- The sinister "haunted castle" shot is from Vincent Price's 1961 movie classic "The Pit and the Pendulum". Edit
- Dr. Balinkoff appeared in a later episode, "Ring Around Gilligan," testing hypnotic rings which made slaves of the wearer. Edit
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Quotes
ADD QUOTES- Lovey: (in Skipper's body) Oh, dear, how can I go anywhere dressed like this? Thurston: (in Gilligan's body) Dressed? If you could see the way you look. Edit
- Lovey: Doctor, I must insist you return the Mr. Thurston Howell that I came with. Boris: So you do not approve of the change? Lovey: No. His voice still sounds like caviar but the rest of him looks like mulligan stew. Boris: Do not let me use force, Mrs. Howell. Lovey: You must be one of those silly doctors who voted for Medicare. Edit
- Thurston: Good grief! I've been short changed. I've got Gilligan's body. Edit
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Allusions
ADD ALLUSIONS- The Most Dangerous Game: This episode bears a striking resemblance to this 1924 short story by Richard Connell, with the castaways being the targets of a Russian exile and his manservant. In the novel, ex-Tsarist General Zaroff and his servant, Ivan, find Rainsford, a man who fell off his boat and washed onto the shore of their island. They bring him to their castle (as in this episode) and make him an offer -- in exchange for being returned to civilization (again, in this episode) if he escapes them hunting him as prey, for 24 hours. This episode even borrows further than plot, down to similar sounding/spelled character names for Balinkoff and Igor as well. Edit
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