- The Professor believes the castaways may be beginning to suffer from "Island Madness," so he convinces Ginger to use her "psychic powers" to convince them that a boat is coming to rescue them.
- The Skipper (Alan Hale Jr) and Gilligan (Bob Denver) have been fighting a lot, their arguments turning territorial as they draw the line down the middle of the hut to divide it. The Skipper is tired of Gilligan letting the Howells (Jim Backus and Natalie Schafer) and the girls store their luggage in their hut and orders him to return it to them. The fighting spills over to the Howells and the girls as well with even Mary Ann (Dawn Wells) snapping at Gilligan. The Professor (Russell Johnson) is the only rational witness to the goings-on and discovers it's island madness. He goes to Ginger (Tina Louise) to explain the isolation and lack of hope for a rescue has been trying everyone's patience. After Ginger convinces Gilligan that she can predict the tremors on the Island she asks Gilligan if he believes and he replies: "I don't believe in Ghosts, Goblins, or The Wicked Witch of the West either." the Professor conspires with her to convince everyone that she can predict the future. After placing the radio briefly out of commission, Ginger listens to the news and accurately predicts stock prices and an Army-Navy game, giving Gilligan an edge to win bets against the Skipper and Mr. Howell after hearing the news, she faints. With everyone believing Ginger has the gift of premonition, she stages a gypsy reading and pretends to predict a fleet of rescue ships in the area, a prediction that actually comes true when the radio broadcasts a fleet of Navy destroyers will be in the area searching for the lost U.S.S. York. Ginger begins to believe she really does have psychic skills, even as the Professor chastises her for her belief, but he still convinces her to continue the fortune-reading illusion. Mary Ann sees The Professor as he shaves his face, and tells him good news. She tells him that both she and Ginger as well as the Howells have made up, but Gilligan and the Skipper are still at odds and their hammocks are on separate sides of the hut. Even after the York is found, Ginger holds a séance with the Professor faking paranormal events. Even as she predicts their rescue ship will appear when the moon turns blue, she's secretly passing notes to everyone telling everyone that she's a fake. Each of the Castaways believes they're the only one keeping her secret, but a few nights later, Gilligan is now back on good terms with the Skipper and their hammocks are back in their respective spots. Gilligan walks to the window and sees a blue moon and rushes off to light the signal fire. The Skipper heads off to tell Gilligan the truth. When he checks the note still in his pocket, Gilligan realizes that they must be the only two Ginger trusts and head back to their hut without lighting the signal fire... just as a ship passes close by the island.
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