Hilarious episode thanks to Elroy Schwartz. Elroy, the brother of producer Sherwood Schwartz, actually wrote the pilot episode of the series, which at first was long thought lost! Elroy did many good scripts for both comedies and dramas, and at the time was also writing for MY THREE SONS.
It's another "radioactive" episode, but very original. Gilligan stumbles upon some seeds that turn out to be toxic! OMG. The castaways begin gobbling up the tasty seeds (naturally not knowing what they are) and gain SUPER HUMAN strength. The scene with Mrs. Howell --in high speed-- running and hopping around in a pink pantsuit is a MUST! I also agree with the last reviewer that there are definitely shades of Popeye at work here (minus the spinach), especially when it comes to Gilligans super duper strength. Just watch!
BEST of the best comes at the end when the professor comes up with a medical concoction, the gang drinks it and bubbles (yes, bubbles) come out as they talk! You can actually see the bubbles coming out the sides of everybody's mouth, no doubt produced by a tiny bubble machine. Was this all inspired by Lawrence Welk and his champagne bubble music at the time? Remember???
As usual, everybody is having a blast!
A GOSTA SEE episode for old times sake. Season 3 Episode 3 remastered dvd box set.