Certainly one of the more memorable episodes of Gilligan's Island, we begin with Gilligan building a larger birdhouse when we discover he can read the Skipper's mind. The secret it seems comes from Gilligan eating seeds from an unusual bush. Pretty soon, all the castaways are wanting their own seeds and trouble breaks out.
Highlights include the Skipper trying to read Gilligan's mind, Gilligan reading Mr. Howell's mind and Jim Backus going into full comic mode, especially when he and Mrs. Howell pace the floor in their hut, Gilligan telling Ginger the "psychiatrist" how his parents used to beat him...in a manner of speaking, the castaways plotting to find the bush that produces the seeds and practically running over Gilligan when he produces them, the castaways starting to tear each other apart after gaining the ability to read minds, the Skipper informing Ginger that indeed he does know what she thinks and Gilligan being complimented by the other male castaways for burning the bush with the seeds.
Overall, this is actually a pretty good episode that gives all the castaways something to do or "think" for once. While the idea of mind-reading seeds is way out there, it's actually handled in a pretty good way.
Tidbits & Trivia
Highlights include the Skipper trying to read Gilligan's mind, Gilligan reading Mr. Howell's mind and Jim Backus going into full comic mode, especially when he and Mrs. Howell pace the floor in their hut, Gilligan telling Ginger the "psychiatrist" how his parents used to beat him...in a manner of speaking, the castaways plotting to find the bush that produces the seeds and practically running over Gilligan when he produces them, the castaways starting to tear each other apart after gaining the ability to read minds, the Skipper informing Ginger that indeed he does know what she thinks and Gilligan being complimented by the other male castaways for burning the bush with the seeds.
Overall, this is actually a pretty good episode that gives all the castaways something to do or "think" for once. While the idea of mind-reading seeds is way out there, it's actually handled in a pretty good way.
Tidbits & Trivia
- We actually get to see two huts at once early on in this episode, something that is rather rare.
- Gee, even after we see the Professor convinced that Gilligan can read minds, we see him later arguing with the Skipper that he can't...so what happened?
- Funny, the Skipper is now in the top hammock, something we rarely see. But for some reason they switch back at the end of the episode.
- The Professor's assertion that the fights occurring between the castaways are the first real ones they have had since being on the island is simply not true, although the intensity of the arguing may be greater.
- With the bush already uprooted, wouldn't it be better to just toss it into the ocean? Besides, how could such a little bush produce so many seeds in the first place?