"Gilligan's Island" Scary and Disturbing Episode - "The Hunter"

Ginger tried to stop it by seducing Rory Calhoun and I think the Howells tried to bribe him.

R1 But after that failed, they all just kind of gave up.

[quote] It also really bothered me that none of the other castaways - even the brilliant professor - did anything to try and stop the hunt from happening

And what does that tell you?

Who stranded the on an isolated isle? Who fouls up their escape attempts? Who brings nothing to the table?

Inspired by The Most Dangerous Game ...

yeah, welcome to 9th grade eng.

R3 So he should die?

Yes! Yes! He should die! Is that so wrong?

R6 not necessarily but why put themselves out to save him.

R8 Oh, I dunno. Because it's the humane thing to do?

I always fantasized that there was a big, hanging cock on Gilligan and that Ginger and Mary Anne would spy on him when he took baths in the lagoon.

“Hapless” may be cute for those checking in 22 minutes at a time, but day-in, day-out, 24/7/365? It gets old. Real fast.

The fact that Gilligan was chosen immediately signaled that the hunted castaway wouldn't die, because otherwise, they wouldn't be able to call it "Gilligan's Island" any longer.

Frankly, the title of the series was always appalling.

I pretended I couldn't fix the boat. I was a nerd on the mainland but on the island I was neck deep in pussy.

They should reboot Gilligan's Island as a drama with violence and nudity.

And cannibalism!

Sounds great!

Here's the new theme!

Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale

a tale of a fateful trip,

that started from some bros and hoes,

Who sneaked aboard to strip.

The mate was dealing coke and smack,

and dressed as Dinah Shore,

the passengers were set to fuck

a three dollar whore,

a three dollar whore.

The weather started getting rough,

And cookies, they were tossed.

If not for the courage of the fearless crew

the Tuna would be lost.

The Tuna would be lost.

The ship aground on the shore of this uncharted desert isle

with Gilligan,

the stripper too.

The millionaire...that they knifed,

a porno star,

Dr. Dre, Mary-J,

Knowing Gilligan is vile!

Gilligan's Island: Lord of the Flies reboot!

[quote]They should reboot Gilligan's Island as a drama with violence and nudity.

Didn't they essentially already do this with LOST?

The skipper would have been eaten.

This scared the shit out of me as a kid.

What a bizarre episode.

What happens at the end?

R22 The 24-hour clock timer buzzed just as Rory Calhoun was about to shoot Gilligan, so Gilligan was saved.

I remember this episode frightening me as a kid, too.

The scene where Rory Calhoun points the gun at each of the castaways and explains why or why he hasn't chosen them as his victim was especially disturbing.

R1 Didn't she do that in every episode? What a slut she was.

R23, the original bet was that if he couldn't kill Gilligan in 24 hours he would bring them back to civilization. Rory says that because of what he did, he would be arrested and he leaves them on the island. The tag is that his character goes crazy and the radio news says he's in an asylum saying "Gilligan, Gilligan, Gilligan." This should have also been the ending of the Eva Grubb story.

Biphoria released its multipart "Gilligan's Bi-Land" earlier this year. The guys are played by Michael Del Rey as Gilligan, Colby Jansen as The Skipper, Dale Savage as Mr. Howell. and Joel Someone as The Professor.

Did the people who were scared by this also worry that the Hogan's Heros guys would be exposed and put to death?

Well, it's nothing like my favorite Gilligan episode, "The Second Ginger Grant"!

"When I say the word 'Mary Ann', you will beCOME Mary Ann"

Getting back to OP.

Yes, talk about a stand-alone episode. I always thought it was strange this episode in particular has never really been discussed. This was my entry years ago in one of DL's "TV and Movie scenes that frightened you as a kid" threads.

I still will have the occasional nightmare about it. And I'm 60 years old!!

R17, that was damn funny. I've had a long, hard month (July 2024), so thanks for making me smile and LAUGH!

[quote] I always fantasized that there was a big, hanging cock on Gilligan and that Ginger and Mary Anne would spy on him when he took baths in the lagoon.

There was a SHOWER on Gilligan's Island. No need to bathe in the murky waters of the lagoon.

I believe "the Most Dangerous Game" was Romney's favorite story.

"But...I'm a girl!?!"

[quote]It also really bothered me that none of the other castaways - even the brilliant professor - did anything to try and stop the hunt from happening.

Gilligan was such a pain in the ass I'm surprised they didn't establish a bamboo armaments factory to help out the hunter.

R29 "What are you doing to my...your dress?"

I assume there’s an island someplace where asshole hunters like the Trump geeks and Dick Cheney hunt for humans

R36, there was a white power movie starring Debra Winger and Tom Berenger called Betrayal. There's a sickening scene where a group of Nazis set a black man loose in the forest while they hunt him.

The Zodiac killer mentioned The Most Dangerous Game in his letters.

Rory's ultimate quarry was

Sherwood Schwartz was one sick fuck.

Figures. He’s a Bard alumnus.

[quote] I assume there’s an island someplace where asshole hunters like the Trump geeks and Dick Cheney hunt for humans

Dick Cheney got shot in the face. He was the hunted or collateral damage.

Dick Cheney shot someone else in the face. He did not get shot.

At least Gilligan wasn't naked.

"Stripped, turned loose to be hunted like a wild beast"

Shoot, you're right. For some reason, I thought he got shot.

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[quote] I assume there’s an island someplace where asshole hunters like the Trump geeks and Dick Cheney hunt for humans

I suppose there could be, but I have never heard of it. While visiting relatives in Barcelona, I did hear about persons on mega yachts with high-powered rifles shooting people along the beach. They specifically mentioned it happened in Sardinia. I don't know if it is true, but as a Floridian, I never heard shark attacks reported by the local news either.

There's a great Spanish movie called "The Hunt" (Carlos Saura, 1966). in which a rabbit hunt unexpectedly turns into human carnage.

Anonymous guess I was already familiar with the story so I wasn’t shocked. I read a lot of suspense.

See the movie BLOODLUST from the early 60s.