This third episode officially began the long, long line of voodoo "dilemmas" inserted in so many episodes, whether it would come from a witch doctor or just plain old superstition. After all, the gang was stranded on a strange island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with natives hidden around somewhere???
The supply hut is burgarized, and right off the bat the skipper suspects it has something to do with voodoo! Perfect timing for Judy, the famous tv chimp, to make an appearance, causing all sorts of trouble for the castaways. Best scene has Gilligan meeting up with Judy, wearing the skipper's hat, thinking she's the Skipper. Yet another gag in the series that would get lots of mileage; either Gilligan or the Skipper being mistaken for monkeys or other animals. Stay tuned...
Judy the chimp was discovered in Kenya, and around the time this episode was shot, she was appearing regularly on the BEVERLY HILLBILLIES as Ellie May's pet. Later, Judy would appear on DAKTARI and LOST IN SPACE, as Debbie "bloop bloop."
Well directed by sitcom guru John Rich, who was directing the DICK VAN DYKE SHOW at the time, later so many iconic episodes for ALL IN THE FAMILY.
If you are a DOBIE GILLIS fan, you have to admit, Bob Denver puts a bit of his old Maynard character into Gilligan --minus his short beard. That was also the big draw to this series as it was long bantered about that Denver should have had his own sitcom. Maynard basically was re-vamped into Gilligan, more or less, and the rest is history.
Classic early stuff for all us fans. SEASON 1 EPISODE 3 remastered color and black and white.