Episode Detail: Man with a Net - Gilligan's Island
Veteran character actor John McGiver plays a butterfly buff, whom the castaways help search for an elusive rarity in the hope that he'll help them get off the island. McGiver had a similar role as a quirky bird-watcher in 1962's “Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation,” which starred James Stewart. Gilligan: Bob Denver. Skipper: Alan Hale. Howell: Jim Backus. Ginger: Tina Louise. Mary Ann: Dawn Wells.