Episode Detail: It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Gilligan - Gilligan's Island
A jet-powered flight pack plays the key role in the castaways' plan to send an aerial SOS---with Gilligan as the soaring signaler. Former L.A. Laker Walt Hazzard plays a Navy lieutenant, and longtime Laker broadcaster Chick Hearn, an announcer. Gilligan: Bob Denver. Skipper: Alan Hale. Howell: Jim Backus. The Professor: Russell Johnson.