The Kidnapper

Name: The Kidnapper
Genre: Comedy
Released: November 28, 1966
Cast: Natalie Schafer, Tina Louise, Bob Denver, Jim Backus, Alan Hale

Gilligan's Island: Season 3: Episode 12

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CBS | Air Date: November 28, 1966

Starring: Natalie Schafer, Tina Louise, Bob Denver, Jim Backus, Alan Hale, Dawn Wells, Russell Johnson

Summary: Someone kidnaps Mrs. Howell, Mary Ann, and Ginger, and then demands ransom money. The kidnaper turns out to be a compulsive gambler who fled civilization to avoid temptation. While the Castaways attempt to rehabilitate him, he ends up leaving the island, accompanied by Mrs. Howell's pearl necklace, Mr. Howell's wallet, and Ginger's earrings!

Genre(s): Comedy

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Season 3 Episodes

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S3:E36. Surviving Gilligan's Island
Air Date: October 14, 2001
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S3:E33. The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
Air Date: May 15, 1981
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S3:E32. The Castaways on Gilligan's Island
Air Date: May 3, 1979

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: September 12, 1966
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  S3:E36. Surviving Gilligan's Island
  Air Date: October 14, 2001
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  S3:E33. The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
  Air Date: May 15, 1981
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  S3:E32. The Castaways on Gilligan's Island
  Air Date: May 3, 1979
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  S3:E31. Rescue from Gilligan's Island
  Air Date: October 14, 1978
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  S3:E30. Gilligan, the Goddess
  Air Date: April 17, 1967
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  S3:E29. Bang! Bang! Bang!
  Air Date: April 10, 1967
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  S3:E29. Sound of Quacking
  Air Date: unknown
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  S3:E29. Three To Get Ready
  Air Date: unknown
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  S3:E28. The Pigeon
  Air Date: April 3, 1967
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  S3:E27. It's a Bird, It's a Plane
  Air Date: March 27, 1967
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  S3:E26. Slave Girl
  Air Date: March 20, 1967
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  S3:E25. The Secret of Gilligan's Island
  Air Date: March 13, 1967
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  S3:E24. The Second Ginger Grant
  Air Date: March 6, 1967
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  S3:E23. High Man on the Totem Pole
  Air Date: February 27, 1967
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  S3:E22. Splashdown
  Air Date: February 20, 1967
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  S3:E21. Gilligan's Personal Magnetism
  Air Date: February 6, 1967
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  S3:E20. Our Vines Have Tender Apes
  Air Date: January 30, 1967
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  S3:E19. Lovey's Secret Admirer
  Air Date: January 23, 1967
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  S3:E18. The Hunter
  Air Date: January 16, 1967
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  S3:E17. Court-Martial
  Air Date: January 9, 1967
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  S3:E16. Take a Dare
  Air Date: January 2, 1967
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  S3:E15. Gilligan Goes Gung-Ho
  Air Date: December 26, 1966
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  S3:E14. All About Eva
  Air Date: December 12, 1966
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  S3:E13. And Then There Were None
  Air Date: December 5, 1966
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  S3:E12. The Kidnapper
  Air Date: November 28, 1966
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  S3:E11. The Invasion
  Air Date: November 21, 1966
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  S3:E10. Topsy-Turvy
  Air Date: November 14, 1966
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  S3:E9. Ring Around Gilligan
  Air Date: November 7, 1966
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  S3:E8. Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
  Air Date: October 31, 1966
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  S3:E7. Man With a Net
  Air Date: October 24, 1966
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  S3:E6. Where There's a Will
  Air Date: October 17, 1966
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  S3:E5. Voodoo
  Air Date: October 10, 1966
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  S3:E4. The Producer
  Air Date: October 3, 1966
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  S3:E3. Pass the Vegetables, Please
  Air Date: September 26, 1966
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  S3:E2. Gilligan vs. Gilligan
  Air Date: September 19, 1966
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  S3:E1. Up at Bat
  Air Date: September 12, 1966
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 16, 1965
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 26, 1964