Gilligan was doing some early morning fishing on the windward side of the island. He was hoping for some sea bass. Mary Ann really knew what to do with a good fish.

Suddenly, the pole bent to the point of nearly breaking. The line started rushing out to sea. Gilligan knew he had a fight on his hands. Maybe it was even a swordfish! It was Gilligan against fish for over an hour. Gilligan felt like a character in one of the Hemmingway classic comics he read.

Finally Gilligan's catch started to tire. Gilligan started to real it in. It was big. Very big. Gilligan had to go out in to the surf to see what he had beached.

To Gilligan's horror, the "fish" he had caught looked more like a man. As he got closer, he saw the creature had scales like fish, but was about his own size. He also saw two arms and legs. Gilligan immediately recognized it as The Creature from the Black Lagoon. The creature then stood up and roared at Gilligan!

Gilligan ran to camp, shouting, "Sea Monster!, Sea Monster!"

Gilligan's fellow castaways were just rising as he ran into camp, pale and exhausted. Except for Mary Ann who was preparing breakfast.

Mary Ann asked, "Gilligan, what's wrong? You look like you've seen a ghost!"

Gilligan answered, "Not a ghost, a sea monster!"

The Skipper sleepily demanded to know, "What is going on here?"

Mary Ann replied, "Gilligan saw a sea monster!"

The Skipper groaned, "Not again."

The Professor inquired, "What's this about a sea monster?"

The Skipper explained, "Gilligan has a wild imagination. When we were on leave at Holy Loch, Scotland, he swore he saw the Loch Ness Monster. It almost started an international incident."

The commotion woke the sleeping movie star and millionaire couple. Soon all of the castaways were surrounding the mate of the Minnow.

Gilligan pleaded, "No, honest, I saw a sea monster!"

Finally the Professor said, "The only way we will know for sure is to investigate the claims of our young friend. Let's head out to the beach."

The Skipper allowed, "Its not like we have anything better to do."

When the group got out to the beach, there was no monster. Far from it. Watching the waves was a very beautiful blond young woman. The girl was very startled when approached by the Minnow castaways.

Mr. Howell said, "Now that's the type of monster I like to see."

Mrs. Howell scolded, "Thurston!"

The Skipper, being the Navy man he is, introduced himself to put the beauty at ease, "Hello, I'm Jonas Grumby, but most folks call me the Skipper. This is Gilligan, Mr. and Mrs. Howell, Ginger, the Professor, and Maryann."

The girl shyly said, "Hello, my name is Marilyn."

Ginger muttered, "Of course it is," thinking of another blond she once knew.

Mary Ann hissed, "Ginger!"

Mr. Howell laughed, "Our young friend here seems to thing he caught a sea monster on this beach."

Marilyn said, "Oh! Uncle Gilbert said he was hooked by a fisherman this morning while diving off the shore here."

The Professor deduced, "Of course! Gilligan must have mistaken the diver for a sea monster. The light at dawn plays a lot of tricks, combined with Gilligan's active imagination and the fact he hadn't eaten yet... its easy to see how he came to the conclusion that he caught a sea monster!" The teacher added, "I hope your uncle is OK."

Marilyn laughed, "Uncle Gilbert has a tough hide."

Gilligan protested, "I know what I saw it was a sea monster!"

The Skipper told Marilyn, "Never mind Gilligan. We've been shipwrecked here for almost three years. What brings a lovely girl like you here?"

Marilyn explained, "My grandpa bought a boat, and invited me, my cousin Eddie, Uncle Herman, Aunt Lilly, and Uncle Gilbert on a cruise. There was a storm, and the next thing we knew we were beached here."

The prospect of another boat excited all of the castaways. The thought of rescue was always a promise that just seemed out of reach, but now there was new hope.

The Professor asked, "Can we see your boat?"

Marilyn answered, "Of course."

Marilyn and the seven castaways walked a short ways along the beach. Soon they came up to a pleasure craft about the same size as the Minnow that was up on the shore. The Skipper trained eye could see this boat was built for speed. The craft was all black had sleek lines . The boat just looked fast. The name Lilly was painted in red on the stern.

The Skipper shouted out, "Ahoy!"

A jovial voice from below decks responded, "Ahoy!"

The Skipper then lectured Gilligan, "I told you there was no such thing as..." The Skipper stopped mid sentence when what could be a dead-ringer for the Frankenstein Monster appeared on the deck of the boat. The creature was smiling.