This one is set after the first season episode 'Music Hath Charm'

I'd like to thank Teobi for this idea!

THE PIANO

After two invasions of savage natives there was a huge storm. Gilligan walked along the west beach when he came upon a huge flat crate. He walked up to it and brushed off some seaweed and read the lettering:

FRANKBERG GRAND PIANOS

"Oh boy a piano!" Gilligan replied. "Wait till I tell the others!"

Back at camp Ginger was fixing her xylophone, Mary Ann was putting away laundry, the Professor was reading a book at the table, the Skipper was fixing the door to his and Gilligan's hut and the Howells were about to go for a stroll when Gilligan came running into camp.

"SKIPPER, PROFESSOR!" Gilligan called. "A piano has washed ashore!"

"A piano!" Everyone said in unison looking confused.

"Yeah come see!" Gilligan replied.

They all followed Gilligan to the beach and at first they were confused until Gilligan gestured to the crate.

"A Grand Piano how marvelous!" Mrs. Howell replied as she read the crate. "I haven't played one in years!"

"I tried to learn but I couldn't get into it!" Ginger replied.

"I wished I learned when I was younger but I was too busy with my studies!" The Professor replied.

"How are we going to get this back to camp?" The Skipper asked as he tried to move it and it wouldn't budge.

"What if we use bamboo poles as skids!" Mary Ann suggested.

"Yes great idea Mary Ann!" The Professor replied. "We'll gather up a few poles and roll this back to camp!"

A couple of hours later they had used bamboo skids to roll the crate back to camp and managed to get it onto their old stage they had used for their orchestra. They got all the parts out the crate. The Skipper held up the frame as Gilligan and the Professor screwed on the legs and pedals. Then they set up the bench and it was all set. The Professor tested it out by playing 'Chopsticks.'

"Oh how beautiful do you know anything else!" Mrs. Howell asked.

"Just Twinkle Little Star!" The Professor replied shrugging his shoulders.

"Growing up we had an upright piano in our basement and I picked up a couple of tunes!" Gilligan replied.

"Well go on give it a whirl!" The Skipper replied rolling his eyes thinking that he probably only knew short tunes.

Gilligan sat down at the piano and began to play the old timey chase music then began to play one of Mozart's compositions. The others stared on with their mouths hanging open.

"Your mom taught you that?" The Skipper asked as Gilligan finished.

"Actually she taught me the basics then I found I could play things after hearing them only once!" Gilligan replied hesitantly.

"Oh really play the tune to that new ad for shampoo from this morning!" Ginger replied.

Gilligan surprised everyone and played the tune they heard this morning. Then they all started naming tunes to see if he could play them from 'Greensleeves' to various opera songs.

"Gilligan your one in a million!" The Skipper replied patting him on the shoulder. "Now all we have to do is build a roof over the stage to protect the piano from the elements!"

Gilligan played the sports charge tune.

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Two weeks later Gilligan was working on something in secret and the others were curious as to what it was. They had a feeling that Mrs. Howell knew because they had seen them whispering to each other. Then Gilligan called them to the stage one night before sun down. As the sat down they were curious as to what was behind the curtain. Then Gilligan walk out behind the curtain wearing a tuxedo with long tails.

"Your probably curious about what I was working well here it is!" Gilligan said as he and Mrs. Howell rolled back the curtain.

The others gasped as they took in the newly decorated stage. A makeshift candelabra sat on top of the piano. On the ceiling Gilligan had taken one on Mr. Howell's old umbrellas and made it into a chandelier. Mrs. Howell had contributed some of her old crystals and diamonds as makeshift bulbs to capture the light. Then Mrs. Howell brought out a makeshift microphone.

"Shall we have a concert before dinner?" Mrs. Howell asked as Gilligan sat down at the piano and Ginger got up from her seat and got up on stage.

"What should we perform?" Ginger asked the others.

"How about 'Morning, Night, Day' by Desiree Gia!" Mary Ann replied.

Gilligan began to play as Ginger started singing and the others smiled as they listened.

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