What was that pistol on Gilligan's Island?

[IMtheNRA]

I'm not kidding!

A long time ago, while watching TV instead of studying for finals in college, I saw a re-run of Gilligan's Island that featured a deposed, uniform-wearing, spanish-speaking dictator who was dropped off at the island after a revolution in his home country. Presumably, it was the rebels that took him to the island.

As they were returning to wherever they came from, they tossed the "general" a pistol that he predicatably used to become the dictator of the island.

While I don't remember how the episode ended, I'm sure that the dictator somehow got away from the island while the castaways were left there for several more seasons.

I have no idea why I remembered this now, but I really NEED to find out what that pistol was.

Based on the years that the show was on TV (1960's???), I would guess that it was Hi-Power.

Has anyone else seen this show?

[SkunkApe]

"The Little Dictator"

Episode 39

Original Airdate: 09/30/1965

The actor that played Pancho Hernando Gonzales Enrico Rodriguez (the dictator) was Nehemiah Persoff.


39 - The Little Dictator
The quiet island gets another visitor: the exiled President Rodriguez of a war-torn country! Rodriguez has high hopes for the island. With pistol in hand, he informs the castaways he is the president of the new country he is founding on their island! The castaways, facing the constant threat of flying bullets, plot to overthrow their new dictator. They trick Rodriguez into wasting his few remaining bullets, and then regain control. They then offer the president a place in their isolated community, but constituents from his country come to take him home. Gilligan and friends hope the president's people will rescue them as well.
GUEST STAR: Nehemiah Persof

http://work.nicknack.org/nanshow/gi/epi2.html

[Trebor]

There were a lot of guns on Gilligan's Island. In the first episode, Gilligan is assigned to tend to the signal fire all night and stands guard with a revolver that the Skipper had on the Minnow. He winds up accidentally shooting off all the ammo in the gun and they didn't have any reloads.

The bank robber had a gun, as did the mad scientist. And, let's not forget the Japanese soldier with the Type 99 rifle, Nambu pistol and grenades. Heck, even the apes in the jungle had hand grenades and a machine gun, left over from the war.

[Mike Irwin]

The revolver Gilligan had was an S&W Model 10 with a 6" barrel, IIRC.

[Harold Mayo]

This thread needs to be merged with the "You know you're a gun nut when..." thread over in General Discussion. I can hardly believe that the answer came out that easily....:uhoh:

[Trebor]

This thread needs to be merged with the "You know you're a gun nut when..." thread over in General Discussion. I can hardly believe that the answer came out that easily....

In my case I don't know if it's because I'm a gun nut, or a REALLY big Gilligan's Island fan...

[greyhound]

Good grief, guns on "Gilligan's Island"?

Two observations:

1/ the leftists will try to censor the shows

and

2/ no wonder we ended up like we did!

(though to be honest I used to watch all the time and don't remember any guns. Then again, my generation was allowed to play Cowboys and Indians and Cops and Robbers without the thought it would turn us into psychos, so I gues seeing a gun wasn't that memorable!)

[IMtheNRA]

Well, based on the lack of positive ID on that gun, I'd say we're neither gun nuts nor Gilligan's Island fanatics. :neener: :neener: :neener:

[Hkmp5sd]

The rifle used by the big game hunter that decided to hunt Gilligan.

(Who says I didn't pay attention as a child?!? :) )

As for the Japanese soldier, could you imagine a current sitcom trying to use that or a similar racial stereotype?

[Sylvilagus Aquaticus]

When they re-release it on DVD in a boxed set are they going to digitally change all firearms to cellphones?

Regards,
Rabbit.

[dwestfall]

I remember a couple of "big guns" on that show...

[SMLE]

I remember a couple of "big guns" on that show...

Tina Louise's jiggly bits don't count! :what: :neener: :evil:

[BluesBear]

Tina Louise's jiggly bits don't count!
As a 10 year old watching that show each and every week I assure you that those bits most certainly did count. :what:

Even though Dawn Wells had better bits anyway. :evil:

[greyhound]

As for the Japanese soldier, could you imagine a current sitcom trying to use that or a similar racial stereotype?

Along the same lines, I am most curious how they might handle the much rumored Pacific War followup to "Band Of Brothers".

IIRC, there was a big stink raised by the leftists in CA when they wanted to show "Tora, Tora, Tora" to some veterans on Pearl Harbor Day. I can only imigine how they's react to a truthful depiction of the atrocities (on both sides but started by the Japanese) in WWII.

[arinvolvo]

rabbit, maybe not cellphones...

but maybe walkie talkies....:p

[Hkmp5sd]

An interesting fact about the movie Tora, Tora, Tora is that the two sides are told by their own people. The Japanese made the Japanese parts of the movie and the US did all of the US side. They were then combined into a single movie and it gives a fairly accurate account of the viewpoints and actions of each combatant.

[gabeodog]

You have too much time on you hands.:D
It was proably made from a coconut.

[SMLE]

As a 10 year old watching that show each and every week I assure you that those bits most certainly did count

Granted, but not as firearms. Personally liked Mary Ann better too. :D

[IMtheNRA]

Five and a half years later, we have many more members at THR. Can anyone help to finally identify the gun on Gilligan's Island? :)

[rbernie]

We also have new, crankier moderators who think that this is not a suitable topic.