Gilligan's Island/Nyet, Nyet - Not Yet

Nyet, Nyet - Not Yet
Season 2, Episode 9
Airdate	November 18, 1965
Written by	Adele T. Strassfield and Robert Riordan
Directed by	Jack Arnold
Produced by	Sherwood Schwartz
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Gilligan's Island — Season Two

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Nyet, Nyet - Not Yet is the ninth episode of the second season of Gilligan's Island, and the forty-fifth episode overall.

Starring: Bob Denver (Gilligan), Alan Hale (Skipper)

Also Starring: Jim Backus (Thurston J. Howell III), Natalie Schafer (Mrs. Howell)

and Also Starring: Tina Louise (Ginger Grant)

with Russell Johnson (The Professor), Dawn Wells (Mary Ann)

Special Guest Stars: Vincent Beck (Igor), Danny Klega (Ivan)

Plot Overview

Two Russian Cosmonauts Crash land on the Island.The Space craft for which they were traveling is discovered by the Castaways.The Cosmonauts claim that their Spacecraft had mechanical trouble,and that they had to make an emergency landing.The Spacecrafts Machinary is damaged,and in need of repair.They help the Cosmonauts pull the Spacecraft on the Shore.As time goes by,the Castaways become suspicious of the Cosmonauts landing on the Island.They figure that the Cosmonauts are Spies,who came to the Island with plans to take it over,and use it as a Secret Base.The Cosmonauts have the same suspicion about the Castaways.They believe the Castaways are Spies also.The Cosmonauts plan to leave the Castaways on the Island,using a two bottles of Vodka.They will have a Party invite the Castaways,get them drunk,and leave after contacting a Russian Submarine to pick them up.This plan may work except that Gilligan has overheard their scheme.To counter this plan,Howell comes up with a plan(actually Gilligan unwittingly comes up with the plan) to empty one of the two bottles of Vodka with water.Gilligan is sent to empty one bottle of Vodka,and fill it with water.After creating a diversion,to get the Cosmonauts away from the Spacecraft,Gilligan empties one bottle,and fills it with water,marking the bottle X,so as to know which bottle to drink from when the Party is in motion.As the Party begins,their plan for drinking the bottle of water,and the Cosmonauts Vodka is almost foiled by a tradition of changing glasses.Foretunately,the Castaways also have a tradition to change glasses as well.As the Party comes to a close,the Cosmonauts consumption of the Vodka renders both unconscience.The Men drag the Cosmonauts to the Island Shore,leave them there,and go to pack in preparations to leave the Island.By daylight,when the Men return to the Shore,the Cosmonauts,and their Spaceship are gone.Another close Rescue foiled.

Arc Advancement

Happenings

One of the Cosmonauts make a pass at Ginger.Later in the evening,Ginger distracts the same Cosmonaut,to lure him away from the Spaceship.The Men have a secret meeting to discuss the matter concerning the Cosmonauts reason for coming to the Island.

Trivia

Memorable Moments

Gilligan's distracting the Cosmonauts away from their Spaceship.The Russian Dance that Ivan was performing.