CBS
October 24, 1966
Sitcom
DVD
B
B
The last of Budd Grossman's GI episodes, this has one of the better guest appearances, John McGiver as obsessed butterfly-collector Lord Beasley. (To literally underscore that he's British, a piece of "Rule Brittania" plays off and on, like the Russian-sounding music when their visitors were from the USSR.) It's a funny episode, not on the level of "The Producer," but not unlike it in that part of the fun is in seeing the castaways deal with their guest. (Not surprisingly, Mr. Howell tries bribery, and Ginger tries seduction.) Eventually, the castaways all get drunk enough to pass out for two days, but Beasley is unaffected by "the tea." (And, no, "tea" did not yet have the connotation of marijuana, at least not in the mainstream.) One of the better maps of the island is featured prominently in this episode as well.
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