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Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
Baldness becomes Gilligan—or so his fellow castaways try to convince the ashamed mate after all his hair suddenly falls out. And then so does the Skipper’s. The Professor sets out to solve the mystery., Gilligan (Bob Denver) awakens one morning to discover that his hair has turned completely white overnight. The Professor (Russell Johnson) is worried that Gilligan is suffering from “follicular albinism”, which brings about premature ageing. Helpful Mrs. Howell (Natalie Schafer) provides Gilligan with her own special hair dye–which renders him totally bald, forcing the other Castaways to spare Gilligan’s feelings by pretending not to notice his, er, condition., Baldness becomes Gilligan—or so his fellow castaways try to convince the ashamed mate after all his hair suddenly falls out. And then so does the Skipper’s. The Professor sets out to solve the mystery. Skipper: Alan Hale. The Professor: Russell Johnson. Howell: Jim Backus. Ginger: Tina Louise.
