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Title: Beauty Is as Beauty Does (23 Sep 1965)
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| Episode credited cast: | |||
| Bob Denver | ... | Gilligan | |
| Alan Hale Jr. | ... | Jonas 'The Skipper' Grumby | |
| Jim Backus | ... | Thurston Howell III | |
| Natalie Schafer | ... | Mrs. Lovey Howell | |
| Tina Louise | ... | Ginger Grant | |
| Russell Johnson | ... | Professor Roy Hinckley | |
| Dawn Wells | ... | Mary Ann Summers | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Janos Prohaska | ... | Gladys | |
Ginger, Mary Ann, and Mrs Howell decide to hold a beauty contest to see who will be named "Miss Castaway." Gilligan has to cast the deciding vote, so everybody else tries to influence his vote.
"Beauty Is as Beauty Does" is the episode where the girls all compete in a beauty contest to elect 'Miss Castaway,' Skipper championing Ginger, the Professor all in for Mary Ann, and Mr. Howell naturally voting for Mrs. Howell. Guess who's left to be final judge? Any lulls are made up for by the time the pageant begins, each of the men conspiring to sabotage the other candidates, Gilligan scribbling notes to himself throughout. The outcome isn't really a surprise, but thus remains one of the best remembered episodes, Tina Louise a knockout in her leopard skin bathing suit, Dawn Wells losing hers as Gilligan reels her in ("must have been a her!"), and Natalie Schafer no slouch either in pure talent. The most surprising aspect is how out of character the Professor is, having never shown any interest in Mary Ann's physical attributes, having previously romanced Ginger (somewhat) in "Little Man on a Big Stick."