- A satellite bound for Mars lands on the island. The castaways hope to use it to provide visual evidence to the world that they are still alive.
- On the Island, Gilligan (Bob Denver) is collecting feathers for Mr. Howell (Jim Backus) to make a pillow for Mrs. Howell, (Natalie Schafer) but he's rejecting all of the feathers Gilligan is finding, dumping them into a big pile in the Supply Hut. Meanwhile, NASA Scientists at Cape Canaveral have sent an unmanned Mars Probe into space to take photos of Mars, but the probe has actually failed and crashed to Earth, ending up not far from the lagoon and sending back brief pictures of the island before losing its lens piece. When Gilligan finds the probe, he falls over the leg and stares up at what seems to be a terrifying beast. He brings back the Skipper (Alan Hale Jr) and the Professor (Russell Johnson) who recognizes it for what it is, and partially dismantles it to study it and repair it. Meanwhile, radio reports confirm that the probe has caught pictures of the island, which leads everyone to realize this is the Castaways' new chance to be rescued. They just need to find the missing lens to the satellite. Ginger (Tina Louise) and Mary Ann (Dawn Wells) briefly terrify Mrs. Howell when they blindly clutch her large diamond ring on the other side of a large boulder into which they reach. After searching, the Skipper and Professor return to camp unable to find the lens, only to discover that Gilligan has had it the whole time. Unfortunately, in his excitement, the lens gets shattered, and the Professor plans on using tree sap as glue to restore it. The Skipper sends Gilligan to get the tree sap which proves to be so adhesive that he loses his shoes and socks in it before getting stuck himself. Unfortunately, no one knows when NASA will reactivate the probe, and they wait hours for its reactivation. As they're waiting, the tree sap which has been boiled starts percolating. When Gilligan put the lid on it, the steam from it started building up in pressure, and as it explodes, everyone gets covered in the sticky tree sap. Everyone's clothes are ruined, and they chase Gilligan into the Supply Hut where he tries hiding in the five-foot-high pile of feathers that Mr. Howell had created. Everyone gets covered in feathers as a result, and as the Probe activates, everyone is seen by stunned NASA Scientists as large humanoid bird-creatures. Realizing it's working, the castaways try in vain to communicate with the scientists, but when Gilligan rushes to get their signs, he stumbles over the leg of the Mars Probe, knocking it over and severely damaging its sensitive electronics, getting chased from camp by the others upset over his clumsiness. The following morning, the Professor is trying to salvage the workings of the probe with the Skipper who reminds Gilligan of his punishment: acting as a giant cuckoo bird announcing the hour from the Supply Hut.
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