GILLIGAN'S ISLAND truly digs into the British Invasion, satirizing the appeal of long hair, tight trousers, and 'toneless discord' (the Professor's description) with the arrival of The Mosquitoes, the world's most popular rock group, for a month or two away from civilization and the crushing demands of fame. By December 1965, The Beatles had been on the scene in America for nearly 2 years, their influence spreading over every type of media, with even the pilot for THE MONKEES already in the can before this broadcast.
'Don't Bug the Mosquitoes' undoubtedly ranks as the high point of the second season and, along with 'Up at Bat,' is the best remembered episode from the entire series.
