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This is not one of my favorite episodes. The whole spy dream sequence thing is not that interesting to me. Of course, I still like it and watch it; it's GI! But, I wouldn't elect to put this one on if someone gave me a choice.

Doesn't Gilligan look good as James Bond!

What do MAGs make of Ginger being the fiancee and Maryann just the receptionist?

How does the poison lipstick kill Ginger in the dream when it was "esI pecially designed to work on 014's chemical composition?" Please explain.

I hate Ginger's look in the dream sequence (outfit with hair, etc.). She's still pretty but she can do better. Hey, Bond fans (I'm ignorant here), is this the typical "Bond Girl" type outfit/look as opposed to Ginger's other looks?

I have trouble buying the whole MAG lack of connection thing in the dream. Or is there some chemistry there that I missed? Please enlighten.

The best bit by far is the Skipper/Mother thing. He's hysterical!

Why does the Professor get to be the good guy in the dream?

Whose fault was it when Maryann drips the hot oil on Gilligan's wrist and mayhem follows? It looked to me as if Gilligan wasn't at fault.

I love the "crummy crook" moment with Gilligan and the Professor!

What a great idea--a house in every state!!!Pretty "listlike" (do you like that word?) for freewheeling loaded aristocrats!!

What do you make of the "perfect night for romance" scene with Ginger and the Professor?

Do you agree with the Professor's insistence that they leave the briefcase unopened?

I also love the first time being killed for "knowing too much" joke.

How spoofy of Bond films is this--meaning apart from just GI taking an otherwise serious theme and suiting it to GI as a comedy show?

[Teebs]

Doesn't Gilligan look good as James Bond!

He certainly does.

What do MAGs make of Ginger being the fiancee and Maryann just the receptionist?

It happened a lot in Gilligan's dreams, Mary Ann losing out to Ginger. In Up At Bat, she's the old hag who answers the door! Yet, in V For Vitamins, she's wearing a sexy little French maid's outfit. Gilligan's fear of Ginger transferred into desire by his subconscious?

How does the poison lipstick kill Ginger in the dream when it was "esI pecially designed to work on 014's chemical composition?" Please explain.

Perhaps she had some of his chemical composition already in her, if you know what I mean.

I hate Ginger's look in the dream sequence (outfit with hair, etc.). She's still pretty but she can do better. Hey, Bond fans (I'm ignorant here), is this the typical "Bond Girl" type outfit/look as opposed to Ginger's other looks?

Typical Bond girls (of the 60s) were largely glamorous bimboes, so, yeah, I guess. I'm not a Bond fan though.

I have trouble buying the whole MAG lack of connection thing in the dream. Or is there some chemistry there that I missed? Please enlighten.

No, there's no chemistry. And no MAG in this dream scene. What a wasted opportunity, because Miss Moneypenny was always after Sean Connery!

Why does the Professor get to be the good guy in the dream?

Because Mr. Howell makes a better bad guy!

Whose fault was it when Maryann drips the hot oil on Gilligan's wrist and mayhem follows? It looked to me as if Gilligan wasn't at fault.

That would be Mary Ann's fault. Hot oil hurts! Gilligan isn't always at fault but he expects to get the blame and he usually does.

I love the "crummy crook" moment with Gilligan and the Professor!

I love the bit where Professor slaps Gilligan's hand and Gilligan slaps the Professor's hand right back.

Do you agree with the Professor's insistence that they leave the briefcase unopened?

In theory, yes, but you try telling that to a bunch of eager beavers who'll do anything to see what's inside!

How spoofy of Bond films is this--meaning apart from just GI taking an otherwise serious theme and suiting it to GI as a comedy show?

It's more like it spoofs the whole 60s spy genre not just Bond. Mr. Howell's over-the-top villain is kind of like Lex Luthor from Superman.
Bond wasn't always serious though. There was plenty of sly humour in the early Bond films, and then when Roger Moore took over they went very silly indeed, before Timothy Dalton made them serious again, and then Pierce Brosnan made them all glitzy and full of product placement, and then Daniel Craig went all moody and serious and angsty. But I'm not a Bond fan. Obviously.

[old grouch]

Seeing Skipper dressed up like a woman was the best part of this episode. (I wonder what that says about Gilligan's subconscious.)

[Teebs]

Originally Posted by old grouch

Seeing Skipper dressed up like a woman was the best part of this episode. (I wonder what that says about Gilligan's subconscious.)

I know, I know! Skipper's normally the dominant one in reality, so Gilligan's subconscious puts him into a submissive role (ie woman) but still with a bit of dominance (ie mother).

Frasier Crane eat your heart out...

[callensensei]

Originally Posted by lm

Doesn't Gilligan look good as James Bond!

He does indeed. A black suit, fedora and trenchcoat really suit him. And although all of Gilligan's dreams are Walter Mittyish, I really like this one, and the one where he's the Marshall protecting Emily, for how smooth and in command he is.

Originally Posted by lm

What do MAGs make of Ginger being the fiancee and Maryann just the receptionist?

Hmmm...well, both girls are evil in this dream. In the "Emily" dream where Ginger is evil and Mary Ann is good, Mary Ann is his fiancee.

Originally Posted by lm

The best bit by far is the Skipper/Mother thing. He's hysterical!!

"And another thing: my mother ...is a woman!" Bob's timing and absolute seriousness with that line crack me up every time.

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What do you make of the "perfect night for romance" scene with Ginger and the Professor?

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Just this: the same scene with Mary Ann would have been very awkward. This felt right - and yet it was very funny how fast the Professor caught on to Ginger, and how prepared he was.

[wowee1111]

It takes a rare man to be able to resist Ginger wanting a "night of romance" wearing that orange dress; even if the man knows she is playing him. Steamy.