[newbie 10-21-00]

Didn’t Gilligan let The Skipper live on that episode so he could marry his Big Buddy?

[elhombrelibre]

Hmmm, you got me on that one. Could be. They were close.

[noblejones]

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Almost. Remember, right at the end when they lean in to kiss, Gilligan reaches in his pocket for the knife we saw him put there earlier and then the screen goes suddenly blank. You just know he gutted the Skipper.

Chase stole the ending from that.