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Agonized Labor

Agonized Labor

1965TV Episode⏱️ 30mTV-G
ComedyFamily
7.1
IMDB Rating
216 votes

A Howell Industries stock collapse leaves the Howells broke. The fellow castaways try to cheer them up and try to teach them how to live like the working class.

Director
Jack Arnold
Writers
N/A
Stars
Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus
Release Date
November 11, 1965
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Bob Denver
Bob Denver
as Gilligan
Alan Hale Jr.
Alan Hale Jr.
as Jonas 'The Skipper' Grumby
Jim Backus
Jim Backus
as Thurston Howell III
Natalie Schafer
Natalie Schafer
as Mrs. Lovey Howell
Tina Louise
Tina Louise
as Ginger Grant
Russell Johnson
Russell Johnson
as Professor Roy Hinkley
Dawn Wells
Dawn Wells
as Mary Ann Summers

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Gladysya Productions, United Artists Television, CBS Television Network

🏷️ Keywords

jumping off a cliffreference to rock hudsoncryingfaintmethod acting

🎯 Categories

ComedyFamily

⭐ Featured Review

SAY IT AIN'T SO!
by tcchelsey2025-08-02
10/10

"Famous episode (which had to be coming...) A news bulletin announces Mr. Howell's vast fortune has been wiped out! He's flat broke and WHAT NOW? Of course... of course... deep down inside you know it's not for reals... But lets have some fun. This is nuts. Upon learning of the horrible news, Mr. Howell leaves a suicide note and wanders into the jungle to END it all. Beware of the infamous WASUBI BERRY. 100 percent. Jim Backus' show all the way, and thanks to writer Roland MacLane there's some really fun dialogue or ad libs. I think director Jack Arnold just let the c..."

💡 Did You Know?

The title is a play on the term "organized labor" which started as the artisan trade unions in the Renaissance and then developed into unions during the Industrial Revolution to protect the rights and jobs of the common worker.

📖 Synopsis

A Howell Industries stock collapse leaves the Howells broke. The fellow castaways try to cheer them up and try to teach them how to live like the working class.