"Waiting for Watubi" is one of the more fondly remembered episodes, the Skipper again spooked by voodoo after finding a statue of Kona, supposedly the god of evil bringing bad luck for the one that discovers him. Burying Kona proves fruitless, as the Howells promptly did him back up, assuming that he must be something valuable. Imagine the Skipper's shock when he opens one of Mr. Howell's cabinets to find the dreaded Kona, instigating a series of earth shaking incidents that leave him defenseless and calling for the ancient witch doctor Watubi, the only man who can lift the curse of Kona. After Gilligan helps the Skipper write out his will, the Professor insists that Watubi appear, Gilligan disguised in fanciful headdress and makeup, with Ginger and Mary Ann sparking boyhood fantasies galore with their choreographed gyrations. This actually works to the Skipper's delight, but the capper comes when Gilligan orders a cool breeze and winds up with a virtual hurricane, lifting Gilligan off his feet as he clings to a palm tree for dear life. The eternal debate between Ginger and Mary Ann could have started right here, as both shake their scantily attired assets in perfect rhythm, Dawn Wells defying the censors by completely baring her midriff, Tina Louise no slouch either with genuine hula moves that would reappear in future episodes. Alternately funny and sexy, this episode was the blueprint for many more to follow, the stuff of male adolescent fantasy and solid slapstick belly laughs. Jack Arnold, director of such beloved 50s sci-fi classics as "It Came from Outer Space" and "Creature from the Black Lagoon," helms the first of his prolific 26 episodes during the first two seasons.