Gilligan becomes infatuated with drumming and Mrs. Howell realizes that she misses music so she gets the castaways to form a island band. Gilligan's drumming is interpreted as war drums by natives on a nearby island.

After winning 39 turtle races, Mr. Howell wants to win the 40th. He talks the Skipper into betting Gilligan's services as a houseboy and soon starts to wish he had left well enough alone.