Religion: tabula rasa
Name: Jungle Boy
Classification: supporting character
First Appearance: Gilligan's Island - Season 1, Episode 19 (6 Feb. 1965): "Gilligan Meets Jungle Boy"
Creators: Alvin Schwartz, Howard Merrill, Howard Harris, Lawrence Dobkin, Kurt Russell (actor)
Number of Appearances: 1
Location: Gilligan's Island
Race: white
Gender: male
Note: inexplicably found living on GIlligan's Island
In the episode in which the castaways on Gilligan's Island discover a boy living there alone, no explanation is ever provided as to how the boy (apparently a white American) came to be living there. He apparently lived there since early childhood, as he spoke no language and wore only a loincloth.
At the end of the episode, the castaways send the Jungle Boy back to civilization (Hawaii) in a hot air balloon that they construct. Unfortunately, the boy departs before they have a chance to teach him enough English to communicate their plight to anybody.
The Jungle Boy in this episode was played by a young Kurt Russell, before he went on to become a prominent movie star.
Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0588077/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilligan's_Island_(season_1)