The 1965 Topps Gilligan’s Island trading card series features images from the first season of the iconic 60s sitcom.
Each card front has a black and white image of America’s favorite castaways with speech bubbles giving each card a comic feel.
The reverse of each card includes two half-card images. When the deck of cards is stacked, the reverse images form a flipbook of an “animated” scene.
Due to the flipbook feature of the card backs, undamaged cards in this set can come at quite a price. The show’s enduring legacy also aides in inflated prices for even mid-grade cards.
In 2018, Topps included the packaging for this set in their series of 80th anniversary Wrapper Art trading cards.
1965 Topps Gilligan’s Island Checklist
Base Set – 55 Cards
| 1 | You’ll be safe Skipper! |
| 2 | Gee Skipper, you pop up in the strangest places |
| 3 | Somebody call for a handy man? |
| 4 | Are you sure this will go up? |
| 5 | Don’t hit them too hard! They’re only eggs! |
| 6 | Stop crying, Skipper, I’ll always be with you |
| 7 | Gee, I thought you were the Statue of Liberty |
| 8 | You said drop everything |
| 9 | It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s Gilligan! |
| 10 | You first! |
| 11 | If you say one word I’ll kill myself! |
| 12 | What could go wrong with me at the wheel? |
| 13 | it’s the footprint of a horrible monster! |
| 14 | Always happy to lend a hand, Skipper! |
| 15 | Drink this and you’ll feel like a million dol |
| 16 | My gosh, it does look like Gilligan! |
| 17 | There’s soemthing fishy about this place! |
| 18 | Bob Denver |
| 19 | You’re so strong, so brave, so fearless! |
| 20 | Are you sure we’re safe from Gilligan in here |
| 21 | Everything I say to you goes in one head and out the other |
| 22 | Does neatness count? |
| 23 | Why did I sit on that ant hill? |
| 24 | Are you sure Tarzan started this way? |
| 25 | Bang |
| 26 | I think the radio is fixed! Yeah? |
| 27 | A sentry must always be alert! |
| 28 | Ever have a fish in your mouth? |
| 29 | Gilligan, investigate those strange noises. T |
| 30 | Where are we going on this raft? |
| 31 | Gee, we could be stuck here for years! |
| 32 | One false move and I’ll shoot! |
| 33 | Where’d everybody go? |
| 34 | I wonder what the Skipper had in mind with this |
| 35 | I don’t know what I’d do without you |
| 36 | I’m a witch doctor making a house call! |
| 37 | Gilligan to the Rescue! |
| 38 | Can you see anything? |
| 39 | What a crazy time to gargle! |
| 40 | Only an idiot would fly this plane! |
| 41 | Why’d I have to be stuck on the same island with you? |
| 42 | Anyone for a showdown! |
| 43 | Aw come on, stick ’em up!! |
| 44 | Uh-oh, the Skipper stepped in my animal trap! |
| 45 | They’ll never find me in this poison ivy! |
| 46 | I’m starting my own fan club! |
| 47 | I think I’m losing my mind! Don’t worry! |
| 48 | Who’s the wise guy who said “Go jump in the lake |
| 49 | It’s time you learned something about sailing |
| 50 | Let me at him! Let me at him! |
| 51 | I’m the brains of this outfit! |
| 52 | I’m plane crazy about flying! |
| 53 | I shouldn’t have made a hole in the boat |
| 54 | I think I’m seasick. |
| 55 | The Castaways |