plˈeɪd baɪ ˈælən hˈeɪl dʒˌeɪˈɑːɹ., ðə skˈɪpɚ ðə kˈæɹɪktɚz ˈæktʃuːəl nˈeɪm wʌz ɹˈɛɹli mˈɛnʃənd ˈæftɚ ðə ʃˈoʊz pˈaɪlət ˈɛpɪsˌoʊd wʌzðɪ ˈoʊnɚ ænd kˈæptɪn ʌvðɪ ˈɛs. ˈɛs. mˈɪnoʊ ˈɔn ɪts "θɹˈiːˈaʊɚ tˈʊɹ" fɹʌm həwˈaɪiː wˈɛn hiː, fˈɜːst mˈeɪt ɡˈɪlɪɡən poːɹtɹˈeɪd baɪ bˈɑːb dˈɛnvɚ, ænd ðɛɹ tˈʊɹɹɪst pˈæsɪndʒɚz wɜː kˈɔːt ɪn ɐ vˈaɪələnt stˈoːɹm ænd stɹˈændᵻd ˌɔn ɐ dᵻzˈɜːɾᵻd ˈaɪlənd.
Played by Alan Hale Jr., the Skipper (the character's actual name was rarely mentioned after the show's pilot episode) was the owner and captain of the S. S. Minnow on its "three-hour tour" from Hawaii when he, first mate Gilligan (portrayed by Bob Denver), and their tourist passengers were caught in a violent storm and stranded on a deserted island.