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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: When Gilligan is sleep-walking and enters the Howell's hut, he's got his blanket wrapped around himself, a la Creator/BelaLugosi. Somehow, though, the doors to the hut open without him touching them.
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* PlaceboEffect: The Professor plans to give Gilligan an anti-vampire medicine he concocted so that he'll be cured of his false belief and stop experiencing symptoms.
* PoliceAreUseless: The maid had sent word to Inspector Sherlock asking him to investigate the strange happenings at the castle. It took five years for Inspector Sherlock and Colonel Watney to arrive, saying they had to walk all the way from England. It also takes the two a good bit of time to react to the Howells screaming for help upstairs.
* PoliceAreUseless: The maid had sent word to Inspector Sherlock asking him to investigate the strange happenings at the castle. It took five years for Inspector Sherlock and Colonel Watney to arrive, saying they had to walk all the way from England. It also takes the two a good bit of time to react to the Howells screaming for help upstairs.
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* PlaceboEffect: The Professor plans to give Gilligan a mild tranquilizer and tell him it's an anti-vampire medicine he concocted concoction so that he'll be cured of his false belief and stop experiencing symptoms.
* PoliceAreUseless: The maid had sent word to Inspector Sherlock asking him to investigate the strange happenings at the castle. It took five years for Inspector Sherlock and Colonel Watney to arrive, saying they had to walk all the way from England. It also takes the two a good bit of time to react to the Howells screaming for helpupstairs.upstairs or to Gilligan the vampire leaning over Mrs. Howell to drink her blood.
* PoliceAreUseless: The maid had sent word to Inspector Sherlock asking him to investigate the strange happenings at the castle. It took five years for Inspector Sherlock and Colonel Watney to arrive, saying they had to walk all the way from England. It also takes the two a good bit of time to react to the Howells screaming for help
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* SuperstitiousSailors: The Skipper [[NiceJobBreakingItHero puts the idea in Gilligan's head]] that he's going to turn into a vampire.
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* SuperstitiousSailors: The Skipper [[NiceJobBreakingItHero puts the idea in Gilligan's head]] and Gilligan have both seen vampire movies and believe that he's going to turn into vampires actually exist, so they panic when Gilligan (apparently) gets bitten by a vampire.vampire bat.
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* YourMindMakesItReal: Gilligan believes in the Skipper's superstitions so strongly that he nearly bites Mrs. Howell on the neck, which further cements his fear that he's becoming a vampire.
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* YourMindMakesItReal: Gilligan believes in the Skipper's superstitions existence of vampires so strongly that after being bitten by a bat, he nearly bites Mrs. Howell on the neck, which further cements his fear that he's becoming a vampire.
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* HypocriticalHumor: In Gilligan's dream, Watson (the Skipper) calls Dracula's maid (Mary Ann) an ugly old lady. Holmes (the Professor) criticizes his rudeness and apologizes to her, addressing her as "ugly old lady".
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* HypercompetentSidekick: In the dream, Ginger is the wife to Gilligan's vampire. She's sensible about how to get the drop on potential victims and keeps expressing irritation over Gilligan's incompetence.
* HypocriticalHumor: In Gilligan's dream,Watson Watney (the Skipper) calls Dracula's maid (Mary Ann) an ugly old lady. Holmes Sherlock (the Professor) criticizes his rudeness and apologizes to her, addressing her as "ugly old lady".
* HypocriticalHumor: In Gilligan's dream,
* InstantlyProvenWrong:
** In the dream, Mr. Howell asserts that even a five-year-old could tell you that there's no such thing as vampires, just as Gilligan appears in the background.
--->'''Mrs. Howell:''' There's a vampire.\\
'''Mr. Howell:''' That's the last time I listen to a five-year-old child.
** Sherlock asserts that his investigation proves there's not a vampire within a thousand miles of the castle, only to hear the screaming upstairs.
** In the dream, Mr. Howell asserts that even a five-year-old could tell you that there's no such thing as vampires, just as Gilligan appears in the background.
--->'''Mrs. Howell:''' There's a vampire.\\
'''Mr. Howell:''' That's the last time I listen to a five-year-old child.
** Sherlock asserts that his investigation proves there's not a vampire within a thousand miles of the castle, only to hear the screaming upstairs.
* PoliceAreUseless: The maid had sent word to Inspector Sherlock asking him to investigate the strange happenings at the castle. It took five years for Inspector Sherlock and Colonel Watney to arrive, saying they had to walk all the way from England. It also takes the two a good bit of time to react to the Howells screaming for help upstairs.
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** Inspector Sherlock and Colonel Watney are obvious spoofs of [[Literature/SherlockHolmes Holmes and Watson]].
** During the fight with the vampire, a HitFlash appears with each blow, as in ''Series/Batman1966''.
* ShoutOut:
** Inspector Sherlock and Colonel Watney are obvious spoofs of [[Literature/SherlockHolmes Holmes and Watson]].
** During the fight with the vampire, a HitFlash appears with each blow, as in ''Series/Batman1966''.
* SurroundedByIdiots: The Professor is openly irritated by everyone else believing in vampires and thinking that Gilligan turned into one.
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* WakeUpFighting: Gilligan has a dream sequence where he (as a vampire) gets into a fight with the Professor and the Skipper (as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson). When the Skipper wakes him up, he gets punched in the gut.
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* WakeUpFighting: Gilligan has a dream sequence where he (as a vampire) gets into a fight with the Professor and the Skipper (as Inspector Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson).Colonel Watney). When the Skipper wakes him up, he gets punched in the gut.
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* HypocriticalHumor: In Gilligan's dream, Watson (the Skipper) calls Dracula's maid (Mary Ann) an ugly old lady. Holmes (the Professor) criticizes his rudeness and apologizes to her, addressing her as "ugly old lady".
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* YourMindMakesItReal: Gilligan believes in the Skipper's superstitions so strongly that he nearly bites Mrs. Howell on the neck, which further cements his fear that he's becoming a vampire.
* WakeUpFighting: Gilligan has a dream sequence where he (as a vampire) gets into a fight with the Professor and the Skipper (as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson). When the Skipper wakes him up, he gets punched in the gut.
* WakeUpFighting: Gilligan has a dream sequence where he (as a vampire) gets into a fight with the Professor and the Skipper (as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson). When the Skipper wakes him up, he gets punched in the gut.
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* VampireEpisode: Gilligan gets bitten by what the Skipper thinks is a vampire bat, convincing him that he will turn into a vampire. This causes Gilligan to dream a Creator/BelaLugosi-like vampire story.
* WakeUpFighting: Gilligan has a dream sequence where he (as a vampire) gets into a fight with the Professor and the Skipper (as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson). When the Skipper wakes him up, he gets punched in the gut.
* YourMindMakesItReal: Gilligan believes in the Skipper's superstitions so strongly that he nearly bites Mrs. Howell on the neck, which further cements his fear that he's becoming a vampire. \n* WakeUpFighting: Gilligan has a dream sequence where he (as a vampire) gets into a fight with the Professor and the Skipper (as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson). When the Skipper wakes him up, he gets punched in the gut.
* WakeUpFighting: Gilligan has a dream sequence where he (as a vampire) gets into a fight with the Professor and the Skipper (as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson). When the Skipper wakes him up, he gets punched in the gut.
* YourMindMakesItReal: Gilligan believes in the Skipper's superstitions so strongly that he nearly bites Mrs. Howell on the neck, which further cements his fear that he's becoming a vampire.
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* ActuallyNotAVampire: Gilligan can't see his reflection in Ginger's mirror (which has lost its ability to reflect) and he almost bites Mrs. Howell while sleepwalking. There's actually a completely normal explanation for everything.
* AfraidOfBlood: Gilligan says he'd fail as a vampire (and die of starvation) because he passes out at the sight of blood.
* AfraidOfBlood: Gilligan says he'd fail as a vampire (and die of starvation) because he passes out at the sight of blood.
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* ActuallyNotAVampire: Gilligan can't see his reflection in Ginger's mirror (which has lost its ability to reflect) and he almost bites Mrs. Howell while sleepwalking. There's actually a completely normal explanation for everything. Namely, the silver has worn off the back of Ginger's mirror, making it useless for that purpose, and his fear and growing conviction that he's becoming a vampire has a strong nocebo effect on his subconscious.
* AfraidOfBlood: When he and the Skipper are telling the Professor what happened, Gilligan says he'd fail as a vampire (and die of starvation) because he passes out at the sight of blood.
* AfraidOfBlood: When he and the Skipper are telling the Professor what happened, Gilligan says he'd fail as a vampire (and die of starvation) because he passes out at the sight of blood.
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* EasilyForgiven: Only a few seconds after a sleepwalking Gilligan tried to bite her neck, Mrs. Howell stops paying attention to it in favor of settling her alarmed attacker.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: When Gilligan starts to become distraught over apparent signs that he's becoming a vampire, Mrs. Howell tells Mr. Howell to make him a bloody Mary to calm him down.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: When Gilligan starts to become distraught over apparent signs that he's becoming a vampire, Mrs. Howell tells Mr. Howell to make him a bloody Mary to calm him down.
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* SuperstitiousSailors: The Skipper [[NiceJobBreakingItHero puts the idea in Gilligan's head]] that he's going to turn into a vampire.
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* AfraidOfBlood: Gilligan says he'd fail as a vampire (and die of starvation) because he passes out at the sight of blood.
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While moving supplies into a cave, Gilligan disturbs a bat, which bites him. A series of circumstances and the Skipper's superstitions convince him he's turning into a vampire.
!!This episode contains examples of the following tropes:
* ActuallyNotAVampire: Gilligan can't see his reflection in Ginger's mirror (which has lost its ability to reflect) and he almost bites Mrs. Howell while sleepwalking. There's actually a completely normal explanation for everything.
* DreamSequence: Gilligan has a dream of being a vampire.
* PlaceboEffect: The Professor plans to give Gilligan an anti-vampire medicine he concocted so that he'll be cured of his false belief and stop experiencing symptoms.
* TheTapeKnewYouWouldSayThat: Gilligan leaves a note telling the other castaways when he runs away, believing he's become a vampire. The Skipper finds it and, with semi-affectionate exasperation, asks why Gilligan had to do something stupid like this. Then he finds a post-script saying that running away was the only stupid thing Gilligan could figure to do.
* YourMindMakesItReal: Gilligan believes in the Skipper's superstitions so strongly that he nearly bites Mrs. Howell on the neck, which further cements his fear that he's becoming a vampire.
* WakeUpFighting: Gilligan has a dream sequence where he (as a vampire) gets into a fight with the Professor and the Skipper (as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson). When the Skipper wakes him up, he gets punched in the gut.
!!This episode contains examples of the following tropes:
* ActuallyNotAVampire: Gilligan can't see his reflection in Ginger's mirror (which has lost its ability to reflect) and he almost bites Mrs. Howell while sleepwalking. There's actually a completely normal explanation for everything.
* DreamSequence: Gilligan has a dream of being a vampire.
* PlaceboEffect: The Professor plans to give Gilligan an anti-vampire medicine he concocted so that he'll be cured of his false belief and stop experiencing symptoms.
* TheTapeKnewYouWouldSayThat: Gilligan leaves a note telling the other castaways when he runs away, believing he's become a vampire. The Skipper finds it and, with semi-affectionate exasperation, asks why Gilligan had to do something stupid like this. Then he finds a post-script saying that running away was the only stupid thing Gilligan could figure to do.
* YourMindMakesItReal: Gilligan believes in the Skipper's superstitions so strongly that he nearly bites Mrs. Howell on the neck, which further cements his fear that he's becoming a vampire.
* WakeUpFighting: Gilligan has a dream sequence where he (as a vampire) gets into a fight with the Professor and the Skipper (as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson). When the Skipper wakes him up, he gets punched in the gut.
