They're Off and Running Mr. Howell wins all of the Skipper's possessions betting on turtle races. Even when he feels bad and switches the turtles so that Skipper will finally win, he still wins! Details Casts Title They're Off and Running Genres Comedy Family Release Date 1965-04-10 Episode Runtime 00 Hours 25 Minutes Season Number 1 Episode Number 28 Production Companies United Artists Television, CBS, Gladysya Productions Bob Denver Gilligan Alan Hale Jr. Jonas "The Skipper" Grum? Jim Backus Thurston Howell, III Natalie Schafer Eunice "Lovey" Wentworth? Tina Louise Ginger Grant Dawn Wells Mary Ann Summers Russell Johnson Roy "The Professor" Hink?