Meet the Meteor A huge meteor lands on the island, causing everything nearby to age very rapidly. The Professor determines the rapid aging is being caused by strong cosmic rays (he makes this determination by using his bamboo Geiger counter!). Details Casts Title Meet the Meteor Genres Comedy Family Release Date 1966-04-28 Episode Runtime 00 Hours 25 Minutes Season Number 2 Episode Number 32 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?