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the whale developed a crush on Dr. Frankenstein, and when the doctor pointed out the difficulties inherent in a cross-species relationship, the whale began to blubber uncontrollably and refused to disgorge Dr. Frankenstein and Igor. Fortunately,
 

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Captain Ahab came along (well, actually his great-great grandson), harpooned the whale, cut it open and freed the two captives. Unfortunately,
 

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an unexploded bomb from WWII also spilled out of the whale's stomach, and was threatening to explode. Fortunately,
 

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an angel from one of those 1940s meddler-from-heaven movies appeared and defused the bomb. Unfortunately,
 

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the angel decided to meddle further to help save the souls of Frankenstein, Igor and the whale, and coerced them into singing dreary hymns. Fortunately,
 

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the angel said they were out of tuna, and while she was laughing hysterically at her own joke, the threesome (and by that I do not mean a sexual threesome) (not that there's anything wrong with that) were able to escape once again! Unfortunately,
 

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...a pirate ship came over the horizon, and seeing our three friends, harpooned the whale (which barely managed to swim away) and took Dr. Frankenstein and Igor below to serve as galley slaves. Fortunately,
 

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a Greenpeace boat suddenly appeared and saved the whale, pulling out the harpoon and freeing the leviathan, then distributed "Save the Whale" leaflets among the pirates. Meanwhile, below deck Frankenstein and Igor were working their biceps on the oars, with the expectation of entering the Mr. Universe competition once they escaped the galley. Unfortunately,
 

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they were rowing the wrong way..no, I mean rowing the wrong way with the oars upside down. Fortunately...
 

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the galley master had a kind heart and didn't flog them for screwing up, but instead sat them down and encouraged them to connect with their inner slaves. Unfortunately,
 

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... Igor and Dr. Frankenstein found that their inner slaves were in revolt and convinced their fellow slaves to revolt with them. Meanwhile while they were revolting (if you were chained in the hold of ship with a lot of other sweating oarsmen you would be pretty revolting, as well) the saved whale decided to ram the pirate ship and left a gaping hole in the side, fortunately...
 

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after ramming the ship, the whale sustained only a slight headache which went away after he took a Tylenol. Unfortunately,
 

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...as the ship began to sink, the pirates (who despite their calling had a sense of honor) insisted that no one should board lifeboats until all the women and children had been saved, and since there were no women and children aboard, everyone simply stood on deck as the ship went under. Fortunately,
 

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... the pirate captain had insisted that his crew and passengers always took Red Cross swimming lessons before they signed on so everyone could swim, unfortunately...
 

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Fortunately, just as the ship was about to go under, The Minnow sailed by, and all the drowning pirates were lifted aboard by Gilligan, the Skipper too, a millionaire and his wife, a movie star, the professor and Mary Ann. Unfortunately,
 

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[Our fortunatelys and unfortunatelys are getting all mixed up. :(]

...fortunately, the professor managed to create a short-wave radio out of coconut shells and seaweed, hoping to contact someone who would come to their rescue. Unfortunately...
 

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the millionaire has enough gin and vermouth on hand to mix up martinis for everyone, which takes the edge off of being shipwrecked. Unfortunately,
 

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unfortunately, a deserted isle full of drunken pirates, Igor, Dr. Frankenstein, Gilligan, the Skipper, the Howells, Ginger, the Professor, and Maryann bodes ill, fortunately...
 

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Fortunately, the motley crew became an inspiration for a new reality TV show. Unfortunately,
 

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the show was so low in the ratings it was cancelled after only one episode. Fortunately,
 

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it will air in the same time slot as the reruns of Oprah, but fortunately....
 

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Oprah will re-invent herself and be more ubiquitous than ever. Fortunately...