Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island

1978
★★★☆☆ 6.4/10
📺 7 Seasons
🎬 152 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
⏱️ 45 min/episode
Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaComedy
A magical island hosted by Mr Roarke and Tattoo where weekly guests learn valuable life lessons in their pursuit of fulfilling their dreams. Not all dreams are fulfilled as expected.

Seasons

Season 1
1978 • 14 Episodes
In the "Escape" segment, Gregory Udall is an escape artist trying to get out of the shadow of his famous father by duplicating the solo ultimate escape his father performed, with Mr. Roarke providing the prison. Unfortunately for Udall, if you don't escape, well...you stay there forever. Udall manages to escape by overcoming his desire to do it single-handedly as he gets another prisoner to help him. In the "Cinderella" segment, Ann and Maxine are working class girls who manage to afford a trip to Fantasy Island with a wish to become jet-setters for two days. They both get involved with rich men - Maxine ends up getting her man even when she confesses she's poor, and Ann ends up with a doctor pretending to be a rich millionaire to raise money for his health clinic.
Season 2
1978 • 25 Episodes
In ""The Homecoming"" a Vietnam veteran, long presumed dead wishes to be reunited with his family. Realizing that his wife has remarried and his son doesn't know him, he must move on with his life. In ""The Sheikh"" a middle-aged school teacher wishes to have a harem of beautiful women, but instead becomes the target of an assassination attempt.
Season 3
1979 • 23 Episodes
In ""Hit Man"" a desperate man hires a hit man to eliminate him, so his family can inherit his lucrative insurance money. When suddenly an unexpected sales offer comes to him, is it too late or will Johnny Detroit do him in. In ""The Swimmer"" Olympic swimmer Terry Summers is paralyzed in an accident and comes to the island seeking a cure.
Season 4
1980 • 24 Episodes
In ""The Devil and Mandy Breem"" Amanda Breem who sold her soul to Satan in order to save the life of her husband, seeks Mr. Roarke's help in saving her from the devil's grasp. And in ""The Millionaire"" Tattoo takes on a Fred Catlett's fantasy to become an instant millionaire which could end up getting him killed.
Season 5
1981 • 22 Episodes
In ""Show Me a Hero"" Helen Ross a romantic woman must confront the love of her past, John Day before she can experience real love in her present, Ted Kingman. And in ""Slam Dunk"" a successful sports writer Matt Kane wishes to become a super-star basketball player in hopes in winning over Ginger Donovan the girl he loves.
Season 6
1982 • 22 Episodes
In ""The Curse of the Moreaus"" Jesse and Kathy Moreau come to the Island so Jesse can fulfill his fantasy to rid himiself of a family curse. And in ""My Man Friday"": Linda Whitney's dream is to become vice president of an advertising publicity agency.
Season 7
1983 • 22 Episodes
In ""The Other Man - Mr. Roarke"" a woman in her forties wishes to find romance. And in ""Forbidden Love"" a woman brings her boyfriend to the Island hoping to get him to propose to her after a three-year relationship.

User Reviews

GenerationofSwine
★ 10/10
Let's be honest, if this were remotely realistic it would probably get banned by the content of the fantasies alone. However, it's not remotely realistic, it is uplifting and funny, and that is so much better, so much more welcoming and relaxing. And despite the lack of realism, it still comes across as honest and true stories that are told exceptionally well for a program this old on network television. It is just amazing.
January 12, 2023

Crew

Producer
Leonard Goldberg, Aaron Spelling, Arthur Rowe

Network

ABC

Production

Columbia Pictures Television, Spelling-Goldberg Productions

Keywords

island