Beauty and the Beast
Fever
TV Flash files “Fever” as hour 18 of 56 in the TV Flash guide — Beauty and the Beast (1987–1990) on CBS, season 1, episode 18, aired 1988-02-26, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E18: listed hour 18 of 56 in the Beauty and the Beast guide, hour 18 of 22 in season 1. It aired 1988-02-26 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Down to a Sunless Sea” (S01E17). Next is “Everything is Everything” (S01E19).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
The discovery of a lost pirate's treasure brings greed and jealousy to the Tunnel World, as well as danger to Catherine.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Fever sit in the Beauty and the Beast guide?
S01E18 is listed hour 18 of 56 — hour 18 of 22 in season 1, season 1 episode 18.
When did Beauty and the Beast S01E18 air?
Fever aired 1988-02-26 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Should I skip season three?
Treat it as aftermath. Hamilton left, Catherine died, and the fandom never quite forgave the rewrite. Seasons one and two are a complete love story; three is the bruise.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Linda Hamilton's Catherine falls for Ron Perlman's Vincent in a candlelit tunnel-world under Manhattan — gothic fairy tale as primetime romance, with production design that cost real money. Then Hamilton left, Catherine died, and the fandom never quite forgave the rewrite. Take the first two seasons as a complete love story; treat season three as aftermath.
Candlelight under Manhattan used to be a network night, not a streaming mood board. CBS, 1987–1990: a D.A. is saved by a noble beast-man living under New York; love and crime intertwine in a tunnel-world. Beauty and the Beast, from Ron Koslow, put Linda Hamilton's Catherine Chandler opposite Ron Perlman's Vincent — makeup-performance icon — with Roy Dotrice as Father. Gothic fairy-tale primetime romance that spent real money on production design. Cult fantasy-romance, later reboot attempts included. On the…
Filed against
- Linda Hamilton as Catherine Chandler
Linda Hamilton fell for a lion-faced underworld on Beauty and the Beast as Catherine Chandler — candlelit tunnels under Manhattan, gothic fairy tale as 1980s primetime romance, production design that cost real money. Then she left,…
- Ron Perlman as Vincent
Ron Perlman’s Vincent loved Linda Hamilton’s Catherine in a candlelit tunnel-world under Manhattan — Beauty and the Beast as gothic prime-time romance, production design that cost real money — then rode Sons of Anarchy as outlaw-soap…
- Roy Dotrice as Father
Roy Dotrice's Father kept Beauty and the Beast's candlelit tunnel-world upright — Linda Hamilton's Catherine falling for Ron Perlman's Vincent under Manhattan, gothic fairy tale as primetime romance, production design that cost real…