Fantasy Island
Return to Fantasy Island
TV Flash files “Return to Fantasy Island” as hour 2 of 154 in the TV Flash guide — Fantasy Island (1977–1984) on ABC, season 1, episode 2, aired 1978-01-20, 120 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E02: listed hour 2 of 154 in the Fantasy Island guide, hour 2 of 16 in season 1. It aired 1978-01-20 (120 min). The listed hour before it is “Fantasy Island (Pilot)” (S01E01). Next is “Escape / Cinderella Girls” (S01E03).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Once again, be careful what you wish for! This is the motto as three new couples venture to Fantasy Island. The first couple want to meet the daughter they gave up for adoption 12 years ago, only to be confronted with three possibilities. In the second story, a businesswoman visits the island under false pretense thinking she is there for a business meeting, only to be stranded with one of her employees who confesses his undying love for her. In the final story, a young wife is suffering from amnesia caused by a mysterious incident that occurred four years ago.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Return to Fantasy Island sit in the Fantasy Island guide?
S01E02 is listed hour 2 of 154 — hour 2 of 16 in season 1, season 1 episode 2.
When did Fantasy Island S01E02 air?
Return to Fantasy Island aired 1978-01-20 and is listed at 120 minutes.
Do I watch in order?
No. Anthology wish-fulfillment: Roarke hosts, guests arrive, lessons land. Sample any plane. Tattoo's announcement is the ritual.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Ricardo Montalbán's Mr. Roarke grants wishes that teach lessons, sometimes with teeth, while Hervé Villechaize's Tattoo spots the plane. Aaron Spelling anthology as Love Boat's mystical sibling: guest-star morality plays in a white suit. Smiles, everyone — consequences included.
Flash: a white suit on a tropical landing strip, a little man spotting the plane, and Ricardo Montalbán already granting a wish that will bill you in irony. Smiles, everyone. ABC's Fantasy Island (1977–1984) ran seven seasons, 154 episodes, Gene Levitt's series in the Aaron Spelling orbit: Love Boat's more mystical sibling, weekly guest stars, moral traps in vacation lighting. Hervé Villechaize's Tattoo is the arrival system. Wendy Schaal's Julie later joined the staff. The plane! The plane! is still a national…
Filed against
- Ricardo Montalbán as Mr. Roarke
Ricardo Montalbán granted wishes as Mr. Roarke on Fantasy Island — white-suit morality plays with teeth, Hervé Villechaize spotting the plane, Aaron Spelling anthology as Love Boat's mystical sibling. Guest-star lessons, consequences…
- Hervé Villechaize as Tattoo
Hervé Villechaize's Tattoo spotted the plane on Fantasy Island — Ricardo Montalbán's Mr. Roarke granting wishes that taught lessons, sometimes with teeth, Aaron Spelling anthology as Love Boat's mystical sibling. Guest-star morality plays…
- Wendy Schaal as Julie
Wendy Schaal’s Julie worked Fantasy Island as later-run island weather — Ricardo Montalbán’s Mr. Roarke granting wishes that taught lessons, sometimes with teeth, Aaron Spelling anthology as Love Boat’s mystical sibling. Guest-star…