Fantasy Island
Escape / Cinderella Girls
TV Flash files “Escape / Cinderella Girls” as hour 3 of 154 in the TV Flash guide — Fantasy Island (1977–1984) on ABC, season 1, episode 3, aired 1978-01-28, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E03: listed hour 3 of 154 in the Fantasy Island guide, hour 3 of 16 in season 1. It aired 1978-01-28 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Return to Fantasy Island” (S01E02). Next is “Bet a Million / Mr. Irresistible” (S01E04).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
In "Escape" 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 "Cinderella Girls" 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.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Escape / Cinderella Girls sit in the Fantasy Island guide?
S01E03 is listed hour 3 of 154 — hour 3 of 16 in season 1, season 1 episode 3.
When did Fantasy Island S01E03 air?
Escape / Cinderella Girls aired 1978-01-28 and is listed at 60 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…