Fantasy Island
Treasure Hunt / Beauty Contest
TV Flash files “Treasure Hunt / Beauty Contest” as hour 8 of 154 in the TV Flash guide — Fantasy Island (1977–1984) on ABC, season 1, episode 8, aired 1978-03-11, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E08: listed hour 8 of 154 in the Fantasy Island guide, hour 8 of 16 in season 1. It aired 1978-03-11 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Lady of the Evening / The Racer” (S01E07). Next is “The Funny Girl / Butch and Sundance” (S01E09).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
In "Treasure Hunt" a couple along with their friend thirst for money and adventure leading them to some very difficult decisions. In "Beauty Contest" a sheltered 19 year old girl wishes to enter a beauty contest like her mother did in order to get acceptance from her father.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Treasure Hunt / Beauty Contest sit in the Fantasy Island guide?
S01E08 is listed hour 8 of 154 — hour 8 of 16 in season 1, season 1 episode 8.
When did Fantasy Island S01E08 air?
Treasure Hunt / Beauty Contest aired 1978-03-11 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…