Fantasy Island
Trouble, My Lovely / The Common Man
TV Flash files “Trouble, My Lovely / The Common Man” as hour 11 of 154 in the TV Flash guide — Fantasy Island (1977–1984) on ABC, season 1, episode 11, aired 1978-04-01, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E11: listed hour 11 of 154 in the Fantasy Island guide, hour 11 of 16 in season 1. It aired 1978-04-01 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Superstar / Salem” (S01E10). Next is “The Over-The-Hill Caper / Poof, You're a Movie Star” (S01E12).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
In "Trouble, My Lovely" a father's fantasy is to experience peace and respect from his overbearing family. In "The Common Man" a schlub named Stanley Scheckter wishes to become a private investigator but his klutzy ways cause more trouble.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Trouble, My Lovely / The Common Man sit in the Fantasy Island guide?
S01E11 is listed hour 11 of 154 — hour 11 of 16 in season 1, season 1 episode 11.
When did Fantasy Island S01E11 air?
Trouble, My Lovely / The Common Man aired 1978-04-01 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…