Fantasy Island
The Big Dipper / The Pirate
TV Flash files “The Big Dipper / The Pirate” as hour 18 of 154 in the TV Flash guide — Fantasy Island (1977–1984) on ABC, season 2, episode 2, aired 1978-09-23, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E02: listed hour 18 of 154 in the Fantasy Island guide, hour 2 of 25 in season 2. It aired 1978-09-23 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Homecoming / The Sheikh” (S02E01). Next is “The Beachcomber / The Last Whodunnit” (S02E03).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
In "The Big Dipper" a young girl tries to find a normal life with her pick-pocketing father, when a police sergeant shows up in search of her father. In "The Pirate" an eccentric Ted Cavanaugh hopes to win back the love of his ex-wife by playing out a fantasy.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Big Dipper / The Pirate sit in the Fantasy Island guide?
S02E02 is listed hour 18 of 154 — hour 2 of 25 in season 2, season 2 episode 2.
When did Fantasy Island S02E02 air?
The Big Dipper / The Pirate aired 1978-09-23 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…