Fantasy Island
The Lady and the Longhorn / Vampire
TV Flash files “The Lady and the Longhorn / Vampire” as hour 29 of 154 in the TV Flash guide — Fantasy Island (1977–1984) on ABC, season 2, episode 13, aired 1978-12-16, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E13: listed hour 29 of 154 in the Fantasy Island guide, hour 13 of 25 in season 2. It aired 1978-12-16 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Charlie's Cherubs / Stalag 3” (S02E12). Next is “Seance / The Treasure” (S02E14).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
In "The Lady and the Longhorn" sweet but wacky businesswoman Vera Templeton is after a millionaire to save her company from bankruptcy. And in "Vampire" famous method actor Leo Drake prepares for his role as Dracula in a very frightening and dangerous way.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Lady and the Longhorn / Vampire sit in the Fantasy Island guide?
S02E13 is listed hour 29 of 154 — hour 13 of 25 in season 2, season 2 episode 13.
When did Fantasy Island S02E13 air?
The Lady and the Longhorn / Vampire aired 1978-12-16 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…