Fantasy Island
Cowboy / Substitute Wife
TV Flash files “Cowboy / Substitute Wife” as hour 31 of 154 in the TV Flash guide — Fantasy Island (1977–1984) on ABC, season 2, episode 15, aired 1979-01-20, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E15: listed hour 31 of 154 in the Fantasy Island guide, hour 15 of 25 in season 2. It aired 1979-01-20 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Seance / The Treasure” (S02E14). Next is “Photographs / Royal Flush” (S02E16).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
In "Cowboy" Brian Kehoe complicates a happy reunion by past lies about being a rodeo star when in fact he is only a rodeo clown. In "Substitute Wife" hypochondriac Nadine Winslow seeks a new wife for her husband when she thinks she is dying.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Cowboy / Substitute Wife sit in the Fantasy Island guide?
S02E15 is listed hour 31 of 154 — hour 15 of 25 in season 2, season 2 episode 15.
When did Fantasy Island S02E15 air?
Cowboy / Substitute Wife aired 1979-01-20 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…