Fantasy Island
Birthday Party / Ghostbreaker
TV Flash files “Birthday Party / Ghostbreaker” as hour 36 of 154 in the TV Flash guide — Fantasy Island (1977–1984) on ABC, season 2, episode 20, aired 1979-03-03, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E20: listed hour 36 of 154 in the Fantasy Island guide, hour 20 of 25 in season 2. It aired 1979-03-03 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Spending Spree / The Hunted” (S02E19). Next is “Yesterday's Love / Fountain of Youth” (S02E21).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
In "Birthday Party" a woman who gave up her twins for adoption and hasn't seen or heard of them since then wants to be present for their 30th birthday; and in "Ghostbreaker" a man who can't get his ghost busting guide published wants to exorcise a real ghost to prove he knows what he's talking about.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Birthday Party / Ghostbreaker sit in the Fantasy Island guide?
S02E20 is listed hour 36 of 154 — hour 20 of 25 in season 2, season 2 episode 20.
When did Fantasy Island S02E20 air?
Birthday Party / Ghostbreaker aired 1979-03-03 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…