Fantasy Island
Cornelius & Alphonse / The Choice
TV Flash files “Cornelius & Alphonse / The Choice” as hour 39 of 154 in the TV Flash guide — Fantasy Island (1977–1984) on ABC, season 2, episode 23, aired 1979-05-06, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E23: listed hour 39 of 154 in the Fantasy Island guide, hour 23 of 25 in season 2. It aired 1979-05-06 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Comic / The Golden Hour” (S02E22). Next is “Bowling / Command Performance” (S02E24).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
In "Cornelius and Alphonse" a couple of petty crooks seeking revenge against Mr. Roarke kidnap Tattoo for ransom. Unaware of what they have gotten themselves into they soon beg Roarke to take Tattoo back. In "The Choice" two orphans are given a chance to choose their adoptive parents to their very own specifications.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Cornelius & Alphonse / The Choice sit in the Fantasy Island guide?
S02E23 is listed hour 39 of 154 — hour 23 of 25 in season 2, season 2 episode 23.
When did Fantasy Island S02E23 air?
Cornelius & Alphonse / The Choice aired 1979-05-06 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…