Fantasy Island
Goose for the Gander / Stuntman
TV Flash files “Goose for the Gander / Stuntman” as hour 43 of 154 in the TV Flash guide — Fantasy Island (1977–1984) on ABC, season 3, episode 2, aired 1979-09-14, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E02: listed hour 43 of 154 in the Fantasy Island guide, hour 2 of 23 in season 3. It aired 1979-09-14 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Hit Man / The Swimmer” (S03E01). Next is “Tattoo: The Love God / Magnolia Blossoms” (S03E03).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
In "Goose for the Gander" Marjorie Gibbs from Santa Fe, New Mexico signs up for a cooking competition in order to save her diner and ends up falling for a hash slinger named Joe Lange. In "Stuntman" Bill Rawlings who lives in his father's shadow as greatest stuntman, becomes bitter and alienates everyone around him. Its up to his dad to join forces and bring father and son back together again.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Goose for the Gander / Stuntman sit in the Fantasy Island guide?
S03E02 is listed hour 43 of 154 — hour 2 of 23 in season 3, season 3 episode 2.
When did Fantasy Island S03E02 air?
Goose for the Gander / Stuntman aired 1979-09-14 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…