Fantasy Island
Don Quixote / The Sex Symbol
TV Flash files “Don Quixote / The Sex Symbol” as hour 68 of 154 in the TV Flash guide — Fantasy Island (1977–1984) on ABC, season 4, episode 4, aired 1980-11-15, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E04: listed hour 68 of 154 in the Fantasy Island guide, hour 4 of 24 in season 4. It aired 1980-11-15 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Skater's Edge / Concerto of Death / The Last Great Race” (S04E03). Next is “The Love Doctor / The Pleasure Palace / Possessed” (S04E05).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
In "Don Quixote" Texas millionaire Donald Quick wishes to become the heroic Don Quixote and find his Dulcinea encountering trouble along his journey. And in "The Sex Symbol" plain Jane, Helen Hendrix wishes to become adored and desired by men, as a sexy Marilyn Monroe type. She finds out that being a sex symbol gets her far more than she bargained for.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Don Quixote / The Sex Symbol sit in the Fantasy Island guide?
S04E04 is listed hour 68 of 154 — hour 4 of 24 in season 4, season 4 episode 4.
When did Fantasy Island S04E04 air?
Don Quixote / The Sex Symbol aired 1980-11-15 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…
Also in season 4
- S04E01 The Devil and Mandy Breem / Instant Millionaire
- S04E02 Flying Aces / The Mermaid Returns
- S04E03 The Skater's Edge / Concerto of Death / The Last Great Race
- S04E05 The Love Doctor / The Pleasure Palace / Possessed
- S04E06 With Affection, Jack the Ripper / Gigolo
- S04E07 The Invisible Woman / The Snowbird