Fantasy Island
My Late Lover / Sanctuary
TV Flash files “My Late Lover / Sanctuary” as hour 73 of 154 in the TV Flash guide — Fantasy Island (1977–1984) on ABC, season 4, episode 9, aired 1981-01-03, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E09: listed hour 73 of 154 in the Fantasy Island guide, hour 9 of 24 in season 4. It aired 1981-01-03 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Crescendo / Three Feathers” (S04E08). Next is “High Off the Hog / Reprisal” (S04E10).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
In "My Late Lover" the widow Anastasia Dexter has three perspective suitors and is flabbergasted by her husband's ghostly interference with choosing one of them. And in "Sanctuary" Thomas Henshaw has been poisoned for some unknown reason, and with only hours to live, searches for the identity of his killer in a place called Gull Island Rest Home, a sanctuary for known criminals.
Viewer FAQ
Where does My Late Lover / Sanctuary sit in the Fantasy Island guide?
S04E09 is listed hour 73 of 154 — hour 9 of 24 in season 4, season 4 episode 9.
When did Fantasy Island S04E09 air?
My Late Lover / Sanctuary aired 1981-01-03 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…