Fantasy Island
Chorus Girl / Surrogate Father
TV Flash files “Chorus Girl / Surrogate Father” as hour 80 of 154 in the TV Flash guide — Fantasy Island (1977–1984) on ABC, season 4, episode 16, aired 1981-02-21, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E16: listed hour 80 of 154 in the Fantasy Island guide, hour 16 of 24 in season 4. It aired 1981-02-21 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Loving Strangers / Something Borrowed, Something Blue” (S04E15). Next is “Also Rans / Portrait of Solange” (S04E17).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
In "Chorus Girl" when a dance teacher Franklin Adams gives his deaf pupil the gift of hearing, he runs the risk of losing her forever. And in "Surrogate Father" if the loving father Evan Wadkins of a precocious 8-year-old daughter Amy fails to conquer his addiction to gambling, his daughter will be taken away.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Chorus Girl / Surrogate Father sit in the Fantasy Island guide?
S04E16 is listed hour 80 of 154 — hour 16 of 24 in season 4, season 4 episode 16.
When did Fantasy Island S04E16 air?
Chorus Girl / Surrogate Father aired 1981-02-21 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…