Fantasy Island
The Searcher / The Way We Weren't
TV Flash files “The Searcher / The Way We Weren't” as hour 82 of 154 in the TV Flash guide — Fantasy Island (1977–1984) on ABC, season 4, episode 18, aired 1981-03-07, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E18: listed hour 82 of 154 in the Fantasy Island guide, hour 18 of 24 in season 4. It aired 1981-03-07 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Also Rans / Portrait of Solange” (S04E17). Next is “The Proxy Billionaire / The Experiment” (S04E19).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
In "The Searcher" Karen Saunders-Holmes has a desperate need to find her father, whose whereabouts have been kept a secret to her since she was a child. And in "The Way We Weren't" married couple Fred & Dottie Cooper are in for disappointment when they return to their neighborhood in search of relighting old sparks.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Searcher / The Way We Weren't sit in the Fantasy Island guide?
S04E18 is listed hour 82 of 154 — hour 18 of 24 in season 4, season 4 episode 18.
When did Fantasy Island S04E18 air?
The Searcher / The Way We Weren't aired 1981-03-07 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…