Fantasy Island
The Proxy Billionaire / The Experiment
TV Flash files “The Proxy Billionaire / The Experiment” as hour 83 of 154 in the TV Flash guide — Fantasy Island (1977–1984) on ABC, season 4, episode 19, aired 1981-03-21, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E19: listed hour 83 of 154 in the Fantasy Island guide, hour 19 of 24 in season 4. It aired 1981-03-21 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Searcher / The Way We Weren't” (S04E18). Next is “Delphine / The Unkillable” (S04E20).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
In "The Proxy Billionaire" Wall Street Analyst Frank Miller gets into some very big trouble when he switches places with billionaire Avery Williams. And in "The Experiment" driven by grief Dr. Lucas Bergmann and his lonely daughter Lisa both wish to do some resurrecting of the dead.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Proxy Billionaire / The Experiment sit in the Fantasy Island guide?
S04E19 is listed hour 83 of 154 — hour 19 of 24 in season 4, season 4 episode 19.
When did Fantasy Island S04E19 air?
The Proxy Billionaire / The Experiment aired 1981-03-21 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…