Fantasy Island
Basin Street / The Devil's Triangle
TV Flash files “Basin Street / The Devil's Triangle” as hour 85 of 154 in the TV Flash guide — Fantasy Island (1977–1984) on ABC, season 4, episode 21, aired 1981-05-02, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E21: listed hour 85 of 154 in the Fantasy Island guide, hour 21 of 24 in season 4. It aired 1981-05-02 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Delphine / The Unkillable” (S04E20). Next is “Hard Knocks / Lady Godiva” (S04E22).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
In "Basin Street" a would be musician visits New Orleans during the heyday of ragtime jazz, and learns much more than he bargained for about the old days of Louisiana jazz. And in "The Devil's Triangle" an adventure film crew wants to solve the mystery of the Devil's Triangle.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Basin Street / The Devil's Triangle sit in the Fantasy Island guide?
S04E21 is listed hour 85 of 154 — hour 21 of 24 in season 4, season 4 episode 21.
When did Fantasy Island S04E21 air?
Basin Street / The Devil's Triangle aired 1981-05-02 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…