Fantasy Island
Hard Knocks / Lady Godiva
TV Flash files “Hard Knocks / Lady Godiva” as hour 86 of 154 in the TV Flash guide — Fantasy Island (1977–1984) on ABC, season 4, episode 22, aired 1981-05-09, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E22: listed hour 86 of 154 in the Fantasy Island guide, hour 22 of 24 in season 4. It aired 1981-05-09 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Basin Street / The Devil's Triangle” (S04E21). Next is “Man-Beast / Ole Island Opry” (S04E23).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
In "Hard Knocks" an ambitious young man gets some helpful pointers from Bogey himself as he sets out to become one of those hard boiled private eyes of the 1940's. And in "Lady Godiva" Sheila Godfrey wants to be an accomplished equestrienne and she gets much more than she bargained for when she becomes Lady Godiva.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Hard Knocks / Lady Godiva sit in the Fantasy Island guide?
S04E22 is listed hour 86 of 154 — hour 22 of 24 in season 4, season 4 episode 22.
When did Fantasy Island S04E22 air?
Hard Knocks / Lady Godiva aired 1981-05-09 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…