Fantasy Island
Paquito's Birthday / Technical Advisor
TV Flash files “Paquito's Birthday / Technical Advisor” as the last listed hour of season 4 — Fantasy Island (1977–1984) on ABC, season 4, episode 24, aired 1981-05-23, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E24: listed hour 88 of 154 in the Fantasy Island guide, last listed hour of season 4. It aired 1981-05-23 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Man-Beast / Ole Island Opry” (S04E23). Next is “Show Me a Hero... / Slamdunk” (S05E01).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
In "Paquito's Birthday" a desire for happiness for their young son may cause his parents to lose him altogether. And in "Technical Advisor" Nancy Harvester who is totally naive to the ways of romance, gets an expert teacher in Helen of Troy.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Paquito's Birthday / Technical Advisor sit in the Fantasy Island guide?
S04E24 is listed hour 88 of 154 — last listed hour of season 4, season 4 episode 24.
When did Fantasy Island S04E24 air?
Paquito's Birthday / Technical Advisor aired 1981-05-23 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…