Fantasy Island
Mr. Nobody / La Liberatora
TV Flash files “Mr. Nobody / La Liberatora” as hour 93 of 154 in the TV Flash guide — Fantasy Island (1977–1984) on ABC, season 5, episode 5, aired 1981-11-07, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E05: listed hour 93 of 154 in the Fantasy Island guide, hour 5 of 22 in season 5. It aired 1981-11-07 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Last Cowboy / The Lady and the Monster” (S05E04). Next is “Druids / A Night in a Harem” (S05E06).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
In "Mr. Nobody" A man who wishes for inner strength and confidence is accidentally made into another Hercules when Julie gives him the wrong type of strength. And in "La Liberatora" a young woman of Spanish descent wishes to go back to the hard times of old California in order to help liberate the poor and oppressed.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Mr. Nobody / La Liberatora sit in the Fantasy Island guide?
S05E05 is listed hour 93 of 154 — hour 5 of 22 in season 5, season 5 episode 5.
When did Fantasy Island S05E05 air?
Mr. Nobody / La Liberatora aired 1981-11-07 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…