Fantasy Island
Romance Times Three / Night of the Tormented Soul
TV Flash files “Romance Times Three / Night of the Tormented Soul” as hour 97 of 154 in the TV Flash guide — Fantasy Island (1977–1984) on ABC, season 5, episode 9, aired 1981-12-05, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E09: listed hour 97 of 154 in the Fantasy Island guide, hour 9 of 22 in season 5. It aired 1981-12-05 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Lillian Russell / The Lagoon” (S05E08). Next is “A Very Strange Affair / The Sailor” (S05E10).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
In "Romance Times Three" a woman wants to meet the three men of her dreams, although she knows all three by telephone only. And in "Night of the Tormented Soul" a brother and sister find their lives alter irrevocably after discovering what really happened on the night their father was killed.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Romance Times Three / Night of the Tormented Soul sit in the Fantasy Island guide?
S05E09 is listed hour 97 of 154 — hour 9 of 22 in season 5, season 5 episode 9.
When did Fantasy Island S05E09 air?
Romance Times Three / Night of the Tormented Soul aired 1981-12-05 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…