Fantasy Island
The Case Against Mr. Roarke / Save Sherlock Holmes
TV Flash files “The Case Against Mr. Roarke / Save Sherlock Holmes” as hour 103 of 154 in the TV Flash guide — Fantasy Island (1977–1984) on ABC, season 5, episode 15, aired 1982-02-06, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E15: listed hour 103 of 154 in the Fantasy Island guide, hour 15 of 22 in season 5. It aired 1982-02-06 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Daddy's Little Girl / The Whistle” (S05E14). Next is “The Challenge / A Genie Named Joe” (S05E16).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
In "The Case Against Mr. Roarke" Fran Warner brings her little girl to the Island along with the announcement that Mr. Roarke is the child's father. And in "Save Sherlock Holmes" Kevin Lansing wishes to become a private eye and is given the toughest assignment any novice ever had to find the kidnapped Sherlock Holmes.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Case Against Mr. Roarke / Save Sherlock Holmes sit in the Fantasy Island guide?
S05E15 is listed hour 103 of 154 — hour 15 of 22 in season 5, season 5 episode 15.
When did Fantasy Island S05E15 air?
The Case Against Mr. Roarke / Save Sherlock Holmes aired 1982-02-06 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…