Fantasy Island
The Big Bet / Nancy and the Thunderbirds
TV Flash files “The Big Bet / Nancy and the Thunderbirds” as hour 109 of 154 in the TV Flash guide — Fantasy Island (1977–1984) on ABC, season 5, episode 21, aired 1982-05-01, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E21: listed hour 109 of 154 in the Fantasy Island guide, hour 21 of 22 in season 5. It aired 1982-05-01 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Forget-Me-Not / The Quiz Masters” (S05E20). Next is “The Ghost's Story / The Spoilers” (S05E22).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
In "The Big Bet" a young ladies' man makes a bet with his buddies that he can score with a sexy model but winning turns out to be his biggest loss ever. And in "Nancy and the Thunderbirds" a young American orphan, raised by an Indian tribe, risks her life to fulfill an ancient tribal prophecy for the sake of her tribal guardian.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Big Bet / Nancy and the Thunderbirds sit in the Fantasy Island guide?
S05E21 is listed hour 109 of 154 — hour 21 of 22 in season 5, season 5 episode 21.
When did Fantasy Island S05E21 air?
The Big Bet / Nancy and the Thunderbirds aired 1982-05-01 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…