Fantasy Island
The Ghost's Story / The Spoilers
TV Flash files “The Ghost's Story / The Spoilers” as the last listed hour of season 5 — Fantasy Island (1977–1984) on ABC, season 5, episode 22, aired 1982-05-08, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E22: listed hour 110 of 154 in the Fantasy Island guide, last listed hour of season 5. It aired 1982-05-08 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Big Bet / Nancy and the Thunderbirds” (S05E21). Next is “Curse of the Moreaus / My Man Friday” (S06E01).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
In "The Ghost's Story" a young woman must face being alone in a terrifying haunted mansion in order to gain notoriety as an expert of the occult. And in "The Spoilers" a famous and fair minded bounty hunter goes after the only man who has ever eluded him.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Ghost's Story / The Spoilers sit in the Fantasy Island guide?
S05E22 is listed hour 110 of 154 — last listed hour of season 5, season 5 episode 22.
When did Fantasy Island S05E22 air?
The Ghost's Story / The Spoilers aired 1982-05-08 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…