Fantasy Island
Curse of the Moreaus / My Man Friday
TV Flash files “Curse of the Moreaus / My Man Friday” as a desk essential hour — Fantasy Island (1977–1984) on ABC, season 6, episode 1, aired 1982-10-16, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S06E01: listed hour 111 of 154 in the Fantasy Island guide, first listed hour of season 6. It aired 1982-10-16 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Ghost's Story / The Spoilers” (S05E22). Next is “Dancing Lady / The Final Round” (S06E02).
Essential hour: “Curse of the Moreaus / My Man Friday”. Curse of the Moreaus / My Man Friday is literary leftover as island cargo. Spelling anthology raiding classic titles: the plane still lands, the lesson still bites.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
In "Curse of the Moreaus" Jesse and Kathy Moreau come to the Island so Jesse can fulfill his fantasy to rid himself of a family curse. And in "My Man Friday": Linda Whitney's dream is to become vice president of an advertising publicity agency.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Curse of the Moreaus / My Man Friday sit in the Fantasy Island guide?
S06E01 is listed hour 111 of 154 — first listed hour of season 6, season 6 episode 1.
When did Fantasy Island S06E01 air?
Curse of the Moreaus / My Man Friday aired 1982-10-16 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…