Fantasy Island
Everybody Goes to Gilley's / Face of Fire
TV Flash files “Everybody Goes to Gilley's / Face of Fire” as hour 115 of 154 in the TV Flash guide — Fantasy Island (1977–1984) on ABC, season 6, episode 5, aired 1982-11-20, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S06E05: listed hour 115 of 154 in the Fantasy Island guide, hour 5 of 22 in season 6. It aired 1982-11-20 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Angel's Triangle / Natchez Bound” (S06E04). Next is “The Beautiful Skeptic / The Lost Platoon” (S06E06).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
In "Everybody Goes to Gilley's" Mickey Gilley's fantasy is to become a star headliner and a big country western singer. And in "Face of Fire" a woman's fantasy is fulfilled when she risks her life in the face of fire to save a reclusive billionaire's life.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Everybody Goes to Gilley's / Face of Fire sit in the Fantasy Island guide?
S06E05 is listed hour 115 of 154 — hour 5 of 22 in season 6, season 6 episode 5.
When did Fantasy Island S06E05 air?
Everybody Goes to Gilley's / Face of Fire aired 1982-11-20 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…