Fantasy Island
What's the Matter with Kids? / Island of Horrors
TV Flash files “What's the Matter with Kids? / Island of Horrors” as hour 130 of 154 in the TV Flash guide — Fantasy Island (1977–1984) on ABC, season 6, episode 20, aired 1983-04-16, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S06E20: listed hour 130 of 154 in the Fantasy Island guide, hour 20 of 22 in season 6. It aired 1983-04-16 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Edward / Extraordinary Miss Jones” (S06E19). Next is “Remember When...” (S06E21).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
In "What's the Matter with Kids?" a famous writer of children's books wishes to spend the day with the perfect child. And in "Island of Horrors" a woman goes to the Island of Horrors to find her missing fiancée.
Viewer FAQ
Where does What's the Matter with Kids? / Island of Horrors sit in the Fantasy Island guide?
S06E20 is listed hour 130 of 154 — hour 20 of 22 in season 6, season 6 episode 20.
When did Fantasy Island S06E20 air?
What's the Matter with Kids? / Island of Horrors aired 1983-04-16 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…