Fantasy Island
Forbidden Love / The Other Man - Mr. Roarke
TV Flash files “Forbidden Love / The Other Man - Mr. Roarke” as the first listed hour of season 7 — Fantasy Island (1977–1984) on ABC, season 7, episode 1, aired 1983-10-08, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S07E01: listed hour 133 of 154 in the Fantasy Island guide, first listed hour of season 7. It aired 1983-10-08 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Love Island / The Sisters” (S06E22). Next is “The Big Switch / The Hooker's Holiday” (S07E02).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
In "The Other Man - Mr. Roarke" a woman in her forties wishes to find romance, but the man Mr. Roarke has chosen for her is all wrong, she would rather have Mr. Roarke himself. And in "Forbidden Love" a woman brings her boyfriend to the Island hoping to get him to propose to her after a three year relationship.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Forbidden Love / The Other Man - Mr. Roarke sit in the Fantasy Island guide?
S07E01 is listed hour 133 of 154 — first listed hour of season 7, season 7 episode 1.
When did Fantasy Island S07E01 air?
Forbidden Love / The Other Man - Mr. Roarke aired 1983-10-08 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…