Fantasy Island
Games People Play / The Sweet Life
TV Flash files “Games People Play / The Sweet Life” as hour 143 of 154 in the TV Flash guide — Fantasy Island (1977–1984) on ABC, season 7, episode 11, aired 1984-01-14, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S07E11: listed hour 143 of 154 in the Fantasy Island guide, hour 11 of 22 in season 7. It aired 1984-01-14 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Goin' On Home / Ambitious Lady” (S07E10). Next is “The High Cost of Loving / To Fly with Eagles” (S07E12).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
In "Games People Play" three young lady employees of a toy company wish to fulfill their dreams. one wishes to gain the courage to stand up to her convictions the other wants to be accepted for her brains and the third wishes to find love. And in "The Sweet Life" a man arrives with the desire for his family to experience the rewards of money and position that he has never been able to give them.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Games People Play / The Sweet Life sit in the Fantasy Island guide?
S07E11 is listed hour 143 of 154 — hour 11 of 22 in season 7, season 7 episode 11.
When did Fantasy Island S07E11 air?
Games People Play / The Sweet Life aired 1984-01-14 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…