Fantasy Island (1977–1984) 6.4
Tales of visitors to a unique resort island that can fulfill literally any fantasy requested. Creator:Gene Levitt |
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Fantasy Island (1977–1984) 6.4
Tales of visitors to a unique resort island that can fulfill literally any fantasy requested. Creator:Gene Levitt |
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Mr. Roarke
(154 episodes, 1977-1984)
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| Hervé Villechaize | ... |
Tattoo
(131 episodes, 1977-1983)
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Fantasy Island is a resort, where there is very little that the host, Mr. Roarke cannot provide. Thus we have visitors have adventures in fantasies that should be impossible, but this island can accommodate them such as visits to any time period they want, meet absolutely anyone they see to do something they request such as getting William Shakespeare to write a play for them. The only constant (until the final season) was at the sight of the incoming visitors, the Mr. Roarke's midget assistant runs up to the bell tower to ring the bell and shout "De plane!, De plane!" Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>
I don't know why I liked this show so much as a child. Maybe it was the fantasy island bit where people's dreams and fantasies come true only it was never an ideal. This show was a spin-off of Love Boat again with celebrity guest stars from other shows and a cast that included the wonderful Ricardo Montalban and Herve Villechaise who said the "Plane, the plane" in the beginning sequence of the show. Sadly, Herve killed himself. The show was never the same without him. I think the show provided lots of jobs to actors who probably needed the job outside their own shows. Of course, I remember the episode with Barbi Benton as a mermaid. It was pure fantasy but remember to be careful what you wish for because it might come true and it may not be all that you wanted in the first place. Also I liked the fact that they filmed in Hawaii too.