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Release Date:
3 January 1979 (Netherlands)
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Plot:
Tales of visitors to a unique resort island that can fulfill literally any fantasy requested. Full summary »
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Mysterious Man
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Two Word Title
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 9 nominations
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(181 articles)
Briefs: The First Animated Gay White Rapper, “Break Your Straight,” and Rock Hudson’s Secret Gay Confession
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Tuc Watkins on Coming Out, Single Gay Parenting and “One Life to Live”
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Re-Viewed: 'Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan'
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Tuc Watkins on Coming Out, Single Gay Parenting and “One Life to Live”
(From The Backlot. 23 May 2013, 7:00 AM, PDT)
Re-Viewed: 'Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan'
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"Fantasy Island" deserves better treatment!
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Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 2 of 329) | Ricardo Montalban | ... | Mr. Roarke (154 episodes, 1977-1984) |
 | Hervé Villechaize | ... | Tattoo (131 episodes, 1977-1983) |
Series Directed by | |||
| Cliff Bole | (24 episodes, 1978-1984) | ||
| Don Weis | (22 episodes, 1978-1984) | ||
| Earl Bellamy | (20 episodes, 1978-1980) | ||
| George McCowan | (15 episodes, 1978-1983) | ||
| Philip Leacock | (13 episodes, 1981-1984) | ||
| Michael Vejar | (10 episodes, 1979-1981) | ||
| Bob Sweeney | (9 episodes, 1982-1984) | ||
| Don Chaffey | (7 episodes, 1981-1982) | ||
| Leslie H. Martinson | (5 episodes, 1981-1983) | ||
| George W. Brooks | (4 episodes, 1981-1983) | ||
| Lawrence Dobkin | (3 episodes, 1979) | ||
| Jerome Courtland | (3 episodes, 1982-1984) | ||
| Arnold Laven | (2 episodes, 1978-1979) | ||
| Allen Baron | (2 episodes, 1978) | ||
| John Newland | (2 episodes, 1978) | ||
| Vince Edwards | (2 episodes, 1980) | ||
| Rod Holcomb | (2 episodes, 1980) | ||
| Richard Benedict | (2 episodes, 1981) | ||
| Ricardo Montalban | (2 episodes, 1982-1983) | ||
| Don Ingalls | (2 episodes, 1983-1984) | ||
Series Writing credits | ||
| Gene Levitt | (152 episodes, 1977-1984) | |
| Ron Friedman | (32 episodes, 1978-1981) | |
| Don Ingalls | (29 episodes, 1980-1984) | |
| Skip Webster | (24 episodes, 1978-1982) | |
| Herman Groves | (18 episodes, 1979-1983) | |
| Arthur Rowe | (13 episodes, 1978-1982) | |
| Steve Fisher | (13 episodes, 1978-1981) | |
| Larry Forrester | (11 episodes, 1980-1983) | |
| Anne Collins | (9 episodes, 1982-1984) | |
| Robert Sherman | (8 episodes, 1983-1984) | |
| William Douglas Lansford | (7 episodes, 1978-1981) | |
| Michael Fisher | (7 episodes, 1978-1979) | |
| Worley Thorne | (6 episodes, 1978-1984) | |
| Tim Maschler | (6 episodes, 1978-1980) | |
| Stephen Lord | (6 episodes, 1979-1981) | |
| Charlene Keel | (6 episodes, 1982-1984) | |
| Orville H. Hampton | (5 episodes, 1978) | |
| Stephanie Garman | (5 episodes, 1982-1984) | |
| Hollace White | (5 episodes, 1982-1984) | |
| Alfie Bass | (4 episodes, 1981-1982) | |
| Deborah Dean Davis | (4 episodes, 1981-1982) | |
| Chester Krumholz | (4 episodes, 1981-1982) | |
| Leigh Vance | (4 episodes, 1981-1982) | |
| Lawrence H. Levy | (4 episodes, 1982-1983) | |
| Robert Spears | (4 episodes, 1982-1983) | |
| John Whelpley | (3 episodes, 1978-1979) | |
| Thomas Rowe | (3 episodes, 1979-1983) | |
| Sam Orr | (3 episodes, 1979-1980) | |
| William Kelley | (3 episodes, 1982-1983) | |
| Katharyn Powers | (3 episodes, 1982-1983) | |
| Alan Brennert | (3 episodes, 1983) | |
| John Kind | (2 episodes, 1978-1979) | |
| Frank Dandridge | (2 episodes, 1978) | |
| John Rayner | (2 episodes, 1978) | |
| James Schmerer | (2 episodes, 1978) | |
| Daniel B. Ullman | (2 episodes, 1978) | |
| Richard Fisher | (2 episodes, 1979-1980) | |
| Ken Pettus | (2 episodes, 1979-1980) | |
| Michael Vejar | (2 episodes, 1979-1980) | |
| Robert Brennan | (2 episodes, 1979) | |
| Robert Earll | (2 episodes, 1979) | |
| James W. Hayes | (2 episodes, 1979) | |
| Jeffrey M. Hayes | (2 episodes, 1980-1982) | |
| Judy Burns | (2 episodes, 1980-1981) | |
| Ruel Fischmann | (2 episodes, 1980-1981) | |
| Paul Savage | (2 episodes, 1981-1983) | |
| Bonnie Ann Krumholz | (2 episodes, 1981-1982) | |
| Lorin Dreyfuss | (2 episodes, 1982-1983) | |
| David Landsberg | (2 episodes, 1982-1983) | |
| Arthur C. Pierce | (2 episodes, 1982-1983) | |
| Duane Byrge | (2 episodes, 1983-1984) | |
| Alan L. Gansberg | (2 episodes, 1983-1984) | |
| Misty Stewart-Taggart | (2 episodes, 1983-1984) | |
| Michael Michaelian | (2 episodes, 1983) | |
| Michael Sevareid | (2 episodes, 1983) | |
| Sheila R. Allen | (2 episodes, 1984) | |
| David Chambers | (2 episodes, 1984) | |
Series Produced by | |||
| Leonard Goldberg | .... | executive producer / producer (154 episodes, 1977-1984) | |
| Aaron Spelling | .... | executive producer / producer (154 episodes, 1977-1984) | |
| Arthur Rowe | .... | supervising producer / producer / ... (136 episodes, 1978-1984) | |
| Don Ingalls | .... | producer (66 episodes, 1980-1984) | |
| Michael Vejar | .... | associate producer / co-producer (57 episodes, 1978-1980) | |
| Michael Fisher | .... | supervising producer / producer (51 episodes, 1978-1980) | |
| Carl Pingitore | .... | co-producer / producer (32 episodes, 1980-1982) | |
| Christopher Chulack | .... | associate producer (29 episodes, 1980-1982) | |
| Skip Webster | .... | producer (26 episodes, 1979-1982) | |
| Janice Cooke | .... | associate producer (13 episodes, 1979-1983) | |
| Gordon Rowe | .... | associate producer / co-associate producer (13 episodes, 1983-1984) | |
| Audrey A. Blasdel | .... | co-producer (9 episodes, 1984) | |
| Herman Groves | .... | producer (5 episodes, 1982-1983) | |
| Steven C. Brown | .... | associate producer (3 episodes, 1983) | |
| Shelley Hull | .... | associate producer (2 episodes, 1977-1978) | |
Series Original Music by | |||
| Charles Albertine | (27 episodes, 1978-1981) | ||
| Ken Harrison | (24 episodes, 1979-1984) | ||
| Elliot Kaplan | (22 episodes, 1978-1979) | ||
| Laurence Rosenthal | (10 episodes, 1977-1983) | ||
| Ron Ramin | (7 episodes, 1981-1984) | ||
| Lance Rubin | (4 episodes, 1979) | ||
| Tommy Leonetti | (3 episodes, 1979) | ||
Series Cinematography by | |||
| Emmett Bergholz | (72 episodes, 1978-1984) | ||
| Cliff Ralke | (7 episodes, 1981) | ||
| Gerald Perry Finnerman | (6 episodes, 1978) | ||
| Emil Oster | (6 episodes, 1978) | ||
| Sherman Kunkel | (5 episodes, 1979) | ||
| Al Francis | (4 episodes, 1978-1981) | ||
| Donald H. Birnkrant | (3 episodes, 1978) | ||
| Archie R. Dalzell | (2 episodes, 1977-1978) | ||
| Irving Lippman | (unknown episodes) | ||
Series Film Editing by | |||
| Steven C. Brown | (16 episodes, 1979-1982) | ||
| Richard H. Williams | (15 episodes, 1978-1980) | ||
| William B. Stich | (15 episodes, 1979-1984) | ||
| Richard Van Enger Jr. | (14 episodes, 1978-1979) | ||
| David Wages | (11 episodes, 1978-1979) | ||
| Ronald LaVine | (11 episodes, 1980-1982) | ||
| John Woodcock | (6 episodes, 1977-1978) | ||
| Jerry Dronsky | (6 episodes, 1978-1979) | ||
| Jack Kampschroer | (4 episodes, 1978) | ||
| Ken Zemke | (3 episodes, 1978) | ||
| John Farrell | (2 episodes, 1978) | ||
| Robert L. Swanson | (2 episodes, 1978) | ||
| Michael B. Hoggan | (2 episodes, 1980-1983) | ||
| Patrick S. Stafford | (2 episodes, 1981-1982) | ||
| Herbert H. Dow | (2 episodes, 1981) | ||
Series Casting by | |||
| Claire Newell | (45 episodes, 1979-1982) | ||
| Pat Harris | (15 episodes, 1978-1979) | ||
| Nancy Woodruff Blum | (14 episodes, 1979) | ||
| Joe Scully | (13 episodes, 1978-1980) | ||
| Betty Martin | (7 episodes, 1978) | ||
| Robin Lippin | (6 episodes, 1983-1984) | ||
| Jim Merrick | (3 episodes, 1978) | ||
| Toni Howard | (2 episodes, 1978) | ||
| Lynn Stalmaster | (2 episodes, 1978) | ||
| Joel Thurm | (2 episodes, 1978) | ||
| Al Onorato | (unknown episodes) | ||
Series Art Direction by | |||
| Ross Bellah | (93 episodes, 1978-1984) | ||
| Zoltan Müller | (35 episodes, 1978-1981) | ||
| David Marshall | (35 episodes, 1980-1984) | ||
| Frederick P. Hope | (22 episodes, 1978) | ||
| Alfeo Bocchicchio | (6 episodes, 1978) | ||
| Paul Sylos | (2 episodes, 1977-1978) | ||
| Robert Purcell | (2 episodes, 1980-1981) | ||
Series Set Decoration by | |||
| Ted Lake | (88 episodes, 1978-1984) | ||
| Audrey A. Blasdel | (79 episodes, 1978-1984) | ||
| Frank Lombardo | (5 episodes, 1978) | ||
| David Horowitz | (3 episodes, 1980-1981) | ||
Series Costume Design by | |||
| Grady Hunt | (56 episodes, 1979-1984) | ||
Series Makeup Department | |||
| Ben Lane | .... | makeup supervisor (81 episodes, 1978-1981) | |
| Nora de la Torre | .... | makeup artist (44 episodes, 1979-1983) | |
| Lee Crawford | .... | hair stylist (24 episodes, 1979-1981) | |
| Sharleen Rassi | .... | key hair stylist / hair stylist (19 episodes, 1978-1982) | |
| Leo Lotito Jr. | .... | makeup supervisor (12 episodes, 1981-1984) | |
| Joan Phillips | .... | hair stylist (9 episodes, 1979-1980) | |
| Josee Nachbaur | .... | hair stylist (4 episodes, 1983) | |
| Hazel Catmull | .... | hair stylist (2 episodes, 1981) | |
| Jo Thomas | .... | hair stylist (2 episodes, 1981) | |
| Josée Normand | .... | hair stylist (2 episodes, 1984) | |
| Sidney Perell | .... | makeup artist (2 episodes, 1984) | |
Series Production Management | |||
| Robert M. Beche | .... | unit production manager (55 episodes, 1979-1984) | |
| Harry Hogan III | .... | unit production manager (20 episodes, 1978) | |
| Ralph Ferrin | .... | unit production manager (9 episodes, 1978-1979) | |
| Larry Kostroff | .... | unit production manager (3 episodes, 1979-1980) | |
| Norman Henry | .... | executive production manager (2 episodes, 1977-1978) | |
| Dick Reilly | .... | post-production supervisor (2 episodes, 1977-1978) | |
| Jerome M. Siegel | .... | unit production manager (2 episodes, 1980-1981) | |
Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Wallace Van Allen | .... | assistant director / second assistant director / ... (45 episodes, 1978-1982) | |
| Robert M. Rolsky | .... | second assistant director (30 episodes, 1980-1983) | |
| Ray DeCamp | .... | assistant director (24 episodes, 1978-1980) | |
| Barbara Gelman | .... | second assistant director (18 episodes, 1979-1980) | |
| John Morrison | .... | assistant director / first assistant director (11 episodes, 1978-1979) | |
| Jon Triesault | .... | assistant director (11 episodes, 1980-1981) | |
| Bob Mayberry | .... | assistant director / second assistant director (8 episodes, 1979-1984) | |
| Richard Learman | .... | assistant director (6 episodes, 1978) | |
| Robert Gilmore | .... | assistant director (5 episodes, 1980-1983) | |
| Lindsley Parsons III | .... | second assistant director (4 episodes, 1978) | |
| Ralph Ferrin | .... | assistant director (4 episodes, 1979) | |
| Ken Stringer | .... | second assistant director (4 episodes, 1980-1981) | |
| James Nicholson | .... | assistant director (3 episodes, 1978) | |
| Michael Messinger | .... | assistant director (2 episodes, 1978) | |
| James Griffin | .... | second assistant director (2 episodes, 1984) | |
Series Art Department | |||
| Michael Walsh | .... | lead man (63 episodes, 1981-1984) | |
| Jerry McFarland | .... | property master (27 episodes, 1978-1980) | |
| Steven Johnson | .... | property master (24 episodes, 1979-1982) | |
| Claudia Gilligan Ivanjack | .... | painter (22 episodes, 1978) | |
| Michael Wiegand | .... | property master (14 episodes, 1979-1982) | |
| Gaston G. Gray | .... | property master (8 episodes, 1978-1979) | |
| Hank Stonecipher | .... | supervising construction coordinator (6 episodes, 1983-1984) | |
| Allan Gordon | .... | property master (5 episodes, 1978) | |
| David Kirk | .... | construction coordinator (5 episodes, 1983-1984) | |
| Irving Goldfarb | .... | property master (2 episodes, 1980-1983) | |
| Jerry Moss | .... | property master (2 episodes, 1983) | |
| Jeffrey Bellamy | .... | property master (2 episodes, 1984) | |
Series Sound Department | |||
| George Ronconi | .... | sound mixer (69 episodes, 1978-1984) | |
| David A. Whittaker | .... | supervising sound editor (7 episodes, 1982) | |
| Dwight Mobley | .... | sound mixer (6 episodes, 1978) | |
| Glenn E. Anderson | .... | sound mixer (2 episodes, 1981) | |
| Christopher Chulack | .... | sound editor (unknown episodes) | |
| Richard Friedman | .... | sound editor (unknown episodes) | |
| Doug Grindstaff | .... | sound editor (unknown episodes) | |
| Don Isaacs | .... | sound editor (unknown episodes) | |
| Al Kajita | .... | sound editor (unknown episodes) | |
| Hank Salerno | .... | sound editor (unknown episodes) | |
| Larry Singer | .... | sound editor (unknown episodes) | |
| Luke Wolfram | .... | sound editor (unknown episodes) | |
Series Special Effects by | |||
| Bill Clove | .... | special effects (78 episodes, 1978-1982) | |
| Larry L. Fuentes | .... | special effects coordinator / special effects (16 episodes, 1977-1981) | |
| Frank Toro | .... | special effects (3 episodes, 1983-1984) | |
| Bruce Robles | .... | special effects (3 episodes, 1983) | |
| Marlowe Newkirk | .... | special effects (2 episodes, 1978) | |
| Ken Speed | .... | special effects assistant (unknown episodes) | |
Series Visual Effects by | |||
| Hal Miles | .... | visual effects (1 episode, 1980) | |
| Bill Millar | .... | special visual effects (unknown episodes) | |
Series Stunts | |||
| Roy E. Harrison | .... | stunt coordinator (80 episodes, 1978-1982) | |
| Gary Hymes | .... | stunts (8 episodes, 1979-1982) | |
| Charlie Picerni | .... | stunts / stunt double (7 episodes, 1978-1982) | |
| Jesse Wayne | .... | stunts / stunt double (6 episodes, 1978-1979) | |
| Jimmy Nickerson | .... | stunt coordinator (5 episodes, 1983-1984) | |
| Gregory J. Barnett | .... | stunts / stunt coordinator (4 episodes, 1978-1980) | |
| Rick Flores | .... | stunt coordinator / utility stunts (4 episodes, 1982-1983) | |
| Richard Epper | .... | stunts (3 episodes, 1978-1979) | |
| Marneen Fields | .... | stunt diver (2 episodes, 1977-1978) | |
| Allan Graf | .... | stunt double: Dick Butkus (2 episodes, 1978-1980) | |
| Bruce Paul Barbour | .... | stunt performer (2 episodes, 1983) | |
| Leslie Hoffman | .... | scuba diver / stunt double: Pamela Franklin (unknown episodes) | |
| Whitey Hughes | .... | stunts (unknown episodes) | |
| Gene LeBell | .... | stunts (unknown episodes) | |
| Greg Walker | .... | stunts (unknown episodes) | |
| James Winburn | .... | stunts (unknown episodes) | |
Series Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Jeff Greene | .... | first assistant camera (65 episodes, 1981-1984) | |
| Cliff Ralke | .... | camera operator (56 episodes, 1978-1981) | |
| Bill Fleming | .... | key grip (50 episodes, 1978-1980) | |
| Bob West | .... | key grip (32 episodes, 1980-1984) | |
| Julius Metoyer | .... | gaffer (30 episodes, 1980-1984) | |
| Jim Field | .... | gaffer (24 episodes, 1978-1980) | |
| Robert Seaman | .... | camera operator (24 episodes, 1981-1984) | |
| Richard Cronn | .... | gaffer (13 episodes, 1979-1981) | |
| Thor Sundby | .... | gaffer (7 episodes, 1978) | |
| Richard N. Hannah | .... | camera operator (6 episodes, 1978) | |
| Don Marshall | .... | gaffer (6 episodes, 1978) | |
| Bob Bergdahl | .... | camera operator (5 episodes, 1978) | |
| Leonard Bukey | .... | key grip (5 episodes, 1978) | |
| Anthony Pistone | .... | gaffer (5 episodes, 1978) | |
| Ron Francis | .... | camera operator (4 episodes, 1978-1981) | |
| Jim Buchanan | .... | key grip (2 episodes, 1981) | |
| Jim Lott | .... | gaffer (2 episodes, 1981) | |
| Robert Marta | .... | camera operator (2 episodes, 1982) | |
| Rick Fee | .... | assistant camera (2 episodes, 1984) | |
| Adam Glick | .... | set lighting technician (unknown episodes) | |
| Serge Poupis | .... | first assistant camera (unknown episodes) | |
| Joseph Staton | .... | second assistant camera (unknown episodes) | |
Series Casting Department | |||
| Al Onorato | .... | casting supervisor / casting executive (81 episodes, 1978-1981) | |
| Nancy Woodruff Blum | .... | casting associate (37 episodes, 1979-1982) | |
| Meryl O'Loughlin | .... | casting executive / casting supervisor (12 episodes, 1981-1984) | |
| Kathleen Conner | .... | casting associate (6 episodes, 1983-1984) | |
Series Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Ronald V. Barry | .... | costume supervisor: men (23 episodes, 1980-1981) | |
| Grady Hunt | .... | wardrobe selector / wardrobe selection / ... (21 episodes, 1978-1983) | |
| Eilish Zebrasky | .... | wardrobe (17 episodes, 1978-1979) | |
| Bob Carlton | .... | costumer: men (3 episodes, 1980) | |
| Kathy Monderine | .... | costumer: women (3 episodes, 1980) | |
Series Editorial Department | |||
| Arnold Baker | .... | assistant post-production supervisor (93 episodes, 1978-1981) | |
| Virgil E. Hammond III | .... | post-production (13 episodes, 1978-1984) | |
Series Music Department | |||
| Laurence Rosenthal | .... | composer: theme music (152 episodes, 1978-1984) | |
| Jay Kleinberg | .... | music editor (5 episodes, 1982-1983) | |
| Rocky Moriana | .... | music supervisor (2 episodes, 1977-1978) | |
| Erma E. Levin | .... | music editor (2 episodes, 1982-1983) | |
Series Transportation Department | |||
| Stanley Storc | .... | driver (71 episodes, 1978-1982) | |
| Gina August | .... | driver (21 episodes, 1982-1984) | |
| Chris Haynes | .... | production driver (2 episodes, 1982) | |
Series Other crew | |||
| Richard Vitagliano | .... | location coordinator (64 episodes, 1978-1982) | |
| Skip Webster | .... | executive story consultant (45 episodes, 1978-1980) | |
| Craig Baron | .... | standby carpenter (28 episodes, 1978) | |
| Orville H. Hampton | .... | story editor (25 episodes, 1978-1979) | |
| Larry Forrester | .... | executive story consultant (25 episodes, 1980-1982) | |
| Michael Looney | .... | location coordinator / production coordinator (19 episodes, 1978) | |
| Chester Krumholz | .... | story editor (17 episodes, 1981-1982) | |
| Ray Brenner | .... | story editor (11 episodes, 1979-1980) | |
| Don Ingalls | .... | executive story consultant (11 episodes, 1979-1980) | |
| James Schmerer | .... | executive story consultant (4 episodes, 1978) | |
| Anne Collins | .... | story editor / executive story consultant (4 episodes, 1983) | |
| Albert Aley | .... | story editor (3 episodes, 1980-1981) | |
| Robert Sherman | .... | executive story consultant / executive story editor (3 episodes, 1983-1984) | |
| Katharyn Powers | .... | story editor (3 episodes, 1983) | |
| Herman Groves | .... | executive story consultant (2 episodes, 1982) | |
| Joyce Doran | .... | assistant to supervising producer (2 episodes, 1984) | |
| Jerry Ross | .... | story editor (2 episodes, 1984) | |
| Art Scholl | .... | pilot (unknown episodes) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1978-1984) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
- Columbia TriStar Domestic Television (2001)
- RTL-TVi (2004) (Belgium) (TV)
- Shout! Factory (2012) (USA) (DVD) (complete third season)
- Shout! Factory (2012) (USA) (DVD) (season two)
- Sony Pictures Television (2002-)
- The Program Exchange (USA)
- Burbank Studios, The filmed at
- Chrysler Corporation automobiles provided by (as Chrysler)
- F.W. & Associates automobiles provided by
- f-Stop titles and opticals (as F-Stop)
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When 3-D was revived in the early 1980s, some thought was given to shooting an entire episode in 3-D. The problem was that Anaglyphic glasses (tinted glasses) could not be used because it required that TV sets be correctly color adjusted - something in 1983 with dozens of TV makers and in an era without cable or satellite was unthinkable.See more »
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Mr. Roarke:Smiles, everyone... smiles!See more »
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After reading some of the earlier nasty remarks, I had to put in my two cents. This show was NOT, despite what that goon in Essex thinks, the worst thing that ever aired on TV. I think most of today's TV is much worse (when is this stupid "reality" fad ever going to end??) and there isn't a current show I can stand to watch. Gimme the stuff I grew up with. I'm a 1965 baby and not ashamed to admit it.
This show has been my all-time favorite for almost 30 years. I was in high school when it originally aired and I think it helped me to hang on throughout those miserable days. I was such a misfit back then, and "Fantasy Island" appealed to my imagination. As I was a budding writer in those days, it provided incredible opportunities for me to practice the craft. What a wonderful premise! I won't say it didn't have its faults. Sometimes the scripts were pretty bad, and some of the problems seemed trivial; but it could be good too, and it was a blast to watch and still is. As for the cheesiness factor, well, I think it's unfair to label every single 70s product as cheesy. There was a lot of great stuff back then and this was among the ranks. (BTW, most of the seasons aired in the 80s!!) My favorite episodes came from seasons 2, 3 and 4 mostly.
To those who disparage Hervé Villechaize for his heavy French accent and his short stature: GROW UP and LEARN SOMETHING! It's so easy to make fun when you're "normal" and "perfect". That man made the best of what he was dealt in life, and if you don't like it, that's just tough. Have a little compassion. He's been dead 15 years, and how easy it is to cut down someone who can't defend himself. There's just no shame anymore.
I love this show. So it looks dated. Hate to tell you this, but we didn't have splashy special effects and Blu-Ray discs. We were lucky to have VCRs. Live with it. Accept it for what it is, and that's just plain fun. "Escapist TV" describes it perfectly, and that's what it was for me -- an escape from my rotten real life. And it's still a lot of fun to watch.