Aphrodite/Dr. Jeckyll and Miss Hyde 

Picky Alan Blair seeks the perfect woman and meets Aphrodite; and stern psychologist Melanie Griffin wants to understand what attracts women to bad men, in hopes of rescuing her younger sister Jennifer from the clutches of a creep.

Director:

Rod Holcomb

Writers:

Gene Levitt (creator), Ron Friedman

Stars:

Ricardo Montalban, Hervé Villechaize, Britt Ekland

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Ricardo Montalban	...	Mr. Roarke
Hervé Villechaize	...	Tattoo (as Herve Villechaize)
Britt Ekland	...	Aphrodite
Rosemary Forsyth	...	Dr. Melanie Elisabeth Griffin
George Maharis	...	Professor Alan Blair
Maureen McCormick	...	Jennifer Griffin
Belinda Montgomery	...	Minnie Hale
Nehemiah Persoff	...	Andreas
Don Stroud	...	Ross Hayden
David Rini	...	Tasso

Storyline

Picky Alan Blair seeks the perfect woman and meets Aphrodite; and stern psychologist Melanie Griffin wants to understand what attracts women to bad men, in hopes of rescuing her younger sister Jennifer from the clutches of a creep.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family | Fantasy

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The title makes reference to the novel 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' by Robert Louis Stevenson.

User Reviews

Hell hath no fury

This is a very solid episode that has two very good segments, and that is a pleasant surprise from the usual formula that has one weak, one solid story. There's a whole bunch of familiar faces that include Don Stroud, Maureen McCormick, George Maharis, Belinda Montgomery, Britt Ekland, Rosemary Forsythe, and Nehemiah Persoff. In what must've been rare for a 1980 show, both stories centered on angry women hunting men, although Forsythe's character(Dr. Melanie Griffin)didn't seem to intend that to happen, but Roarke warned her about the dangers of her fantasy. I probably would've been scared back then seeing her turn into a very scary looking woman chasing down poor Ross(Stroud)with a knife. I don't know too much about Forsythe, but she excels in this role, especially a very weird dance she does on the island, to which even Roarke is surprised. Back to Stroud, the reason he's being chased away is because he's chasing Jennifer(McCormick), who's Melanie's younger sister; in real life, he's 13 years older, so that makes him a manther! The other story was good too, although it's the typical "perfect woman" fantasy, and it stars Maharis, who gets more than he bargained for when he meets Aphrodite, played by Ekland; oddly enough, it looked like Maharis was wearing dark eyeliner. This story was the lesser of the 2, and contained one cheesy special effect, but it was still good enough to recommend. Something I've noticed as the series moves forward is the lack of face time for Tattoo, compared to earlier episodes. Not that I want to see or hear him that often, but it seems his role has been cut back a bit.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

Greek English

Release Date:

2 February 1980 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 17, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Spelling-Goldberg Productions, Columbia Pictures Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1