Fantasy Island (1977)
Mr. Roarke and his assistant Tattoo greet a former reporter in World War II who wants to relive a brief romance that took place in London 30 years ago, a big-game hunter who, for once, wants to be the hunted and a wealthy businesswoman who wants to be a secret and silent observer at her own funeral.
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🎙️ SYSK Episodes
#012222
Selects: How SETI Works
"Or was it moonlighting in Love Boat? No, it was Love Boat. Fantasy island. Yes. Those two are definitely together."
— Josh
Mentioned as airing together with The Love Boat.
Jan 22, 2022
#121821
Selects: Star Wars Holiday Spectacular
"this is the time when Fantasy Island had just started"
— Chuck
Used as an example of the new escapist television trend replacing variety shows.
Dec 18, 2021
#042021
Mechanical Bulls!
"a Fantasy Island episode from 1982 called Everybody Goes to Gillies, Mickey Gilly played himself"
— Josh
A 1982 episode featured Mickey Gilly and Gillie's bar, showing the cultural reach of the mechanical bull phenomenon.
Apr 20, 2021
#092220
How Sweepstakes Work
"They rebooted Fantasy Island? Yeah, I didn't watch. It was supposed to be super dark. Well, the first one was."
— Josh
Josh and Chuck discuss the original Fantasy Island being darker than expected, with scary lessons in episodes.
Sep 22, 2020
#122317
SYSK Selects: The Star Wars Holiday Special of 1978
"this is the time when Fantasy Island had just started"
— Josh
Describing the shift toward escapist television that was starting in the late 70s.
Dec 23, 2017
#121715
The Star Wars Holiday Special of 1978
"This is the time when Fantasy Island had just started"
— Josh
Josh explains that escapist television was becoming the new trend.
Dec 17, 2015
#110315
The Dark Origins of Fairy Tales
"Hervé Vieuchet's tattoo from Fantasy Island played Rumpelstiltskin in a TV version"
— Chuck
Chuck mentioned that the actor who played Tattoo on Fantasy Island also played Rumpelstiltskin in a TV adaptation.
Nov 3, 2015
#070715
How Egypt's Pyramids Work
"all right, let's go with Love Boat, Fantasy Island. Great. Maybe the best two-hour pairing in TV history."
— Chuck
Chuck mentioned Fantasy Island as part of a classic TV show pairing with Love Boat.
Jul 7, 2015
#030112
How SETI Works
"No, it was Loveboat Fantasy Island. Yeah, yeah, those two are definitely together."
— Josh
Josh and Chuck recall that The Love Boat and Fantasy Island aired together on the same night.
Mar 1, 2012
#062410
Can quicksand kill you?
"four episodes of Fantasy Island"
— Josh
Josh notes that the fantasy drama series featured quicksand in four episodes.
Jun 24, 2010
Cast
Ricardo Montalban
Mr. Roarke
Bill Bixby
Arnold Greenwood
Sandra Dee
Francesca Hamilton
Peter Lawford
Grant Baines
Carol Lynley
Elizabeth 'Liz' Hollander
Hugh O'Brian
Paul Henley
Eleanor Parker
Eunice Hollander Baines
Victoria Principal
Michelle
Dick Sargent
Charles Hollander
Tina Sinatra
Connie Raymond
Hervé Villechaize
Tattoo
Peter MacLean
Hunter #3, Alex Davidson
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