"Fantasy Island" (1978)TV series 1978-1984

Creator:

Gene Levitt

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Release Date:

28 January 1978 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Fantasy

Plot:

Tales of visitors to a unique resort island that can fulfill literally any fantasy requested.

Plot Keywords:

Da Plane Da Plane | Dream Comes True | Mysterious Man | Omnipotent | Holiday

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 9 nominations

Cast

Ricardo Montalban	...	Mr. Roarke (41 episodes, 1978-1984)
Hervé Villechaize	...	Tattoo (26 episodes, 1978-1983)

Runtime:

60 min (157 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Television

Trivia:

The plane that was used in Fantasy Island was up for auction in the '90s. It was autographed by all the guest stars. Before Fantasy Island this plane was also owned by Richard D. Bach, author of "Jonathan Livingston Seagull".

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Tattoo: Da plane. Da plane.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Robot Chicken: Badunkadunk (#1.10)" (2005)

I liked this show as a kid

I used to love this show as a child. What a wonderful concept, a person pays for a vacation, which acts out his or her "Fantasy". Thankfully this was not part of an adult programming. However, the show had reunions of people meeting loves from high school, and events people wanted. The show's writers had imagination too show what you want can turn into a nightmare. Ricardo mentioned this line in every third show. Ricardo, and Tatoo were well casted. As I matured, I will agree with the other posts that the storylines were thin, the sets cheap, along with rushed directing and scripts. Hard to watch again, but the what kept myself watching for a couple of minutes is some of the neat concepts, and the freshness of having new guests every week. With all television, the ideas became old, and they pushed the series 2 years too long.