Fantasy Island (1978)
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Earl Bellamy — Director
Episodes 17
Superstar / Salem
In "Superstar" an accountant wishes to become a baseball Superstar.
In "Salem" a couple's wish to live with simple and old fashioned morality and values lands them in Salem Massachusetts leading them to wonder which time is better.
Read MoreThe Over the Hill Caper / Poof! You're a Movie Star
In "The Over-the-Hill Caper" an elderly man's fantasy is to reunite his old gang and pull off one last caper.
In "Poof, You're a Movie Star" Shirley Russell wishes to become a movie star when the director demands more than she can offer.
Read MoreFool for a Client / Double Your Pleasure
In "Fool for a Client" a brilliant yet insecure lawyer wishes to experience the excitement of a big courtroom trial.
In "Double Your Pleasure" the winner of a raffle ticket for a weekend on Fantasy Island is caught between two girls - twins no less.
Read MoreThe Homecoming / The Sheikh
In ""The Homecoming"" a Vietnam veteran, long presumed dead wishes to be reunited with his family. Realizing that his wife has remarried and his son doesn't know him, he must move on with his life.
In ""The Sheikh"" a middle-aged school teacher wishes to have a harem of beautiful women, but instead becomes the target of an assassination attempt.
Read MoreThe Big Dipper / The Pirate
In ""The Big Dipper"" a young girl tries to find a normal life with her pick-pocketing father, when a police sergeant shows up in search of her father.
In ""The Pirate"" an eccentric Ted Cavanaugh hopes to win back the love of his ex-wife by playing out a fantasy.
Read MoreWar Games / Queen of the Boston Bruisers
In ""War Games"" a bitter Vietnam veteran challenges a former Army buddy to a deadly competition. Unbeknowst to him, he holds him responsible for his brother's death.
In ""Queen of the Boston Bruisers"" a tough Roller Derby Queen and single mom tries to pass herself off as a real lady to impress her future inlaws and not embarrass her daughter.
Read MoreReturn / The Toughest Man Alive
In ""Return"" lovely Helena Marsh returns to Fantasy Island to proclaim her love for......Mr. Roarke.
In ""The Toughest Man Alive"" an average man becomes a hero and saves the village from Captain Fisk.
Read MoreThe Comic / The Golden Hour
In ""The Comic"" unappreciated comedy writer Jerry Burton longs to become a stand-up comedian like his employer Danny Baker.
In ""The Golden Hour"" crippled Sandy Larson who has been a pen-pal with a prison inmate, looks forward to meeting him for the first time.
Read MoreCornelius and Alfonse / The Choice
In ""Cornelius and Alfonse"" a couple of petty crooks seeking revenge against Mr. Roarke kidnap Tattoo for ransom. Unaware of what they have gotten themselves into they soon beg Roarke to take Tattoo back.
In ""The Choice"" two orphans are given a chance to choose their adoptive parents to their very own specifications.
Read MoreHit Man / The Swimmer
In ""Hit Man"" a desperate man hires a hit man to eliminate him, so his family can inherit his lucrative insurance money. When suddenly an unexpected sales offer comes to him, is it too late or will Johnny Detroit do him in.
In ""The Swimmer"" Olympic swimmer Terry Summers is paralyzed in an accident and comes to the island seeking a cure.
Read MoreTattoo: the Love God / Magnolia Blossoms
In ""Tattoo: the Love God"", Tattoo's fantasy of becoming a god to many beautiful native women becomes a bit too much for him too handle.
In ""Magnolia Blossoms"" Myra and Gladys seek romance a la ""Gone With the Wind"".
Read MoreThe Red Baron / Young at Heart
In ""The Red Baron"" Cornelius an avid World War I buff and locksmith has the opportunity to experience first hand what it's like to be a Flying Ace and encounter the greatest enemy in the air.
In ""Young at Heart"" Helen a 52 year old librarian wishes to be twenty-five again and find true love.
Read MoreThe Wedding
Mr. Roarke marries his longtime love Helena Marsh, knowing that their time together will be very short. Helena has been diagnosed with a brain tumor and her last wish is become Mrs. Roarke.
Read MoreClass of '69 / The Pug
In ""Class of '69"" An overweight woman wishes to become thin in order to overcome her humiliation 10 years ago.
And in ""The Pug"" Mitch Lee wishes to see his father fight for the World Heavyweight Championship.
Read MoreThe Mermaid / The Victim
In ""The Mermaid"" a marine biologist Professor DeHaven must chose between his infatuation with a mermaid and the love for his wife.
And in ""The Victim"" a Julie Brett fails to heed Mr. Roarke's warning and finds herself kidnapped by a man who forces women to be his prostitutes.
Read MoreThe Cheerleaders / Marooned
In ""The Cheerleaders"" two young women wish to become glamorous cheerleaders for their favorite football team.
And in ""Marooned"" truck driver Melvyn Mews is infatuated with a movie star and is in for a rude awakening when his wish to spend the weekend with her is fulfilled.
Read MoreThe Inventor / On the Other Side
In ""The Inventor"" absent-minded professor Professor Clebe finds himself in big trouble when his secret invention is revealed to the world.
And in ""On the Other Side"" widow Irma Gideon wishes to travel through the doors of death to see what it is really like and contact her deceased husband.
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