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

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Creator:

Gene Levitt

Seasons:

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

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:

Island | Resort | Midget | Dwarf | Dream Comes True

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 9 nominations

Cast

Ricardo Montalban	...	Mr. Roarke / ... (82 episodes, 1978-1984)
Hervé Villechaize	...	Tattoo (50 episodes, 1978-1983)

Also Known As:

La isla de la fantasía (Argentina) (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]
Fantasilandia (Italy) [it]
Fantasy Island (West Germany) [de]
L'île fantastique (France) [fr]
Seikkailujen saari (Finland) [fi]
To nisi tis fantasias (Greece) (DVD title) [el]

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:

Whenever guests were arriving on Fantasy Island, Tattoo (Hervé Villechaize) would run up to the bell tower, ring the bell, and announce "de plane!". After he left the show, Mr. Roarke (Ricardo Montalban) would simply push a button next to him, which would ring the bell.

Quotes:

Mr. Roarke: My dear guests! I am Mr. Roarke, your host. Welcome... to Fantasy Island!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Biggles (1986)

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.