Fantasy Island

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Smiles everyone, Smiles! So began this long-running (7 season) series which was one of the ABC Network's anthology/guest-cast series (along with The Love Boat) that proved wildly popular.

Each week two guests came to Fantasy Island to get their wish/fantasy fulfilled. Their... more »

Smiles everyone, Smiles! So began this long-running (7 season) series which was one of the ABC Network's anthology/guest-cast series (along with The Love Boat) that proved wildly popular.

Each week two guests came to Fantasy Island to get their wish/fantasy fulfilled. Their mysterious host, the debonair and suave white-suited Mr. Roarke, would do the sometimes impossible and grant them their wishes ... but there was always some twist to the fantasy, letting the guest learn something about themselves or get something they weren't expecting. Best remembered for the presence of Herve Villechaize as the diminuitive "Tattoo" and his cry of De plane! De plane!, the show proved popular enough to go the distance and then spawn a brief revival/remake in the 1990s.

A remake of Fantasy Island (1998) in the late 1990's was not as successful as its predecessor.less «

• RIP Ricardo Montalban

  The real Mr. Roarke passed away at eighty-eight what a long life he had.

  The real Mr. Roarke passed away at eighty-eight what a long life he had.less «

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• What's your favorite episode

  The Case Against Mr Rourke/Save Sherlock Holmes

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  tvshowfan Last online Jul 10, 2007
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• My Fantasy Island/Untouchables crossover episode--sort of

  I wish they'd had an episode where some poor schnook (naturally played by Sonny Bono) had as his fantasy to be Eliot Nes...more »

  I wish they'd had an episode where some poor schnook (naturally played by Sonny Bono) had as his fantasy to be Eliot Ness leading his Untouchables in the fight against organized crime. Paul Picerni, Nick Georgiade, and Abel Fernandez would all reprise their roles from The Untouchables. Naturally, Bruce Gordon would also reprise his role as Frank Nitti. Sonny, though a bumbler, would eventually lead the good guys to triumph over Nitti's criminal empire. Then, in the closing sequence, the Untouchables plus Nitti would emerge from the house to get on the departing plane with Sonny. Roarke would then inform him that his fantasy was also part of their fantasy--to play their Untouchables roles once again.less «

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  10 Perfect

  ~Take a Trip on the wild side to a land where all your Fantasy's come to life~. Look up in the sky for ~Da Plane~Da plane~. hide « show »

  Okay, we all know that famous opening line ~Da Plane~ Da Plane~ as beautiful and visceral images of what looks like an Hawaiian Island greet us and excite us for what's in store for us on this go round. But this is no Hawaiian Island, this is Fantasy Island. An Island where anyones dreams, wishes, and aspirations can come true. Each week holds a new lineup of stars for us to go gaga over. As well as fun, heartfelt and sometimes even a lil' scarey plots. Yes, it was corney and as cheesy as you can even imagine. I mean a dwarf "if that is an acceptable term" named Tattoo who had a French accent and was basically giving goo-goo eyes to any young lady that stepped foot on the Island. Roarke, who was charming and always expressing to his Island staff to have: ~smiles everyone~ smiles~. But who himself always seemed a little devious in plotting out the wishes of his guests. Almost as if he would have a lil' fun with them in between their dreams/wants. That being said as a child I was glued once every week when "Da Plane" would arrive on the Island with all new guests and all new wishes. Watching this charming light hearted romp through the beautiful lush Island setting, watching these guests dreams come to fruition. I mean, in life haven't we all wished for something, don't we all at one time or more dream for a change in some routine, be it work, health, wealth, or love. Well on Fantasy Island we saw even our own wishes could come true. We also saw maybe the things we were wishing for weren't as good as we'd thought they would be. Sometimes with every change, comes a new outcome, which might not be the most beneficial. All this we saw through the eyes of the stars that stepped foot on the Island. And I think it taught us a lesson to watch what we wish for in life. But it also taught us that maybe Fantasy's can come true.

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  luvinthe70s Added May 5, 2008 All my reviews
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  9.9 Superb

  mr roarke grants peoples wishes so that they can come true. hide « show »

  i used to watch this show when i was a teenager and i have to say i loved it. i could'nt wait untill next week to see who and what is going to happen of fantasy lsland. i loved the mystery of what will happen to each guest. i remember when i was younger how much i wanted to go to that island. and if i could of, i would of loved to live on that island. i thought mr roarke was great. how lucky was every one who come to this island and got what they wished for. if that could happen now i would be on that island right now.

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  seaqueastdsv Added Oct 10, 2007 All my reviews
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  6.8 Fair

  DA PLANE! DA PLANE! hide « show »

  Those words sum up this show. It was all about Tattoo. Ricardo Montalban was good (Though Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan was his best role), but it was Villechaize that everyone remembers the most. He had a tough life, being French and all. But at least he managed to make his mark with Fontasy Eyeland! He should have done a series with Gary Coleman and Emmanuel Lewis - The 3 Musketeers.
  
  Its a real shame that Herve Villechaize sucked on the business end of a .38 and ended it all due to health problems.
  
  The abysmal remake of this series a few years ago is a good reason not to remake cheesy 70s series - even the half way decent ones like FA. The original was cheesy but had some good stories and was fairly entertaining.

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  SoylentYellow Added Dec 27, 2006 All my reviews
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  8.5 Great

  Though it had it's small dose of 70's cheese I loved and love Fantasy Island. hide « show »

  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.

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  D-LinkUK Added Nov 21, 2006 All my reviews
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  7.9 Good

  Classic opening sequence – never to be forgotten (at least by me). hide « show »

  What can I say that hasn’t been said before? Not much. As the show itself was basically the same story line but with little twists here and there, my review will most likely not shed any new light on the show.
  
  That said, I was pretty much faithful viewer of this and The Love Boat. Yes, I was lured into the same story over and over week after week and I’m not afraid to admit it. This was mostly because it was an escape. Real life wasn’t as glamorous or as fun as it seemed on these shows and how could I resist a man in white promising my fantasy to come true? Ricardo Montalban is one cool guy.

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