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Season 1

Pilot. Fantasy Island  

Community Score

7.8 Good
First aired: 1/14/1977    Production Code: PA28746

Mr. Roarke and his assistant Tattoo greet a lonely rich widower Arnold Greenwood, one of his new clients off the Fantasy Island plane. Arnold was a reporter in World War II who wants to relive a brief romance that took place in London 30 years ago.

Pilot. Return to Fantasy Island  

Community Score

6.4 Fair 1
review
First aired: 1/20/1978    Production Code: PA28913

Be careful what you wish for! This is the motto as three couples venture to Fantasy Island. The first couple want to meet the daughter they gave up for adoption 12 years ago. In the second story an business woman visits the island under false pretense, thinking she is there for a business meeting only to have on of her employees confess his undying love for her. In the final story a young wife suffers amnesia caused by a mysterious incident that occured four years ago.

1. Escape / Cinderella Girls  

Community Score

7.0 Good
First aired: 1/28/1978    Production Code: PA28913

In the "Escape" segment, Gregory Udall is an escape artist trying to get out of the shadow of his famous father by duplicating the solo "ultimate escape" his father performed, with Mr. Roarke providing the prison. Unfortunately for Udall, if you don't escape, well...you stay there forever. In "Cinderella Girls", Ann and Maxine are working class girls and best friends who manage to afford a trip to Fantasy Island with a wish to become jet-setters for two days.

2. Bet a Million / Mr. Irresistible  

Community Score

6.9 Fair
First aired: 2/4/1978    Production Code: PA28914

In 'Bet A Million' a Mr. & Mrs. Fred Wade come to the island in the hopes of finding a wealthy financier to help them fulfill their dream of owning a hotel. In 'Mr. Irresistable' Awkward and clumsy Chuck Hoffman fantasies about being the most irresistable man in the world.

3. The Prince / The Sheriff  

Community Score

8.4 Great
First aired: 2/11/1978    Production Code: PA28922

In 'The Prince' a handsome young prince wants to live life as a common man. He falls in love with a woman who despises poverty and feels the only way to be truly happy is to be wealthy. And in 'The Sheriff' New York City Police Detective John Burke, wants to go back in time to become a sheriff in the Old West and find the men who killed his partner and handle them Old West ways, shoot first ask questions later.

4. Family Reunion / Voodoo  

Community Score

6.1 Fair
First aired: 2/18/1978    Production Code: PA28925

In 'Family Reunion' a brother and sister fantasize about reuniting their parents. As in the film version of The Parent Trap. And in 'Voodoo' a twenty-six year old woman suffering from amnesia undergoes voodoo to help return her memory.

5. Lady of the Evening / The Racer  

Community Score

7.2 Good
First aired: 2/25/1978    Production Code: PA28917

In 'Lady of the Evening' a prostitute wants to change her life and settle down but is afraid to tell her respectable fiance about her past. And in 'The Racer' ex-race car driver Kincaid proves to himself and his family that the crash which destroyed his career is not the reason he quit racing and that he's no coward.

6. Treasure Hunt / Beauty Contest  

Community Score

7.8 Good
First aired: 3/11/1978    Production Code: PA28916

In "Treasure Hunt" a couple along with their friend thirst for money and adventure leading them to some very difficult decisions. In "Beauty Contest" a sheltered 19 year old girl wishes to enter a beauty contest like her mother did in order to get acceptance from her father.

7. The Funny Girl / Butch and Sundance  

Community Score

7.1 Good
First aired: 3/18/1978    Production Code: PA28918

In "The Funny Girl", TV comedian Kay Penny wishes to become a nobody again who led a simplier life back in Cedars Corner as Katherine Patrino. In "Butch and Sundance" two friends wish to become Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, for thrills and adventure, and realize that there's no place like home.

8. Superstar / Salem  

Community Score

6.6 Fair
First aired: 3/25/1978    Production Code: PA28912

In "Superstar" a dull accountant wishes to become an outgoing and famous baseball "Superstar". In "Salem" a couple's wish to live simply and old fashioned morality and values lands them in Salem Massachusetts leading them to wonder which time is better.

9. Trouble, My Lovely / The Common Man  

Community Score

6.9 Fair
First aired: 4/1/1978    Production Code: PA28915

In "Trouble, My Lovely" a father's fantasy is to experience peace and respect from his overbearing and troublesome family. In "The Common Man" a schlub named Stanley Scheckter wishes to become a private investigator but his klutzy ways cause him more trouble.

10. The Over the Hill Caper / Poof! You're a Movie Star  

Community Score

6.7 Fair
First aired: 4/15/1978    Production Code: PA28923

In "The Over-the-Hill Caper" Spencer McLaine, an elderly man wants 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.

11. Reunion / Anniversary  

Community Score

7.0 Good
First aired: 4/29/1978    Production Code: PA35106

In "Reunion" Four high school friends reveal a hidden secret which places them in jeopardy. In "Anniversary" a couple wish to renew their vows and bring back the good times before alcohol ruined their lives.

12. King for a Day / Instant Family  

Community Score

6.7 Fair
First aired: 5/6/1978    Production Code: PA28911

In "King for a Day" an ordinary plumber's dull life is changed by dreams of being king for a day. In "Instant Family" a mother's fantasy is to prove to her daughter that child-rearing isn't what her daughter's college thesis proposed: "The Soft Life of the American Housewife and Mother."

13. Fool for a Client / Double Your Pleasure  

Community Score

7.2 Good
First aired: 5/15/1978    Production Code: PA28924

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.

14. Call Me Lucky / Torch Singer  

Community Score

6.9 Fair
First aired: 5/20/1978    Production Code: PA35107

In "Call Me Lucky" compulsive gambler Harry Beamus wants to be the luckiest gambler alive. Realizing his separation from his son may come at a high cost. In "Torch Singer" a woman wishes to become a torch singer just like her grandmother.

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