45 minSeason 7 • Episode 22
LatestIn ""Surrogate Mother"" a mother wishes to find out how she will feel when she gives up the baby. And in ""The Ideal Woman"" a man's fantasy is to be reunited with the love of his life.
A magical island hosted by Mr Roarke and Tattoo where weekly guests learn valuable life lessons in their pursuit of fulfilling their dreams. Not all dreams are fulfilled as expected.
Acting
Ricardo Montalban's impossibly warm yet knowing presence.
Costume
That white suit is permanent cultural real estate.
Production
Tropical backlot magic on a 1970s ABC budget.
Creator
Gene Levitt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Fantasy Island spawned endless parodies—most famously in Airplane!—but the original's moral seriousness is often forgotten.
Tattoo's catchphrase 'The plane! The plane!' was ad-libbed by Hervé Villechaize in early episodes and became the show's signature.
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