Fantasy Island

Not saying much though...

If often sucked and the writers were totally unambitious. It had the potential to be Twilight Zone-ish, but was just bland and predictable even at best.

Ze plane! Ze plane!.

Poor fellow.

Though popular with the public, Villechaize proved a difficult actor on Fantasy Island, where he continually propositioned women and quarreled with the producers. He was eventually fired after demanding a salary on par with that of co-star Ricardo Montalbán. The show's popularity waned after this move, and it was soon cancelled.

I preferred Love Boat to Fantasy Island as a kid. FI was too "adult" for me and scary.

Very little is known about the man known as Mr. Roarke and it is not clear if that is his first, last, or only name. Although most guests know him as "Mr." Roarke, many people close to him, including past lovers, have referred to him only as "Roarke", which suggests he may not have any other names. He is the sole owner and proprietor of Fantasy Island. Roarke's actual age is a complete mystery. In the pilot film, he comments how the guests who come to his island are "so mortal" and there are hints throughout the series that suggest Roarke may be immortal. In "Elizabeth", a woman from Roarke's past appears, but it is revealed that she died over 300 years ago.

Even as a kid I thought these people had really boring "fantasies"

[quote]I preferred Love Boat to Fantasy Island as a kid. FI was too "adult" for me and scary.

me too, Love Boat was "FUN" most of the time, they sucked too when they got too "meaningful" like FI always wanted to be.

The Love Boat was cheesy, but Fantasy Island was creepy.

Plus The Love Boat had a theme song. "Love....exciting and new....step aboard...we're expecting you...."

Peter Brady in a sarong!!! (or whatever you call it)

Right, loved the song, and Love Boat could be fun and campy depending on the guest stars. It was definitely made for the WW2 generation though, safely bland for those threatened by boomer sensibilities, and by the 80s it's the last thing I would watch.

The problem with Fantasy Island was that it wasn't scary or creepy enough.

Plus, Love Boat had the regular cast with their sitcom-y scenes sprinkled in between the guest star stories. Once the fantasies on Fantasy Island began you were stuck with those stories even if they weren't interesting.

They never did any of MY fantasies. Of course they would've had to cast porn stars, which probably wouldn't have gone over well at ABC.

American Horror Story should do a Fantasy Island season.

My Filipino friend Lillibet looks and sound exactly like Tattoo.

Villechaize used to shop at the Trader Joes I worked at, and he was a supreme asshole. When they raised the price of tuna .10¢, he pitched a fit at the check out counter until the long-suffering manager gave him a discount. While he carried on, another manager, who was known for not suffering fools gladly, quietly broke one handle on each of Tattoo's plastic bags. One of the other employees told me that old he'd pulled a gun on her dad at a bar in Sun Valley. He was a truly nasty piece of work.

Mr. Roarke obviously had some supernatural elements to him but the show started going downhill when the show begun giving him god-like powers. I think there was one episode where the devil appeared on the island and Roarke battled him to save the soul of a visitor.

"The problem with Fantasy Island was that it wasn't scary or creepy enough."

The Tattoo talked!

I preferred the one that paid better.

Both shows allowed me to hone my auditioning skills.

Years later, when I read for the part of Donna Martin on "90210", I nailed it.

[quote]He was eventually fired after demanding a salary on par with that of co-star Ricardo Montalbán. The show's popularity waned after this move, and it was soon cancelled.

You say that like it's my fault

The worst episode was the one with the love affair between Tattoo and Solange. The writers were so desperate to show some chemistry that they had Tattoo just say "Solange is so beautiful" so many times that it could have been a drinking game.

Did someone sayz drinking game? I'm in!

Does anyone remember when they attempted to revive "Fantasy Island" in the late 90s?

The first scene was of a drenched teenage girl staggering out of the surf in a period gown and collapsing on the beach while Irishy whistly music plays. Pan over to a pair of men's feet and up to the face of Malcolm McDowell who asks sarcastically "So, still think it was such a great idea to have your sweet sixteen aboard the Titanic?" The next scene is of McDowell brusquely instructing a servant to remove all the tired and tacky white suits from his closet to make room for his new black suits.

Also loved when SCTV would parody "Fantasy Island" with Eugene Levy as Mr. Roarke and John Candy as Ptoo.

R25, the best part was the end when the "rock band" finally plays, and it's that ultra cheesy disco remake of the "I Love Lucy" theme. Dance, dance, disco music!

That was supposed to read "Tony Franciosa, star of "Finder of Lost Loves"

...which was a flop Aaron Spelling anthology show of the early 80s attempting to repeat the success of LB and FI.

R26, I always thought it went "Dance, dance, Disco Lucy!"

In my fevered mind it will remain thus...

You're right, it's Disco Lucy. The lame studio singers don't enunciate well, and I had no idea what the title was until I looked it up on YouTube.

I love the image of the Ricardos and the Mertzes cavorting at Studio 54.

Only if Joan Crawford guest stars

Cast reunion of the entire Love Boat crew on Home & Family today. They all looked recognizable except for Lauren Tewes. Jill Whelen looked great.

That little Filipino woman, in her50s, a senior cashier at my local grocery store reminds me of Tattoo.

Never seen it.

FOAD, r34.

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