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The Best Episodes of Fantasy Island

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Every episode of Fantasy Island ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Fantasy Island!

The Best Episodes of Fantasy Island

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...

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  1. Background image for The Funny Girl / Butch and Sundance
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #1 - The Funny Girl / Butch and Sundance

    S1:E7

    In "The Funny Girl" a TV comedian wishes to become a nobody again and lead a simpler life. In "Butch and Sundance" two friends wish to become Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, for thrills and adventure.

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  2. Background image for The Prince / The Sheriff
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #2 - The Prince / The Sheriff

    S1:E3

    In 'The Prince' a handsome young prince wants to live as a common man, but falls in love with a woman who despises poverty. 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.

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  3. Background image for Lady of the Evening / The Racer
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #3 - Lady of the Evening / The Racer

    S1:E5

    In 'Lady of the Evening' a prostitute wants to change her life and settle down but is afraid to tell her respectable fiancé. 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.

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  4. Background image for King for a Day / Instant Family
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #4 - King for a Day / Instant Family

    S1:E12

    In "King for a Day" a plumber 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."

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  5. Background image for Superstar / Salem
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #5 - Superstar / Salem

    S1:E8

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

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  6. Background image for Escape / Cinderella Girls
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Escape / Cinderella Girls

    S1:E1

    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. Udall manages to escape by overcoming his desire to do it single-handedly as he gets another prisoner to help him. In the "Cinderella" segment, Ann and Maxine are working class girls who manage to afford a trip to Fantasy Island with a wish to become jet-setters for two days. They both get involved with rich men - Maxine ends up getting her man even when she confesses she's poor, and Ann ends up with a doctor pretending to be a rich millionaire to raise money for his health clinic.

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  8. Background image for Bet a Million / Mr. Irresistible
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Bet a Million / Mr. Irresistible

    S1:E2

    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. Irresistible" Chuck Hoffman fantasies about being the most irresistible man in the world.

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  9. Background image for Family Reunion / Voodoo
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Family Reunion / Voodoo

    S1:E4

    In 'Family Reunion' a brother and sister fantasize about reuniting their parents. And in 'Voodoo' a twenty-six year old woman suffering from amnesia undergoes voodoo.

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  10. Background image for Treasure Hunt / Beauty Contest
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Treasure Hunt / Beauty Contest

    S1:E6

    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.

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  11. Background image for Trouble, My Lovely / The Common Man
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #10 - Trouble, My Lovely / The Common Man

    S1:E9

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

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  12. Background image for The Over the Hill Caper / Poof! You're a Movie Star
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #11 - The Over the Hill Caper / Poof! You're a Movie Star

    S1:E10

    In "The Over-the-Hill Caper" an elderly man's fantasy is 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.

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  13. Background image for Fool for a Client / Double Your Pleasure
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Fool for a Client / Double Your Pleasure

    S1:E13

    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.

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  14. Background image for Call Me Lucky / Torch Singer
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #13 - Call Me Lucky / Torch Singer

    S1:E14

    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 Song" a woman wishes to become a torch singer just like her grandmother.

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  15. Background image for Class of '69 / The Pug
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Class of '69 / The Pug

    S3:E10

    In ""Class of '69"" An overweight woman wishes to become thin in order to overcome her humiliation 10 years ago. And in ""The Pug"" Mitch Lee wishes to see his father fight for the World Heavyweight Championship.

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  16. Background image for My Late Lover / Sanctuary
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - My Late Lover / Sanctuary

    S4:E9

    In ""My Late Lover"" the widow Anastasia Dexter has three perspective suitors and is flabergasted by her husband's ghostly interference with choosing one of them. And in ""Sanctuary"" Thomas Henshaw has been poisoned for some unknown reason, and with only hours to live, searches for the identity of his killer in a place called Gull Island Rest Home a sanctuary for known criminals.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for The Searcher / The Way We Weren't
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - The Searcher / The Way We Weren't

    S4:E18

    In ""The Searcher"" Karen Saunders-Holmes has a desperate need to find her father, whose whereabouts have been kept a secret to her since she was a child. And in ""The Way We Weren't"" married couple Fred & Dottie Cooper are in for disappointment when they return to their neighborhood in search of relighting old sparks.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Paquito's Birthday / Technical Advisor
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Paquito's Birthday / Technical Advisor

    S4:E24

    In ""Paquito's Birthday"" a desire for happiness for their young son may cause his parents to lose him altogether. And in ""Technical Advisor"" Nancy Harvester who is totally naive to the ways of romance, gets an expert teacher in Helen of Troy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for The Devil and Mr. Roarke / Ziegfeld Girls / Kid Corey Rides Again
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - The Devil and Mr. Roarke / Ziegfeld Girls / Kid Corey Rides Again

    S5:E2

    In ""The Devil and Mr. Roarke"" Mephistopheles, the devil himself has come with a very specific purpose in mind -- to capture the immortal soul of Mr. Roarke. In ""Ziegfeld Girls"" two ex-showgirls wish to return to their youth when they were Ziegfeld Girls. And in ""Kid Corey Rides Again"" Ned Plummer who is enamored with the outlaws of the old west wishes to go back in time to ride with one of the legendary and deadly lawbreakers of that era.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Cyrano / The Magician
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Cyrano / The Magician

    S5:E3

    In ""Cyrano"" Marjorie Denton travels back in time to the days of Cyrano de Bergerac in order to find the world's most chivalrous and romantic man. And in ""The Magician"" Timothy Potter a likable amateur magician learns his craft the hard way when he accidentally makes the girl he loves vanish into thin air.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for The Last Cowboy / The Lady and the Monster
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - The Last Cowboy / The Lady and the Monster

    S5:E4

    In ""The Last Cowboy"" middle-aged urban cowboy, Joel Campbell finds that the old west was not quite the romantic adventure he perceived it to be. And in ""The Lady and the Monster"" scientist Maggie Blair discovers that the fictional Dr. Frankenstein really existed and comes face to face with his monster in the process.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Forget-Me-Not / The Quiz Masters
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Forget-Me-Not / The Quiz Masters

    S5:E20

    In ""Forget-Me-Not"" a woman who has completely lost her memory in an accident wishes to find out who she really is. And in ""The Quiz Masters"" the two most famous game show hosts in the world become contestants and challenge each other to an ultimate game to the death.

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  23. Background image for The Mermaid and the Matchmaker / The Obsolete Man
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - The Mermaid and the Matchmaker / The Obsolete Man

    S7:E18

    In ""Mermaid and the Matchmaker"" the mermaid, Nyah asks Mr. Roarke to end her immortality, but upon Mr. Roarke's refusal to do so she threatens to seek revenge on him and Fantasy Island. And in ""The Obsolete Man"" young man who may be replaced at his job by a computer, wants to feel like his life has a purpose once again.

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  24. Background image for Reunion / Anniversary
    4.3/10(3 votes)

    #23 - Reunion / Anniversary

    S1:E11

    In "Reunion" 4 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 the alcohol ruled their lives.

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  25. Background image for With Affection, Jack the Ripper / Gigolo
    3.5/10(2 votes)

    #24 - With Affection, Jack the Ripper / Gigolo

    S4:E6

    In ""With Affection, Jack the Ripper"" Lorraine Peters a female criminologist sets out to discover the identity of Jack the Ripper and solve the Whitechapel mystery and finds herself marked as his next victim. And in ""Gigolo"" Stanley Hocker from Stubbenville, Ohio feels totally inadequate in matters dealing with the opposite sex, he dreams of becoming a modern day Don Juan.

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  26. Background image for The Homecoming / The Sheikh
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #25 - The Homecoming / The Sheikh

    S2:E1

    In ""The Homecoming"" a Vietnam veteran, long presumed dead wishes to be reunited with his family. Realizing that his wife has remarried and his son doesn't know him, he must move on with his life. In ""The Sheikh"" a middle-aged school teacher wishes to have a harem of beautiful women, but instead becomes the target of an assassination attempt.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"The Funny Girl / Butch and Sundance" is the best rated episode of "Fantasy Island". It scored 6.7/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by Cliff Bole and written by Ron Friedman, James Schmerer, it aired on 3/18/1978. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Prince / The Sheriff".