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The Worst Episodes of Fantasy Island

Every episode of Fantasy Island ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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...
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaComedy
Network:ABC
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  • Goin' on Home / Ambitious Lady
    5.4/10(48)
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    #1 - Goin' on Home / Ambitious Lady

    Season 7 Episode 10

    Aired 1/7/1984

    In "Goin' on Home" after leaving his family to find success in Nashville, a country western singer wishes to be reunited with the people he loves. And in "Ambitious Lady" a couple have a dual fantasy - she wishes her husband would achieve the same level of success and he wants to recapture the love they once shared.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Bet a Million / Mr. Irresistible
    5.9/10(258)
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    #2 - Bet a Million / Mr. Irresistible

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 2/4/1978

    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.

    Director: John Newland, Cliff Bole

    Writer: Ron Friedman, Steve Fisher

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    0
  • Remember...When?
    5.9/10(53)
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    #3 - Remember...When?

    Season 6 Episode 22

    Aired 5/7/1983

    Tattoo has an auto accident and suffers a serious head injury. Mr. Roarke helps him through the surgery and to overcome his depression by reminiscing about their favorite fantasies. In flashback scenes there are appearances by: Anne Jeffreys, Richard Lineback, James Steward, Mabel King, Raymond St. Jacques, Cleavon Little, Berlinda Tolbert, Kedren Jones, Samantha Eggar, Joseph Cotton, John Brandon, Linda Thompson Jenner, Don Ho, Laraine Day, Dick Fair, Sam Melville, Tom Wopat, Robert Mandan, John Fiedler, Lynda Day George, Victor Buono, Michael Hadlow, Angela Slater, Philece Sampler, Rosemary Lord, Paul John Balson, Tom Bailey.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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    0
  • Three's a Crowd / Second Time Around
    5.9/10(47)
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    #4 - Three's a Crowd / Second Time Around

    Season 7 Episode 6

    Aired 11/19/1983

    In ""Second Time Around"" a woman comes to the Island to save her marriage. And in ""Three's A Crowd"" a son separated becomes angry when he sees his widowed mother enjoying the company of a man.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Homecoming / The Sheikh
    6.2/10(94)
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    #5 - The Homecoming / The Sheikh

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Aired 9/16/1978

    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: N/A

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  • The Chateau / White Lightning
    6.2/10(70)
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    #6 - The Chateau / White Lightning

    Season 4 Episode 14

    Aired 2/7/1981

    In ""The Chateau"" Vicky Lee, a journalist wishes to spend the weekend with the man her grandmother, famed Silent Screen actress Becky Lee was in love with in order to complete her biography. But everything isn't what it seems to be and Vicky falls for the same trickery her grandmother did. And in ""White Lightning"" ehe McAllisters' and the Scoggins are feuding families from Eagle Mountain, Tennessee. They enter a contest to find homemade whiskey, aka White Lightning.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Wedding Picture / Castaways
    6.2/10(50)
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    #7 - The Wedding Picture / Castaways

    Season 7 Episode 7

    Aired 11/26/1983

    In ""The Wedding Picture"" a woman, unhappy with her marriage, wishes to relive her wedding day to determine if she did indeed marry the wrong man. And in ""Castaways"" a man wishes to spend the weekend on a desert Island with a gorgeous model.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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    0
  • Don Juan's Last Affair / The Final Adieu
    6.2/10(50)
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    #8 - Don Juan's Last Affair / The Final Adieu

    Season 7 Episode 20

    Aired 4/14/1984

    In ""Don Juan's Last Affair"" Two good friends who share a platonic relationship come to the Island in search of true love - with other partners. And in ""The Final Adieu"" a high-powered career woman wishes to end a long relationship she has had with a married man.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Treasure Hunt / Beauty Contest
    6.3/10(134)
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    #9 - Treasure Hunt / Beauty Contest

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 3/11/1978

    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.

    Director: George McCowan, Allen Baron

    Writer: William Douglas Lansford, Don Haberman, Harold Livingston

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  • I Want to Get Married / The Jewel Thief
    6.3/10(84)
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    #10 - I Want to Get Married / The Jewel Thief

    Season 2 Episode 5

    Aired 10/21/1978

    In ""I Want to Get Married"" a woman wants her long-standing marriage shy boyfriend to finally go ahead with their wedding. In ""The Jewel Thief"" Jordan Montgomery wants to be a famous jewel thief.

    Director: George McCowan

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Stripper / The Boxer
    6.3/10(77)
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    #11 - The Stripper / The Boxer

    Season 2 Episode 17

    Aired 2/10/1979

    In ""The Stripper"" a rich Daddy's girl decides to become a Burlesque dancer using the name Lulu LaVerne, much to her father's dismay. In ""The Boxer"" Billy Blake who has a short time to live decides to have one last bout.

    Director: Lawrence Dobkin

    Writer: N/A

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    0
  • Man-Beast / Ole Island Oprey
    6.3/10(66)
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    #12 - Man-Beast / Ole Island Oprey

    Season 4 Episode 23

    Aired 5/16/1981

    In ""Man-Beast"" David Tabori has horrifying and recurring nightmares, discovers he is actually some kind of monster. And in ""Ole Island Oprey"" a man wishes for his daughter to become an Oprey singer turns out to be quite different from those of her own.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Nurses Night Out
    6.3/10(57)
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    #13 - Nurses Night Out

    Season 7 Episode 3

    Aired 10/22/1983

    Three nurses are brought to the Island as guests of a mysterious benefactor who appreciated the care he received during his stay at their hospital.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Fantasy Island Girl / Saturday's Child
    6.3/10(53)
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    #14 - The Fantasy Island Girl / Saturday's Child

    Season 7 Episode 9

    Aired 12/10/1983

    In ""The Fantasy Island Girl"" a beauty contest promoter with a disreputable reputation wants to clear up his tarnished image. And in ""Saturday's Child"" a glamorous film actress wishes to meet the two children whom she gave up for adoption.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Don Quixote / The Sex Symbol
    6.4/10(65)
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    #15 - Don Quixote / The Sex Symbol

    Season 4 Episode 4

    Aired 11/15/1980

    In ""Don Quixote"" Texas millionaire Donald Quick wishes to become the heroic Don Quixote and find his Dulcinea encountering trouble along his journey. And in ""The Sex Symbol"" plain Jane, Helen Hendrix wishes to become adored and desired by men, as a sexy Marilyn Monroe type. She finds out that being a sex symbol gets her far more than she bargained for.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Paquito's Birthday / Technical Advisor
    6.4/10(64)
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    #16 - Paquito's Birthday / Technical Advisor

    Season 4 Episode 24

    Aired 5/23/1981

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • King Arthur in Mr. Roarke's Court / Shadow Games
    6.4/10(64)
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    #17 - King Arthur in Mr. Roarke's Court / Shadow Games

    Season 5 Episode 13

    Aired 1/23/1982

    In ""King Arthur in Mr. Roarke's Court"" an English history buff meets up with his hero, the legendary King Arthur, he is in for a major disappointment. And in ""Shadow Games"" a singing star Sara Jean wishes to bring her lover back from the dead.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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    0
  • Forbidden Love / The Other Man - Mr. Roarke
    6.4/10(62)
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    #18 - Forbidden Love / The Other Man - Mr. Roarke

    Season 7 Episode 1

    Aired 10/8/1983

    In ""The Other Man - Mr. Roarke"" a woman in her forties wishes to find romance. And in ""Forbidden Love"" a woman brings her boyfriend to the Island hoping to get him to propose to her after a three-year relationship.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Roarke's Sacrifice / The Butler's Affair
    6.4/10(55)
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    #19 - Roarke's Sacrifice / The Butler's Affair

    Season 7 Episode 5

    Aired 11/12/1983

    In ""Roarke's Sacrifice"" crippled dancer Julie Mars wishes to experience one last performance. And in ""The Butler's Affair"" the beautiful widow Lesley Darnell wishes to spend the weekend with her butler, Baldwin, not as an employer, but as two ordinary people.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The High Cost of Living / To Fly with Eagles
    6.4/10(51)
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    #20 - The High Cost of Living / To Fly with Eagles

    Season 7 Episode 12

    Aired 1/21/1984

    In ""The High Cost of Living"" a workaholic account executive wishes to find a husband and be taken care of. And in ""To Fly With Eagles"" an aging affluent lawyer and amateur sportsman wishes to win one more flying competition.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Surrogate Mother / The Ideal Woman
    6.4/10(48)
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    #21 - Surrogate Mother / The Ideal Woman

    Season 7 Episode 22

    Aired 5/19/1984

    In ""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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Prince / The Sheriff
    6.5/10(153)
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    #22 - The Prince / The Sheriff

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 2/11/1978

    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.

    Director: Phil Bondelli

    Writer: Robert Hamner

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  • The Big Dipper / The Pirate
    6.5/10(93)
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    #23 - The Big Dipper / The Pirate

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Aired 9/23/1978

    In ""The Big Dipper"" a young girl tries to find a normal life with her pick-pocketing father, when a police sergeant shows up in search of her father. In ""The Pirate"" an eccentric Ted Cavanaugh hopes to win back the love of his ex-wife by playing out a fantasy.

    Director: Earl Bellamy

    Writer: N/A

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  • Charlie's Cherubs / Stalag 3
    6.5/10(84)
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    #24 - Charlie's Cherubs / Stalag 3

    Season 2 Episode 12

    Aired 12/9/1978

    In ""Charlie's Cherubs"" three secretaries want to be like their heroines-Charlie's Angels. In ""Stalag 3"" four World War II veterans relive their days in a German prison camp.

    Director: Cliff Bole

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Invisible Woman / The Snow Bird
    6.5/10(64)
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    #25 - The Invisible Woman / The Snow Bird

    Season 4 Episode 7

    Aired 12/6/1980

    In ""The Invisible Woman"" Harriet Winkler wishes to become invisible so she can spy on her philandering fiancee and finds that the one thing their relationship doesn't have is trust. And in ""The Snowbird"" Ned Pringle falls in love with one of the Flying Ferinis', a trapeze act, and in order for him to get close to her he takes on the challenge to become a trapeze artist himself.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Goin' on Home / Ambitious Lady" is the worst rated episode of "Fantasy Island". It scored 5.4/10 based on 48 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/7/1984. This episode scored 0.5 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Bet a Million / Mr. Irresistible".