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The original '''''Fantasy Island''''' was introduced to viewers via two made-for-television films in 1977. Those went on to spawn a highly popular series that ran from 1978 to 1984 and which starred Ricardo Montalban as Mr. Roarke, the mysterious, charming, white-suited figure who ran the eponymous island. Assisting Mr. Roarke was his earnest, vertically (and verbally) challenged sidekick, Tattoo (played by Hervé Villechaize, also famous for playing [[The Man with the Golden Gun|Nick Nack]]), who kicked off every episode by running up to the island's bell tower, ringing the bell and loudly exclaiming "Da plane! Da plane!"
The plane he was talking about, of course, was the one that was delivering new arrivals to the island, each of whom had lain down a sizable sum of money to have his or her personal fantasies
The source of Mr. Roarke's strange powers and the reason behind his island's existence are never really revealed, although it is implied that he is a supernatural force for Good. (Perhaps even one of the [[Powers That Be]]. At one point, he battles [[Satan|The Devil]], played to creepy perfection by Roddy McDowall, who is portrayed as a dapper foil for Mr. Roarke himself, dressed like a photographic negative of Roarke.)
In 1998, ABC hosted a ''[[Fantasy Island]]'' revival series that put [[Malcolm McDowell]] into the role of Mr. Roarke. McDowell's take on the character was a bit darker, as was the tone of the series. Gone were Tattoo and his antics. Instead, Mr. Roarke had a team of assistants, most of whom were compelled to serve on the island as a form of metaphysical punishment for their past sins. One of the assistants was a beautiful shape-shifting woman named Ariel (a [[Shout-Out]] to a character of the same name in Shakespeare's ''The Tempest
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* [[Absent-Minded Professor]]: In "The Inventor", an AMP and his lab assistant (Artie Johnson and Marsha Wallace) arrive on the island to perfect a formula .... which has already blown up eight
* [[An Aesop]]: The guests typically get one apiece.
* [[Aloha Hawaii]]: One episode of ''[[The Love Boat]]'' had a Hawaii-themed episode take place here. Not surprising, since the two shows aired during the same time block.
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* [[Be Careful What You Wish For]]: Employed many times throughout the series.
* [[Bland-Name Product]]: An actress lists among her credits a movie called [[The Towering Inferno|''The Towering Disaster'']].
* [[The Boxing Episode]]: In an episode
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Smiles, everyone! Smiles!" "The plane, the plane!"
** Dunkin' Donuts once had a commercial where Tattoo runs into a
* [[A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court]]: As the episode title would suggest, "King Arthur in Mr Roarke's Court" reverses the Twain tale, bringing King Arthur (Robert Mandan) into the 1970s, leaving a hapless guest whose fantasy was to meet the King (Tommy Smothers) to keep him out of trouble for the weekend.
* [[Couch Potatoes]]: Hervé Villechaize appeared in one episode to ask questions about ''[[Fantasy Island]]''.
* [[Crossover]]: Apparently among Mr Roark's magical, mystical abilities is the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_g_4C7-2Dg power to CrossOver with other Aaron Spelling series].
* [[Estrogen Brigade Bait]] / [[Fan Service]]: Lots and lots of hot guys and pretty girls, all in swimwear/skimpy clothing. Also, Mr. Roarke had a couple of [[Shirtless Scene|Shirtless Scenes]]. Believe it or not, Ricardo Montalban was [[Heroic Build|seriously built]] in [[Real Life]]. Remember ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|Star Trek II the Wrath of Khan]]''? Yeah. That was ''allll'' him, baby!.
* [[Evil Twin]]: In "Look Alikes", a guest (Ken Berry) wishes to meet his
* [[Fish Out of Temporal Water]]: Many guests are sent back in time -- and sometimes figures such as King Arthur, Don Juan and Jack the Ripper ended up in the 70s.
* [[Freaky Friday Flip]]: One episode finds a bickering couple (Vic Tayback and Katherine Helmond)
* [[Functional Magic]]: After a few episodes that tried to play the fantasies straight as elaborate set-pieces and full-immersion games run somewhere on the island, the writers just gave up and made everything magical.
* [[Gender Bender]]: In 1998's "Estrogen".
* [[Gender Flip]]: Also in "Estrogen".
* [[Guile Hero]]: Mr. Roarke, and how.
* [[Hand Wave]]: The explanation for just about anything that Roarke does.
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* [[Limited Wardrobe]]: In the original series, Mr. Roarke never deviated from his white suit, nor did Tattoo when he was on duty. The revival series tried to distance itself from its predecessor and emphasize its [[Darker and Edgier]] nature by putting Mr. Roarke in a ''black'' suit. He also orders all his white suits burned.
* [[Little People Are Surreal]]
* [[Man in White]]: Mr Roarke's wardrobe in the original, subverted in the Remake (
* [[Mr. Exposition]]: Mr Roarke, explaining the guests' backstories to Tattoo.
* [[Mysterious Past]]: Rourke's full past was never revealed, but we know he's several centuries old, counts Camelot's Merlin as 'a dear old friend', that he can be killed if he willingly suspends his powers, and that The Devil wants his soul very badly. Fan theories are that he's either an angel or a man granted powers by a [[God]] to help people by granting their wishes.
* [[Our Mermaids Are Different]]: Michelle Phillips as Mermaid Princess Naya in three
* [[Recognition Failure]]: One episode featured a fictional starlet who had the fantasy of being somewhere where nobody knew who she was. She was sent to the wilds of [Africa/South America], where she fell in love with an explorer who didn't know who she was. [[Subverted]] though in that it turns out he ''did'' know, he just didn't care about her celebrity.
* [[Recycled in Space]]: ''[[The Love Boat]]'' <small>ON A MYSTERIOUS ISLAND WHERE WISHES COME TRUE!</small>
* [[Secret Test of Character]]: This is what most of the Fantasies granted actually were; the customers learned an important lesson whether they wanted it or not.
* [[Shakespeare in Fiction]]: In the episode "Room and Bard", William Shakespeare (Robert Reed) is brought to the 70s to write a play for a horror film star wanting to become a serious actress.
* [[Sherlock Holmes]]: "In "Save Sherlock Holmes!", a security guard (Ron Ely) gets to work with The Great Detective (Peter Lawford) and Dr Watson (Donald O'Conner).
* [[Shout-Out]]: In one episode three secretaries want to be their favorite detectives - ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'' (
** In the 1998 series, one guy's fantasy wife complained about him almost breaking her Ricardo Montaban plate.
* [[Sidekick]]: Tattoo in the early seasons. He was joined later on by Mr. Roarke's goddaughter, Julie, and later replaced by Lawrence the Butler.
* [[Spin-Off]]: For a few weeks ABC tried a Children's version of "Fantasy Island" aired in the 'Family Hour' of Sunday @ 7pm Est time slot. The only differences between it and the 'Saturday @ 10pm' version were that kids had requested the fantasies, and they arrived and departed via Hot Air balloon instead of De Plane. These episodes were syndicated with the parent show.
* [[Time Travel]]: Often, guests would think it was a simulation, but learn they had traveled back in time for real. Sometimes they even found themselves [[Beethoven Was an Alien Spy|taking over the role of a famous historical figure]] (which could be a real ''bad'' thing if that figure was, oh, say, ''Marie Antoinette'' or -for totally different reasons- ''Lady Godiva'').
* [[Trickster Mentor]]: Mr. Roarke.
* [[Two Lines, No Waiting]]: The hour-long episodes followed the exploits of two separate Guests. Most of the time, the A Story and the [[B Story]] had nothing to do with one another; in fact, the two plot threads were usually written by ''two different scriptwriters''.
* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: During the Tattoo/Julie year we see Julie see the plane and run off to greet it. While some of the episodes with Tattoo give a short mention that Julie is busy with another fantasy, others show her leave to greet the plane, then disappear
** Also we never find out why Julie and Tattoo leave before the Lawrence episodes.
* [[Woobie of the Week]]: New guests are brought in every week to learn some sort of lesson.
* [[World War
* [[You Look Familiar]]: Wendy Schaal played different characters in two
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