The WORST episodes of Fantasy Island
Every episode of Fantasy Island ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Fantasy Island!
Smiles everyone, Smiles! So began this long-running (7 season) series which was one of the ABC Network's anthology/guest-cast series (along with The Love Boat) that proved wildly popular. Each week two guests came to "Fantasy Island" to get their wish/fantasy fulfilled. Their mysterious host, the debonair and suave white-suited Mr. Roarke, would do the sometimes impossible and grant them their wishes...but there was always some twist to the fantasy, letting the guest learn something about themselves or get something they weren't expecting. Best remembered for the presence of Herve Villechaize as the diminuitive "Tattoo" and his cry of "De plane! De plane!" the show proved popular enough to go the distance and then spawn a brief revival/remake in the 1990s. A remake, Fantasy Island (1998)in the late 1990's was not as successful as its predecessor. In 2020 it was made into a movie with Michael Pena in the title role.
#1 - 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.
#2 - Lost and Found / Dick Turpin's Last Ride
Season 7 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/7/1984
In "Lost and Found" a woman's fantasy is to start a new life with a new man, since she has just found out her man is unfaithful. And in "Dick Turpin's Last Ride" a CPA's fantasy is to become famous outlaw, Dick Turpin. When he gets his wish, he gets far more then he expected.
#3 - Awakening of Love / The Impostor
Season 7 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/17/1984
In "Awakening of Love" a world-renowned high fashion model wishes to form a lasting, loving relationship. And in "The Impostor" a couple come to the Island in hopes of "curing" her partner of his compulsive need to create other personalities.
#4 - Lady of the House / Mrs. Brandell's Favorites
Season 7 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/25/1984
A former brothel madam is about to marry and wants to turn over her investment profits to her three favorite former employees, who each have fantasies all their own but are reticent to see her again.
#5 - 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.
#6 - 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.
#7 - What's the Matter with Kids? / Island of Horrors
Season 6 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/16/1983
In "What's the Matter with Kids?" a famous writer of children's books wishes to spend the day with the perfect child. And in "Island of Horrors" a woman goes to the "Island of Horrors" to find her missing fiancee.
#8 - Reunion / Anniversary
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/29/1978
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.
#9 - The Proxy Billionaire / The Experiment
Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/21/1981
In "The Proxy Billionaire" Wall Street Analyst Frank Miller gets into some very big trouble when he switches places with billionaire Avery Williams. And in "The Experiment" driven by grief Dr. Lucas Bergmann and his lonely daughter Lisa both wish to do some resurrecting of the dead.
#10 - The Devil Stick / Touch and Go
Season 6 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/19/1983
In "The Devil Stick" Carl Peters' fantasy is to find his lost love, Hallie Miller, turns out to be a witch's curse. And in "Touch and Go" Tattoo fulfills a promise to Susan Henderson, the woman who saved his life years ago - help her find her dream man. With the aid of a magical ring she finds her true love in Carter Ransome.
#11 - Naughty Marietta / The Winning Ticket
Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/8/1983
In "Naught Marietta" a mother's fantasy is for her little girl to play the part of Marietta in "Naughty Marietta." And in "The Winning Ticket" Tattoo is left the "winning ticket" in the Irish sweepstakes by his friend who discovers that money does not buy happiness.
#12 - The Curse of the Moreaus / My Man Friday
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/16/1982
In "The Curse of the Moreaus" Jesse and Kathy Moreau come to the Island so Jesse can fulfill his fantasy to rid himiself of a family curse. And in "My Man Friday": Linda Whitney's dream is to become vice president of an advertising publicity agency.
#13 - 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.
#14 - King for a Day / Instant Family
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/6/1978
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."
#15 - The Over the Hill Caper / Poof! You're a Movie Star
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/15/1978
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.
#16 - Fool for a Client / Double Your Pleasure
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/15/1978
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.
#17 - Druids / A Night in the Harem
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/14/1981
In "Druids" a woman who just wanted to be the center of attention finds her life on the line after becoming an ancient Queen. And in "A Night in the Harem" a very shy young man finds himself in a lot of unexpected trouble when all he wanted was a night of getting experience in a harem.
#18 - The Appointment / Mr. Tattoo
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/1978
In "The Appointment" Dr. John Carlson who is doctor too busy with business to see his patients, seeks funds to build a computerized health care complex and winds up having to make a life and death decision. In "Mr. Tattoo" Dee Dee and Evelyn enlist Tattoo in helping them find millionaires to marry.
#19 - 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.
#20 - Funny Man / Tattoo, the Matchmaker
Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/20/1982
In "Funny Man" a stand-up comic's imaginary family is brought to life and his own life is endangered. In "Tattoo, the Matchmaker," Tattoo's computer dating service is off to a terrible start when his first two lady clients are matched up with the same prospective husband -- Mr. Roarke.
#21 - The Case Against Mr. Roarke / Save Sherlock Holmes
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/6/1982
In "The Case Against Mr. Roarke" Fran Warner brings her little girl to the Island along with the announcement that Mr. Roarke is the child's father. In "Save Sherlock Holmes" Kevin Lansing wishes to become a private eye is given the toughest assignment any novice ever had -- to find the kidnapped Sherlock Holmes.
#22 - 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.
#23 - The Funny Girl / Butch and Sundance
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/18/1978
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.
#24 - Superstar / Salem
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/25/1978
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.
#25 - The Big Switch / Hooker's Holiday
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/15/1983
In "The Big Switch" a wife wishes for her husband to experience what it is like to be a woman. And in "Hooker's Holiday" a woman of the evening wishes for a normal life with love and romance.