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Fantasy Island Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
25 Episodes 1978 - 1979
Episode 1
Homecoming/The Sheikh
Sat, Sep 16, 197860 mins
A man who works at an all girls school wants to be a sheik with his own harem. Roarke arranges for him to take over a sheik's harem and he's in heaven till he learns one of the girls is non compliant and discovers that she's one of the teachers at the school who's fantasy is for him to notice her. And she also tells him that the sheik is using him as a decoy when the sheik learns that someone is trying to kill him. And the sheik's bodyguard won't let him leave. And a man who was erroneously deemed a casualty in Vietnam when in reality he suffered such severe injuries that he had to have reconstructive surgery which altered his appearance and also lost his memory. He recently recalled that he was married with a wife and son. And when he couldn't find them he turned to Roarke for help. Roarke tells him that he found them but his wife remarried. He meets them but doesn't tell them at first who he is. Later he decides he wants to fight for them but when he goes to tell his wife who he is, he discovers something.
Episode 2
The Big Dipper/The Pirate
Sat, Sep 23, 197860 mins
Pickpocket Pete Raymond and his daughter pose as farmers to hide from authorities, who want to put the girl in foster care; and painter Ted Cavanaugh becomes a pirate to win back his ex-wife Mary before she remarries.
Episode 3
The Beachcomber/The Last Whodunnit
Sat, Sep 30, 197860 mins
Under tremendous pressure from his job and family, Charles Preston chucks it all to be a beachcomber; and devoted fan Mabel Jarvis of a mystery writer tries to find out who killed her, acting out the writer's final unfinished manuscript.
Episode 4
Best Seller/The Tomb
Sat, Oct 14, 197860 mins
Book store clerk Barney Hunter wants to write a best-selling book, which turns out to be an obstacle to a new romance; and archaeologist Neville Marlowe is determined to uncover the secrets of a long-buried Egyptian tomb -- which is cursed.
Episode 5
I Want to Get Married/The Jewel Thief
Sat, Oct 21, 197860 mins
Pennsylvania librarian Cindy Barker is set to have her wedding on Fantasy Island - all she needs is the groom; and manufacturer Jordan Montgomery hopes to pull off one major heist as a cat burglar. Tattoo runs a greeting card business.
Episode 6
War Games/Queen of the Boston Bruisers
Sat, Oct 28, 197860 mins
Vietnam vet Ted Garmon finds that a reunion with his former Sergeant Joe Beck is actually a quest for revenge; and roller-derby skater Drusilla Roberts wants to become a refined lady so that her daughter's fiancé's family will accept her.
Episode 7
Let the Good Times Roll/Nightmare/The Tiger
Sat, Nov 4, 197860 mins
Two buddies want to relive the good old days of the late 60s; young newlywed Janine Sanford wants to experience a recurring nightmare to the end, to find out what it might mean; and game hunter Victor Duncan wants to track down and kill an elusive and very dangerous tiger.
Episode 8
Return/The Toughest Man Alive
Sat, Nov 11, 197860 mins
Roarke and a woman who's been to the island before fall in love, but she must choose between staying with him and saving her late husband's hospital school in India; and a self-professed wimp wants the strength to stand up for himself and others who are weak like him.
Episode 9
The Appointment/Mr. Tattoo
Sat, Nov 18, 197860 mins
San Francisco doctor John Carlson pursues a large monetary grant to build a hospital; Tattoo helps Las Vegas chorus girls Didi Verona and Evelyn Kastenbaum, who want to meet and marry millionaires.
Episode 10
The Flight of the Great Yellow Bird/The Island of Lost Women
Sat, Nov 25, 197860 mins
Sailor Barney Shore wants to spend the weekend on a mythical island with nothing but beautiful women; and adventurer Eddie Malone searches for Sasquatch and hopes to finally prove the creature's existence to the world.
Episode 11
Carnival/The Vaudevillians
Sat, Dec 2, 197860 mins
Secretary Dorothy Weller wants to know if her affair with Tom Parnell on vacation was real or just a dream; and old-timer Charlie Parks hopes to revive his vaudeville act with his partner Will Fields.
Episode 12
Charlie's Cherubs/Stalag 3
Sat, Dec 9, 197860 mins
Three insurance secretaries want to solve a crime by emulating their idols on "Charlie's Angels" (1976) and a quartet of World War II veterans reunite in the hope of recovering a treasure stolen by the Nazis.
Episode 13
The Lady and the Longhorn/Vampire
Sat, Dec 16, 197860 mins
Method actor Leo Drake prepares for his next role by becoming said role - a vampire; and cosmetics queen Vera Templeton must marry for money in order to shore up her failing business.
Episode 14
Seance/The Treasure
Sat, Jan 13, 197960 mins
Young Claire Conti takes part in seance's to find out how her twin brother died; and California fisherman Joe Capos dreams of finding a treasure that will solve his financial problems but neglects his wife Eva in the process.
Episode 15
Cowboy/Substitute Wife
Sat, Jan 20, 197960 mins
Texan Brian Kehoe wants to keep his son from discovering that he's not the star of the rodeo, but a clown instead; and hypochondriac Nadine Winslow seeks a cure for her imaginary ailments.
Episode 16
Photographs/Royal Flush
Sat, Jan 27, 197960 mins
Photographer Nancy Weston seeks an explanation for the appearance of the same little girl in all her pictures of a European trip; and poker player Johnny Court wants to win big against the best poker players of the time.
Episode 17
The Stripper/The Boxer
Sat, Feb 10, 197960 mins
A wealthy heiress trying to escape the marriage her father has arranged for her finds herself the replacement for a stripper in a traveling vaudeville company; and a young boxer wants to win one big match despite the fact that it will probably kill him.
Episode 18
Casting Director/Pentagram/A Little Ball
Sat, Feb 17, 197960 mins
"Pentagram": Jane Garwood, a TV reporter who feels that she might be cursed when her relationships start dying one by one, visits Mr Roarke for help in finding out why this is happening to her and in the process putting Roarke's life in danger. "A Little Ball": Sister Mary Theresa visits the Island after the premature death of a fellow nun tests her faith, but when she meets up with an old friend finds herself having to decide between the church and marriage. "Casting Couch": Felix Birdsong arrives on the Island to fulfill a fantasy to be in show business by being the casting director of a new film called "The Most Beautiful Woman In The World" being produced by one of his idols. In the process finds himself in over his head and learning some home truths about the business and his idol, while also finding romance.
Episode 19
Spending Spree/The Hunted
Sat, Feb 24, 197960 mins
Two best friends come to the island to compete in a shopping challenge wherein they have to spend a certain amount of money and who spends all their money first wins. They try to keep things friendly but the reality of the competition sinks in and their friendship is tested. A hunter comes to the island looking for a new challenge. And what Roarke wants him to do is to photograph a man who is a President who is both loved and hated by his people. He tries to do it but is captured and accused of being an assassin. The President later tells him that he is going to release him and hunt him like an animal.
Episode 20
Birthday Party/Ghostbreaker
Sat, Mar 3, 197960 mins
A woman who gave up her twins for adoption and hasn't seen or heard of them since then wants to be present for their 30th birthday; and a man who can't get his ghost-busting guide published wants to exorcise a real ghost to prove he knows what he's talking about.
Episode 21
Yesterday's Love/Fountain of Youth
Sat, Mar 17, 197960 mins
Siblings send their divorcing parents Charles and Peggy Atwood to the island hoping they'll rediscover love. Wealthy, dying J. D. Pettigrew pays one million dollars to Captain Jeff Bailey to lead a search for the fabled Fountain of Youth.
Episode 22
The Comic/The Golden Hour
Sat, May 5, 197960 mins
A guy who writes the material for a famous comedian wants to be one himself but has a little stage fright and his boss doesn't like competition. A woman bound to a wheelchair has a pen pal who is a convict but when he stops writing she becomes despondent and would like to hear from him again. And when the man is being transported by plane, the plane develops mechanical trouble and lands on the island. The Marshall in charge of the man, is told by Roarke to uncuff him which he begrudgingly does. So the two pen pals meet.
Episode 23
Cornelius and Alphonse/The Choice
Sun, May 6, 197960 mins
Ne'er-do-well Cornelius Kelly and his accomplice Alphonse kidnap Tattoo in an attempt to get revenge on Roarke for firing him years earlier; and orphaned siblings Mark and Rebecca want the chance to choose their own adoptive parents.
Episode 24
Bowling/Command Performance
Sat, May 12, 197960 mins
Regular bowler Lou Fielding comes to the island to compete against some professionals. Roarke tells him he will be the best bowler he can be for 48 hours. And Lou thinks he has the brass ring but his wife reminds him that once they leave, Lou reverts back to his original skill level. Lou runs into a bookie he knows and decides to put everything on him to win. But when the tournament is interrupted, Lou will pass the 48 hour limit. In the second story, Naomi Giddings, who once ran one of the best circuses around, comes to the island for a reunion of her circus performers. But she asks for the reunion to find out if one of them is trying to kill her. Two people who worked with her in her circus were killed and there are a few attempts on her life. The prime suspect is Richard Simmons, a performer who sustained a career-ending injury that made him a bitter alcoholic.
Episode 25
Amusement Park/Rock Stars
Sun, May 13, 197960 mins
A boy's fantasy to operate an amusement park hides his real hope of reuniting him with his father; and four orphaned siblings want to make it as a successful pop group to keep a social worker from splitting them among different foster homes.
