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Fantasy Island Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1981 - 1982
Episode 1
Show Me a Hero/Slam Dunk
Sat, Oct 10, 198160 mins
Texan Helen Ross wants closure with her old boyfriend John Day so she can get on with her life with her current boyfriend Ted Kingman; and sports analyst Matt Kane tries to impress Ginger Donovan by joining her father Red's basketball team.
Episode 2
The Devil and Mr. Roarke/Ziegfeld Girls/Kid Corey Rides Again
Sat, Oct 17, 198160 mins
Mephistopheles uses Julie to force Roarke into another confrontation; elderly Joan Michaels and Ruby Rogers relive their Ziegfeld Follies days; and Brooklyn shoe salesman Ned Plummer travels to the Old West to meet outlaw Kid Corey.
Episode 3
Cyrano/The Magician
Sat, Oct 24, 198160 mins
Philadelphian Marjorie Denton seeks the most chivalrous romantic man of all time and meets Cyrano de Bergerac; Cleveland magician Timothy Potter trying to perfect his craft faces a huge problem after he makes his assistant Suva vanish.
Episode 4
The Last Cowboy/The Lady and the Monster
Sat, Oct 31, 198160 mins
Scientist Carla Frankenstein meets her ancestor's monster; middle-aged New York City insurance executive Joel Campbell with a hankering for the "real" West is annoyed to find himself still stuck in the present day.
Episode 5
Mr. Nobody/La Liberatora
Sat, Nov 7, 198160 mins
Charlie Atkins wants inner strength but Julie accidentally gives him physical prowess instead; and classical guitarist Dolores DeMercia hopes to trace her roots to the legendary El Lobo Rojo in the days of Spanish California.
Episode 6
Druids/A Night in a Harem
Sat, Nov 14, 198160 mins
Unprepossessing Herbert Snyder gets more than he asked for when he requests a night with a harem; young Lauren Fandell wants to be the center of all attention but learns that being a queen can be perilous.
Episode 7
The Perfect Husband/Volcano
Sat, Nov 21, 198160 mins
A woman hoping to find and marry her dream man but learns that perfection isn't all it's cracked up to be. A seismologist, who places science above humanity, has his values tested when he and a group of others are threatened by an erupting volcano.
Episode 8
Lillian Russell/The Lagoon
Sat, Nov 28, 198160 mins
Lillian Martin time-travels to gather information for her biography on Lillian Russell and actually becomes the singer; and Calvin Pearson, who wants nothing more than tranquil solitude, is forced to face events from his past.
Episode 9
Romance Times Three/Night of the Tormented Soul
Sat, Dec 5, 198160 mins
Answering-service operator Sally Harris meets the three men she's known up to now as voices over the phone; and siblings Jason and Beth Martinique face a weekend of horror while trying to find out how their father died when they were young.
Episode 10
A Very Strange Affair/The Sailor
Sat, Jan 2, 198260 mins
Ron Price solicits operating funds for an orphanage and receives assistance from a truly odd source; and Laura Myles falls in love with sea Captain Hendrik Von Horten but must exchange her life for their happiness.
Episode 11
House of Dolls/Wuthering Heights
Sat, Jan 9, 198260 mins
Window dresser Francis Elkins is in love with his mannequin Courtney and asks Roarke to bring her to life. Clarissa Bevis enters the world of her favorite classical novel in order to meet Heathcliff.
Episode 12
The Magic Camera/Mata Hari/Valerie
Sat, Jan 16, 198260 mins
A photographer, who wants to take unique pictures, finds his request granted in a way he didn't anticipate. A woman looking to learn more about Mata Hari finds herself in the legendary spy's shoes. Also a young man is in search of a woman he fell in love with, who then disappeared.
Episode 13
King Arthur in Mr. Roarke's Court/Shadow Games
Sat, Jan 23, 198260 mins
Ralph Rodgers' quest to meet his legendary hero goes awry when King Arthur is somehow transported to the present; and country singer Sarah Jean Rawlins wants to make one last record with her boyfriend -- who is believed to be dead.
Episode 14
Daddy's Little Girl/The Whistle
Sat, Jan 30, 198260 mins
Christa Ackland wants to meet her real father so he can give her away at her wedding; and scientist Adrian Brilles, desperate to make a great discovery, pays for his determination with a weekend of sheer terror.
Episode 15
The Case Against Mr. Roarke/Save Sherlock Holmes
Sat, Feb 6, 198260 mins
Fran Warner presents Roarke with her daughter Nancy, claiming he's her father; and security guard Kevin Lansing assists a fictional detective of Roarke's choice in solving a case.
Episode 16
The Challenge/A Genie Named Joe
Sat, Feb 13, 198260 mins
Wealthy businessman Douglas Picard is out to take Fantasy Island away from Roarke; and florist Rebecca Walters enlists the assistance of a genie to find her perfect husband.
Episode 17
Funny Man/Tattoo, the Matchmaker
Sat, Feb 20, 198260 mins
A stand-up comic is ashamed to tell his fiancée that he's alone in the world, so he has his imaginary family brought to life to introduce to her; and Tattoo starts a computer-dating service which matches all its female clients with the same man - Roarke.
Episode 18
Sitting Duck/Sweet Suzi Swann
Sat, Mar 6, 198260 mins
Big-game hunter Frank Barton is bored with tracking animals and chooses a human target; and fashion designer Jack Becker's assistant Suzi Swann, fed up with him taking her for granted, wants to fall out of love with him.
Episode 19
Face of Love/Image of Celeste
Sat, Mar 20, 198260 mins
Bitter young Laura Jensen has a long criminal record and gets to turn her life around; and curator Celeste Vellon, having seen an 1896 Gauguin painting of a woman who looks like her, wants to find out the identity of the painting's subject.
Episode 20
Forget-Me-Not/The Quiz Masters
Sat, Apr 10, 198260 mins
Amnesiac Ellen Layton hopes to find out who she is and where she comes from; and legendary game-show hosts Ron Ellison and Bob Barclay compete against each other to win the ultimate game.
Episode 21
The Big Bet/Nancy and the Thunderbirds
Sat, May 1, 198260 mins
Oil driller Corky Daniels bet his buddies that he'll bed pretty Judy Moreau and regrets his impulse when he meets her; and pilot Nancy Carsons, raised by a Native American tribe, must fulfill the tribal leader's prophecy for her.
Episode 22
The Ghost's Story/The Spoilers
Sat, May 8, 198260 mins
Baltimore secretary Amanda Parsons must stay a full night in a haunted house in order to prove her knowledge of the occult; and bounty hunter Harry Bodine sets out to catch wily and elusive bank robber Nick Tanner.
