List of Fantasy Island episodes (1998 series)
This is a list of episodes for the 1998–99 remake of the television series Fantasy Island. This series lasted for only one season of 13 episodes.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | Michael Dinner | Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz | 26 September 1998 |
| Two travel agents, Fisher and Clia, send a form with their client's ultimate fantasy through a pneumatic tube, across thousands of miles, to Mr. Roarke on Fantasy Island. Meanwhile, Roarke battles with his assistants, Cal and Harry, to prepare the island resort for a new batch of arriving guests: Matthew, who wishes he had married a different woman; Ricky, a daredevil looking for the ultimate challenge; and Jane, a law student battling for intellectual supremacy over her smarter sister, Regina. | ||||
| 2 | "Superfriends" | Michael Dinner | Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis | 3 October 1998 |
| In an effort to create a bond between an overworked father and his son, Roarke transforms banker Louis Burton into eight-year-old Max's favorite superhero. Although Max is impressed when Louis, as Dyno-man, stops a meteor from destroying Earth, Louis is just as overzealous in his work as a superhero as he was as a banker. Consequently, Max finds himself watching from the sidelines again. Meanwhile, to help two friends explore the possibilities of any unexplored romantic possibilities between them, Roarke offers Gina Williams a chance to meet her old friend, Doug Strickman, again for the first time. But Gina soon sees that without her influence as a friend, Doug has become a very different man from the one she knew. | ||||
| 3 | "We're Not Worthy" | David Jones | Dean Batali, Rob Des Hotel | 10 October 1998 |
| An insecure professor, convinced that he is ugly, has a wish to become beautiful; while a newlywed, Pete Collins, wants to find out if his bride really loves him, so he decides to read her mind... | ||||
| 4 | "Dying to Dance" | Rick Rosenthal | Diane Frolov, Andrew Schneider | 17 October 1998 |
| Nathan O'Neil, a horror writer obsessed with the occult, comes to Fantasy Island in hopes of seeing a ghost. Nathan gets more than he bargained for when the ghost starts running around in his skin. Jack Lee and his wife Doris come to fulfill Jack's fantasy of being a great baseball player. When Jack takes ill, Doris has the opportunity to have her wish granted — to dance like Ginger Rogers. Meanwhile, Cal and Harry make an attempt to escape on a boat that's washed up on shore, but Mr. Roarke has other plans for them. | ||||
| 5 | "Secret Self" | Stephen Cragg | Mary A. Boyd | 24 October 1998 |
| A bored housewife dreams of being a talk show host — but she's in for the shock of her life when she has to interview her cheating husband. A nice guy wants to trade in his conscience to become more successful at work, but things go awry when he starts to sprout horns and become devilish. Meanwhile, Ariel blows her top when she finds that Harry keeps eliminating the lilies from all her flower arrangements. | ||||
| 6 | "Estrogen" | Gilbert Adler | Randall A. Anderson | 31 October 1998 |
| Stan Rawlings and his married friend Dave arrive on the Island to chase girls, and Stan asks Roarke to help him learn the secrets of the female mystique. Stan gets transformed into a woman, "Brenda," and Ariel provides "him" with tips. Mary Wilcox, the descendent of male soldiers, comes to the Island to fulfill her wish to become a soldier. Roarke puts her into an alternate World War II fought by women. Forced to choose between fighting and helping a wounded comrade, Mary helps the injured soldier instead. | ||||
| 7 | "Dreams" | Perry Lang | Vivienne Radkoff | 7 November 1998 |
| A man falls in love with a woman — who's really a dolphin. A bookish teenage boy wants to know what it's like to be with the in-crowd, and his fantasies of being a great football player result in dire consequences. Meanwhile, Ariel's fowl mood erupts when she thinks no one remembered her birthday. | ||||
| 8 | "Handymen" | Randall Zisk | Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis | 12 December 1998 |
| Germophobic Kenny comes to the Island to live in a germ-free environment. However, a woman, Brigid, crashes into his habitat and he is forced to go with her to escape her pursuers; they soon find themselves in the jungle looking for an ancient mask. Jerry complains about his girlfriend leaving him on the Island and Roarke puts him in a victims' support group. Faced with a bunch of other complainers, Jerry eventually learns to take responsibility for his own screwed-up life and leaves the Island a happier man. | ||||
| 9 | "Wishboned" | Deran Sarafian | Dean Batali, Rob Des Hotel | 19 December 1998 |
| Ashley brings her boyfriend Joe to the Island to show him a perfect family holiday - she finds her own family there transformed into her "perfect" family. However, Joe soon starts to fall in love with Ashley's "perfect" sister... Disgruntled businessman Mike wishes to be sent back to rescue Katherine from her ogre of a husband in his childhood fantasy world - but the ogre looks just like Mike. Mike realizes that's how he acts to his own wife... Fred wants to have a genie who grants him three wishes and Roarke gives Ariel the assignment. She sabotages his first two wishes by interpreting them literally and goads Fred into wishing "he could do a better job" and becoming a genie himself... | ||||
| 10 | "Let Go" | Rick Wallace | Quartz MacKenzie | 26 December 1998 |
| Roarke's daughter Miranda, who was allowed to leave the Island but whose memory of it was erased, was in an accident, so he brings her back. And Ariel is concerned about how this will affect Roarke and the island. So while he takes care of Miranda, he lets Cal and Harry take care of their guest, a man named Ray who's obsessed with getting revenge on the thief who stole his classic Corvette. It turns out that Ray's wife Tina is the one responsible... | ||||
| 11 | "Innocent" | Deran Sarafian | Ed Zuckerman | 9 January 1999 |
| A lawyer who's tired of defending people who are guilty wants to defend someone who is actually innocent. So he comes to the Island — and finds himself charged with a crime. And a woman wishes to regain her virginity after losing it not in the way she wanted. And Cal meets a young boy who is a problem child and he encourages the boy do something wrong. | ||||
| 12 | "The Real Thing" | Rick Wallace | Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis | 16 January 1999 |
| Magazine editor Heather wishes that she can get married to Ben, who is marrying Heather's best friend Jenny. She arrives at Ben and Jenny's first date and interrupts them so she is engaged to Ben. But Heather soon realizes that Jenny is the one who should get married and calls the wedding off before it's too late. Carl wants to become the heavyweight champion of the world but discovers his wife loves him as he was; Carl wins his first fight but throws the second one to get his wife back. An obnoxious tabloid report, Filner, comes to the island and tries to get the "true story" on Fantasy Island to write an expose; he almost succeeds until Roarke has him abducted by aliens. | ||||
| 13 | "Heroes" | Perry Lang | Ed Zuckerman | 23 January 1999 |
| Actors Dirk and Bobby come to the Island to have a chance to be heroes as the stars of their former series, Hard Squad. They find themselves back in set as their characters except now they're fighting actual criminals, which isn't as easy. They opt to "retire" when things get too tough, but come back when their former co-star Cassie gets kidnapped by the actor who played their informant on the show, who wants revenge for their poor treatment of him... Linda's fantasy is for her husband Jeremy, who insists that they have a son, become pregnant! He and Roarke find themselves in a golf match with Linda and Ariel to see who will end up carrying the child... | ||||
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