Episode
Fantasy Island: Treasure Hunt / Beauty Contest
Overview
In "Treasure Hunt" a couple along with their friend thirst for money and adventure leading them to some very difficult decisions. In "Beauty Contest" a sheltered 19 year old girl wishes to enter a beauty contest like her mother did in order to get acceptance from her father.
Details
- Series
- Fantasy Island
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 1978-03-11
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Treasure Hunt / Beauty Contest is Episode 6 in Season 1 of Fantasy Island. It aired on 1978-03-11. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 5: Lady of the Evening / The Racer
In 'Lady of the Evening' a prostitute wants to change her life and settle down but is afraid to tell her respectable fiancé.
And in 'The Racer' ex-race car driver Kincaid proves to himself and his family that the crash which destroyed his career is not the reason he quit racing.
Episode 7: The Funny Girl / Butch and Sundance
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.
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Episode 4: Family Reunion / Voodoo
In 'Family Reunion' a brother and sister fantasize about reuniting their parents.
And in 'Voodoo' a twenty-six year old woman suffering from amnesia undergoes voodoo.
Episode 8: Superstar / Salem
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.
Episode 3: The Prince / The Sheriff
In 'The Prince' a handsome young prince wants to live as a common man, but falls in love with a woman who despises poverty.
And in 'The Sheriff' New York City Police Detective John Burke, wants to go back in time to become a sheriff in the old west.
Episode 9: Trouble, My Lovely / The Common Man
In "Trouble, My Lovely" a father's fantasy is to experience peace and respect from his overbearing family.
In "The Common Man" a schlub named Stanley Scheckter wishes to become a private investigator but his klutzy ways cause more trouble.
Episode 2: Bet a Million / Mr. Irresistible
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.
Episode 10: The Over-the-Hill Caper / Poof, You're a Movie Star
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.
Episode 1: Escape / Cinderella Girls
In the "Escape" segment, Mr. Udall is an escape artist trying to get out of the shadow of his famous father by performing a one-man escape that his father never did.
In the "Cinderella" segment, Ann Dowd and Maxine Bender are working class girls who wish to become jet-setters.
Episode 11: Reunion / Anniversary
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In "Anniversary" a couple wish to renew their vows and bring back the good times before the alcohol ruled their lives.
Episode 12: King for a Day / Instant Family
In "King for a Day" a plumber dreams of being king for a day.
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Episode 13: Fool for a Client / Double Your Pleasure
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.