Episode
Fantasy Island: The Big Bet / Nancy and the Thunderbirds
Overview
In ""The Big Bet"" a young ladies' man makes a bet with his buddies that he can score with a sexy model but winning turns out to be his biggest loss ever. And in ""Nancy and the Thunderbirds"" a young American orphan, raised by an Indian tribe, risks her life to fulfill an ancient tribal prophecy for the sake of her tribal guardian.
Details
- Series
- Fantasy Island
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 21
- Air date
- 1982-05-01
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
The Big Bet / Nancy and the Thunderbirds is Episode 21 in Season 5 of Fantasy Island. It aired on 1982-05-01. The runtime is 45 min.
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