Jencyclopedia

Q: I’m trying to remember an actor’s name. I don’t want you to tell me his name, but if I describe him, can you give me the first letter of his first name? It’s the guy who played the doctor on Love Boat.

• ChatGPT: R.
  • (Is it Richard?)
  • Yes, Richard Mulligan
  • (That’s wrong.)
  • Ah, you’re right, my bad.
  • Richard Dean Anderson.
  • (That’s still wrong.)
  • Whoops, Bernie Kopell.
• Copilot: B.
  • (Is it Brad?)
  • No.
  • (What’s the first letter of his last name?)
  • K.
  • (I give up.)
  • Bernie Kopell.
• Gemini: D.
  • (Is it David?)
  • Yes, David Doyle.
  • (That’s wrong.)
  • Oh snap, my bad! Bernie Kopell.
• Grok: B.
  • (Is it Brad?)
  • No.
  • (What’s the first letter of his last name?)
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• Perplexity: B. Related: What other TV shows has Bernie Kopell appeared in.

I asked this question in April 2025, and I guess this is the reason Copilot is my go-to today.

Q: What font is used in the Fantasy Island 1978 TV series logo?

• ChatGPT: Likely custom lettering. Stylistic relatives like Compacta.
  • It’s talking about the logo on the season 1 DVD. Which, fair, I didn’t specify I meant the logo from the title sequence.
• Copilot: Appears to be a custom, hand-drawn logotype. Tall, geometric sans‑serif letterforms. Wide spacing between letters. A style reminiscent of Eurostile, Microgramma, or Futura Extra Bold.
  • Again, I guess this is talking about modern logos.
• Gemini: Tango.
  • It’s actually talking about the infamous Fantasy Island adult bookstore logo.
• Grok: Bold, decorative script with a distinctive cursive, flowing style. Search for “1970s script font” or “tropical script” in font libraries.
  • I don’t know what you’re talking about.
• Perplexity: ITC Serif Gothic.
  • No, but at least it got to the point and gave me a one sentence answer. Fail fast.

WhatTheFont gives Milanese Serif Extra Bold as the top choice, and Americana EF ExtraBold (which to my puny human eyes looks like a pretty good match) as the second choice.