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Stuart Whitman wants his deaf dance student, Lisa Hartman, to be able to hear, so he can tell her he loves her.
John Saxon wants to be a big winner, but Jamie Powell wants him to stop gambling.

Roarke: The gentleman with her is her teacher, Mr. Franklin Adams, once a celebrated choreographer. He has guided Miss Richards from the moment he entered his class at the Manhattan School for the Dead.

Okay, he actually said Deaf, not Dead. I wanna see a story about the Manhattan School for the Deaf.

She’s deaf, not blind. “Leggo my goddamn arm.”

I already saw this story on Quantum Leap.

Ugggh, Lisa Hartman is 25, Stuart Whitman is 53, and his character is in love with her.

I remember the gambling fantasy. This episode aired back when I used to check IMDb to see who was gonna be on each episode in case someone like Jonathan Frakes showed up again. I remember seeing her name, and I think I made a point that day to tune in, because in another life, I was a Charles in Charge fan.

Aww, she’s so little here!

Amy Watkins: I paid you seven good dollars for my fantasy.

Wow, we haven’t had any references to how much a fantasy cost in a long time.

Not sure which beach is in this episode. Maybe Leo Carillo?

Okay, so they’re out on the patio… now just give me a wide shot, dammit!

Tattoo: People are surprised when I think like a man. Do you know that? When Mr. Roarke gave me my job, I look for work everywhere. But everyone, they act like I was a little boy.

It really feels like Leo Carillo to me, but I can’t place this rock formation.

Roarke: Mr. Watkins, this may come as a surprise to you, but I am the biggest gambler you have ever met. You failed to recognize that fact because I don’t dally with small-time action. I bet on the big game, Mr. Watkins; I bet on people. It’s too bad that you never tried that. Betting on yourself, or your future. Put a wager on life, Mr. Watkins; that’s where the real action is.

This speech feels a little out of character for Roarke. There’s something not right, I just can’t place it.

[Roarke bets Evan Watkins that if the boat doesn’t start, he has to give up gambling forever. Roarke wins the bet. Evan Watkins leaves.]
Tattoo: Boss, you trick him. You know they empty the gas tank on all the small boat every night.
Roarke: Details, Tattoo. Please don’t bother me with mere details.

Franklin Adams: Whether she’ll be able to dance, heaven only knows.
Roarke: Oh, it does, sir. Believe it. Heaven does know.

[Roarke holds out his empty hand to Tattoo.]
Tattoo: What’s that?
Roarke: Our wager. You bet that I would not be able to make both their fantasies work.
[Tattoo gives Roarke a bill.]
Roarke: Four to one, remember?
[Tattoo starts digging in his pockets for more money.]
Roarke: Shall I tell you about the time I broke the bank at Monte Carlo?
Tattoo: I saw that one.
Roarke: Thank you.

I feel like I’m missing a joke or something here. I really want it to be that Ricardo Montalban was in some casino movie, and Hervé Villechaize is saying that he saw that movie. I feel like there’s a genuine laugh in that scene, and I’d love it if they were ad-libbing.

It’s a bit creepy that they’re giving Adams a new little girl after Lisa Hartman left him.

• Guests:
  • Miss Shelia Richards, gift student of modern dance, and her teacher, Mr. Franklin Adams.
  • Mr. Evan Watkins and his daughter, Miss Amy Watkins.
• Ominous Roarke:
  • Roarke: This much is certain. The lives of Miss Shelia Richards and Mr. Franklin Adams will never again be the same…
• Tattoo has no faith:
  • Tattoo: No offence, boss. Four to one that you don’t pull off both fantasies.
• Roarke’s drink: same old
• Ominous shot of Roarke drinking: not really
• Roarke’s powers:
  • There’s a horserace on TV, and he made the horse in last place win the race.
  • He made a boat not start. (Or maybe they just empty the gas from the boats every night.)
• Money:
  • Amy Watkins: I paid you seven good dollars for my fantasy.
• What you really, really want:
  • Roarke: You did not tell her your real reason for bringing her to Fantasy Island, did you Mr. Adams?
• Someone else had a fantasy:
  • Roarke: And what happened to your fantasy, Miss Glenn? A young, dedicated social welfare worker sees nothing but broken homes and unfortunate children, and she wishes just once to become involved in a case that has a happy ending to it.
• Recurring phrases:
  • Franklin Adams: It’s just a passing infatuation. […] She’ll come back to me when it’s…
    Roarke: When the fantasy is over, Mr. Adams?
  • Roarke: The fantasy is over, Mr. Adams.
  • Evan Watkins: Fantasy’s over.
  • Franklin Adams: As you know, Shelia left early this morning for the world tour with Maxim.
    Roarke: Indeed.
• Can’t help you:
  • Franklin Adams: I beg you. Give her back her hearing permanently. I’ll pay you any price you ask.
    Roarke: Even if the price is that she leaves you to be with Mr. Maxim Leonard?
    Franklin Adams: Yes, even that. Please, Mr. Roarke. Make her hear.
    Roarke: I’m sorry. There are limits beyond which even my powers cannot reach.
• Leaving with an extra guest:
  • Evan and Amy Watkins with Evan’s new girlfriend, Margo Glenn
  • Franklin Adams with new student Elena McCaw
• Not leaving on the plane:
  • Franklin Adams: As you know, Shelia left early this morning for the world tour with Maxim.