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A woman thinks if one night in college went differently, she would have married her best friend’s fiancé.
A man wants to be the heavyweight champion of the world.
A reporter wants the scoop on Fantasy Island.

Why is Harry ringing the bell…? Oh right. No more Cal. Weird.

Didn’t they already do 6×6 “The Beautiful Skeptic”? Or maybe that was the 2021 series? Hm, looks like they didn’t. I must just be thinking of 1×8 “Handymen”.

Roarke is wearing a beer helmet.

Aaron Filner: The battle scene in Pirates of the Caribbean was more convincing than that alien autopsy.

This line doesn’t really make sense anymore, now that Pirates of the Caribbean isn’t just a ride.

This show, like the original series, shows the guest stars’ names at the beginning of the episode, which is something I’ve never been a fan of; I always watched the opening scenes in Lost with my hand covering the bottom half of the screen to avoid spoilers. The twist at the end of this episode that Mr. Harbin actually had to fight the real heavyweight champion of the world was ruined by the opening credits revealing Lennox Lewis was in this.

• Guests:
  • Mr. and Mrs. Carl Harbin from Mount Clemens, Michigan
  • Heather Finn, an up-and-coming magazine editor
  • Aaron Filner, a reporter with the National Inquisitor
• Recurring phrases:
  • Aaron Filner: I heard some very weird rumours about this place. Magic, miracles…
    Roarke: Indeed.
  • Carl Harbin: Roarke, I thought maybe you could just make me into a great boxer like that. [snaps]
    Roarke: This is Fantasy Island; not Medical Island.
  • Aaron Filner: What can you do?
    Roarke: Interesting question. What indeed can I do?
• Magic door:
  • Roarke: Shall we?
    Heather Finn: Shall we… what?
    Roarke: Shall we… set everything to right?
    [They walk through the door and disappear.]
• Time travel:
  • Roarke: Welcome back to Langham Hall. It’s the last week of your senior year.
• Roarke’s powers: He can duplicate himself and play chess with himself.
• Monkeying around: Roarke’s parrot is named Ibis.
• Age gap:
  • Lauren Holly: 35 / Brian McNamara: 38 = 3 years
  • Laura Cayouett: 34 /  Brian McNamara: 38 = 4 years
  • Lisa Waltz: 37 / Jay Thomas: 50 = 13 years
• Cast:
  • Lauren Holly … Heather Finn
  • Lennox Lewis … Himself
  • Brian McNamara … Ben (Heather’s love interest)
  • Pauly Shore … Aaron Filner
  • Jay Thomas … Carl Harbin
  • Lisa Waltz … Mandy Harbin (Carl’s wife)
  • Laura Cayouette … Jenny (Heather’s best friend)
  • ??? … Sidney “The Certified Public Accountant” Lipschitz (Carl’s challenger)
  • ??? … Old Man Dancing with Heather at Wedding