A Very Strange Affair/The Sailor 

Ron Price solicits operating funds for an orphanage and receives assistance from a truly odd source; and Laura Myles falls in love with sea Captain Hendrik Von Horten but must exchange her life for their happiness.

Director:

Cliff Bole

Writers:

Don Ingalls, Gene Levitt (creator)

Stars:

Ricardo Montalban, Hervé Villechaize, Hans Conried

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Ricardo Montalban	...	Mr. Roarke
Hervé Villechaize	...	Tattoo
Hans Conried	...	J.D. Stoneman
Arlene Golonka	...	Elaine Price
Peter Graves	...	Captain Hendrik Von Horten
Brett Halsey	...	Bill Baines
Florence Henderson	...	Laura Myles
Shelley Smith	...	Miss Harbinger
Dick Smothers	...	Ron Price
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Peter Brocco	...	Brewster the butler
Rodney Saulsberry	...	Musician

Storyline

Ron Price solicits operating funds for an orphanage and receives assistance from a truly odd source; and Laura Myles falls in love with sea Captain Hendrik Von Horten but must exchange her life for their happiness.

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Plot Keywords:

reference to fantasy island | fantasy island | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 January 1982 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 17, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Spelling-Goldberg Productions, Columbia Pictures Television

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Hans Conried died 3 days after the original air date of this episode. His voice over work and a movie aired after his death.

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Quotes

Miss Harbinger: Oh, Roarke... do you remember when the world was young, and we were young with it?

User Reviews

Flying Dutchman

This decent segment stars Florence Henderson, Peter Graves, Hans Conreid(who died only 3 days after this episode aired), Brett Halsey, Dick Smothers, Arlene Golonka, and Shelley Smith. Without going into much detail, I'll say that both stories were pretty decent, although they both seemed a tad rushed. The opening was rather cool, as Mr. Roarke greets a ship in a misty fog, as it turns out to be a man known as the Flying Dutchman(Graves), who is cursed to roam the seas for eternity unless he finds true love. This is where Laura(Henderson)comes in, and even there too many make-out sessions between them, I didn't sense a real chemistry either. It was still a good story though. The other story has Ron(Smothers)trying to arrange a meeting with a very wealthy miser, played convincingly by Conreid, with the help of a mysterious Miss Harbinger(Smith). Nothing that memorable occurs here, but it ended nice. Although not listed in the credits, Julie(Wendy Schaal)takes the place of Tattoo here.