What does Fantasy Island and Apple's Way have in common?

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There are two things in one episode of Fantasy Island that has a connection to the show Apple's Way. What are they?

[TJ]

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The connection between the TV series Apple's Way and Fantasy Island is two-fold: a shared filming location/set and a guest actor appearance.

Filming Location/Set: The exterior set of the converted old grist mill house where the Apple family lived in Apple's Way was later re-purposed and used as a house location in numerous episodes of Fantasy Island. This set was built on the old Columbia back lot (now part of the Warner Bros. Ranch lot).

Actor Connection: Ronny Cox, who starred as the lead character George Apple in Apple's Way, later appeared as a guest star in an episode of Fantasy Island (specifically the 1978 episode titled "Reunion/Anniversary"). In a coincidence, the exterior shots of the house used for the "Reunion" storyline in that Fantasy Island episode was the very same physical set from Apple's Way.

Columbia Ranch - A wonderful shot of the Fantasy Island House, a remodeled version of the original Apple's Way Mill

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There are a few other actors who appeared in episodes of both series.

Kathrine Baumann
Peter Mark Richman
Mary Frann
Norman Alden
Olan Soule
Vince Howard
Byron Morrow
Bob Harks
Joan Benedict

Richard Benedict and Philip Leacock directed episodes of both series. Worley Thorne wrote episodes of both series.

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Originally Posted by TJ

Google's AI helped with this information.

The connection between the TV series Apple's Way and Fantasy Island is two-fold: a shared filming location/set and a guest actor appearance.

Filming Location/Set: The exterior set of the converted old grist mill house where the Apple family lived in Apple's Way was later re-purposed and used as a house location in numerous episodes of Fantasy Island. This set was built on the old Columbia back lot (now part of the Warner Bros. Ranch lot).

Actor Connection: Ronny Cox, who starred as the lead character George Apple in Apple's Way, later appeared as a guest star in an episode of Fantasy Island (specifically the 1978 episode titled "Reunion/Anniversary"). In a coincidence, the exterior shots of the house used for the "Reunion" storyline in that Fantasy Island episode was the very same physical set from Apple's Way.

Columbia Ranch - A wonderful shot of the Fantasy Island House, a...

Apple’s Way | Friday @ 8/7 Central

There are a few other actors who appeared in episodes of both series.

Kathrine Baumann
Peter Mark Richman
Mary Frann
Norman Alden
Olan Soule
Vince Howard
Byron Morrow
Bob Harks
Joan Benedict

Richard Benedict and Philip Leacock directed episodes of both series. Worley Thorne wrote episodes of both series.

Congratulations TJ. You are right. I was watching an episode of Fantasy Island and right off noticed the house used for Apple's Way. As you mentioned, Ronny Cox was one of the actors in the Fantasy Island episode. He starred in Apple's Way.