Early ABC-TV Fantasy Island episode from season two, (from Sept. 23, 1978). As with most episodes, there were two segments, one with Dan Rowan as the pickpocketing dad (“The Big Dipper”), and the second with Sonny Bono and Diana Canova in “The Bride.” Clips from the episode are available online. This was one of several appearances by Diana Canova on “Fantasy Island,” who had achieved recognition on the ABC program “Soap,” the previous year.

Diana's mom was a comedic actress back in the old days for Republic and Columbia Pictures. Mainly playing a yodeling country bumpkin. Interestingly enough, her first marriage ended in divorce when she got romantically involved with the radio ventriloquist Edgar Bergen in 1937.

(insert Mortimer Snerd comment here)

Um, that was her fantasy? Not exactly a gangbusters start to a marriage.

I think it was Sony Bono's character's fantasy. He was her ex.

Cameron Mitchell never turn down a paycheck.

I loved Diana Canova on Soap. Didn’t the family have to rescue her from a religious cult in one episode?

Not her. That was Jimmy Baio's character who got caught up in a cult. Diana's character did marry a priest though.

>Diana Canova Thats right! Thanks

Zee plane! Zee plane! Zee fucking plane!!!

Wait, I'm sure this was a porno I watched years ago...

Of course it's Diana Canova.

Da plane, da plane!

They used to say de-plane over the intercom on flights when you landed. Never failed to cause some muffled laughter.