Adventures in Paradise
| Adventures in Paradise | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Adventure |
| Created by | James Michener |
| Starring | Gardner McKay Weaver Levy George Tobias James Holden Lani Kai |
| Theme music composer | Lionel Newman |
| Composer(s) | Max Steiner |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 91 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Richard Goldstone |
| Cinematography | Lloyd Ahern |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
20th Century Fox Television |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Picture format | Black and white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original run | October 5, 1959 – April 1, 1962 |
| External links | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Adventures in Paradise is an American television series which ran on ABC from 1959 until 1962. It starred Gardner McKay as Adam Troy, the captain of the schooner Tiki III which sailed the South Pacific looking for passengers and adventure. Females in various stages of short skirts and swimming attire populated the screen.
The show was created by James Michener.
Multiple references to the schooner, Tiki (leaky Tiki), and Gardner McKay in the Jimmy Buffett song, "we are the people our parents warned us about."
The Barquentine California was used as a prop in this movie.
USA Network briefly aired reruns of this series between 1984 and 1988.
Cast and characters
- Gardner McKay as Capt. Adam Troy
- Weaver Levy as Oliver Lee (Season 1-2)
- George Tobias as Trader Penrose (Season 1-2)
- James Holden as Clay Baker (Season 2-3)
- Lani Kai as Kelly (Season 2-3)
- Sondi Sodsai as Sondi (Season 2)
- Henry Slate as Bulldog Lovey (Season 2)
- Linda Lawson as Renee (Season 2)
- Guy Stockwell as Chris Parker (Season 3)
- Marcel Hillaire as Insp. Bouchard (Season 3)
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