Aloha Paradise

Aloha Paradise
Genre Comedy
Created by Tom Greene
Written by Tom Greene
Michael Norell
Directed by Herbert Kenwith
Charlie Picerni
Starring Debbie Reynolds
Bill Daily
Composer(s) Charles Fox
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 8
Production
Executive producer(s) Douglas S. Cramer
Aaron Spelling
Producer(s) Lew Gallo
Michael Norell
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 48 mins.
Production company(s) Aaron Spelling Productions
Release
Original network ABC
Audio format Monaural
Original release February 25, 1981 (1981-02-25) – April 22, 1981 (1981-04-22)

Aloha Paradise is an American comedy series that aired on ABC on Wednesday night from February 25, 1981 to April 22, 1981. The series stars Debbie Reynolds and was created by Tom Greene.

Aloha Paradise was executive produced by Douglas S. Cramer and Aaron Spelling, the same team that produced The Love Boat to which the series bore a resemblance.[1]

Plot

The series follows the lives of the staff and guests at The Paradise Village resort, located on the coast of Kona, Hawaii. Debbie Reynolds portrayed Sydney Chase, Paradise Village's manager.[2] Bill Daily portrayed the resort's assistant manager Curtis Shea. Other staff members included Fran (Pat Klous), the resort's social director, Mokihama as bartender Evelyn Pahinui, and Stephen Shortridge as lifeguard Richard Bean. Each episode tells three or four stories about people either in love, out of love, or looking for love.

Cast

Guest stars

Aloha Paradise featured many weekly guest stars including:

Episodes

Season 1

Episode # Episode Title Original Airdate
1 "Alex and Annie/Blue Honeymoon/Another Thing" February 25, 1981
2 "The Star/The Trouble with Chester/Fran´s Worst Friend" March 4, 1981
3 "Sydney's First Love/The Swingers/The King of Gardens" March 11, 1981
4 "Turn Me On/Treasure Hunt/A Child Will Become Father" March 25, 1981
5 "Best of Friends/Success/Nine Karats" April 1, 1981
6 "Love Teacher/The Actress/Prodigy" April 8, 1981
7 "Catching Up/Warbling Out to You/Black Day at Black Rock" April 15, 1981
8 "Letter from Broadway/Letter from Cyrano/Letter from a Secret Admirer" April 22, 1981

Production notes

Aloha Paradise was produced by Aaron Spelling Productions. The series' two-hour pilot episode was shot on location on the Kona Coast in Hawaii. The remaining episodes were shot on a replica beach at Universal Studios in Los Angeles,[3][4]

Reception and cancellation

Aloha Paradise was largely panned by critics who compared it to the more successful and long-running comedy series The Love Boat.[3] Scheduled on Wednesdays opposite NBC's popular sitcoms Diff'rent Strokes and The Facts of Life, ratings for the series were low. As a result, ABC decided to cancel the series after eight episodes.[5] Series star Debbie Reynolds later said Aloha Paradise had "...the worst scripts ever. That's why it failed. They didn't even advertise that I was in it. I totally disliked every script and they didn't like me interfering."[6]

References

  1. ↑ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 38. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
  2. ↑ "Debbie Reynolds Finds Paradise". The Calgary Herald. March 13, 1981. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Buck, Jerry (March 7, 1981). "Aloha's Parallel to Love Boat May Be Source of Complaint". Schenectady Gazette. p. 14. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Debbie Reynolds says 'Aloha Paradise'". The Telegraph. March 21, 1981. p. 5. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  5. ↑ Margulies, Lee (April 30, 1981). "ABC DROPS 'SOAP,' 'VEGA$,' ANNOUNCES FALL SHOWS". The Los Angeles Times.
  6. ↑ "Debbie Reynolds on 'Hotel' Does Rare TV Drama Role". Schenectady Gazette. April 29, 1986. p. 14. Retrieved January 31, 2013.

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