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Big Hawaii

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Big Hawaii
GenreDrama
Created byWilliam Wood
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12 (3 unaired) (list of episodes)
Production
ProducerWilliam Finnegan
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesFinnegan Associates
Filmways
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseSeptember 21 (1977-09-21) –
November 23, 1977 (1977-11-23)

Big Hawaii is an American drama television series that aired from September 21 until November 23, 1977. The pilot film Danger In Paradise aired on May 12, 1977 (the series was also screened on ITV in Britain under that title).

Premise

A wealthy family owns the massive Paradise Ranch on the island of Hawaii.[1]

Cast

  • Cliff Potts as Mitch Fears
  • John Dehner as Barrett Fears
  • Lucia Stralser as Karen "Keke" Fears
  • Bill Lucking as Oscar Kalahani
  • Elizabeth Smith as Lulu (Auntie Lu)
  • Moe Keale as Garfield
  • Remi Abellira as Kimo
  • Josie Over as Asita

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"Gandy"UnknownStory by : Donald P. Bellisario
Teleplay by : Tim Maschler
September 21, 1977 (1977-09-21)
Barrett's niece loses a large sum of money when she is conned by a pilot.
2"The Sun Children"UnknownUnknownSeptember 28, 1977 (1977-09-28)
The members of a new commune gets blamed for a typhoid epidemic.
3"Pipeline"UnknownUnknownOctober 12, 1977 (1977-10-12)
Mitch protects a friend from a vicious ex-husband.
4"Red Midnight"UnknownUnknownOctober 19, 1977 (1977-10-19)
Mitch crash-lands a plane near an erupting volcano.
5"Graduation Eve"UnknownUnknownOctober 26, 1977 (1977-10-26)
Mitch and Oscar are deputized on the same night as a high school graduation.
6"Yesterdays"UnknownUnknownNovember 2, 1977 (1977-11-02)
7"You Can't Lose 'Em All"UnknownUnknownNovember 9, 1977 (1977-11-09)
The sidekick of a rodeo star plans to manipulate a match.
8"The Trouble with Tina"UnknownUnknownNovember 16, 1977 (1977-11-16)
Mitch is falsely accused of rape.
9"Sarah"UnknownUnknownNovember 23, 1977 (1977-11-23)
The leader of a halfway house for runaway girls becomes emotionally involved with a self-destructive teenager.
10"Blind Rage"TBDTBDUNAIRED
11"The Sugar War"TBDTBDUNAIRED
12"Tightrope"TBDTBDUNAIRED

References

  1. ^ TV Guide. "Big Hawaii Cast and Details". TV Guide. Retrieved 2013-01-16.