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Adventures in Paradise

TV·1959–1962·3 seasons, 91 episodes·ABC·Action & Adventure, Drama·1h·Created by James Michener

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Adventures in Paradise is an American television series created by James Michener which ran on ABC from 1959 until 1962, starring Gardner McKay as Adam Troy, the captain of the schooner Tiki III, which sailed the South Pacific looking for passengers and adventure. USA Network aired reruns of this series between 1984 and 1988. The plots deal with the romantic and detective stories of Korean War veteran Troy. The supporting cast, varying from season to season, features George Tobias, Guy Stockwell, and Linda Lawson.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01SurvivalS03E13 · 9.0
  2. 02The Velvet TrapS03E16 · 7.0

Cast

Episodes by season

Season0130Episodes1959–60AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01The Pit of SilenceOctober 5, 1959Captain Troy has to pick up the Baron Andre, and soon discovers the Baron's body half eaten by a savage beast. Troy rules out accidental de
  2. S01E02The Black PearlOctober 12, 1959A native diver discovers a rare black pearl. The find causes a great deal of excitement among the passengers on Adam's schooner.
  3. S01E03Paradise LostOctober 26, 1959
  4. S01E04Lady from South ChicagoNovember 2, 1959Mme. Victorine Reynard, a Frenchwoman, now lives in style in the South Seas. A friend who is actually an escaped convict from Australia, com
  5. S01E05The DerelictNovember 9, 1959The derelict in an attempt to abduct an oriental crown prince, Communist agents endager Adam's life and almost destroy his ship.
  6. S01E06Safari at SeaNovember 16, 1959
  7. S01E07Mission to ManilaNovember 23, 1959Dan Lynch, a friend of Captain Troy's, receives a brief note from his sister-in-law stating that Dan's brother has died. Lynch asks Troy to
  8. S01E08The RaftNovember 30, 1959One of Adam's girlfriends, is a passenger on a boat that has struck a mine.
  9. S01E09Peril at PitcairnDecember 7, 1959During a vacation in Papeete, Captain Troy lets himself be convinced to board some passengers and sail to Pitcairn Island. However, a few ho
  10. S01E10The Bamboo CurtainDecember 14, 1959In Hong Kong, Adam is approached by a pretty goverment agent who wants him to help her with an assignment.
  11. S01E11The HauntedDecember 21, 1959Wealthy Vanessa Sutton Charles is plagued by mysterious apparitions of her dead husband. Strangely, the visitations occur on nights when Tah
  12. S01E12Somewhere South of SuvaDecember 28, 1959Adam Troy and his pal Oliver Kee are hired to search for an aviatrix who disappeared years ago. The flier was apparently carrying a large un
  13. S01E13CastawaysJanuary 4, 1960Troy is headed to the strife torn island of Mai Sai with a cargo of serum to fight a cholera epidemic. Troy and crew pick up three men stran
  14. S01E14The Archer's RingJanuary 11, 1960A beautiful young chinese woman, Monique Le Febure asks Adam Troy to charter his schooner ""Tiki"" to look for his grand-father. She tells t
  15. S01E15Nightmare on NapukaJanuary 18, 1960
  16. S01E16Walk Through the NightJanuary 25, 1960Adam stops at Jacob's trading post in New Guinea to pick up some crew members. A girl named Angel begs Troy to help save her fiance, who is
  17. S01E17JudithFebruary 1, 1960
  18. S01E18The Color of VenomFebruary 8, 1960Adam agrees to transport a girl prisoner, Luana Monet, from Tahiti to police custody on the Island of Ralatea.
  19. S01E19Isle of EdenFebruary 22, 1960On board schooner Tiki, Captain Troy hears the radio message from Lianne, a young woman held prisoner on Eden Island by a megalomaniac dicta
  20. S01E20Prisoner in ParadiseFebruary 29, 1960The Tiki is commissioned to pick up two nuns and a nurse who are working on a volcanic island near Samoa.
  21. S01E21The Siege of TroyMarch 7, 1960Adam receives bad news from Suva and he has unknowingly provided passage for two smugglers.
  22. S01E22There Is An IslandMarch 14, 1960The Tiki is chartered to search for poet Francois Villon's legendary island hideaway. But one passenger seems to have more than a historical
  23. S01E23The AmazonMarch 21, 1960Carla MacKinley owns the Amazon, an international yacht-racing champion, who hires the Tiki when her boat is unable to sail in a challenge r
  24. S01E24The Violent JourneyMarch 28, 1960Troy marries a young couple not realizing that the young lady is actually underage and the man is a fortune hunter intent on securing his wi
  25. S01E25The Forbidden SeaApril 4, 1960After rescuing a man and being led astray, Troy soon learns that the man has conned him into bringing his passengers to a military test site
  26. S01E26Passage to TuaApril 11, 1960
  27. S01E27Heads You LoseApril 18, 1960
  28. S01E28The Death-DiversApril 25, 1960
  29. S01E29BeachedMay 2, 1960
  30. S01E30Whip FightMay 9, 1960

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0235Episodes1960–61AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01Open for DivingOctober 3, 1960
  2. S02E02The IntrudersOctober 10, 1960
  3. S02E03Once Around the CircuitOctober 17, 1960
  4. S02E04Away from It AllOctober 24, 1960
  5. S02E05The IrishmenOctober 31, 1960
  6. S02E06A Whale of a TaleNovember 7, 1960
  7. S02E07Hangman's IslandNovember 21, 1960
  8. S02E08One Little PearlNovember 28, 1960
  9. S02E09The Big SurfDecember 5, 1960
  10. S02E10Daughter of IllusionDecember 12, 1960
  11. S02E11Sink or SwimDecember 19, 1960
  12. S02E12Incident in SuvaDecember 26, 1960
  13. S02E13Treasure HuntJanuary 9, 1961
  14. S02E14The Perils of PenroseJanuary 16, 1961
  15. S02E15Mister FlotsamJanuary 23, 1961Date: 01/27/03: All I can remember about this episode is from when I appeared in it as a child actor of about 14. Very roughly, the story in
  16. S02E16The Good KillingJanuary 30, 1961
  17. S02E17Man EaterFebruary 6, 1961
  18. S02E18Act of PiracyFebruary 13, 1961
  19. S02E19Captain ButcherFebruary 20, 1961
  20. S02E20The Feather CloakFebruary 27, 1961
  21. S02E21Angel of DeathMarch 6, 1961
  22. S02E22Who Is Sylvia?March 13, 1961
  23. S02E23The Wonderful NightingaleMarch 27, 1961
  24. S02E24The Jonah StoneApril 3, 1961
  25. S02E25A Touch of GeniusApril 10, 1961
  26. S02E26The Serpent in the GardenApril 17, 1961
  27. S02E27A Penny a DayApril 24, 1961
  28. S02E28Wild MangoesMay 1, 1961
  29. S02E29Adam SanMay 8, 1961
  30. S02E30Hill of GhostsMay 15, 1961
  31. S02E31Flamin' LadyMay 22, 1961
  32. S02E32Errand of MercyMay 29, 1961
  33. S02E33Command at SeaJune 5, 1961Bert Elston is a former Navy man who plans to marry and settle down on a South Sea Island plantation. But Elston's dreams of domestic bliss
  34. S02E34Beach HeadJune 12, 1961
  35. S02E35Nightmare in the SunJune 19, 1961After a long absence, Barbara Lyons is returning to the island home of her father.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0326Episodes1961–62Aired 8.0Season avg
  1. S03E01Appointment at Tara-BiOctober 1, 1961
  2. S03E02The Reluctant HeroOctober 8, 1961
  3. S03E03VendettaOctober 15, 1961
  4. S03E04Queens Back to BackOctober 22, 1961Inspector Bouchard needs a judge for the ""Miss Tahiti"" beauty contest. The job is a little hard to fill since the citizens of Tahiti gener
  5. S03E05The Closing CircleOctober 29, 1961Vincent Michelet finds that his mother, who he believed dead, is alive in a Swiss Hospital. And his mother tells him that another member of
  6. S03E06Show Me a HeroNovember 5, 1961Adam runs into an old war buddy named Scotty Bell and hires him as a temporary deck hand.
  7. S03E07The PretenderNovember 12, 1961
  8. S03E08The Fires of KanauNovember 19, 1961
  9. S03E09The AssassinsNovember 26, 1961Just before the Tiki sails, two men plant a time bomb in the hold. The bomb is discovered and thrown overboard, but a big question still rem
  10. S03E10One Way TicketDecember 3, 1961There's a ticket for entertainer Nita Graham for a trip aboard the Tiki. Adam delivers the ticket in person, but Nita doesn't know what he's
  11. S03E11The Trial of Adam TroyDecember 17, 1961After a murder on the Tiki occurs, Adam is wrongfully accused of the crime and the passengers are asked for their testimonies at his trial.
  12. S03E12The InheritanceDecember 24, 1961Mr. Grant, owner and sole inhabitant of a small island on the Pacific, has been killed in strange circumstances. His young and pretty niece,
  13. S03E13SurvivalDecember 31, 1961 9.0
  14. S03E14Hurricane AudreyJanuary 7, 1962
  15. S03E15Once There Was a PrincessJanuary 14, 1962
  16. S03E16The Velvet TrapJanuary 21, 1962 7.0
  17. S03E17Policeman's HolidayJanuary 28, 1962
  18. S03E18Please Believe MeFebruary 4, 1962
  19. S03E19The Quest of Ambrose FeatherFebruary 11, 1962
  20. S03E20Build My Gallows LowFebruary 18, 1962
  21. S03E21The Secret PlaceFebruary 25, 1962
  22. S03E22The Beach at Belle AnseMarch 4, 1962
  23. S03E23A Bride for the CaptainMarch 11, 1962
  24. S03E24The Dream MerchantMarch 18, 1962
  25. S03E25The Baby SittersMarch 25, 1962
  26. S03E26Blueprint for ParadiseApril 1, 1962

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

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