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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.

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. 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

• Debbie Reynolds as Sydney Chase
• Bill Daily as Curtis Shea
• Pat Klous as Fran Linhart
• Mokihama as Evelyn Pahinui
• Stephen Shortridge as Richard Bean
• Charles Fleischer as Everett

Guest stars

Aloha Paradise featured many weekly guest stars including:

• Ralph Bellamy
• Ken Berry
• Ray Bolger
• James Broderick
• Red Buttons
• Ruth Buzzi
• Nanette Fabray
• Joan Fontaine
• Grant Goodeve
• Lorne Greene
• Rosey Grier
• Lisa Hartman
• Van Johnson
• Dean Jones
• Louis Jourdan
• Audrey Landers
• Michael Lembeck
• Randolph Mantooth
• Jayne Meadows
• Pat Morita
• Don Most
• Jim Nabors
• Harriet Nelson
• Denise Nicholas
• Leslie Nielsen
• Louis Nye
• Joanna Pettet
• Gene Rayburn
• Dick Sargent
• Larry Storch
• Connie Stevens
• Jessica Walter
• Jonathan Winters
• Dana Wynter

Episodes

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.

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. 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. 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."

References

1. ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present (9 ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4. p. 40 Retrieved July 27, 2024..
2. "Debbie Reynolds Finds Paradise". The Calgary Herald. March 13, 1981. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
3. ^ 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". Los Angeles Times.
6. "Debbie Reynolds on 'Hotel' Does Rare TV Drama Role". Schenectady Gazette. April 29, 1986. p. 14. Retrieved January 31, 2013.

External links

• Aloha Paradise at IMDb

• 1981 American television series debuts
• 1981 American television series endings
• 1980s American sitcoms
• American English-language television shows
• Television series by Spelling Television
• Television shows set in Hawaii
• American Broadcasting Company sitcoms