Adventures in Paradise(1959)
Action & AdventureDrama
First Air Date: 1959-10-05
Average Runtime: 1h 0m
Rating: 6.1
Votes: 7
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 91
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.
Keywords
south seassouth pacificsea captainschoonerfrench polynesiacharter sailor
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 30E01
The Pit of Silence
Air Date: 1959-10-05
Captain Troy has to pick up the Baron Andre, and soon discovers the Baron's body half eaten by a savage beast. Troy ...
E02
The Black Pearl
Air Date: 1959-10-12
A native diver discovers a rare black pearl. The find causes a great deal of excitement among the passengers on Adam'...
E03
Paradise Lost
Air Date: 1959-10-26
No episode overview available.
E04
Lady from South Chicago
Air Date: 1959-11-02
Mme. Victorine Reynard, a Frenchwoman, now lives in style in the South Seas. A friend who is actually an escaped conv...
E05
The Derelict
Air Date: 1959-11-09
The derelict in an attempt to abduct an oriental crown prince, Communist agents endager Adam's life and almost destro...
E06
Safari at Sea
Air Date: 1959-11-16
No episode overview available.
E07
Mission to Manila
Air Date: 1959-11-23
Dan Lynch, a friend of Captain Troy's, receives a brief note from his sister-in-law stating that Dan's brother has di...
E08
The Raft
Air Date: 1959-11-30
One of Adam's girlfriends, is a passenger on a boat that has struck a mine.
E09
Peril at Pitcairn
Air Date: 1959-12-07
During a vacation in Papeete, Captain Troy lets himself be convinced to board some passengers and sail to Pitcairn Is...
E10
The Bamboo Curtain
Air Date: 1959-12-14
In Hong Kong, Adam is approached by a pretty goverment agent who wants him to help her with an assignment.
E11
The Haunted
Air Date: 1959-12-21
Wealthy Vanessa Sutton Charles is plagued by mysterious apparitions of her dead husband. Strangely, the visitations o...
E12
Somewhere South of Suva
Air Date: 1959-12-28
Adam Troy and his pal Oliver Kee are hired to search for an aviatrix who disappeared years ago. The flier was apparen...
E13
Castaways
Air Date: 1960-01-04
Troy is headed to the strife torn island of Mai Sai with a cargo of serum to fight a cholera epidemic. Troy and crew ...
E14
The Archer's Ring
Air Date: 1960-01-11
A beautiful young chinese woman, Monique Le Febure asks Adam Troy to charter his schooner ""Tiki"" to look for his gr...
E15
Nightmare on Napuka
Air Date: 1960-01-18
No episode overview available.
E16
Walk Through the Night
Air Date: 1960-01-25
Adam stops at Jacob's trading post in New Guinea to pick up some crew members. A girl named Angel begs Troy to help s...
E17
Judith
Air Date: 1960-02-01
No episode overview available.
E18
The Color of Venom
Air Date: 1960-02-08
Adam agrees to transport a girl prisoner, Luana Monet, from Tahiti to police custody on the Island of Ralatea.
E19
Isle of Eden
Air Date: 1960-02-22
On board schooner Tiki, Captain Troy hears the radio message from Lianne, a young woman held prisoner on Eden Island ...
E20
Prisoner in Paradise
Air Date: 1960-02-29
The Tiki is commissioned to pick up two nuns and a nurse who are working on a volcanic island near Samoa.
E21
The Siege of Troy
Air Date: 1960-03-07
Adam receives bad news from Suva and he has unknowingly provided passage for two smugglers.
E22
There Is An Island
Air Date: 1960-03-14
The Tiki is chartered to search for poet Francois Villon's legendary island hideaway. But one passenger seems to have...
E23
The Amazon
Air Date: 1960-03-21
Carla MacKinley owns the Amazon, an international yacht-racing champion, who hires the Tiki when her boat is unable t...
E24
The Violent Journey
Air Date: 1960-03-28
Troy marries a young couple not realizing that the young lady is actually underage and the man is a fortune hunter in...
E25
The Forbidden Sea
Air Date: 1960-04-04
After rescuing a man and being led astray, Troy soon learns that the man has conned him into bringing his passengers ...
E26
Passage to Tua
Air Date: 1960-04-11
No episode overview available.
E27
Heads You Lose
Air Date: 1960-04-18
No episode overview available.
E28
The Death-Divers
Air Date: 1960-04-25
No episode overview available.
E29
Beached
Air Date: 1960-05-02
No episode overview available.
E30
Whip Fight
Air Date: 1960-05-09
No episode overview available.
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