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Adventures in Paradise is an American one-hour television series created by James Michener and starring Gardner McKay, which ran on ABC from 1959 until 1962.
Adventures in Paradise: Created by James A. Michener. With Gardner McKay, James Holden, Lani Kai, Guy Stockwell. The adventures of the Tiki III and crew as they sailed from island to island through the South Pacific, carrying cargo and the odd passenger from one drama to another.
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Set in the South Pacific, Adventures in Paradise centered around handsome Gardner McKay, whose character, Adam Troy was an American Korean War veteran who carried cargo and passengers from port to port. At first filming was done on the 20th Century Fox backlot and critics complained.
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Adventures in Paradise is an ABC Kids adventure series created by James Michener.
The show aired from October 5, 1959 to April 1, 1962, lasting for three seasons & 91 episodes.
The series centered on Adam Troy, the captain of the schooner Tiki III, which sailed the South Pacific looking for passengers and adventure.
•Gardner McKay as Capt. Adam Troy
•Weaver Levy as Oliver Lee (Season 1–2)
•George Tobias as Trader Penrose (Season 1–2)
•James Holden as Clay Baker (Season 2–3; 62 episodes)
•Lani Kai as Kelly (Season 2–3)
•Sondi Sodsai as Sondi (Season 2)
Mon, Nov 30, 1959. A lady friend on a cruise from Hawaii to meet Adam in Tahiti, runs into trouble when the ship she is travelling on strikes a mine leftover from the war and sinks. Along with 3 other passengers they struggle to survive on a life raft.
Todays theme is the search for a hero. 8.3/10. Rate. Seasons Years Top-rated. 1959 1960 1961 1962. S1.E13 ∙ Castaways. Mon, Jan 4, 1960. The Tiki is on its way to a strife-torn island with a cargo of serum to fight a cholera epidemic when it picks up three men stranded on a tiny atoll, who claim to be survivors of a shipwreck. 7.0/10 (8) Rate.
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Adventures in Paradise is an American one-hour television series created by James Michener and starring Gardner McKay, which ran on ABC from 1959 until 1962.
