Aloha Paradise Explained

Genre:Comedy
Creator:Tom Greene
Composer:Charles Fox
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:8
Camera:Single-camera
Runtime:48 minutes
Company:Aaron Spelling Productions
Network:ABC

Aloha Paradise is an American comedy series that aired on ABC on Wednesday night from February 25, 1981, to April 22, 1981.[1] 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.[1]

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.[2] 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

Guest stars

Aloha Paradise featured many weekly guest stars including:

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.[3] [4]

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.[5] 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."[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Tim . Brooks . Tim Brooks (historian) . Earle . Marsh . . 2007 . 9 . New York . Ballantine Books . 978-0-345-49773-4. p. 40 .
  2. News: Debbie Reynolds Finds Paradise. March 13, 1981. The Calgary Herald. January 31, 2013.
  3. News: Aloha's Parallel to Love Boat May Be Source of Complaint. Buck. Jerry. March 7, 1981. Schenectady Gazette. 14. January 31, 2013.
  4. News: Debbie Reynolds says 'Aloha Paradise'. March 21, 1981. The Telegraph. 5. January 31, 2013.
  5. News: ABC DROPS 'SOAP,' 'VEGA$,' ANNOUNCES FALL SHOWS. Margulies. Lee. April 30, 1981. Los Angeles Times.
  6. News: Debbie Reynolds on 'Hotel' Does Rare TV Drama Role. April 29, 1986. Schenectady Gazette. 14. January 31, 2013.