Big Hawaii

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Big Hawaii
Genre Drama
Created byWilliam Wood
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12 (3 unaired) (list of episodes)
Production
ProducerWilliam Finnegan
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesFinnegan Associates
Filmways
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseSeptember 21 (1977-09-21) 
November 23, 1977 (1977-11-23)

Big Hawaii is an American drama television series that aired from September 21 until November 23, 1977. The pilot film Danger In Paradise aired on May 12, 1977 (the series was also screened on ITV in Britain under that title).

Contents

Premise

A wealthy family owns the massive Paradise Ranch on the island of Hawaii. [1]

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Gandy"UnknownStory by: Donald P. Bellisario
Teleplay by: Tim Maschler
September 21, 1977 (1977-09-21)
Barrett's niece loses a large sum of money when she is conned by a pilot.
2"The Sun Children"UnknownUnknownSeptember 28, 1977 (1977-09-28)
The members of a new commune gets blamed for a typhoid epidemic.
3"Pipeline"UnknownUnknownOctober 12, 1977 (1977-10-12)
Mitch protects a friend from a vicious ex-husband.
4"Red Midnight"UnknownUnknownOctober 19, 1977 (1977-10-19)
Mitch crash-lands a plane near an erupting volcano.
5"Graduation Eve"UnknownUnknownOctober 26, 1977 (1977-10-26)
Mitch and Oscar are deputized on the same night as a high school graduation.
6"Yesterdays"UnknownUnknownNovember 2, 1977 (1977-11-02)
7"You Can't Lose 'Em All"UnknownUnknownNovember 9, 1977 (1977-11-09)
The sidekick of a rodeo star plans to manipulate a match.
8"The Trouble with Tina"UnknownUnknownNovember 16, 1977 (1977-11-16)
Mitch is falsely accused of rape.
9"Sarah"UnknownUnknownNovember 23, 1977 (1977-11-23)
The leader of a halfway house for runaway girls becomes emotionally involved with a self-destructive teenager.
10"Blind Rage"TBDTBDUNAIRED
11"The Sugar War"TBDTBDUNAIRED
12"Tightrope"TBDTBDUNAIRED

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References

  1. TV Guide. "Big Hawaii Cast and Details". TV Guide. Retrieved 2013-01-16.