Name: Aloha Paradise
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1981-02-25
Rating: 3.5

Overview

Aloha Paradise is an American comedy series that aired on ABC on Wednesday night from February 25, 1981 to April 22, 1981. Aloha Paradise follows Sydney Chase, general manager of the Kona village resort in Hawaii where people meet and fall in love under the swaying palm trees and omnipresent sun. There's an assortment of assistants to direct traffic and play cupid— Sydney's bumbling file clerk Curtis, her perky social director Fran, he-guy lifeguard Richard and economy-sized bartender Evelyn. Aloha Paradise was executive produced by Douglas S. Cramer and Aaron Spelling, the same team that produced The Love Boat which the series bore a resemblance to.

Seasons

Season 1

8 Episodes

1981

E01

Alex and Annie / Honeymoon Blues / Everything Else

2/25/1981·48m

1. A 9-year-old girl is looking for a supermom to marry her dad. 2. The bride's parent show up unexpectedly on the honeymoon of a just married couple. 3. A 25-year-old married couple want to be like the first time they met each other.

E02

The Star / The Trouble With Chester / Fran's Worst Friend

3/4/1981·48m

1. A movie producer wants to escape pressure of a father intent on making her daughter the star of Heidi. 2. A widow runs into trouble as she attempts to fulfill his husband's last wish. 3. Fran is challenged by her own sister who has come to usurp her job.

E03

Sydney's Old Flame / Everett and the Wolf / Lurp's in Love

3/11/1980·48m

1. Sidney's former flame arrives to Paradise with his lovely wife. Both Sidney and her ex-boyfriend fear a reencounter. 2. Two couples meet and find that there's more affinity if they exchange couples. 3. A gardener earns the title of ""Employee of the Month"" and is treated like a king

E04

The Kid Who Would Be a Daddy / Make Me a Match / Treasure Hunt

3/25/1981·48m

1. A psychologist who plans to leave his pregnant wife is consoled by a 10-year-old lad. 2. A pair of chorus girls get to Paradise, with all their fancy dresses and wigs, hoping to find action and instead fall in love. 3. A used car dealer convinces a pal to set out on a treasure hunt in Paradise.

E05

The Best of Friends / Success / 9 Carats

4/1/1981·48m

"The Best of Friends" Good friends Roy and Harry and their wives arrive in Paradise Valley. However, both friends meet a woman and end up competing when they are attracted to her. "Success" Meanwhile, Curtis' nephew Mark falls for Sydney. Curtis has been hoping to introduce Mark to Fran but Mark finds Sydney more appealing. "9 Carats" A businesswoman's career advancement is threatened when her boss' wife makes a play for her husband.

E06

Fantasie Impromptu / Engaged to Be Dumped / Fiona

4/8/1981·48m

1. Curtis learns well Fran's lessons on dating a girl when he falls for a woman he intends to marry. 2. Richard comes to assistance of an actress afraid of losing her movie star image. 3. Scott, a prodigy child, feels out of place when he must compete for his lady's love.

E07

Catching Up / Wambling Out to Yon / Black Day at Bad Rock

4/15/1981·48m

The ancient Hawaian spirits of Paradise Village are visited by a little man with greal expectations who helps an ex-football player realize his dream; Dad suffers growing pains when his Little Leaguer blossoms into a pretty young woman, and Evelyn referees a skirmish that pits Fran against Richard in a fruitless duel of words

E08

Letter from Broadway / Letter from Cyrano / Letter from a Secret Admirer

4/22/1981·48m

"Letter From Broadway" Debbie Reynolds plays an 80-year-old grand dame of the theater and her granddaughter; in "Letter From Cyrano" Dick Shawn, fearing to express his love for a woman, helps a younger dashing young man write romantic letters to win her attention: Cyrano de Bergerac revisited. "Letter From A Secret Admirer" A married man sends flowers in secret to his wife.