The MacKenzies of Paradise Cove (also known as Wonderland Cove) is an American six-episode drama miniseries which aired on ABC during the 1978–79 season from March 27 to May 18, 1979, following a television film pilot titled Stickin' Together that aired earlier in 1978.[1]

Plot

The series, set in Honolulu, follows the adventures of Bridget, Kevin, Michael, Celia and Timothy MacKenzie, five orphaned children ranging in age from 7 to 17 who, in an attempt to remain a family after their parents' death in a sailing accident, adopt Cuda Weber – a reluctant seagoing fisherman – as their unofficial guardian so that authorities will not split them up.

Cast

  • Clu Gulager as Cuda Weber, a free-spirited fisherman who becomes a guardian to the MacKenzie kids
  • Lory Walsh as Bridget MacKenzie, the eldest daughter (17) and Kevin's twin sister
  • Shawn Stevens as Kevin MacKenzie, the eldest son (17) and Bridget's twin brother
  • Sean Marshall as Michael MacKenzie, the third oldest child (14)
  • Randi Kiger as Celia MacKenzie, the fourth child (12)
  • Keith Mitchell as Timothy MacKenzie, the youngest child at 7
  • Harry Chang as Barney, Cuda's friend
  • Moe Keale as "Big Ben" Kalikini, Cuda's friend
  • Sean Tyler Hall as “Little Ben Kalikini, the neighbor friend

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production code
—Stickin' TogetherJerry ThorpeWilliam BlinnApril 14, 1978 (1978-4-14)—
78-minute pilot film: After their parents are lost at sea in a sailing accident, the five MacKenzie children (Bridget, Kevin, Michael, Celia and Timothy) ranging in age from 7 to 17, attempt to foil the authorities and stay together as a family. After they persuade a commercial fisherman named Cuda Weber to represent them as their uncle and unofficial guardian, the Mackenzie kids take to the high seas for a new life of high spirited adventure in exotic and sometimes dangerous new places.
1"Bridget's Romance"UnknownSteven Hensley and J. Miyoko HensleyMarch 27, 1979 (1979-3-27)7801
Drastic action seems called for when Cuda is convinced that Bridget has fallen in love with a married man.
2"Last of the Red Hot Luaus"Harry HarrisLeah MarkusApril 4, 1979 (1979-4-4)7802
Bridget learns that having a "bossy-older-sister" routine has devastating results when the younger MacKenzies, who are helping her stage a big money-making luau for a reunion of former paratroopers, decide to mutiny at the last minute.
Guest stars: Howard McGillin, Robert Donner, Gregory Walcott
3"Crate Expectations"Jerry ThorpeSteven Hensley and J. Miyoko HensleyApril 11, 1979 (1979-4-11)7803
The MacKenzie kids desperately try to raise enough money so they can claim a large sealed crate (although they don't know what it contains) which may represent the last known link to their missing parents.
Guest Stars: William Cort, Michael McManus, Doug Mossman
4"The Little People"Jerry ThorpeRobert Van ScoykApril 27, 1979 (1979-4-27)7804
Timothy runs away to the mountains to find the Menehune, the little people of Hawaiian legend, in hopes that they can tell him where his parents are.
Guest stars: Melendy Britt, Herb Edelman
5"A Debt in the Family"Jerry ThorpeUnknownMay 4, 1979 (1979-5-4)7805
Cuda's romantic luck doesn't carry over when he needs money to save his home from tax foreclosure, so the MacKenzie kids enter him in a cutthroat poker game.
Guest stars: Julie Cobb, Seth Sakai
6"The Agony of Victory, the Joy of Defeat"Harry HarrisParke PerineMay 18, 1979 (1979-5-18)7806
The MacKenzie kids are upset when they discover Cuda making a foolish bet with his fishing-boat rival Big Jim on the outcome of a race between Michael and Big Jim's son.
Guest stars: Herb Edelman, Tony Becker

Home media release

In 1986, the series' 78-minute pilot film was released on videocassette under the title Wonderland Cove by Prism Entertainment.

References

  1. ^ Tim Brooks; Earle Marsh. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–Present. 8th ed. Random House Digital; October 14, 2003 [cited September 27, 2011]. ISBN 978-0-345-45542-0. p. 830.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_MacKenzies_of_Paradise_Cove
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