Big Hawaii
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{{Infobox television
| image =
| caption =
| runtime = 60 minutes
| company = Finnegan Associates
Filmways
| genre = Drama
| creator= William Wood
| producer = William Finnegan
| camera =
| starring =
| narrated =
| country = United States
| language = English
| network = NBC
| first_aired = {{start date|1977|9|21}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1977|11|23}}
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 12 (3 unaired)
| list_episodes = Big Hawaii#Episodes
}}
Big Hawaii is an American drama television series that aired from September 21 until November 23, 1977 on NBC. The pilot film Danger In Paradise aired on May 12, 1977 (the series was also screened on ITV in Britain under that title).
Premise
A wealthy family owns the massive Paradise Ranch on the island of Hawaii.{{cite web|author=TV Guide |url=http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/big-hawaii/cast/200041 |title=Big Hawaii Cast and Details|publisher=TV Guide |accessdate=2013-01-16}}
Cast
- Cliff Potts as Mitch Fears
- John Dehner as Barrett Fears
- Lucia Stralser as Karen "Keke" Fears
- Bill Lucking as Oscar Kalahani
- Elizabeth Smith as Lulu (Auntie Lu)
- Moe Keale as Garfield
- Remi Abellira as Kimo
- Josie Over as Asita
Episodes
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{{Episode list
|Title=Gandy
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1977|9|21}}
|EpisodeNumber=1
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy= {{StoryTeleplay|s=Donald P. Bellisario|t=Tim Maschler}}
|ShortSummary= Barrett's niece loses a large sum of money when she is conned by a pilot.
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{{Episode list
|Title=The Sun Children
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1977|9|28}}
|EpisodeNumber=2
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|ShortSummary= The members of a new commune gets blamed for a typhoid epidemic.
|LineColor=3399ff
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{{Episode list
|Title=Pipeline
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1977|10|12}}
|EpisodeNumber=3
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|ShortSummary= Mitch protects a friend from a vicious ex-husband.
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{{Episode list
|Title=Red Midnight
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1977|10|19}}
|EpisodeNumber=4
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|ShortSummary= Mitch crash-lands a plane near an erupting volcano.
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{{Episode list
|Title=Graduation Eve
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1977|10|26}}
|EpisodeNumber=5
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|ShortSummary= Mitch and Oscar are deputized on the same night as a high school graduation.
|LineColor=3399ff
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{{Episode list
|Title=Yesterdays
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1977|11|2}}
|EpisodeNumber=6
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{{Episode list
|Title=You Can't Lose 'Em All
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1977|11|9}}
|EpisodeNumber=7
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|ShortSummary= The sidekick of a rodeo star plans to manipulate a match.
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{{Episode list
|Title=The Trouble with Tina
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1977|11|16}}
|EpisodeNumber=8
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|ShortSummary= Mitch is falsely accused of rape.
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{{Episode list
|Title=Sarah
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1977|11|23}}
|EpisodeNumber=9
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|ShortSummary= The leader of a halfway house for runaway girls becomes emotionally involved with a self-destructive teenager.
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{{Episode list
|Title=Blind Rage
|OriginalAirDate=Unaired
|EpisodeNumber=10
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{{Episode list
|Title=The Sugar War
|OriginalAirDate=Unaired
|EpisodeNumber=11
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{{Episode list
|Title=Tightrope
|OriginalAirDate=Unaired
|EpisodeNumber=12
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0075483}}
- {{TV Guide show|200041}}
- {{epguides|BigHawaii}}
Category:1977 American television series debuts
Category:1977 American television series endings
Category:1970s American drama television series
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:Television shows set in Hawaii
Category:Television series about families
Category:Television series by MGM Television
Category:Television series by Filmways
Category:NBC television dramas
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