• Air date: 01 Oct '61 26 episodes
      Adventures in Paradise is an American television series created by James Michener which ran on ABC from 1959 until 1962, starring Gardner McKay as Adam Troy, the captain of the schooner Tiki III, which sailed the South Pacific looking for passengers and adventure. USA Network aired reruns of this series between 1984 and 1988. The plots deal with the romantic and detective stories of Korean War veteran Troy. The supporting cast, varying from season to season, features George Tobias, Guy Stockwell, and Linda Lawson.
  • List of Episodes (26)
    • 1. Appointment at Tara-Bi

      01 Oct '61
    • 2. The Reluctant Hero

      08 Oct '61
    • 3. Vendetta

      15 Oct '61
    • 4. Queens Back to Back

      22 Oct '61
      Inspector Bouchard needs a judge for the ""Miss Tahiti"" beauty contest. The job is a little hard to fill since the citizens of Tahiti generally turn the annual beauty contest into an annual Donnybrook.
    • 5. The Closing Circle

      29 Oct '61
      Vincent Michelet finds that his mother, who he believed dead, is alive in a Swiss Hospital. And his mother tells him that another member of the family is also still alive, his Aunt Vivian, who has a price on her head for collaborating with the Nazis.
    • 6. Show Me a Hero

      05 Nov '61
      Adam runs into an old war buddy named Scotty Bell and hires him as a temporary deck hand.
    • 7. The Pretender

      12 Nov '61
    • 8. The Fires of Kanau

      19 Nov '61
    • 9. The Assassins

      26 Nov '61
      Just before the Tiki sails, two men plant a time bomb in the hold. The bomb is discovered and thrown overboard, but a big question still remains: which of Troy's four passengers was the bomb meant for?
    • 10. One Way Ticket

      03 Dec '61
      There's a ticket for entertainer Nita Graham for a trip aboard the Tiki. Adam delivers the ticket in person, but Nita doesn't know what he's talking about, and she isn't planning any trips.
    • 11. The Trial of Adam Troy

      17 Dec '61
      After a murder on the Tiki occurs, Adam is wrongfully accused of the crime and the passengers are asked for their testimonies at his trial.
    • 12. The Inheritance

      24 Dec '61
      Mr. Grant, owner and sole inhabitant of a small island on the Pacific, has been killed in strange circumstances. His young and pretty niece, recently arrived in Papeete, claims the inheritance. During the investigation, a mysterious character is discovered on the island.
    • 13. Survival

      31 Dec '61
    • 14. Hurricane Audrey

      07 Jan '62
    • 15. Once There Was a Princess

      14 Jan '62
    • 16. The Velvet Trap

      21 Jan '62
    • 17. Policeman's Holiday

      28 Jan '62
    • 18. Please Believe Me

      04 Feb '62
    • 19. The Quest of Ambrose Feather

      11 Feb '62
    • 20. Build My Gallows Low

      18 Feb '62
    • 21. The Secret Place

      25 Feb '62
    • 22. The Beach at Belle Anse

      04 Mar '62
    • 23. A Bride for the Captain

      11 Mar '62
    • 24. The Dream Merchant

      18 Mar '62
    • 25. The Baby Sitters

      25 Mar '62