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The Islanders

1960-10-02 Drama 8

The Islanders is an American adventure television series which aired on ABC from 1960 to 1961, starring William Reynolds, James Philbrook, and Diane Brewster. At the beginning of the series, Sandy Wade and Zack Malloy, co-owners of a Grumman Goose amphibious aircraft, start their one-plane airline in the Moluccas or Spice Islands of the southeastern Pacific Ocean. Throughout the series they experience a variety of adventures where seemingly harmless charter flights put them into danger. They are frequently aided in their endeavours by the unusually-named Wilhelmina ”Steamboat Willy” Vanderveer and Shipwreck Callighan. The Islanders, primarily sponsored by Liggett & Myers' Chesterfield cigarettes, aired at 9:30 Eastern time on Sunday evenings opposite The Jack Benny Program and Candid Camera on CBS and the second half of The Dinah Shore Show and the last season of The Loretta Young Show on NBC. William Reynolds stated in an interview, "The series went from being sort of like a Terry and the Pirates or a Maverick type of concept to becoming just a bunch of people skulking around. It wasn't very good." After The Islanders, Philbrook co-starred in the 1962-1963 season as a magazine publisher and the love interest of Loretta Young in her short-lived The New Loretta Young Show, which aired Mondays on CBS. Reynolds went on to star in two other ABC series,The Gallant Men, a World War II series, and The FBI with Efrem Zimbalist, Jr..

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The Islanders is an American adventure television series which aired on ABC from 1960 to 1961, starring William Reynolds, James Philbrook, and Diane Brewster. At the beginning of the series, Sandy Wade and Zack Malloy, co-owners of a Grumman Goose amphibious aircraft, start their one-plane airline in the Moluccas or Spice Islands of the southeastern Pacific Ocean. Throughout the series they experience a variety of adventures where seemingly harmless charter flights put them into danger. They are frequently aided in their endeavours by the unusually-named Wilhelmina ”Steamboat Willy” Vanderveer and Shipwreck Callighan. The Islanders, primarily sponsored by Liggett & Myers' Chesterfield cigarettes, aired at 9:30 Eastern time on Sunday evenings opposite The Jack Benny Program and Candid Camera on CBS and the second half of The Dinah Shore Show and the last season of The Loretta Young Show on NBC. William Reynolds stated in an interview, "The series went from being sort of like a Terry and the Pirates or a Maverick type of concept to becoming just a bunch of people skulking around. It wasn't very good." After The Islanders, Philbrook co-starred in the 1962-1963 season as a magazine publisher and the love interest of Loretta Young in her short-lived The New Loretta Young Show, which aired Mondays on CBS. Reynolds went on to star in two other ABC series,The Gallant Men, a World War II series, and The FBI with Efrem Zimbalist, Jr..

  • First Aired
    1960-10-02
  • Last Aired
    1961-11-20
  • Creator
    Richard L. Bare
  • Genre
    Drama, Action & Adventure
  • Seasons
    1
  • Episodes
    26
  • Status
    Ended
  • Language
    English
  • Network
    ABC
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  • Season 1
Five O'Clock Friday

1. Five O'Clock Friday

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60mins 1960-10-02
Flight From Terror

2. Flight From Terror

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60mins 1960-10-09
The Terrified Blonde

3. The Terrified Blonde

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60mins 1960-10-16
Talent for Danger

4. Talent for Danger

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60mins 1960-10-23
Operation Dollar Sign

5. Operation Dollar Sign

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60mins 1960-10-30
Hostage Island

6. Hostage Island

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60mins 1960-11-06
The Phantom Captain

7. The Phantom Captain

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60mins 1960-11-13
Our Girl in Saigon

8. Our Girl in Saigon

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60mins 1961-11-20
Forbidden Cargo

9. Forbidden Cargo

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60mins 1960-11-27
The Cold War of Adam Smith

10. The Cold War of Adam Smith

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60mins 1960-12-04
Deadly Tomorrow

11. Deadly Tomorrow

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60mins 1960-12-11
The Widow From Richmond

12. The Widow From Richmond

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60mins 1960-12-18
Duel of Strangers

13. Duel of Strangers

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60mins 1960-12-25
Episode 14

14. Episode 14

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60mins 1961-01-01
The Twenty-Six Paper

15. The Twenty-Six Paper

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60mins 1961-01-08
The Generous Politician

16. The Generous Politician

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60mins 1961-01-15
Episode 17

17. Episode 17

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60mins 1961-01-22
Escape From Kaledau

18. Escape From Kaledau

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60mins 1961-01-29
To Bell the Cat

19. To Bell the Cat

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60mins 1961-02-05
Willy's Millionaire

20. Willy's Millionaire

Willy decides to sell part interest in the airline to a man she thinks is a millionaire, only to have ...More
Willy decides to sell part interest in the airline to a man she thinks is a millionaire, only to have Zack learn the man plans to use them in a narcotics smuggling ring.Less
60mins 1961-02-12
The Strange Courtship of Danny Koo

21. The Strange Courtship of Danny Koo

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60mins 1961-02-19
Island Witness

22. Island Witness

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60mins 1961-02-26
A Rope for Charlie Mundy

23. A Rope for Charlie Mundy

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60mins 1961-03-05
Episode 24

24. Episode 24

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60mins 1961-03-12
The Pearls of Ratu

25. The Pearls of Ratu

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60mins 1961-03-19
The Lacosta Vendetta

26. The Lacosta Vendetta

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60mins 1961-03-26

Cast

Diane Brewster

Diane Brewster

Wilhelmina 'Steamboat Willy' Vanderveer
James Philbrook

James Philbrook

Zack Malloy

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