The MacKenzies of Paradise Cove explained

Creator:	William Blinn Jerry Thorpe
Starring:	Clu Gulager Lory Walsh Shawn Stevens Sean Marshall Randi Kiger Keith Mitchell
Theme Music Composer:	John Rubinstein
Composer:	Fred Werner John Beal
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	6 + 1 television film
Producer:	Jerry Thorpe William Blinn
Runtime:	60 minutes
Company:	Blinn/Thorpe Productions Viacom Productions
Network:	ABC

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

Home media release

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

Notes and References

[Tim Brooks (television historian)|Tim Brooks]