Island Son

Island Son is an American medical drama television series that aired on CBS from September 16, 1989, to March 15, 1990, during the 1989–90 schedule.

Island Son
Genre	Medical drama
Created by	Martin Rabbett Judith Paige Mitchell Lane Slate
Starring	Richard Chamberlain William McNamara Brynn Thayer
Theme music composer	Paul De Mello Bruce Broughton (replacement)
Composer	Dennis McCarthy
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	18
Production
Executive producers	Richard Chamberlain Carol Evan McKeand Nigel McKeand
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Maili Point Productions Lorimar Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 19, 1989 (1989-09-19) – March 15, 1990 (1990-03-15)

Island Son marked the return to regular weekly series television of Richard Chamberlain, who had not so appeared since his Dr. Kildare series almost 25 years earlier. In the interim he had enjoyed a somewhat successful career in feature films, and had become widely known as "The King of the Miniseries" due to his success in that format.

Premise

Chamberlain once again portrayed a dedicated medical doctor, Dr. Daniel Kulani. Kulani was born in Hawaii and practiced on the mainland for many years prior to his return to work at the fictional Kamehameha Medical Center in Honolulu. Kulani's complicated life involved his stressful work environment; his adoptive parents, Tutu and Nana; his 18-year-old son, Sam; and his love interest, high school drama teacher Nina Delaney. Dr. Kulani's complicated life was never resolved to the satisfaction of the viewers because the program was canceled in March 1990.

Cast

• Richard Chamberlin as Dr. Daniel Kulani
• Brynn Thayer as Dr. Margaret Judd
• Clyde Kusatsu as Dr. Kenji Fushida
• Carol Huston as Dr. Caitlin McGrath
• Timothy Carhart as Dr. Anthony Metzger
• Betty Carvalho as Nana Kulani
• William McNamara as Sam

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Heart and Soul"	Unknown	Unknown	September 19, 1989 (1989-09-19)
2	"Fathers and Sons"	Unknown	Unknown	September 24, 1989 (1989-09-24)
3	"Sometimes They're Zebras"	Unknown	Unknown	September 26, 1989 (1989-09-26)
4	"Gifts"	Unknown	Unknown	October 3, 1989 (1989-10-03)
5	"Painkillers"	Unknown	Unknown	October 10, 1989 (1989-10-10)
6	"Life Sentences"	Unknown	Unknown	October 24, 1989 (1989-10-24)
7	"The State vs. John Kulani"	Unknown	Unknown	October 31, 1989 (1989-10-31)
8	"Role Models"	Unknown	Unknown	November 7, 1989 (1989-11-07)
9	"Everyday People"	Unknown	Unknown	November 14, 1989 (1989-11-14)
10	"Hihia"	Unknown	Unknown	December 14, 1989 (1989-12-14)
11	"The Christmas Story"	Unknown	Unknown	December 21, 1989 (1989-12-21)
12	"Falling Stars"	Unknown	Unknown	January 4, 1990 (1990-01-04)
13	"Icarus Falling"	Unknown	Unknown	January 11, 1990 (1990-01-11)
14	"Mary, Mary Quite Contrary"	Unknown	Unknown	February 1, 1990 (1990-02-01)
15	"Janine Returns"	Unknown	Unknown	February 8, 1990 (1990-02-08)
16	"Viruses"	Unknown	Unknown	February 15, 1990 (1990-02-15)
17	"Moving Targets"	Unknown	Unknown	February 22, 1990 (1990-02-22)
18	"Separations"	Unknown	Unknown	March 15, 1990 (1990-03-15)

References

• Tim Brooks; Earle Marsh (2003). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present (8th ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 583. ISBN 978-0-345-45542-0.

External links

• Island Son at IMDb