Island Son(1989)
Overview
Island Son is a CBS television medical drama during its 1989-90 schedule. 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. 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.
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18 episodes • 1989
Season 1
18 episodes • 1989
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heart and Soul | Sep 19, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Sometimes They're Zebras | Sep 24, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Fathers and Sons | Sep 26, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Gifts | Oct 3, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Painkillers | Oct 10, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Life Sentence | Oct 24, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The State vs. John Kulani | Oct 31, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Role Models | Nov 7, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Everyday People | Nov 14, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Hihia | Dec 14, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Christmas Story | Dec 21, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Falling Stars | Jan 4, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Icarus Falling | Jan 11, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Mary, Mary Quite Contrary | Feb 1, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Janine Returns | Feb 8, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Viruses | Feb 15, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Moving Targets | Feb 22, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Separations | Mar 29, 1990 | 0.0 |
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