The Baileys of Balboa
Genre	Sitcom
Directed by	Gary Nelson Bob Sweeney
Starring	Paul Ford Sterling Holloway Judy Carne John Dehner Howard Freeman Dorothy Green
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producer(s)	Keefe Brasselle
Producer(s)	Bob Sweeney
Running time	30 mins.
Production company(s)	Richelieu Productions
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Original run	September 24, 1964 – September 9, 1965

The Baileys of Balboa is an American sitcom that appeared on CBS for the 1964-1965 season. The series lasted for only one season (due to its competition on Thursday nights, ABC's highly successful twice-weekly soap opera, Peyton Place), for twenty-six episodes. The show was directed by Gary Nelson and Bob Sweeney.^[1] It was primarily developed for the network because its president, James T. Aubrey, insisted that Gilligan's Island, which premiered the same season (and a series he personally loathed), would have been a better show had it centered on the exploits of a charter boat captain operating in a marina...and had his old friend Keefe Brasselle produce his version of the idea in order to prove his point. After Aubrey was fired from the network in February 1965 (amid charges of "conflict of interest" in scheduling the show and two other Brasselle productions without formal pilot episodes), The Baileys of Balboa fulfilled its 26 episode commitment, and was abruptly cancelled. Gilligan's Island continued for two more seasons.

[edit] Overview

The plot follows the Bailey family, who live on a beach-resort (Sam Bailey operates a charter boat at the local marina), and who regularly getting into conflicts with their wealthier neighbors and the people living around them. The show starred Paul Ford, Sterling Holloway, Judy Carne, John Dehner, Les Brown, Jr., Howard Freeman and Dorothy Green.

Among the guest stars on The Baileys of Balboa was Roger Ewing, who in 1965 was cast as Thaddeus "Thad" Greenwood in CBS's western series, Gunsmoke, a role that he held for two years. Child actor Kelly Corcoran (1958-2002) also appeared once in the series.

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[edit] External links

• The Baileys of Balboa at the Internet Movie Database
• The Baileys of Balboa at TV.com

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