Westwind (TV series)

Westwind
Genre	Children's, adventure
Created by	Richard M. Bluel; William P. D'Angelo;
Written by	Richard M. Bluel; William P. D'Angelo;
Directed by	Christian Nyby
Starring	Van Williams; Niki Dantine; Kimberly Beck; Steve Burns; Thomas Asinsin; John Carradine;
Theme music composer	Richard LaSalle
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Producer	William P. D'Angelo
Running time	30 min
Production company	William P. D'Angelo Productions
Distributor	NBC
Release
Original network	NBC
Picture format	Color, 35 mm film
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	September 6 –; November 29, 1975

Westwind is a 1975-1976 young adult television action drama on the NBC Saturday morning line up. The show chronicled the adventures of the Andrews family as they sailed the ocean on their yacht.[1] It ran for one season with a total of 13 episodes produced.

Premise

The show was named for the twin masted yacht, Westwind. The plot of the show concentrated on a scientist/photographer couple and their two teenage children sailing around the islands of the Pacific, finding danger and adventure.[2]

Cast

The cast included:[3]

Van Williams as Steve Andrews
Niki Dantine as Kate Andrews
Steve Burns as Tom Andrews
Kimberly Beck as Robin Andrews
Thomas Asinsin as Keoki

John Carradine appeared in two episodes as Captain Hooks.

Production

The show was known for its lush photography on land and underwater by Lamar Borem. Borem was the photographer for the television series Flipper. The show was filmed in Hawaii and its introduction was narrated by voice actor Paul Frees. The show was produced by William P. D'Angelo Productions, who were responsible for another NBC live-action children's drama, Run, Joe, Run. The show did moderately well in terms of ratings but was canceled because of high production costs as compared to the standard production cost of the other Saturday morning shows.

Network censors demanded that no cleavage should be shown by girls wearing bikinis. The show's producers added inserts to the bikini tops that ended up drawing more attention to the girls' chests.

Episodes

No.	Title	Original air date [4]
1	"Shark"	September 6, 1975 (1975-09-06)
2	"The Menehunes"	September 13, 1975 (1975-09-13)
3	"Terror Beach"	September 20, 1975 (1975-09-20)
4	"Killer Kahuna"	September 27, 1975 (1975-09-27)
5	"Captain Hooks and The Crooks"	October 4, 1975 (1975-10-04)
6	"The Sea Jackals"	October 11, 1975 (1975-10-11)
7	"Tutu Kane and the Shark God"	October 18, 1975 (1975-10-18)
8	"The Deadly Photo"	October 25, 1975 (1975-10-25)
9	"Web of Mystery"	November 1, 1975 (1975-11-01)
10	"The Night Marchers"	November 8, 1975 (1975-11-08)
11	"The Sea Snakes"	November 15, 1975 (1975-11-15)
12	"Captain Hooks and the Aborigines"	November 22, 1975 (1975-11-22)
13	"Ransom at Makena Bay"	November 29, 1975 (1975-11-29)

References

Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 458. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
TV Guide Guide to TV. Barnes and Noble. 2004. pp. 688. ISBN 0-7607-5634-1.
Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 553–554. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.
Westwind at Episodate.com

External links

Westwind at IMDb
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[Daytime-1] Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 458. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.

[2] TV Guide Guide to TV. Barnes and Noble. 2004. pp. 688. ISBN 0-7607-5634-1.

[Woolery-3] Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 553–554. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.

[Episodate-4] Westwind at Episodate.com