THIS IS A 6 DVD SET. THE QUALITY OF PICTURE IS AN HONEST 7/10 & SOUND IS A 10/10. EACH EPISODE HAS IT OWN MENU.

***THIS SHOW HAS NEVER BEEN RELEASED ON RETAIL DVD, THIS SET HAS BEEN RECORDED AND FROM TV BROADCASTS***

CAST

Timothy Busfield Sam Byrd

Seth Green Harry Byrd

Jennifer Love Hewitt Franny Byrd

Ryan O'Donohue Zeke Byrd

Arlo Guthrie Alan Moon

Elizabeth Lindsey Healani Douglas

Bruce Weitz Dr. Murray Rubinstein

The Byrds of Paradise is an American television series that ran during the 1993-94 season on the ABC television network. The hour-long drama centering on a father and his three children, abruptly relocated to Hawaii New Haven after the sudden death of the children's mother. Much of the show dealt with the titular Byrd family adjusting to their lives in an entirely new environment as they recovered from their loss, similar to the premise of the later Everwood. from

Filmed on location in the state of Hawaii, The Byrds of Paradise was unique in the inclusion of the local culture of Hawaii in the lives of the originally mainland Byrd family, rather than their maintaining a lifestyle nearly indistinguishable from that on the mainland with Hawaii's tropical scenery serving primarily as an attractive background.

Sam Byrd, the family's father, accepts a headmaster's position at a private school in Hawaii, which his children attend along with local students. All of the Byrds interact with local characters, some of whom speak pidginHawaii's culture than usually shown in film and television depictions of Hawaii. This tendency includes the romantic interests of the Byrds, who are local characters (played by local actors) rather than mainland transplants. Topics such as teenage pregnancy and underage drinking featured as usually presented in a television show with teens as central characters. (performed with varying degrees of authenticity) and reflect a far more realistic portrait of

One of the more distinctive aspects of the The Byrds of Paradise was the role of Dr. Murray Rubinstein, an unpretentious beachside psychiatrist. Originally doctor to Franny, the temperamental middle child who is the most obviously traumatized by her mother's death, Murray eventually treats Sam, the children's father, also suffering from the loss of his wife. A voice of reason who counsels his patients with an unconventional bedside manner, the doctor makes significant progress with Franny and Sam.

Again in a more realistic rather than idealized representation of Hawaii, a tsunami strikes mid-season, threatening the lives of several characters. The doctor's residence is destroyed, prompting him to continue his practice on chairs in the sand while he is rebuilding his house.

While the finished episodes were not aired in their entirety on the mainland, one of the sole season's last episodes, entitled Twelfth Night o' Whatevah, featuring a school production of Shakespeare presented entirely in pidgin, was aired in Hawaii.This episode is not in this collection..

EPISODES

EP1 Pilot
EP2 The Nenes Have It
EP3 Moon, Man
EP4 This Band Is My Band
EP5 The Secret Life Of Underpants
EP6 In Todd We Trust
EP7 Mi Casa Es Tsunami
EP8 The Bottle Show
EP9 Back In The Saddle
EP10 Kimo The Magnificent
EP11 Hair Today, Gone To Maui
EP12 He Hawai'i Kakou I Ka Pu'uwai

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