Butterfly Island

Penne Hackforth-Jones

Mary

Mouche Phillips

Jackie Wilson

Susanne Haworth

Laura

Mark Kounnas

Greg Wilson

Peter Mochrie

Bob Gallio

Patrick Phillips

Eric Davis

Anne Charleston

Acting

Seasons

Season 1

8 episodes

Premiered Jul 15, 1985

Season 2

22 episodes

Premiered Apr 13, 1987

Season 3

16 episodes

Premiered Apr 25, 1993

Episodes

1–6 of 8

Ep 1

Butterfly Island

Jul 15, 1985

The Wilson family operates a charming, untouched resort on Butterfly Island, despite facing financial difficulties and stiff competition from new, glamorous resorts nearby. In the first episode of the series, a young Vietnamese refugee named Vo Diem arrives and unwittingly becomes entangled in a developer's criminal scheme to displace the Wilson family from the island.

Ep 2

The Stowaway

Jul 16, 1985

A stowaway faces a life-or-death decision.

Ep 3

The Collector

Jul 17, 1985

Sgt. Connolly places Vo Diem in a prison cell and instructs Charlie to charge him with vandalism. An explosion occurs near Greg as he swims away from Butterfly Island.

Ep 4

Runaway

Jul 18, 1985

Following a disagreement with his uncle, Vo Diem elects to leave once more.

Ep 5

The Fugitive

Jul 19, 1985

After trying to escape and search for his parents, Vo Diem is caught in a storm at sea and comes ashore near a lighthouse, where he hears David Lee and his associates discussing plans to set fire to Butterfly Island.