Brian Damage
07-20-2010, 04:51 PM
It was called the "Baileys of Baboa" and centered on a Captain and his Ship mate who went on boat tours. Prefferably the 3 hour tour kind...sound familiar? :lol:
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.
http://legendsrevealed.com/entertainment/2010/06/08/tv-legends-revealed-33/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Baileys_of_Balboa
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.
http://legendsrevealed.com/entertainment/2010/06/08/tv-legends-revealed-33/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Baileys_of_Balboa