Island Son

Island Son is a CBS television medical drama during its 1989-90 schedule. Island Son marked the return to regular weekly series television of Richard Chamberlain, who had not so appeared since his Dr. Kildare series almost 25 years earlier. In the interim he had enjoyed a somewhat successful career in feature films, and had become widely known as "The King of the Miniseries" due to his success in that format. Chamberlain once again portrayed a dedicated medical doctor, Dr. Daniel Kulani. Kulani was born in Hawaii and practiced on the mainland for many years prior to his return to work at the fictional Kamehameha Medical Center in Honolulu. Kulani's complicated life involved his stressful work environment; his adoptive parents, Tutu and Nana; his 18-year-old son, Sam; and his love interest, high school drama teacher Nina Delaney. Dr. Kulani's complicated life was never resolved to the satisfaction of the viewers because the program was canceled in March 1990.

Drama

Island Son

Drama

Created By: Martin RabbettJudith Paige MitchellLane Slate
First Aired on: Sep 16, 1989
Popularity: 8.7696: 1 votes
Networks: (US)
Production: Lorimar Television (US)Maili Point Productions
Status: Ended: Show Ended

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 18 episodes

Season 1

Aired 36 years ago

18 Episodes

Episode 1Heart and Soul60 min
Daniel witnesses a drunken accident that leaves a little girl severely injured.
Episode 2Sometimes They're Zebras60 min
Metzger suspects an elderly patient's family of abuse; Daniel's son visits and decides to make it permanent.
Episode 3Fathers and Sons60 min
Daniel's son falls for a patient facing a fatal prognosis; a resident falters before his prominent mother's determination that he follow her into cardiac medicine.
Episode 4Gifts60 min
A tourist protests the age of her physician when Caitlin gets her case, and Daniel's budding romance is nipped by illness and her past.
Episode 5Painkillers60 min
Daniel suspects the new head of cardiology is addicted to pills, and an orderly's illiteracy nearly kills a patient.