Aired: 1964-65
DAD: Sam Bailey (Paul Ford) / Widower
DAD’S JOB: Fishing Boat Captain
KIDS: Jim (Les Brown, Jr.)(16?)
WHERE’S MOM?: Dead
STAND-IN “MOM”: Buck Singleton? (Sterling Holloway)
Who could not like this show? Sam Bailey ran a charter boat service in the middle of a ritzy yacht club named Balboa. He and his son Jim (and their first mate, a Gilligan-like character played by the amazing Sterling Holloway) lived on an island that was the antithesis of the aristocratic society of the yacht club. Of course, teenager Jim was in love with the daughter of Commodore Wyntoon (John Dehner) and wacky hijinks ensued. The daughter, Barbara, was played by the then teenaged Judy Carne.
The cast of this show was an astounding collection of character actors. John Dehner has been the voice of millions of Hanna-Barbera characters, and Paul Ford made his mark as the Mayor in The Music Man. And who would not recognize Sterling Holloway, the voice of Winnie the Pooh?