Butterfly Island - Season 1

First aired: 7/15/1985 8 episodes

Episodes

1. Butterfly Island

Aired: 7/15/1985

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.

2. The Stowaway

Aired: 7/16/1985

A stowaway faces a life-or-death decision.

3. The Collector

Aired: 7/17/1985

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.

4. Runaway

Aired: 7/18/1985

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

5. The Fugitive

Aired: 7/19/1985

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.

6. Cyclone Bertie

Aired: 7/22/1985

As the Wilson family shelters from a hurricane, Vo Diem alone witnesses a sabotage plot against Charlie's workshop in the lighthouse.

7. The Stowaway (2)

Aired: 7/23/1985

Vo Diem hurries to catch an Indonesia-bound trawler that will hopefully lead him to his parents.

8. Kidnapped

Aired: 7/24/1985

Jackie Wilson is kidnapped by David Lee’s thugs but escapes with Vo Diem through the mangroves. Charlie Wilson then learns Lee’s motive for buying Butterfly Island.