Rick Searle
Director
Butterfly Island (1985)
Season 1
Butterfly Island is a 1985 Australian children's show. The first season cost $1.6 million, the second $3.2 million. "Butterfly Island" tells the story of Charlie Wilson and his children, who are committed to preserving the island’s tropical beauty and charm. However, they encounter various challenges, including competition from nearby resorts, unscrupulous land developers, and shipwrecked boys with mysterious pasts and unintended criminal tendencies.
Released July 15, 1985
Episode 30 min
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S1E1 - Butterfly Island
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.
July 15, 1985, midnight
S1E2 - The Stowaway
A stowaway faces a life-or-death decision.
July 16, 1985, midnight
S1E3 - The Collector
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.
July 17, 1985, midnight
S1E4 - Runaway
Following a disagreement with his uncle, Vo Diem elects to leave once more.
July 18, 1985, midnight
S1E5 - The Fugitive
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.
July 19, 1985, midnight
S1E6 - Cyclone Bertie
As the Wilson family shelters from a hurricane, Vo Diem alone witnesses a sabotage plot against Charlie's workshop in the lighthouse.
July 22, 1985, midnight
S1E7 - The Stowaway (2)
Vo Diem hurries to catch an Indonesia-bound trawler that will hopefully lead him to his parents.
July 23, 1985, midnight
S1E8 - Kidnapped
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.
July 24, 1985, midnight
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: July 15, 1985
Last Air Date: Aug. 8, 1993, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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