Surfside 6 is an ABC television series that aired from 1960 to 1962. The show centered on a Miami Beachdetective agency set on a houseboat, and featured Troy Donahue as Sandy Winfield II, Van Williams as Kenny Madison (a character recycled from Bourbon Street Beat), and Lee Patterson as Dave Thorne. Diane McBain co-starred as socialite Daphne Dutton, whose yacht was berthed next to their houseboat. Spanish actress Margarita Sierra also had a supporting role as Cha Cha O'Brien, an entertainer who worked at the Boom Boom Room, a popular Miami Beach hangout at the Fontainebleau Hotel, directly across the street from Surfside 6.
Surfside 6 was, in fact, a real address in Miami Beach, where an unrelated houseboat was moored at the time; it can also be seen in the sweeping aerial establishing shot of the Fontainebleau in 1964's Goldfinger.
Surfside 6 was one of four detective TV series produced by Warner Bros. around that time, the others being 77 Sunset Strip (set in Los Angeles), Hawaiian Eye (set in Hawaii), and the aforementioned Bourbon Street Beat (set in New Orleans). Plots, scripts (changing the names and locales), characters, and almost everything else crossed over from one series to another, not a difficult feat since they were all actually shot on the studio's backlots in Los Angeles.
Surfside 6 had a memorable theme song, written by Jerry Livingston and Mack David, which has often been parodied in popular culture. The lyrics varied from week to week, but "Surfside 6" and "In Miami Beach!" stayed intact. When the women were introduced, the melody picked up with back-up singers singing "Cha Cha Cha" when the announcer introduced Margarita Sierra, who vamped exaggeratedly and winked at the camera during this brief weekly sequence.
Troy Donahue as Sandy Winfield II moved to Miami to escape the shadow of his father, Jonathan Winfield I, who wanted him to be a Wall Street attorney. His father pays for Sandy's room and board at the Racquet Club in Miami Beach. At first, Sandy was not part of the firm, but he was friends with Kenny and Dave and he eventually joined their business.
Van Williams as Kenny Madison graduated from law school and worked as a private investigator in New Orleans, in Bourbon Street Beat. He then moved to Miami.
Lee Patterson as Dave Thorne served in the Air Force in the Korean War and worked in the New York District Attorney's office before moving to Miami.
Diane McBain as Daphne Dutton is a socialite who has the berth next to the Surfside houseboat for her yacht, the Daffy II.
Margarita Sierra as Cha Cha O'Brien is a featured performer at the Boom Boom Room, across the road from where the boys live.
The series was announced in April 1960 as a replacement for Bourbon Street Beat.[1] One paper described it as like "replacing a violin with a fiddle".[2] It was given a Monday-night slot at 8:30.[3][4]
ReceptionEdit
According to one critic, Surfside 6 "was one of TV's weakest shows; for the most part it was poorly written and not exactly endorsed by the Actors Studio, but the teenagers loved it."[5] The Los Angeles Times called it "inept".[6]
The show managed to be renewed for a second season.[7] By April 1962, the show was cancelled.[8]
Follow-upEdit
Donahue and SierraLee Patterson in a 1962 episode
After the show was cancelled, Troy Donahue moved over to the cast of Hawaiian Eye to replace Anthony Eisley. Donahue played hotel social director Philip Barton.
Also, a book was released, Surfside 6 by Jay Flynn (US, Dell 8388, October 1962).
Margaret Sierra died in 1963 of a congenital heart condition.[9]
Four years later, in 1966, Van Williams went on to his own short-lived TV series (which later became a cult classic), The Green Hornet, which co-starred Bruce Lee.
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Surfside 6 is an ABC television series that aired from 1960 to 1962 The show centered on a Miami Beach detective agency set on a houseboat and featured Troy Donahue as Sandy Winfield II Van Williams as Kenny Madison a character recycled from Bourbon Street Beat and Lee Patterson as Dave Thorne Diane McBain co starred as socialite Daphne Dutton whose yacht was berthed next to their houseboat Spanish actress Margarita Sierra also had a supporting role as Cha Cha O Brien an entertainer who worked at the Boom Boom Room a popular Miami Beach hangout at the Fontainebleau Hotel directly across the street from Surfside 6 Surfside 6Created byWilliam T Orr and Hugh BensonStarringTroy DonohueVan WilliamsLee PattersonDiane McBainMargarita SierraTheme music composerJerry Livingston and Mack DavidCountry of originUnited StatesNo of seasons2No of episodes74 list of episodes ProductionExecutive producerWilliam T OrrProducersJerry DavisCharles HoffmanEd JuristJoel RogosinTom McKnightMack David Gordon Bau make up Production locationCaliforniaRunning time60 minutesProduction companyWarner Bros TelevisionReleaseOriginal networkABCOriginal releaseOctober 6 1960 1960 10 06 June 25 1962 1962 06 25 RelatedBourbon Street Beat 77 Sunset Strip Hawaiian EyeSurfside 6 was in fact a real address in Miami Beach where an unrelated houseboat was moored at the time it can also be seen in the sweeping aerial establishing shot of the Fontainebleau in 1964 s Goldfinger Contents 1 Description 2 Episodes 3 Cast and characters 4 Background 5 Reception 6 Follow up 7 References 8 External linksDescription Edit nbsp Cha Cha Margarita Sierra and Sandy Troy Donahue work on a dance routine Surfside 6 was one of four detective TV series produced by Warner Bros around that time the others being 77 Sunset Strip set in Los Angeles Hawaiian Eye set in Hawaii and the aforementioned Bourbon Street Beat set in New Orleans Plots scripts changing the names and locales characters and almost everything else crossed over from one series to another not a difficult feat since they were all actually shot on the studio s backlots in Los Angeles Surfside 6 had a memorable theme song written by Jerry Livingston and Mack David which has often been parodied in popular culture The lyrics varied from week to week but Surfside 6 and In Miami Beach stayed intact When the women were introduced the melody picked up with back up singers singing Cha Cha Cha when the announcer introduced Margarita Sierra who vamped exaggeratedly and winked at the camera during this brief weekly sequence In its first season Surfside 6 was aired opposite the CBS sitcoms Bringing Up Buddy and The Danny Thomas Show and NBC s Western Tales of Wells Fargo starring Dale Robertson In the second year Surfside 6 competed against Danny Thomas and The Andy Griffith Show on CBS and NBC s short lived but highly acclaimed 87th Precinct starring Robert Lansing a series about a fictitious New York City police precinct Episodes Edit nbsp Surfside 6 cast Margarita Sierra Troy Donohue Lee Patterson Diane McBain and Van WilliamsMain article List of Surfside 6 episodesCast and characters EditTroy Donahue as Sandy Winfield II moved to Miami to escape the shadow of his father Jonathan Winfield I who wanted him to be a Wall Street attorney His father pays for Sandy s room and board at the Racquet Club in Miami Beach At first Sandy was not part of the firm but he was friends with Kenny and Dave and he eventually joined their business Van Williams as Kenny Madison graduated from law school and worked as a private investigator in New Orleans in Bourbon Street Beat He then moved to Miami Lee Patterson as Dave Thorne served in the Air Force in the Korean War and worked in the New York District Attorney s office before moving to Miami Diane McBain as Daphne Dutton is a socialite who has the berth next to the Surfside houseboat for her yacht the Daffy II Margarita Sierra as Cha Cha O Brien is a featured performer at the Boom Boom Room across the road from where the boys live Mousie Garner as MousieBackground Edit nbsp Diane McBain in the seriesThe series was announced in April 1960 as a replacement for Bourbon Street Beat 1 One paper described it as like replacing a violin with a fiddle 2 It was given a Monday night slot at 8 30 3 4 Reception EditAccording to one critic Surfside 6 was one of TV s weakest shows for the most part it was poorly written and not exactly endorsed by the Actors Studio but the teenagers loved it 5 The Los Angeles Times called it inept 6 The show managed to be renewed for a second season 7 By April 1962 the show was cancelled 8 Follow up Edit nbsp Donahue and Sierra nbsp Lee Patterson in a 1962 episodeAfter the show was cancelled Troy Donahue moved over to the cast of Hawaiian Eye to replace Anthony Eisley Donahue played hotel social director Philip Barton Also a book was released Surfside 6 by Jay Flynn US Dell 8388 October 1962 Margaret Sierra died in 1963 of a congenital heart condition 9 Four years later in 1966 Van Williams went on to his own short lived TV series which later became a cult classic The Green Hornet which co starred Bruce Lee The houseboat was damaged in 1964 when Hurricane Cleo hit Miami 10 References Edit Jack Gaver April 17 1960 TV Tips Balloting to Begin for Emmys The Washington Post and Times Herald p G18 L L April 17 1960 Writers taking spotlight The Washington Post and Times Herald ProQuest 141086241 R F June 9 1960 SENATOR KENNEDY TO BE PAAR GUEST New York Times ProQuest 114954358 VAL ADAMS June 12 1960 NEWS OF TELEVISION AND RADIO CIVIL WAR New York Times p 127 Page Don September 5 1962 A Critic s Opinions Make Him Unloved Los Angeles Times p C12 Smith Cecil May 17 1961 Plan Revived to Bring Allen Back Los Angeles Times p A8 Wolters L June 25 1961 In prospect for next fall Chicago Daily Tribune ProQuest 182939061 Lawrence Laurent April 14 1962 Fall Schedules Cut Anti Crime Crews The Washington Post p C9 Lyon Herb September 9 1963 TOWER TICKER Chicago Tribune p 22 JAY CLARKE September 6 1964 AFTER THE STORM Miami Beach Acts Quickly to Remove Scars Left by Hurricane Cleo New York Times p X15 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Surfside 6 Surfside 6 at Thrilling Detective website Surfside 6 at Classic TV Hits website Surfside 6 at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Surfside 6 amp oldid 1152833032, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
