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Hawaiian Heat is an American drama television series. It starred Robert Ginty and Jeff McCracken. The series aired on ABC from September 14 to December 21, 1984.

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Hawaiian Heat
Title screenshot of Hawaiian Heat
Genre	Drama
Created by	James D. Parriott
Starring	Robert Ginty Jeff McCracken Tracy Scoggins Branscombe Richmond Mako Iwamatsu
Theme music composer	Tom Scott
Opening theme	"Goodbye Blues"
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10 + pilot movie
Production
Executive producer	James D. Parriott
Producers	Dean Zanetos Gregory S. Dinallo Bill Schwartz
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	James D. Parriott Productions Universal Television
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	September 14 (1984-09-14) – December 21, 1984 (1984-12-21)

Overview

It starred Robert Ginty and Jeff McCracken as two Chicago cops who quit their jobs in the Windy City to become detectives in Hawaii. Their boss at the Honolulu Police Department was played by veteran actor Mako. Many of the episodes were directed by Ivan Dixon. The series was shot in Hawaii.[1] Only eleven episodes aired on ABC, including the pilot movie. Its theme song, "Goodbye Blues," was used by online video producer Brad Jones as the theme for his show "80's Dan."

Cast

• Robert Ginty as Mac Riley
• Jeff McCracken as Andy Senkowski
• Tracy Scoggins as Irene Gorley
• Branscombe Richmond as Harker
• Mako Iwamatsu as Maj. Taro Oshira

Guest stars included Shelley Winters, Brianne Leary, Lorna Patterson, Donna Dixon, Jennifer Holmes, Marta Dubois, Cindy Morgan, Moe Keale, James Sloyan, Fritz Weaver, Tige Andrews, Pat Corley, Manu Tupou, John Fujioka, David Hemmings, Peter Donat, and Charles Rocket.

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
Film	"Pilot"	Michael Vejar	James D. Parriott	September 14, 1984 (1984-09-14)
1	"Ice Cream Men"	David Hemmings	James D. Parriott	September 21, 1984 (1984-09-21)
2	"Wave of Controversy"	David Hemmings	Nick Thiel	September 28, 1984 (1984-09-28)
3	"Inherited Trait"	Kim Manners	Gregory S. Dinallo	October 12, 1984 (1984-10-12)
4	"A Different Kind of Justice"	TBA	TBA	October 19, 1984 (1984-10-19)
5	"Missing in Hawaii"	TBA	TBA	October 26, 1984 (1984-10-26)
6	"Yankees vs. the Cubs"	John Llewellyn Moxey	Nick Thiel	November 2, 1984 (1984-11-02)
7	"Ancient Fires"	TBA	TBA	November 9, 1984 (1984-11-09)
8	"Old Dues"	TBA	TBA	November 16, 1984 (1984-11-16)
9	"Andy's Mom"	Roy Campanella II	Gregory S. Dinallo	November 23, 1984 (1984-11-23)
10	"Picture Imperfect"	Ivan Dixon	William Schwartz & Robert W. Gilmer	December 21, 1984 (1984-12-21)

References

External links

• Hawaiian Heat at IMDb
• Hawaiian Heat DVD Project
• Watch Hawaiian Heat episodes online

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