The Baileys of Balboa

Season

1964

USA

7.7

Comedy series starring Paul Ford as Sam Bailey, skipper of the charter boat 'Island Princess' and nemesis of Cecil Wyntoon (John Dehner), upper-crust member of the Balboa yachting set. Sterling Holloway is Sam's shipmate Buck Singleton.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Love Is a White Sea Bass

Sam's quite pleased with his catch: a city fellow who wants to charter the Island Princess to get away for a day of fishing.

S1 • E2

The Great Yacht Club Robbery

Sam's quite pleased with his catch: a city fellow who wants to charter the Island Princess to get away for a day of fishing.

S1 • E3

The Return of Barbara Wyntoon

Home from boarding school, Barbara Wyntoon is not the skinny kid with pigtails that Jim Bailey remembers.

S1 • E4

To Sam, He's a Swimmer

Jim Bailey seems certain to win the annual Balboa Island Swim Race, until Commodore Wyntoon spots a Hawaiian bus boy at the yacht club who's a top swimmer.

S1 • E5

Mutiny

Wyntoon makes a surprise announcement that the Baileys have title to some important tribal land.

S1 • E6

My Son, the Dreamer

After the wily Commodore Cecil Wyntoon nets the yacht club some choice land, a worried Sam Bailey takes steps to protect his property.

S1 • E7

Wanna Buy a Hot Turkey?

Buck unwittingly buys a "hot" Thanksgiving turkey from a black marketeer.

S1 • E8

Buck Ships Out

Sam will do almost anything to keep away from Barbara Wyntoon, he will even conspire with the enemy.

S1 • E9

Captain Stanley

Captain Sam Bailey isn't feeling well so five-year-old Stanley magnanimously agrees to handle the Island Princess.

S1 • E10

Las Vegas by the Sea

Times are tough for an old acquaintance of Buck's who is a skilled worker, at least with dice, who asks his friend to get him a job working for Sam.

S1 • E11

Look Who's a Sailor

Can an adult son get his always-right cantankerous father to say "good job" once in a while? How much can a cantankerous father take when hiring a young giant of a man to fill his son's shoes? Will it bring down the entire business?

S1 • E12

Won't You Come Home, Sam Bailey

Sam's quiet evenings with Emily Sheldon come to a sudden halt after he meets actress Marie Lambert.

S1 • E13

Happiness Is a Seal Called Lester

Sam and his Balboa Marching and Grunion Hunting Society Millitary Band arrive at the park for their concert only to discover that there is no place for them to play, the park is closed for new construction.

S1 • E14

Bailey's Band

Bailey and his band are looking forward to performing in the city park until they learn that the park is closed. They start a petition drive to reopen the park, but Wyntoon and his cohorts sabotage their efforts.

S1 • E15

Sam's Dream

S1 • E16

Sam and the Surfers

S1 • E17

To Hawaii with Love

S1 • E18

The Education of Sam Bailey

S1 • E19

Sam's Nephew

Sam is hosting his nephew Chester for the summer when Chester reveals his engagement to Beverly. Not good -- since Chester's father has vowed to "blow his brains out" if Chester ever elopes. So Sam sets out to break up the happy couple.

S1 • E20

The Antique Car Race

S1 • E21

The Haunted Van

S1 • E22

Stanley, the Runaway

S1 • E23

Sam's Economy Kick

S1 • E24

Sam's Treasure Hunt

S1 • E25

Sam Sells Out

When it seems everything is falling apart around him: house, boat, and truck - Sam decides to sell out and move back to Indiana. The boys conspire to change Sam's mind, but it's an enemy who may actually hold the key to making Sam stay.