The Baileys of Balboa

The Baileys of Balboa
Paul Ford (background) and Sterling Holloway (foreground), 1964.
Genre	Sitcom
Directed by	Gary Nelson Bob Sweeney
Starring	Paul Ford Sterling Holloway Judy Carne John Dehner Howard Freeman Dorothy Green
Theme music composer	Harry Geller
Composer(s)	Harry Geller (all episodes)
Country of origin	USA
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producer(s)	Keefe Brasselle
Producer(s)	Bob Sweeney
Running time	30 mins.
Production company(s)	Richelieu Productions
Distributor	CBS Films Viacom Paramount Domestic Television CBS Paramount Television CBS Television Distribution (current as of 2007)
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	September 24, 1964 – April 1, 1965

The Baileys of Balboa is an American sitcom that appeared on CBS in the 1964-1965 season on Thursdays at 9:30pm ET. The series lasted only one 26-episode season (due to its competition on Thursday nights with ABC's highly successful twice-weekly soap opera, Peyton Place). The show was directed by Gary Nelson and Bob Sweeney.

The show was primarily developed for the network because its president, James T. Aubrey, insisted that Gilligan's Island, which premiered the same season (and which he personally loathed), would have been a better show if it had centered on the exploits of a charter boat captain operating in a marina, and had his old friend Keefe Brasselle produce his version of the idea in order to prove his point.

After Aubrey was fired from the network in February 1965 (amid charges of "conflict of interest" in scheduling the show and two other Brasselle productions without formal pilot episodes), The Baileys of Balboa fulfilled its 26-episode commitment, and was abruptly canceled (due, in part, to poor ratings opposite ABC's Peyton Place). Gilligan's Island continued for two more seasons.

The plot follows the Bailey family, who live at a beach resort (where Sam Bailey operates a charter boat at the local marina), and who regularly get into conflicts with their wealthier neighbors. The show starred Paul Ford (Sam Bailey), Sterling Holloway (Buck Singleton), John Dehner (Commodore Cecil Wyntoon), Judy Carne (Barbara Wyntoon), Les Brown, Jr. (Jim Bailey), Clint Howard (Stanley), Howard Freeman (Langley) and Dorothy Green. John Banner also occasionally appeared as "Hans".