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Butterfly Island

Butterfly Island

1985 30m
AU • English

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.

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Episodes

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Butterfly Island

E1 30m

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.

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The Stowaway

E2 30m

A stowaway faces a life-or-death decision.

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The Collector

E3 30m

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.

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Runaway

E4 30m

Following a disagreement with his uncle, Vo Diem elects to leave once more.

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The Fugitive

E5 30m

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.

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Cyclone Bertie

E6 30m

As the Wilson family shelters from a hurricane, Vo Diem alone witnesses a sabotage plot against Charlie's workshop in the lighthouse.

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The Stowaway (2)

E7 30m

Vo Diem hurries to catch an Indonesia-bound trawler that will hopefully lead him to his parents.

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Kidnapped

E8 30m

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.