Surfside 6
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 6 | |
|---|---|
| Created by | William T. Orr and Hugh Benson |
| Starring | Troy Donohue Van Williams Lee Patterson Diane McBain Margarita Sierra |
| Theme music composer | Jerry Livingston and Mack David |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 74 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | William T. Orr |
| Producers | Jerry Davis Charles Hoffman Ed Jurist Joel Rogosin Tom McKnight Mack David Gordon Bau (make-up) |
| Production location | California |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Warner Bros. Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | October 6, 1960 – June 25, 1962 |
| Related | |
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.