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China Beach(TV show/series, 1988-1991)

42min per episode | Genres: Drama, War & Politics

Scripted Reality in 4 seasons with 64 episodes

China BeachRating: 3.6/5 (with 13 votes)
China Beach is an American war drama television series set at an evacuation hospital during the Vietnam War. The title refers to My Khe beach in the city of Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, nicknamed "China Beach" in English by American and Australian soldiers during the Vietnam War. The series originally ran on ABC for four seasons from April 27, 1988 to July 22, 1991. ()
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About China Beach

Dateline: November 1967. Within klicks of Danang, Vietnam, sits a U.S. Army base, bar and hospital on China Beach filled with wounded soldiers and one very lovely but damaged Army Nurse Colleen McMurphy. Many heroes, dead and alive, try to make sense of life and death in between bourbon, bullets and battles.

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China Beach Seasons and Episodes

09/29/1990Season 4 - 17 episodes
#1 | 09/29/1990History: Part I: The Big Bang
In 1985, a reunion between Boonie and Dr. Richard stirs up memories of their first meeting in Vietnam in 1966. It also brings up questions for Boonie's 18-year-old adopted daughter, Karen.
#2 | 10/06/1990History Part II-She Sells More Than Sea Shells
Still in 1985, Karen learns how her natural mother, KC, coped with her pregnancy by turning to Boonie for help.
#3 | 10/13/1990You, Babe
In Saigon in 1967, KC gives birth with McMurphy's help and gives the baby over to a foster mother.
#4 | 10/27/1990Escape
While attending his father's funeral in 1985, Beckett reflects on his childhood and his tour of duty in Vietnam with the Graves Registration Unit.
#5 | 11/03/1990Fever
In 1970, McMurphy returns home to Lawrence, Kansas to make peace with her mother and try to settle down into civilian life, but finds both goals beyond her grasp.
#6 | 11/10/1990Juice
In 1972, Dr. Richard and his nurse take a romantic trip to Florida, where they run across a hard-livng McMurphy working at an orange-juice factory.
#7 | 11/17/1990One Giant Leap
In 1969, China Beach watches from afar as the first men land on the moon. McMurphy simmers jealously as Dr. Richard falls for a new nurse. Beckett entertains a group of USO singers in his G.R.U. hut. A disturbed Boonie meets with a tragic accident.
#8 | 12/01/1990One Small Step
Suddenly back home and missing one leg, Boonie begins a slow and painful re-entry into civilian life with the comfort of a loving nurse.
#9 | 12/08/1990The Call
Frankie returns to Chicago in 1969 to try her hand at being a standup comic but runs into the tragically funny trial of the infamous Chicago Seven. Back in Vietnam, McMurphy tries to help Dodger convince some Montagnard tribes people to evacuate their homes.
#10 | 06/04/1991I Could Have Danced All Night ... But Didn't
McMurphy meets a sympathetic drummer at a 1983 wedding and recalls the 1969 wedding of Lila and Sarge Pepper, as well as the end of her relationship with Dr. Richard.
#11 | 06/11/1991100 Klicks Out
The imminent fall of Saigon reunites KC with her daughter as she struggles to get the little girl out of Vietnam and safely to America and a waiting Boonie. In the 1980s, a cynical McMurphy tries to prevent further child abuse in New Mexico.
#12 | 06/18/1991The Always Goodbye
The arrival in Bangkok in 1969 of a hard-drinking McMurphy and a young private disrupts KC's carefully developed new life and brings back unwanted memories.
#13 | 06/25/1991Quest
In 1976, McMurphy helps KC re-enter the country and find her daughter before heading out to Montana to visit Dodger, who's coping with a disabled father and raising his son Archie alone.
#14 | 07/09/1991Rewind
In 1985, Karen begins a videotape project interviewing China Beach veterans about their experiences in Vietnam and their memories of her natural mother.
#15 | 07/16/1991Through and Through
In 1985, an increasingly angry Colleen torments herself and her husband until she discovers she's suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome and seeks help to deal with the memories of her final weeks in Vietnam.
#16 | 07/22/1991Hello, Goodbye (1)
McMurphy agrees to attend a China Beach reunion planned by Boonie and recalls her last day in Vietnam, and travels to Washington DC with the others to visit the Vietnam Memorial. Karen comes to terms with the ghost of her absent mother, KC.
#17 | 07/22/1991Hello, Goodbye (2)
09/20/1989Season 3 - 22 episodes
11/30/1988Season 2 - 17 episodes
04/26/1988Season 1 - 8 episodes

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Plays in: California
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 2 languages: English (EN), Russian (RU)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 04/26/1988
Last episode released on: 07/22/1991

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:1742, Added: 05/11/2018, Last updated: 04/23/2024