Flight 29 Down

2005 · 2 seasons · Action & Adventure
8.2 Modest

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Action & Adventure Drama

Some teenagers are stranded on a desert island in Micronesia. Their plane crashed and led them into a one-in-a-lifetime eco-adventure. They will have to learn to navigate the challenges that come before them in the tropical paradise in Hawaii using intelligence, wit, and instincts. They also have to learn to live with each other.

Country of origin
🇺🇸 United States
Year
2005
Created by
Stan Rogow, D.J. MacHale
Channel
Discovery Kids
Studio
Stan Rogow Productions

Trivia & behind the scenes

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Origins

The series was created by Stan Rogow, known for Lizzie McGuire and Darcy's Wild Life, and D. J. MacHale, known for Are You Afraid of the Dark? and the Pendragon book series.

Origins

Instead of a standard episodic third season, the show's story was concluded with a four-part television film called Flight 29 Down: The Hotel Tango, which aired in August 2007 as the series finale.

Filming

The series was filmed on the island of Oahu in Hawaii.

References

Although it debuted a year after Lost and shares superficial similarities with it (a plane crash stranding a group on an island), Flight 29 Down never included any supernatural elements, unlike Lost. The show is also noted to share similarities with The New People and Gordon Korman's Island trilogy.

Music

Composer Sam Winans wrote most of the show's music, and actor Corbin Bleu, who played Nathan McHugh, sang the song 'Circles' in the background of the episode 'He Said, She Said, He Said.'

Trivia

The show was adapted into a series of tie-in novels, which contain several differences from the television episodes, such as altered scene order, different character motivations for events like the group's election, and variations in details like which shoes a character wears while running in the episode 'Mazeathon.'

Trivia

In the book Ten Rules, Lex's parents are said to be divorced, whereas in the television film he instead mentions that his father died.

Reception

After finishing its original run on Discovery Kids, the series continued in reruns on The Hub until December 24, 2011, and was later made available for streaming on Peacock and Tubi TV in the United States.

Memorable quotes

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Jackson: Start from scratch.

Jackson After an explosion forces the group to rebuild from nothing.

Taylor: No, but I can feel this harpoon in my foot!

Taylor During a dangerous storm while stranded on the island.

Jackson: Get over yourself.

Jackson Telling Eric to stop being so self-centered and dramatic.

Taylor: If you keep this up, the only thing your gonna feel is my foot on the side of your head.

Taylor Threatening Jackson during an argument.

Jackson: You say that like there are good jobs.

Jackson Responding sarcastically when Eric complains about job assignments.

Jackson: (sarcastically) You're not my type.

Jackson When Eric suggests they're flirting.

Daley: Trust me, I've tried. Doesn't work.

Daley When Taylor asks her to ignore her presence.

Taylor: There is not enough room in that grungy dungeon for me, a bunch of hygiene-impaired boys and the smell of toe jam! Build a shelter!!

Taylor Demanding better living conditions in the cramped shelter.

Taylor: (laughs out of nowhere) Ha Ha Ha Ha...Now that, is funny! (continues laughing)

Taylor Laughing unexpectedly, revealing her emotional breakdown.

Nathan: Good. He's a murderer anyway.

Nathan When Jackson disappears after being suspected of sabotage.

Daley: (about Taylor) If she won't do her fair share of the work, then she won't get her fair share of food and water!

Daley Enforcing discipline about food rationing.

Jackson: Holidays. I don't know what it is, but they really bring out the best in people...or the worst...or both.

Jackson Observing how holidays affect people's behavior.

Daley: His lips are so not sealed

Daley Dismissing Eric's claim that his lips are sealed about a secret.

Melissa: Jackson...he's gone.

Melissa When Jackson disappears from the island.

Nathan: Daley just saved my life. I soooo owe you.

Nathan After Daley saves his life.

Taylor: That's easy for you, isn't it? I'm not criticizing, but, it's easy to be yourself when nobody really knows who you are.

Taylor Responding to Jackson's advice about being yourself.

Eric: Yeah? Go play in it! Give us a little more room to breathe!

Eric Sarcastically telling Lex to go play in the lightning.

Jackson: Bad news is, we might be here to eat it.

Jackson About their potential long-term survival situation.

Taylor: Did you write that? Jackson! you are...so full of surprises!

Taylor After hearing Jackson play guitar for the first time.

Daley: We're falling apart!

Daley Expressing concern about the group's unity.

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