Swiss Family Robinson (1974 TV series)

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Swiss Family Robinson
Format Family Drama
Created by Johann David Wyss (novel)
Starring Chris Wiggins
Diana Leblanc
Country of origin Flag of Canada Canada
Language(s) English
No. of episodes 26
Production
Executive
producer(s)		 Gerald Mayer
Running time 30 minutes (per episode)
Broadcast
Original channel CTV
Original run September 1974 (Canada)[1] – 1975
External links
IMDb profile

Swiss Family Robinson was a 1974-1975 Canadian television drama series, based on Johann David Wyss' novel The Swiss Family Robinson.

The series consisted of 26 30-minute episodes, and diverged somewhat from the original novel. Only one season was produced, due to the development of a Swiss Family Robinson series in 1975 by ABC in the United States. This situation precluded sales of the Canadian series to the lucrative American market.[2]

Contents

[edit] Cast

  • Diana Leblanc .......... Elizabeth Robinson (Mother)
  • Chris Wiggins .......... Johann Robinson (Father)
  • Michael Duhig .......... Ernest Robinson
  • Ricky O'Neill .......... Franz Robinson
  • Heather Graham .......... Marie Robinson

[edit] Production

The series was produced by CTV, Fremantle and Trident Television. Filming of beach scenes was conducted in Jamaica, while jungle scenes were filmed in Kleinburg, Ontario, Canada.[3]

[edit] DVD release

The Swiss Family Robinson - The Complete Series was released on DVD by Morningstar Entertainment on March 20, 2007 in a 4-disc set. The DVDs are Region 1, NTSC format, digitally enhanced and colour-corrected. One special feature on the discs is a split-screen demonstration of the enhancement.[4]

The DVD cover features a compass and a logo but not the one used on the TV series. There are a few cast-specific photos on the back.

[edit] List of episodes

  1. The Arrival
  2. The Secret of Shark Island
  3. The Mark of Captain Keel
  4. The Curse of the Idol
  5. Animal Kingdom
  6. Bruno
  7. Attack of the Cat
  8. Lost at Sea
  9. A Time to Live and a Time to Die
  10. Cave of the Tiger
  11. Dead Man’s Gold
  12. Terror on South Island
  13. The Visitor
  14. Nature’s Child
  15. Return from Paradise
  16. Skeleton Clue
  17. Somewhere on this Earth
  18. Rescue
  19. Second Honeymoon
  20. Deadly Feast
  21. The Intruder
  22. The Weakest Link
  23. Monsoon
  24. The Castaway
  25. The Rogue
  26. Disappearance

[edit] References

  1. ^ Kirby, Blaik. "76 new shows in the largely trendless TV season", The Globe and Mail, 7 September 1974, p. 29. 
  2. ^ Kirby, Blaik. "Television: Trend against violence slaughters Mannix (multi-subject article)", The Globe and Mail, 29 April 1975, p. 18. 
  3. ^ Kirby, Blaik. "A jungle in Kleinburg for that Swiss family", The Globe and Mail, 20 April 1974, p. 31. 
  4. ^ Swiss Family Robinson. Amazon.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-02.

[edit] External links

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