| The Swiss Family Robinson | |
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| Also known as | Island of Adventure |
| Genre | Action/Adventure |
| Written by | Anthony Lawrence John Meredyth Lucas William Welch |
| Directed by | Christian I. Nyby II Leslie H. Martinson |
| Starring | Martin Milner Pat Delaney Willie Aames Eric Olson Helen Hunt Cameron Mitchell |
| Composer(s) | Richard LaSalle |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Irwin Allen |
| Cinematography | Fred Jackman, Jr. |
| Running time | 60 mins. (approx) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original run | September 14, 1975 – April 4, 1976 |
The Swiss Family Robinson is an American action/adventure series that aired during the 1975-76 season. The two hour pilot for the series debuted on April 15, 1975. Based upon the novel The Swiss Family Robinson, the pilot and 20 subsequent episodes of the series were produced by Irwin Allen, who had earlier produced a futuristic adaptation of the same novel called Lost in Space.
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The series starred Martin Milner (formerly of Route 66 and Adam-12) as Karl Robinson, the survivor of a shipwreck who found himself, his wife, and two sons stranded on a volcanic island. In one of her first acting performances, Helen Hunt co-starred as a young girl who was stranded on the island from the same shipwreck and taken in by the Robinson family. Befriending the Robinsons was Jeremiah Worth (played by Cameron Mitchell), a sailor who had survived on the island alone for seven years following an earlier shipwreck.
The series was initially scheduled opposite NBC's Wonderful World of Disney and CBS's Three for the Road. In December 1975, CBS replaced Three for the Road with 60 Minutes which soon became a popular Sunday night staple. In addition to the tough competition, The Swiss Family Robinson was preempted several times and showed repeat episodes four times during its short run.[1] The final original episode aired on April 4, 1976.
| Episode # | Episode title | Original airdate |
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| 1-1 | "The Typhoon" | September 14, 1975 |
| 1-2 | "The Hawk" | September 21, 1975 |
| 1-3 | "The Mountain" | September 28, 1975 |
| 1-4 | "Man O' War" | October 5, 1975 |
| 1-5 | "The Slave Ship" | October 12, 1975 |
| 1-6 | "The Pit" | October 19, 1975 |
| 1-7 | "The Tiki" | October 26, 1975 |
| 1-8 | "Neptune's Nephew" | November 2, 1975 |
| 1-9 | "The Chimp" | November 9, 1975 |
| 1-10 | "The Castaway" | November 16, 1975 |
| 1-11 | "The Treasure" | November 23, 1975 |
| 1-12 | "The Captain" | November 30, 1975 |
| 1-13 | "The Bell" | December 7, 1975 |
| 1-14 | "Ernie's Christmas" | December 21, 1975 |
| 1-15 | "The Operation" | January 4, 1976 |
| 1-16 | "The Renegades" | January 19, 1976 |
| 1-17 | "Jean Lafitte (Part 1)" | February 2, 1976 |
| 1-18 | "Jean Lafitte (Part 2)" | February 8, 1976 |
| 1-19 | "The Devils" | March 28, 1976 |
| 1-20 | "Wild Dog" | April 4, 1976 |
The series was directed by Leslie H. Martinson and Christian I. Nyby II. The second unit director was Stan Jolley. Story editing was by William Welch, cinematography was by Fred Jackman, Jr., and original music was by Richard LaSalle.
The Swiss Family Robinson aired opposite The Wonderful World of Disney on NBC and Three for the Road (September 14 to November 30, 1975), followed on December 7 by 60 Minutes on CBS.[2]
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