The Swiss Family Robinson (1975 TV series)

The Swiss Family Robinson
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 United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 20
Production
Producer(s) Irwin Allen
Cinematography Fred Jackman, Jr.
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 48 mins.
Production company(s) 20th Century Fox Television
Distributor 20th Television
Release
Original network ABC
Audio format Monaural
Original release September 14, 1975 (1975-09-14) – April 4, 1976 (1976-04-04)

The Swiss Family Robinson is an American action and adventure series that was broadcast during the 1975–76 TV season. The two-hour pilot for the series was first shown on April 15, 1975. Based upon the novel The Swiss Family Robinson, the pilot and its 20 subsequent episodes of the series were produced by Irwin Allen, who had earlier produced a futuristic adaptation of the same novel in the TV series Lost in Space.

Synopsis

The series starred Martin Milner 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 was telecast on April 4, 1976.

Because the Canadian series of the same name had come first, this was shown in Britain and other international territories as Island Of Adventure.

Cast

Episodes

Nº Title Original air date
1"The Typhoon"September 14, 1975 (1975-09-14)
2"The Hawk"September 21, 1975 (1975-09-21)
3"The Mountain"September 28, 1975 (1975-09-28)
4"Man O' War"October 5, 1975 (1975-10-05)
5"The Slave Ship"October 12, 1975 (1975-10-12)
6"The Pit"October 19, 1975 (1975-10-19)
7"The Tiki"October 26, 1975 (1975-10-26)
8"Neptune's Nephew"November 2, 1975 (1975-11-02)
9"The Chimp"November 9, 1975 (1975-11-09)
10"The Castaway"November 16, 1975 (1975-11-16)
11"The Treasure"November 23, 1975 (1975-11-23)
12"The Captain"November 30, 1975 (1975-11-30)
13"The Bell"December 7, 1975 (1975-12-07)
14"Ernie's Christmas"December 21, 1975 (1975-12-21)
15"The Operation"January 4, 1976 (1976-01-04)
16"The Renegades"January 19, 1976 (1976-01-19)
17"Jean Lafitte: Part 1"February 1, 1976 (1976-02-01)
18"Jean Lafitte: Part 2"February 8, 1976 (1976-02-08)
19"The Devils"March 28, 1976 (1976-03-28)
20"Wild Dog"April 4, 1976 (1976-04-04)

Production notes

This series was directed by Leslie H. Martinson and Christian I. Nyby II. The second unit director was Stan Jolley. The story editing was done by William Welch, the cinematography was by Fred Jackman, Jr., and the original music was by Richard LaSalle.

References

  1. ↑ "Television Obscurities - Irwin Allen's Swiss Family Robinson". tvobscurities.com. 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
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