Swiss Family Robinson (1974 TV series)
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| Format | Family Drama |
| Created by | Johann David Wyss (novel) |
| Starring | Chris Wiggins Diana Leblanc |
| Country of origin |  Canada |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Gerald Mayer |
| Running time | 30 minutes (per episode) |
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| Original channel | CTV |
| Original run | September 1974 (Canada)[1] – 1975 |
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]
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[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.
The series received a second DVD release in 2009 (released this time by Image Entertainment) as a 3-disc set.
[edit] List of episodes
- The Arrival
- The Secret of Shark Island
- The Mark of Captain Keel
- The Curse of the Idol
- Animal Kingdom
- Bruno
- Attack of the Cat
- Lost at Sea
- A Time to Live and a Time to Die
- Cave of the Tiger
- Dead Man’s Gold
- Terror on South Island
- The Visitor
- Nature’s Child
- Return from Paradise
- Skeleton Clue
- Somewhere on this Earth
- Rescue
- Second Honeymoon
- Deadly Feast
- The Intruder
- The Weakest Link
- Monsoon
- The Castaway
- The Rogue
- Disappearance
[edit] References
- ^ Kirby, Blaik (7 September 1974). "76 new shows in the largely trendless TV season". The Globe and Mail. p. 29.
- ^ Kirby, Blaik (29 April 1975). "Television: Trend against violence slaughters Mannix (multi-subject article)". The Globe and Mail. p. 18.
- ^ Kirby, Blaik (20 April 1974). "A jungle in Kleinburg for that Swiss family". The Globe and Mail. p. 31.
- ^ "Swiss Family Robinson". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Swiss-Family-Robinson-Complete/dp/B000O55VT6. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
[edit] External links
- Wedge, Pip (June 2002). "Swiss Family Robinson". Canadian Communications Foundation. http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/programming/television/programming_popup.php?id=156. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
- Swiss Family Robinson (1974 TV series) at the Internet Movie Database (note: 1976 series date is in error)
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