Cast and Credits
Produced by Sullivan Animation Inc. in association with TVOntario. A Sullivan Animation Production in association with PBS. Produced by Annemation Productions Inc. Produced with the assistance of the Government of Canada Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit Program. Running time: 26 episodes x 23 minutes.
Wayne Robson (Matthew Cuthbert), Bryn McAuley (Anne Shirley), Patricia Gage (Marilla Cuthbert), Linda Sorensen (Hetty King), Patricia Hamilton (Rachel Lynde), Emily Hampshire (Diana Barry), Ali Mukaddam (Gilbert Blythe), Dalene Irvine (Felicity King), and Kyle Fairlie (Felix King).
Executive in Charge of Production: Elizabeth Young. Executive for TVOntario: Pat Ellingson. Producer: Marilyn McAuley. Associate Producer: Christine Davis. Executive Producers: Kevin Sullivan and Trudy Grant.
Commentary and Synopsis
Aimed at six- to ten-year-olds, this animated series adapts elements and plots from both Sullivan Entertainment’s Anne of Green Gables miniseries and its episodic series Road to Avonlea. According to Sullivan Entertainment’s website, the “educational objectives” of this series are “to support children’s life skills development—that is, the set of skills needed to live a productive family and community life.” The series premiered on TVOntario on 4 Sept. 2000 and on PBS in spring 2001. Followed by a feature film, Anne: Journey to Green Gables, slated for theatrical release in 2001 but released to DVD in 2005.
Episode Guide
W = Writer. D = Director: List provided by Sullivan Entertainment; credits and order of episodes not verified.
The Witch of Avonlea (W = Kate Barris; D = Richard Allen)
A Better Mousetrap (W = Clive Endersby; D = Richard Allen)
Anne’s Disappearing Allowance (W = Claire Ross Dunn; D = Richard Allen)
No Anne Is An Island (W = Bruce Robb; D = Richard Allen)
Chores Eclipsed (W = Michael MacLennan; D = Richard Allen)
The Sleeves (W = Laura Kosterski and Stephen Zoller; D = Lilliane Andre)
Lost and Found (W = Claire Ross Dunn; D = Lilliane Andre)
Idle Chatter (W = Michael MacLennan; D = Lilliane Andre)
Taffy (W = Patrick Granleese; D = Lilliane Andre)
Ice Cream Promise (W = Claire Ross Dunn; D = Lilliane Andre)
Question of Rules (W = Clive Endersby; D = Lilliane Andre)
Carrots (W = Terri Hawkes and Michael MacLennan; D = Lilliane Andre)
Bully by the Horns (W = Michael MacLennan; D = Lilliane Andre)
The Avonlea Herald (W = Michael MacLennan; D = Lilliane Andre)
One True Friend (W = Clive Endersby; D = Lilliane Andre)
The Stray (W = Claire Ross Dunn; D = Lilliane Andre)
The Best Partner (W = Laura Kosterski and Stephen Zoller; D = Lilliane Andre)
Babysitter Blues (W = Patrick Granleese and Michael MacLennan; D = Lilliane Andre)
The Swim of Things (W = Michael MacLennan; D = Lilliane Andre)
A Square Peg (W = Michael MacLennan; D = Lilliane Andre)
Marbles (W = Ken Ross; D = Lilliane Andre)
Butterfly (W = Claire Ross Dunn; D = Lilliane Andre)
A Walk In His Shoes (W = Michael MacLennan; D = Lilliane Andre)
Oh Brother! (W = Clive Endersby; D = Lilliane Andre)
A Condition of Superstition (W = Ken Ross; D = Lilliane Andre)
A Welcome Hero (W = Michael MacLennan; D = Lilliane Andre)
Merchandise
Home Video
Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series. 3 volumes. Toronto: Sullivan Entertainment, n.d.
- Babysitter Blues & One True Friend
- Sleeves & Butterflies
- Avonlea Herald & Oh Brother
DVD
Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series. 3 volumes. Toronto: Sullivan Entertainment, n.d.
- Babysitter Blues & One True Friend
- Sleeves & Butterflies
- Avonlea Herald & Oh Brother
Further Reading
Malleck, Bonnie. “Animated Anne arrives; TVOntario’s fall lineup aims programming at children from tots to teens.” Hamilton Spectator 6 Sept. 2000: G04.
