Road to Avonlea (1990-1996)

Country: Canada

Language: English

Runtime: 91 episodes (7 series x 13 episodes) x 46–59 min.

Airdates: 7 January 1990–31 March 1996 (CBC), 5 March 1990–8 December 1996 (Disney Channel)

Production Companies: Sullivan Films Inc. (Story Girl Production Inc., Series 1; Golden Road Productions Inc., Series 2; Rose Cottage Productions Inc., Series 3; Red Cliff Motion Pictures Inc., Series 4), Sullivan Entertainment Inc. (Pink Beaches Productions Inc., Series 5; Shining Lake Productions Inc., Series 6; Long Road Home Productions Inc., Series 7), Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the Disney Channel

Funding Agencies: Telefilm Canada (Series 1–6), Ontario Film Investment Program (Series 5–7), Cable Production Fund (Series 7)

Directors: Dick Benner, George Bloomfield, René Bonnière, Robert Boyd, William Brayne, Graeme Campbell, Stacey Stewart Curtis, Allan Eastman, F. Harvey Frost, Stuart Gillard, Otta Hanus, Kit Hood, Allan King, Allan Kroeker, Eleanore Lindo, Graeme Lynch, Don McBrearty, Bruce Pittman, Stefan Scaini, Paul Shapiro, Gilbert Shilton, Stephen Surjik, Charles Wilkinson

Writers: Robert Adetuyi, Leila Basen, Thérèse Beaupré, Heather Conkie, Suzette Couture, Rick Drew, Lori Fleming, Hart Hanson, Jim Henshaw, Jeremy Hole, Avrum Jacobson, Charles Lazer, Janet MacLean, Marlene Matthews, Jerome McCann, Fiona McHugh, Yan Moore, Deborah Nathan, Laurie Pearson, Raymond Storey, Patricia Watson, Grahame Woods

Executive Producers: Kevin Sullivan, Trudy Grant

Producer: John Ryan (Series 7)

Associate Producers: Mairin Wilkinson (Series 2), James Lahti (Series 2), Deborah Nathan (Series 6)

Executives in Charge of Production: Deborah Bernstein (for CBC, Series 1–5), Cathy Johnson (for the Disney Channel, Series 1–5), Paul Quigley (Series 3), Susan Morgan (for CBC, Series 5–7), Nicholas J. Gray (Series 5), Jude Schneider (for the Disney Channel, Series 5–7), Catherine Denson (for CBC, Series 6–7)

Line Producers: Len D’Agostino (Series 1), David Shepherd (Series 1), Brian Leslie Parker (Series 2–4)

Production Supervisor: Noella Nesdoly (Series 6)

Cinematography: Manfred Guthe (Series 1–3), Bob Saad (Series 4–7), Paul Huguenot van der Linden (Series 7), Peter Luxford (Series 7)

Art Direction: Perri Gorrara (Series 1), Marian Wihak (Series 2), Nancey Pankiw (Series 3–7), James Oswald (Series 7)

Costume Design: Martha Mann (Series 1), Madeleine Stewart (Series 1–6), Ruth Secord (Series 7), Delphine White (Series 7)

Editor: Pia Di Ciaula, James Lahti, Gordon McClellan, Michael Todd, Ben Wilkinson, Mairin Wilkinson

Music: Michael Conway Baker, Mychael Danna, Christopher Dedrick, Don Gillis, Hagood Hardy, John Welsman

Source Material: Adapted from the novels The Story Girl, The Golden Road, Chronicles of Avonlea, and Further Chronicles of Avonlea by Lucy Maud Montgomery

Alternate Titles: Avonlea (Disney Channel broadcast), Road to Avonlea: The Final Season (Series 7 CBC broadcast), Tales from Avonlea (Walt Disney Home Video), Les Contes d’Avonlea (French Canada)

Tag: A Kevin Sullivan Production

Principal Cast: Sarah Polley (Sara Stanley, Series 1–5), Jackie Burroughs (Hetty King), Mag Ruffman (Olivia King, Series 1–3; Olivia Dale, Series 3–7), Zachary Bennett (Felix King), Gema Zamprogna (Felicity King, Series 1–6), Lally Cadeau (Janet King), Cedric Smith (Alec King)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098900/

A co-production for the CBC and the Disney Channel, Road to Avonlea began as a thirteen-episode limited series in 1990 but became the most successful and one of the longest-running dramatic series in the history of Canadian television: during its seven-year run, the series achieved unprecedented and still-unsurpassed ratings for a Canadian dramatic series in English, reaching at peak 2.6 million viewers during its first season and rarely missing the one-million mark for the duration of its ninety-one episodes, even for prime-time rebroadcasts. Developed by Fiona McHugh, who co-wrote Lantern Hill with Kevin Sullivan, the series adapts unrelated Montgomery texts—her novels The Story Girl and The Golden Road, with additional material excerpted from her collections of short stories Chronicles of Avonlea and Further Chronicles of Avonlea—to create a conceptual and thematic spin-off of Sullivan’s two miniseries Anne of Green Gables (1985) and Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987). In order to shield his daughter from possible scandal after he is framed for embezzlement, a wealthy Montreal businessman decides to send her to her late mother’s relatives, unknown to her, in the village of Avonlea, Prince Edward Island. Like Anne Shirley before her, Sara Stanley arrives into the closed society of Avonlea as an outsider but uses her intuitiveness, her common sense, and her gumption to win over the friendship and acceptance of her extended family and the community at large. As the series progressed, the extended cast increased to allow the series to become more of an ensemble show, easing the eventual resignation of series regulars Polley (after five seasons) and Zamprogna (after six seasons), although both continued to make infrequent appearances until the series’ end.

The Disney Channel, which aired the series as Avonlea, pushed for a considerable number of well-known American guest stars in order to promote Avonlea awareness in the United States; over its ninety-one episodes, Faye Dunaway, Stockard Channing, Madeline Kahn, Dianne Wiest, Meg Tilly, Peter Coyote, Michael York, Kate Nelligan, Christopher Reeve, and Christopher Lloyd made guest appearances. Colleen Dewhurst reprised her role as Marilla Cuthbert for three early episodes; her character was killed off at the end of Series III after Dewhurst died of lung cancer in August 1991. Patricia Hamilton also reprised her role as Rachel Lynde in thirty episodes of the series, while Marilyn Lightstone, as Muriel Stacey, joined the series as a semi-regular for Series 5–7.

Over seven years, the series earned four Emmy Awards (out of sixteen nominations), five CableAce Awards (out of twenty-eight nominations), seventeen Gemini Awards (out of sixty-six nominations), and numerous other prizes and accolades. In 1999, Road to Avonlea neared the top of the all-time Ten Best Canadian TV Series entry in The Great Canadian Book of Lists, second only to the 1964–1966 news program This Hour Has Seven Days (Kearney and Ray 24). A follow-up movie, Happy Christmas, Miss King (later rereleased as An Avonlea Christmas), followed in 1998.

Episode Guide

Both the CBC and (to a greater extent) the Disney Channel occasionally aired the episodes out of order. Some episodes contain extra scenes broadcast on the Disney Channel but not on the CBC; these episodes are marked by +. Altered Disney Channel titles appear in square brackets []. The first CBC airdate is followed by the first Disney Channel airdate.

Series 1

+1.1/1: The Journey Begins. Written by Heather Conkie. Directed by Paul Shapiro. 7 January 1990; 5 March 1990.

1.2/2: The Story Girl Earns Her Name. Written by Heather Conkie. Directed by Bruce Pittman. 14 January 1990; 12 March 1990.

1.3/3: The Quarantine at Alexander Abraham’s. Written by Heather Conkie. Directed by Don McBrearty. 21 January 1990; 26 March 1990.

1.4/4: The Materializing of Duncan. Written by Heather Conkie. Directed by Don McBrearty. 28 January 1990; 10 September 1990.

1.5/5: Old Lady Lloyd [Song of the Night]. Written by Fiona McHugh (erroneously attributed to Heather Conkie on CBC broadcasts). Directed by Bruce Pittman. 4 February 1990; 17 October 1990.

1.6/6: Proof of the Pudding. Written by Suzette Couture. Directed by Dick Benner. 11 February 1990; 19 March 1990.

1.7/7: Conversions. Written by Patricia Watson. Directed by Stuart Gillard. 18 February 1990; 30 April 1990.

1.8/8: Aunt Abigail’s Beau. Written by Heather Conkie. Directed by Harvey Frost. 25 February 1990; 2 April 1990.

1.9/9: Malcolm and the Baby. Written by Heather Conkie. Directed by Harvey Frost. 4 March 1990; 9 April 1990.

1.10/10: Felicity’s Challenge. Written by Lori Fleming. Directed by Dick Benner. 28 October 1990; 7 May 1990.

+1.11/11: The Witch of Avonlea. Written by Suzette Couture. Directed by René Bonnière. 21 October 1990; 2 April 1990.

1.12/12: The Hope Chest of Arabella King [The Blue Chest of Arabella King]. Written by Heather Conkie. Directed by Don McBrearty. 4 November 1990; 14 May 1990.

1.13/13: Nothing Endures But Change. Written by Heather Conkie. Directed by Stuart Gillard. 11 November 1990; 24 September 1990.

Series 2

2.1/14: Sara’s Homecoming. Written by Heather Conkie. Directed by René Bonnière. 2 December 1990; 29 April 1991.

2.2/15: How Kissing Was Discovered. Written by Suzette Couture. Directed by Stuart Gillard. 9 December 1990; 8 April 1991.

2.3/16: Aunt Hetty’s Ordeal. Written by Marlene Matthews. Directed by Stuart Gillard. 16 December 1990; 15 April 1991.

2.4/17: Of Corsets and Secrets and True True Love. Written by Marlene Matthews. Directed by René Bonnière. 23 December 1990; 22 April 1991.

2.5/18: Old Quarrels, Old Love. Written by Heather Conkie. Directed by Allan King. 30 December 1990; 13 May 1991.

2.6/19: May the Best Man Win. Written by Grahame Woods. Directed by Harvey Frost. 6 January 1991; 10 June 1991.

2.7/20: Family Rivalry. Written by Jerome McCann. Directed by Harvey Frost. 13 January 1991; 3 June 1991.

2.8/21: Sea Ghost. Written by Janet MacLean. Directed by Allan King. 20 January 1991; 20 May 1991.

2.9/22: All That Glitters. Written by Janet MacLean. Directed by Harvey Frost. 27 January 1991; 17 June 1991.

2.10/23: Dreamer of Dreams. Written by Heather Conkie. Directed by Allan King. 3 February 1991; 9 September 1991.

2.11/24: It’s Just a Stage. Written by Marlene Matthews. Directed by René Bonnière. 10 February 1991; 24 June 1991.

2.12/25: A Mother’s Love. Written by Suzette Couture. Directed by Don McBrearty. 17 February 1991; 6 May 1991.

2.12/26: Misfits and Miracles. Written by Heather Conkie. Directed by Harvey Frost. 24 February 1991; 16 September 1991.

Series 3

+3.1/27: The Ties That Bind [Sister of the Bride]. Written by Heather Conkie. Directed by F. Harvey Frost. 12 January 1992; 2 March 1992.

3.2/28: But When She Was Bad…She Was Horrid (Part 1). Written by Marlene Matthews. Directed by Don McBrearty. 2 February 1992; 9 March 1992.

3.3/29: But When She Was Bad…She Was Horrid (Part 2). Written by Marlene Matthews. Directed by Don McBrearty. 9 February 1992; 16 March 1992.

3.4/30: Felix and Blackie. Written by Heather Conkie. Directed by Allan King. 19 January 1992; 30 March 1992.

+3.5/31: Another Point of View [Facts and Fictions]. Written by Charles Lazer. Directed by Allan King. 26 January 1992; 13 April 1992.

3.6/32: Aunt Janet Rebels [Aunt Janet's Rebellion]. Written by Janet MacLean. Directed by F. Harvey Frost. 16 February 1992; 11 May 1992.

3.7/33: A Dark and Stormy Night. Written by Hart Hanson. Directed by Allan King. 23 February 1992; 6 April 1992.

3.8/34: Friends and Relations. Written by Heather Conkie. Directed by Stephen Surjik. 1 March 1992; 26 April 1992.

3.9/35: Vows of Silence [True Confessions]. Written by Hart Hanson. Directed by Gilbert Shilton. 8 March 1992; 20 April 1992.

3.10/36: After the Honeymoon. Written by Janet MacLean. Directed by Don McBrearty. 15 March 1992; 18 May 1992.

3.11/37: High Society. Written by Janet MacLean. Directed by George Bloomfield. 22 March 1992; 1 June 1992.

3.12/38: The Calamitous Courting of Hetty King. Written by Marlene Matthews. Directed by Stuart Gillard. 29 March 1992; 30 November 1992.

3.13/39: Old Friends, Old Wounds. Written by Heather Conkie. Directed by George Bloomfield. 5 April 1992; 23 November 1992.

Series 4

4.1/40: Tug of War. Written by Leila Basen. Directed by Don McBrearty. 17 January 1993; 8 March 1993.

4.2/41: The Lady and the Blade. Written by Deborah Nathan. Directed by Otta Hanus. 17 January 1993; 15 March 1993.

+4.3/42: Incident at Vernon River. Teleplay by Rick Drew. Directed by F. Harvey Frost. 24 January 1993; 22 March 1993.

4.4/43: Boys Will Be Boys. Teleplay by Robert Adetuyi. Directed by Don McBrearty. 31 January 1993; 5 April 1993.

4.5/44: Moving On [Sara and the Marshal]. Teleplay by Charles Lazer. Directed by Stephen Surjik. 7 February 1993; 29 March 1993.

4.6/45: Evelyn. Written by Raymond Storey. Directed by Graeme Campbell. 14 February 1993; 12 April 1993.

4.7/46: The Dinner [Felicity's Grand Design]. Teleplay by Heather Conkie. Directed by Robert Boyd. 21 February 1993; 19 April 1993.

4.8/47: Heirs and Graces. Written by Hart Hanson. Directed by Don McBrearty. 28 February 1993; 26 April 1993.

4.9/48: Hearts and Flowers. Teleplay by Hart Hanson. Directed by Stephen Surjik. 7 March 1993; 1 November 1993.

+4.10/49: Felicity’s Perfect Beau. Written by Thérèse Beaupré. Directed by Don McBrearty. 21 March 1993; 8 November 1993.

4.11/50: The Disappearance. Written by Deborah Nathan. Directed by F. Harvey Frost. 28 March 1993; 15 November 1993.

+4.12/51: Home Movie [Jasper's Home Movie]. Written by Marlene Matthews. Directed by Don McBrearty. 4 April 1993; 22 November 1993.

4.13/52: Hearth and Home. Written by Deborah Nathan. Directed by Otta Hanus. 11 April 1993; 29 November 1993.

Series 5

5.1/53: Fathers and Sons. Written by Heather Conkie. Directed by Otta Hanus. 9 January 1994; 21 March 1994.

5.2/54: Memento Mori. Written by Heather Conkie. Directed by Don McBrearty. 9 January 1994; 7 March 1994.

5.3/55: Modern Times. Written by Charles Lazer. Directed by F. Harvey Frost. 16 January 1994; 14 March 1994.

5.4/56: A Friend in Need. Written by Marlene Matthews. Directed by Allan Kroeker. 23 January 1994; 28 March 1994.

5.5/57: Stranger in the Night. Written by Janet MacLean. Directed by Allan King. 13 February 1994; 4 April 1994.

5.6/58: The Great Race. Written by Rick Drew. Directed by Stefan Scaini. 6 February 1994; 7 November 1994.

5.7/59: Someone to Believe In. Written by Avrum Jacobson. Directed by Eleanore Lindo. 20 February 1994; 14 November 1994.

5.8/60: Strictly Melodrama. Written by Yan Moore. Directed by Allan Kroeker. 30 January 1994; 21 November 1994.

+5.9/61: Thursday’s Child. Written by Heather Conkie. Directed by F. Harvey Frost. 27 February 1994; 28 November 1994.

5.10/62: Best Laid Plans. Written by Deborah Nathan. Directed by Eleanore Lindo. 6 March 1994; 5 December 1994.

+5.11/63: Otherwise Engaged. Written by Heather Conkie. Directed by Allan King. 13 March 1994; 12 December 1994.

+5.12/64: Enter Prince Charming. Written by Raymond Storey. Directed by Stephen Surjik. 20 March 1994; 11 April 1994.

+5.13/65: The Minister’s Wife. Written by Raymond Storey. Directed by Allan King. 27 March 1994; 18 April 1994.

Series 6

6.1/66: The Return of Gus Pike. Written by Marlene Matthews. Directed by Stephen Surjik. 15 January 1995; 16 October 1995.

6.2/67: Lonely Hearts. Written by Marlene Matthews. Directed by Graeme Lynch. 15 January 1995; 2 October 1995.

6.3/68: Christmas in June. Written by Avrum Jacobson. Directed by William Brayne. 22 January 1994; 23 October 1995.

6.4/69: Comings and Goings. Written by Deborah Nathan. Directed by Eleanore Lindo. 5 February 1995; 9 October 1995.

6.5/70: The Trouble with Davey. Teleplay by Raymond Storey. Directed by Stacey Stewart Curtis. 12 February 1995; 30 October 1995.

6.6/71: Great Expectations. Written by Laurie Pearson. Directed by Charles Wilkinson. 19 February 1995; 6 November 1995.

6.7/72: A Fox Tale. Teleplay by Laurie Pearson. Story by Jim Henshaw. Directed by Kit Hood. 26 February 1995; 20 November 1995.

6.8/73: Fools and Kings. Written by Raymond Storey. Directed by William Brayne. 29 January 1995; 4 December 1995.

6.9/74: The More Things Change. Teleplay by Rick Drew. Directed by Allan Eastman. 5 March 1995; 27 November 1995.

6.10/75: Home Is Where the Heart Is. Written by Avrum Jacobson. Directed by Stacey Stewart Curtis. 12 March 1995; 11 December 1995.

6.11/76: What a Tangled Web We Weave. Written by Marlene Matthews. Directed by F. Harvey Frost. 19 March 1995; 13 November 1995.

+6.12/77: A Time to Every Purpose. Written by Laurie Pearson. Directed by Stefan Scaini. 26 March 1995; 18 December 1995.

6.13/78: Homecoming. Written by Janet MacLean and Raymond Storey. Directed by Allan King. 2 April 1995; 1 January 1996.

Series 7

7.1/79: Out of the Ashes. Written by Marlene Matthews. Directed by Stefan Scaini (erroneously attributed to Allan King on CBC broadcasts). 14 January 1996; 26 August 1996.

7.2/80: Love May Be Blind…but the Neighbours Ain’t. Written by Raymond Storey. Directed by Allan King. 14 January 1996; 15 September 1996.

7.3/81: Davey and the Mermaid. Written by Jeremy Hole. Directed by Allan King. 21 January 1996; 22 September 1996.

7.4/82: Woman of Importance. Written by Janet MacLean. Directed by Allan King. 28 January 1996; 29 September 1996.

7.5/83: Secrets and Sacrifices. Written by Laurie Pearson. Directed by William Brayne. 4 February 1996; 20 October 1996.

7.6/84: King of the Great White Way. Written by Hart Hanson. Directed by F. Harvey Frost. 18 February 1996; 6 October 1996.

7.7/85: Total Eclipse. Written by Heather Conkie. Directed by William Brayne. 25 February 1996; 13 October 1996.

7.8/86: Ah…Sweet Mystery of Life. Written by Marlene Matthews. Directed by Stacey Stewart Curtis. 11 February 1996; 3 November 1996.

7.9/87: From Away. Written by Laurie Pearson. Directed by Stefan Scaini. 3 March 1996; 27 October 1996.

7.10/88: After the Ball is Over. Written by Raymond Storey. Directed by Graeme Lynch. 10 March 1996; 10 November 1996.

7.11/89: Return to Me. Written by Raymond Storey. Directed by F. Harvey Frost. 17 March 1996; 17 November 1996.

7.12/90: The Last Hurrah. Written by Laurie Pearson. Directed by William Brayne. 24 March 1996; 24 November 1996.

7.13/91: So Dear to My Heart. Written by Marlene Matthews. Directed by Graeme Lynch. 31 March 1996; 8 December 1996.

Merchandise

DVD

Road to Avonlea: The Movie. Toronto: Sullivan Entertainment, 2002.*

Road to Avonlea: The Complete First Season. Toronto: Sullivan Entertainment, 2002.*

Road to Avonlea: The Complete Second Volume. Toronto: Sullivan Entertainment, 2003.

Road to Avonlea: The Complete Third Volume. Toronto: Sullivan Entertainment, 2004.

Tales From Avonlea: Beginnings. Disney Presents. Burbank, CA: Walt Disney Home Video, [2004].*

Road to Avonlea: The Complete Fourth Volume. Toronto: Sullivan Entertainment, 2004.

Road to Avonlea: The Complete Fifth Volume. Toronto: Sullivan Entertainment, 2005.

Tales from Avonlea: The Complete First Season. Burbank, CA: Walt Disney Home Video, 2005.

Road to Avonlea: The Complete Sixth Volume. Toronto: Sullivan Entertainment, 2006.

Road to Avonlea: The Complete Seventh Volume. Toronto: Sullivan Entertainment, 2007.

Home Video (English)

Road to Avonlea. A Sullivan Films Production. Produced by Kevin Sullivan and Trudy Grant in association with the Disney Channel, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and with the participation of Telefilm Canada. 7 volumes. Toronto: Astral Communications, [1990].

Tales From Avonlea. Disney Presents. 6 volumes. Burbank, CA: Walt Disney Home Video, [1993–1994].

Road to Avonlea. Sullivan Entertainment Presents. 11 volumes. Toronto: Sullivan Releasing, [1996–1997].

Road to Avonlea. 2 volumes. Toronto: Sullivan Entertainment, [1998].

Road to Avonlea. Sullivan Entertainment Presents. 4 volumes. Toronto: Sullivan Entertainment, [2000].

Road to Avonlea. Sullivan Entertainment’s. 5 volumes. Toronto: Sullivan Entertainment, [2001].

Road to Avonlea: The Movie. Sullivan Entertainment Presents. Sullivan Entertainment, [2003].*

Home Video (French)

Les Contes d’Avonlea. 4 volumes in a boxed set. Montréal: Imavision Distribution, [2001].

Novelizations

The Avonlea Album. From the Sullivan Films Television Series Based on the novels of L.M. Montgomery. Edited by Fiona McHugh. Willowdale, ON: Firefly Books, 1991.*

Road to Avonlea. 29 volumes. Based on the Sullivan Films productions based on the novels of Lucy Maud Montgomery. Toronto: HarperCollins, 1991–1995; New York: Bantam-Starfire, 1992–1995.

  • Dennis Adair and Janet Rosenstock, The Journey Begins #1 (1991)*
  • Gail Hamilton, The Story Girl Earns Her Name #2 (1991)*
  • Fiona McHugh, Song of the Night #3 (1991)*
  • Heather Conkie, The Materializing of Duncan McTavish [sic] #4 (1991)*
  • Fiona McHugh, Quarantine [sic] at Alexander Abraham’s #5 (1991)*
  • Gail Hamilton, Conversions #6 (1991)*
  • Amy Jo Cooper, Aunt Abigail’s Beau #7 (1991)*
  • Heather Conkie, Malcolm and the Baby #8 (1991)*
  • Gail Hamilton, Felicity’s Challenge #9 (1991)*
  • Linda Zwicker, The Hope Chest of Arabella King #10 (1991)*
  • Gail Hamilton, Nothing Endures but Change #11 (1991)*
  • Heather Conkie, Sara’s Homecoming #12 (1992)*
  • Gail Hamilton, Aunt Hetty’s Ordeal #13 (1992)*
  • Fiona McHugh, Of Corsets and Secrets and True True Love #14 (1992)*
  • Heather Conkie, Old Quarrels, Old Love #15 (1992)*
  • Gail Hamilton, Family Rivalry #16 (1992)*
  • Gail Hamilton, May the Best Man Win #17 (1992)*
  • Heather Conkie, Dreamer of Dreams #18 (1992)*
  • Amy Jo Cooper, It’s Just a Stage #19 (1992)*
  • Linda Zwicker, Misfits and Miracles #20 (1992)*
  • Heather Conkie, The Ties that Bind #21 (1994)*
  • Heather Conkie, Felix and Blackie #22 (1994)*
  • Marlene Matthews, But When She Was Bad… [sic] #23 (1994)*
  • Marlene Matthews, Double Trouble #24 (1994)*
  • Gail Hamilton, A Dark and Stormy Night #25 (1994)*
  • Heather Conkie, Friends and Relations #26 (1994)*
  • Gail Hamilton, Vows of Silence #27 (1995)*
  • Fiona McHugh, The Calamitous Courting of Hetty King #28 (1995)*
  • Gail Hamilton, Old Friends, Old Wounds #29 (1995)*

Soundtracks

Road to Avonlea: The Official Series Soundtrack. Music Composed and Conducted by Don Gillis. Toronto: Sullivan Entertainment, 2002.

1. The King Family (1:21)
2. Sara & Hetty (0:55)
3. Hetty’s Attack (1:08)
4. Felicity & Gus (2:32)
5. Felicity’s Broken Heart (0:29)
6. Alex [sic] & Janet (1:20)
7. The Homecoming (1:36)
8. Sara’s Coming Of Age (1:16)
9. Miss Stacey’s New Car (1:11)
10. Sara’s First Love (1:16)
11. A Broken Heart (1:36)
12. Felix & Blackie (1:14)
13. Felix’s New Job (1:31)
14. Hetty’s Long Lost Love (1:44)
15. A New Beginning (1:36)
16. Hetty’s High Horse (1:10)
17. Davey’s Undercover (2:03)
18. Davey & The Mermaid (1:26)
19. Steeple Chase (1:02)
20. The Winning Team (0:54)
21. Davey’s Adventure (0:54)
22. Rodeo (1:55)
23. Rodeo II (1:25)
24. The Marshall [sic] (0:57)
25. The Stunt Rider (0:55)
26. The Circus (0:59)
27. The Treasure (2:00)
28. The Countess (1:37)
29. So Long Ago (1:31)
30. Hornpipe (0:46)
31. The Secret (0:55)
32. The Wedding (0:45)
33. A Tropical Breeze (2:04)
34. Felicity Searches For Gus (0:56)
35. Felicity & Gus II (1:26)
36. Journey To The South (1:51)
37. Felicity’s Panic (1:08)
38. Felicity’s Broken Heart (1:10)
39. Gus’ Journey (0:53)
40. Felicity’s Fuss (1:10)
41. Gus’ Arrival (1:25)

Road to Avonlea: The Official Series Soundtrack. Music Composed by John Welsman. Toronto: Sullivan Entertainment, 2006.

1. Main Title/The Story Girl (8:50)
2. Jasper Dale (8:22)
3. Old Lady Lloyd (6:57)
4. Malcolm and the Baby (7:25)
5. Peg Bowen (5:00)
6. The Blue Chest of Arabella King (6:51)
7. Gus Pike (8:32)
8. Captain Crane (8:52)
9. She’s Like the Swallow (4:08)
10. The King Family (7:05)
11. All Through the Night (feat. Cedric Smith) (1:34)

Further Reading

Adilman, Sid. “New movie on its way to TV series.” Toronto Star, 4 March 1989, F1.

—. “Polley reaches end of the road.” Toronto Star, 6 November 1994, E10.

—. “The reason Road To Avonlea endures.” Toronto Star, 31 March 1996, B8.

—. “Road getting smoother for Avonlea producer.” Toronto Star, 9 January 1993, F9.

—. “Star Sarah Polley leaving TV’s Road To Avonlea.” Toronto Star, 22 August 1994, D7.

Atherton, Tony. “Avonlea creator aims focus beyond nostalgia and whimsy.” Vancouver Sun, 6 January 1996, B9.

Bawden, Jim. “A long and winding Road: After seven years, Avonlea’s dream-like life fades from screen.” Toronto Star, 30 March 1996, SW4.

Boone, Mike. “Avonlea starts fourth season: who would have predicted it?” Montreal Gazette, 16 January 1993, E6.

—. “Follow Road to Avonlea for good family viewing.” Montreal Gazette, 2 December 1990, F2.

—. “Road to Avonlea series takes viewers back to Anne-land.” Montreal Gazette, 7 January 1990, F1.

—. “Sad farewell.” TV Times, 13 January 1996, n.pag.

Davidson, Lars. “On the Road to Avonlea…the Island footage.” Atlantic Advocate, March 1991, 9-10.

“Family Hour.” TV Guide, 6 January 1990, 16-17.

Fisher, Jennifer. “Life after Anne.” TV Guide, 6 January 1990, 16-17.

Fraser, Hugh. “Avonlea beckons Dewhurst.” TV Times, 6 January 1990, n.pag.

—. “Tinkering with Success.” TV Times, 19 January 1991, n.pag.

Heilbron, Alexandra. “Road to Avonlea: A Canadian Success Story.” In The Lucy Maud Montgomery Album, compiled by Kevin McCabe, edited by Alexandra Heilbron, 350-4. Toronto: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 1999.

Hickey, Trisha. “Exit from Avonlea.” Toronto Sun, 21 January 1996, C9.

Jansen, Ben E. “An Avonlea Symphony.” In The Lucy Maud Montgomery Album, compiled by Kevin McCabe, edited by Alexandra Heilbron, 366-69. Toronto: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 1999.

—. “The Sets of Avonlea.” In The Lucy Maud Montgomery Album, compiled by Kevin McCabe, edited by Alexandra Heilbron, 355-62. Toronto: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 1999.

Kearney, Mark, and Randy Ray. The Great Canadian Book of Lists. Toronto: Dundurn Press, 1999.

Knelman, Martin. “Mickey on the Road to Avonlea.” Financial Post Magazine, March 1996, 22-26, 28.

Kohanik, Eric. “Electronic wizardry keeps Dewhurst in the picture for Road to Avonlea finale.” Montreal Gazette, 5 April 1992, F3.

Kotsopoulos, Patsy Aspasia. “Avonlea as Main Street USA? Genre, Adaptation, and the Making of a Borderless Romance.” Essays on Canadian Writing 76 (Spring 2002): 170-94.

—. “The Nostalgic Appeal of a Popular Place: Female Fans Interpreting Road to Avonlea.” Canadian Children’s Literature / Littérature canadienne pour la jeunesse 113-114 (Spring-Summer 2004): 73-97.

—. “‘Our Avonlea’: Imagining Community in an Imaginary Past.” In Pop Can: Popular Culture in Canada, edited by Lynne van Luven and Priscilla L. Walton, 98-105. Toronto: Prentice-Hall Canada, 1999.

Lefebvre, Benjamin. “Avonlea Without Anne.” In The Lucy Maud Montgomery Album, compiled by Kevin McCabe, edited by Alexandra Heilbron, 363-65. Toronto: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 1999.

—. “Road to Avonlea: A Co-Production of the Disney Corporation.” In Making Avonlea: L.M. Montgomery and Popular Culture, edited by Irene Gammel, 174-85. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2002.

Macfee, Holly. “Drawing out the Innocent.” Disney Channel Magazine, March-April 1990, 18-22.

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