Road to Avonlea

Overview

In the fictional small town of Avonlea, Prince Edward Island, in the early 20th century, 10-year-old Montreal heiress Sara Stanley is sent by her wealthy father to live with her two maiden aunts, Hetty and Olivia King, to be near her late mother's side of the family.

Episodes

The Journey Begins

S01E01 The Journey Begins

January 7, 1990 60 min
Sara Stanley is a wealthy child sent to stay with distant relatives on Prince Edward Island, when her father is accused of embezzlement. She finds the life on the small island a challenge, and getting...
The Story Girl Earns Her Name

S01E02 The Story Girl Earns Her Name

January 14, 1990 60 min
Content to stay on at Rose Cottage, with her Aunt's Hetty & Olivia, Sara makes friends with Jasper Dale, 'The Awkward Man' of Avonlea. In the meantime, the school board has decided to hold a...
The Quarantine at Alexander Abraham's

S01E03 The Quarantine at Alexander Abraham's

January 21, 1990 60 min
A mischevious Sara and Felix sneak into grumpy old Alexander Abraham's house, on a dare, not knowing that he is ill and about to be quarantined. Avonlea busy-body, Rachel Lynde enters his house looking for...
The Materializing of Duncan McTavish

S01E04 The Materializing of Duncan McTavish

January 28, 1990 60 min
Everyone in Avonlea knows everything about everyone. Exasperated, Marilla Cuthbert, ""creates"" a beau for the ladies of the sewing circle. To Marilla's distress, a traveling salesman with the same name she 'made up' shows up...
Old Lady Lloyd (aka Song in the Night)

S01E05 Old Lady Lloyd (aka Song in the Night)

February 4, 1990 60 min
"Old Lady Lloyd" is believed to be a very wealthy woman, but she is actually living in poverty in her mansion. Sara befriends Miss Lloyd and wants to help her. Sylvia Gray, a friend of...
Proof of the Pudding

S01E06 Proof of the Pudding

February 11, 1990 60 min
Bossy cousin Felicity is left in charge of all the children when Aunt Janet and Uncle Alec go away to celebrate their 15th wedding anniversary, and then Aunt Hetty decides she must go to Charlottetown...
Conversions

S01E07 Conversions

February 18, 1990 60 min
The children are enthralled went a missionary visits Avonlea. Sara is distressed that Peter, the hired boy, has ""no religion"" and sets about getting him to go to church. Peter comes down with influenza and...
Aunt Abigail's Beau

S01E08 Aunt Abigail's Beau

February 25, 1990 60 min
Janet King's sister, Abigail (Aunt 'Crabigail') Ward, is a fussy old maid, who lives in a spotlessly clean house. When her old beau, Malcolm McEwan comes back, rich, from the Yukon; he sets about wooing...
Malcolm and the Baby

S01E09 Malcolm and the Baby

March 4, 1990 60 min
Back from their honeymoon, Malcolm suggests starting a family; Abigail says that she is too old for children, and they fuss quite a bit. Sara and Felicity find a newly orphaned baby and leave him...
Felicity's Challenge

S01E10 Felicity's Challenge

May 7, 1990 60 min
Felicity's pride is her downfall. She brags that she could make anyone popular, even poor sweet Clemmie Ray. She even makes a bet with snooty Sally Potts and her co-hort Jane Spry that Clemmie will...
The Witch of Avonlea

S01E11 The Witch of Avonlea

October 21, 1990 60 min
With Aunt Hetty as the Avonlea schoolmistress, Felix is feeling like the ""dunce"" that she tells him he is. With the help of Peg Bowen, the Witch of Avonlea and a ""magic stone"" Felix hopes...
The Blue Chest of Arabella King

S01E12 The Blue Chest of Arabella King

November 4, 1990 60 min
aka ""The Blue Chest of Arabella King"" Arabella King, a distant relative, was jilted at the altar, and left all of her wedding finery in a chest which sits in the King Farm kitchen for...
Nothing Endures But Change

S01E13 Nothing Endures But Change

November 11, 1990 60 min
Blair Stanley, Sara's father, has been acquitted of fraud and he wants Sara to come home to Montreal. He returns to the island and comes up against Hetty King, who refuses to let Sara go....

Cast

Sarah Polley
Sarah Polley
Sara Stanley
Jackie Burroughs
Jackie Burroughs
Hetty King
Mag Ruffman
Mag Ruffman
Olivia King/Olivia Dale
Lally Cadeau
Lally Cadeau
Janet King
Gema Zamprogna
Gema Zamprogna
Felicty King
Cedric Smith
Cedric Smith
Alec King
Zachary Bennett
Zachary Bennett
Felix King
Patricia Hamilton
Patricia Hamilton
Rachel Lynde
Heather Brown
Izzy Pettibone
Kyle Labine
Kyle Labine
Davey Keith
Michael Mahonen
Michael Mahonen
Gus Pike
Lindsay Murrell
Dora Keith

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