Swiss Family Robinson
Swiss Family Robinson is 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. Reruns, however, continued to be syndicated in Canada for many years, with stations often scheduling the program as part of their Saturday morning line-up.
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Ep 1The Arrival
In 1801, a family from Switzerland is shipwrecked on a deserted tropical island. All wash ashore safely except their younger son Franz, who is presumed dead.
Ep 2The Secret Of Shark Island
Franz steals away from the island in the family's outrigger canoe. He rows to a neighboring island and finds evidence that humans once lived there.
Ep 3The Mark Of Captain Keel
A deranged ex-pirate kidnaps Franz and Marie, in order to lure Father to his camp. He has mistaken Johann for Sir Henry Buckley, a famous buccaneer.
Ep 4The Curse Of The Idol
The family suffers a series of bad luck incidents after taking a carved wooden idol from an ancient stone mausoleum they discover on the island.
Ep 5The Animal Kingdom
The family's pet leopard, Ulysses, has grown too large and dangerous to keep around. But when Franz and Ernest release him deep in the island's jungle, they find he is too domesticated to survive on his own.
Ep 6Bruno
A dog from the ship turns up on the island and appears to be wild. Franz and johann disagree with what to do about the animal.
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