Road to Avonlea Season 1
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Actor: Gema Zamprogna, Jackie Burroughs, Mag Ruffman, Sarah Polley, Zachary BennettBrand: Koch
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); French (Original Language)
Format: Box set, Color, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 600 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-11-20
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Sullivan Entertainment
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- Inspired by the works of popular Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery ('Anne of Green Gables' ), the lives of the children and adults of Avonlea, Prince Edward Island in the first decades of this century. This 4-Disc DVD Boxset is the complete first season of "Road to Avonlea" / "Avonlea" (as shown on the Disney channel). "Road to Avonlea" is a sparkling one-hour episodic series that fo
Movie Reviews of Road to Avonlea Season 1
Movie Review: One of the best family shows ever!
Summary: 5 Stars
Every year, right about now (fall), I'll dust off my old RTA dvds and watch them again, beginning with Season 1. This year is especially significant as it marks the first time I'm sharing them with my five-and-a-half year old daughter. I actually wondered if she would take to them as I did, and she loved Season 1! The stories are based on LM Montgomery's works, the same author who gave us the beloved Anne of Green Gables: The Collection stories (my all-time favorite childhood show!).
The story in Road to Avonlea focuses on young Sara Stanley who is a rich girl living with her father in Montreal, Canada. When her father is wrongly accused of embezzlement, Sara is sent to live with her deceased mother's relatives on Prince Edward Island. Sara is accompanied by her long-time nanny, Louisa, and although they are meant to live with Uncle Alec and his family, the lack of room makes it necessary for Sara and Louisa to live with Sara's Aunt Hetty, an old schoolmistress, and Aunt Olivia, a gentle and kind soul.
The stories is Season One focus on how Sara settles into her new surroundings, learning to live without the comforts of the big city, and having to do things for herself, yet loving the fresh and wild country air and surroundings, as well as the love and companionship of an extended family. Sara's cousins, i.e. vain Felicity King, naughty Felix, cute and kind Cecily, brainy Andrew, and farmhand Peter all get into scrapes of one kind or another, with Sara usually right in the thick of it! This makes the show engaging and fun to watch, not just for children but adults as well. It is perfect family-friendly drama. Some reviewers have taken issue with the depiction of the women of Avonlea as gossip-mongers and spiteful. Although at times it does appear that there is an abundance of idle chit-chat and gossip in some episodes, there is always a positive message at the end of each episode, where certain characters learn how to acknowledge their flaws and become better individuals.
The episodes featured here include:
The Journey Begins - how Sara comes to Avonlea
The Story Girl - Sara decides to help raise funds for the school library
The Materializing of Duncan McTavish - Marilla Cuthbert (Collen Dewhurst from Anne of Green of Gables) surprises everyone with the revelation of a long lost love
Old Lady Lloyd - a old lady and recluse intrigues Sara, especially when Sara senses a link between Old Lady Lloyd and a lovely young visitor blessed with a beautiful voice
Proof of the Pudding - Felicity is appointed in charge when her parents go out of town, and mayhem ensues
Conversions - focuses on the townfolks' prejudice against Peg Bowen, the local witch
Aunt Abigail - Janet King's spinster sister is surprised when an old flame comes back into her life
Malcolm - an orphaned baby stirs up the emotions of Hetty, Rachel Lynde, and a newly married couple
Felicity's Challenge - Felicity gives in to peer pressure, but ends up hurting her closest friends.
The Hope Chest of Arabella King - Olivia discovers a passion for writing, but needs to convince the local newspaper owner that she has a story worth writing about
Nothing Endures But Change
Summary of Road to Avonlea Season 1
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