Swiss Family Robinson

August. 12,1974      
Rating:
6.9
Trailer Synopsis

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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Episode 1 - The Arrival
August. 12,1974

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.

Episode 2 - The Secret Of Shark Island
August. 19,1974

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.

Episode 3 - The Mark Of Captain Keel
August. 26,1974

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.

Episode 4 - The Curse Of The Idol
September. 02,1974

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.

Episode 5 - The Animal Kingdom
September. 09,1974

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.

Episode 6 - Bruno
September. 16,1974

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.

Episode 7 - Attack Of The Cat
September. 23,1974

Marie finds a panther's kitten in the jungle and brings it home. The kitten's angry mother attacks Ernest in revenge.

Episode 8 - Lost At Sea
September. 30,1974

Ernest builds a boat from salvaged shipwreck timber and sets off to the open seas, in hopes of finding help for his stranded family. But he unfortunately loses his compass and becomes lost at sea.

Episode 9 - A Time To Live And A Time To Die
October. 07,1974

Ernest finds a pregnant wild goat in the jungle and brings her back to the treehouse. Marie is eager to witness the upcoming birth, but Mother worries that something will go wrong.

Episode 10 - Cave Of The Tiger
October. 14,1974

A rockslide traps papa and Franz in a cave with the tiger that they were tracking.

Episode 11 - Dead Man's Gold
October. 21,1974

Franz and Ernest find an abandoned pirate camp while exploring the island. Franz also finds a treasure map at the camp, and becomes obsessed with finding the treasure, while neglecting his usual duties.

Episode 12 - Terror On South Island
October. 28,1974

Traveling to South Island to investigation a signal, the Robinson family discover a skeleton in a cave. Ernest is injured from a fall. But the real Terror was yet to be revealed as Soldier Ants were swarming towards them.

Episode 13 - The Visitor
November. 04,1974

Ernest and Franz rescue a castaway they find floating offshore on a couple of barrels. The castaway says he has a map of the island, and insists that there is a settlement beyond the waterfalls.

Episode 14 - Nature's Child
November. 11,1974

While hiding Marie's birthday gift Franz and Earnest stumble upon a wild girl and her pet leopard.

Episode 15 - Return From Paradise
November. 18,1974

Once again, Ernest encounters the mysterious young girl, the child of nature, who shares the family's island.

Episode 16 - Skeleton Clue
November. 25,1974

Johann cancels lessons when Ernest, Franz and Marie complain that school is useless on the island. But when Johann tells them they can have two days to do whatever they want, they find out that math and science can be useful after all.

Episode 17 - Somewhere On This Earth
December. 02,1974

Ernest, Franz and Marie hike to the north side of the island to search for a wedding anniversary present for their parents. They find a chest from their shipwreck which may contain a valuable artifact.

Episode 18 - Rescue!
December. 09,1974

The Robinsons are overjoyed when a British warship finds the island and the sailors come ashore. But the captain says he cannot take them aboard.

Episode 19 - Second Honeymoon
December. 16,1974

The Robinson children decide to camp in the caves for a few days so their parents can have some romantic privacy at the treehouse.

Episode 20 - Deadly Feast
December. 23,1974

Mother prepares an oyster stew for the family, but they're inedible. As she's tasting the meal while cooking, she consumes enough poison to collapse and fall into a coma.

Episode 21 - The Intruder
December. 30,1974

A meteorite lands close to the Robinsons's treehouse home and brings an alien substance that almost drives the family from their island.

Episode 22 - The Weakest Link
January. 06,1975

Ernest learns a lesson about dependence when his thoughtlessness almost brings disaster to the rest of the Robinsons.

Episode 23 - Monsoon
January. 13,1975

Marie becomes lost and disoriented after being swept up in a dangerous monsoon. Johann goes out to look for her.

Episode 24 - The Castaway
January. 20,1975

Franz tells his family how he managed to survive the first few days on the island when he thought he had been the only one who reached shore.

Episode 25 - Rogue
January. 27,1975

An old bear roams out of the wilderness and makes his last stand in the Robinsons's compound.

Episode 26 - Disappearance
February. 03,1975

When mama and papa are caught in a storm while fishing in a boat, the children must fend for themselves.

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