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Road to Avonlea Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 1990 - 1990
Episode 1
The Journey Begins
Sun, Jan 7, 1990 60 mins
The daughter of a wealthy Montreal merchant is sent to the small town of Avonlea on Prince Edward Island to live with her mother's relatives. Sarah Polley, Jackie Burroughs.
Episode 2
The Story Girl Earns Her Name
Sun, Jan 14, 1990 60 mins
Sara (Sarah Polley) befriends "awkward" Jasper Dale; then she recruits his help, after she inadvertently helps a con man leave town with the school library's funds. Jasper: R.H. Thomson. Aunt Hetty: Jackie Burroughs.
Episode 3
The Quarantine at Alexander Abraham's
Sun, Jan 21, 1990 60 mins
Sick and grouchy Alexander Abraham's farmhouse is quarantined---just after Sara and Felix have broken into it on a dare and busybody Rachel Lynde (Patricia Hamilton) has come in search of a young truant. Abraham: W.O. Mitchell. Marilla Cuthbert: Colleen Dewhurst. Sara Stanley: Sarah Polley. Felix: Zachary Bennett.
Episode 4
The Materializing of Duncan McTavish
Sun, Jan 28, 1990 60 mins
Marilla Cuthbert (Colleen Dewhurst) lies about a past marriage proposal and makes up a beau. Then a traveling salesman with that name arrives in town. Alec King: Cedric Smith. Sara Stanley: Sarah Polley.
Episode 5
Old Lady Lloyd
Sun, Feb 4, 1990 60 mins
Miss Lloyd catches the children trespassing on her property. Sarah Polley, Zoe Caldwell.
Episode 6
Proof of the Pudding
Sun, Feb 11, 1990 60 mins
Chaos ensues when Felicity (Gema Zamprogna) is left in charge of the children. Agnes Leslie: Doris Petrie. Mr. Simpkins: Paul Haddad. Sara: Sarah Polley. Hetty: Jackie Burroughs. Olivia: Mag Ruffman.
Episode 7
The Conversion
Sun, Feb 18, 1990 60 mins
A missionary visits Avonlea, inspiring Sara to convert hired boy Peter (Miklos Perlus)---who develops a crush on Felicity. Mrs. Ray: Barbara Gordon. Maud Craig: Fiona Reid. Sara Stanley: Sarah Polley. Aunt Hetty: Jackie Burroughs. Aunt Olivia: Mag Ruffman.
Episode 8
Aunt Abigail's Beau
Sun, Feb 25, 1990 60 mins
Sara and Felicity try to persuade Abigail, Janet King's sister, not to let her suitor get away after she refuses him. Janet: Lally Cadeau. Aunt Hetty: Jacki Burroughs.
Episode 9
Malcolm and the Baby
Sun, Mar 4, 1990 60 mins
Malcolm weds Abigail; Sara discovers an abandoned infant, but Rachel Lynde and Aunt Hetty feud over custody of the child.
Episode 10
Witch of Avonlea
Sun, Oct 21, 1990 60 mins
Felix is having trouble with spelling at school and Hetty and Janet blame each other for his problems.
Episode 11
Felicity's Challenge
Sun, Oct 28, 1990 60 mins
Felicity risks losing a friendship by being too competitive while trying to win a bet.
Episode 12
The Blue Chest of Arabella King
Sun, Nov 4, 1990 60 mins
Sara, Felix and Felicity are fascinated with a mysterious chest in the attic, left there by a distant relative jilted at the altar many years ago. Jasper Dale: R.H. Thomson. Sara Stanley: Sarah Polley. Felix: Zachary Bennett. Felicity: Gema Zamprogna.
Episode 13
Nothing Endures but Change
Sun, Nov 11, 1990 60 mins
Sara's father is acquitted of fraud. Sarah Polley.
