Swiss Family Robinson
Swiss Family Robinson
TV ShowEnded

Swiss Family Robinson

6.4 / 10
1974
1 season
26 episodes
DramaAction & Adventure

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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Cast

Seasons

  • The Arrival

    1.The Arrival

    12-08-197430m

    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.

  • The Secret Of Shark Island

    2.The Secret Of Shark Island

    19-08-197430m

    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.

  • The Mark Of Captain Keel

    3.The Mark Of Captain Keel

    26-08-197430m

    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.

  • The Curse Of The Idol

    4.The Curse Of The Idol

    02-09-197430m

    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.

  • The Animal Kingdom

    5.The Animal Kingdom

    09-09-197430m

    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 domestic...

  • Bruno

    6.Bruno

    16-09-197430m

    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.

  • Attack Of The Cat

    7.Attack Of The Cat

    23-09-197430m

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

  • Lost At Sea

    8.Lost At Sea

    30-09-197430m

    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 beco...

  • A Time To Live And A Time To Die

    9.A Time To Live And A Time To Die

    07-10-197430m

    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.

  • Cave Of The Tiger

    10.Cave Of The Tiger

    14-10-197430m

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

  • Dead Man's Gold

    11.Dead Man's Gold

    21-10-197430m

    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 neglec...

  • Terror On South Island

    12.Terror On South Island

    28-10-197430m

    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...

  • The Visitor

    13.The Visitor

    04-11-197430m

    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 t...

  • Nature's Child

    14.Nature's Child

    11-11-197430m

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

  • Return From Paradise

    15.Return From Paradise

    18-11-197430m

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

  • Skeleton Clue

    16.Skeleton Clue

    25-11-197430m

    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...

  • Somewhere On This Earth

    17.Somewhere On This Earth

    02-12-197430m

    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...

  • Rescue!

    18.Rescue!

    09-12-197430m

    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.

  • Second Honeymoon

    19.Second Honeymoon

    16-12-197430m

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

  • Deadly Feast

    20.Deadly Feast

    23-12-197430m

    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.

  • The Intruder

    21.The Intruder

    30-12-197430m

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

  • The Weakest Link

    22.The Weakest Link

    06-01-197530m

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

  • Monsoon

    23.Monsoon

    13-01-197530m

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

  • The Castaway

    24.The Castaway

    20-01-197530m

    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.

  • Rogue

    25.Rogue

    27-01-197530m

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

  • Disappearance

    26.Disappearance

    03-02-197530m

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

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