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Road to Avonlea Season 5 - Spin-off from Anne of Green Gables

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Charming children and adults get into fun predicaments.

If you liked "Anne of Green Gables" or "Little House on the Prairie"; then you should like this. Seasons 1-6 are excellent.

The realistic, likeable, characters are people that I would like to know. Avonlea is a place, I would like to visit. I like the beautiful, country-side, the farms, the horses, and the period style of dress, with the women in their pretty dresses, the period sets and homes, the humor, the warmth, the inviting activities, and the lively pace. Avonlea carries you to a nicer place.

Mr. Sullivan spared no expense to create fun and interesting escapades.

I especially liked the episode where Aunt Hetty, Jasper, and Aunt Olivia purchase the Lobster Canning Factory; because Jasper and Olivia are such charming characters in figuring out how to improve the factory.

This series has been my best money value; dividing the 13-episodes by the cost: $51÷13 episodes = $3.92 per 46-minute episode. Sells new in Canada for $80.

If you are considering this item, you won't be disappointed. The Road to Avonlea is a delightful series! It's wholesome, and has a great storyline with a moral to it.
The actors are very good, and it is well filmed too. It's great for the whole family!

I highly recommend it!

Such a wholesome, wonderful and high quality production. You NEVER feel like your sacrificing the quality or acting skills in exchange for family-friendliness! It's so hard to find television that's safe for the whole family! I remember watching this when I was a kid and now my own kids can enjoy it!

I've been viewing the Road to Avonlea series again after several years, and the magic is still there. This is truly one of the best family friendly shows that ever aired on television. Produced as a spin-off from Anne of Green Gables (another of my favorites), this series was unique in the sense that it accorded equal time to both the children and adults residing in the town of Avonlea on Prince Edward Island. The earlier season focused a lot on the antics of the children as they interfered in the affairs of the adults, often with hilarious and at times poignant results. The latter season saw these children maturing and undergoing adolescent pangs, as they struggled to cope with emotions and events as they grew up.

Season 5 begins with the episode, "Fathers and Sons", one of the highlights of the season and also one that is bittersweet. Alec King (Cedric Smith) places heavy demands on his young son, Felix (Zachary Bennett)who is to inherit the King farm someday. Felix on the other hand has no real interest in the farm, preferring to work at the White Sands Hotel and dreams of opening his own Tea Room someday. This predictably does not go down well with Alex who takes pride in adhering to family traditions, but slowly comes to the realization that Felix needs to be able to have a dream of his own, and perhaps traditions can be changed. This happens to be one of my favorite RTA episodes!

The other episodes this season are:
Memento Mori - birthday celebrations for Hetty King's 50th do not turn out as expected
Modern Times - Hetty buys the cannery to prevent it from being turned into a distillery; Jasper and Olivia wish to buy the cannery despite their own financial troubles
A Friend in Need - Hetty and Sara babysit the Keith twins whilst Rachel Lynde goes out of town; Izzy Pettibone outgrows her tomboy phase
Strictly Melodrama - Janet and Hetty come to blows over a play
The Great Race - Felix enters a horse race despite Janet's misgivings
Stranger in the Night - Alec hires a new farmhand Caleb Stokes who might be hiding something
Someone to Believe In - Alec King gets involved in politics, and so does Felix, in a manner of speaking
Thursday's Child - tragedy strikes the King family when Cecily contracts TB
Best Laid Plans - Jasper comes up with a new invention but his unscrupulous cousin may get in the way of the Dales' success
Otherwise Engaged - Gus Pike proposes to Felicity King, but will Felicity accept given her desire to go to medical school?
Enter Prince Charming - Sara becomes involved with the new minister's son
The Minister's Wife - Janet and the Minister's wife get into trouble

This series is well-worth one's time - it is family-friendly, always has a positive message at the end, and affirms the bonds of family and friendship. Recommended!

So happy to have found this additional to my "Road to Avonlea" library and at such a great price! Came quickly and was in great condition.

Avonlea is a fantastic series, that the whole family can watch together. We look forward to each new season.

This is an incredible family television series that is timeless in nature and appeals to all ages. My children watched it growing up, and now as young adults are a thrilled as I am to watch it all over again. There is humor and drama with wonderful story lines that will never loose thier context regardless of the era. If you are looking for wholesome, all family entertainment it doesn't get better than this. Cindy

Wonderful family DVD's!!!! We absolutely loved them!!! Would recommend them to anyone!!! A must see!!!

I AM SO HAPPY THAT I HAD THE OPORTUNITY TO SEE ALL OF IT, EXCELLENT I LOVED AS MY FAMILY DO..

The Avonlea series is timeless. The quality is great and the episodes are very entertaining. A very good purchase.