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• Format: NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 4
• Studio: Morning Star Ent.
• DVD Release Date: January 13, 2006
• Run Time: 572 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000MKXETC
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #117,680 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Swiss Family Robinson (The Complete Series)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars You want info? You got it..., April 11, 2011

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Howie (Arkansas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Swiss Family Robinson (DVD)

The listing: The Swiss Family Robinson is the 26 episode Canadian series produced by Glen Warren Productions for CTV and premiered September 1976 on CTV. The stars as listed are correct. Each episode was intended for a 30 minute time slot. The set listed here is a 3 disk set from Image Entertainment and the only one currently in print.

The listing here: The Swiss Family Robinson (The Complete Series) is an earlier "out-of-print" release of this series. It's reportedly a 4 disk set from Morningstar Entertainment.

As to which release is better? I do not know, but typically the same material on fewer disks will indicate some compression issues although it's not uncommon for 30 minute series to have 7-9 episodes per disk as would be the case with the Image set. I'd not avoid it for that reason alone as Image typically puts out a good quality product.

The USA Irwin Allen series from 1976 on ABC with Martin Milner, Willie Aames, and Helen Hunt has not yet seen a DVD release.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Swiss Family Robinson, September 13, 2010

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David T. Brown - See all my reviews
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This "Swiss Family Robinson" tv series is the best ever and there will never be another that compares. Great cast, storylines and beautiful scenery. Throw in family values, drama, adventure, mystery and humor and you have one of the best "Family" shows ever made. Every episode is interesting and exciting. All 5 cast members seem as if they were meant to play those roles and that they really were related. It is a Canadian import, which maybe gives it a unique flavor and is one of the most popular tv shows ever from that country. The jungle scenes were filmed in Canada and the beach scenes in Jamaica, so it is truly island fare. I remember watching this show with my family on Friday nights at 7:00 on channel 12 from Montreal, as we grew up close to the border of Canada. I was in junior high school at the time it premiered back in the Fall of '73 and liked the show from the very first episode. I couldn't wait to see the next one. The only regret is that it only lasted 1 season (for reasons unknown to me) with a 2nd season of reruns before it went into the U.S. market. It brings back great memories from my childhood. When I saw it was on DVD I was really excited and couldn't wait to watch them again, as I hadn't seen them in nearly 30 years. This really is a show for the whole family and a purchase one will not regret!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The 70s family Robinson, September 23, 2009

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Pj Thorp - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Swiss Family Robinson (DVD)

One of the better film versions of Wyss's novel.
The plots are semi-serialized.
The film quality is good.
Also good cast, and great island location footage.