Based on the writings by swiss pastor johann wyss and on one of the most widely published books in history, swiss family robinson follows the adventures of a family after being shipwrecked on a remote tropical island. While there is a slight personal preference for the 1960 disney film, which is much more familiar to me, this 1940 film adaptation of swiss family robinson should be better known and unfortunately can only really be found on a too darkly lit and blurry vhs. The first, from season 1, is return from outer space, where will is beamed to a small town in vermont. The adventures of swiss family robinson part 2 e25e27. Boston america 1830s david robinson finds the comfortable life as chief clerk in his fatherinlaws shipping firm tedious. Based on the 1812 novel the swiss family robinson, it follows the adventures of nine survivors of a shipwreck as they attempt to adapt to life on a deserted island. Though it oddly hasnt had the same staying power of other 60sera disney films, the idea of swiss family robinson is such that a filmmaker with the right budget. Anyone who has seen swiss family robinson, which was released on december 21, 1960, danced. The swiss family robinson part 1 of 2 full audio book by johann david wyss classic fiction duration. Swiss family robinson 1960 online free, part 1 of 6, full. A swiss family must survive being shipwrecked on a deserted island.
The adventures of swiss family robinson 1998 episode 1survival. Thomas lee kirk born december 10, 1941 is an american former actor and later a businessman. Watch the adventures of swiss family robinson full episodes online. The second, from season 3, as pointed out in the other answer, is visit to a hostile planet, where they land on earth in 1947. Fred, who develops a phobia of the seawater, must confront his fears when ernie gets dragged into the water by. Throw in family values, drama, adventure, mystery and humor and you have one of the best family shows ever made. Watch the adventures of swiss family robinson season 1, episode 1 the typhoon. This was an era in which overpopulation was seriously considered as a future certainty and the robinsons were volunteers to leave earth to make a life elsewhere.
The adventures of swiss family robinson is a 1998 family adventure series that originally aired on the pax network now ion television. Scrappy, pluckylooking kentuckyborn tommy kirk, who was born on december 10, 1941, became synonymous with. Dorothy mcguire produced by walt disney december 21, 1960. Swiss family robinson film by annakin 1960 britannica. Here is an industry trailer with clips from cloud 9s series the adventures of swiss family robinson starring richard thomas.
The show was broadcast weekly on one of the big three television networks until 1990, a 36year span with only a twoyear hiatus in 198485. Martin sam milner december 28, 1931 september 6, 2015 was an american film, stage, radio, and television actor. The children become trapped in the dreamtime, and only a native shaman can rescue them. Back in 1960, disneys adaptation of swiss family robinson was a massive success at the box office. Swiss family robinson 1960 online free, part 1 of 6. Each episode of this classic adventure brings a lesson of hope, joy, and the value of a. Swiss family robinson appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 2. This classic one season family adventure series starred martin milner route 66, adam12 as karl robinson, the survivor of a shipwreck who found himself, his wife lotte pat delaney, and two sons, fred willie aames eight is enough and eric olson apples way stranded on a volcanic island, along with the ship captains daughter helga wagner helen hunt mad. A mysterious jungle inhabitant threatens the robinson s well being. It is a film worthy of a dvd, and a remastered one at that. The twohour pilot for the series was first shown on april 15, 1975. Version of 15 remade as 3 edited into 1 referenced in 21. This situation precluded sales of the canadian series to the lucrative american market.
Watch swiss family robinson 1976 episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. A look back at swiss family robinson for the 60th anniversary. The series consisted of 26 30minute episodes, and diverged somewhat from the original novel. During its short three season run, the show was well received, but its years in syndication really put it into cult status. The series is a 1960s space version of the swiss family robinson that seeks to colonize another world but finds itself off course and unable to return to earth. Swiss family robinson, american familyadventure film, released in 1960, that is. Allens swiss family robinson had a setting of not the future or present, but in the traditional setting of the book by johnathan wyss an unknown island in the early 19th century. I say familyish simply because there may be some legitimately scary parts for. As such it exhibits the same geographically impossible array flora. Based upon the novel the swiss family robinson, the pilot and its 20 subsequent episodes of the series were produced by irwin allen, who had earlier produced a futuristic adaptation of the same. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 11 produced by 3 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 production design by 1 set decoration by 1 costume design by 1 makeup department 3 production management 1 second unit director or assistant director 3 art department 5. Robinsons end up marooned on an uninhabited island, leading to a series of. Swiss family robinson 1960 john mills, dorothy mcguire.
Future eight is enough star willie aames was ultimately tapped for the part. Kazoku robinson hyoryuki fushigina shima no furone 1981 tv series. He was best known for his performances in a number of highly popular films made by walt disney studios such as old yeller, the shaggy dog, the swiss family robinson, the misadventures of merlin jones, as well as the beachparty films of the mid1960s. Since allen was known for his tv shows of the 1960s he decided to come. A genuine model of sincerity, practicality and dignity in most of the roles she inhabited, actress dorothy. The bookish ernst theorizes that the island may once have been part of a land bridge connected to asia. Here is an industry trailer with clips from cloud 9s series the adventures of swiss family robinson. A series of unfortunate happenings occur that seem to be related to the dark forces released by the man. While exploring a rugged part of the island jeremiah come down witn a life threatening illness. Swiss family robinson is a 1960 american adventure film starring john mills, dorothy mcguire. It revolves around the trials and tribulations of a family of four karl robinson, his wife lotte and their two sons, fred and ernie who are stranded on an island after a shipwreck. A mysterious jungle inhabitant threatens the robinsons well being. Despite the semiadvanced age of the film itself, the dvd offered a pretty fine picture.
Milner is known for his performances on two television series. The adventures of swiss family robinson double feature 1. The swiss family robinson is an american action and adventure series that was broadcast during the 197576 tv season. A behindthescenes look at the filming of swiss family robinson on the west indian island of tobago. One of the animal actors, a 5yearold elephant named rocky so named. The adventures of swiss family robinson season 1 imdb. The show chronicles their survival and adaptation in an unfamiliar environment using only indigenous resources. Watch swiss family robinson online full episodes of. The adventures of swiss family robinson eps 1 to 6 youtube. Adjusted for inflation, its sold more tickets than avengers.
Only one season was produced, due to the development of a swiss family robinson series in 1975 by abc in the united states. The adventures of swiss family robinson part 2 e25e27 duration. Swiss family robinson was a strange turn for irwin allen since he was known for his futuristic actionadventure series of the 60s. James gordon macarthur december 8, 1937 october 28, 2010 was an american actor best known for the role of danny danno williams, the reliable secondincommand of the fictional hawaiian state police squad in the long. Swiss family robinson is a family show based on a book by the same title. Kevin corcoran was born on june 10, 1949 in santa monica, california, usa as kevin anthony corcoran. Route 66, which aired on cbs from 1960 to 1964, and adam12. The walt disney company has produced its flagship anthology television series under several different titles since 1954 the original version of the series premiered on abc on wednesday, october 27, 1954. Swiss family robinson s1 e25 secret shark island youtube. Swiss family robinson 1960 online free, part 1 of 6, full video.
This swiss family robinson tv series is the best ever and there will never be another that compares. With john mills, dorothy mcguire, james macarthur, janet munro. The swiss family robinson story set in space followed the robinson family, whose spaceship jupiter 2 is thrown off course on a mission to colonize a planet circling the star alpha centauri. The swiss family robinson 1975 tv series wikipedia.
It was the second feature film based on the 1812 novel the swiss family robinson by johann david wyss, a previous adaptation having been released by rko. Of course the transport device is irreversibly broken, thanks to dr. Watch the adventures of swiss family robinson online. The heroic tale of the courageous exploits of the robinson family after they are. Reruns, however, continued to be syndicated in canada for many. Watch walt disney presents episodes online season 7 tv. This movie took in forty million dollars around three hundred sixtyseven million dollars in todays money, making it one of the most successful family movies ever made. Karl believes there is a logical explanation to everything.