Product Description

"One of television's more successful family shows." - THE NEW YORK TIMES

This 4-Disc DVD Boxset is the complete sixth season of "Road to Avonlea" / "Avonlea" (as shown on the Disney channel). "Road to Avonlea" takes on a more mature tone this volume as the characters of Avonlea grow and continue to face overwhelming hardships, as well as pleasant surprises. Sara Stanley (Sarah Polley) shocks Avonlea when she announces she is leaving to study in Paris and Felicity King (Gema Zamprogna) finally accepts Gus' (Michael Mahonen) proposal of marriage only to learn that he is lost at sea.

Disc 1
Ep. 66 - The Return of Gus Pike
Behind the Scenes Featurette

Disc 2
Ep. 67 - Lonely Hearts
Ep. 68 - Christmas in June
Ep. 69 - Fools and Kings
Ep. 70 - Comings and Goings

Disc 3
Ep. 71 - The Trouble with Davey
Ep. 72 - Great Expectations
Ep. 73 - A Fox Tale
Ep. 74 - The More Things Change

Disc 4
Ep. 75 - Home is Where the Heart Is
Ep. 76 - What a Tangled Web We Weave
Ep. 77 - A Time to Every Purpose
Ep. 78 - Homecoming

Special Features include:
- Behind the Scenes Featurette

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16665 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-05-02
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Box set, Color, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English, French
• Number of discs: 4
• Running time: 600 minutes

Customer Reviews

Not Quite the best, but still better than most shows
Season 6 of "Avonlea" as we always knew it by in the US is not quite as excellent as its pervious seasons, but is still worth the purchase none the less. The season begins with one of the best episodes of the series, "The Return of Gus Pike." This episode finally resovles the story arc between Gus Pike, Captain Crane, Abe Pike, and Gus's Mother. In this episode we finally find out why exactly Gus ended up a orphan without a family, and what really happened to his mother Eliza. Janet-Laine Green does a amazing job of portraying Gus's mother and even somewhat resembles him.

The other episodes in this season are kind all over the place. Focusing on many of the different characters. Sara appears in only one episode, and it is basically the big goodbye for Sarah Polley who had, had her fill of the series. In this episode Sara must decide rather she is going to follow her own dreams or those of her Aunt Hetty or Nanny Louisa. The episode also brings back Arthur Pettibone who returns. Definately one of my favorite episodes of the series.

In this season the character of Cecily is replaced by actress Molly Atkinson. Atkinson brings new life and depth to the character that the previous actress was not able to. I'm not saying the prior actress was bad or anything, but Atkinson brings Cecily more in to adulthood. The third episode in the season is called "Christmas in June," and is probably one of the best stand alone stories of the series.

Also during this season, the character of Rachel Lynde suffers two seperate strokes. She must leave her beloved Avonlea and Green Gables and that leaves Hetty King to raise Davey and Dora Keith. It almost seems at this point that the writers were just trying to find something for the very talented Jackie Burroughs to do.

There are several good episodes and several ones that a individual could probably do without. We see less of Sara (again only in one episode), Felicity, and Gus(also only in one), but more of Felix, Hetty, Davey, Dora, Izzy, and Green Gables alum Miss Stacey. Definately a enjoyable season at the very least!

Pleasant.

Season-six weakens in episode consistency compared to earlier seasons. Out of 13-espisodes, 8 are pleasant, 2 break believability without the real Cecily, 2 are good, and 1 is excellent. The pleasant stories of Avonlea do continue. The episode, "A Fox Tale", where Felix and Izzy start a business, is excellent with bantering between Felicity and "that annoying boy" Nat Lester.

Sarah appears in one episode.

A different actress plays Cecily, appearing and starring in two episodes. The original actress, in spite of the small part, created a likeable and memorable Cecily with a distinct personality; that she could not be replaced without notice. The two emotional Cecily episodes depend on the audience remembering and liking the original Cecily, but then switch someone else as Cecily. Who's idea was that? If they were unable to sign the original actress for another season after flowers and gifts, they would have done better to leave Cecily out entirely.

This season has less scenic outdoor photography that was so appealing.

The touted "Behind-the-scenes" is only a "preview" of this DVD that you have already bought, and the producer saying it is a nice season.

The writers of my favorite episodes of the early seasons, Heather Conkie, Suzette Couture, and Hart Hanson are missing this season.

These disappointments should be forgiven, in light of this wonderful series. It really is a great series.

You should start with the first season; as seasons 1-5 are best. Charming children and adults get into fun predicaments. If you liked "Little House on the Prairie" or "Anne of Green Gables"; you will like this. The realistic, likeable, characters are people that I would like to know. Avonlea is a place that I would like to visit, with beautiful countryside, farm, horses, period costumes and sets, women in pretty dresses, charm, some humor, interesting activities, and a lively pace.

Mr. Sullivan spared no expense creating fun escapades.

Clean family entertainment
I just finished watching all the episodes on this set. The one thing I did not expect was something I had never seen: 2-sided DVDs. They are silver on both sides and have the disc and side number around the center in small print. There are two episodes per side, and multiple discs. I didn't enjoy it quite as much as I expected, since there is only one episode featuring Felicity and Gus's story. As a fan of the series, I did enjoy most of the episodes very much and learned more about some of the newer characters included later in the series. It is all very good quality entertainment and very clean for all of the family to enjoy.