In 2000-2001, Sullivan Entertainment's "Anne:
the Animated Series" aired on PBS. Geared towards 6-10
year olds, each episode focused on a challenge of childhood. Real children
commented on the show at the end of each episode, and Sullivan Entertainment's
Annetoon website provides resources for educators teaching children with
the show. The film "Anne: Journey to Green Gables" (2004) was a
prequel to the books and Annetoon series.
The main characters included 10-year-old Anne, Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert who
adopt her, and her friends Gilbert Blythe, Diana Barry and Felix King.
The first season has included 26 episodes:
Episode 1-Carrots
Episode 2-Babysitter Blues
Episode 3-The Stray
Episode 4-The Best Partner
Episode 5-A Question of Rules
Episode 6-Taffy size
Episode 7-One True Friend
Episode 8-Lost and Found
Episode 9-Idle Chatter
Episode 10-A Bully by the Horns
Episode 11-The Ice Cream Promise
Episode 12-The Sleeves size
Episode 13-The Avonlea Herald
Episode 14-Chores Eclipsed
Episode 15-The Swim of Things
Episode 16-Butterflies
Episode 17-A Walk in His Shoes
Episode 18-The Witches of Avonlea
Episode 19-A Square Peg
Episode 20-Marbles
Episode 21-Oh Brother
Episode 22-A Condition of Superstition
Episode 23-A Welcome Hero
Episode 24-A Better Mousetrap
Episode 25-No Anne is an Island
Episode 26-Anne's Disappearing Allowance
Personal Comments (2001):
I finally managed to catch an episode of Annetoon last weekend. I really
enjoyed it. It was the episode on Gilbert's birthday where Anne and Diana
plan a surprise party for him, but forget to keep the things he liked in mind
while planning it. Anne used her imagination to put herself in another
person's shoes to understand them better. The lesson was obvious, but not
overbearing. I think children would enjoy the show and a lot of adults
would enjoy seeing Anne as an animated character as well. I'm going to
try to watch an episode here and there in the future.
I saw a second episode where Anne was in a spelling bee and Peg Bowen
put a spell
on her where she believed she could no longer spell correctly. The end
of the episode introduced the character "Dryad." This was also
a nice episode, and had a lesson on self-confidence.
Useful External Links (will open in new windows):
Sullivan Entertainment's Annetoon website
provides all of the information about the series, includes a fun forum and
games for viewers, and educational packets for teachers and parents using the
series
as a teaching tool. You can also watch behind the scenes clips and footage
from the episodes.
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