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In the fictional small town of Avonlea, Prince Edward Island, in the early 20th century, 10-year-old Montreal heiress Sara Stanley is sent by her wealthy father to live with her two maiden aunts, Hetty and

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Road to Avonlea Season 7 Episode 4 - Woman of Importance
    6.2/10(69 votes)

    S7:E4

    Izzy is at loose ends. Felix has betrayed her, and her father is involved with his new bride. After writing to her mother's sister, Izzy is surprised when her aunt arrives in Avonlea. The woman dazzles Izzy with tales of her glamourous life, and Izzy decides to return to Boston with her Aunt Lillian. Lillian is exposed as a woman in financial ruin, and Felix makes a heartfelt plea to Izzy to stay in Avonlea with him. As home and love are strong ties, Izzy decides to stay in Avonlea.

    Director:Allan King
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Road to Avonlea Season 7 Episode 12 - The Last Hurrah
    6.7/10(44 votes)

    S7:E12

    Jasper returns from England to find that Olivia has taken in Lottie, a young woman recently fired from the Carmody cannery, and her baby. Meanwhile, Eulalie Bugle and Archie Gillis are campaigning for Avonlea to amalgamate with Carmody, a situation that Alec, Bert Potts, and Stuart fight vigorously with a counter-campaign. An emotional address by Jasper seals a victory for the anti-amalgamation activists, but their luck soon changes when the Dale Cannery is struck by lightning and burns to the ground. Faced with no job, Lottie leaves her baby with the Dales and disappears.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Road to Avonlea Season 6 Episode 3 - Christmas In June
    6.8/10(49 votes)

    S6:E3

    Cecily is in a sanitarium in New York, where she meets Louie, a street smart boy. Bored with their treatments the two get in to so much mischief, Cecily is in danger of being sent home. Janet and Alec arrive and try to smooth things over. Cecily tells them of Louie's sad life, and they plans a Christmas celebration for a poor boy who has never had one. Louie dies shortly thereafter; but Cecily settles down determined to get well.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Road to Avonlea Season 7 Episode 10 - After the Ball Is Over
    6.8/10(47 votes)

    S7:E10

    Great Aunt Eliza is about to turn 90 years old and Janet and Abigail plan a party to celebrate. Cousin Winifred, arrives and stirs up old sorrows for Eliza. They once both loved the same young man. Winifred finally reveals to Eliza the true state of the young man's heart. Eliza and Winifred make their peace with each other.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Road to Avonlea Season 6 Episode 4 - Fools and Kings
    7.0/10(46 votes)

    S6:E4

    Janet has time on her hands for the first time in her life. Felicity, Daniel and Cecily are all away from home. Felix is busy at the hotel, Alec's time is taken up by the farm and his lodge. When she sees a chance to earn ""extra"" money, Janet jumps at the chance; but all of the money makers end up costing Janet more than she makes. Janet must find a way out of her problem without telling Alec; the owner of the company she is dealing with makes threats, and Alec comes to her rescue.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Road to Avonlea Season 6 Episode 6 - The Trouble with Davey
    7.1/10(54 votes)

    S6:E6

    Rose Cottage is ""empty"" now, so when Rachel has a stroke Hetty agrees to take in Dora and Davy until she fully recovers. Rachel goes out west to live with her son. Once again, Dora and Davy have made a major change in their lives. Davy feels responsible for Rachel's stroke, and causes an unbelievable amount of trouble. Hetty finally gets to the root of Davy's guilt and she, Dora ,and Davy settle down to a new life at Rose Cottage.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Road to Avonlea Season 6 Episode 7 - Great Expectations
    7.1/10(47 votes)

    S6:E7

    Davy finds that school is not to his liking, and decides not to go. Hetty thinks making him get a job will teach him to appreciate school. Jasper teaches Davy all about running the cannery. He and Jasper bond, and become friends. Hetty is worried that Davy will never return to school, until Jasper shows Davy how education will improve his life and his job. Davy goes back to school with a new attitude.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Road to Avonlea Season 6 Episode 11 - What a Tangled Web We Weave
    7.1/10(54 votes)

    S6:E11

    An impoverished Polish countess visits the White Sands for her son's wedding, as does Pierre's mother, whose daughter is the bride. However, there's a twist when it is revealed that Pierre has been telling his mother he owns the White Sands.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Road to Avonlea Season 7 Episode 6 - Ah... Sweet Mystery of Life
    7.1/10(44 votes)

    S7:E6

    Just as Simon Tremayne receives an offer to buy out the White Sands hotel by a buyer who wants to modernize it, Hetty learns that the school is to be closed down and its students sent to school in Carmody. Her devastation is tempered by her blossoming romance with Simon; she soon accepts his proposal of marriage. However, pressure on both of them to fight off the idea of losing their respective jobs (Hetty calls for a comparative test between the students of Avonlea Public School and those of the Carmody School) makes them realize that, though they may love each other, they are too career-oriented to be married to one another.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Road to Avonlea Season 7 Episode 5 - Secrets and Sacrifices
    7.2/10(44 votes)

    S7:E5

    Janet King's sister, Abigail, and Great Aunt Eliza return to Avonlea, turning Janet's world upside down. Janet hints to Abigail, that there may be a wedding in the spring and shows her a dress pattern she wants to make. After several remarks Abigail made to Cecily are told to Alec, he thinks Janet is pining for the engagement ring he was never able to afford. Alec is determined to get Janet a ring and takes her wedding band to ""size"" the new ring; Janet thinks she lost her band and tries to get a replacement

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Road to Avonlea Season 4 Episode 5 - Moving On (aka Sara and the Marshal)
    7.3/10(59 votes)

    S4:E5

    With the 'romance' of Felicity and Gus progressing, Sara is feeling left out. Then Zak Morgan, and his ""Wild West Show"" come to town and Sara loses her heart. Hetty and Olivia are very concerned that Sara is getting into a dangerous situation. Sara rodeo rides to impress Zak, and asks if she can join his show. Zak agrees, but when the time comes and the show leaves town Sara is left behind.

    Director:Stephen Surjik
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Road to Avonlea Season 7 Episode 9 - From Away
    7.3/10(49 votes)

    S7:E9

    Two orphaned brothers arrive at the Avonlea Foundling Home and bring trouble and strife with them. They are looking for their big brother,Jim, who arrived in Canada before they did. They steal money from Hetty, cause mischief in town and make trouble for Davy. Davy ""borrows"" money from Hetty and takes the boys on a train ride to Halifax to find their brother. Hetty takes Davy to task for his actions; but he has learned a valuable lesson. and we see that Davy is finally growing up.

    Director:Stefan Scaini
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Road to Avonlea Season 5 Episode 6 - The Great Race
    7.4/10(49 votes)

    S5:E6

    Felix wants to enter the steeplechase; but Janet is afraid he'll get hurt. He trains for the race without her knowledge and is injured. Janet and Felix, face their fears; and he enters the race. Clive Pettibone wants to prove to his son that he is still as good a rider as he used to be and also enters the race. Who will win???

    Director:Stefan Scaini
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Road to Avonlea Season 5 Episode 10 - Best Laid Plans
    7.4/10(42 votes)

    S5:E10

    As penance for a careless accident he caused, Hetty orders Davey (he and Dora who Hetty is looking after for the afternoon) to perform three good deeds. The first is directed toward Jasper. Davey is the cause of yet another accident in Jasper's laboratory, but one that helps Jasper create a new unbreakable ceramic-like material. Olivia thinks that Jasper should patent it and use it for widespread purposes. The only person who Jasper believes could assist financially and with business expertise is his black-sheep cousin Jeremiah Dale - he being the black sheep because he went into business. However Jasper does not want to ask as he has not spoken to Jeremiah in over twenty years since Jeremiah made his life miserable when they were growing up. Looking remarkably similar to each other, Jeremiah used to pretend to be Jasper while wreaking havoc. Without telling Jasper, Olivia decides to ask Jeremiah on Jasper's behalf, a move which doesn't sit well with Jasper. Olivia, Jasper and Jeremiah have to reconcile their feelings if there is any chance of Jasper's invention making a mark in the world. Jeremiah's plans are to seek investments of $8,000 to make the business fly. But Jasper and Olivia have no idea what Jeremiah's exploits have been in the past twenty years. Those exploits ultimately direct the success or failure for Jasper, Olivia and the investors of what Jeremiah has coined "Jasperon Incorporated".

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Road to Avonlea Season 5 Episode 13 - The Minister's Wife (2)
    7.4/10(52 votes)

    S5:E13

    When Janet and Viola go for a joy ride in Miss Stacey's new automobile, it raises rumors that Mrs. Elliott has a drinking problem.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Road to Avonlea Season 6 Episode 8 - A Fox Tale
    7.4/10(52 votes)

    S6:E8

    Felix goes into the fox raising business with Izzy; but when he needs to get a bank loan he trades Izzy for Nat Lester as his partner. Nat spends most of the money trying to impress people, Felix is in danger of loosing Izzy as his friend, and Felicity needs to learn to see life from other peoples perceptive. The foxes escape and Felix must find a way to repay the loan. Izzy accepts Felix's apology and they resume their friendship.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Road to Avonlea Season 2 Episode 11 - It's Just a Stage
    7.5/10(62 votes)

    S2:E11

    Pigeon Plumtree, is a famous actress and Sara's cousin, who has decided to make a stop in Avonlea. Sara has stars in her eyes when Pigeon claims that she has the making of becoming a great actress. Pat Frewen, resident pig farmer is enchanted by Pigeon, much to the distress of Dorathea, who has waited 20 years for Pat to propose to her. Sara sorts out this odd love triangle and decides to stay in Avonlea.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Road to Avonlea Season 6 Episode 2 - Lonely Hearts
    7.5/10(49 votes)

    S6:E2

    The White Sands Hotel is the setting for a Bachelor Auction. Each bachelor makes up a picnic basket and a lady bids on it; the bachelor then shares the basket with the lady. Felix and Izzy's romance begins to blossom; Becky Lester has her eye on Davy; Hetty looses Clive Pettibone to Muriel Stacy; Simon Tremayne has his eye on Hetty but fears he has no hope; but the dance at the hotel, to end the day, finds Hetty is Simon's arms.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Road to Avonlea Season 3 Episode 9 - Vows of Silence (aka True Confessions)
    7.6/10(54 votes)

    S3:E9

    aka ""Vows of Silence"" The new minister in town, gives a 'hell-fire-and-brimstone' sermon which convinces the children that the world is coming to an end. The adults have no idea that the children have taken the sermon so seriously. The children go to the lighthouse, prepared to confess their sins, and hope this will save the world. A lunar eclipse convinces them the end is nigh...and Felix's confession almost makes Felicity put an end to him.

    Director:Gilbert M. Shilton
    Writer:Hart Hanson

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  20. Road to Avonlea Season 5 Episode 12 - Enter Prince Charming (1)
    7.6/10(51 votes)

    S5:E12

    A new minister comes to Avonlea; Rev. Elliott. However, many of the townspeople are put off by his use of humor during sermons. Hetty, in particular, is put off by his son Booth's forwardness in asking Sara to dance a new dance, the Ragtime, with him. Janet is the only one who makes friends with the minister's eccentric wife Viola.

    Director:Stephen Surjik
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Road to Avonlea Season 6 Episode 5 - Comings and Goings
    7.6/10(53 votes)

    S6:E5

    Sara returns to Avonlea with Nanny Louisa ready to announce plans to go to Paris to study. Nanny and Aunt Hetty begin to squabble over Sara's future; they both have made plans for her with out consulting her. Sara loves them both, but is determined to go to France. Felix and Izzy are having romance problems and Sara nudges them in the right direction.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Road to Avonlea Season 7 Episode 2 - Love May Be Blind... But the Neighbours Ain't
    7.6/10(50 votes)

    S7:E2

    The Dominion Day picnic finds Felix in jeopardy of losing Izzy's friendship and Jasper trying to tell Olivia he has been offered a teaching position in England. The boys in town are all making eyes at Hannah Hubble while the girls look on with growing irritaion.

    Director:Allan King
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Road to Avonlea Season 7 Episode 8 - Total Eclipse
    7.6/10(51 votes)

    S7:E8

    The adults are away from King Farm when a solar eclipse is to take place. Cecily accidentally destroys money meant for charity and must replace it. Felix comes up with the scheme of renting out the farm house as a hotel; to replace the money and to show Simon Tremayne that he would make a good assistant manager at the hotel. Jasper's cousin Selina becomes infatuated with one of the guests, an Italian professor. When Janet arrives home, the place is in chaos.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Heather Conkie

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  24. Road to Avonlea Season 1 Episode 1 - The Journey Begins
    7.7/10(139 votes)

    S1:E1

    Sara Stanley is a wealthy child sent to stay with distant relatives on Prince Edward Island, when her father is accused of embezzlement. She finds the life on the small island a challenge, and getting to know her mother's family is not much easier. At first Sara resents being in Avonlea. Her mother's sister, Hetty King, resents Sara's Nanny Louisa and sends her back to Montreal. Sara is left to live with her Aunt's Hetty and Olivia in Rose Cottage. My favourite quote: ""As the eldest in the family, I'm used to making unpopular decisions."" ~ Hetty King.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Road to Avonlea Season 2 Episode 7 - Family Rivalry
    7.7/10(63 votes)

    S2:E7

    Andrew King's father, Roger, returns from the jungles of Brazil and a doting Hetty heaps praise on him. She even plans a reception in his honour, at King Farm and placing Janet in charge. Alec, the elder brother and heir to the family farm, is put in a bad light, when he loans money from the family trust to a neighbor in need. This not only puts a strain on Alec and Roger's relationship, but their sons, Felix and Andrew are also affected, as they argue over Grandfather King's fishing basket. Fists fly, lessons are learned and fences are mended between the siblings.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Woman of Importance" is the worst rated episode of "Road to Avonlea". It scored 6.2/10 based on 69 votes. Directed by Allan King and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/28/1996. This episode scored 0.5 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Last Hurrah".