Season 4 was the fourth season of Canadian TV series Road to Avonlea (1990–1996). It premiered with "Tug of War" on January 17, 1993, and ended with "Hearth and Home" on April 11, 1993.
Summary[]
Sara and her cousins continue to wreak havoc and land in trouble, much to the adults’ dismay and disapproval.
Olivia goes into labor and nearly loses her baby. Hetty takes a sabbatical from teaching and begins to write pulp romance novels. Clive Pettibone replaces Hetty as school teacher, but his militant methods of teaching becomes intolerable for the schoolboard committee. Gus Pike begins a heated rivalry with Arthur Pettibone over the right to court Felicity. An American Industrialist plans to purchase Avonlea and convert it into a town of the future. Hetty and Jasper arrange a motion picture presentation to show the town the importance of their community and to reject the proposed offer.
In addition to the light-hearted and fun-filled stories that dominated the first three seasons of the series, each of these episodes is a textured and compelling exploration of life in the mythical farming village of Avonlea.
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Episodes[]
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| No. | Episode | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
| 1 | "Tug of War" | Don McBrearty | Leila Basen | January 17, 1993 |
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When Jasper Dale’s eccentric relatives arrive in Avonlea for a family reunion, a very pregnant Olivia must house them with the King’s. The ensuing problems lead to a feud between the Dales and the Kings, with Olivia caught in the middle. | |||
| 2 | "The Lady and the Blade" | Otta Hanus | Deborah Nathan | January 17, 1993 |
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Hetty King is driving Olivia crazy with her rigid approach to child rearing, while Alec and the school board have their own problems trying to find a new teacher for Avonlea. On a bet with Olivia, Hetty writes a pulp novel that Olivia secretly submits to the Charlottetown newspaper under a pseudonym – H.E. Leroi. | |||
| 3 | "Incident at Vernon River" | F. Harvey Frost | Rich Drew | January 24, 1993 |
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Felix King wants a hunting rifle for his birthday but Alec says no because Felix isn’t old enough. Felix is bitterly disappointed when he receives a telescope instead and when his friends suggest going hunting, he takes his father’s rifle without permission. | |||
| 4 | "Boys Will Be Boys" | Don McBrearty | Robert Adetuyi | January 31, 1993 |
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When a fire breaks out at the blacksmith shop, the need for a volunteer fire department in Avonlea becomes obvious but who will be chief? Clive Pettibone and Alec King vie for the position but Clive wins the vote sparking a rivalry between Clive and Alec. | |||
| 5 | "Moving On" | Stephen Surjik | Charles Lazer | February 7, 1993 |
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When ex-U.S. Marshal Zak Morgan comes to Avonlea with a traveling Wild West show, Sara develops a serious crush on him and the exciting and romantic life he leads. | |||
| 6 | "Evelyn" | Graeme Campbell | Raymond Storey | February 14, 1993 |
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Alec King’s boyhood friend Emmett Grier returns to Avonlea with his young wife Evelyn and their baby daughter, Carrie. Soon after his arrival, Emmett is killed in a boat explosion while out fishing with Alec. | |||
| 7 | "The Dinner" | Robert Boyd | Heather Conkie | February 21, 1993 |
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Janet and Alec King decide to spend a quiet, romantic evening of dinner and dancing at the White Sands Hotel, leaving Felicity in charge of the household. Felicity, however has plans of her own for a romantic evening – and they don’t include her siblings. | |||
| 8 | "Heirs and Graces" | Don McBrearty | Hart Hanson | February 28, 1993 |
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Felix King applies for a job at the White Sands hotel as Mr. Tremayne’s personal assistant to help in the preparations for the Founder’s Day Ball. At the hotel, Felix discovers that Mr. Tremayne has a dinner service with a royal crest on it, the same royal crest as the Duke of Arranagh, now visiting the Island. | |||
| 9 | "Hearts and Flowers" | Stephen Surjik | Hart Hanson | March 7, 1993 |
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In order to keep the White Sands Hotel afloat, Simon Tremayne reluctantly agrees to hold a Valentine’s Day Dance and to accept Hetty King’s offer of financial investment in the hotel. | |||
| 10 | "Felicity's Perfect Beau" | Don McBrearty | Therese Beaupre | March 21, 1993 |
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Felicity King enjoys the romantic attentions of Gus Pike and Arthur Pettibone. After all, what other girl in Avonlea can claim two beaus? But life takes a serious twist when Arthur kisses Felicity and Gus finds out. | |||
| 11 | "The Disappearance" | F. Harvey Frost | Deborah Nathan | March 28, 1993 |
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Sara Stanley worries about her future. With her trust keeping her financially secure, she is afraid that others will always take control of her life. She wants to prove that she can have a life of her own and pursue her dream of being a writer. | |||
| 12 | "Home Movie" | Don McBrearty | Marlene Matthews | April 4, 1993 |
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Hetty King and Jasper Dale team up to make a ‘home movie’ in the hopes of saving Avonlea from the entrepreneurial claws of American millionaire H.B. Dunn. Dunn arrives in Avonlea prepared to buy out everyone in order to build his new company town which he plans to call Dunnsville. | |||
| 13 | "Hearth and Home" | Otta Hanus | Deborah Nathan | April 11, 1993 |
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Eliza Ward returns and begins her usual clammoring, except this time it includes premonitions of death. Sara and Felix discover a bicycle that generates electricity in Jasper's workshop, which becomes a valuable device once the King lambs face death from the cold weather. | |||
Behind the scenes[]
External links[]
Season 4 at the Internet Movie Database- Season 4 at Road to Avonlea Guide
- Season 4 at Sullivan Entertainment
