"The Materializing of Duncan" is the fourth episode of Season 1 of Road to Avonlea and fourth episode overall.
Summary[]
Marilla Cuthbert invents an old beau named Duncan McTavish in order to silence the wagging tongues of the local sewing circle who are gossiping about her years of spinsterhood. To their complete surprise, Marilla tells the women that she once had a marriage proposal from “Duncan McTavish” many years ago on a visit to New Brunswick.
Plot[]
Cast[]
|
Main cast
|
Recurring cast
Guest cast
Co-starring
|
Quotes[]
Marilla Cuthbert: If there's one thing you can be sure of in this life it's that when you do wrong someone, sometime, somewhere will find out.
Rachel Lynde: Dimples turn to fat over the years, that's what.
Cecily King: I heard they had a secret meeting and he proposed.
Behind the scenes[]
Trivia
- Based on Chapter 2, "The Materializing of Cecil", from Further Chronicles of Avonlea.
- The sewing circle's gossip about Paul Irving, Stephen Irving, and Lavendar Lewis is taken from Chapter 1 of Anne of Avonlea.
- In Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987), the groundskeeper at Kingsport Ladies' College is named McTavish. It is unknown if he is related to Duncan McTavish.
Gallery[]
| Anne of Green Gables Wiki has 9 images from The Materializing of Duncan (view gallery). |
Videos[]
External links[]
"The Materializing of Duncan" at the Internet Movie Database
"The Materializing of Duncan" at The Magic Lantern Road to Avonlea Guide