# The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson (1998)

> A merchant family shipwrecked on a South Seas island must build a new life through ingenuity and teamwork.

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## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 30
- Episode runtime: 30 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: family, adventure
- Created by: John Laing, Declan Eames
- Cast: Richard Thomas, Kieren Hutchison, K.C. Kelly, Gareth Howells, Charlotte Woollams, Chantelle Yee, Margo Gunn, Junior Chile
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0222519/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Tone: gentle, wholesome, hopeful, comforting, adventurous

## Synopsis

The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson (1998) is a New Zealand and American family adventure series created by John Laing and Declan Eames, one of the initial offerings on the Pax network. Adapted from the Johann David Wyss tale, it follows David Robinson (Richard Thomas), a merchant whose family is shipwrecked on a South Seas island. Alongside him are his sons Ernst (Kieren Hutchison) and Jed Parsons (K.C. Kelly), and daughter Christina (Mia Koning), who must rely on ingenuity and teamwork to build shelter, grow food and keep the family together. Each episode is a self-contained adventure, from encounters with wildlife and a gorilla to the everyday challenges of survival and the arrival of new castaways. The single season runs thirty half-hour episodes, giving the show a steady, unhurried rhythm. Its tone is gentle, warm and hopeful, with mild peril resolved through cooperation and good humor. Themes of self-reliance, family loyalty and resourcefulness keep the mood wholesome and comforting. Viewers who enjoyed the 1960 Swiss Family Robinson film or the castaway drama Lost will find a familiar pleasure here, though this family series keeps its danger far gentler and its moral lessons close to the surface throughout.

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