Avonlea (or Road to Avonlea to our nieghbors up north) is a wonderful show, one of my favorites in fact. It is based in the small village of Avonlea on Prince Edward Island. The story is about the King family, but also includes many of their friends as well. This show will make you laugh, cry and even sigh (over all the romantical stories). I only wish Sara had been on the show for the whole series, and that we saw more romance for her. It may sound silly, but I thought Peter Craig would make a fine match...wouldn't Hetty be fit to be tied! I also thought that Jonathon Ravenhurst Blackwell, from 'The Disappearence' would be a great choice! In fact the more I think about it, the more I like him!
Sara Stanley
Sara is the only daughter of Blair and Ruth Stanley. Ruth was the sister of Hetty, Alec, Roger and Olivia. She left the island to marry Blair, but died of tuberculoses when Sara was three. Blair died also during a freak accident in his warehouse, leaving Sara the bulk of his large estate. Sara was a rather 'curious' child and was forever finding herself in one scrape or another! She had a strong sence of right and wrong, and was loyal to the end. Sara lived with her Aunt Hetty until giong to Paris to further her schooling.
Alec & Janet King
Alec and Janet are wonderful parents to their four children. They are well respected by their neighbors and are high standing in their community. Alec serves on the school board and even considered going into politics. They have a well-run farm and are always willing to lend a neighbor a helping hand.
Cecily King
Cecily is the third child of Alec and Janet King. She was a quiet and thoughtful girl who wanted to please people. She loved the farm, and Digger, the King's faithful dog. She contracted tuberculoses, and spent some time in a sanitorium but recovered and was able to return home. Her stay in the sanitorium changed her and she became more outgoing even managing to get into trouble sometimes. I guess she decided to live life to it's fullest, and to follow in Felix's footsteps.
Daniel King
Daniel is the last child of Alec and Janet King. As he is still young, we haven't seen much of his personality. His life was once saved by a farm hand and he got his picture in the newspaper, much to the delight of Janet, who bought up almost every copy.
Felicity King-Pike
Felicity is the oldest child of Alec and Janet King. She was born and raised on the King farm, in the small village of Avonlea. When she was younger she was vain and thought her family was better than anyone else. As she grew older she matured though. After she graduated from school, she made plans to go to teachers college, but went to medical school instead. After one year of that she quit school, and eventually started a foundling home. After many set-backs (romantically) she marries Gus Pike and will hopefully live happily ever after!
Hetty King
Hetty is the eldest King, and she doesn't let anyone forget that fact either. She was a teacher for 30 years (Although I think she must have taken a leave of absence when her father took ill. How else can you explain the fact that both Muriel Stacey and Anne Shirley taught in the same school?)but gave up teaching when Olivia had Monty. She then became Monty's babysitter and eventually began writing novels. She did take up teaching again when Clive Pettibone became superintendent of schools. She has a strong sence of family, and feels that they should do as she says, but will admit when she's wrong. Although she has had many suitors, she remains a spinster to this day. Now that Sara is gone, she is helping to raise Dora & Davey who, with Rachel, are living at Rose Cottage.
Jasper & Olivia Dale
Jasper, known as the Awkward Man, couldn't believe his luck when Olivia King fell in love with him! They are such an adorable couple, the shy often clumsy man, and the sweet, giggly and somewhat flighty woman. Olivia is a writer for the 'Avonlea Cronicle', Jasper is an inventor and together they owned the cannery until it burned to the ground. They have a son named Monty and later adopted a little girl named Alicia.
Montgomery Dale
Monty is Jasper and Olivia's son. He is such a cutie pie, but we don't get to see to much of him. What a shame!
Felix King
Felix is the second child of Alec and Janet King. His biggest goal in life is to make money, and he comes up with numerous schemes to achieve that goal. Although his father would like to leave the King farm to him, Felix has no interest in farming, and would one day, possibly like to have a tea room. He works at the White Sands hotel, which teaches him responcability. When he's not busy with work or get-rich-quick scemes, he likes to spend time with Izzy Pettibone.She is not only his girlfriend, but his best-friend. After completeing school, he joined the Navy.
Gus Pike
Gus showed up in filthy clothes and with a desire to be a gentleman. Hetty was the first to beleive in him and began to teach him how to dress and eat, and led him to school. Gus worked hard to make enough money to one day marry Felicity, but later decided that he needed to find his own way first. What he found was a mother he thought dead and a father he never knew about. Promising to come back to her, Gus leaves to go to Jamaca to find Captain Crane (Which turned out to be his father) to get some answers. His ship went down, and he was believed dead. He had lost his eyesight and didn't want to go back to Avonlea. Hetty and Felicity come in search of him and they convinced him to come home. Gus and Felicity are finally married!
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Awesome Avonlea Couples & Kisses!
Alec & Janet King
Jasper & Olivia Dale
Gus & Felicity Pike
Felix King & Izzy Pettibone
Malcolm & Abigail MacEwan
Marilla Cuthbert & Duncan McTavish
Clive & Muriel Pettibone
Hetty King & Simon Tremane
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