"The Saddle Club" (2001) TV series 2001-2002

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Karinda Parkinson

Writers:

Cory Kinney (writer)
Helen Steel (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | unknown

Release Date:

6 January 2001 (Canada)

Genre:

Family

Plot:

The adventures of the girls in the saddle club.

Plot Keywords:

Based On Book | Kids And Family

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Sophie Bennett	...	Stephanie 'Stevie' Lake (36 episodes, 2001-2003)
Keenan Macwilliam	...	Carole Hanson (36 episodes, 2001-2003)
Lara Jean Marshall	...	Lisa Atwood (35 episodes, 2001-2003)
Kia Luby	...	Kristi Cavanaugh / ... (35 episodes, 2001-2003)
Glenn Meldrum	...	Phil Marsten (34 episodes, 2001-2003)
Janelle Corlass-Brown	...	Ashley (34 episodes, 2001-2003)
Heli Simpson	...	Veronica di Angelo / ... (33 episodes, 2001-2003)
Catherine Wilkin	...	Mrs. Reg / ... (33 episodes, 2001-2003)
Brett Tucker	...	Max Regnery (30 episodes, 2001-2003)
Cathy Godbold	...	Deborah Hale / ... (27 episodes, 2001-2003)
Nikolai Nikolaeff	...	Drew Regnery (19 episodes, 2003)
Jessie Jacobs	...	Melanie Atwood (19 episodes, 2003)
James O'Dea	...	Red O'Malley / ... (18 episodes, 2003)
Alex Marriott	...	Brian 'Scooter' Mucahy / ... (18 episodes, 2003)
Marisa Siketa	...	Melanie Atwood (16 episodes, 2001-2002)
Anthony Hammer	...	Sam (15 episodes, 2001-2002)

Runtime:

Australia:30 min | Australia:30 min (26 episodes) | Canada:30 min (22 episodes)

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG (some episodes) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:G (some episodes) | Denmark:A (video rating) | Finland:K-7

Filming Locations:

Australia

Company:

Crawfords Australia

Trivia:

Due to the age of the original child actors, the series was fully re-casted for the third season.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in War of the Worlds (2005)

The word 'tacky' comes to mind.

Some young kids will probably like this show, but cringe if they see it again when they're older. The storylines are cheesy and most scenes are very unrealistic, such as where a young girl trips over the side of a cliff and her young friend, also hanging off the cliff by her fingertips, catches her in one arm. Always full of moral, the good people always get what they want and the bad people end up punished in a fitting manner. The even mix of Australian and American accents is interesting to say the least, making you wonder where the show is supposed to be set.