Aunt Hetty's Ordeal (16 Dec. 1990)
"Road to Avonlea" Aunt Hetty's Ordeal (original title)

Muriel Stacey, former teacher at Avonlea School and Hetty's colleague at teachers college, has just been promoted to Provincial Superintendent of Schools. This promotion irks Hetty, who has... See full summary »

Director:

Stuart Gillard

Writers:

Marlene Matthews, Lucy Maud Montgomery (novels)

Stars:

Sarah Polley, Jackie Burroughs, Marilyn Lightstone

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Sarah Polley	...	Sara Stanley
Jackie Burroughs	...	Hetty King
Marilyn Lightstone	...	Miss Stacey
Michael Mahonen	...	Gus Pike
Mag Ruffman	...	Olivia King
Gema Zamprogna	...	Felicity King
Zachary Bennett	...	Felix King
Harmony Cramp	...	Cecily King
Michael Polley	...	Dr. Blair
Thick Wilson	...	Angus McCorkadale
Anna Ferguson	...	Mrs. Biggins
Maja Ardal	...	Mrs. Potts
Elva Mai Hoover	...	Mrs. Lawson
Vivian Reis	...	Mrs. Spencer
Marilyn Boyle	...	Mrs. Inglis

Storyline

Muriel Stacey, former teacher at Avonlea School and Hetty's colleague at teachers college, has just been promoted to Provincial Superintendent of Schools. This promotion irks Hetty, who has always finished second to Miss Stacey and who was expecting the promotion herself. Miss Stacey is coming to Avonlea for a visit, which further irks Hetty, who sees the visit as an inspection. To prove her success as a teacher especially at this important time just before a school presentation to the Lieutenant Governor, Hetty vows to increase school enrollment. Thinking the workers at the cannery a good source for possible students, Hetty manages to recruit one: Gus Pike, but Gus agrees only on the stipulation that he can continue working. Despite Gus' rough edges, Hetty admires the quest for betterment that Gus displays. In turn, Gus respects everything that Hetty has to teach and say to him. However unwittingly through a discussion with Hetty, Gus is convinced that many of his old habits, ...

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Plot Keywords:

prince edward island | family relationships | sibling

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Genres:

Drama | Adventure | Family | Mystery | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 December 1990 (Canada)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Disney Channel, Golden Road Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

A close up of Cecily as she falls off of a stack of boards shows that she is wearing the bib of her dress outside her pinafore. In the other shots, she is wearing her bib tucked in.

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