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Matt and Jenny

1979-10-21 Drama NR

Two English children, Matt and Jenny Tanner, and their mother depart for the New World from Bristol, England. During the voyage, their mother dies of typhoid fever. The two children arrive in Canada and begin a search for their uncle Bill Tanner, who arrived before they had. Along the way, they encounter the enigmatic Adam Cardston and woodsman Kit, who join them on their journey westward.

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Two English children, Matt and Jenny Tanner, and their mother depart for the New World from Bristol, England. During the voyage, their mother dies of typhoid fever. The two children arrive in Canada and begin a search for their uncle Bill Tanner, who arrived before they had. Along the way, they encounter the enigmatic Adam Cardston and woodsman Kit, who join them on their journey westward.

  • First Aired
    1979-10-21
  • Last Aired
    1980-04-13
  • Creator
  • Genre
    Drama
  • Seasons
    1
  • Episodes
    26
  • Status
    Ended
  • Language
    English
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  • Season 1
Search For A New Home

1. Search For A New Home

After the death of their father, Matt and Jenny and their mother leave England for Nova Scotia only to...More
After the death of their father, Matt and Jenny and their mother leave England for Nova Scotia only to encounter another tragedy- their mother dies of typhoid while at sea. The children fear that the captain will return them to England or else place them in an orphan's home in Montreal. They escape in Halifax but are falsely accused of theft. Adam Cardston comes to their rescue, offering to take them to their uncle's farm.Less
30mins 1979-10-21
Thunder and Lightning Birds

2. Thunder and Lightning Birds

Cardston, helped by Matt and Jenny, races against time to save the life of a seriously injured lumberj...More
Cardston, helped by Matt and Jenny, races against time to save the life of a seriously injured lumberjack. The Tanners meet Kit, a young man of the wilderness who helps them survive a forest fire and save the life of the man with a broken leg. Lebelle: Yvon Barrett.Less
30mins 1979-10-28
The Bellinis

3. The Bellinis

Matt and Jenny hitch a ride with a circus family, who are believed to be thieves and are being pursued...More
Matt and Jenny hitch a ride with a circus family, who are believed to be thieves and are being pursued by a man and haunted by series of mysterious accidents. Bellini: Cameron Mitchell.Less
30mins 1979-11-04
The Long Return

4. The Long Return

With Cardston's help. Matt and Jenny hope to find their lost relatives at a mysterious religious commu...More
With Cardston's help. Matt and Jenny hope to find their lost relatives at a mysterious religious community. Reverend Hawthorne: Keenan Wynn. Pioneer Woman: Kay Hawtrey.Less
30mins 1979-11-11
The Whirlwind Voice

5. The Whirlwind Voice

Matt, Jenny and Kit help an Indian chief's adopted son search for his real parents. Takomis: Michael A...More
Matt, Jenny and Kit help an Indian chief's adopted son search for his real parents. Takomis: Michael Ansara. Cokah: Lewis Dubrofsky. William: Ken James.Less
30mins 1979-11-18
Test for the Tanners

6. Test for the Tanners

A wilderness survival test becomes reality when Jenny loses her way in the forest and Matt is trapped ...More
A wilderness survival test becomes reality when Jenny loses her way in the forest and Matt is trapped in an abandoned mine.Less
30mins 1979-11-25
A Call to Arms

7. A Call to Arms

On the road, Matt, Jenny and Cardston meet a young homesteader who is about to give birth, and whose h...More
On the road, Matt, Jenny and Cardston meet a young homesteader who is about to give birth, and whose husband is a suspected deserter.Less
30mins 1979-12-02
Devil's Gorge

8. Devil's Gorge

Kit helps a woman search for her husband, who has disappeared in Devil's Gorge.
Kit helps a woman search for her husband, who has disappeared in Devil's Gorge.Less
30mins 1979-12-09
The Mast

9. The Mast

In search of a tree for a ship's mast. Matt, Jenny and an absent-minded sea captain lose their way in ...More
In search of a tree for a ship's mast. Matt, Jenny and an absent-minded sea captain lose their way in the woods.Less
30mins 1979-12-16
Fiddle Joe and The Devil Himself

10. Fiddle Joe and The Devil Himself

Kit, Matt and Jenny help a trapper who fears that his former friend is putting a curse on him for marr...More
Kit, Matt and Jenny help a trapper who fears that his former friend is putting a curse on him for marrying the woman they both courted.Less
30mins 1979-12-23
Ghost of Pocomoonshine Swamp

11. Ghost of Pocomoonshine Swamp

While Matt and Jenny are on their way to meet Kit, they hear strange, unearthly cries in the swamp. Th...More
While Matt and Jenny are on their way to meet Kit, they hear strange, unearthly cries in the swamp. They lose their way while trying to solve the mystery.Less
30mins 1979-12-30
The Teacher

12. The Teacher

In their further pursuit of the Tanner's relatives, Matt, Jenny and Adam Cardston visit a school-house...More
In their further pursuit of the Tanner's relatives, Matt, Jenny and Adam Cardston visit a school-house and are introduced to the schoolteacher. She is overcome by Jenny's interest and intelligence and Mr. Cardston's worldly charms.Less
30mins 1980-01-04
Barnabus Bletcher

13. Barnabus Bletcher

Matt and Jenny help a peddler when a pair of hoodlums try to steal his belongings and his performing b...More
Matt and Jenny help a peddler when a pair of hoodlums try to steal his belongings and his performing bear.Less
30mins 1980-01-11
Wolf Howl at Kennebec Cliff

14. Wolf Howl at Kennebec Cliff

The Tanners and Kit stop at Kennebec Cliff and learn about the trouble a man and his wife have been ha...More
The Tanners and Kit stop at Kennebec Cliff and learn about the trouble a man and his wife have been having with a pack of wolves.Less
30mins 1980-01-18
Ceremony at Whispering Pines

15. Ceremony at Whispering Pines

The sound of drums draws Cardston, Matt and Jenny to the site of a secret Indian ceremony. Cardston is...More
The sound of drums draws Cardston, Matt and Jenny to the site of a secret Indian ceremony. Cardston is intent on helping the Indian tribe in order to cure the chief's son.Less
30mins 1980-01-25
Wilderness Photographer

16. Wilderness Photographer

Kit helps a young woman search for her father, a somewhat absent-minded wildlife photographer.
Kit helps a young woman search for her father, a somewhat absent-minded wildlife photographer.Less
30mins 1980-02-01
Sport of Kings

17. Sport of Kings

A boy hopes to clear his father's debts by winning a horse race.
A boy hopes to clear his father's debts by winning a horse race.Less
30mins 1980-02-08
Skiba the Bear

18. Skiba the Bear

Matt meets Skiba, the evil bear of Indian legends that no man can kill.
Matt meets Skiba, the evil bear of Indian legends that no man can kill.Less
30mins 1980-02-15
Harry Alfred Teasdale Rides Again (1)

19. Harry Alfred Teasdale Rides Again (1)

Jenny and Cardston try to stop a shady book publisher from making off with a writer's latest manuscrip...More
Jenny and Cardston try to stop a shady book publisher from making off with a writer's latest manuscript.Less
30mins 1980-02-22
Harry Alfred Teasdale Rides Again (2)

20. Harry Alfred Teasdale Rides Again (2)

Cardston engineers a mock trial to scare a disreputable book publisher into mending his evil ways.
Cardston engineers a mock trial to scare a disreputable book publisher into mending his evil ways.Less
30mins 1980-02-29
Frontier Justice

21. Frontier Justice

Kit, accused of murdering a slave trader, is to be tried by a "hanging judge".
Kit, accused of murdering a slave trader, is to be tried by a "hanging judge".Less
30mins 1980-03-07
A Woman's Place

22. A Woman's Place

Kit, Matt and Jenny try to help a women's rights activist escape from a band of angry men out to tar a...More
Kit, Matt and Jenny try to help a women's rights activist escape from a band of angry men out to tar and feather her.Less
30mins 1980-03-14
The Actress

23. The Actress

The threat of Matt and Jenny being split up materializes when Matt and Cardston are offered leading ro...More
The threat of Matt and Jenny being split up materializes when Matt and Cardston are offered leading roles in a New York play by a beautiful actress (Dina Merrill).Less
30mins 1980-03-21
Mystery of the Pikes

24. Mystery of the Pikes

Matt and Jenny are held prisoner by an evil-minded farmer who claims he's seen their relatives.
Matt and Jenny are held prisoner by an evil-minded farmer who claims he's seen their relatives.Less
30mins 1980-03-28
The Highlanders

25. The Highlanders

Jenny and Cardston get involved when a young Scottish couple's marriage plans are stymied by the girls...More
Jenny and Cardston get involved when a young Scottish couple's marriage plans are stymied by the girls father, who refuses to forget an ancient feud between the two families.Less
30mins 1980-04-06
Wagon Train West

26. Wagon Train West

Jake Winfield and his daughter Ann are left behind when their wagon is unable to keep up with the wago...More
Jake Winfield and his daughter Ann are left behind when their wagon is unable to keep up with the wagon train.Less
30mins 1980-04-13

Cast

Megan Follows

Megan Follows

Jenny Tanner
Duncan Regehr

Duncan Regehr

Matt Tanner
Neil Dainard

Neil Dainard

Adam Cardston

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