
Huckleberry Finn and His Friends was a 1979 television series documenting the exploits of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, based on the novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by American writer Mark Twain. The series was made up of 26 episodes and was a Canadian/German coproduction. Huckleberry Finn is played by Ian Tracey who is also the narrator. Tom Sawyer is played by Sammy Snyders. Directed by Jack B. Hively and Ken Jubenvill, this mini-series was broadcast in many countries such as Germany, UK, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Venezuela and many other Latin American nations. The series was re-shown many times during the 1980s to early 1990s and has grown somewhat of a cult following. Even though Mark Twain originally wrote the books The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as separate units, this mini-series conjures up both literary works as only one story. Therefore, it places greater importance on Huckleberry's character without putting aside Tom Sawyer's. In 2007, the complete series was released as a 4 DVD box set by Fabulous Films in the UK. It contains many extras including a 12 page color booklet and a 30 minute 'making of' documentary featuring interviews with many stars of the series including Sammy Snyders, Ian Tracey, and Blu Mankuma.
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Air Date: 1980-01-01
Aunt Polly isn't very young anymore when she takes her two nephews Tom and Sid Sawyer under her wing after their pare...
Air Date: 1980-01-08
Because Tom Sawyer is always into mischief, Aunt Polly punishes him by whitewashing the fence. Tom who doesn't really...
Air Date: 1980-01-15
Tom Sawyer tells his brother Sid that he isn't feeling well and doesn't want to go to school. Aunt Polly sees him thr...
Air Date: 1980-01-22
Because Tom Sawyer doesn't feel well, aunt Polly gives him a spoon full of her famous, but awful tasting spring-elixe...
Air Date: 1980-01-29
Tom Sawyer meets his friend Joe Harper on his way to school. Joe is convinced that his mother doesn't love him. Becau...
Air Date: 1980-02-05
When Huck Finn, Joe Harper and Tom Sawyer hide out Jackson's Island, aunt Polly and Mrs. Harper realise that the boys...
Air Date: 1980-02-12
Tom Sawyer decides to swim back to St. Petersburg en goes to his house. He sees and hears how aunt Polly, Sid and Mrs...
Air Date: 1980-02-19
Muff Potter was arrested because he was accused of murdering doctor Robinson. Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn witnessed the ...
Air Date: 1980-02-26
Because Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn are still stressed out of the escape of Injun Joe from the courthouse, the t...
Air Date: 1980-03-04
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Air Date: 1980-03-11
Tom Sawyer and Becky Thatcher get lost in a cave during their school field trip. Their teacher and the other pupils d...
Air Date: 1980-03-18
Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn return to St. Petersburg with their found treasure. The two find out that the widow D...
Air Date: 1980-03-25
Huck doesn't enjoy his new life with the widow Douglas and her sister Miss Watson. On his way to school, Huck sees a ...
Air Date: 1980-04-01
The widow Douglas and her sister Miss Watson both realize that Huck is missing. Pap Finn gets questioned about his so...
Air Date: 1980-04-08
Huck evades bounty hunters on Jackson Island but is suspicious to find someone else staying on the other side of the ...
Air Date: 1980-04-15
On Jackson Island Huck and Jim are hiding in a cave when a massive storm suddenly breaks loose and devastates the isl...
Air Date: 1980-04-22
Huck and Jim build a shelter for Jim on their raft for Jim to hide in when other boats come near them. When this actu...
Air Date: 1980-04-29
Tired and worn out after the raft accident Huck comes across a large farm estate a few hundred yards from the river. ...
Air Date: 1980-05-06
Huck is entangled further into the feud between the Grangerfords and the Shepherdsons and realise that he himself is ...
Air Date: 1980-05-13
When Huck returns to the Grangefords he finds that the house is empty. His slave Jack informs him that the feud has e...
Air Date: 1980-05-20
Upon resuming their travels down the Mississippi Huck and Jim encounter two strangers whom they pick up and save from...
Air Date: 1980-05-27
The Duke and the Dauphin rehearse their wacky Shakespeare-act on the raft. The Dauphin falls into the water but Huck ...
Air Date: 1980-06-03
Jim warns Huck, that every time he feels his shoulder twitching, that something bad is going to happen. The Duke goes...
Air Date: 1980-06-10
Tom Sawyer's aunt Sally mistakingly sees Huck as her nephew Tom, who is on his way to visit her. Huck decides to go a...
Air Date: 1980-06-17
Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn are digging a tunnel beneath the the hut where Jim is held prisoner. The first attemp...
Air Date: 1980-06-24
Huck and Tom help Jim escape from the hut. A search party catches up on them and shoot Tom in the leg. Huck finds a d...