Swiss Family Robinson (1974)

Aug 12, 1974 - 30m

In 1801, a family from Switzerland is shipwrecked on a deserted tropical island. All wash ashore safely except their younger son Franz, who is presumed dead.

Aug 19, 1974 - 30m

Franz steals away from the island in the family's outrigger canoe. He rows to a neighboring island and finds evidence that humans once lived there.

Aug 26, 1974 - 30m

A deranged ex-pirate kidnaps Franz and Marie, in order to lure Father to his camp. He has mistaken Johann for Sir Henry Buckley, a famous buccaneer.

Sep 2, 1974 - 30m

The family suffers a series of bad luck incidents after taking a carved wooden idol from an ancient stone mausoleum they discover on the island.

Sep 9, 1974 - 30m

The family's pet leopard, Ulysses, has grown too large and dangerous to keep around. But when Franz and Ernest release him deep in the island's jungle, they find he is too domesticated to survive on his own.

Sep 16, 1974 - 30m

A dog from the ship turns up on the island and appears to be wild. Franz and johann disagree with what to do about the animal.

Sep 23, 1974 - 30m

Marie finds a panther's kitten in the jungle and brings it home. The kitten's angry mother attacks Ernest in revenge.

Sep 30, 1974 - 30m

Ernest builds a boat from salvaged shipwreck timber and sets off to the open seas, in hopes of finding help for his stranded family. But he unfortunately loses his compass and becomes lost at sea.

Oct 7, 1974 - 30m

Ernest finds a pregnant wild goat in the jungle and brings her back to the treehouse. Marie is eager to witness the upcoming birth, but Mother worries that something will go wrong.

Oct 14, 1974 - 30m

A rockslide traps papa and Franz in a cave with the tiger that they were tracking.

Oct 21, 1974 - 30m

Franz and Ernest find an abandoned pirate camp while exploring the island. Franz also finds a treasure map at the camp, and becomes obsessed with finding the treasure, while neglecting his usual duties.

Oct 28, 1974 - 30m

Traveling to South Island to investigation a signal, the Robinson family discover a skeleton in a cave. Ernest is injured from a fall. But the real Terror was yet to be revealed as Soldier Ants were swarming towards them.

Nov 4, 1974 - 30m

Ernest and Franz rescue a castaway they find floating offshore on a couple of barrels. The castaway says he has a map of the island, and insists that there is a settlement beyond the waterfalls.

Nov 11, 1974 - 30m

While hiding Marie's birthday gift Franz and Earnest stumble upon a wild girl and her pet leopard.

Nov 18, 1974 - 30m

Once again, Ernest encounters the mysterious young girl, the child of nature, who shares the family's island.

Nov 25, 1974 - 30m

Johann cancels lessons when Ernest, Franz and Marie complain that school is useless on the island. But when Johann tells them they can have two days to do whatever they want, they find out that math and science can be useful after all.

Dec 2, 1974 - 30m

Ernest, Franz and Marie hike to the north side of the island to search for a wedding anniversary present for their parents. They find a chest from their shipwreck which may contain a valuable artifact.

Dec 9, 1974 - 30m

The Robinsons are overjoyed when a British warship finds the island and the sailors come ashore. But the captain says he cannot take them aboard.

Dec 16, 1974 - 30m

The Robinson children decide to camp in the caves for a few days so their parents can have some romantic privacy at the treehouse.

Dec 23, 1974 - 30m

Mother prepares an oyster stew for the family, but they're inedible. As she's tasting the meal while cooking, she consumes enough poison to collapse and fall into a coma.

Dec 30, 1974 - 30m

A meteorite lands close to the Robinsons's treehouse home and brings an alien substance that almost drives the family from their island.

Jan 6, 1975 - 30m

Ernest learns a lesson about dependence when his thoughtlessness almost brings disaster to the rest of the Robinsons.

Jan 13, 1975 - 30m

Marie becomes lost and disoriented after being swept up in a dangerous monsoon. Johann goes out to look for her.

Jan 20, 1975 - 30m

Franz tells his family how he managed to survive the first few days on the island when he thought he had been the only one who reached shore.

Jan 27, 1975 - 30m

An old bear roams out of the wilderness and makes his last stand in the Robinsons's compound.

Feb 3, 1975 - 30m

When mama and papa are caught in a storm while fishing in a boat, the children must fend for themselves.