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| How Kissing Was Discovered |
| The Dinner |
| So Dear To My Heart (the finale) |
| How Kissing Was Discovered: Shipwreck survivor and orphan, Gus Pike is first introduced to the King Family and the future of the Kings is set in motion. |
| Aunt Hetty's Ordeal: Hetty King induces independant Gus Pike to attend school. |
| Who was/is Gus Pike: *In the second season of Avonlea, it was decided that an outsider was needed to bring new perspective to our Avonlea family. That outsider, created by Sullivan Entertainment, was Gus Pike. *Initially a short term character, Gus proved to be such a fan favorite that his character was written into 27 more episodes. Several of these episodes revolved around his character and Michael Mahonen received Gemini Award nominations for these episodes. *The following is a written description of the character of Gus Pike: "Not seventeen, Gus had arrived in Avonlea fresh off a fishing boat, almost penniless and living by his wits. Rough and illiterate, he ended up working in the fish cannery and seemed destined for a life as a drifter. Yet Gus turned out to be different from his coarse fellows at the cannery. Under his unpolished exterior, Gus had the heart of a gentleman, and intelligent mind and a thirst to better himself." A Dark and Stormy Night, Gail Hamilton, Harper-Collins Publishers, Ltd. |
| Sea Ghost: Mysterious lighthouse keeper Ezekiel Crane has a secret to keep and mysterious ties to Gus Pike. SPECIAL GUEST STAR: Michael York as 'Captain Crane' |
| All That Glitters: Captain Crane, Gus and the King Cousins search for pirate treasure. SPECIAL GUEST STAR: Michael York |
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| Another Point of View (aka Facts & Fictions): Hetty King, in a snit, resigns from teaching the Avonlea School and Professor Dimple steps in...he has an unusual teaching style, to say the least. SPECIAL GUEST STAR: Emmy Award Winner Christopher Lloyd |
| When She Was Bad (part I & II): Gus receives a message from Capt. Crane saying he needs help; Sara feels put-upon by Aunt Hetty and is straining for a small token of freedom. This episode is "Avonlea's" nod to the Mark Twain classic, "The Prince and the Pauper", with Sarah Polley playing dual roles of 'Sara Stanley' and 'Jo Pitts'. SPECIAL GUEST STAR: Don Francks as 'Abe Pike' |
| A Dark and Stormy Night*: The King Cousins and Gus find themselves inmeshed in the mysterious intrigues of Miss Amanda Stone and her ardent pursuor, Rutherford. *Mickey receive a Gemini Award Nomination for this episode. SPECIAL GUEST STAR: Christopher Reeve as 'Robert Rutherford' |
| Friends and Relations: Comedy abounds in this episode as Felix stives to learn about something that Sara doesn't already know...in this case, the facts of life. Then there is Gus, who has some serious questions about 'love'. |
| High Society: As the top scholar at Avonlea School, Felicity is offered a scholarship to a prestigious Woman's College. Gus worries that he will have nothing in the way of a future to offer Felicity. |
| The Calamitious Courtship of Hetty King: Another high comedic Avonlea turn, as Aunt Hetty is courted by a traveling iceskate salesman, looking for his Cinderella on skates with the perfect sized 'Tootsie Wootsies'...Gus is embarrassed to admit that he doesn't know how to iceskate. SPECIAL GUEST STAR: Ned Beatty |
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