Season 6 is the sixth season of Road to Avonlea (1990–1996). It premiered with "The Return of Gus Pike" on January 15, 1995, and ended with "Homecoming" on April 2, 1995.
Summary[]
The first annual bachelor auction turns sour when Simon Tremayne is misled into believing that Hetty will bid on him. Felix and Izzy purchase a fox farm, but their friendship is threatened when Felix must replace Izzy with another partner.
Rachel Lynde suffers a stroke and leaves Davey and Dora under Hetty's watch. Upon her return, Rachel struggles to regain her speech and overcome the belief that she is an invalid.
Cecily returns from the sanitarium and Sara Stanley shocks Avonlea when she announces she is leaving to study in Paris. Felicity reconsiders medical school after a friend dies during childbirth and finally accepts Gus’s proposal of marriage – only to learn that he is lost at sea.
Road to Avonlea takes on a more mature tone this season as the characters of Avonlea grow and continue to face overwhelming hardships, as well as pleasant surprises.
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Co-starring
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Episodes[]
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| No. | Episode | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
| 1 | "The Return of Gus Pike" | Stephen Surjik | Marlene Mathews | January 15, 1995 |
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Felix is visiting Felicity when they spot Gus at a port in Halifax. Gus and Felicity reunite after a misunderstanding and encounter a mysterious woman. Believing that the woman is his mother, Gus takes the woman back to Avonlea in search for his past. | |||
| 2 | "Lonely Hearts" | Graeme Lynch | Marlene Mathews | January 15, 1995 |
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Avonlea prepares for the first Annual Bachelor Auction. After a misunderstanding, Alec informs Simon that Hetty will bid on him. Hetty however, has plans to bid on Clive Pettibone. | |||
| 3 | "Christmas in June" | William Brayne | Avrum Jackson | January 22, 1995 |
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Cecily King is quarantined at a New York Sanitarium with tuberculosis. She becomes increasingly pessimistic about her treatment until she meets a young boy; a poor New York orphan named Louie. | |||
| 4 | "Fools and Kings" | William Brayne | Raymond Storey | January 29, 1995 |
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Great Aunt Eliza takes Daniel on a vacation, leaving time for a “second honeymoon” for Janet and Alec. However, Alec is busy tending the farm, and attending meetings of the secretive Loyal Order of the Knights of Prince Edward Island. | |||
| 5 | "Comings and Goings" | Eleanor Lindo | Deborah Nathan | February 5, 1995 |
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It’s a warm Avonlea reunion when Sara Stanley returns home to the Island with Nanny Louisa Banks. When Louisa promptly announces her plan to take Sara on a tour of Europe, Hetty is shocked as she has already planned to surprise Sara with a cross-Canada train trip. | |||
| 6 | "The Trouble with Davey" | Stacey Stewart Curtis | Raymond Storey | February 12, 1995 |
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Rachel Lynde is the victim of a sudden stroke and is sent out West to recover with her son, Robert. Left behind in Avonlea, Davey and Dora Keith are sent to live with Hetty at Rose Cottage but trouble erupts, as Davey becomes increasingly rebellious. | |||
| 7 | "Great Expectations" | Charles Wilkinson | Laurie Pearson | February 19, 1995 |
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Hetty arranges a plan for Davey to work at the cannery in an effort to make him dislike work and appreciate school. Jasper relates to Davey's awkwardness and tries to build his confidence by providing him with several meaningful tasks. | |||
| 8 | "A Fox Tale" | Kit Hood | Laurie Pearson | February 26, 1995 |
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Always searching for a new money-making scheme, Felix King, with the help of Izzy Pettibone, wants to start his own fox farm. Learning that he needs an adult co-signer for his bank loan, Felix shrugs aside his arrangement with Izzy to enlist Nat Lester as his new business partner. | |||
| 9 | "The More Things Change" | Allan Eastman | Rick Drew | March 5, 1995 |
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Clive Pettibone and Muriel Stacey announce their marriage to Izzy and Arthur. Though fond of Muriel, Izzy becomes resentful of Muriel’s relationship with her father. When she makes her feelings known, Muriel postpones the wedding. | |||
| 10 | "Home is Where the Heart Is" | Stacey Steward Curtis | Avrum Jacobson | March 12, 1995 |
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Now recovered from her stroke, Rachel Lynde travels to Avonlea from her son’s home in Saskatoon. But Rachel’s return to Avonlea is marred when she suffers a second debilitating stroke on the train ride home, leaving her unable to speak. | |||
| 11 | "What a Tangled Web We Weave" | F. Harvey Frost | Marlene Matthews | March 19, 1995 |
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Countess Polenska has come to the White Sands Hotel to see her son married to a Canadian girl from a wealthy family. All of Avonlea is buzzing in anticipation of so noble a wedding when the indigent Maggie MacPhee arrives claiming to be the mother of Pierre La Pierre – the owner of the White Sands! | |||
| 12 | "A Time to Every Purpose" | Stefan Scaini | Laurie Pearson | March 26, 1995 |
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Felicity King, now in Avonlea, takes on an apprenticeship with Dr Snow. Following the doctor from one medical emergency to another, Felicity begins to see what the practice of medicine is really about; not just the virtuous curing of the sick, but also brutal treatments to often life threatening injuries. | |||
| 13 | "Homecoming" | Allan King | Janet MacLean Raymond Storey |
April 2, 1995 |
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The King Family is elated when they learn Cecily King’s tuberculosis is dormant and that she is well enough to come home. When Alec goes to pick Cecily up at the sanitarium, his joy is tempered by the doctor’s warning that the disease has not been eradicated forever. | |||
Behind the scenes[]
External links[]
Season 6 at the Internet Movie Database- Season 6 at Road to Avonlea Guide
- Season 6 at Sullivan Entertainment
