Swiss Family Robinson (US) Episode Guide

Swiss Family Robinson

First aired: Mar/24/1975
Writer: Ken Trevey
Director: Harry Harris
Guest star: John Crawford (Nate Bidwell), Michael-James Wixted (Fred Robinson), George DiCenzo (Suramin), John Vernon (Charles Forsythe), Cindy Fisher (Helga Wagner)

A Swiss pastor and his family get stranded on a remote deserted island and must learn to survive in this hostile environs.

1 :01x01 - The Typhoon

First aired: Sep/14/1975
Writer: William Welch, Pat Fielder
Director: David Lowell Rich

Everybody is concerned about Fred when he develops a phobia of seawater. One day Fred finds himself confronting his fears when his brother, Ernie, gets dragged by the ropes of a raft moving adrift.

2 :01x02 - The Hawk

First aired: Sep/21/1975
Writer: William Welch, Arthur Heinemann
Director: Christian I. Nyby, II

After Helga kills his hawk, Jeremiah angrily leaves but returns to rescue the family.

3 :01x03 - The Mountain

First aired: Sep/28/1975
Writer: Arthur Heinemann
Director: Georg Fenady

Karl and Jeremiah set out to explore the other side of the island. When they don't return at the agreed time, the remaining family members fret about their luck. Finally Lotte goes on a search and rescue operation. Karl battles to bring an ailing Jeremiah Worth to safety while Lotte and the children worry about their unexplained absence.

4 :01x04 - Man O' War

First aired: Oct/05/1975
Writer: William Welch
Director: Don McDougall
Guest star: Don Knight (Harper), Richard Carlson (crewman), Dennis Kort (Clark), John Alderson (Fogerty)

A British warship anchors at the island to kidnap men to fight against Napoleon. Lotte and Helga are taken hostage in their treehouse by two desperate British sailors who have escaped from a warship.

5 :01x05 - The Slave Ship

First aired: Oct/12/1975
Writer: Dale Eunson
Director: Harry Harris
Guest star: Leonard Stone (Hawkins), Dorian Harewood (Jama), Alfred Ryder (Captain Mantle), Robert Sorrells (First seaman), Seamon Glass (Second Seaman), Steven Marlo (third seaman), Leslie Nielsen (Johnson)

The Robinsons must surrender a rescued slave in order to save Fred from the slave traders.

6 :01x06 - The Pit

First aired: Oct/19/1975
Writer: William Welch, John Meredyth Lucas
Director: Robert Douglas

Ernie feels useless in providing things for the household. He runs away after a heated discussion. A frantic search goes afoot when his disappearance lasts longer than usual.

7 :01x07 - The Tiki

First aired: Oct/26/1975
Writer: Esther Mitchell, Bob Mitchell
Director: John Peyser
Guest star: Claudio Martinez (Theo), Jose DeVega (Native), Michael Ansara (Chief Tavana)

Helga and Fred are rummaging in a ceremonial hut when the island's native chief , Tavana, arrives.

8 :01x08 - Neptune's Nephew

First aired: Nov/02/1975
Writer: Joseph Bonaduce
Director: Herb Wallerstein

Karl sets a trap for what the children believe is a sea monster, then discovers it may be a tiger.

9 :01x09 - The Chimp

First aired: Nov/09/1975
Writer: Bob Mitchell, Esther Mitchell
Director: Harry Harris

Karl fears he may have contracted rabies from a chimpanzee's bite.

10 :01x10 - The Castaway

First aired: Nov/16/1975
Writer: Alfred Brenner
Director: Leslie H. Martinson
Guest star: Ted Gehring (Dooley), Leslie Nielsen (Johnson)

A mutineer posing as a castaway floats ashore and steals the raft to escape the island.

11 :01x11 - The Treasure

First aired: Nov/23/1975
Writer: Paul Schneider, Margaret Schneider
Director: Don McDougall

During a picnic at the foot of a volcano, Jeremiah finds a map leading to pirate gold.

12 :01x12 - The Captain

First aired: Nov/30/1975
Writer: Worley Thorne
Director: Don McDougall
Guest star: Andrew Duggan (Captain Arnheim)

Karl and Jeremiah investigate when Helga claims that her supposedly drowned father is on the island.

13 :01x13 - The Bell

First aired: Dec/07/1975
Writer: Sidney Ellis
Director: Marc Daniels

The ringing of a bell leads the Robinsons and Jeremiah to a pyramid with inscriptions on its walls.

14 :01x14 - Ernie's Christmas

First aired: Dec/21/1975
Writer: John Meredyth Lucas
Director: Marc Daniels

The Robinsons try to have a traditional Christmas despite various hazards.

15 :01x15 - The Operation

First aired: Jan/04/1976
Writer: Esther Mitchell, Bob Mitchell
Director: Leslie H. Martinson

Karl tries to learn how to perform an appendectomy when Fred is stricken with stomach pains.

17 :01x17 - The Renegades

First aired: Jan/19/1976
Writer: Robert C. Dennis
Director: Herb Wallerstein
Guest star: Gene Tyburn (Mr. Jacopo), John Crawford (Jared Oakes), Chuck Hicks (Native)

Fred and Karl find a native village burned by sailors when they visit a neighboring island.

18 :01x18 - Jean Lafitte - Part 1

First aired: Feb/01/1976
Writer: Anthony Lawrence
Director: Harry Harris
Guest star: John Crawford (Dominique), Maria Grimm (Marie Carre), Edwin Villa (pirate), Whit Bissell (Governor Clairborne), Neville Brand (Gambi), Frank Langella (Jean Lafitte)

Jean Lafitte, a pirate, arrives on the island to reclaim buried treasure.

19 :01x19 - Jean Lafitte - Part 2

First aired: Feb/08/1976
Writer: Anthony Lawrence
Director: Harry Harris
Guest star: Frank Langella (Jean Lafitte), Neville Brand (Gambi)

Gambi, one of Laffite's most trustworthy friends, stands now on the Englishmen's side. He has managed to learn from Jeremiah where Laffite's rifles are hidden.

20 :01x20 - The Devils

First aired: Mar/28/1976
Writer: Sidney Ellis, Arthur Heinemann
Director: Don McDougall
Guest star: Frank DeKova (Shaman)

Jeremiah suspects satanic involvement after disaster strikes the garden, livestock, and storehouse.

21 :01x21 - Wild Dog

First aired: Apr/04/1976
Writer: Pat Fielder
Director: Don McDougall

Wild dogs attack the livestock, and the Robinsons discover one is a dog from their ship.