''Matt and Jenny'' (or ''Matt and Jenny on the Wilderness Trail'') is a Canadian television series of 26 episodes of 25 minutes each, broadcast on

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starting October 21, 1979."Matt and Jenny". ''

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'', October 20, 1979. A French-language dub of the show, titled ''Les routes de l'amitié'', later aired on La Chaîne française, Ontario's then-new francophone educational service, in 1986."10-day-old French network showing plenty of promise". ''

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'', January 10, 1987. American television producer

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also purchased American rights to the show in 1980;"Norman Lear buys Matt and Jenny". ''

'', April 7, 1980. however, he did not indicate at the time whether he planned to syndicate the existing Canadian show or produce an Americanized remake, and neither plan subsequently materialized. However, the series later aired in the United States on

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circa 1981-1983. The series won an award for Best Television Series from the Canadian Film and Television Association in 1979.

Synopsis

Two English children, Matt and Jenny Tanner, and their mother depart for the New World from Bristol, England. During the voyage, their mother dies of

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. The two children arrive in Canada and begin a search for their uncle Bill Tanner, who arrived before they had.

Cast

* Derrick Jones – Matt * Megan Follows – Jenny * Neil Dainard – Adam Cardston *

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– Kit

Filming locations

* Mainly shot at the Toronto International Studios lot at Kleinburg,

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Episode list

References

External links

*{{IMDb title 1970s Canadian children's television series 1970s Western (genre) television series 1979 Canadian television series debuts 1980s Canadian children's television series 1980 Canadian television series endings Global Television Network original programming