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Anne of Green Gables S1E49 — The Bend in the Road

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Anne of Green Gables•Season 1•Episode 49

The Bend in the Road

8.1/10 · 64 votesDec 23, 197926 min

Ranked #29 of 50 in Season 1•matches the season avg

Marilla learns the fate of her eyes from the eye specialist and now has to change her lifestyle entirely to help ease the strains on her eyes. Anne seeing Marilla's situation changes her dream and turns the current predicament into something pleasant. When Marilla mentions

Directed byIsao Takahata, Kōzō Kusuba

Written byIsao Takahata, Yoshihisa Araki

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Cast1

Eiko Yamada

Eiko Yamada

Anne Shirley (voice)

Crew12

M

Michiyo Sakurai

Other

Isao Takahata

Isao Takahata

Writer

Isao Takahata

Isao Takahata

Director

K

Kōzō Kusuba

Storyboard Artist

S

Seiji Sugawara

Background Designer

Y

Yukihiro Yokoyama

Background Designer

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Toshiro Nozaki

Background Designer

K

Katsumi Takasago

Production Assistant

K

Koichi Murata

Animation

T

Toshitsugu Saida

Animation

N

Noriko Goto

Animation

H

Hidenori Oshima

Animation

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Episode Summary

"The Bend in the Road" is episode 49 of Anne of Green Gables season 1. It scored 8.1/10 from 64 votes, ranking #29 of 50 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Isao Takahata, Kōzō Kusuba and written by Isao Takahata, Yoshihisa Araki, it aired on December 23, 1979.

Next: E50 · God's in Heaven, All Is Well on Earth Best of Season 1