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The Worst Episodes of Anne of Green Gables

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Anne Shirley is a freckle-faced, red-haired girl, who grows up in an orphanage having lost her parents at a very early age. Anne is always cheerful and fun-loving despite being brought up without love or

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    Anne of Green Gables Season 1 Episode 25 - A Letter to Diana
    7.4/10(50 votes)

    #1 - A Letter to Diana

    S1:E25

    When Diana takes ill in another town, Anne thinks back and realizes she hasn't been as good a friend as she should have.

    Directors:Isao Takahata, Kazuyoshi Yokota
    Writers:Isao Takahata, Takekuni Takano

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  2. Anne of Green Gables Season 1 Episode 13 - Anne Goes to School
    7.5/10(52 votes)

    #2 - Anne Goes to School

    S1:E13

    It's Anne's first day of school, and though she's not as educated as the others, she makes a lot of new friends.

    Director:Isao Takahata
    Writers:Isao Takahata, Seijiro Koyama

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  3. Anne of Green Gables Season 1 Episode 8 - Anne's Impressions of Sunday School
    7.7/10(53 votes)

    #3 - Anne's Impressions of Sunday School

    S1:E8

    Anne is disappointed that her new Sunday clothes (made by Marilla) are so plain, so along the way to church she dresses up her hat with wildflowers. Afterward she talks about what she thinks of Sunday School.

    Director:Isao Takahata
    Writers:Isao Takahata, Seijiro Koyama

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  4. Anne of Green Gables Season 1 Episode 10 - Anne Plays With a Best Friend
    7.7/10(53 votes)

    #4 - Anne Plays With a Best Friend

    S1:E10

    Anne and Diana have their first play date and are very excited. They are evenly matched when it comes to fantasizing about a world of their own, and Anne gets to share her chocolate.

    Director:Isao Takahata
    Writers:Isao Takahata, Seijiro Koyama

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  5. Anne of Green Gables Season 1 Episode 17 - Anne Returns to School
    7.7/10(51 votes)

    #5 - Anne Returns to School

    S1:E17

    After Diana is forbidden from playing with Anne, Anne decides to return to school.

    Director:Isao Takahata
    Writers:Isao Takahata, Seijiro Koyama

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  6. Anne of Green Gables Season 1 Episode 23 - Anne Is Invited to Tea
    7.7/10(50 votes)

    #6 - Anne Is Invited to Tea

    S1:E23

    Anne is invited to tea with the new minister and his wife.

    Director:Isao Takahata
    Writers:Shigeki Chiba, Isao Takahata

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  7. Anne of Green Gables Season 1 Episode 24 - An Affair of Honour
    7.7/10(52 votes)

    #7 - An Affair of Honour

    S1:E24

    The "dare game" has taken on popularity with the girls of Avonlea, but to protect her pride from Josie Pye, Anne takes on an extremely dangerous dare: Walk the ridgepole of the Barry's house.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Shigeki Chiba, Isao Takahata

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  8. Anne of Green Gables Season 1 Episode 35 - Longing for the Summer Holidays
    7.7/10(50 votes)

    #8 - Longing for the Summer Holidays

    S1:E35

    For the holidays, Anne decides to spend her entire break having fun as she is tired of studying. Without realizing it herself, studying has taken its toll on Anne. The reason for why Matthew and Marilla wanted to adopt a boy is revealed.

    Director:Isao Takahata
    Writers:Isao Takahata, Yoshihisa Araki

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  9. Anne of Green Gables Season 1 Episode 6 - Anne of Green Gables
    7.8/10(58 votes)

    #9 - Anne of Green Gables

    S1:E6

    No description available

    Director:Isao Takahata
    Writers:Isao Takahata, Aiko Isomura

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  10. Anne of Green Gables Season 1 Episode 9 - A Solemn Vow
    7.8/10(55 votes)

    #10 - A Solemn Vow

    S1:E9

    Anne gets to meet Diana for the first time and desperately hopes to find a best friend. Unknowing to her Diana wishes for the exact same thing, and the girls hit it off right away.

    Director:Isao Takahata
    Writer:Seijiro Koyama

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  11. Anne of Green Gables Season 1 Episode 12 - Anne's Confession
    7.8/10(52 votes)

    #11 - Anne's Confession

    S1:E12

    Marilla still thinks Anne is not telling her the truth, so she won't let her attend the picnic. So the girl finally comes up with a confession.

    Director:Isao Takahata
    Writers:Isao Takahata, Seijiro Koyama

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  12. Anne of Green Gables Season 1 Episode 15 - Fall is Coming
    7.8/10(52 votes)

    #12 - Fall is Coming

    S1:E15

    Anne is still angry at Gilbert. Deep in thought about him she forgets to do something Marilla told her to, which results in an embarrassing incident.

    Director:Isao Takahata
    Writer:Seijiro Koyama

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  13. Anne of Green Gables Season 1 Episode 21 - The New Minister's Wife
    7.8/10(50 votes)

    #13 - The New Minister's Wife

    S1:E21

    Mr. Phillips leaves the school, and Anne meets the new minister and his wife.

    Director:Isao Takahata
    Writer:Shigeki Chiba

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  14. Anne of Green Gables Season 1 Episode 22 - The Wrong Ingredient
    7.8/10(53 votes)

    #14 - The Wrong Ingredient

    S1:E22

    Anne catches a cold, and because she loses her sense of taste, mistakenly uses the wrong ingredient in a cake for Mrs. Allen.

    Directors:Isao Takahata, Kazuyoshi Yokota
    Writer:Shigeki Chiba

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  15. Anne of Green Gables Season 1 Episode 26 - The Concert Plan
    7.8/10(49 votes)

    #15 - The Concert Plan

    S1:E26

    Anne returns to school. The new teacher is wonderful and fair, and the teacher plans to have a concert to raise money to have a school flag made.

    Director:Isao Takahata
    Writers:Shigeki Chiba, Isao Takahata

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  16. Anne of Green Gables Season 1 Episode 33 - An Invitation to Queen's Class
    7.8/10(48 votes)

    #16 - An Invitation to Queen's Class

    S1:E33

    Anne and Diana has a quarrel regarding the future which was primarily about marriage. Anne, looking for Matthew for comfort, eats a few apples on a barrel that Jerry claimed to be poisoned, a bad joke on his part. Later, Anne hears about the news for Queen's Class that begins the preparation required for the entrance exam, with Matthew and Marilla's approval, Anne sets her eyes towards the future where she dreams of becoming a teacher.

    Directors:Isao Takahata, Kazuyoshi Yokota
    Writers:Shigeki Chiba, Isao Takahata

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  17. Anne of Green Gables Season 1 Episode 3 - Morning of Green Gables
    7.9/10(57 votes)

    #17 - Morning of Green Gables

    S1:E3

    No description available

    Director:Isao Takahata
    Writers:Isao Takahata, Aiko Isomura

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  18. Anne of Green Gables Season 1 Episode 4 - Anne's History
    7.9/10(56 votes)

    #18 - Anne's History

    S1:E4

    During the time in the carriage Marilla asks about Anne's past and she tells the story of how she ended up in the orphanage.

    Director:Isao Takahata
    Writer:Isao Takahata

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  19. Anne of Green Gables Season 1 Episode 5 - Marilla Makes Up Her Mind
    7.9/10(55 votes)

    #19 - Marilla Makes Up Her Mind

    S1:E5

    Anne and Marilla arrive at Mrs. Spencer's, but the woman is moved by the sad story and already finds herself wavering. Though the final decision is made when she sees where Anne is supposed to go if the Cuthberts don't take her,and Marilla doesn't like that. So she and Anne go back to Green Gables, though Marilla says it's not sure yet if Anne can stay or not.

    Director:Isao Takahata
    Writer:Seijiro Koyama

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  20. Anne of Green Gables Season 1 Episode 7 - Mrs. Rachel Lynde Is Properly Horrified
    7.9/10(54 votes)

    #20 - Mrs. Rachel Lynde Is Properly Horrified

    S1:E7

    Anne meets Mrs. Rachel Linde, a good friend of Marilla, but the encounter doesn't go well. Mrs Linde comments on Anne's looks in a negative way, which hurts the girl. But instead of taking it, she fights back by saying Mrs Linde is "fat and ugly" and asks how that feels. Marilla wants Anne to apologize, and though Anne thinks she was right to tell her off, she gives in some time later.

    Director:Isao Takahata
    Writer:Seijiro Koyama

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  21. Anne of Green Gables Season 1 Episode 11 - Anne Loses Marilla's Brooch
    7.9/10(54 votes)

    #21 - Anne Loses Marilla's Brooch

    S1:E11

    Anne admires Marilla's amethyst brooch, but afterwards it disappears. Marilla is disappointed when Anne tells her she doesn't know where it is and thinks she's lying to her.

    Director:Isao Takahata
    Writer:Seijiro Koyama

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  22. Anne of Green Gables Season 1 Episode 16 - Diana Is Invited to Tea
    7.9/10(51 votes)

    #22 - Diana Is Invited to Tea

    S1:E16

    Anne is allowed to invite Diana over for tea when the Cuthberts are away. She offers her best friend cherry juice, unaware that it's actually wine, so Diana gets terribly drunk and goes home feeling sick. Mrs. Berry forbids Anne to see Diana again after this and accuses her of being a bad influence.

    Director:Isao Takahata
    Writer:Takekuni Takano

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  23. Anne of Green Gables Season 1 Episode 27 - Matthew and the Clothes Shop
    7.9/10(51 votes)

    #23 - Matthew and the Clothes Shop

    S1:E27

    Matthew, unlike Marilla, sees no problem with Anne having a nice dress with puffed sleeves like the other girls. He sets out to get one for her for Christmas, but his well-intentioned plan goes awry when the clerk at the store is female.

    Director:Isao Takahata
    Writers:Isao Takahata, Takekuni Takano

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  24. Anne of Green Gables Season 1 Episode 29 - Anne Starts the Story-telling Club
    7.9/10(49 votes)

    #24 - Anne Starts the Story-telling Club

    S1:E29

    Anne finds it hard to settle back into mundane life after the concert, so she starts a creative writing club.

    Directors:Isao Takahata, Kazuyoshi Yokota
    Writers:Isao Takahata, Kazuyoshi Yokota

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  25. Anne of Green Gables Season 1 Episode 30 - Vanity and Vexation of Spirit
    7.9/10(52 votes)

    #25 - Vanity and Vexation of Spirit

    S1:E30

    Anne buys black hair dye from a peddler, but she doesn't get the raven black hair she'd hoped for.

    Director:Isao Takahata
    Writers:Isao Takahata, Takekuni Takano

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Worst Episodes Summary

"A Letter to Diana" is the worst rated episode of "Anne of Green Gables". It scored 7.4/10 based on 50 votes. Directed by Isao Takahata, Kazuyoshi Yokota and written by Isao Takahata, Takekuni Takano, it aired on 7/1/1979. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Anne Goes to School".