The Best Episodes of Long Ago and Far Away
Every episode of Long Ago and Far Away ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Long Ago and Far Away!
Long Ago and Far Away is a TV series that aired on PBS Television from 1989 to 1993. It was created by WGBH, a public television broadcast service located in Boston, Massachusetts. WGBH is a member of PBS, which allowed for this TV series to be viewed on various other PBS stations. Each episode began with host James Earl Jones sitting in a chair in a room with a table, lamp and window. The walls were blue with white dots in order to make it appear as if these living room items were sitting out in space. James Earl Jones talks during the short opening section, then acts as narrator for the balance of an episode. This series, aimed at children aged six to nine years old, presents stories based on traditional fairy tales. A number of presentation methods were used to tell these stories, with stop motion animation, live-action or cel animation being used depending on the episode. Long Ago and Far Away also featured a number of guest narrators including: Tammy Grimes, Kim Loughran, David Suchet, and Mia Farrow.
Top Episode Highlight
The best episode of "Long Ago and Far Away" is "Beauty & the Beast", rated 7.1/10 from 11 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Beauty & the Beast" aired on 1/1/1990 and is rated 1.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Noah's Ark".
7.1/10 11 votes#1 - Beauty & the Beast
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1990-01-01
A beauty agrees to live in a beast's castle.
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- 5.9/10 16 votes
#2 - Noah's Ark
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1990-01-01
God commands Noah to build an ark. Animated.
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- NaN/10 0 votes
#3 - The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1989-02-11
A piper rids a town of rats.
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- NaN/10 0 votes
#4 - The Reluctant Dragon
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1990-01-01
A boy befriends a peaceable dragon.
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- NaN/10 0 votes
#5 - Abel's Island
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1990-09-08
A mouse is stranded on an isolated island.
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- NaN/10 0 votes
#6 - Happy Circus
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1989-01-01
3 Tales in clay animation
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- NaN/10 0 votes
#7 - Hungarian Folk Tales
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1989-01-01
Three animated stories. Janko Raven; Plinko; The Hedgehog
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- NaN/10 0 votes
#8 - The Talking Parcel - Pt.1
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 1981-01-01
Penelope finds a parrot.
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- NaN/10 0 votes
#9 - The Talking Parcel - Pt.2
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 1989-01-01
Penelope and Parrot travel.
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- NaN/10 0 votes
#10 - Svatohor
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 1989-01-01
A hunter tries to save the czar and wed his daughter.
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- NaN/10 0 votes
#11 - The Sleeping Princess
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1989-01-01
An evil fairy bewitches a princess.
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- NaN/10 0 votes
#12 - As Long as He Can Count the Cows
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1989-01-01
A schoolboy needs eyeglasses.
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- NaN/10 0 votes
#13 - The Man Who Planted Trees
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1989-01-01
A shepherd sows a forest.
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- NaN/10 0 votes
#14 - The Silver Cornet
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1989-01-01
A boy yearns to play the cornet.
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- NaN/10 0 votes
#15 - Bill & Bunny
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1989-01-01
A boy learns his sister is autistic.
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- NaN/10 0 votes
#16 - Frog and Toad Are Friends
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1989-01-01
Frog and Toad find adventure.
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- NaN/10 0 votes
#17 - Frog and Toad Together
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1981-01-01
A leggy green frog and a squat green toad share adventures together.
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- NaN/10 0 votes
#18 - Rarg
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1990-01-01
People discover they exist in a man's dream.
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- NaN/10 0 votes
#19 - Circus Dreams
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 1990-01-01
Three tales in clay animation. Circus Dream - by Franck Flanquart and Pierre Scarella; The Elephant and the Whale - by Jacques-Remy Girerd; Timber the Woodsman - by Alexandre Fletchet
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- NaN/10 0 votes
#20 - More Hungarian Folk Tales
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 1990-01-01
The Poor Man’s Vineyard; First the Dance, Then the Feast; The Wandering of the Needle, the Dog, the Egg, and the Rooster; The Astronomer, the Thief, the Hunter, and the Tailor
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- NaN/10 0 votes
#21 - The Boy in the Oak Tree
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 1990-01-01
A boy refuses to eat peas.
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- NaN/10 0 votes
#22 - Oh, Mr. Toad! - Pt.1
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 1990-01-01
Weasels capture Toad Hall.
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- NaN/10 0 votes
#23 - Oh, Mr. Toad! - Pt. 2
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 1990-01-01
Friends help Toad save his house.
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- NaN/10 0 votes
#24 - Bill the Minder
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 1990-02-04
Bill babysits his cousins.
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- NaN/10 0 votes
#25 - The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship - Pt.1
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 1991-01-01
A Czar declares that whoever makes him a ship that could sail through the air would marry his daughter.
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