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The Best Episodes of Swiss Family Robinson

Every episode of Swiss Family Robinson ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Swiss Family Robinson!

Swiss Family Robinson is a 1974-1975 Canadian television drama series, based on Johann David Wyss' novel The Swiss Family Robinson. The series consisted of 26 30-minute...
Genres:DramaAction & Adventure
Network:CTV

Best Episodes Summary

"The Intruder" is the best rated episode of "Swiss Family Robinson". It scored 7.3/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/30/1974. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Somewhere On This Earth".

  • The Intruder
    7.3/109 votes
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    #1 - The Intruder

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 12/30/1974

    A meteorite lands close to the Robinsons's treehouse home and brings an alien substance that almost drives the family from their island.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Somewhere On This Earth
    7.0/107 votes
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    #2 - Somewhere On This Earth

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 12/2/1974

    Ernest, Franz and Marie hike to the north side of the island to search for a wedding anniversary present for their parents. They find a chest from their shipwreck which may contain a valuable artifact.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Secret Of Shark Island
    6.7/108 votes
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    #3 - The Secret Of Shark Island

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/19/1974

    Franz steals away from the island in the family's outrigger canoe. He rows to a neighboring island and finds evidence that humans once lived there.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Deadly Feast
    6.7/108 votes
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    #4 - Deadly Feast

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 12/23/1974

    Mother prepares an oyster stew for the family, but they're inedible. As she's tasting the meal while cooking, she consumes enough poison to collapse and fall into a coma.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dead Man's Gold
    6.6/107 votes
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    #5 - Dead Man's Gold

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 10/21/1974

    Franz and Ernest find an abandoned pirate camp while exploring the island. Franz also finds a treasure map at the camp, and becomes obsessed with finding the treasure, while neglecting his usual duties.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Visitor
    6.6/109 votes
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    #6 - The Visitor

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 11/4/1974

    Ernest and Franz rescue a castaway they find floating offshore on a couple of barrels. The castaway says he has a map of the island, and insists that there is a settlement beyond the waterfalls.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Skeleton Clue
    6.6/107 votes
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    #7 - Skeleton Clue

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 11/25/1974

    Johann cancels lessons when Ernest, Franz and Marie complain that school is useless on the island. But when Johann tells them they can have two days to do whatever they want, they find out that math and science can be useful after all.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Bruno
    6.4/107 votes
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    #8 - Bruno

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/16/1974

    A dog from the ship turns up on the island and appears to be wild. Franz and johann disagree with what to do about the animal.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Nature's Child
    6.4/107 votes
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    #9 - Nature's Child

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 11/11/1974

    While hiding Marie's birthday gift Franz and Earnest stumble upon a wild girl and her pet leopard.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Return From Paradise
    6.4/107 votes
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    #10 - Return From Paradise

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 11/18/1974

    Once again, Ernest encounters the mysterious young girl, the child of nature, who shares the family's island.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Mark Of Captain Keel
    6.2/108 votes
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    #11 - The Mark Of Captain Keel

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/26/1974

    A deranged ex-pirate kidnaps Franz and Marie, in order to lure Father to his camp. He has mistaken Johann for Sir Henry Buckley, a famous buccaneer.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Animal Kingdom
    6.2/107 votes
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    #12 - The Animal Kingdom

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/9/1974

    The family's pet leopard, Ulysses, has grown too large and dangerous to keep around. But when Franz and Ernest release him deep in the island's jungle, they find he is too domesticated to survive on his own.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Time To Live And A Time To Die
    6.2/108 votes
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    #13 - A Time To Live And A Time To Die

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/7/1974

    Ernest finds a pregnant wild goat in the jungle and brings her back to the treehouse. Marie is eager to witness the upcoming birth, but Mother worries that something will go wrong.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Weakest Link
    6.2/107 votes
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    #14 - The Weakest Link

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 1/6/1975

    Ernest learns a lesson about dependence when his thoughtlessness almost brings disaster to the rest of the Robinsons.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Disappearance
    6.2/107 votes
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    #15 - Disappearance

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 2/3/1975

    When mama and papa are caught in a storm while fishing in a boat, the children must fend for themselves.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Lost At Sea
    6.1/109 votes
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    #16 - Lost At Sea

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/30/1974

    Ernest builds a boat from salvaged shipwreck timber and sets off to the open seas, in hopes of finding help for his stranded family. But he unfortunately loses his compass and becomes lost at sea.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Arrival
    6.0/1012 votes
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    #17 - The Arrival

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/12/1974

    In 1801, a family from Switzerland is shipwrecked on a deserted tropical island. All wash ashore safely except their younger son Franz, who is presumed dead.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Rogue
    6.0/107 votes
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    #18 - Rogue

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 1/27/1975

    An old bear roams out of the wilderness and makes his last stand in the Robinsons's compound.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Curse Of The Idol
    5.8/108 votes
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    #19 - The Curse Of The Idol

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/2/1974

    The family suffers a series of bad luck incidents after taking a carved wooden idol from an ancient stone mausoleum they discover on the island.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Attack Of The Cat
    5.8/108 votes
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    #20 - Attack Of The Cat

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/23/1974

    Marie finds a panther's kitten in the jungle and brings it home. The kitten's angry mother attacks Ernest in revenge.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cave Of The Tiger
    5.8/108 votes
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    #21 - Cave Of The Tiger

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/14/1974

    A rockslide traps papa and Franz in a cave with the tiger that they were tracking.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Rescue!
    5.8/107 votes
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    #22 - Rescue!

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 12/9/1974

    The Robinsons are overjoyed when a British warship finds the island and the sailors come ashore. But the captain says he cannot take them aboard.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Second Honeymoon
    5.8/107 votes
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    #23 - Second Honeymoon

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 12/16/1974

    The Robinson children decide to camp in the caves for a few days so their parents can have some romantic privacy at the treehouse.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Monsoon
    5.6/108 votes
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    #24 - Monsoon

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 1/13/1975

    Marie becomes lost and disoriented after being swept up in a dangerous monsoon. Johann goes out to look for her.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Castaway
    5.6/107 votes
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    #25 - The Castaway

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 1/20/1975

    Franz tells his family how he managed to survive the first few days on the island when he thought he had been the only one who reached shore.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A