EndedCBC Television1980-01-01

Huckleberry Finn and His Friends

Name: Huckleberry Finn and His Friends
Genre: Action & Adventure
Released: 1980-01-01
Rating: 8.167
Cast: Ian Tracey, Sammy Snyders, Brigitte Horney, Bernie Coulson, Blu Mankuma

Action & Adventure~25 min

Seasons

Episodes

Networks

CBC Television

Countries

CA, DE

First aired

1980-01-01

Last aired

1980-06-24

Language

Rating

8.2 / 10

Episode release dates

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Synopsis and details

Huckleberry Finn and His Friends was a 1979 television series documenting the exploits of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, based on the novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by American writer Mark Twain. The series was made up of 26 episodes and was a Canadian/German coproduction. Huckleberry Finn is played by Ian Tracey who is also the narrator. Tom Sawyer is played by Sammy Snyders. Directed by Jack B. Hively and Ken Jubenvill, this mini-series was broadcast in many countries such as Germany, UK, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Venezuela and many other Latin American nations. The series was re-shown many times during the 1980s to early 1990s and has grown somewhat of a cult following. Even though Mark Twain originally wrote the books The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as separate units, this mini-series conjures up both literary works as only one story. Therefore, it places greater importance on Huckleberry's character without putting aside Tom Sawyer's. In 2007, the complete series was released as a 4 DVD box set by Fabulous Films in the UK. It contains many extras including a 12 page color booklet and a 30 minute 'making of' documentary featuring interviews with many stars of the series including Sammy Snyders, Ian Tracey, and Blu Mankuma.