Huckleberry Finn and His Friends — Season 1, Episode 3: The Engagement
Action & Adventure • 25 min • 1 season, 26 episodes • ★ 8.0/10
Episode synopsis
Tom Sawyer tells his brother Sid that he isn't feeling well and doesn't want to go to school. Aunt Polly sees him through and when he suddenly claims to have a loose tooth aunt Polly decides to pull it out. On his way to school Tom bumps in to Huckleberry Finn. After Huck tells Tom that the judges niece that Becky Thatcher attends the same school as Tom, Tom suddenly decides to go to school instead of going fishing with his best friend. Because Tom arrives 35 minutes later at school he has to give his teacher a very good explanation for this. After saying that he was talking to Huckleberry Finn, the teacher punishes him by letting him sit next to the girls. Tom quickly sets himself next to his beloved Becky and writes down on his slate that he loves her. Before his teacher sends him back to his own table, he tells Becky to meet him outside in the yard at recess. He then asks her to get engaged with him.
About Huckleberry Finn and His Friends
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.