History YMMV / RoadToAvonlea

* YouLookFamiliar: Several instances throughout Sullivan's ''Avonlea'' universe: Mag Ruffman, Cedric Smith, and Jackie Burroughs all had small roles in the mini-series before playing the King siblings. Rosemary Dunsmore had a large role, as Katherine Brooke, in the sequel, before getting a guest role as Aunt Abigail. James O'Reagan also had a small scene in the sequel, before appearing as Abner Jeffries a number of times.

* FirstInstallmentWins

* [[HeReallyCanAct She Really Can Act]]: Patricia Hamilton has always done a great job as Rachel, but her performance in "Home is Where the Heart is", portraying a debilitated Rachel who is unable to speak was outstanding.

* OneSceneWonder: One could argue this for Christopher Lloyd's one-time guest performance as Alastair Dimple in the episode "Another Point of View" in the sense that he won a Primetime Emmy in the category of "Outstanding LEAD Actor in a Drama Series" over such veteran performers like Sam Waterston in IllFlyAway and Scott Bakula in ''Series/QuantumLeap''. Somewhat justified in that the Emmys had omitted the category of "Outstanding Guest Actor" that year.

* CompleteMonster: Abe Pike, Gus's father (though perhaps not biologically). When we first meet him, he's been in jail for murder. He then goes on to steal Janet's wedding ring and let Gus take the blame for it as well as kidnap his son (and Sara) more than once. We later find out that he forcibly dragged his wife to an insane asylum and told Gus she was dead. And that's only the stuff we know about... [He's currently being discussed in Complete Monster clean-up thread. He's probably not heinous enough and will be cut.]

* OneSceneWonder: One could argue this for Christopher Lloyd's one-time guest performance as Alastair Dimple in the episode "Another Point of View" in the sense that he won a Primetime Emmy in the category of "Outstanding LEAD Actor in a Drama Series" over such veteran performers like Sam Waterston in IllFlyAway and Scott Bakula in QuantumLeap. Somewhat justified in that the Emmys had omitted the category of "Outstanding Guest Actor" that year.

%%* CompleteMonster: Abe Pike, Gus's father (though perhaps not biologically). When we first meet him, he's been in jail for murder. He then goes on to steal Janet's wedding ring and let Gus take the blame for it as well as kidnap his son (and Sara) more than once. We later find out that he forcibly dragged his wife to an insane asylum and told Gus she was dead. And that's only the stuff we know about... [He's currently being discussed in Complete Monster clean-up thread. He's probably not heinous enough and will be cut.]
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Gus Pike, He was only meant to be on for two episodes but stayed for the series, even brought BackFromTheDead.

* TheScrappy: Davy Keith started as a tolerable CousinOliver but reached scrappy when he took the focal away from main characters.

* {{Tearjerker}}: Gus to his newfound mother about his father: "He ruined your life. And mine too."

* [[HeReallyCanAct SheReallyCanAct]]: Patricia Hamilton has always done a great job as Rachel, but her performance in "Home is Where the Heart is", portraying a debilitated Rachel who is unable to speak was outstanding.

* FanPreferredCouple: Sara and Arthur (a RomanticFalseLead in the Gus/Felicity romance) are never romantically involved or even interect much but they have a large fan following.

* CompleteMonster: Abe Pike, Gus's father (though perhaps not biologically). When we first meet him, he's been in jail for murder. He then goes on to steal Janet's wedding ring and let Gus take the blame for it as well as kidnap his son (and Sara) more than once. We later find out that he forcibly dragged his wife to an insane asylum and told Gus she was dead. And that's only the stuff we know about...

* {{Expy}}: Aunts Olivia and Hetty are somewhat softened versions of Aunts Laura and Elizabeth from the author's ''EmilyOfNewMoon'' series. Sara's backstory, too, has as much in common with Emily, as with the Sara in ''TheStoryGirl.''

* SpotlightStealingSquad: Davy Keith, also and guest star is guaranteed to hijack the plot on any episode.

* YouLookFamiliar: Several instances throughout Sullivan's ''Avonlea'' universe: Mag Ruffman, Cedric Smith, and Jackie Burroughs all had small roles in the mini-series before playing the King siblings. Rosemary Dunsmore had a large role, as Katherine Brooke, in the sequel, before getting a guest role as Aunt Abigail. James O'Reagan also had a small scene in the sequel, before appearing as Abner Jeffries a number of times.

* YouLookFamiliar: Several instances throughout Sullivan's ''Avonlea'' universe: Mag Ruffman, Cedric Smith, and Jackie Jackie Burroughs all had small roles in the mini-series before playing the King siblings. Rosemary Dunsmore had a large role, as Katherine Brooke, in the sequel, before getting a guest role as Aunt Abigail. James O'Reagan also had a small scene in the sequel, before appearing as Abner Jeffries a number of times.

* YouLookFamiliar: Several instances throughout Sullivan's ''Anne'' universe: Mag Ruffman, Cedric Smith, and Jackie Jackie Burroughs all had small roles in the mini-series before playing the King siblings. Rosemary Dunsmore had a large role, as Katherine Brooke, in the sequel, before getting a guest role as Aunt Abigail. James O'Reagan also had a small scene in the sequel, before appearing as Abner Jeffries a number of times.

* CompleteMonster: Abe Pike, Gus's father (though perhaps not biologically).

* SpotlightStealingSquad: Davy Keith and several guest stars.

* SpotlightSte}}: Gus to his newfound mother about his father: "He ruined your life. And mine too."

* SpotlightStealingSquad: Davy Keith, also and guest star is guaranteed to hijack the plot on any episode.
* Tearjerker: Gus to his newfound mother about his father: "He ruined your life. And mine too."

* CompleteMonster: Gus's father.

* CompleteMonster: Abe Pike, Gus' father.