Matt and Jenny

Matt and Jenny
GenreDrama
Created byWilliam Davidson
Written by
  • William Davidson
  • Martin Lager
  • John Craig
  • George Salverson
Directed by
  • Joseph L. Scanlan
  • René Bonnière
  • Francis Chapman
Starring
Theme music composerRon Harrison
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Ralph C. Ellis
  • David Gideon Thompson for Polytel Film Ltd.
ProducerWilliam Davidson
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time25 minutes
Production companies
  • Manitou Productions Ltd.
  • Polytel Film Ltd.
  • Shelter Films Ltd.
Original release
NetworkGlobal Television Network
ReleaseOctober 21, 1979 (1979-10-21) –
1980 (1980)
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Matt and Jenny (or Matt and Jenny on the Wilderness Trail) is a Canadian television series of 26 episodes of 25 minutes each, broadcast on Global starting October 21, 1979.[1]

A French-language dub of the show, titled Les routes de l'amitié, later aired on La Chaîne française, Ontario's then-new francophone educational service, in 1986.[2] American television producer Norman Lear also purchased American rights to the show in 1980;[3] however, he did not indicate at the time whether he planned to syndicate the existing Canadian show or produce an Americanized remake, and neither plan subsequently materialized. However, the series later aired in the United States on Nickelodeon circa 1981-1983.

The series won an award for Best Television Series from the Canadian Film and Television Association in 1979.[3]

  1. ^ "Matt and Jenny". The Globe and Mail, October 20, 1979.
  2. ^ "10-day-old French network showing plenty of promise". Toronto Star, January 10, 1987.
  3. ^ a b "Norman Lear buys Matt and Jenny". The Globe and Mail, April 7, 1980.