American Reacts to Anne of Green Gables

[@pammccoy4331]

I loved this movie. Meagan Follows played the best Anne ever!

[@nathanadrian7797]

The whole cast blew this story out of the water, no remake will ever come close!

[@Opinionated-Angel]

Totally agree with you. Love that movie.

[@Veggamattic]

I was on a game show called Test Pattern and she was the celebrity guest.

[@dragonabsurda]

Yes! To this day, I still picture Megan Follows every time I think of Anne.

[@MamaStyles]

I was just saying she was the best and the late Jonathan Crombie was the best Gilbert.😢

[@Dimcle]

This is not just a Canadian thing. Published in 1908, it became a global phenomenon. Anne of Green Gables has sold more than 50 million copies and has been translated into more than 30 languages.

[@Acadian_Proud]

Slate is a small handheld blackboard (about 12 x 9 inches) that students would use in school.

[@Ottawajames]

Slate is the stone from which the school slates were made and where they got their name.

[@aerbourne31]

Like a small chalkboard

[@historyfreak6591]

Anne of Green Gables is not required reading in school in Canada, although I wish it was. It is better than many books that I was required to read in school

[@angelakoop2668]

It really should be required reading. Too many young people these days have never even heard of Anne. So sad!

[@JuliesWorldCrochet]

Interestingly, Anne is/was required in Japan's English learning classes for middle schoolers which translated to tourism to the Island as they grew up

[@clairehachey2189]

@@JuliesWorldCrochet I've been to the Island more times than I can count and have seen many, many Japanese tourist buses in Cavendish. They absolutely love Anne!

[@callak_9974]

While not my cup of tea, Canadian fiction should be some required reading in grade school for sure.

[@csn10]

@@clairehachey2189 On my only visit to Cavendish, there were a lot of Japanese tourists who all loved the book growing up. I can see how the lesson of caring for your elders was considered one worth teaching in Japan.

[@peterzimmer9549]

I believe this book is required reading for all Japanese girls. They do not have a Japanese word for gable, so it is called “Anne of the red hair”. You will never go near the green gables house on PEI without seeing a family of Japanese tourists, even though the house is make believe.

[@katybug1966]

The house isn't actually make believe. It was originally owned by relatives of LM Montgomery.

[@johnt8636]

Yes it is required reading in Japanese schools. No, not just for girls.

[@CatherineBriseboisCatWoods]

They also had a Japanese animé series that was made. Supposedly this story is really big over there too.

[@colleensoltermann1067]

The Japanese version of the book was not simply translated into Japanese, rather it was interpreted by a very famous Japanese author. Many Japanese make the pilgrimage to PEI to visit the Anne of Green Gables house and watch the play at the Confederation centre of the arts!

[@dragonchaserkev]

It is better in Japanese, Anne has to raise and battle a Kaiju to save the farm and she has a talking cow that she rides on. 😂

[@KoraCarlson]

My mom read the book in Poland, when she was learning English. I think it was what inspired her to find a penpal in Canada, which led to her writing to my dad, which led to her coming to Canada to marry him, and hence me and my siblings exist. We owe it all to good old Anne. My brother’s middle name is Gilbert in honour of the books. I got the whole series when I was 10 or so myself, covering Anne’s arrival as a sensitive, dramatic, emotional 11 year old, to the book featuring Anne & Gilbert’s youngest daughter, Rilla (named after Marilla). I practically wore those books out, reading and re-reading them. Probably one of the biggest influences of my childhood. I don’t think you’d regret reading the series now. I can’t imagine that even a grown man wouldn’t be captivated by Anne’s charm and spirit, and let yourself fall in love with turn-of-the-century Prince Edward Island. I’m in my 50s now, and I think one of the reasons I’ve had such a rich and interesting life so far was because I absorbed Anne’s philosophy early on, of never repeating the same mistake. There are so many new and interesting mistakes to make, why bother with one you’ve done before? Part of Anne’s spirit lives within me, and always will.

[@MamaStyles]

Same…in my 50s … I poured over those books and lived next door to the actor who played Gilbert here in Canada. As a redhead I could sympathize with Anne so much 😂❤

[@AmritpalSingh-yu4rv]

Your family history is so awesome... and your parents love story connected to Anne of Green Gables.

[@janeavery9491]

That's so lovely! Thanks for sharing.

[@jennyoconnell7217]

That's lovely. I read the Anne series when I was sick in bed, aged about 12 and loved them. They are the reason I emigrated and my daughter's middle name is Anne. The TV series with Megan Follows and Jonathan Crombie was the best.

[@alexandriagolding6233]

And a bosom friend is a friend that is close to your heart.

[@nadennight]

Tyler looked pretty worried when he heard that one.

[@sooankim9247]

Like "Bosom buddies" and a slate in that period was a small handheld blackboard that they would write on in school. 😅

[@csn10]

@@sooankim9247 Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari! Great show

[@TylerBucketYoutube]

😬

[@pillylamb]

Okay, now I want to watch this series again. The casting was impeccable, with Megan Follows as Anne. The island was definitely one of the charming characters, with Anne's romanticised descriptions of the beautiful changing scenery. The costume design was even a treat that rounded out the whole experience of watching this series. The clip of Matthew dying brings a tear to my eye to this day.

[@chantallafrance297]

I just watched the first 2 and need to finish the third😊

[@pillylamb]

@ I love how it opens - “Willows whiten, aspens quiver, little breezes dusk and shiver…”

[@SBel65]

And Colleen Dewhurst as Marilla Cuthbert.

[@judyyurchuk4904]

"The manuscript for the novel "Anne of Green Gables" has been added to a United Nations registry that highlights Canadian heritage, further celebrating the novels legacy on an international stage." Toronto Star, Sunday Dec. 1/24

[@csn10]

Along with the screenplays for Superbad and Deadpool?

[@dragonabsurda]

Anne of Green Gables is a mix of comedy, wholesomeness, heartbreak and joy. There's a good reason why people love her story as much as they do.

[@drewc981]

There have been a few interpretations on screen of Anne of Green Gables but I will sit firmly on the hill that Megan Follows is the very best one (1985 I believe). Anne breaking her chalkboard slate over Gilbert's head when they're at school because he kept calling her "Carrots" because of her red hair is such a great scene

[@joykoski7111]

I agree that the 1985 version is the very best. I came across a 1938 (or thereabouts) version not too long ago. Its the story and the characters that make it good, so as long as you find decent actors its going to be good. The "floating down the river" scene in the 1938 version was pretty funny...lol. No special effects and I think you could see the ropes holding the boat so they could film it. Of course you had all that dramatic music to let you know it was dangerous 😀I did watch the newer series as well but found it a little too "preachy"? The actors were good but the storylines all had to have a moral theme to them. It was a little too far off the original books for me to love it.

[@kflowersmith]

Anne of Green Gables was just the first book in the series. It is followed by Anne of Avonlea and Anne of the Island, Anne of Windy Poplars, Anne's House of Dreams, Anne of Ingleside, Rainbow Valley, Rilla of Ingleside, and The Blythes are Quoted Anne of Green Gables. There is also a very popular stage musical of Anne of Green Gables and a sequel, Anne and Gilbert. (In high school, my son played Matthew in the musical and he was so amazing, a woman who saw him after the show complimented him, saying she had to keep reminding herself that he was just 17 instead of the much older Matthew.) I loved all of the books and when we vacationed in PEI a few years back, we visited Green Gables.

[@erinkimberly4926]

Rainbow Valley is my favourite. But of course the original is classic!

[@whedonite81]

I came here to point out it was a series of books not just one novel.

[@allyjohnston3151]

8 book series are available on amazon....oh and Anne of Green gables apparently is quite popular in Japan. People from around the world come to visit PEI because of this book

[@sandrajewitt6050]

She didn't give up her higher education. She just delayed it for a couple of years. Also, the movie strays from the books a bit, especially as Anne got older.

[@lisast-jean9272]

A slate from the 19th century was a writing board used by schoolchildren to practice handwriting and arithmetic. Slates were a common writing medium in schools before the use of notebooks and tablets. They were popular because they were more economical than paper, pens, and pencils.

[@ErrSid]

As a Canadian child Anne of Green Gables is a book you find everywhere, you hear about everywhere, at some point a copy comes to exsist in your house. No one remembers buying it, it just is. Like an eldritch being, all children in Canada are led to the story of Anne.

[@dianepm]

I never understood why we didn't read it in school. It's such a good story.

[@fredturner4022]

I’m 74 living in western Canada. I read this book for the 1st time a year ago & it moved me like no other. It is so well written 😢. Now I’m just waiting for you to find the “Rick Hansen” story.

[@jennifermarlow.]

I wrote a comment about that, let's hope he does that story. I, too, recall those times. I'm watching the CBC Anne movies now. Not a dry eye in the house. Take care, from down east.

[@25Soupy]

Are you going to read the following 7 books?

[@fredturner4022]

@@25Soupy I’m actually working on the “100 books” you should read before you pass. It was one of the 100. I’m on #61 now. I will read more of the series in my next 100 books 📚 😊

[@BillTarling]

For the TV series based on Anne of Green Gables (called "Road To Avonlea"), the production built a small town with all the main homes. The buildings were all functional and real. By building the real buildings and sets (in a more remote area outside the city), it added to the sense of realism, and also meant everything from the shots would remain in place [i.e. you wouldn't have to recreate the rooms and furnishings to match previous episodes since they were always left 'decorated' at the end of each production day. Scenes outside of the main townsfolk venues were usually done on a production set, or (frequently) using real locations (usually Toronto and the outskirt cities) which were set dressed to fit the period feel of the show.

[@donnaleach8119]

@BillTarling: ‘Road to Avonlea’ was NOT based on Anne of Green Gables, but, rather on another Lucy Maude Montgomery character-Sarah Stanley.

[@ingridpear1882]

It was based on the 'Story Girl ' but was set near Anne's Avonlea town as well. They added the characters of Hetty and Olivia as well as making Daniel,Janette and Alec's infant son rather than one of Rogers two kids.

[@cassiopee26]

How interesting! Do you know if they destroyed the set (the homes) after the production was over?

[@sooh6299]

I adored Road to Avonlea as a kid

[@Joanne-h1b]

Fun fact: Mariila, a “spinster”, dated Gilbert’s father when she was young. She always regretted breaking things off with him after a massive fight, eventually losing him to Gilbert’s Mum. So when Anne broke the slate over Gilbert’s head, she became a “Kindred Spirit” and was allowed to stay at Avonlea. 😅

[@JustBeth-0ct12]

I cried just watching that! Your reactions were perfect, the humour and warm heartedness are why we love Anne... with an "e". A lot happens outside those scenes. She actually becomes a school teacher before she publishes that book, and I think a nurse in WW1 trying to find Gilbert close to the end? She also had an imaginary friend named Katie, who lived in window reflections. That was her only comfort before she came to live at Green Gables.

[@timmackinnon5547]

As someone who grew up in Prince Edward Island, I remember plane-loads of young pre-career Japanese tourists coming to see Anne. It's a beach island but they never visited the beach. They would find 10 day jobs at strawberry picking. 14 days off before work and travel 2 days each way to pick berries for free, often dressed as Anne. There is a thempark in Osaka (I believe) that's based on Anne with an E.

[@ladygray6081]

U have to remember anne was wrote over 100 years ago so somethings seem problematic today but on the whole it’s a truly wholesome story and that’s why ppl love it so much, islanders are very kind and welcoming ppl

[@judylaaper4849]

My twin sister and I LOVED this movie in the '80s . My husband got me the dvd last year for my birthday last year still Love it .

[@sockmonkey448]

I'm also a twin and we'll both be 20 soon, and I wish I could watch the show again cuz as a family we all watched it a while ago and we could never finish it because it skipped 😔. Do you know where we could buy this? Like Amazon maybe?

[@judylaaper4849]

@@sockmonkey448 Yes Amazon that's where my husband got from .

[@ingridpear1882]

​@@sockmonkey448Is it on Netflix? I always borrowed it from the library, but parts were sometimes worn as well.

[@acy2004]

I’ve been to the Gables house in PEI. Was so cool.

[@jennifer9084]

That is epic :)

[@abprairiegurl]

I was disappointed when I went there because I had my own vision of what it would look like and it didn't look like that.

[@Acadian_Proud]

Gilbert is the boy who called her “carrots” and she hit over the head with her slate. The clip of her and Gilbert on the bridge was from the second movie.

[@jetstream6389]

In BC I wasn't required to read the book in school. I was aware of the book but I looked at "Anne of Green Gables" in the same light as "Pollyanna" -- girls books no red blooded boy would be caught reading. After I grew up CBC produced the series you just highlighted and was able to appreciate the humourous episodes of Anne Shirley's mischief. The first series came out in 1986 with Megan Follows playing Anne. To me Megan Follows is the definitive Anne Shirley. In the first series Megan was 17 but portrayed Anne at age 13 rather than 11. The next series a couple of years later when Anne is grown up.

[@LetItBeSummer-1]

You did it! Thank you for reacting to this famous story! You have to look for the summaries of the other movies that follow the story!

[@janeavery9491]

Tyler, thanks for reacting to Anne of Green Gables! I'd love for you to review more clips from this Mini Series version (starring Megan Follows) - Or maybe do your first full movie reaction...! 💜

[@peggystone3676]

Almost every girl that I knew growing up in the American Midwest in the mid 20th century, read “Anne of Green Gables” and loved it. This was a time when children read books for pleasure. And it was a book that could be read over and over well into adulthood. Anne herself as an intelligent and lonely child has read many romanticized Victorian books, which influence her interior life and playtime with Diana. “Bosom friend” is simply an old fashioned phrase for a close best friend and confidante. “Bosom” meaning someone you could share your heart or “bosom” with.

[@wnn567]

Tyler, you were wondering about the slate. It is a small chalkboard that the students were using in class to write on in 19th century Canada. Anne used it to strike Gilbert on the head because he called her carrots. By the way, it's a great story. The actress who played Anne did also Catherine of Medeci in the mini serie Reign.

[@IzzyOnTheMove]

There is also a spinoff concentrating on other L.M.Montgomery characters (Sara Stanley, aunt Hetty, Rachel Lynde, Felicity, the Kings, Gus Pike)... called Road to Avonlea. it's worth checking out!

[@annwest4345]

Ahh Tyler, it's so nice to be young!!! Hahahaha. Anne Of Green Gables was part of reading back up to the mid 70's as was Rebecka Of Sunnybrook Farms and Little Women. They were written around the same time. Multiple movies were made of Anne and this one was a miniseries. This one is the best one and the turest to the novel. You should read the book, the humor is fantastic, and the story continues in other books, all worth reading. LM Montgomery was a world renowned author. Anne Of Green Gables is not just a Canadian classic but a world classic, translated into multiple languages.

[@JayeEllis]

She did finish her education. She was teaching at a ladies college.

[@jeannieschmidt2217]

I'm so happy you finally delved into this. Anne was such a HUGE part of our childhood's in the 80's. My mom and I LOVED watching it on tv every year. RIP to the amazing Richard Farnsworth (Matthew) and Jonathan Crombie (Gilbert). I would love to see you react to the first two movies. Megan Follows does such an incredible job as Anna. I went to PEI in the 80's and saw the house - and the Lake of Shining waters. It was incredible to see in it's purity - BEFORE it got so commercialized.

[@alexandriagolding6233]

Tyler, she was upset about being called carrots as she was often teased about her red hair. A slate is a small hand held chalkboard used by students in pioneer schools, a peddler is a travelling salesman.

[@Shan_Dalamani]

OMFG, Tyler doesn't even know what a peddler is?

[@Viennery]

“Anne with an E” was a great adaptation, and I say this as a man pushing 40. It truly takes you to a time and place in Canadian history, and it does a great job painting the world at the time, not just with the prejudice against Irish(specifically gingers), but it also features an Acadian boy(family) that truly reflect my own Acadian family, how black people lived and were treated, and the most heart wrenching of all; a little Mi’kmaq girl who befriends Anne only to be sent away to a residential school and forcefully kept away from her parents. She’s the only character to not have a happy ending, and u found that very fitting. While the show can be a bit campy/cheesy at times, it’s ultimately very wholesome and leaves you feeling happy after watching it. Anne’s delusional unyielding positivity is contagious, and will rub off on the audience and leave them seeing the good in everything. You should check out the trailer, the cinematography is great and truly captures the beauty of eastern Canada.

[@astromonkey5000]

That’s one show I was heartbroken about when it was cancelled. It was such a good show. :(

[@greggdogg]

if you can find and order it, I recommend "Raspberry Cordial" . Basically Anne of Green Gables soda

[@erinkimberly4926]

Had to try one when I was there.

[@jennifermarlow.]

We can buy that in the grocery store. It's right next to the Lime Cordial. Maybe it's just the Maritimes?

[@fumblerooskie]

In the original TV show Matthew Cuthbert was played by one of my all-time favourite American actors, Richard Farnsworth. Every episode of the original series is available on YT.

[@sandrajewitt6050]

I never had to read the book in school. My teacher read it to us in grade 5. She was going too slowly, so I had to buy the book so I could enjoy it faster.

[@lisalauridson7982]

U just got too love Tyler for being interested in us Canadians awsome!!

[@angelinaduvallcameron]

Anne of Green Gables was much beloved in our house. Our whole family watched the movies, the tv show and I read all 8 books. When I was a child I wanted to have red hair just like Anne. I loved all the books I read from Lucy Maud Montgomery. Emily of New Moon and the seaside short stories as well.

[@erinkimberly4926]

Emily series is wonderful

[@pillylamb]

@@angelinaduvallcameron I actually liked Emily better - I think I related more to her introverted character than Anne’s more exuberant extrovert. Megan Follows’ Anne brought me back, though. That Sullivan Production was probably the best tv ever - everything about it was perfect. My friend and I were so envious of the various articles of clothing - from sweaters to capes and hats. 😁

[@angelinaduvallcameron]

@ I was sad they didn’t make a tv show or movie about Emily. I loved the clothes too, and Megan looked stunning in the pink dress. Wait I missed the tv show from 1998? How did I miss that?

[@Cassxowary]

please do emily of new moon next! it’s her most autobiographical work and my fav!(:

[@sandrajewitt6050]

It's a series of books. It's been adapted into multiple movies, TV series, plays, and radio programs. It's the backbone of PEIs' economy. Tourists flock to see Green Gables and the author's childhood home.

[@mberube222]

It's so fascinating to see you learn... Anne of Green Gables is cultural classic in Canada. If you grew up in the 80s, the Anne of Green Gables series starring Megan Follows as the iconic Anne, is something we saw every year at Christmas and we grew up with her. 'Kindred spirits' is a term I still use :) The love story between Anne and Gilbert, Matthew's death, Marilla's softening.... it's like the backdrop to my youth and so many others.. Anne is iconic and not the way we over use the word. Ps the AI voice-over mispronounced stuff: it's "Blythe" like blithe not Bly-thee. If you watch the series (there are 3 series), you'll get it. Anne is irrepressible and you'll fall in love with her!❤

[@good_words4507]

Glad you enjoyed the clips. This miniseries is definitive in every way. Late 19th century, similar to little house on the prairie, using slate (handheld chalkboard) back in the day. I have read the book. My dad and I loved this 2 part miniseries and the sequel where she’s a teacher.

[@IzzyOnTheMove]

I totally recommend the CBC's series from 2017!! The actors and storylines are so good! Matthew, Marilla, aunt Josephine, Cole... ❤❤❤

[@CatherineBriseboisCatWoods]

I personally like the OG one with Megan Follows because I grew up with it. But the one you mentioned is also quite good.

[@Qster1584]

@@CatherineBriseboisCatWoods 100%! No other series has come close.

[@Opinionated-Angel]

Have you ever watched Little House on the Prairie? The children in the show went to school in a Church and used slates and chalk for their homework. Remember the time period that Anne of Green Gables was in. They did not have computers back then. All done on paper and slates.

[@IzzyOnTheMove]

I have luscious dark brown hair but as a little girl I wanted to be a redhead like Anne ❤

[@16BelieverForever]

Your brown hair looks beautiful ❤

[@douglasmcbryan3705]

Richard Farnsworth, a well known American actor played Matthew Cuthbert in the clip you saw. Nancy

[@jennifermarlow.]

I always think of "Hands up, said the sheriff". He was the actor that played Billy Miner in "The Grey Fox". But I loved him as Matthew, he was perfect.

[@Karen-p9t5g]

Japanese tourists come to Canada visit Banff then PEI by the bus loads. It is a beautiful story with a view into that century, with the rules and dreams. Definitely worth the read.

[@actarus8564]

I couldn't help myself laughing when you said, "How does her father die?"....and then right on screen,heart attack. The timing was so good. But in all seriousness, it's a great movie about a sad story.

[@Rosiecats]

There are several books in the series as Anne's horizons expand. Anne of green gables, Anne of Avonlea (name of the town), and Anne of the island.

[@bettybrant]

I read Anne of Green Gables as a 9-year-old-child, and since then have reread it many times throughout my life. I also convinced my younger sister, and later my daughter, to read it. (They both loved it). The whole series of 8 books is quite captivating and well-written, especially the nature descriptions. I too, like other commentators here, think the 1985 Sullivan productions series starring Megan Follows as Anne is the definitive movie version. The first movie, in particular, has the best casting, the best characterizations, the best depictions of the memorable scenes, wonderful storytelling etc. You really should watch it; it's very entertaining. The plot summary left a lot out, unfortunately, including the fact that Anne only delays her education somewhat, and then has to earn money. She attends a Teacher Training College (which is also shown in the 1985 series), and then gets a contract to teach at a remote country school, far from Green Gables. On her behalf, Gilbert heroically refuses his awarded school contract, which happened to be for the Avonlea School they'd both attended, recommending her for the position instead, and takes over Anne's contract for the remote school. Anne of Avonlea is about Anne's two years teaching in Avonlea school, with teaching problems almost as funny as all Anne's mishaps in the first book. In the third book, Anne of the Island, Anne attends and finishes University, with a BA (Bachelor of Arts) degree (unusual for women at the time) and, at the end, gets engaged to Gilbert. In the fourth book, Anne of Windy Poplars, Anne teaches at a Ladies' College (really a high school by today's standards) for 3 years while Gilbert finishes medical school. In the fifth book, Anne's House of Dreams, Anne and Gilbert are married, with Gilbert starting his new practice, and they are mostly happy except for the loss of their first baby, a girl. The book ends with the birth of a healthy baby boy, though, and the next two books are about Anne's children, and their friends, some neighbours who live next door. The final book of the series, Rilla of Ingleside, is a personal favourite. It is all about Anne's youngest daughter who is, along with her mother and father, holding down the fort at home during WWI. It's a great depiction of the home front during the first world war, as Anne's three sons all go to fight in the war, and her two oldest daughters go off to be nurses. Rilla (a teenager at the start) stays home, taking care of an orphaned baby (the father, a soldier does end up surviving to reclaim his baby), while supporting her mother when her most beloved brother is killed in the trenches. So we see the war from the perspective of those at home, in a very well-told story. All in all it is such an incredible series and interwoven with Canadian history in an interesting way.

[@barbarawilson2991]

Was so working at a private home in Dundas, Ontario taking care of the owner when I met the actress 1:50 Shirley MacLaine. The home was being used to film an Anne of Green 😮series. Shirley told me her she had an e east coast (Canadian heritage) and loved the Anne of Green Gables stories and was happy to play a part in one.

[@phyllismorrison8029]

One of the nicest movies ever made. I loved it because my childhood was similar to Annes, going to a foster home at an early age and eventually being adopted by a senior couple. Experienced a lot of the same things growing up that Anne did. Everyone should watch it.

[@OldsmobileSBRocket]

Yes, Anne of Green Gables was definitely everywhere, including school. We have many Canadian novelists, Farley Mowat, Margaret Lawrence, she also grew in Manitoba like myself and Margaret Atwood, the author of The Handmaid's Tale and many other novels. My parents were huge readers, me not so much.

[@kontiuka]

I lost my shit when Tyler asked "what is a bosom friend? why are we using that word?" lofl

[@Shan_Dalamani]

Obviously Anne and Diana were lesbians... 🙄 (that's sarcasm, in case anyone has trouble understanding that; it means they were best friends)

[@jennifermarlow.]

Actually, they were kindred spirits.

[@susieq9801]

The Japanese went crazy for these stories. If you go to Prince Edward Island in the summer you would be justified to think you were in Tokyo but without the bullet trains.

[@nicoleyork-joly4928]

I am a redhead and my middle name is Ann. Also best story ever, and it gets better as she gets older ❤️

[@gaiavenus]

The best version of all of them out there, very well done and if you haven't seen it fully, I so recommend it. Amazing actors, characters and storyline. I have not come across anyone who reacted to this Gem series. I have the box set and love it still till today, that's how good it is and not borning, it brings out all types of emotions. Megan Follows is a natural and the best Ann with an e 😄 thank you Tyler ☺this brings back great memories. You'd love it if you watch the whole series.

[@LifeOfNigh]

How you know the person giving the summary isn't Canadian. Blyth-ee. LMAO

[@noadlor]

I caught that.

[@SBel65]

Probably AI

[@beansfriend7033]

The pronunciation of "Avonlea" also made me cringe.

[@ChantiArtCreations-xw4ih]

Definitely a Canadian classic! I grew up with this as did my five children who all love Anne of Green Gables. We wore out the dvds of the movies from the 80s. Definitely worth reading and watching!

[@JoannDavi]

LMM had a New World role model: American Louisa May Alcott earned a living as a novelist. "Little Women" was published way back in 1868 (vs. 1908).

[@sisuriffs]

Great books. The Meagan Follows movie version is brilliant and should be viewed by everyone, especially those with a daughter. Dads will see an ideal man and father figure in Matthew. Stories of love, loyalty, selflessness, and personal sacrifice are as needed today as ever.

[@lmyr101]

Excellent set of books, first read them as a young girl and continue to reread periodically just for the pleasure.

[@Acadian_Proud]

Traveling salesman would go from town to town to sell products, etc. people as most of them did not travel outside their small town. Thus it was a traveling salesman who sold Anne the hair dye.

[@Adrienne1eh]

It was not required reading but it was often included on suggested books lists. The made-for-TV-movies were what I fell in love with first, as a pre-teen, and they still have a huge place in my heart as an adult! Megan Follows is fantastic, as is most of the cast, the scenery, the music...

[@stephaniec3619]

You got the Coles notes version of the novel. For one: the green fables house was there when Montgomery wrote the book. Her house was down the hill a way from it. Secondly the interior of the house has been made to look like the book description, it is an historical place to visit. There are about 8 books in the series. It all takes place in Cavendish, PEI. I’ve been and done the complete Lucy Maude Montgomery tour, seen her grave, the post office where she sent out her manuscript. Her house was just the foundation. It’s a lovely town. The musical Anne of Green Gables is great as well.

[@pongyi123]

Anne is a cultural part of Eastern Canada, in particular Prince Edward Island. Much of Anne's story depicts Maritime life even to some extent today. Anne is much loved. And yes, Islanders are some of the nicest people in the world! It wasnt required reading when i was in school in the 70's, back then, we didnt need a "required reading list", we read because we didnt have much TV or video games haha. Carrot was because her hair was orange, and the slate was her little chalk board. Im 61 yrs old, i was a kid when i first read this story and when Matthew died I cried like a baby. Im crying watching this.

[@CanadianMoose272]

I loved Anne of Green Gables as a kid. ❤ The nostalgia! You can visit the Anne of Green Gables that inspired the book on Prince Edward Island. There are always a lot of Japanese tourists because apparently it's popular in Japan, which was surprising to me!

[@delinarandoma1053]

I'm American. There are many American girls who love Anne, especially those of us who already enjoy period films. A lot of girls fell in love with the character of Gilbert Blythe from just reading the books. I started watching this version on PBS. Then I read all the books. Yes books and movies are different. But I believe the first and second movies of the Meagan Fallows version captures the spirit best. And yes, Anne is a funny girl! Thanks for looking into it. I was laughing along with you. BTW. I'm a colorblind female, so I know the pain.

[@Jessicab-u7c]

There is even Anne of green gables the continuing story movie, no it’s not mandatory reading in Canada but it should be.

[@16BelieverForever]

Yeah, I have vague memories of it throughout school. But it surely seems like an interesting read!

[@15Daniels]

Before I watch your video... My mom was obsessed with this TV show when I was a kid. She currently has this she currently has this entire TV box set sitting on a shelf in her apartment. She loves it!. Now I will watch.

[@geraldgallant1655]

I was born and raised on Prince Edward Island. We are extremely proud of Lucy Maud Montgomery and her work, Anne of Green Gables. The story is not only popular in Canada, but around the world. It has been translated into 36 languages, making it the most translated Canadian book. In the peak tourist season, Green Gables, the home and the grounds that was used in the book, receives over 4,000 visitors a day. The story is fictional, but it describes the way of life on PEI at that time pretty accurately. By the way, a slate is a little chalk board that each student would to carry with them to class. This is what they would write on.

[@dee-annegordon5959]

These miniseries were my childhood (Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Green Gables the Sequel). They aired every winter around Christmas and it was the one time of year I was allowed to stay up past my bedtime to watch them. Later we had them on VHS tapes and I watched them almost weekly, along with the TV spin off series called Road to Avonlea. Anne Shirley had a lot of influence in my life growing up. I actually didn't read the books until much later in life. Still watch both miniseries at least once a year.

[@gen077]

Yayy!! I liked your video even before I saw your reaction! I used to watch that t.v. show over and over with my grandma when I was a young teen. As a Quebecoise, I had to watch the translated version, unfortunately... but it was still a great story and I identify to Anne (with an E) so much as I grew up. Thank you for reacting to this canadian classic. **Just finished watching, seeing the three scenes and hearing the music made me cry my eyes out. And now i want to watch it again!**

[@16BelieverForever]

It’s an older movie and I don’t really remember the story all that much. But thinking about it now, I wanna watch the entire movie because it seems like an emotional, heartwarming story 😀 I found myself getting teary at just the scenes displayed here lol let alone the whole movie! ☺️There’s just something about older films.. such a contrast to this day and age haha.

[@nathanadrian7797]

A "slate" was a small black board that each student did their work on, but it was made from a thin slice of slate rock and was very breakable. For Gilbert Blythe, seeing Anne was love at first sight.

[@donnaleach8119]

Love Anne! My in-laws are from PEI. We have a cottage there, on the beach. Last summer, my husband took me to the ‘Anne of Green Gables’ play in Charlottetown. It had been many years since I had last seen it. It was so good, as are the books, the movies and the tv series!

[@Ctaysyoutubechannel]

I still have a limited edition Anne of Green Gables Porcelain Doll.

[@JayeEllis]

I'm jealous 😮

[@GuinevereKnight]

Anne of Green Gables and it"s sequel from the 80s are simply magical and perfect - the cast are amazing - no one can BE Anne, Gilbert, Marilla and Matthew except for those actors, the rest of the cast were excellent too. Have all the books, read them several times. Classics that are beloved in Sweden too. Astrid Lindgren read them as a child and was partly inspired by Anne when she wrote about Pippi Långstrump.(Longstocking). I think Swedish was one of the first languages the book got translated in to. Can't imagine a world without Anne. She is a bosom friend and a kindred spirit. ❤ Marilla and Matthew are not mean, Mariĺla was stern, Matthew just sweet and kind. They are not her parents (mum and dad) they are simply Marilla and Matthew. The best! 💖 And there is for sure a lot of comedy in the stories about Anne! Tears and laughter... Who is Gilbert?! Oh, just the guy that no guy can ever live up to... The boy next door and prince charming rolled in to one. The 'shadow' that Anne can never get away from. Mr Right. Jonathan Crombie! 💔

[@robertgovier7970]

Anne of Green Gables is a wonderful old fashioned story about growing up in rural Canada. The cast of actors are fantastic from Meagan Follows to Colleen Dewhurst. Miss Hamilton to Mr. Farnsworth.

[@jetstream6389]

You should watch the CBC series and a lot of the old fashioned things like slates and expressions like "bosum friends" will make more sense. Anne did accept her scholarship and went to Normal School in Charlottetown for teacher-training. She came back to Avonlea to become a teacher for a year. She later becomes a schoolmaster at a girls school in Halifax -- Gilbert becomes seriously ill and the reunion scene on the bridge is when Gilbert is recovering. Gilbert becomes a doctor and they get married. CBC came up with a sequel(I don't know if that was from the books or not) when Gilbert becomes a medic at the front in the First World War. Anne volunteers as a nurse and goes to France to search for her husband.

[@blanchemoyaert3714]

The WWI episodes did not follow the books at all for it was Anne's two sons who went to war on the First WW. You find this story in 'Rilla of Ingleside ' named after Anne's daughter. She of course gets her name from Marilla.

[@jetstream6389]

@@blanchemoyaert3714 As I suspected. I'll confess that I didn't read all the books and suspected the CBC episode in question was created by their writers.

[@michaelwilson9449]

Tyler, Anne was a teacher at an all girls school, as mentioned in the last scene you watched. FYI, the girl who played Anne (Megan Follows) was in (if I remember) the last Heritage Minute (as a grown woman) you reacted to about Mary Ritter Hamilton, the woman who literally painted the "war scenes" that were left after the Canadians fought a battle. Always enjoy your reactions and interest in all things Canuck. Cheers from 🇨🇦.

[@linkspeaks]

a slate is basically a mini chalkboard that schoolchildren used before notebooks became more common

[@deborahhennessey]

The clips you watched are spaced out years apart. This version which was a mini-series first in 1985, then in 1987 and a final one in 2004 was the very best of all that were made, in my opinion. I can never, ever get tired of watching it, and Kevin Sullivan who produced it keeps an iron-tight grip on it's copyrights. It cannot be found anywhere on KZbin in it's complete form, so I had to purchase it as a VHS boxed set, which I still have and watch at least once a year. It is a truly beautiful and heartwarming and funny tale. He also produced two other spin-off series. One called Road to Avonlea, which was a weekly series, and Wind at my Back, which was a weekly series, all of which were wonderful, particularly since my family going back generations were from PEI, and Nova Scotia. I was born in Ontario, and I lived and cottaged in Muskoka where Lucy Maud Montgomery had a summer home in Bala, Ontario which is now a museum on the shores of the Moon River, a truly beautiful spot where she holidayed and wrote. I was privileged to get to know one of the main actors in Wind at my Back. I never tire of it. Not ever.

[@sassycatz4470]

Anne of Green Gables is not just one book. It's a book series following Anne's growing up, her experiences just out of school as a teacher, her relationship with Gilbert, and then their marriage and family life. What you were watching is one of the best interpretations of the first few books. It was a miniseries on PBS some years ago. The story is set around the turn of/beginning of the 20th Century. Children had small blackboards or slates they would write on like a notebook. So, Anne broke her slate on Gilbert's head when they first met as kids in school and he called her carrots.

[@AllenDarling-d7n]

Some info on the author, Lucy Maude Montgomery. She was a school teacher married to a minister and lived in the town of Leaskdale Ontario which is 20 miles North of Uxbridge and 30 miles West of Lindsay where I live. During the summer when not involved with school she went to Avonlea PEI to stay with ,I believe her aunt, who owned a farm house with green gables. That is the house you tour if you do the Anne trip to PEI. Many of the books were written there. You'll have go a long way in Canada to find people who are not Lucy Maude fans. The updated series "Anne with an E" was equally brilliant and starred a young Irish/Canadian girl Amy Beth McNulty. Most of the cast were Canadian with some Brits(Mellissa) and Americans (Gilbert Blythe).

[@TashOnTheRock]

Absolutely love Anne ! ✌️💕🇨🇦

[@johnt8636]

A slate, was basically a small blackboard, a bit bigger than iPad. Each student would have one to write on/show their work.

[@jefffitzgerald8410]

I love/hate how the US mind immediately thinks of how to profit from this.

[@geraldinecarney7255]

hello there! i just retired to Prince Edward Island(one of the last provinces in Canada that housing is affordable) i was born in Scotland but we moved here in the 60's. i devoured these books as a kid, living here, i can see the true original Canadian characters that populate the book, hardworking kind hearted, strong decent people. i love living here.

[@damonx6109]

Anne of Green Gables is well known to anyone around the world with any knowledge of Literature. I wish that Tyler would realize that not all Americans are as ignorant as he his. He doesn't know anything about literature at all, regardless of what country it comes from.

[@deew9066]

I love the books and movie so much! It has a little of everything in it! It is really funny, sweet, heart wrenching and quite action packed! This recap totally left out how Anne volunteers in the war effort overseas and goes searching for Gilbert who is MIA! It is done extremely well and is an important part of the series!

[@camillafladberg673]

I’m a Norwegian, but I also grew up with this movie and have always loved it. I would really like to watch it again, but sadly I can’t find it to stream anywhere. Anne with an E is just not the same.

[@ranmyaku4381]

These books are truly worth reading (or listening to if you prefer audio version). Meghan Fallows and the rest of the cast did an amazing job staying true to the spirit of the novels. LucycMaud Montgomery also wrote another series set later in Avonlea which was also made into a TV series called Road to Avonlee. It's also worth checking out too. There was also another movie made after this main one covering the wartime period and is another great glimpse of how life and the war affected Canadians at this time in history.

[@KrystleMoilliet]

My brother was the first non-white actor to play Gilbert in the play in Charlottetown. It was so good! The play has been running for over 50 years.

[@timlocke3159]

The first time I watched this was with my whole family as a teenager. The scene with Matthew caused my dad and I to cry, but mom and my sister didn't. I cried watching it again today at the line, "If I'd been the boy you sent for...".

[@jennifer9084]

Anne with an E I watched on Netflix. It was amazing. As a child I watched the cartoons. She is indeed cheeky and a breath of fresh air. She challenged norms and has a infectious way of making you want to learn more about the world around you.

[@EmeryShae]

Please watch the original movies with Megan Follows. It’s so much better!

[@jklalonde5136]

Loved Anne soooo much!!! The WW in the 3rd movie was my first take on the great wars when I was a child, it was so intense ❤