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For Better or For Worse

Specials 1985 - 1997
TV-G

  • 1992-08-28T23:30:00Z on Teletoon
  • 30m
  • 3h 30m (7 episodes)
  • Canada
  • Animation, Family
"For Better or For Worse" is a 16-episode, half hour anthology of animated stories. Featuring the instantly recognizable, much-loved cast of characters, drawn in Lynn Johnston's signature style, the series combines live-action segments with six-minute animated shorts and 30-second themed interstitials.

7 episodes

Special 1 The Last Camping Trip

  • 1992-08-28T23:30:00Z30m

Michael is dragged on an unwanted family camping trip which proves more enjoyable than he expected.

1992-12-08T00:30:00Z

Special 2 A Christmas Angel

Special 2 A Christmas Angel

  • 1992-12-08T00:30:00Z30m

Lynn Johnston hosts this animated adaption of her acclaimed comic strip. The series presents the Patterson's adventures in three different periods of the growing years of the 1980's, the middle years of the early 1990's and contemporary times as we see the family go through the good times and bad while their love for each other is as strong as ever.

1993-10-21T23:30:00Z

Special 3 The Good for Nothing

Special 3 The Good for Nothing

  • 1993-10-21T23:30:00Z30m

It's Halloween, and Michael is having trouble with a bully named Brad, and Farley keeps getting himself in trouble, causing him to eventually run away. But when Michael gets caught in a tight spot, Farley shows up and proves he's more than just a "good for nothing."

Special 4 A Valentine from the Heart

  • 1993-02-08T00:30:00Z30m

An uninvited guest attends Michael's Valentine's Day party.

1994-03-06T00:30:00Z

Special 5 The Babe Magnet

Special 5 The Babe Magnet

  • 1994-03-06T00:30:00Z30m

Michael is frustrated that he has his license, but isn’t allowed to drive the family cars. Michael and Gordon go in together to buy a used fixer-upper, thinking it's a guaranteed babe magnet. It has the opposite effect, continually breaking down - and straining their friendship. Elly has booked April’s birthday party over at the Burger Bin, but she comes down with the flu and has to ask Michael to take April and look after the party, leading to some lessons about life, and friendship.

1997-04-02T00:30:00Z

Special 6 A Storm in April

Special 6 A Storm in April

  • 1997-04-02T00:30:00Z30m

Elly thinks she can handle bringing April to work with her, but the library has never before seen such destruction. April is very different from the other Patterson kids: the characters look back at Elly’s pregnancy and the circumstances around April’s birth,during a freak winter storm in the early hours of April 1st. Now that the older kids don't need them as much, John and Elly realize that, even though April is a handful, she’ll still grow up way too fast.

1985-12-06T00:30:00Z

Special 7 The Bestest Present

Special 7 The Bestest Present

  • 1985-12-06T00:30:00Z30m

In The Bestest Present, the Patterson family learns the true meaning of Christmas when Lizzie loses her stuffed bunny. This animated special features the voices of Lynn's children, Aaron and Kate, and runs 30 minutes in length.

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