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The
Beyond Witch Mountain
Mystery
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Walt Disney Studios came up with an idea for a TV show based on the 1975 classic, "Escape To Witch Mountain". The show would star Tracey Gold as Tia and Andrew K. Freeman as Tony, along with Eddie Albert reprising his role as Jason O'Day. In the show, the two orphans and thier old friend travel around the country to find the lost "survivors" and bring them back to Witch Mountain.
A TV pilot was made and it was proposed to several TV channels. Unfortunately, none of the studios thought that viewers would take this show seriously (this was pre-Disney-channel). A second episode was never made, and the pilot faded into the background.
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Summary from "Disney A to Z"
Beyond Witch Mountain (television) Television show; aired on February 20, 1982. Directed by Robert Day. A pilot for a proposed series, based on the film, Escape to Witch Mountain. Tony and Tia leave Witch Mountain to look for their Uncle Bene, and they fall into the clutches of the evil Deranian. They have to use their special powers to outwit him. Stars Eddie Albert, Tracey Gold, Andrew K. Freeman, J. D. Cannon, Noah Beery, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. While Eddie Albert reprised his role as Jason O'Day from the motion picture, the rest of the cast was new.
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Summary by me
Tia and Tony follow their Uncle Bene to Earth in his attempts to find his long-lost-grandson. Bolt
discovers that Tia and Tony have returned and he sends out Deranian to catch Jason O’ Day so
he can lead Bolt and Deranian to Tia and Tony. Uncle Bene is telling the kids that they must go
back to their planet while he searches for his grandson. His grandson was on a nature walk with
his class when a bridge broke and Gregory, Uncle Bene’s grandson, moved a big log over to his
class with his powers so they could grasp it and they could climb up to safety. Tia and Tony
refuse to leave and Uncle Bene dies because of his old age and he lets them search for his
grandson. Tia and Tony go to Jason O’ Day who agrees to help them find Gregory. When they
stop to buy Tia and Tony some clothes, Jason goes back to his car and he’s kidnapped by
Deranian and Bolt. They give him a drink that makes him drunk and Jason tells them where the
kids are. The kids come to Bolt’s mansion to rescue Jason and they run away to a hospital where
Gregory is. They tell Gregory all about himself and while they are taking him back home, Tia and
Tony decide to stay and, with Jason, find all the survivors and send them back home.
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How to get your own copy
I got a VHS copy from Stormy. If you want one, her email is mbaring@powernet.net her AIM is Stormychan. She will send you a VHS copy of Beyond Witch Mountain ABSOLUTELY FREE.
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Splash page art
Thank you Richard for donating the "Beyond Witch Mountain" TV ad that was used to make the picture for the entrance page.
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visitors have entered this page since August 21, 2003
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READY FOR MORE?
Believe it or not... this is the THIRD movie out of THREE Witch Mountain movies. There are still 2 more left to check out!
Escape To Witch Mountain : the film that started it all
Return From Witch Mountain : the first sequel, released 1978
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