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{{Short description|Canadian television series}}
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{{Infobox television
| image         = Road to Avonlea.JPG
| creator       = [[Kevin Sullivan (producer)|Kevin Sullivan]]
| starring      = [[Sarah Polley]]<br/>[[Jackie Burroughs]]<br/>[[Lally Cadeau]]<br/>[[Cedric Smith (actor)|Cedric Smith]]<br/> [[Gema Zamprogna]]<br/>[[Zachary Bennett]]<br/>[[Michael Mahonen]]<br/>[[Mag Ruffman]]<ref>[https://www.everythingzoomer.com/arts-entertainment/2017/02/09/mag-ruffman-road-to-avonlea/ "Catching Up With…Mag Ruffman From 'Road to Avonlea'"]. ''Zoomer''.</ref>
| based_on      = ''[[The Story Girl]]''<br />''[[The Golden Road (Montgomery novel)|The Golden Road]]''<br />''[[Chronicles of Avonlea]]''<br />''[[Further Chronicles of Avonlea]]'' by [[Lucy Maud Montgomery]]
| country       = [[Canada]]
| language      = English
| num_seasons   = 7
| num_episodes  = 91
| list_episodes = List of Road to Avonlea episodes
| company       = Sullivan Films
| runtime       = 45 minutes
| composer      = John Welsman,<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2007/07/31/fans_still_follow_road_to_avonlea.html "Fans still follow Road to Avonlea"]. ''Toronto Star'', Philip Marchand, July 31, 2007</ref><br/>Hagood Hardy
| network       = [[CBC Television|CBC]]
| first_aired   = {{Start date|1990|1|7}}
| last_aired    = {{End date|1996|3|31}}
}}

'''''Road to Avonlea''''' <!-- Do not change -->is<!-- to "was" as that is incorrect per [[WP:TVLEAD]]. Fiction continues to exist even after creation of new episodes stops.--> a Canadian television series first broadcast in Canada between January 7, 1990, and March 31, 1996, as part of the ''[[CBC Family Hour]]'' anthology series, and in the United States starting on March 5, 1990. It was created by [[Kevin Sullivan (producer)|Kevin Sullivan]] and produced by Sullivan Films (later Sullivan Entertainment) in association with the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] and the [[Disney Channel]], with additional funding from [[Telefilm Canada]]. It follows the adventures of Sara Stanley, a young girl sent to live with her relatives in early 20th-century eastern Canada. It was loosely adapted from novels by [[Lucy Maud Montgomery]], with many characters and episodes inspired by her stories.

Some episodes were [[List of television series made into books|turned into independent books]] by various authors;<ref>[https://www.umanitoba.ca/cm/cmarchive/vol20no5/revofcorsetsandsecrets.html "Book Review: SARA'S HOMECOMING,  AUNT HETTY'S ORDEAL..."]. ''Canadian Materials for Young People Reviewing Journal'', Volume 20 Number 5 1992 October. Reviewed by Constance Hall</ref> around 30 titles have been released.

In the United States, its title was shortened to ''Avonlea'', and a number of episodes were re-titled and re-ordered. The series was released on VHS and DVD there as ''Tales from Avonlea''.