Episode guide
Read All About It!: Season 2
20 episodes · premiered Sep 11, 1983
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- Episode 1: The Anniversary Sep 11, 1983 · 15m It's been a year since The Herbertville Chronicle was first printed. Among the gifts Chris, Lynne, and Sam receive for the occasion is Uncle Derek's new invention: a two-way unit that…
- Episode 2: Back in Time Sep 18, 1983 · 15m Chris and Sam rush to the place where a boy had just disappeared and discover interesting artifacts. One is a map of Upper Canada (present-day Ontario). The other is a compass on which is…
- Episode 3: General Brock Sep 25, 1983 · 15m Chris and Sam come face-to-face with General Brock. He has just won a major battle over the Americans in the War of 1812. Chris and Sam introduce themselves, explaining they are looking…
- Episode 4: Journey to Queenston Oct 2, 1983 · 15m Lynne has been kept abreast of Chris and Sam's whereabouts through their two-way word-transmission system. She understands the plan to rescue the boy from the present day. An aide to…
- Episode 5: Death at Dawn Oct 9, 1983 · 15m Chris and Sam carry out their new plan to rescue the boy from their own time. They escape just as the Battle of Queenston takes place. General Brock rides to them with his blessing. Chris…
- Episode 6: A Plea for Help Oct 16, 1983 · 15m Alex is now helping Lynne to prepare the next edition of The Herbertville Chronicle. It will feature stories on General Brock and other figures from the War of 1812. Before they are…
- Episode 7: Where Villains Roam Oct 23, 1983 · 15m Lynne and Alex encounter the Evil Queen and Mirror from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Both insist that the Book Destroyer is only after the villains. When Lynne and Alex argue that this…
- Episode 8: An Evil Smile Oct 30, 1983 · 15m Alex and Lynne follow a trail to Dracula's castle. Once there, Dracula informs them that conflict is essential to a good story. The Book Destroyer erases Dracula, and in his wake, Lynne…
- Episode 9: The Book Destroyer Nov 6, 1983 · 15m Lynne and Alex encounter the Book Destroyer. She is bent on wiping out villains and conflict from all books. But Lynne suggests that the Book Destroyer herself is a character–a character…
- Episode 10: Problems Nov 13, 1983 · 15m Sam informs the others that she will be moving to Victoria, British Columbia, but they will not sell their house in Herbertville. The Herbertville Chronicle readies a want ad, informing…
- Episode 11: The Final Day Nov 20, 1983 · 15m Chris and Lynne want to keep in touch with Sam, but Rita dissuades them from a preposterous scheme. Sam needs to make her own friends at her new home in Victoria, British Columbia.
- Episode 12: A New Beginning Nov 27, 1983 · 15m Sam's departure is the lead story in The Herbertville Chronicle. Before she leaves, Sam receives a surprise: Rita has decided to write a children's book about a girl who must leave her…
- Episode 13: Many Different Stories Dec 4, 1983 · 15m Chris has returned from the library with many story poems. Using elements from all the books, he, Lynne, and Alex concoct a story of their own to fool Rita. While Chris and Lynne run off…
- Episode 14: The Remarkable Mr. Wetherby Dec 11, 1983 · 15m It's August, and with Alex at summer camp, Lynne and Chris must run the Chronicle alone. Their biggest trouble is finding a lead story. But a ghost provides them with more than a lead…
- Episode 15: One Ghost Too Many Dec 18, 1983 · 15m Mr. Wetherby is posing a problem for Chris and Lynne. He wants to help them in every aspect of writing. Alone, he sings his disappointment on being alone during summer vacations. It's the…
- Episode 16: The Force Dec 25, 1983 · 15m It's December, and the Chronicle staff receive a letter from Sam. She is expecting to visit Herbertville while her father is attending a meeting there. Sam provides Lynne, Chris, and Alex…
- Episode 17: Choices Jan 1, 1984 · 15m Alex, Chris, and Lynne think of every possible contingency that could develop in their efforts to help the people of Trialviron. Alex and Chris are transported to The Poet's Pocket, where…
- Episode 18: The Ambassadors Jan 8, 1984 · 15m Chris and Alex travel to the lair of Emperor Tritan, who seems to be speaking in antiquated language. To stay on good terms, Chris and Alex overuse clichés themselves, prompting Tritan to…
- Episode 19: Trapped! Jan 15, 1984 · 15m Dr. Couplet does not want to leave her life's work on the doomed galaxy Trialviron, but Chris and Alex talk sense into her. They leave The Poet's Pocket in the nick of time. All the…
- Episode 20: Final Moments Jan 22, 1984 · 15m Chris, Lynne, and Alex resign themselves to their doom on Trialviron, which would occur but for two events. One is that the countdown to Trialviron's destruction passes before an explosion…