My Daddy Long Legs

(My Daddy Long Legs)

Type

TV

Episodes

40

Status

finished

Ep.Length

23 Min

Rating

G

Aired

1990-01-04

Season

Winter 1990

Description:

Daddy Long Legs is based on the novel of the same name by Jean Webster. It chronicles the adventures of Judy Abbott, an orphan in New York. During a meeting for the superintendent, with other important and rich people in attendance, a scholarship is offered to Judy by a mysterious benefactor. Catching only a glimpse of his tall shadow as he leaves, Judy calls him "Daddy Long Legs" and writes him letters every month as per his request. While studying at the Lincoln Memorial school, she makes many friends and learns about a world she never knew about before. (Source: ANN)

Alternative Titles:

Watashi no Ashinaga Ojisan, 私のあしながおじさん, Sekai Meisaku Gekijou, Daddy-Long-Legs

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7.64

Description:

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Type

TV

Episodes

39

Ep.Length

25 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

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7.68

Description:

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Type

TV

Episodes

51

Ep.Length

25 Min

Rating

All Ages

Status

finished

Aired

2005-04-06

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(Emma: A Victorian Romance)

7.66

Description:

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Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

25 Min

Rating

All Ages

Status

finished

Aired

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7.4

Description:

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Type

TV

Episodes

23

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

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(The Secret Garden)

7.24

Description:

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Type

TV

Episodes

39

Ep.Length

25 Min

Rating

All Ages

Status

finished

Aired

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