Early 20th-century rural life was depicted in this short-lived animated series from Hanna-Barbera, showing the adventures of the Day family – Grandpa, widowed mother Martha and her three children; Ben, Kathy and Danny – growing up on a farm in a place called Elmsville (located somewhere on the Great Plains) in 1900.
The family dog was called Jonas.
The series debuted on ABC on Saturday 7 September 1974 and ran for 16 episodes.
Martha Day
June Lockhart Ben Day
Andrew Parks Kathy Day
Pamelyn Ferdin Danny Day
Jack Haley Grandpa (Jeff Day)
Henry Jones
Episodes
Sensible Ben | The Fire Brigade | Danny’s Musical Dilemma | Danny Runs Away | Ben for President | The Good Luck Charm | Kathy’s Job | The Runaway Horse | How Ben Was Cowed | Grandpa and the Great Cyclic Harmonium Swindle | The Visitor | The Most Precious Gift of All | The Spa | Hello Mrs McGivern, Goodbye | The Balloon | The Feud
