Beyond Witch Mountain

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.

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.

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.

Kind of confusing, but at least they tried!

Interested in seeing this film?

Unfortunately, Disney has not released this film on VHS or DVD, and they have stopped airing it on The Disney Channel. I do not sell copies of this film, but I can "point you in the right direction". Contact me for more information.

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