Crusoe

Crusoe

Canceled First aired 17/Oct/2008 United States English 1 season(s) 13 episode(s)
DramaAction & Adventure
Crusoe is a television adventure drama based loosely on the novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. The series' 13 episodes aired on NBC during the first half of the 2008–2009 television season. It follows the adventures of Robinson Crusoe: a man who has been shipwrecked on an island for six years and is desperate to return home to his wife and children. His lone companion is Friday, a native whom Crusoe rescued and taught English.
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Season 1 · Season 1
13 episode(s) · Air date: 17/Oct/2008
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Stranded on his island, hoping for rescue to civilization, Robinson Crusoe starts recalling how it all started.

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Stranded on his island, hoping for rescue to civilization, Robinson Crusoe starts recalling how it all started.

S1E13
The Return
Air date: 31/Jan/2009 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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Crusoe and Friday struggle to fend off the men from the sunken boat, once they realize that Mr. Blackthorn and his men are there to harm them and steal their belongings from the treehouse. Crusoe finds out what Mr. Blackthorn is up to from an unwilling Samuel Tuffley.

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Crusoe and Friday struggle to fend off the men from the sunken boat, once they realize that Mr. Blackthorn and his men are there to harm them and steal their belongings from the treehouse. Crusoe finds out what Mr. Blackthorn is up to from an unwilling Samuel Tuffley.

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S1E12
The Traveler
Air date: 24/Jan/2009 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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Friday and Crusoe help rescue men from the water after another boat sinks their tiny ship. Crusoe is puzzled to find Mr. Blackthorn among the men, and Friday wonders what he is up to.

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Friday and Crusoe help rescue men from the water after another boat sinks their tiny ship. Crusoe is puzzled to find Mr. Blackthorn among the men, and Friday wonders what he is up to.

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S1E11
The Hunting Party
Air date: 17/Jan/2009 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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A mysterious warrior steals a lock of Crusoe's hair and he later finds out that people are looking for him. Friday has to decide to save Crusoe or himself after he is defeated by three warriors.

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A mysterious warrior steals a lock of Crusoe's hair and he later finds out that people are looking for him. Friday has to decide to save Crusoe or himself after he is defeated by three warriors.

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S1E10
Smoke and Mirrors
Air date: 10/Jan/2009 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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Crusoe is overjoyed--and somewhat mystified--when Susannah appears on the island. Later, while searching for Friday, Crusoe and Susannah's lives are endangered after coming across someone else on the island.

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Crusoe is overjoyed--and somewhat mystified--when Susannah appears on the island. Later, while searching for Friday, Crusoe and Susannah's lives are endangered after coming across someone else on the island.

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S1E9
The Name of the Game
Air date: 20/Dec/2008 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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Crusoe helps Friday by trying to bring back some of the bad things from his past, so he can help Friday get through them. Friday's past helps him in making the treehouse safer from intruders.

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Crusoe helps Friday by trying to bring back some of the bad things from his past, so he can help Friday get through them. Friday's past helps him in making the treehouse safer from intruders.

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S1E8
Heroes and Villains
Air date: 06/Dec/2008 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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Now that the mutineers' ship has been fixed, he must think of a new plan to get on it and off the island, once someone discloses his plan to the ship's captain.

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Now that the mutineers' ship has been fixed, he must think of a new plan to get on it and off the island, once someone discloses his plan to the ship's captain.

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S1E6
Long Pig
Air date: 14/Nov/2008 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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Crusoe is racked with guilt as he contemplates stealing the boat of cannibals that have arrived on the island because of the two surprising captives that they would be leaving behind with them.

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Crusoe is racked with guilt as he contemplates stealing the boat of cannibals that have arrived on the island because of the two surprising captives that they would be leaving behind with them.

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S1E5
High Water
Air date: 07/Nov/2008 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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Crusoe and Friday find hope on the deserted island, when they stumble upon an old abandoned boat that is stuck up in a tree. As they begin to repair it, they find a compass, which they believe will aid them on their finding their way home.

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Crusoe and Friday find hope on the deserted island, when they stumble upon an old abandoned boat that is stuck up in a tree. As they begin to repair it, they find a compass, which they believe will aid them on their finding their way home.

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S1E4
The Mutineers
Air date: 31/Oct/2008 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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Crusoe and Friday need to find a way to outsmart a group of mutineers, who have landed on their island in search of supplies. Crusoe contemplates forming an alliance with the ship's trapped captain in hopes that he can lead Crusoe and Friday back home.

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Crusoe and Friday need to find a way to outsmart a group of mutineers, who have landed on their island in search of supplies. Crusoe contemplates forming an alliance with the ship's trapped captain in hopes that he can lead Crusoe and Friday back home.

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S1E3
Sacrifice
Air date: 24/Oct/2008 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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After attempting to fix the water source to the tree house, Crusoe loses his wedding ring. Meanwhile, Friday has an unusual dream about a young woman who is lost and yearning for the sea. Crusoe and Friday attempt to discover the truth and set her spirit free.

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After attempting to fix the water source to the tree house, Crusoe loses his wedding ring. Meanwhile, Friday has an unusual dream about a young woman who is lost and yearning for the sea. Crusoe and Friday attempt to discover the truth and set her spirit free.

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S1E2
Gunpowder
Air date: 17/Oct/2008 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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Crusoe leaves his family to head out to the new world in hopes of finding new riches and getting out of debt. However, when an assassin gets aboard the ship, Crusoe wakes up to find himself stranded on a deserted island. There saves a native man from a band of cannibals and makes a friend for life. Together they must struggle to survive the harsh terrain.

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Crusoe leaves his family to head out to the new world in hopes of finding new riches and getting out of debt. However, when an assassin gets aboard the ship, Crusoe wakes up to find himself stranded on a deserted island. There saves a native man from a band of cannibals and makes a friend for life. Together they must struggle to survive the harsh terrain.

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S1E1
Rum
Air date: 17/Oct/2008 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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Stranded on his island, hoping for rescue to civilization, Robinson Crusoe starts recalling how it all started. But he has to concentrate all his attention on an arriving ship, which alas proves not help but captain Lynch's pirates. The traps he set for savages probe useful, but he still ends up captured, unlike trusty native companion Friday. He's expected to help them find a golden canon, using a map tattooed on an old prate's back.

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Stranded on his island, hoping for rescue to civilization, Robinson Crusoe starts recalling how it all started. But he has to concentrate all his attention on an arriving ship, which alas proves not help but captain Lynch's pirates. The traps he set for savages probe useful, but he still ends up captured, unlike trusty native companion Friday. He's expected to help them find a golden canon, using a map tattooed on an old prate's back.

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Sam Neill
Sam Neill
Jeremiah Blackthorn
Philip Winchester
Philip Winchester
Robinson Crusoe
Tongayi Chirisa
Tongayi Chirisa
Friday
Joaquim de Almeida
Joaquim de Almeida
Santos Santana
Sean Bean
Sean Bean
James Crusoe
Anna Walton
Anna Walton
Susannah Crusoe
Mía Maestro
Mía Maestro
Olivia
Emma Barnett
Emma Barnett
Mary Crusoe

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Alex Chapple
Alex Chapple
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Duane Clark
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Helen Shaver
Helen Shaver
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Jeff Woolnough
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Michael Robison
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Chris Phillip (II)
Chris Phillip (II)
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Pier Lefebvre
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Stephen Gallagher
Stephen Gallagher
Writer

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