Who where the six people shipwrecked in 'Swiss Family Robinson'?

mentor

In the book by Johann Wyss, Mr and Mrs Robinson had four sons with them, although in the Disney movie there were only three. (Jack was the boy left out by Disney). Apr 17 00, 6:02 PM

MaggieG 5

I can't find any reference to the names of the father and mother, who were a Swiss pastor and his wife, but their four sons were Franz, Fritz, Ernest and Jack. The book is written in the first person by the father who refers throughout the book to "my wife". Because of the title of the book, the family in later televised or film version were called Robinson, but I think that, given that the family were German speaking Swiss, this is unlikely. If you care to trawl through the book and find the real names, here is a site with the text on it. http://www.ccel.org/w/wyss/swiss/swiss.html Feb 18 04, 5:30 AM

sequoianoir

William Robinson Elizabeth Robinson Jack Robinson Ernest Robinson Fritz Robinson Francis Robinson Swiss Family Robinson (1940) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033124/ Karl Robinson Lottie Robinson Fred Robinson Ernie Robinson Helga Robinson "Swiss Family Robinson" (1975) TV series 1975-1976 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072573/ Ernest Robinson Marie Robinson Elizabeth Robinson Franz Robinson Johann Robinson "Swiss Family Robinson" (1976) TV series http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068137/ I'll let you sort out the Japanese TV series. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0168341/ Feb 18 04, 5:49 AM

quickfire

Not in the book but in the TV series, the names of the family members are David (the father), Elizabeth (the mother), Ernst (the son), Johanna (the daughter), Christina (the younger daughter) and Bruno (the dog). Premiered: September 1, 1998 Last Aired: October 15, 1998 http://www.tv.com/swiss-family-robinson/show/3465/summary.html [Added reference - McG] Feb 18 04, 5:51 AM

zbeckabee

From the 1940 version: The parents were William and Elizabeth Robinson. Children (sons) were Jack, Ernest, Fritz and Francis. From the 1960 version: The Robinson Family: Mother and Father (Dorothy McGuire and John Mills)--who are never referred to by name--and three sons Fritz (James MacArthur), Ernst (Tommy Kirk), and young and mischievous Francis (Kevin Corcoran), are fleeing from Bern during the Napoleonic Wars. Jack is omitted. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033124/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Family_Robinson_%281940_film%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Family_Robinson_%28film%29 Jan 24 08, 1:47 AM