Based on the novel written in 1719, this is said to be an action-packed period drama set in the 18th century, but with a contemporary take on race relations -- and a hero who will bear a resemblance to Angus MacGyver. NBC has comm...
Episodes
Season 1 - Episodes
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1-2Rum
Aired: 2008-10-17
Show details expand_moreCrusoe 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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S01E03Sacrifice
Aired: 2008-10-24
Show details expand_moreAfter 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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S01E04The Mutineers
Aired: 2008-10-31
Show details expand_moreCrusoe 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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S01E05High Water
Aired: 2008-11-07
Show details expand_moreCrusoe 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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S01E06Long Pig
Aired: 2008-11-14
Show details expand_moreCrusoe 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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S01E07Bad Blood
Aired: 2008-11-21
Show details expand_moreFriday has become severly ill and insane, and it's up to Olivia and Crusoe to find the rare plant that will cure him.
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S01E08Heroes and Villains
Aired: 2008-12-06
Show details expand_moreNow 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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S01E09The Name of the Game
Aired: 2008-12-20
Show details expand_moreCrusoe 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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S01E10Smoke and Mirrors
Aired: 2009-01-10
Show details expand_moreCrusoe 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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S01E11The Hunting Party
Aired: 2009-01-17
Show details expand_moreA 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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S01E12The Traveler
Aired: 2009-01-24
Show details expand_moreFriday 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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S01E13The Return
Aired: 2009-01-31
Show details expand_moreCrusoe 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.










































