Road to Avonlea is a Canadian television series first broadcast in Canada between January 7, 1990, and March 31, 1996. It was loosely adapted from novels by Lucy Maud Montgomery, with many characters and episodes inspired by her stories. A number of supporting characters were sourced from Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables series. In the United States, its title was shortened to simply Avontlea, and a number of episodes were re-titled and re-ordered.