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0 / 1 watchedThe single 1990 season in broadcast order.
About Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs aired in 1990 as a World Masterpiece Theater adaptation of Jean Webster's novel. It follows Judy Abbott from the orphanage to college on a mystery benefactor's support, through classes, letters, dances and growing independence across 40 episodes. The tone stays bright and hopeful.
The season is one continuous letter framed arc with no sequels or specials to reorder. Early episodes cover arrival and first term struggles, middle episodes carry friendships and rivalry, and late episodes resolve the benefactor mystery. Watch episodes 1 through 40 in broadcast order to keep every letter and term in sequence.
Good to know
Watch Daddy Long Legs episodes 1 through 40 in broadcast order, which is also story order. There is no alternate chronology because Judy's letters follow each term in turn with no time jumps. Some releases group episodes by school year, but the numbering stays fixed. Start at the orphanage farewell and watch straight through to the reveal finale for the complete story.
