Anna and the King
Anna and the King
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Anna and the King

7.4 / 10
1972
1 season
13 episodes
ComedyDrama

A stern schoolteacher clashes with an aristocratic 19th-century king.

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Seasons

  • Pilot

    1.Pilot

    11-09-197230m

    Anna comes to Siam to teach the king's children. The king receives a report. Sir Edward, a British diplomat, had called him a barbarian. With Anna's help, the king hosts a dinner p...

  • The Baby

    2.The Baby

    14-09-197230m

    When Anna learns that a poor woman’s baby is being sold to Kralahome’s wife to serve as a maid, she intervenes. This angers King Mongkut, as he feels that the governess is disregar...

  • The King or the Tiger?

    3.The King or the Tiger?

    25-09-197230m

    The king thinks his son is a coward because he is afraid to take part in a tiger hunt. But once the hunt is over, the king himself faces a test of courage.

  • Chulalongkorn's Grades

    4.Chulalongkorn's Grades

    04-10-197230m

    The king is disappointed when Chulalongkorn's school marks are very low. It is up to governess Anna to convince King Mongkut that even a prince is only human and can have failures.

  • Anna's Romance

    5.Anna's Romance

    10-10-197230m

    King Mongkut misunderstands Anna when she explains that women need tenderness, assuming she wants to be his wife. Louis hears the rumor and runs away. Anna must free herself withou...

  • The Bicycle

    6.The Bicycle

    12-10-197230m

    The king orders a new invention from America to keep up with the times. But before anyone learns to ride it, the monarch first has to assemble it—a task he finds frustrating and ne...

  • Marriage of Prince Chula

    7.Marriage of Prince Chula

    20-10-197230m

    The king arranges his son's marriage to a 10-year-old Burmese princess, even though Anna objects, saying the children are too young.

  • The King and the Egg

    8.The King and the Egg

    27-10-197230m

    During an audience, an egg is thrown at the king, and he orders the perpetrator’s execution. What he doesn’t know is that the perpetrator has fled to the quarters of the governess,...

  • The Chimes

    9.The Chimes

    01-11-197230m

    Anna tells the king that she is looking for a new job elsewhere. Mongkut begins to give her expensive gifts and treats her son Louis well, hoping to persuade her to stay.

  • Louis' Love

    10.Louis' Love

    07-11-197230m

    Louis finds himself in a dilemma when one of the king's daughters, Kai Ling, falls for him. Anna advises her son on how to put an end to her infatuation without incurring Mongkut's...

  • The Haunted Temple

    11.The Haunted Temple

    15-11-197230m
  • Louis, the Pawn

    12.Louis, the Pawn

    15-11-197230m
  • Serana

    13.Serana

    21-11-197230m

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