(August 1, 2001)…From Green Gables to the Wild West comes everyone’s favourite Anne, Megan Follows, aiming for a sharp-shootin’ portrayal of Annie Oakley on the next Mentors. Henry Chan (Kissinger & Nixon, Moon Palace) portrays Confucius in this week’s Mentors, as he reveals the ancient Chinese secret of – hockey! Director Francis Damberger (Due South, Road to Saddle River) returns behind the lens for the Annie Oakley episode while Norm Fassbender (1132 Pleasant Street) is busy keeping this week’s hockey episode in check. Produced by Anaïd Productions and Minds Eye Entertainment, Mentors is currently filming 13 episodes in and around Edmonton for its third season.

Mentors follows the adventures of young brother and sister team, Simon and Crystal Cates, after their cousin, Oliver, bestows his invention, VisiCron, to them. Using this ingenious computer program, Simon and Crystal zap historical figures into their 21st Century lives to help them solve a particular challenge they’ve encountered. Along the way, the mentors reveal surprising, little-known facts about themselves, adding new hues to their already colourful lives.

In the next episode, entitled Anything You Can Do, Crystal is incensed when the boys won’t let her play paintball with them. Determined to join in the fun, she calls on Annie Oakley (Megan Follows) for some sharp shooting tips. Crystal soon discovers, though, that by aiming for what she really wants as opposed to just tying to make a point, she’ll always hit the bulls-eye.

This week’s episode, The Tao of Hockey, sees Simon’s hockey team in a slump. When the motivational speaker hired by the Parent’s Committee fails to appear, Crystal brings in Confucius (Henry Chan), believing that an attitude adjustment by the team is in order. Confucius shows the boys that there is no need to rely solely on the team’s star player, as there is a hidden dragon and crouching tiger in everyone.

“I’m a huge fan of Megan Follows,” says Samantha Krutzfeldt (Crystal). “Watching Megan’s performance as Anne of Green Gables over the years inspired me to become an actress. She’s one of my role models and I never thought I’d have the opportunity to work with her. I’m thrilled to have this chance.”

Mentors was created by Josh Miller of Minds Eye Entertainment who is producing the series with Margaret Mardirossian of Anaïd Productions with Kevin DeWalt of Minds Eye Entertainment as Executive Producer. The series features Stevie Mitchell (Snow Day, Real Kids – Real Adventures) as Simon, Samantha Krutzfeldt (Orange Seed Myth & Other Lies Mothers Tell) as his sister Crystal, Brian Martell (Texas Rangers) as their father Norm Cates and Jane Sowerby (The Young Person’s Guide To Becoming a Rock Star) as their mother, Peggy.