The Littlest Hobo

Season 1

1979 · 24 episodes · 12h 0m in all · 7.0/10

The Littlest Hobo was a dog who showed an uncanny knack for arriving at a time of peril. After performing heroics, the shrewd stray resisted entreaties to stay, preferring instead the open road.

Episodes

1. 

   1. Smoke

   11 Oct 1979 · 30 min · 7.0/10

   Hobo saves animals from a forest fire and aids a poisoned child.

2. 

   2. Manhunt (1)

   18 Oct 1979 · 30 min

3. 

   3. Manhunt (2)

   25 Oct 1979 · 30 min

4. 

   4. The Defector

   1 Nov 1979 · 30 min

   Hobo rescues a defecting ballerina from kidnappers.

5. 

   5. Double Trouble

   8 Nov 1979 · 30 min

   Hobo saves two draft horses from the glue factory. Note: This episode was trailed at the end of #1.21 "Guardian Angel")

6. 

   6. Silent Witness

   15 Nov 1979 · 30 min

   The Hobo witnesses a drunken hit-and-run and haunts the perpetrator, playing his conscience against him. Hobo pursues a hit-and-run driver.

7. 

   7. Target For Terror

   29 Nov 1979 · 30 min

   Hobo rescues a politician's son from kidnappers.

8. 

   8. Heritage

   6 Dec 1979 · 30 min

   Hobo protects an elderly prospector from greedy land-grabbers. Jasper: Leon Ames. Laura: Lynn Griffin. Glenn: J.P. Linton. Cal: Shawn Lawrence. Ralph: Ben Gordon.

9. 

   9. Little Girl Lost

   13 Dec 1979 · 30 min

10. 

    10. Boy On Wheels

    20 Dec 1979 · 30 min

    Hobo comes to the aid of a wheelchair-bound boy in rehab.

11. 

    11. Stand-in

    27 Dec 1979 · 30 min

    A different dog, and then the littlest hobo has to come and stand in for that dog.

12. 

    12. Second Chance

    3 Jan 1980 · 30 min

13. 

    13. Big Al and Sam Strawberry

    13 Jan 1980 · 30 min

14. 

    14. Give My Regards to Broadway

    31 Jan 1980 · 30 min

    A struggling actress resorts to stealing (and writing IOUs) to make ends meet and the Hobo tries to keep her out of trouble.

15. 

    15. The Last Job

    7 Feb 1980 · 30 min

    An ex-convict has a bright future ahead of him, if he goes straight, but is compelled to perform one last bank robbery.

16. 

    16. Snapshot

    28 Feb 1980 · 30 min

17. 

    17. The Million Dollar Fur Heist

    6 Mar 1980 · 30 min

18. 

    18. Diamonds Are a Dog's Best Friend

    13 Mar 1980 · 30 min

19. 

    19. Romiet and Julio

    20 Mar 1980 · 30 min

    The Hobo plays matchmaker to a young couple who, in between being separated by their respective parents, find time to bicker among themselves.

20. 

    20. Escape

    27 Mar 1980 · 30 min

21. 

    21. Guardian Angel

    3 Apr 1980 · 30 min

22. 

    22. The Pied Piper

    10 Apr 1980 · 30 min

23. 

    23. Willie and Kate

    15 May 1980 · 30 min

    The Hobo tries to give support and guidance to a couple of quarrelsome human transients--one old man and one young girl.

24. 

    24. The Further Adventures of Willie and Kate

    22 May 1980 · 30 min

    The Hobo journeys onward, trying to keep his transient companions out of trouble, when Kate is captured by the authorities and placed in an orphanage run like a military academy.