The Littlest Hobo — Season 1
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.
About this season
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 (24)
1. Smoke
7.0Aired 11 October 1979 • 30 min
Hobo saves animals from a forest fire and aids a poisoned child.
2. Manhunt (1)
Aired 18 October 1979 • 30 min
3. Manhunt (2)
Aired 25 October 1979 • 30 min
4. The Defector
Aired 1 November 1979 • 30 min
Hobo rescues a defecting ballerina from kidnappers.
5. Double Trouble
Aired 8 November 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. Silent Witness
Aired 15 November 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. Target For Terror
Aired 29 November 1979 • 30 min
Hobo rescues a politician's son from kidnappers.
8. Heritage
Aired 6 December 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. Little Girl Lost
Aired 13 December 1979 • 30 min
10. Boy On Wheels
Aired 20 December 1979 • 30 min
Hobo comes to the aid of a wheelchair-bound boy in rehab.
11. Stand-in
Aired 27 December 1979 • 30 min
A different dog, and then the littlest hobo has to come and stand in for that dog.
12. Second Chance
Aired 3 January 1980 • 30 min
13. Big Al and Sam Strawberry
Aired 13 January 1980 • 30 min
14. Give My Regards to Broadway
Aired 31 January 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. The Last Job
Aired 7 February 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. Snapshot
Aired 28 February 1980 • 30 min
17. The Million Dollar Fur Heist
Aired 6 March 1980 • 30 min
18. Diamonds Are a Dog's Best Friend
Aired 13 March 1980 • 30 min
19. Romiet and Julio
Aired 20 March 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. Escape
Aired 27 March 1980 • 30 min
21. Guardian Angel
Aired 3 April 1980 • 30 min
22. The Pied Piper
Aired 10 April 1980 • 30 min
23. Willie and Kate
Aired 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. The Further Adventures of Willie and Kate
Aired 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.