The Littlest Hobo
The Littlest Hobo: Season 1
Season 2

Air Date

October 10, 1979

Episodes

24 episodes

The Littlest Hobo

Season 1

Overview

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. Smoke

7.0
October 11, 1979
30 min

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

2. Manhunt (1)

October 18, 1979
30 min

3. Manhunt (2)

October 25, 1979
30 min
The Defector

4. The Defector

November 1, 1979
30 min

Hobo rescues a defecting ballerina from kidnappers.

Double Trouble

5. Double Trouble

November 8, 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")

Silent Witness

6. Silent Witness

November 15, 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.

Target For Terror

7. Target For Terror

November 29, 1979
30 min

Hobo rescues a politician's son from kidnappers.

Heritage

8. Heritage

December 6, 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.

Little Girl Lost

9. Little Girl Lost

December 13, 1979
30 min
Boy On Wheels

10. Boy On Wheels

December 20, 1979
30 min

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

Stand-in

11. Stand-in

December 27, 1979
30 min

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

Second Chance

12. Second Chance

January 3, 1980
30 min
Big Al and Sam Strawberry

13. Big Al and Sam Strawberry

January 13, 1980
30 min
Give My Regards to Broadway

14. Give My Regards to Broadway

January 31, 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.

The Last Job

15. The Last Job

February 7, 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.

Snapshot

16. Snapshot

February 28, 1980
30 min
The Million Dollar Fur Heist

17. The Million Dollar Fur Heist

March 6, 1980
30 min
Diamonds Are a Dog's Best Friend

18. Diamonds Are a Dog's Best Friend

March 13, 1980
30 min
Romiet and Julio

19. Romiet and Julio

March 20, 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.

Escape

20. Escape

March 27, 1980
30 min
Guardian Angel

21. Guardian Angel

April 3, 1980
30 min
The Pied Piper

22. The Pied Piper

April 10, 1980
30 min
Willie and Kate

23. Willie and Kate

May 15, 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.

The Further Adventures of Willie and Kate

24. The Further Adventures of Willie and Kate

May 22, 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.