The Littlest Hobo

All Episodes 1979 - 1985

  • Ended
  • #<Network:0x00007fa88cf42d10>
  • 1979-10-11T20:30:00Z
  • 30m
  • 2d 9h (114 episodes)
  • Canada
  • English
  • Glen Warren Productions
  • Action, Adventure, Family, Drama
The Littlest Hobo is a Canadian television series based upon a 1958 American film of the same name directed by Charles R. Rondeau. The series first aired from 1963 to 1965 in syndication, spanning six seasons and was revived for a popular second run on CTV from October 11, 1979 to March 7, 1985. It starred an ownerless dog. All three productions revolved around a stray German Shepherd, the titular Hobo, who wanders from town to town, helping people in need. Although the concept was perhaps similar to that of Lassie, the Littlest Hobo's destiny was to befriend those who apparently needed help. Despite the attempts of the many people whom he helped to adopt him, he appeared to prefer to be on his own, and would head off by himself at the end of each episode. Never actually named on-screen, the dog is often referred to by the name Hobo or by the names given by temporary human companions. Hobo's background is also unexplained on-screen. His origins, motivation and ultimate destination are also never explained. Although some characters appeared in more than one episode, the only constant was the Littlest Hobo himself.

114 episodes

Series Premiere

1979-10-11T20:30:00Z

1x01 Smoke

Series Premiere

1x01 Smoke

  • 1979-10-11T20:30:00Z30m

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

1979-10-18T20:30:00Z

1x02 Manhunt (1)

1x02 Manhunt (1)

  • 1979-10-18T20:30:00Z30m

1979-10-25T20:30:00Z

1x03 Manhunt (2)

1x03 Manhunt (2)

  • 1979-10-25T20:30:00Z30m

1979-11-01T21:30:00Z

1x04 The Defector

1x04 The Defector

  • 1979-11-01T21:30:00Z30m

Hobo rescues a defecting ballerina from kidnappers.

1979-11-08T21:30:00Z

1x05 Double Trouble

1x05 Double Trouble

  • 1979-11-08T21:30:00Z30m

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

1979-11-15T21:30:00Z

1x06 Silent Witness

1x06 Silent Witness

  • 1979-11-15T21:30:00Z30m

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

1979-11-29T21:30:00Z

1x07 Target For Terror

1x07 Target For Terror

  • 1979-11-29T21:30:00Z30m

Hobo rescues a politician's son from kidnappers.

1979-12-06T21:30:00Z

1x08 Heritage

1x08 Heritage

  • 1979-12-06T21:30:00Z30m

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.

1979-12-13T21:30:00Z

1x09 Little Girl Lost

1x09 Little Girl Lost

  • 1979-12-13T21:30:00Z30m

1979-12-20T21:30:00Z

1x10 Boy On Wheels

1x10 Boy On Wheels

  • 1979-12-20T21:30:00Z30m

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

1979-12-27T21:30:00Z

1x11 Stand-in

1x11 Stand-in

  • 1979-12-27T21:30:00Z30m

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

1980-01-03T21:30:00Z

1x12 Second Chance

1x12 Second Chance

  • 1980-01-03T21:30:00Z30m

1980-01-13T21:30:00Z

1x13 Big Al and Sam Strawberry

1x13 Big Al and Sam Strawberry

  • 1980-01-13T21:30:00Z30m

1x14 Give My Regards to Broadway

  • 1980-01-31T21:30:00Z30m

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

1980-02-07T21:30:00Z

1x15 The Last Job

1x15 The Last Job

  • 1980-02-07T21:30:00Z30m

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

1980-02-28T21:30:00Z

1x16 Snapshot

1x16 Snapshot

  • 1980-02-28T21:30:00Z30m

1980-03-20T21:30:00Z

1x19 Romiet and Julio

1x19 Romiet and Julio

  • 1980-03-20T21:30:00Z30m

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

1980-03-27T21:30:00Z

1x20 Escape

1x20 Escape

  • 1980-03-27T21:30:00Z30m

1980-04-03T21:30:00Z

1x21 Guardian Angel

1x21 Guardian Angel

  • 1980-04-03T21:30:00Z30m

1980-04-10T21:30:00Z

1x22 The Pied Piper

1x22 The Pied Piper

  • 1980-04-10T21:30:00Z30m

1980-05-15T20:30:00Z

1x23 Willie and Kate

1x23 Willie and Kate

  • 1980-05-15T20:30:00Z30m

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

Season Finale

1980-05-22T20:30:00Z

1x24 The Further Adventures of Willie and Kate

Season Finale

1x24 The Further Adventures of Willie and Kate

  • 1980-05-22T20:30:00Z30m

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.

Season Premiere

1980-09-18T20:30:00Z

2x01 The Balloonist

Season Premiere

2x01 The Balloonist

  • 1980-09-18T20:30:00Z30m

1980-10-02T20:30:00Z

2x03 Guinea Pig

2x03 Guinea Pig

  • 1980-10-02T20:30:00Z30m

1980-10-09T20:30:00Z

2x04 Trapper

2x04 Trapper

  • 1980-10-09T20:30:00Z30m

1980-10-23T20:30:00Z

2x05 The Pearls

2x05 The Pearls

  • 1980-10-23T20:30:00Z30m

1980-10-30T21:30:00Z

2x06 Carnival of Fear

2x06 Carnival of Fear

  • 1980-10-30T21:30:00Z30m

Hobo stalks an ominous carnival patron.

1980-11-06T21:30:00Z

2x07 Mystery at the Zoo

2x07 Mystery at the Zoo

  • 1980-11-06T21:30:00Z30m

Hobo investigates the disappearance of zoo animals. Carol Lynley.

1980-11-13T21:30:00Z

2x08 Sailing Away

2x08 Sailing Away

  • 1980-11-13T21:30:00Z30m

1980-11-20T21:30:00Z

2x09 The Hunt

2x09 The Hunt

  • 1980-11-20T21:30:00Z30m

1980-11-27T21:30:00Z

2x10 Fast Freddie

2x10 Fast Freddie

  • 1980-11-27T21:30:00Z30m

A con man tries to cheat wealthy small-town residents.

1980-12-04T21:30:00Z

2x11 Licence to Steal

2x11 Licence to Steal

  • 1980-12-04T21:30:00Z30m

1980-12-11T21:30:00Z

2x12 Portrait of Danger

2x12 Portrait of Danger

  • 1980-12-11T21:30:00Z30m

Hobo protects a photographer who snapped a shot of a bank robbery and decides to sell his picture to the papers. James Stephens.

1980-12-18T21:30:00Z

2x13 Ghost Rig

2x13 Ghost Rig

  • 1980-12-18T21:30:00Z30m

Hobo and an insurance investigator help recover a missing truckload of diamonds.

1981-01-22T21:30:00Z

2x14 Here's Joey Jackson

2x14 Here's Joey Jackson

  • 1981-01-22T21:30:00Z30m

1981-02-12T21:30:00Z

2x15 Runaway

2x15 Runaway

  • 1981-02-12T21:30:00Z30m

Hobo reunites a runaway boy with a family who wants to adopt him.

1981-02-26T21:30:00Z

2x16 East Side Angels

2x16 East Side Angels

  • 1981-02-26T21:30:00Z30m

A teen is dropped from a basketball club for arson.

1981-03-05T21:30:00Z

2x17 Mystique

2x17 Mystique

  • 1981-03-05T21:30:00Z30m

Season Finale

1981-04-09T21:30:00Z

2x18 The Trail of No Return

Season Finale

2x18 The Trail of No Return

  • 1981-04-09T21:30:00Z30m

Hobo contracts botulism trying to save two children.

Season Premiere

1981-09-17T20:30:00Z

3x01 Photo Finish

Season Premiere

3x01 Photo Finish

  • 1981-09-17T20:30:00Z30m

1981-09-24T20:30:00Z

3x02 The Secret of Red Hill

3x02 The Secret of Red Hill

  • 1981-09-24T20:30:00Z30m

London hears the screams of a girl named Peggy, who says that she is running from a giant ape loose in a forest. In the neighboring small town of Red Hill, rumors are already spreading about "Bigfoot" being in the vicinity.

1981-10-01T20:30:00Z

3x03 Wolf Hunt

3x03 Wolf Hunt

  • 1981-10-01T20:30:00Z30m

In a forest, London encounters three wolf-hunters: a crotchety man and his two sons, one intent about the hunt, the other squeamish. The Hobo decoys hunters away from a wounded wolf and her cubs.

1981-10-08T20:30:00Z

3x04 The Day of the Fugitive

3x04 The Day of the Fugitive

  • 1981-10-08T20:30:00Z30m

1981-10-29T21:30:00Z

3x05 Suspect

3x05 Suspect

  • 1981-10-29T21:30:00Z30m

1981-11-05T21:30:00Z

3x06 War Games

3x06 War Games

  • 1981-11-05T21:30:00Z30m

1981-11-12T21:30:00Z

3x07 The Hero

3x07 The Hero

  • 1981-11-12T21:30:00Z30m

1981-11-19T21:30:00Z

3x08 Hidden Room

3x08 Hidden Room

  • 1981-11-19T21:30:00Z30m

Hobo discovers a man and his mute daughter are being blackmailed into performing fraudulent séances for bereaved victims.

1981-11-26T21:30:00Z

3x09 Fussin' and Fightin'

3x09 Fussin' and Fightin'

  • 1981-11-26T21:30:00Z30m

1981-12-03T21:30:00Z

3x10 The Locket

3x10 The Locket

  • 1981-12-03T21:30:00Z30m

1981-12-10T21:30:00Z

3x11 Airport

3x11 Airport

  • 1981-12-10T21:30:00Z30m

1981-12-24T21:30:00Z

3x12 Music Box

3x12 Music Box

  • 1981-12-24T21:30:00Z30m

1982-01-21T21:30:00Z

3x13 Mail Order Bride

3x13 Mail Order Bride

  • 1982-01-21T21:30:00Z30m

1982-01-28T21:30:00Z

3x14 The Clown

3x14 The Clown

  • 1982-01-28T21:30:00Z30m

London finds a wallet dropped by a man leaving a park, picks up the wallet, follows the man to the man's home, and gives the wallet to the man.

1982-02-04T21:30:00Z

3x15 Once Upon a Tyme

3x15 Once Upon a Tyme

  • 1982-02-04T21:30:00Z30m

1982-02-25T21:30:00Z

3x16 A Special Friend

3x16 A Special Friend

  • 1982-02-25T21:30:00Z30m

1982-03-04T21:30:00Z

3x17 Forget Me Not

3x17 Forget Me Not

  • 1982-03-04T21:30:00Z30m

Season Finale

1982-03-11T21:30:00Z

3x18 Rex Badger P.I.

Season Finale

3x18 Rex Badger P.I.

  • 1982-03-11T21:30:00Z30m

Hobo helps a bungling investigator.

Season Premiere

1982-09-16T20:30:00Z

4x01 Napoleon

Season Premiere

4x01 Napoleon

  • 1982-09-16T20:30:00Z30m

1982-09-23T20:30:00Z

4x02 Home Free

4x02 Home Free

  • 1982-09-23T20:30:00Z30m

1982-09-30T20:30:00Z

4x03 Back to Nature

4x03 Back to Nature

  • 1982-09-30T20:30:00Z30m

1982-10-07T20:30:00Z

4x04 The Imaginative Invalid

4x04 The Imaginative Invalid

  • 1982-10-07T20:30:00Z30m

A wealthy woman announces that she's leaving her money to her dog.

1982-10-14T20:30:00Z

4x05 Finders Keepers

4x05 Finders Keepers

  • 1982-10-14T20:30:00Z30m

1982-10-21T20:30:00Z

4x06 Happy Birthday Mom

4x06 Happy Birthday Mom

  • 1982-10-21T20:30:00Z30m

Two brothers compete in a bike race to try to earn money for their mother's birthday.

A seismologist takes his family along on a field assignment, where they are threatened by impending earthquakes of which only the Hobo appears to be fully aware.

The quakes continue to imperil the now separated members of the family and an armed poacher who prefers his privacy only adds to the danger.

The biggest quake of them all strikes and causes a cave-in, trapping Marti with the poacher.

1982-11-18T21:30:00Z

4x10 Rabies

4x10 Rabies

  • 1982-11-18T21:30:00Z30m

1982-11-25T21:30:00Z

4x11 Day For Night

4x11 Day For Night

  • 1982-11-25T21:30:00Z30m

1982-12-02T21:30:00Z

4x12 Trooper

4x12 Trooper

  • 1982-12-02T21:30:00Z30m

1983-02-03T21:30:00Z

4x14 Double Vision

4x14 Double Vision

  • 1983-02-03T21:30:00Z30m

1983-02-10T21:30:00Z

4x15 Winner Take All

4x15 Winner Take All

  • 1983-02-10T21:30:00Z30m

1983-03-03T21:30:00Z

4x16 Small Pleasures

4x16 Small Pleasures

  • 1983-03-03T21:30:00Z30m

A boy with a leg injury has his heart set on buying a pure-bred dog, but needs to raise the money fast, so the Hobo helps him with a dog-sitting service. This episode was written by Charles Eisenmann, the owner and trainer of London and the other German Shepherds who portrayed Hobo.

Season Finale

1983-03-24T21:30:00Z

4x18 The Five Labours of Hercules (2)

Season Finale

4x18 The Five Labours of Hercules (2)

  • 1983-03-24T21:30:00Z30m

The Hobo must escape from a dog catcher's van and round up several unruly dogs which quickly bring havoc to wherever they roam. This episode was written by Charles Eisenmann, the owner and trainer of London and the other German Shepherds who portrayed Hobo.

Season Premiere

1983-09-15T20:30:00Z

5x01 Rookie

Season Premiere

5x01 Rookie

  • 1983-09-15T20:30:00Z30m

1983-09-22T20:30:00Z

5x02 Scavenger Hunt (1)

5x02 Scavenger Hunt (1)

  • 1983-09-22T20:30:00Z30m

1983-09-29T20:30:00Z

5x03 Scavenger Hunt (2)

5x03 Scavenger Hunt (2)

  • 1983-09-29T20:30:00Z30m

1983-10-06T20:30:00Z

5x04 Second Sight

5x04 Second Sight

  • 1983-10-06T20:30:00Z30m

1983-10-13T20:30:00Z

5x05 Trucker

5x05 Trucker

  • 1983-10-13T20:30:00Z30m

1983-10-20T20:30:00Z

5x06 Born To Run

5x06 Born To Run

  • 1983-10-20T20:30:00Z30m

1983-10-27T20:30:00Z

5x07 Tempest Probe

5x07 Tempest Probe

  • 1983-10-27T20:30:00Z30m

A criminal steals a secret laser.

1983-11-03T21:30:00Z

5x08 Lumberjacks

5x08 Lumberjacks

  • 1983-11-03T21:30:00Z30m

A bookie tries to fix a lumberjack competition using extreme methods.

1983-11-10T21:30:00Z

5x09 Passage

5x09 Passage

  • 1983-11-10T21:30:00Z30m

1983-11-17T21:30:00Z

5x10 Sartech (1)

5x10 Sartech (1)

  • 1983-11-17T21:30:00Z30m

1983-12-01T21:30:00Z

5x11 Sartech (2)

5x11 Sartech (2)

  • 1983-12-01T21:30:00Z30m

1984-01-19T21:30:00Z

5x12 Dragonslayer

5x12 Dragonslayer

  • 1984-01-19T21:30:00Z30m

1984-01-26T21:30:00Z

5x13 The Genesis Tapes (1)

5x13 The Genesis Tapes (1)

  • 1984-01-26T21:30:00Z30m

1984-02-02T21:30:00Z

5x14 The Genesis Tapes (2)

5x14 The Genesis Tapes (2)

  • 1984-02-02T21:30:00Z30m

1984-02-23T21:30:00Z

5x15 Ghost Station

5x15 Ghost Station

  • 1984-02-23T21:30:00Z30m

1984-03-01T21:30:00Z

5x16 Indian Summer

5x16 Indian Summer

  • 1984-03-01T21:30:00Z30m

1984-03-08T21:30:00Z

5x17 Applejack

5x17 Applejack

  • 1984-03-08T21:30:00Z30m

Season Finale

1984-03-15T21:30:00Z

5x18 Sheep in Wolf's Clothing

Season Finale

5x18 Sheep in Wolf's Clothing

  • 1984-03-15T21:30:00Z30m

Hobo is mistaken for a sheep-killing wolf.

Season Premiere

1984-09-13T20:30:00Z

6x01 Second Best

Season Premiere

6x01 Second Best

  • 1984-09-13T20:30:00Z30m

1984-10-04T20:30:00Z

6x04 Rodeo

6x04 Rodeo

  • 1984-10-04T20:30:00Z30m

1984-10-11T20:30:00Z

6x05 One Door Closes

6x05 One Door Closes

  • 1984-10-11T20:30:00Z30m

1984-10-18T20:30:00Z

6x06 Lucky

6x06 Lucky

  • 1984-10-18T20:30:00Z30m

1984-10-25T20:30:00Z

6x07 Arrivederci Roma

6x07 Arrivederci Roma

  • 1984-10-25T20:30:00Z30m

1984-11-01T21:30:00Z

6x08 The Good Shepherd

6x08 The Good Shepherd

  • 1984-11-01T21:30:00Z30m

1984-11-08T21:30:00Z

6x09 Matchmaker

6x09 Matchmaker

  • 1984-11-08T21:30:00Z30m

1984-11-15T21:30:00Z

6x10 Firehorse (1)

6x10 Firehorse (1)

  • 1984-11-15T21:30:00Z30m

A hero firefighter dodges a medical order relieving him of duty, endangering his own life.

1984-11-22T21:30:00Z

6x11 Firehorse (2)

6x11 Firehorse (2)

  • 1984-11-22T21:30:00Z30m

The sick firefighter continues to put himself in harms way, while Hobo tries to call attention to the problem.

1984-11-29T21:30:00Z

6x12 Prodigal Son

6x12 Prodigal Son

  • 1984-11-29T21:30:00Z30m

1985-01-31T21:30:00Z

6x13 Torque

6x13 Torque

  • 1985-01-31T21:30:00Z30m

1985-02-07T21:30:00Z

6x14 Small Change

6x14 Small Change

  • 1985-02-07T21:30:00Z30m

1985-02-14T21:30:00Z

6x15 Voyageurs (1)

6x15 Voyageurs (1)

  • 1985-02-14T21:30:00Z30m

Hobo joins the Farrells on a luxury yachting expedition, which enters a storm and shipwrecks the crew on an uninhabited island.

1985-02-21T21:30:00Z

6x16 Voyageurs (2)

6x16 Voyageurs (2)

  • 1985-02-21T21:30:00Z30m

The elusive stranger turns out to be a Soviet air force pilot who has been stranded on the island for some time.

1985-02-28T21:30:00Z

6x17 Liar, Liar

6x17 Liar, Liar

  • 1985-02-28T21:30:00Z30m

Season Finale

1985-03-07T21:30:00Z

6x18 Pandora

Season Finale

6x18 Pandora

  • 1985-03-07T21:30:00Z30m

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