The BEST episodes of The Littlest Hobo
Every episode of The Littlest Hobo ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Littlest Hobo!
London is an extremely intelligent, wandering German shepherd who walks into a different place in each episode of this long-running television series, and comes upon people down on their luck or in trouble. London always befriends and helps the struggling person or persons. Then, when his job is done at episode's end, London declines to be the pet of the people he has helped and departs to continue his cross-country drifting.
#1 - Heritage
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/6/1979
The Hobo finds an eccentric old gold prospector who's being harassed and intimidated by someone trying to acquire his mine.
#2 - Silent Witness
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/15/1979
The Hobo witnesses a drunken hit-and-run and haunts the perpetrator, playing his conscience against him.
#3 - Pandora
Season 6 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/7/1985
The Hobo discovers a senile veteran who is the custodian of an unexploded bomb. He is able to bring it to the attention of a nearby military base, but the stakes are raised when it's discovered that it is near an abandoned munitions dump.
#4 - Born To Run
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/20/1983
A race dog contending for a national championship is stolen by a rival's owner. The Hobo trails the thief to his home, but must outwit a large dog and a human, who is armed with a gun.
#5 - Scavenger Hunt (1)
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/1983
As a requirement for acceptance to a fraternity, three teams are competing in a scavenger hunt. Some of the players are willing to do anything to win and the Hobo is there to prevent them from going that far.
#6 - Rookie
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/1983
Hobo befriends police officers in a K-9 unit who are searching for a runaway teen with a brain tumour.
#7 - The Five Labours of Hercules (2)
Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/24/1983
The Hobo must escape from a dog catcher's van and round up several unruly dogs which quickly bring havoc to wherever they roam.
#8 - The Five Labours of Hercules (1)
Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/17/1983
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.
#9 - Double Vision
Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/3/1983
The twin of a corrupt mayor wanders into town and is frequently mistaken for his brother by the media and an equally unscrupulous mayoral candidate.
#10 - The Loneliest Day of the Week
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/27/1983
The Hobo discovers that a supposedly rich widow is really broke and matches her with a love-interest who thinks she is unattainable.
#11 - Day For Fright
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/25/1982
The Hobo discovers two stagehands using a movie production set to cover their smuggling operation and helps an undercover policeman posing as an actor solve the crime.
#12 - Back to Nature
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/2002
The Hobo guides a very pregnant woman through the wilderness, seeking medical attention.
#13 - Rabies
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/18/1982
A rabid raccoon is on the loose and the Hobo tries to keep track of it while attracting the attention of nearby humans.
#14 - Give My Regards to Broadway
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/31/1980
A struggling actress resorts to stealing (and writing IOUs) to make ends meet and the Hobo tries to keep her out of trouble.
#15 - Diamonds Are a Dog's Best Friend
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/13/1980
A diamond thief uses an innocent magician as a fall guy and his act as a front for a major operation.
#16 - Guardian Angel
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/3/1980
A baby girl is abandoned on the steps of a church and the Hobo takes it upon himself to keep her from harm.
#17 - The Further Adventures of Willie and Kate
Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/22/1980
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.
#18 - Mystery at the Zoo
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/1980
An injured Hobo is picked up by a TV reporter and helps her find out who is stealing rare and expensive animals from a zoo.
#19 - Portrait of Danger
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/11/1980
A professional photographer gets pictures of a bank robbery in progress, but is slow to inform the police, putting Hobo in the role of bodyguard.
#20 - Here's Joey Jackson
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/22/1981
A blackmailer is extorting money from a popular talk show host and the Hobo tries to expose the criminals and gain the attention of the police.
#21 - The Pearls
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/1980
The Hobo comes to the rescue of a ship's captain whose crew has mutinied and are looking for a lost treasure.
#22 - Little Girl Lost
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/13/1979
An ex-trucker tells the tale of a little girl who was lost deep in the woods and the heroic dog that watched over her until she was found.
#23 - The Last Job
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/7/1980
An ex-convict has a bright future ahead of him, if he goes straight, but is compelled to perform one last bank robbery.
#24 - Carnival of Fear
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/1980
A saboteur is causing deadly accidents at a carnival and the Hobo moves to unravel the mystery.
#25 - Fast Freddie
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/27/1980
The Hobo discovers a con man operating in a small town and tries to foil his plans to rob a doddering senior.