The Littlest Hobo

The wandering adventures of an intelligent German shepherd dog.

Cast:London , Harvey Atkin , Allan Royal , Ted Follows , Jamie Dick , Chas Lawther , August Schellenberg , James B. Douglas , Megan Follows , Jonathan Welsh , James Edmond , Roger Dunn , Sean McCann , Alfie Scopp , David Main , Chris Wiggins , Susan Hogan , Dawn Greenhalgh

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Smoke

Thu, Oct 11, 1979

A provisioner aggressively sells traps and poison to help locals deal with wildlife, driven into their communities by a forest fire. A toddler ingests some poisoned meat, so a Hobo-lead team set out to fly in the antidote in poor weather.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Manhunt: Part 1

Thu, Oct 18, 1979

Hobo helps a man accused of murder escape from angry villagers.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Manhunt: Part 2

Thu, Oct 25, 1979

The innocent fugitive continues to evade his pursuers while the Hobo acts as decoy.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ The Defector

Thu, Nov 1, 1979

An Eastern European ballerina tries to defect but is caught. The Hobo, along with a human sidekick, try to rescue her, but unfortunately, her kidnappers have help from the local police.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Double Trouble

Thu, Nov 8, 1979

The Hobo, and a charming human peer, conspire to save a couple of horses who are about to be put down and turned into fertilizer.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Silent Witness

Thu, Nov 15, 1979

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

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Target for Terror

Thu, Nov 29, 1979

Two political radicals abduct a judge's son and his girlfriend. Fortunately for them, the Hobo's ingenuity is brought to bear on the kidnappers.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Heritage

Thu, Dec 6, 1979

The Hobo finds an eccentric old gold prospector who's being harassed and intimidated by someone trying to acquire his mine.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Little Girl Lost

Thu, Dec 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.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Boy on Wheels

Thu, Dec 20, 1979

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

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ Stand In

Thu, Dec 27, 1979

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

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ Second Chance

Thu, Jan 3, 1980

The Hobo discovers a drug smuggling operation. He's only able to bring this to the attention of an ex-con who doesn't want to get involved, but the smugglers wind up involving him anyway--as the fall guy.

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ Big Al and Sam Strawberry

Thu, Jan 10, 1980

The Hobo helps an artist out of temptation to embezzle a Van Gogh, as a desperate measure to pay off a mobster.

14Season 1

S1.E14 ∙ Give My Regards to Broadway

Thu, Jan 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.

15Season 1

S1.E15 ∙ The Last Job

Thu, Feb 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.

16Season 1

S1.E16 ∙ Snapshot

Thu, Feb 28, 1980

The Hobo and a boy disturb bank robbers working on a vault, late at night.

17Season 1

S1.E17 ∙ Million Dollar Fur Heist

Thu, Mar 6, 1980

A drunken ex-trucker goes on a joy ride with the Hobo and is surprised to find that the truck he borrowed is full of stolen furs. His problems run deeper when the thieves learn where he (and his grandson) live.

18Season 1

S1.E18 ∙ Diamonds Are a Dog's Best Friend

Thu, Mar 13, 1980

A diamond thief uses an innocent magician as a fall guy and his act as a front for a major operation.

19Season 1

S1.E19 ∙ Romiet and Julio

Thu, Mar 20, 1980

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

20Season 1

S1.E20 ∙ Escape

Thu, Mar 27, 1980

Hobo helps an escaped convict expose the mobster who set him up for murder.

21Season 1

S1.E21 ∙ Guardian Angel

Thu, Apr 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.

22Season 1

S1.E22 ∙ The Pied Piper

Thu, Apr 10, 1980

The Hobo and a janitor who has a soft spot for kids performs drama for children at a hospital, as a kind of therapy.

23Season 1

S1.E23 ∙ Willy and Kate

Thu, May 15, 1980

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

24Season 1

S1.E24 ∙ The Further Adventures of Willy and Kate

Thu, May 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.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ The Balloonist

Thu, Sep 18, 1980

Hobo watches out for an enthusiastic balloonist with a heart condition, who doesn't listen to his doctor's advice (or his granddaughter's insistence) that he should take it easy.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Duddleman and the Diamond Ring

Thu, Sep 25, 1980

When a dispute erupts between a young couple and an old pawnshop owner, it accidentally turns into a kidnapping case. The Hobo comes along for the ride as the participants try to work out how to untangle their mess.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Guinea Pig

Thu, Oct 2, 1980

Hobo discovers that a well has been contaminated and tries everything he can to interfere with people using it for drinking water.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Trapper

Thu, Oct 9, 1980

Sam Burrows is a heartless animal trapper, using illegal steel traps that the Hobo cleverly disarms. When Burrows discovers this, he targets the Hobo.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ The Pearls

Thu, Oct 23, 1980

The Hobo comes to the rescue of a ship's captain whose crew has mutinied and are looking for a lost treasure.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Carnival of Fear

Thu, Oct 30, 1980

A saboteur is causing deadly accidents at a carnival and the Hobo moves to unravel the mystery.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Mystery at the Zoo

Thu, Nov 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.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Sailing Away

Thu, Nov 13, 1980

An inexperienced sailor deals with her frustrations by sailing in dangerous conditions. Fortunately, she has the Hobo with her to help her when she gets into trouble.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ The Hunt

Thu, Nov 20, 1980

A stable groom is setup for theft and arson by a jealous member of the hunt club where she works, and the Hobo tries to expose the plot and prevent the fire at the same time.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Fast Freddie

Thu, Nov 27, 1980

The Hobo discovers a con man operating in a small town and tries to foil his plans to rob a doddering senior.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ Licence to Steal

Thu, Dec 4, 1980

An employee at a junkyard is framed for a license plate theft operation by another employee and the Hobo tries to help him prove his innocence.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ Portrait of Danger

Thu, Dec 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.

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ Ghost Rig

Thu, Dec 18, 1980

The Hobo and a mousy insurance agent investigate a diamond theft.

14Season 2

S2.E14 ∙ Here's Joey Jackson

Thu, Jan 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.

15Season 2

S2.E15 ∙ Runaway

Thu, Feb 12, 1981

An orphan in a Big Brother program feels rejected by his fraternal friend and runs away. The Hobo and a human peer work to reunite him with those who want to adopt him.

16Season 2

S2.E16 ∙ East Side Angels

Thu, Feb 26, 1981

An inner city basketball team has some problems with one of its members, but when he's unfairly accused of arson, the Hobo plays fire investigator to prove he wasn't at fault.

17Season 2

S2.E17 ∙ Mystique

Thu, Mar 5, 1981

Hobo takes up a case of a jealous model who uses an unscrupulous hypnotist to ruin a younger rival.

18Season 2

S2.E18 ∙ The Trail of No Return

Thu, Apr 9, 1981

Two kids on a camping trip are suddenly hit with botulism. The Hobo tries to attract the attention of adults, but is also hampered by the same illness.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Photo Finish

Thu, Sep 17, 1981

The Hobo tries to keep a horse race fair when two thugs and a charming stranger try to fix it, by sabotaging the chances of an up and coming jockey.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ The Secret of Red Hill

Thu, Sep 24, 1981

Big Foot has been sighted in a forest near a small town. The police don't take the sightings seriously, but the Hobo and a reporter seek it out.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Wolf Hunt

Thu, Oct 1, 1981

The Hobo decoys hunters away from a wounded wolf and her cubs.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ The Day of the Fugitive

Thu, Oct 8, 1981

Hobo tracks a man suspected of having the plague, but in doing so, earns the suspicion of authorities, who are very determined to contain and eliminate the threat.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Suspect

Thu, Oct 29, 1981

A business man is framed for a murder, which the police fall for, and the Hobo conducts an investigation of his own.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ War Games

Thu, Nov 5, 1981

During a military training exercise, a soldier is wounded trying to warn a civilian out of a mine field. Together with the Hobo, they find refuge in an old building that the civilian's father is tasked with blowing up.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ The Hero

Thu, Nov 12, 1981

An intellectually handicapped man in a deerstalker and the Hobo discover a dognapping ring.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ Hidden Room

Thu, Nov 19, 1981

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

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ Fussin' & Fightin'

Thu, Nov 26, 1981

A harmonica player resorts to skulduggery to oust a rival in a traveling country band.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ The Locket

Thu, Dec 3, 1981

The Hobo finds a recluse, old man who has become estranged from his granddaughter--his only family. The Hobo seeks to find her and lure her back to her grandfather.

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ Airport

Thu, Dec 10, 1981

The Hobo discovers someone trying to sabotage an air courier service, using measures that turn deadly.

12Season 3

S3.E12 ∙ Music Box

Thu, Dec 24, 1981

A little girl fantasizes about being a ballerina, like her mother, who is reluctant to have her daughter repeat her experiences.

13Season 3

S3.E13 ∙ Mail Order Bride

Thu, Jan 21, 1982

Hobo is challenged with working out the differences between a brusque, middle-aged, curmudgeonly farmer and a prudish woman who are soon to be wed.

14Season 3

S3.E14 ∙ The Clown

Thu, Jan 28, 1982

Hobo matches a retired clown--who can only dream of the glory days--with a fair that has a pressing need for talent.

15Season 3

S3.E15 ∙ Once Upon a Tyme

Thu, Feb 4, 1982

The Hobo tries to stop the owner of a theatre troupe from burning down his production to collect on insurance.

16Season 3

S3.E16 ∙ A Special Friend

Thu, Feb 25, 1982

The Hobo makes a 'special friend' when he tries to find a lost locket in the locker room at a local school.

17Season 3

S3.E17 ∙ Forget Me Not

Thu, Mar 4, 1982

A woman with amnesia, and nearing diabetic shock, wanders around the Canada's Wonderland amusement park, the day before its grand opening.

18Season 3

S3.E18 ∙ Rex Badger P.I.

Thu, Mar 11, 1982

Hobo fills in for a goofy detective where his competency fails.

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ Napoleon

Thu, Sep 16, 1982

The Hobo interrupts a pair of cattle thieves, but the crime is revealed to run much deeper: insurance fraud.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ Home Free

Thu, Sep 23, 1982

A teen runs away from a detention centre and into the purview of a police officer and the Hobo.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ Back to Nature

Thu, Sep 30, 1982

The Hobo guides a very pregnant woman through the wilderness, seeking medical attention.

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ The Imaginative Invalid

Thu, Oct 7, 1982

Hobo participates in a wealthy widow's ruse designed to straighten out her greedy heirs.

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ Finders Keepers

Thu, Oct 14, 1982

Hobo comes across a summer camp where he reunites with two boys whose lives he'd saved in previous episodes. An antagonistic and divisive counsellor uses their jealousy over the dog to set them against each other.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ Happy Birthday Mom

Thu, Oct 21, 1982

Two brothers enter a bicycle race to win prize money to buy their mother a birthday present. One boy is willing to do anything to win and the Hobo moves to level the playing field.

7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ The Spirit of Thunder Rock: Part One

Thu, Oct 28, 1982

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.

8Season 4

S4.E8 ∙ The Spirit of Thunder Rock: Part Two

Thu, Nov 4, 1982

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.

9Season 4

S4.E9 ∙ The Spirit of Thunder Rock: Part Three

Thu, Nov 11, 1982

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

10Season 4

S4.E10 ∙ Rabies

Thu, Nov 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.

11Season 4

S4.E11 ∙ Day for Fright

Thu, Nov 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.

12Season 4

S4.E12 ∙ Trooper

Thu, Dec 2, 1982

Following a chemical spill a nearby town is evacuated. A baby boy is left behind so the Hobo evacuates him.

13Season 4

S4.E13 ∙ The Loneliest Day of the Week

Thu, Jan 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.

14Season 4

S4.E14 ∙ Double Vision

Thu, Feb 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.

15Season 4

S4.E15 ∙ Winner Take All

Thu, Feb 10, 1983

An immigrant the Hobo previously met, now works as a retail clerk and wins the lottery, which attracts the attention of two lowlifes who are willing to resort to kidnapping to get it.

16Season 4

S4.E16 ∙ Small Pleasures

Thu, Mar 3, 1983

Todays theme is Small Pleasures.

17Season 4

S4.E17 ∙ The Five Labours of Hercules: Part One

Thu, Mar 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.

18Season 4

S4.E18 ∙ The Five Labours of Hercules: Part Two

Thu, Mar 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.

1Season 5

S5.E1 ∙ Rookie

Thu, Sep 15, 1983

Hobo befriends police officers in a K-9 unit who are searching for a runaway teen with a brain tumour.

2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ Scavenger Hunt: Part 1

Thu, Sep 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.

3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ Scavenger Hunt: Part 2

Thu, Sep 29, 1983

Contestants continue to put themselves in danger, private property continues to go missing, and Hobo keeps dashing across town trying to right the wrongs done in the name of competition.

4Season 5

S5.E4 ∙ Second Sight

Thu, Oct 6, 1983

Hobo gives guidance to a dejected, newly blinded equestrian rider.

5Season 5

S5.E5 ∙ Trucker

Thu, Oct 13, 1983

A shipper with a reputation for dirty dealing pressures a desperate trucker into working for him.

6Season 5

S5.E6 ∙ Born to Run

Thu, Oct 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.

7Season 5

S5.E7 ∙ Tempest Probe

Thu, Oct 27, 1983

An eccentric criminal mastermind uses high-tech gadgets and a dog to perform heists. When he has designs on a military laser, the Hobo sabotages the operation.

8Season 5

S5.E8 ∙ Lumberjacks

Thu, Nov 3, 1983

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

9Season 5

S5.E9 ∙ Passage

Thu, Nov 10, 1983

The Hobo waivers between confounding a hunter who is being paid a large sum a money to catch a falcon and helping him when he gets into trouble.

10Season 5

S5.E10 ∙ Sartech: Part 1

Thu, Nov 17, 1983

The Hobo discovers a small aircraft crashed in a forest in the wilderness. All passengers and crew survive the crash, but some are seriously wounded and the radio doesn't work.

11Season 5

S5.E11 ∙ Sartech: Part 2

Thu, Dec 1, 1983

Search and rescue is dispatched, but without a working emergency transmitter, the plane is difficult to find. Some of the more seriously injured passengers' conditions worsen and another turns out to be a diabetic, short on insulin.

12Season 5

S5.E12 ∙ Dragonslayer

Thu, Jan 19, 1984

Four kids play a Dark Ages fantasy game and Hobo acts as a spirit guide, protecting them from real dangers.

13Season 5

S5.E13 ∙ The Genesis Tapes: Part One

Thu, Jan 26, 1984

A TV reporter and a cryptozoologist discover the hobo when researching archival footage of his many adventures and seek to trap him. But since the prevailing assumption is that there are many dogs of his kind, there is talk of dissecting him!

14Season 5

S5.E14 ∙ The Genesis Tapes: Part Two

Thu, Feb 2, 1984

Hobo continues to amaze the ambitious humans who are stalking him and must use all of his super-canine cunning not only to evade capture, but also to keep his secret.

15Season 5

S5.E15 ∙ Ghost Station

Thu, Feb 23, 1984

An archaeologist is clandestinely digging for human remains in a subway station, when he is unfairly mixed up in a theft.

16Season 5

S5.E16 ∙ Indian Summer

Thu, Mar 1, 1984

The Hobo and a group of seniors match wits with the corrupt and abusive staff at a retirement home.

17Season 5

S5.E17 ∙ Applejack

Thu, Mar 8, 1984

Two bootleggers working at an orchard steal their employers apples and make alcohol with them. When they setup an honest colleague, who is short on English, the Hobo moves to expose the entire operation and the crooked employees.

18Season 5

S5.E18 ∙ Sheep in Wolf's Clothing

Thu, Mar 15, 1984

A marauding wolf is killing sheep and threatening the family that owns them. Hobo tries to defend both, but is believed to be the danger.

1Season 6

S6.E1 ∙ Second Best

Thu, Sep 13, 1984

Hobo lends moral support to a boy in a new school who wants to try out for the track team but is rejected by his new peers.

2Season 6

S6.E2 ∙ Three Monkeys of Bah Roghar: Part One

Thu, Sep 20, 1984

Priceless statuettes are disappearing from the hotel in which they are on display, and it falls to Hobo to expose who among several colorful characters are responsible.

3Season 6

S6.E3 ∙ Three Monkeys of Bah Roghar: Part Two

Thu, Sep 27, 1984

All of the statuettes disappear and the Hobo works with one of the hotel's more scrupulous staffers to solve the mystery.

4Season 6

S6.E4 ∙ Rodeo

Thu, Oct 4, 1984

The Hobo helps a rodeo star suffering from PTSD overcome his fear of animals.

5Season 6

S6.E5 ∙ One Door Closes

Thu, Oct 11, 1984

A grumpy, but industrious, owner of a construction firm suffers an accident on the job, leaving him paralyzed. Despite his hard-to-love attitude, his wife and the Hobo stand by him for his physiotherapy and while he reassesses his talents.

6Season 6

S6.E6 ∙ Lucky

Thu, Oct 18, 1984

When a movie production comes to town, a reckless, adrenaline-addicted stuntman tries to get the director's attention, so the Hobo, his daughter and the local sheriff try to keep him safe.

7Season 6

S6.E7 ∙ Arrividerci Roma

Thu, Oct 25, 1984

When a gifted kid tries to enter a national remote-controlled airplane tournament, a competitor tries to sabotage his equipment. Fortunately, the Hobo is there for counter-espionage.

8Season 6

S6.E8 ∙ The Good Shepherd

Thu, Nov 1, 1984

Hobo befriends the somewhat simple, yet good-hearted reverend from his namesake parish, the Church of the Good Shepherd, and intervenes when thieves attempt to use him in a vintage wine smuggling plot.

9Season 6

S6.E9 ∙ Matchmaker

Thu, Nov 8, 1984

A young upper class snob tries to hector his sister's new boyfriend out of her life. When that doesn't work, he challenges his rival to a tennis match, not realizing that a pro is willing to stand-in for him.

10Season 6

S6.E10 ∙ Firehorse: Part One

Thu, Nov 15, 1984

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

11Season 6

S6.E11 ∙ Firehorse: Part Two

Thu, Nov 22, 1984

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

12Season 6

S6.E12 ∙ Prodigal Son

Thu, Nov 29, 1984

The Hobo discovers a man pretending to be a wayward son, wanting to reintegrate himself into a community of Mennonites.

13Season 6

S6.E13 ∙ Torque

Thu, Jan 31, 1985

A go-kart mechanic for a racing team wants to drive and is willing to sabotage his team's vehicles to do it. This leads to a talented girl to try out for the team, causing even more tension.

14Season 6

S6.E14 ∙ Small Change

Thu, Feb 7, 1985

Two lowlifes plan to rob a small business owner the day before he retires, and the Hobo along with a mime and a deaf-mute youth try to stop them.

15Season 6

S6.E15 ∙ Voyageurs: Part One

Thu, Feb 14, 1985

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

16Season 6

S6.E16 ∙ Voyageurs: Part Two

Thu, Feb 21, 1985

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

17Season 6

S6.E17 ∙ Liar, Liar

Thu, Feb 28, 1985

A troublemaking boy pretends to be a victim of a hit-and-run, winning attention from his enabling parents. When a witness and the Hobo move to expose him, he threatens retaliation.

18Season 6

S6.E18 ∙ Pandora

Thu, Mar 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.