![]() ![]() Occasionally one of them would make a re-appearance in another episode-sometimes as the same character, and sometimes as a completely different character. ![]() Almost every episode featured different human actors and actresses of all ages. The producers made sure the dog was the star of the show with the storylines centred around the canine actor. Since dogs can’t talk, human actors help fill in details with their dialogues. The Littlest Hobo is somewhat unique in that the star of the show, and the only recurring actor, is a dog. ![]() Instead, a version translated into French ( “Le vagabond”) was performed by Québécois singer Gilles Rivard who’s voice sounded remarkably similar to Terry Bush’s voice, only in French. The English version of the theme song “Maybe Tomorrow” sung by Ontario’s own Terry Bush, was not used. ![]() The series was shown in Canada beginning in June 1982 on Télévision de Radio-Canada (French CBC, now known as ICI Radio-Canada Télé). It was featured during the children’s program Les Visitors de Noël, then in Croque-Vacances. In France, TF1 broadcast Le vagabond starting in December 1981. It aired from 1979 to 1985 on the CTV Television Network. The second series of The Littlest Hobo was dubbed in French and called Le vagabond. The genre is classified as Family/Children’s Adventure/Drama. In 1991, ITV picked it up and aired the entire series until 1994.Īlthough the show was suitable for all ages, this series is probably most popular, and cherished among Canadian and British children of the 1980s-those in the middle of Generation X. The BBC ran the first three seasons from 1982 to 1989. At that time, despite the best efforts of those at Canada Media Fund’s Encore+ YouTube channel, they were forced to remove all of the episodes of The Littlest Hobo.īesides being aired in Canada, the second series was shown in various countries, and was quite popular in the United Kingdom. Due to a complex music rights issue, Bell Media decided not pay the large royalty fees to distribute it online. In 2017, episodes from the earlier part of series were uploaded to the YouTube channel Encore+, which is run by the Canada Media Fund and Google Canada. In Canada it had an incredible, long run on CTV and other national networks until 2012-a full 27 years after production ended on the last episode! It spanned six seasons (114 episodes, 24 minutes each) from 1979 to 1985. Of course, the most well-known is the revival second series, filmed in Toronto and nearby areas of southern Ontario, Canada. It originally aired from 1963 to 1965 and then in syndication for many more years. It was then made into a TV series for two seasons (61 episodes), and was filmed in various parts of British Columbia, Canada. The Littlest Hobo was first made as an American movie in 1958. The source of how he attained above-average intelligence as well as his motivation to help people also remains a mystery. Although he appears riding in a railway freight car in the opening theme, as many human “hobos” did during the Great Depression, trains are rarely shown in any episodes. It’s never revealed where the dog came from or where his ultimate destination was. This crime fighting canine always manages to find a person to help, but when everything is sorted out, he continues his journey down the road. He goes to big cities, suburban towns and rural villages, becoming friends with people he meets while helping them overcome a problem. The Littlest Hobo is best known as a Canadian cult classic TV show from the 1980s about a lovable, stray and very smart German Shepherd Dog with an innate ability to know right from wrong. ![]()
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