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daughter break free of a blackmail
scheme that forces them to con-
duct fake séances. Classic.
3. What happens in the final
episode of the series?
Answer: a) Hobo finds an un-
detonated Second World War
bomb
Hobo finds the undetonat-
ed bomb in the final episode,
“Pandora,” which aired March 7,
1985. I won’t reveal how the epi-
sode is resolved, but it was Hobo’s
last adventure. David Glyn-Jones
guest-starred. “The theatre is a
savage mistress,” he has said. “She
dangles great joys before you, then
frequently snatches them away
before you can satisfy yourself.”
Revelatory words from a man
who also guest-starred on The
Beachcombers. Twice.
4. Reruns of The Littlest Hobo
ran on national networks
until:
Answer: d) the ’10s
The series aired on CTV on
Thursday nights at 7:30 p.m. from
1979 to 1985. Reruns continued
on CTV, CTV Two, and other
national networks up until the
early 2010s. Many episodes can
now be viewed in their entirety on
YouTube.
5. The program is based on:
Answer: a) a 1958 Hollywood
movie about a stray dog that
befriends a boy named Tommy
and rescues his pet lamb from
slaughter
The Littlest Hobo is based on the
1958 movie of the same name.
The film stars a sixteen-year-old
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