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The Littlest Hobo TV Series: Collection Vol. 1

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I remember seeing this show as a child in the mid 1960s, but hadn't seen it since. It was great to get this DVD and revisit a fond childhood memory. The show doesn't have the panache of a CSI, or the action of 24, and is about as far from trendy as you'll get. But it has a quiet mesmerizing charm about it. When I started to play this DVD, my wife and son and I sat through over 2 episodes without hardly moving a muscle. And my son isn't usually interested in anything from the past. So this show obviously has something. It was produced with a lot of thoughtfulness, and the stories are interesting. It was produced in Canada starting in 1963, and I beleive it ran for three seasons. The first three episodes on this DVD are in color, even though they were presented in black & white when initially shown on TV. The rest of the episodes are black and white. To me, it looks better in black and white. Anyway, the DVD transfers look excellent, and the episodes appear to be complete. The color portions are a little washed out in places, but not bad. I'm sure they did the best with what they had to work with. Overall, I highly recommend this DVD. It would be great to watch with the whole family.

this dvd is great for anyone who grew up in the 60's. i never saw the show in the original timeslot, but i watched it every week in syndication a few years later in 1967. it brings back many fine memories to see this show again after 40 years, even though there was a newer version of the littlest hobo from 1979 - 1985. the quality is fine,except for some audio noise on the 3 color episodes, but after 40 years of absence, it is not a problem. i just hope that the original 1958 littlest hobo movie will come out on dvd too one day and that future volumes of this set will be available too.

I am purchasing this DVD as a Christmas present for myself. "The
Littlest Hobo" was my childhood favorite. It was one of the
best syndicated series of the era. Sometimes the stories were so moving that I would cry during the show. Acting was always well-done and London was a loveable dog "Thanks to DVD's and digital restoration this along with many othew fine programs have been preserved. I can agree with the other reviewer mentioning how this show caught his child's attention. This is one of the programs that has a "timeles" quality to it. Whether you remember this show or not. Buy the DVD and in turn you will receive many hours of enjoyable viewing with good heartwarming stories filled with the kind of entertainment and family values that are not as
easy to find today.

This series played on Australian TV in the late 60S and then sometime later in the 70s and to my knowledge hasnt been to air since.What a great opportunity to watch these classics once again.
For those who are familiar to the series it will bring back memories from an era when life was a little less rushed and life was much simpler.
Would recommend this to any prospective purchaser,minimal parts of the reproduction are a little dark-possibly due the age of the originals otherwise its has been great to sit back and once again enjoy the adventures of 'The Littlest Hobo'.

It's great to have The Littlest Hobo on DVD. I really enjoyed the TV series back in the early 60's the first time I saw it. I can hardly wait for the rest of the episodes from this excellent TV series to be released on DVD. VCI did an excellent job in restoring this classic TV series, the color episodes are great considering their age.

I spent the entire afternoon watching these 2 dvds. What a wonderful trip down memory lane for me, I loved the series and was so glad to see that these dvds came out! The black and white version on some of the episodes were wonderful, brought me back to a very special time in my childhood, I loved this series 40 years ago and still do today. Best gift I could have ever bought myself!!! If you are a fan of this series, I highly recommend you invest in this rare treasure!

the last time i watched the littlest hobo would have been in the mid seventies and to be honest i had forgotten all about it until i saw this dvd and i bought it right away.this dvd has twelve episodes with the first three in colour and the rest in black and white,they are just as i remmember them and it is a shame they do not make tv shows as good as this anymore.
more importantly on the special features they have the full original theme song.
i hope that they will bring out the entire series.it just brings back so many memories of that time when life was more simple.

Hi, I haven't seen this version of the littlest hobo, but just wanted to warn anyone who saw this series in the 80's, this isn't the colour version you would know.
This is the original black and white version.
The 80's version is available on amazon.co.uk.
;o) Enjoy.

If you're a fan of The Andy Griffith Show, Father Knows Best, Rin Tin Tin, Lassie, & similar, you should buy Vols 1 & 2 of The Littlest Hobo. I remember seeing the series as a kid in California when it first aired back in the early 60s & still enjoy it. The sound & picture quality, on my tv/dvdplayer, was excellent & the only gripe I have is that the word "scenes" is used in the menu instead of "episodes". A "Canadian thing" perhaps? (LOL) Otherwise, money well spent &, depending on the age/maturity of your children, may well be as entertaining to them now as it was when you saw it originally.

Low budget Canadian version of a Hobo-like Rin Tin Tin. Acting is cheesy 1960's low budget. Interesting to see the lineup of newbie actors who eventually made it in the states. A good purchase, especially for Family Night TV.