Customer Reviews

The Littlest Hobo, Vol. 1

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I've waited 40 years to see these shows again. I always thought the concept was excellent -- an existential, solitary dog solves human problems (with a different cast of characters every week) -- and that London put Lassie to shame. Unlike the latter series, this is not really a kids' show.

A couple of clever touches are that London doesn't bark very much -- he "emotes" instead -- and he is essentially a supporting player who usually has less screen time than the human actors. As others have noted, the themes of this anthology series are sometimes almost dark -- illustrating some negative aspects of human behavior -- and for this reason I believe the show was intended for adults as well as kids.

While most of the episodes now seem low budget, predictable and written at a high-school level, they still do not disappoint, and they're far better, overall, than the garbage on TV today.

Gosh, I remember these. I just had to get it and guess what? MY grandkids love them too!! We sat and watched them together. Imagine, such a good clean set of values. WOW, hope it rubs off.

Great show from the old days. Story lines keep one in suspense throughout the shows. Good clean entertainment. I'm so glad I bought this. Some die hard Dallas fans may be interested to know that episode 3 stars Keenan Wynn (Digger Barnes) and episode 4 stars Jim Davis (Jock Ewing).

As a boy I watched this series on television, and, it is one of the catylists of my learning to love animals. This story on both sets of dvd's tells of the story of a tramp dog riding the rails, going from town to town, city to city, you follow the adventures of this very loving dog who rescues, and, helps people, then, heads off again to visit another town.
Bill Cahill