Did The Littlest Hobo ever find a happy home?
In the Canadian Television series "The Littlest Hobo" did the titular dog ever find a home?
This CTV series which ran in the early 80s, follows a German Shepherd as he goes from town to town helping people with their esoteric problems. Without fail "Hobo" earns the love of the people whose lives he touches, but in every episode that I can remember seeing, he always ends the show by heading off on his own.
Within the television series or any related works that may have followed, did Hobo ever find a home where he could settle down?
Best Answer
According to The Littlest Hobo on Wikipedia:
All three productions revolved around a stray German Shepherd, the titular Hobo, who wanders from town to town, helping people in need. Although the concept (of a dog saving the day) was perhaps similar to that of Lassie, the Littlest Hobo's destiny was to befriend those who apparently needed help, portrayed by well known actors in celebrity guest appearance roles. Despite the attempts of the many people whom he helped to adopt him, he appeared to prefer to be on his own, and would head off by himself at the end of each episode.
Never actually named on-screen, the dog is often referred to by the name Hobo or by the names given by temporary human companions. Hobo's background is also unexplained on-screen. His origins, motivation and ultimate destination are also never explained.
So, I'm taking it that Wikipedia knows better than you do (it was 3 separate prodcution runs) or me (had never heard of it before today) & the ultimate destinaion, let alone 'home', are never mentioned.
Hobo was a lone gun, keepin' it real (& homeless)..
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What happened to The Littlest Hobo?
Coventry's much-loved stray dog Frank has died, his owners have confirmed. The pup, affectionately known as "Coundon's littlest hobo", touched the hearts of the local community when he was living rough in the city for four years.How many Littlest Hobo dogs were there?
In season 5's two-part episode "The Genesis Tapes" a scientist and a reporter theorized that Hobo was a type of superior canine. The reporter theorized that there was one dog and the scientist theorized that there were up to one hundred such dogs.Was The Littlest Hobo a German Shepherd?
When Chicago White Sox pitcher, Chuck Eisenmann, was recovering from an arm injury in 1946, he got a German Shepherd puppy he called, \u201cLondon,\u201d so named for the time he was stationed in London during the war.Who owned The Littlest Hobo?
Hobo was typically portrayed by London, who was owned and trained by Charles Eisenmann. On occasion, relatives of London including dogs named Toro, Litlon and Thorn would act in scenes of the show. London would appear in 48 episodes total in the series, with the other dogs appearing in the other episodes.The Littlest Hobo
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