The Hobo tries to keep a horse race fair when two thugs and a charming stranger try to fix it, by sabotaging the chances of an up and coming jockey.

The Hobo tries to keep a horse race fair when two thugs and a charming stranger try to fix it, by sabotaging the chances of an up and coming jockey.

Big Foot has been sighted in a forest near a small town. The police don't take the sightings seriously, but the Hobo and a reporter seek it out.

Big Foot has been sighted in a forest near a small town. The police don't take the sightings seriously, but the Hobo and a reporter seek it out.

The Hobo decoys hunters away from a wounded wolf and her cubs.

The Hobo decoys hunters away from a wounded wolf and her cubs.

Hobo tracks a man suspected of having the plague, but in doing so, earns the suspicion of authorities, who are very determined to contain and eliminate the threat.

Hobo tracks a man suspected of having the plague, but in doing so, earns the suspicion of authorities, who are very determined to contain and eliminate the threat.

A business man is framed for a murder, which the police fall for, and the Hobo conducts an investigation of his own.

A business man is framed for a murder, which the police fall for, and the Hobo conducts an investigation of his own.

During a military training exercise, a soldier is wounded trying to warn a civilian out of a mine field. Together with the Hobo, they find refuge in an old building that the civilian's father is tasked with blowing up.

During a military training exercise, a soldier is wounded trying to warn a civilian out of a mine field. Together with the Hobo, they find refuge in an old building that the civilian's father is tasked with blowing up.

An intellectually handicapped man in a deerstalker and the Hobo discover a dognapping ring.

An intellectually handicapped man in a deerstalker and the Hobo discover a dognapping ring.

Hobo discovers a man and his mute daughter are being blackmailed into performing fraudulent séances for bereaved victims.

Hobo discovers a man and his mute daughter are being blackmailed into performing fraudulent séances for bereaved victims.

A harmonica player resorts to skulduggery to oust a rival in a traveling country band.

A harmonica player resorts to skulduggery to oust a rival in a traveling country band.

The Hobo finds a recluse, old man who has become estranged from his granddaughter--his only family. The Hobo seeks to find her and lure her back to her grandfather.

The Hobo finds a recluse, old man who has become estranged from his granddaughter--his only family. The Hobo seeks to find her and lure her back to her grandfather.

The Hobo discovers someone trying to sabotage an air courier service, using measures that turn deadly.

The Hobo discovers someone trying to sabotage an air courier service, using measures that turn deadly.

A little girl fantasizes about being a ballerina, like her mother, who is reluctant to have her daughter repeat her experiences.

A little girl fantasizes about being a ballerina, like her mother, who is reluctant to have her daughter repeat her experiences.

Hobo is challenged with working out the differences between a brusque, middle-aged, curmudgeonly farmer and a prudish woman who are soon to be wed.

Hobo is challenged with working out the differences between a brusque, middle-aged, curmudgeonly farmer and a prudish woman who are soon to be wed.

Hobo matches a retired clown--who can only dream of the glory days--with a fair that has a pressing need for talent.

Hobo matches a retired clown--who can only dream of the glory days--with a fair that has a pressing need for talent.

The Hobo tries to stop the owner of a theatre troupe from burning down his production to collect on insurance.

The Hobo tries to stop the owner of a theatre troupe from burning down his production to collect on insurance.

The Hobo makes a 'special friend' when he tries to find a lost locket in the locker room at a local school.

The Hobo makes a 'special friend' when he tries to find a lost locket in the locker room at a local school.

A woman with amnesia, and nearing diabetic shock, wanders around the Canada's Wonderland amusement park, the day before its grand opening.

A woman with amnesia, and nearing diabetic shock, wanders around the Canada's Wonderland amusement park, the day before its grand opening.

London is an extremely intelligent, wandering German shepherd who walks into a different place in each episode of this long-running television series, and comes upon people down on their luck or in trouble. London always befriends and helps the struggling person or persons. Then, when his job is done at episode's end, London declines to be the pet of the people he has helped and departs to continue his cross-country drifting. Written by Kevin McCorry mmccorry@nb.sympatico.ca