The Margins of History

Hobo

Hobo’s Episode 10 nemesis.

In Season 4, Hobo’s human partners were more likely to give him a name than they were in Season 3. It might have been due to the multi-part episodes.

Continue reading →

Carrying on this little series, in The Littlest Hobo, Season 3, the show’s writers were less likely to ensure that his human companions gave him a name. Of the season’s eighteen episodes, he was named seven times.

Continue reading →

I haven’t exactly hidden that The Littlest Hobo is one of my favourite shows. In addition to being a consummate piece of Canadiana, it was the first show I ever really was able to identify and I get to play “where in Toronto is this” when I watch. The other day, Kathleen remarked that it would be funny if someone had tracked all of the names that Hobo was given by his human costars through the series. Although someone may have, after a brief search, I did not find a source. A bit surprised, I figured that I’d go ahead and do it myself.

Continuing on with Season 2.

Continue reading →