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Season guide

The Littlest Hobo: Season 4

18 episodes Premiered Sep 16, 1982 Updated Sep 30, 2026
Previously on The Littlest Hobo

Season 4 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Littlest Hobo Season 3.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 4 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 4: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (15): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S4·E1 Mytharc

Napoleon

Sep 16, 1982 · 30 min

S4·E2 Core

Home Free

Sep 23, 1982 · 30 min

S4·E4 Core

The Imaginative Invalid

Oct 7, 1982 · 30 min

A wealthy woman announces that she's leaving her money to her dog.

S4·E6 Core

Happy Birthday Mom

Oct 21, 1982 · 30 min

Two brothers compete in a bike race to try to earn money for their mother's birthday.

S4·E7 Core

The Spirit of Thunder Rock (1)

Oct 28, 1982 · 30 min

A seismologist takes his family along on a field assignment, where they are threatened by impending earthquakes of which only the Hobo appears to be fully aware.

S4·E8 Core

The Spirit of Thunder Rock (2)

Nov 4, 1982 · 30 min

The quakes continue to imperil the now separated members of the family and an armed poacher who prefers his privacy only adds to the danger.

S4·E9 Core

The Spirit of Thunder Rock (3)

Nov 11, 1982 · 30 min

The biggest quake of them all strikes and causes a cave-in, trapping Marti with the poacher.

S4·E10 Core

Rabies

Nov 18, 1982 · 30 min

S4·E12 Core

Trooper

Dec 2, 1982 · 30 min

S4·E17 Mytharc

The Five Labours of Hercules (1)

Mar 17, 1983 · 30 min

A boy with a leg injury has his heart set on buying a pure-bred dog, but needs to raise the money fast, so the Hobo helps him with a dog-sitting service. This episode was written b

S4·E18 Mytharc

The Five Labours of Hercules (2)

Mar 24, 1983 · 30 min

The Hobo must escape from a dog catcher's van and round up several unruly dogs which quickly bring havoc to wherever they roam. This episode was written by Charles Eisenmann, the o

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