Treasure Island: Season 1
Episode Guide
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Billy the terrible has arrived!
Oct 8, 1978
A mysterious lodger turns up at the Admiral Benbow Inn, which Jim runs with his mother. Calling himself Billy, the man seems frightened of something and drinks like a fish. When Ji
Black Dog… What's That?!
Oct 15, 1978
A man called Black Dog, an old shipmate, comes looking for Billy — but the moment he spots him, he attacks. In the scuffle, Billy collapses from a stroke. When Dr. Livesey rolls up
The Crutch Comes Down
Oct 22, 1978
A man calling himself Blind Pew appears before Billy and hands him the Black Spot — the pirates' notice of severance, a sentence of death. Terrified to learn the one‑legged man wil
The Treasure Map Is Found!
Oct 29, 1978
Pirates led by Black Dog and Pew storm the Admiral Benbow Inn. Desperate to protect the package Billy entrusted to him, Jim fights them off with all his might. Just as he's cornere
I'm Off, Mother!
Nov 5, 1978
When the town's squire, Trelawney, and Dr. Livesey learn that Jim has the map to Treasure Island, they resolve to set out after the treasure. Jim longs to go too, but the thought o
Friend or Foe: John Silver
Nov 12, 1978
Dr. Livesey had asked a one‑legged man — who runs an eatery called the Spyglass in Bristol — to arrange the crew. This one‑legged man, who calls himself Silver, says he'll join the
The Old Cook's a Sly One
Nov 19, 1978
Silver is a good‑natured man, fondly nicknamed "the old cook" by the crew, and Jim feels himself drawn to him more and more. When the ship is becalmed, Silver takes Jim out in a sm
The Ghost Ship Calls Me!
Nov 26, 1978
The drunken first mate, Mr. Arrow, falls overboard and goes missing. Some suspect Silver pushed him, but there's no proof. Just then, a ghost ship appears, bearing the specter of M
Kidnappers of the Slave Port
Dec 3, 1978
The ship docks at a port town in the West Indies. Jim goes ashore with Silver's group to buy provisions, but gets separated; wandering alone, he's seized by slave traders. Worried
Heard from Inside the Apple Barrel!
Dec 10, 1978
Jim's trust in Silver grows ever deeper. Then one night, hungry, Jim climbs into the apple barrel on deck for an apple and falls asleep inside. When he wakes, the pirates are out o
Something Begins on Treasure Island?!
Dec 17, 1978
At last they reach Treasure Island, but now that Jim knows Silver's true nature, there's no joy in his heart. Hearing Jim out, the captain decides to find out whether Silver really
It Appeared! The Jungle Monster
Dec 24, 1978
Realizing Jim has discovered his true colors, Silver tries to capture him. Fleeing for his life, Jim meets a strange figure with hair and beard grown wild — Ben Gunn — marooned on
The Old Man's Little Bell
Dec 31, 1978
Escaping the ship, the captain's party take refuge in the island's stockade, but the pirates launch a fierce assault. Standing watch with Trelawney's old servant and old Redruth, J
This Too Is Life! Friend and Foe
Jan 7, 1979
Silver mounts a cannon on the hill behind the stockade and presses Captain Smollett's party to surrender. Judging the fort would fall easily under fire from there, the captain orde
Silver's Invitation to Surrender
Jan 14, 1979
Captain Smollett is shot by a pirate who sneaks into the stockade. Worse, an animal carcass is thrown into the well, fouling the water — and without water, the bullet can't be remo
Just a Boy Adrift…?!
Jan 21, 1979
Silver brings the ship close to the island and begins shelling the stockade with its cannon. To drive the ship off, Jim sets out to cut its anchor cable, rowing the little leather
Don't Underestimate Me — I'm No Kid!
Jan 28, 1979
Jim finally cuts the ship's anchor cable, and the ship begins to drift. But Hands and the others aboard, worn down by drink and fatigue, fall into mutual suspicion until they end u
You Were Supposed to Be Dead, Mr. Hans
Feb 4, 1979
With its cable cut, the ship is tossed by a storm and swept seaward. To keep it afloat, Silver and Jim call a truce. Joining forces with Silver again, Jim — feelings tangled — work
Is This the End? The Immortal Silver
Feb 11, 1979
After the ship runs aground on the far side of the island, Jim returns to the stockade — and there appears Silver, whom he'd thought drowned. Out of food and water, Captain Smollet
This Time, the Stake! Long John
Feb 18, 1979
Captured by the pirates, Silver is bound and about to be burned alive. But overwhelmed by his sheer force of will, the pirates end up turning back to his command. Worried about his
Treasure's No Good If You're Not Alive to Enjoy It!
Feb 25, 1979
Leading his men with fearsome obsession, Silver presses on toward the treasure, with Captain Smollett's party secretly trailing them. At last they reach the burial spot. The pirate
A Pirate Dies and Leaves a Skeleton
Mar 4, 1979
Silver realizes the skull from the box hides a clue to where the treasure is truly hidden. Seizing a moment when the pirates are off guard, Jim escapes and makes it back to Captain
The High‑Flying Fellow! Puppy the Seagull
Mar 11, 1979
Puppy, along with Silver, is taken captive by Captain Smollett's party. Silver insists he alone can solve the riddle of the clue on the treasure map, and so agrees to help with the
Will the Dead Man's Chest Gleam in the Full Moon?!
Mar 18, 1979
The key to the map's clue was the phrase "Flint's Mansion." Taking a hint from Flint's alias, Silver finally unravels its meaning, and his party reach the final place the clue poin
Sea Breeze, If Fate Allows, Let's Meet Again
Mar 25, 1979
Having claimed the treasure, Jim and the others leave the island by ship. The captive Silver is oddly meek, but Gray doesn't trust him for a moment. At a port town, Silver goes ash
Flint Can Fly No More
Apr 1, 1979
Having found the treasure, Jim and the others return safely to England, welcomed as national heroes. Jim at last comes home to the Admiral Benbow Inn and is reunited with his mothe