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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Love in Bloom
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    S1:E2

    Because Tom Sawyer is always into mischief, Aunt Polly punishes him by whitewashing the fence. Tom who doesn't really feel like doing it, lets his friends and some village kids do it for him after letting them pay for it in bible tickets. Tom falls in love with judge Thatchers pretty niece Becky and does everything to win her heart. At Sunday school Tom makes a complete fool of himself in front of everyone including Becky. After giving his teacher the most bible tickets he so called earned, Tom is convinced that Becky is impressed.

    Director:Jack Hively
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Mystery at Midnight
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    S1:E4

    Because Tom Sawyer doesn't feel well, aunt Polly gives him a spoon full of her famous, but awful tasting spring-elixer. That did the trick and on his way to school and meets his friend Huckleberry Finn and mrs Watson's slave Jim. They discuss various ways of treating warts. Huck has a dead cat with him to cure him from his warts, but Tom confinces him that there are better and adventurous ways to treat it. At midnight the two boys head for the graveyard, where they witness a brutal murder, committed by Injun Joe. The victim is dr.Robinson. Injun Joe lets the drunken Muff Potter believe that he killed the man. Huck and Tom swear not to tell anyone what they have seen.

    Director:Jack Hively
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - Muff Potter's Trial
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E8

    Muff Potter was arrested because he was accused of murdering doctor Robinson. Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn witnessed the murder in the churchyard. But it wasn't Muff who killed the doctor, but it was Injun Joe who did it. Muff Potter who was drunk, became a victim of Injun Joe's evil ways, because he placed the murder weapon into Muff's hand while he was unconcious after suffering a hit on the head. Because Tom and Huck swore to each other not to tell anyone what they have seen that night, they hesitate at first to come forward in the trial. But they were aware that an innocent man could be hanged for a murder he didn't commit, so they finally came forward. Injun Joe who was present at the trial, flees out of the courthouse and goes in hiding. Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn know that their lives could be in danger now Injun Joe managed to escape.

    Director:Jack Hively
    Writer:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 14 - Huck gets away
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E14

    The widow Douglas and her sister Miss Watson both realize that Huck is missing. Pap Finn gets questioned about his son's whereabouts. He denies everything about the kidnapping and he's banned from St. Petersburg. Huck manages to break out of the shed where he's kept inprisoned.

    Director:Jack Hively
    Writer:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 15 - Huck Finds Jim
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E15

    Huck evades bounty hunters on Jackson Island but is suspicious to find someone else staying on the other side of the island. When Huck and Jim meet they are overjoyed to see each other, but both have a difficult story to tell the other.

    Director:Jack Hively
    Writer:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 26 - The Whole Truth
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E26

    Huck and Tom help Jim escape from the hut. A search party catches up on them and shoot Tom in the leg. Huck finds a doctor who wants to help Tom and the threesome are brought back to the Phelps'farm. Back at the house aunt Polly arrives and the mix-up between Tom and Huck is explained. Aunt Polly has good news for Jim. Miss Watson stated in her will that Jim is now a free man and no longer has to be afraid of being hunted down.

    Director:Jack Hively
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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 20 - End of the Feud
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E20

    When Huck returns to the Grangefords he finds that the house is empty. His slave Jack informs him that the feud has erupted after Sophia took off to marry one of the Shepherdon boys. Huck now realises the significance of the note in the Bible. He finds the families amidst a brutal shootout in the forest and from high up in a tree he witnesses a sad and bloody end to the lives of many of the Grangefords who had treated him so well. A dejected Huck makes his way back to the raft where he and Jim set sail again.

    Director:Jack Hively
    Writer:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 23 - Jim Disappears
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E23

    Jim warns Huck, that every time he feels his shoulder twitching, that something bad is going to happen. The Duke goes to town to look for venues for the Shakespeare play they want to perform. When Huck comes back from hunting, he finds that The Dauphin and Jim are gone from the raft. Where are they?

    Director:Jack Hively
    Writer:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 18 - Meet the Grangerfords
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E18

    Tired and worn out after the raft accident Huck comes across a large farm estate a few hundred yards from the river. After some initial scepticism the Grangerford family who live there take pity on Huck and welcome him into their home. They explain to him that they were afraid he may have been a member of a rival family called the Shepherdsons whom they are having a live in feud with. Huck fakes his identity and introduces himself as George Jackson. He settles in well with the family, making good friends with one of the boys, Buck, and even being awarded his own slave. However on a hunting trip Huck soon realises the true scale of the feud when Buck spots and attempts to shoot one of the Shepherdons from his horse.

    Director:Jack Hively
    Writer:N/A

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 19 - The Thing About Feuding
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E19

    Huck is entangled further into the feud between the Grangerfords and the Shepherdsons and realise that he himself is now as much a target as any of the family. He discusses the feud with Buck who informs him that it goes way back in time, though even he can't recall why it ever started and why it still exists. On accompanying the family to Sunday services Huck is astonished to witness the men carrying rifles to the church. The Shepherdsons also attend the same service with their own rifles. On returning from the service the beautiful Sophia Grangeford asks Huck for a favour. She informs him that she has forgotten her Bible at the services and wishes for him to fetch it for her. When Huck does so a note saying 'half-past two' slips out of the Bible. Huck replaces it and returns it to a clearly delighted Sophia. Huck's slave Jack meanwhile is keen for Huck to see a breed of rare snakes down by the river.

    Director:Jack Hively
    Writer:N/A

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Welcome Neighbour
    6.0/10(5 votes)

    S1:E1

    Aunt Polly isn't very young anymore when she takes her two nephews Tom and Sid Sawyer under her wing after their parents died. Tom doesn't like to go to school and is always full of mischief, his brother Sid on the contrary tries to be a brave boy, but he doesn't get along well with his brother Tom. One day aunt Polly gets so fed up with Tom and his pranks, she punishes Tom by putting him to work at whitewashing the backyard fence on his free Saturday.As usual Tom thinks of a clever plan to get out of this.

    Director:Jack Hively
    Writer:N/A

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - How nice to be missed
    5.5/10(4 votes)

    S1:E6

    When Huck Finn, Joe Harper and Tom Sawyer hide out Jackson's Island, aunt Polly and Mrs. Harper realise that the boys have run away from home. They go to constable Moeller and explained what had happened. The constable organises a seach party by steamboat. Because the boys aren't found, the villagers think that the boys have been drowned.They organize a special sermon church for them. The boys feel guilty and homesick, so they decide to surprise everyone by attending the sermon.

    Director:Jack Hively
    Writer:N/A

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - Such a lovely Funeral
    5.5/10(4 votes)

    S1:E7

    Tom Sawyer decides to swim back to St. Petersburg en goes to his house. He sees and hears how aunt Polly, Sid and Mrs. Harper are grieving the loss of their children. Tom hears about the special service in church, that is dedicated to the three missing boys. Tom swims back to Jackson's Island and tells his friends the news. The boys decide to go back home and surprise everyone during the special service

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Jack Hively Ratings Summary

"Love in Bloom" is the best rated episode directed by Jack Hively. It scored 10/10 based on 2 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 1/8/1980 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Mystery at Midnight".