7.8/1078 votesLoading...#1 - A Small Client
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/20/1984
Hound suspects Professor Moriarty for the rising counterfeit money problem in London, but is unable to find any leads until a little girl comes asking Hound to help her find her father.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Writer: Hayao Miyazaki
7.7/1080 votesLoading...#2 - Mrs. Hudson is Taken Hostage
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/27/1984
Professor Moriarty thinks he has found a weakness in Hound, his land lady Mrs. Hudson, and so sets about kidnapping her, but things don't go as he planned.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Writer: Sunao Katabuchi
7.7/1082 votesLoading...#3 - The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/4/1984
A little girl named Polly pickpockets a gem Professor Moriarty has just stolen, and he is determined to stop at no end to get it back.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Writer: Sunao Katabuchi
7.6/1055 votesLoading...#4 - The White Cliffs of Dover
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/22/1985
Someone has been sabotaging England's new Air Mail postal service to Europe, and it's up to Hound, Watson and Mrs. Hudson to find out who.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Writer: N/A
7.6/1051 votesLoading...#5 - The Sovereign Gold Coins
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/29/1985
Sherlock Hound and Doctor Watson are asked to investigate the disappearance of twenty Sovereign Gold Coins from a specially constructed safe.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Writer: N/A
7.3/1058 votesLoading...#6 - Treasure Under the Sea
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/15/1985
The Royal Navy asks Hound and Watson to help them recover a submarine stolen by Professor Moriarty.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Writer: Sunao Katabuchi
7.1/1066 votesLoading...#7 - The Crown of Mazalin
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/13/1984
An aristocrat's son is the main suspect after a crown on loan from the Queen goes missing. Hound is asked to investigate, not knowing Professor Moriarty has been watching the location.
Director: Keiji Hayakawa
Writer: Yoshihisa Araki
7.1/1041 votesLoading...#8 - The Runaway Freight Car
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/12/1985
A freight car in the middle of a passenger train disappears en route to London, and Hound must figure out how.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/1037 votesLoading...#9 - The Secret of the Sacred Cross Sword
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/5/1985
Hound and Watson are invited to the first unveiling of "The Sacred Sword of the Wizards" in decades, but when the safe containing it is broken into and the sword isn't even touched, it's up to Hound to figure out why.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/1039 votesLoading...#10 - Disturbance, The World Flight Championship!
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 4/16/1985
Moriarty enters a prestigious airplane race, with the intent of sabotaging his way into first place, including stealing parts from other entrants to make his plane the best. Mrs. Hudson, Hound and Watson enter the race in hopes of stopping him.
Director: Takaya Mizutani
Writer: Yoshihisa Araki
7.0/1052 votesLoading...#11 - The Green Balloon
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/11/1984
A mysterious green balloon lands in Hound's backyard, with a message asking for help as the sender is being held prisoner on Dolphin Island.
Director: Tokoro Sumio
Writer: Yoshihisa Araki
7.0/1038 votesLoading...#12 - The Adventure of the Thames Monster
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/12/1985
A sea monster seems to be attacking ships on the River Thames and devouring them whole, and after a passenger goes missing in one of the attacks and no body can be found, Hound is called in to find him.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.9/1035 votesLoading...#13 - The Disappearance of the Splendid Royal Horse
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 4/9/1985
There's a new thief in London, one that puts Moriarty to shame, and their next target appears to be the Queen's favorite horse.
Director: Takaya Mizutani
Writer: Yoshihisa Araki
6.9/1037 votesLoading...#14 - The Bell of Big Ben
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 5/7/1985
Big Ben's bell has been burglarized, but bureaucrats beseech Hound to keep that bit buried while they search, so as to burke blemishing England's dignity.
Director: Takashi Tanazawa
Writer: Tsunehisa Ito
6.8/1084 votesLoading...#15 - The Four Signatures
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/6/1984
Hound is returning to England, but while crossing the English Channel, the ship he's on is attacked by pirates who are after one of the passengers. With the aid of another passenger, Dr. John Watson, Hound attempts to save the day.
Director: Keiji Hayakawa
Writer: Yoshihisa Araki
6.8/1043 votesLoading...#16 - The Speckled Band
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 1/8/1985
A young girl returns to England after several years in America and finds her uncle is not quite who she remembers.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.8/1037 votesLoading...#17 - The Golden Statue of the Great Burglar
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/26/1985
When a bank's entire collection of gold is stolen the same night a sculptor disappears, Moriarty becomes the first suspect when sketches of a gold statue in his likeness are found at the sculptor's house.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.8/1038 votesLoading...#18 - The Adventure of the Three Students
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/19/1985
Hound must find three art students on holiday in London from France who have gone missing, while Inspector Lestrade tries to figure out why someone would steal artwork reproductions.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.8/1037 votesLoading...#19 - The Missing Bride Affair
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 5/21/1985
A bride vanishes moments before she is to walk down the aisle, and the couples' families come to Sherlock Hound for help, but when secrets from the bride's past come to light Hound has to weigh his options.
Director: Keiji Hayakawa
Writer: Saki Yamadori
6.7/1049 votesLoading...#20 - A Sacred Image Disappears
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/18/1984
Moriarty succeeds in stealing a large gold statue, but Hound is able to track his escape, learning that Moriarty hid it somewhere by the docks, and must find it before Moriarty returns.
Director: Seiji Okuda
Writer: Yoshihisa Araki
6.6/1039 votesLoading...#21 - The Coral Lobsters
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/19/1985
Moriarty has stolen a collection of diamond-encrusted coral lobster carvings and it's up to Hound and Watson to track him down.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.6/1035 votesLoading...#22 - The White Silver Getaway!
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/2/1985
Moriarty and his gang manage to steal a shipment of gold, but Inspector Lestrade's investigation is making it difficult for the gang to get the gold out of London. Meanwhile, Hound and Watson investigates an odd break-in and robbery at a company making a new blimp.
Director: Takaya Mizutani
Writer: Yoshihisa Araki
6.5/1041 votesLoading...#23 - The Stormy Getaway
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/5/1985
A large shipment of cash is being taken by carriage across the country, and due to sabotage the police are unable to escort the shipment, and so Hound is asked to shadow the shipment to ensure it arrives at its destination.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.5/1036 votesLoading...#24 - The Rosetta Stone
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/26/1985
When the Rosetta Stone literally floats away from the British Museum, Hound wonders if it has to do with various countries' claims to the stone.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.5/1035 votesLoading...#25 - The Secret of the Parrot
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 4/23/1985
When Moriarty goes to great lengths to steal a parrot off a train, Hound takes up the case to find out what's so special about this parrot.
Director: Keiji Hayakawa
Writer: Yoshihisa Araki
The Best Episodes of Sherlock Hound
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Best Episodes Summary
"A Small Client" is the best rated episode of "Sherlock Hound". It scored 7.8/10 based on 78 votes. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki and written by Hayao Miyazaki, it aired on 11/20/1984. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Mrs. Hudson is Taken Hostage".