6.8/1083 votes#1 - 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
7.2/1066 votes#2 - 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
7.8/1078 votes#3 - 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 votes#4 - 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 votes#5 - 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
7.0/1052 votes#6 - 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
6.7/1048 votes#7 - 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
6.7/1044 votes#8 - 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
7.3/1059 votes#9 - 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
7.6/1055 votes#10 - 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 votes#11 - 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
6.5/1041 votes#12 - 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
7.1/1040 votes#13 - 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
6.7/1038 votes#14 - 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
6.8/1036 votes#15 - 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
7.1/1036 votes#16 - 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
7.0/1038 votes#17 - 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
6.8/1038 votes#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
6.5/1036 votes#19 - 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
6.5/1034 votes#20 - 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
6.8/1034 votes#21 - 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
7.1/1039 votes#22 - 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
6.6/1034 votes#23 - 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
6.9/1036 votes#24 - 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
6.5/1036 votes#25 - The Priceless French Doll
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 5/14/1985
Moriarty is after a large diamond, but after hiding it in a doll, he ends up with more than he bargained for.
Director: Keiji Hayakawa
Writer: Yoshihisa Araki
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Four Signatures" is the best rated episode of "Sherlock Hound" season 1. It scored 6.8/10 based on 83 votes. Directed by Keiji Hayakawa and written by Yoshihisa Araki, it aired on 11/6/1984. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Crown of Mazalin".