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The Best Episodes of Sherlock Hound Season 1

Every episode of Sherlock Hound Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Sherlock Hound Season 1!

Loosely based on the "Sherlock Holmes" series by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Hound turns all the classic characters into dogs. The canine Sherlock Holmes,...
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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".

  • The Four Signatures
    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

  • The Crown of Mazalin
    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

  • A Small Client
    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

  • Mrs. Hudson is Taken Hostage
    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

  • The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
    7.7/1081 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

  • The Green Balloon
    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

  • A Sacred Image Disappears
    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

  • The Speckled Band
    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

  • Treasure Under the Sea
    7.3/1058 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

  • The White Cliffs of Dover
    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

  • The Sovereign Gold Coins
    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

  • The Stormy Getaway
    6.5/1040 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

  • The Runaway Freight Car
    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

  • The Coral Lobsters
    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

  • The Golden Statue of the Great Burglar
    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

  • The Secret of the Sacred Cross Sword
    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

  • The Adventure of the Thames Monster
    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

  • The Adventure of the Three Students
    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

  • The Rosetta Stone
    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

  • The White Silver Getaway!
    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

  • The Disappearance of the Splendid Royal Horse
    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

  • Disturbance, The World Flight Championship!
    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

  • The Secret of the Parrot
    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

  • The Bell of Big Ben
    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

  • The Priceless French Doll
    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