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Tom Sawyer is a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River in the mid 1800s. Along with his best friend Huckleberry Finn, he spends...
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Season 1

  • The small world of Tom Sawyer
    8.2/1023 votes

    The small world of Tom Sawyer

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/6/1980

    Tom Sawyer doesn't like school much. Escaping from the schoolhouse, he's off to the woods to catch a wild pig with his friend Huck. Their attempts to sell the pig at the harbor end with a wild disturbance on the steamboat.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Mei Kato

  • Hand games, evil games
    8.3/1021 votes

    Hand games, evil games

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/13/1980

    Tom is dismayed when Aunt Polly tells him he must spend his Saturday whitewashing the fence. Too long to paint in one day, Tom convinces his friends of the joys of the job, and soon has all the help he needs.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • A great love
    8.3/1018 votes

    A great love

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/20/1980

    Tom goes to the harbor to meet his cousin Mary, and sees Becky Thacher for the first time. Her family moves into St. Petersburg, and Tom falls in love.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The magic spell
    8.5/1014 votes

    The magic spell

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/27/1980

    Tom tries to arouse Becky's interest at Sunday School, but is ignored. That night Old Sam shows him a special charm to make wishes come true.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Becky
    8.3/1014 votes

    Becky

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/3/1980

    Tom arrives at school late and finds that Becky is in his class. He finally manages to become friends with her, and promises to visit - forgetting another promise he has made to Huck.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Huck's house
    8.6/1014 votes

    Huck's house

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/10/1980

    Huck is offended that Tom forgot his promise. The next few days Tom works with Huck, telling Becky he is busy helping his sick aunt. Becky discovers his lie but her anger is replaced with surprise when she sees Huck's newly built tree house.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Competition
    8.5/1014 votes

    Competition

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/17/1980

    Tom just can't get along with his new classmate Alfred, and challenges him to a fighting match. On the way home, the boat they are aboard sinks and Tom rescues Alfred, who can't swim at all - winning Becky's praise.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Panic at board
    8.5/1014 votes

    Panic at board

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/24/1980

    A large steamship comes to St Petersburg. Tom and Huck steal aboard for a trip. Next day, Tom boasts about their adventure, fascinating his classmates.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The children of aunt Polly
    8.2/1013 votes

    The children of aunt Polly

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/2/1980

    Aunt Polly falls sick and is struck with an idea. She calls Tom to her bedside, pretending to be dying. Aunt Polly tells Tom she cannot go to heaven unless he promises to be a good boy but Tom refuses to promise, because he doesn't want his aunt to die.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The treasure
    8.2/1013 votes

    The treasure

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/9/1980

    The villagers do not like drunken Muff and Indian Joe. Tom and Huck rescue Muff and he, in return, tells them about a treasure buried near St Petersburg. The boys decide they will find the treasure, and Indian Joe joins Muff in his search.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Pirates
    8.1/1012 votes

    Pirates

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/16/1980

    Mr. Dobbins, the schoolteacher, doesn't trust Tom, but all Tom's classmates like him. Younger brother Sid saves Tom from punishment at school. Later, Tom and Huck decide to conduct their treasure hunt at night, to avoid Indian Joe.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The professor
    8.0/1012 votes

    The professor

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/23/1980

    Tom gives Becky an engagement kiss. But with a slip of the tongue, he tells her that he had once been engaged to Amy. Becky is furious, and Tom becomes so discouraged he ends his treasure hunt.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • I want to be a pirate
    8.3/1013 votes

    I want to be a pirate

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 3/30/1980

    After Becky ignores Tom for five days, he decides to run away from home to be a pirate. During the night he sails to Jackson Island on a raft, along with Huck and Ben.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Pirates don't go to school
    8.3/1013 votes

    Pirates don't go to school

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 4/6/1980

    Tom, Huck and Ben enjoy their adventure on the island while everyone in the village worries about their disappearance. A rainstorm washes away their raft, and it is found by a villager broken to pieces.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Ah! the adventure...
    8.5/1012 votes

    Ah! the adventure...

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 4/13/1980

    The villagers believe the boys have drowned in the river. Though they play all day on the island, Ben misses his home. Tom returns secretly for news of the village and sees Aunt Polly praying for his safety.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The pirates crush black
    8.7/1013 votes

    The pirates crush black

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 4/20/1980

    Ben and Huck miss the village, so Tom proposes that they return on the very day of their funeral. No other village children, Tom decides, have ever become the center of so much attention.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Good old days
    8.2/1011 votes

    Good old days

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 4/27/1980

    After the funeral Tom is a hero at school, and everyone wants to hear his story. Charlie inks Tom's schoolbook out of jealousy, and Tom is punished. Becky saw what happened and feels guilty that she did not tell the truth.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Reconciliation
    8.2/1011 votes

    Reconciliation

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 5/4/1980

    Becky accidentally tears a page of Mr. Dobbins' precious book on medical science, and Tom takes the blame. Becky makes up with him.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The frog contest
    8.4/1012 votes

    The frog contest

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 5/11/1980

    Frog leaping matches are popular with the school students, and Tom trains his frog to be a great leaper. Charlie doesn't want to hand over his championship, so he stuffs Tom's frog with pebbles.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The secrecy of mr. Dobbins
    9.0/1012 votes

    The secrecy of mr. Dobbins

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 5/18/1980

    Tom and Huck discover that Mr. Dobbins wears a wig. On the last day of school, when the teacher whips every student, even girls, for sleeping during class, Tom hits on a capital idea for revenge.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The holidays begin
    8.6/1011 votes

    The holidays begin

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/25/1980

    Sid comes down with the mumps just as summer vacation starts. Tom doesn't want to get sick and spoil his holiday. Just then two men come to town with Water of Life, guaranteed to cure every disease.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The charlatan
    8.3/1010 votes

    The charlatan

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 6/1/1980

    Tom distributes handbills in return for the medicine. It sells like hotcakes, then the two men disappear. The medicine turns out to be a sham. Tom doesn't get the mumps, but he makes many trips to the outhouse.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Fishing party
    8.6/1010 votes

    Fishing party

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 6/15/1980

    Tom goes fishing with Huck and Becky. They catch a big one, but only after Becky jumps in to lend a hand.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Huck carries a tie
    8.3/1010 votes

    Huck carries a tie

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 6/22/1980

    Becky's great aunt has no children of her own, and decides to adopt Huck. Tom makes him take a bath, dresses him up, and takes him to Becky's house. Huck doesn't like anything that binds, including a tie, and declines the offer.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • A stubborn boy
    8.3/1010 votes

    A stubborn boy

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 6/29/1980

    Alfred hones his swimming skills in order to show up Tom. At his birthday party he challenges Tom to a swimming race and wins. Tom then challenges Alfred to a contest to see who can stay under the water the longest.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Lisette
    8.1/1010 votes

    Lisette

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 7/6/1980

    The village children are bored; nothing exciting ever happens there. Then a theatrical troupe arrives and announces a play for the children. Among them is a young actress Lissette, and Huck falls in love.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The rising of the curtain
    8.4/1010 votes

    The rising of the curtain

    Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 7/20/1980

    Tom promises to take Huck to the play. To earn the money he works for his aunt, moving furniture to a friend's ranch quite a distance away. When a wheel comes off the cart, Tom is almost defeated - but manages to run home just in time for the play.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Helping Lisette
    8.3/1010 votes

    Helping Lisette

    Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 7/27/1980

    Lizette is treated severely in the tragedy. Huck, unaware that it's a drama, jumps onto the stage to save her. Tom stirs up the other children to help Huck and Lizette, and the play becomes a fiasco. Lizette rather likes Huck, and promises to visit.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Goodbye Lisette
    8.4/1010 votes

    Goodbye Lisette

    Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 8/3/1980

    Huck prepares a delicious meal for Lizette's next visit. Suddenly two of the troupers desert, and the group must leave, unable to continue the show. Lizette tells Tom she will be back someday to see Huck.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Huck's father
    8.7/1010 votes

    Huck's father

    Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 8/10/1980

    Tom discovers a dead body up the river - it appears to be Huck's father! After the funeral, Huck's father appears alive; come to take his son. Huck doesn't want to go, and hides.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The candlestick
    8.4/1010 votes

    The candlestick

    Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 8/17/1980

    On the anniversary of Huck's mother's death, he wants to light a candle in her memory. Though he knows Aunt Polly won't allow it, Tom promises to bring Huck her silver candlestick. Then, with the help of Mary and Sid, he tricks his Aunt.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Gold, gold!
    8.2/1010 votes

    Gold, gold!

    Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 8/24/1980

    When Tom and Huck find a small gold lump in the river, the news spreads quickly and all the villagers rush to the river to search for gold. Even Aunt Polly tries to join them, but Mary calls a halt.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The escape to freedom
    8.4/1010 votes

    The escape to freedom

    Season 1 Episode 33 - Aired 9/7/1980

    Morris, Jim's friend, runs away from his master. He wants to go north where slaves can be free. Tom makes a raft and helps him leave the village.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The man who came from the cold
    8.8/1010 votes

    The man who came from the cold

    Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 9/14/1980

    Mary begins working for Dr. Mitchell, training to be a nurse. A balloon descends in the village, and the people panic, thinking it is a monster. Tom, who knows what it is, lends a hand to Arthur the pilot.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Tom wants to fly in the sky
    8.2/1010 votes

    Tom wants to fly in the sky

    Season 1 Episode 35 - Aired 9/21/1980

    Arthur meets Mary at Dr. Mitchell's office, and she invites him to dinner. Tom is fascinated by his stories of balloon flight and is determined to have a ride.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • To fly or not to fly?
    8.3/1010 votes

    To fly or not to fly?

    Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 9/28/1980

    Arthur and Mary fall in love. He decides to fly the balloon with the children's help before the army comes to recover it. But the sheriff suspects he is a devil and intervenes. The children are disappointed, but Tom won't give up his dream of flight.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Goodbye, Arthur!
    8.2/1011 votes

    Goodbye, Arthur!

    Season 1 Episode 37 - Aired 10/5/1980

    Tom attempts an early morning balloon flight with Huck. Arthur jumps on just as the balloon takes off, and they enjoy the view from the sky. Soon the army arrives and Arthur leaves the village, with a promise to return to Mary.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The drama
    8.8/1010 votes

    The drama

    Season 1 Episode 38 - Aired 10/12/1980

    On their way to a haunted house in the middle of the night, Tom and Huck witness a murder. Indian Joe kills Dr. Robinson, then lays the blame on Muff Potter. Tom and Huck exchange a promise to keep their secret, because they fear Indian Joe.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • A question of confidence
    8.7/1010 votes

    A question of confidence

    Season 1 Episode 39 - Aired 10/19/1980

    Muff is arrested for the murder, just as Indian Joe planned. Tom and Huck sympathize with Muff and send in food and cigarettes, but keep their silence. Tom is plagued by nightmares.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The lawsuit
    8.9/1010 votes

    The lawsuit

    Season 1 Episode 40 - Aired 10/26/1980

    Tom and Huck suffer from their guilty consciences and decide to tell the truth. Indian Joe comes to the trial with confidence, but his plan is foiled by Tom's testimony. Joe takes flight and Muff is declared not guilty. Tom is again the children's hero.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The undesirable
    8.1/1010 votes

    The undesirable

    Season 1 Episode 41 - Aired 11/2/1980

    The sheriff calls in a detective from St. Louis to find Indian Joe, but to everyone's disappointment he is unsuccessful. He is sure, however, that Joe will seek revenge. The detective follows Tom continually, hoping eventually to arrest Indian Joe.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • A happy journey
    8.3/1010 votes

    A happy journey

    Season 1 Episode 42 - Aired 11/9/1980

    Aunt Polly asks Tom to visit Aunt Sally in Arkansas and deliver important papers. Glad to go as Becky is also traveling to St. Louis, and the trip will keep him away from Indian Joe. To the surprise of Tom and Becky, Huck steals aboard the steamship.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The white horse
    8.6/1010 votes

    The white horse

    Season 1 Episode 43 - Aired 11/16/1980

    Tom and Huck reach Aunt Sally's ranch safely and hand over the papers. Tom introduces Huck as his brother Sid. While out riding, they spy a white horse.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The capture
    8.1/1010 votes

    The capture

    Season 1 Episode 44 - Aired 11/23/1980

    Tom and Huck have a grand time on the ranch. When the ranch hands decide to catch the white horse named Lightning, the boys go along. The horse is finally captured, but Tom feels they have injured Lightning's pride.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Freedom
    8.3/1010 votes

    Freedom

    Season 1 Episode 45 - Aired 11/30/1980

    Bennie discovers that Huck is not Tom's brother, but offers to keep their secret in return for help. The ranchers try to tame Lightning, but the Indians say they should release the horse. Out of love for Lightning, Bennie releases it with Tom and Huck.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The haunted house
    8.5/1010 votes

    The haunted house

    Season 1 Episode 46 - Aired 12/7/1980

    Tom sneaks out to go to the haunted house with Huck. There they learn that Indian Joe has come back to the village in disguise. By chance, Joe and his friend find a box of gold coins. Tom informs the sheriff, but is not believed.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The sighs cave
    9.1/1010 votes

    The sighs cave

    Season 1 Episode 47 - Aired 12/14/1980

    All the children go on a picnic except Sid, who has a cold, and Huck. Tom and Becky get lost while exploring a cave. Trying to find the way out, Tom sees Indian Joe coming in. Huck discovers Joe's friend, killed.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • End of Joe the Indian
    8.8/1010 votes

    End of Joe the Indian

    Season 1 Episode 48 - Aired 12/21/1980

    A search party forms to find Tom and Becky. Indian Joe comes upon Tom and scares him, but does no harm. Pursued by the sheriff, Joe falls into a gorge and meets his end. Tom, to his surprise, feels sorry for Joe. Later, Tom and Huck find gold coins.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • All is well
    8.6/1010 votes

    All is well

    Season 1 Episode 49 - Aired 12/28/1980

    The judge divides the gold between Tom and Huck. Mrs. Douglas is chosen as Huck's guardian, and he begins a new life under strict discipline. A new school year begins, and Huck attends with Tom. On day one, the two are in trouble with the new teacher.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown