8.1/108 votesLoading...#1 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/1010 votesLoading...#2 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/1010 votesLoading...#3 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/108 votesLoading...#4 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/108 votesLoading...#5 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/1019 votesLoading...#6 - 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: N/A
Writer: Mei Kato
8.3/1011 votesLoading...#7 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/109 votesLoading...#8 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/1018 votesLoading...#9 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/1015 votesLoading...#10 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/1011 votesLoading...#11 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/1011 votesLoading...#12 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/108 votesLoading...#13 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/108 votesLoading...#14 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/108 votesLoading...#15 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/108 votesLoading...#16 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/108 votesLoading...#17 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/108 votesLoading...#18 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/108 votesLoading...#19 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/1012 votesLoading...#20 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/1011 votesLoading...#21 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/109 votesLoading...#22 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/109 votesLoading...#23 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/108 votesLoading...#24 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/108 votesLoading...#25 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Worst Episodes of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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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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Worst Episodes Summary
"The undesirable" is the worst rated episode of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer". It scored 8.1/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/2/1980. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Pirates".