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Treasure Island S1E3 — The Crutch Comes Down

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Treasure Island•Season 1•Episode 3

The Crutch Comes Down

7.7/10 · 81 votesOct 22, 197824 min

Ranked #19 of 26 in Season 1•−0.2 vs season avg

A man calling himself Blind Pew appears before Billy and hands him the Black Spot — the pirates' notice of severance, a sentence of death. Terrified to learn the one‑legged man will come at ten that night, Billy keeps drinking until a stroke finally kills

Directed byOsamu Dezaki

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Seasons1

Season 1 Episodes26

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Cast11

Akio Nojima

Akio Nojima

Grey (voice)

Iemasa Kayumi

Iemasa Kayumi

Livesey (voice)

Junpei Takiguchi

Junpei Takiguchi

Trelawney (voice)

Shozo Iizuka

Shozo Iizuka

Hans (voice)

Akira Kamiya

Akira Kamiya

Papy (voice)

Kaneta Kimotsuki

Kaneta Kimotsuki

Ben Gunn (voice)

Mitsuo Senda

Mitsuo Senda

George (voice)

Rihoko Yoshida

Rihoko Yoshida

Lily (voice)

Mari Shimizu

Mari Shimizu

Jim Hawkins (voice)

K

Kiyotaka Mitsugi

Jim (Adult) (voice)

Genzō Wakayama

Genzō Wakayama

John Silver (voice)

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Osamu Dezaki

Osamu Dezaki

Director

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Episode Summary

"The Crutch Comes Down" is episode 3 of Treasure Island season 1. It scored 7.7/10 from 81 votes, ranking #19 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Osamu Dezaki, it aired on October 22, 1978.

Next: E4 · The Treasure Map Is Found!Best of Season 1