the littlest hobo theme song request from TheKevsmith19

I WOULD LIKE TO DEDICATE THIS TO THE KEVSMITH19 CHANNEL

The Littlest Hobo is a Canadian television series, based upon a 1958 American film directed by Charles R. Rondeau. The show first aired from 1963 to 1965, and was then revived for a popular second run on CTV from 1979 to 1985..

All three productions centered around a stray German Shepherd who wanders from town to town, helping people in need. In the movie, the dog was tethered to a lamb for most of the story. Although the concept was similar to that of Lassie, the Littlest Hobo did not have an owner, and despite the attempts of many people to adopt him, he preferred to be on his own, and would head off by himself at the end of each episode. Never actually named on-screen, the dog is therefore often referred to by the name Hobo (though he was often given names by his multitudes of temporary owners). Although there were recurring actors in both series, the only constant was the dog.

1963-1965 series
Following the 1958 film, the 1960s TV series was aired in syndication around the world, and is best remembered[citation needed] for a scene (later included in the closing credits of most episodes) showing the dog actually riding a parachute. This was before animal treatment regulations discouraged such activity in film productions.[citation needed]

The German shepherd dogs featured in the 1960s series were owned and trained by Charles "Chuck" Eisenmann. The primary star was London, but several of London's relatives, including Toro, Litlon, and Thorn, also played scenes as the Hobo. Eisenmann recounts many stories from the filming of the series in his 1968 book Stop! Sit! and Think. Other books he wrote include THE BETTER DOG: THE EDUCATED DOG and A DOGS DAY IN COURT.

Although widely referred to as German Shepherds, the dogs do not have the coloration or markings which are recognized for that breed's standard. Their coloration and markings more closely resemble specimens of the Northern Inuit dog which was created by combining several dog breeds, they also closely resemble wolfdog hybrids such as the Saarlooswolfhond or the Czechoslovakian Wolfdog. Similar looking dogs were selected to play the role of the Littlest Hobo, however little information is available about the process to breed them and whether Chuck bred the dogs himself.

Shiloh Shepherd dogs are stated to trace their heritage back to London's relatives, and are inspired by the intelligence Chuck's dogs were reputed to have.

Selected episodes of the 1960s series have been released on DVD in North America.

In 1979, CTV revived the series, which unlike the previous series was shot on videotape rather than on film. It aired in the U.S. in syndication. Over six seasons the New Littlest Hobo (as it was sometimes called) featured many big-name Hollywood guest stars (such as Alan Hale, Jr., DeForest Kelley, Morey Amsterdam, Patrick Macnee, Vic Morrow, Henry Gibson, John Carradine, Leslie Nielsen and a young Mike Myers) and plotlines that ranged from traditional "dog helps boy" stories to outlandish secret agent-type tales. Its theme song, "Maybe Tomorrow", was sung by Terry Bush. The song was commercially released in 2005 by Terry Bush as part of his debut album, also entitled Maybe Tomorrow

The dogs that starred in the two series were both named London. It is not known if they were actually related to the dog from the earlier series, although they were of the same breed.

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[twopinacoladas]

Fantastic, this is the best cover on youtube of this song =)

[4846steven]

@twopinacoladas thank you very much

[rubs96]

This is incredible!

[75lauranna]

love this "country'' version :)

[dannythedoodle]

@NotWellNel

haha i did that with batfink.....ruined!

[MavisHyacinth]

heaps better than the tv version!

[EnglishWarrior100]

Brilliant,fantastic and amazing,love this show as a kid and the tune,who can not forget the tune

[alexandraxxxxxx]

such a lovely video ...you sing this so well steven......your videos are a joy ....;0)

[kensington25]

Brilliant. Great cover and great memories :)

[alexandraxxxxxx]

a big awwwwwwww...isnt he the cutest.????

...the dog I mean lol...love this cover...love the program...its such a happy tune, I know im gonna be singing this all night...lol...

lovely to watch again...smiling here..;))