King of the Hobos

King of the Hobos
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Premiere date	December 4, 1982
Run time	11:05
Starring	Peter Cullen Scott Menville Julie McWhirter Dees Patty Maloney Shavar Ross
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Director(s)	Gordon Hunt (voices)
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"King of the Hobos" is the eleventh episode of The Little Rascals season two, and the thirty-second episode overall. It aired on December 4, 1982 on ABC. It was voice directed by Gordon Hunt.

After Porky is banned from the treehouse for eating all of the kids' food, he becomes a hobo and befriends Boxcar Bill, an elderly hobo, who is looking for a job. After two unsuccessful attempts, he gets hired by Darla's family.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Pete the Pup	Peter Cullen
Darla Hood	Patty Maloney
Alfalfa	Julie McWhirter Dees
Porky	Julie McWhirter Dees
Spanky	Scott Menville
Buckwheat	Shavar Ross
Boxcar Bill	Unavailable

Organizations

• Little Rascals

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • California
      • Greenpoint
        • Little Rascals' Treehouse
        • Railroad tracks
        • Train station
        • Elderly woman's residence
        • Darla's residence

Objects

• Bindle stick
• Bucket
• Sponge
• Hamburgers

Vehicles

• Train

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: December 4, 1982 on ABC
• Germany: March 10, 2012 on Boomerang Germany

Behind the scenes

• This episode's title is a pun on the Roger Miller song "King of the Road".
• Boxcar Bill may be a pun on singer Boxcar Willie.
• Porky carries a bindle stick while he runs away. Previously, Darla carried one in "Beauty Queen for a Day" when she ran away from home.
• This is the final known appearance of Darla's house. It was previously seen in "The Serenade" and "Just Desserts".

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
German	König der Landstreicher	King of the Tramps

Home availability

• Not available. 😥