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Harlem Globe Trotters Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

16 Episodes 1970 - 1971

Episode 1

The Great Geese Goof-Up

Sat, Sep 12, 1970

Geese's trip to the hospital results in a bizarre mix-up: his teammates think he's been changed into a kangaroo, a kangaroo wanted by the police for a jewelry store heist.

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Episode 2

Football Zeroes

Sat, Sep 19, 1970

When a charity football game is called off, the Globetrotters volunteer to fill in for the missing team. But two crooks have their eyes on the proceeds, and the Trotters must capture them and still win the game.

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Episode 3

Hold That Hillbilly

Sat, Sep 26, 1970

The Globetrotters go up against the Hillbilly Hill-Stars, but an ongoing feud between the Flatfields and the Coys interrupts the game. The team sets up a picnic and attempts to arrange a marriage to settle the dispute. Shenanigans ensue.

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Episode 4

Bad News Cruise

Sat, Oct 3, 1970

The team's cruise to Hawaii is interrupted when a rival sea captain sabotages their ship, causing it to run aground. In exchange for having it towed free, the Trotters agree to play a basketball game--on surfboards.

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Episode 5

Rodeo Duds

Sat, Oct 10, 1970

The Trotters help a poor widow keep her ranch by entering a rodeo to win the prize money. The final event is a basketball game...against a team of kangaroos.

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Episode 6

Double Dribble Double

Sat, Oct 17, 1970

A mad scientist transfers the abilities of the Globetrotters into his robots, creating an unbeatable team of mighty machines.

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Episode 7

Heir Loons

Sat, Oct 24, 1970

Bobby-Joe inherits an estate from his rich uncle, but his cousin will stop at nothing to swindle BJ out of his inheritance.

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Episode 8

From Scoop to Nuts

Sat, Oct 31, 1970

The Globetrotters take over a failing newspaper to put it back in business; their success hinges on winning a basketball game--blindfolded.

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Episode 9

What a Day for a Birthday

Sat, Nov 7, 1970

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Episode 10

It's Snow Vacation

Sat, Nov 14, 1970

Hotelier Sammy Swellfellow, friend of the Globetrotters, is being put out of business by crooked Zachary Dredge. The team decides to fix up his lodge and get Sammy back on his feet again.

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Episode 11

The Great Ouch Doors

Sat, Nov 21, 1970

The Globetrotters are determined to win over a group of bratty orphans. Taking them on a camping trip leads to disaster and a basketball game against a team of circus performers.

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Episode 12

Hooray for Hollywood

Sat, Nov 28, 1970

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Episode 13

Shook Up Sheriff

Sat, Dec 5, 1970

The Globetrotters do their best to help their friend Wally Weaknees get elected sheriff.

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Episode 14

Gone to the Dogs

Sat, Dec 12, 1970

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Episode 15

The Wild Blue Yonder

Sat, Dec 19, 1970

The Trotters win an airplane in a raffle and decide to start an air service. Their first customer is Prof. Right, who must get to the patent office before his invention is stolen by Prof. Wrong.

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Episode 16

Long Gone Gip

Sat, Jan 2, 1971

When Gip believes he's injured Pabs, he quits the team. The others track him to an Arabian sheikh, who pits them against his team trained by Gip. The Globetrotters must lose to save Gip's neck.

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