The Adventures of Hiram Holliday

Episode 1

Attache Case

Wed, Oct 3, 1956

Hiram Holliday, a small, mild-mannered newspaper proofreader, saves his publisher from a disastrous libel suit when he finds a misplaced comma. The grateful publisher rewards Hiram with an around-the-world tour and sends a reporter to document his adventures. Before the pair can leave port, Hiram becomes cast in a supposed espionage film and surprises his foes with amazing physical skills.

Episode 2

Lapidary Wheel

Wed, Oct 10, 1956

On the first leg of their around-the-world tour Hiram and Ainslie make landfall in England prior to traveling to Scotland. Immediately after arriving the two men become involved with a murder, a stolen gem and a poisonous snake.

Episode 3

False Monarch

Wed, Oct 17, 1956

During his visit to Scotland, Hiram is convinced to impersonate the King of Rovaki who looks exactly the American tourist. Hiram soon discovers the reason for the identity change, after someone attempts to kill him.

Episode 4

The Hollow Umbrella

Wed, Oct 24, 1956

After finding a mysterious message in the hollow handle of his umbrella, Hiram finds himself chased by foreign spies and the Paris police. In order to throw his pursuers off his trail, Hiram performs in a circus as a trapeze artist and an exotic dancer.

Episode 5

Sea Cucumber

Wed, Oct 31, 1956 30 mins

Foreign agents are convinced that Hiram's search for a underwater plant is merely the cover for espionage.

Episode 6

Gibraltar Road

Wed, Nov 7, 1956

Hiram's efforts to study the wildlife on the Rock of Gibraltar are interrupted by gypsies, Scotland Yard and the British army.

Episode 7

Monaco Hermit Crab

Wed, Nov 14, 1956 30 mins

While visiting Monte Carlo, Hiram uses his surefire system to win a yacht in a roulette game, which leads to the discovery of a plot to flood the United States with counterfeit currency.

Episode 8

Hawaiian Hamzah

Wed, Nov 21, 1956 30 mins

Hiram uncovers foreign agents plan to freeze the Pacific fleet in Pearl Harbor with their diabolical weapon.

Episode 9

The Swiss Titmouse

Wed, Nov 28, 1956

Hiram's efforts to record the mating call of the elusive Swiss Titmouse are put on hold when he discovers a young king's life is in danger.

Episode 10

Wrong Rembrandt

Wed, Dec 5, 1956

Hiram's skill as a painter gets him in trouble when his copies of the Old Masters are mistaken for the real paintings which have been stolen from the Louvre.

Episode 11

Dancing Mouse

Wed, Dec 12, 1956 30 mins

Hiram visits a carnival in Genoa, Italy to take a picture of a rare type of mouse. Unfortunately, his photograph captures a pair of camera-shy revolutionaries on the lam from the French authorities.

Episode 12

Christmas in Vienna

Wed, Dec 19, 1956

Hiram's plans to spend a quiet Christmas in Vienna are disrupted when King Peter is kidnapped.

Episode 13

Adventure of the Romantic Pigeon

Wed, Dec 26, 1956 30 mins

In Holland, Joel and Hiram's assignment is to interview a Dutch atom scientist who's devised a remarkably small power plant. En route (in yet another train-riding adventure) the man is trapped by agents that threaten his daughter if he doesn't give them the plans. The daughter also happens to be Hiram's pigeon mail pen pal.

Episode 14

Sturmzig Cuneiform

Wed, Jan 2, 1957 30 mins

While visiting a small but strategically important European kingdom, Hiram is accidentally selected as the nation's new monarch. He must defeat an evil nobleman and his henchmen in order that the proper ruler be selected.

Episode 15

Moroccan Hawk Moth

Wed, Jan 9, 1957

While searching for a new species of moth in the Moroccan desert, Hiram uncovers a plot to assassin four world leaders.

Episode 16

The Adventure of the Unkissed Bride

Wed, Jan 16, 1957

Hiram gets in trouble when he innocently agrees to enter into a phony marriage and carry stolen gems across the U.S. border.

Episode 17

Shipwrecked Ancestor

Mon, Jan 30, 1956

While searching for evidence of one of his ancestors, Hiram is shipwrecked on the African coast. Hiram meets an evil Berber sheik and a lot of men who look remarkably like the globetrotting proofreader.

Episode 18

Ersatz Joel

Wed, Feb 13, 1957

As part of a plot to earn Hiram's trust, a foreign spy undergoes plastic surgery in order to look like his friend Joel.

Episode 19

Hiram's Holiday

Wed, Feb 20, 1957

Hiram becomes involved in Scotland Yard's investigation into the theft of engraving plates used to print the British pound notes.

Episode 20

Misguided Missile

Wed, Feb 27, 1957

Hiram switches identities with a French scientist in an attempt to keep the secret of the first Earth satellite from foreign agents.

Episode 21

Pasto Duro

Fri, Oct 23, 1959

Episode 22

The Adventure of the Vanishing House

Fri, Oct 30, 1959

Hiram learns that a gang of bank robbers plans to access the vault of the Bank of France via a tunnel from a nearby building.

Episode 23

The Adventure of the Surplus General

Fri, Dec 11, 1959

Hiram dons a disguise to rescue a Balkan King from captivity.

Episode 24

The Adventure of the Diamond Eater

Fri, Dec 18, 1959

A Frenchman impersonates a Hindu ruler in order to claim his weight in diamonds.

Episode 25

The Adventure of the Amontillado

Hiram is accused of attempting to assassinate the French Prime Minister.

Episode 26

The Adventure of the Invisible Man

Hiram adds to his repertoire the ability to make himself invisible.