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49 Episodes 1980 - 1980
Episode 1
23 mins
Tom Sawyer doesn't like school much. Escaping from the schoolhouse, he's off to the woods to catch a wild pig with his friend Huck. Their attempts to sell the pig at the harbor end with a wild disturbance on the steamboat.
Episode 2
24 mins
Tom is dismayed when Aunt Polly tells him he must spend his Saturday whitewashing the fence. Too long to paint in one day, Tom convinces his friends of the joys of the job, and soon has all the help he needs.
Episode 3
24 mins
Tom goes to the harbor to meet his cousin Mary, and sees Becky Thacher for the first time. Her family moves into St. Petersburg, and Tom falls in love.
Episode 4
26 mins
Episode 5
23 mins
Tom arrives at school late and finds that Becky is in his class. He finally manages to become friends with her, and promises to visit - forgetting another promise he has made to Huck.
Episode 6
24 mins
Huck is offended that Tom forgot his promise. The next few days Tom works with Huck, telling Becky he is busy helping his sick aunt. Becky discovers his lie but her anger is replaced with surprise when she sees Huck's newly built tree house.
Episode 7
22 mins
Tom just can't get along with his new classmate Alfred, and challenges him to a fighting match. On the way home, the boat they are aboard sinks and Tom rescues Alfred, who can't swim at all - winning Becky's praise.
Episode 8
24 mins
A large steamship comes to St Petersburg. Tom and Huck steal aboard for a trip. Next day, Tom boasts about their adventure, fascinating his classmates.
Episode 9
26 mins
Episode 10
26 mins
Episode 11
26 mins
Episode 12
26 mins
Tom gives Becky an engagement kiss. But with a slip of the tongue, he tells her that he had once been engaged to Amy. Becky is furious, and Tom becomes so discouraged he ends his treasure hunt.
Episode 13
24 mins
After Becky ignores Tom for five days, he decides to run away from home to be a pirate. During the night he sails to Jackson Island on a raft, along with Huck and Ben.
Episode 14
26 mins
Episode 15
26 mins
Episode 16
26 mins
Ben and Huck miss the village, so Tom proposes that they return on the very day of their funeral. No other village children, Tom decides, have ever become the center of so much attention.
Episode 17
26 mins
After the funeral Tom is a hero at school, and everyone wants to hear his story. Charlie inks Tom's schoolbook out of jealousy, and Tom is punished. Becky saw what happened and feels guilty that she did not tell the truth.
Episode 18
26 mins
Episode 19
26 mins
Frog leaping matches are popular with the school students, and Tom trains his frog to be a great leaper. Charlie doesn't want to hand over his championship, so he stuffs Tom's frog with pebbles.
Episode 20
26 mins
Episode 21
24 mins
Sid comes down with the mumps just as summer vacation starts. Tom doesn't want to get sick and spoil his holiday. Just then two men come to town with Water of Life, guaranteed to cure every disease.
Episode 22
26 mins
Episode 23
26 mins
Episode 24
26 mins
Episode 25
26 mins
Episode 26
26 mins
The village children are bored; nothing exciting ever happens there. Then a theatrical troupe arrives and announces a play for the children. Among them is a young actress Lisette, and Huck falls in love.
Episode 27
26 mins
Episode 28
26 mins
Episode 29
26 mins
Episode 30
23 mins
Tom discovers a dead body up the river - it appears to be Huck's father! After the funeral, Huck's father appears alive; come to take his son. Huck doesn't want to go, and hides.
Episode 31
26 mins
Episode 32
26 mins
Episode 33
26 mins
Episode 34
26 mins
Episode 35
26 mins
Arthur meets Mary at Dr. Mitchell's office, and she invites him to dinner. Tom is fascinated by his stories of balloon flight and is determined to have a ride.
Episode 36
26 mins
Episode 37
26 mins
Episode 38
26 mins
Episode 39
26 mins
Muff is arrested for the murder, just as Indian Joe planned. Tom and Huck sympathize with Muff and send in food and cigarettes, but keep their silence. Tom is plagued by nightmares.
Episode 40
26 mins
Episode 41
26 mins
The sheriff calls in a detective from St. Louis to find Indian Joe, but to everyone's disappointment he is unsuccessful. He is sure, however, that Joe will seek revenge. The detective follows Tom, hoping eventually to arrest Joe.
Episode 42
26 mins
Episode 43
26 mins
Episode 44
26 mins
Episode 45
26 mins
Episode 46
26 mins
Episode 47
26 mins
All the children go on a picnic except Sid, who has a cold, and Huck, Tom and Becky get lost while exploring a cave. Trying to find the way out, Tom sees Indian Joe coming in. Huck discovers Joe's friend, killed.
Episode 48
26 mins
Episode 49
26 mins