By Rebecca Todd

My Saturday morning tradition dating back to my childhood is to wake up slowly, watching some classic Canadiana on CTV.

At 9:00 and 9:30, CTV2 plays back-to-back episodes of The Littlest Hobo, otherwise known as The Greatest Canadian TV Show of All Time.

If you don’t know of it, a quick search on the YouTubes (or clicking above) should sort you right out.

So Saturday, I brewed a pot of the finest locally roasted, fair trade coffee, and settled in for some sweet Hobo action.

This week, it was a particularly thrilling episode.

A group of young children, out playing a role playing game (LARPing before it was a thing!), end up in dire straits and in need of a rescuing paw.

Some dangerous animals escaped from a local collector and these children come across an alligator, boa constrictor, and Komodo dragon – all in the wilds of Ontario! Luckily, The Hobo, called Blink Dog for this episode, is there to help out.

Thrilled with another action packed episode of The Littlest H, I took to the interwebz to regale my friends with a synopsis of this thrilling tale.

Instantly Bob LeDrew weighs in – “Is that the episode with Princess Theaella?” I squeal in excitement – usually only my brother Stew knows the Littlest Hobo cannon as I do. I reply an enthusiastic response to Bob, and then… he copies the actress who played Princess Theaella in to the conversation!!! Mind = blown.

And this, my friends, is one of the many reasons I love being Canadian – your favorite childhood actress is usually not more than one degree away.

This week’s Gin and Topics videos are brought to you by Paul Seale, Olivier Blanchard, Susan Cellura, Dwayne Alicie, me, and my Mum. Enjoy! (more…)