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Encyclopedia > The Hitchhiker > 's-Guide-to-the-Galaxy

The Hitchhiker is an anthology television series mystery airing from 1983 to 1990 on HBO. Each episode is introduced and concluded by a mysterious wanderer known only as "The Hitchhiker," and explores the foibles of humanity and its dark spirit. Anthology may also mean a Alien Ant Farm album ANThology, see Anthology (AAF Album) An anthology is a collection of literary works, originally of poems, but in recent years its usage has broadened to be applied to collections of short stories and comic strips. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... In modern colloquial English, a mystery is a subgenre of detective fiction (see mystery fiction). ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Temptations album, see 1990 (Temptations album) MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... HBO logo HBO (Home Box Office) is a premium cable television network. ...


It starred famous guest-stars in various episodes: (in alphabetical order):


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Hitchhiking in Slovakia - Slovensko.com (424 words)
Hitchhiking in the Slovak language is called 'autostop' and to hitch a ride is to 'stopovat'.
Although there are odd cases of violence involving hitchhikers, the numbers are very few considering the number of happy hitchhikers who got to their destination safely.
The customery signal for a hitchhiker to use is a slightly raised straight hand with a raised thumb and closed fist.
Hitchhiking - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (3140 words)
Hitchhiking (also called lifting, thumbing or hitching, Thumb up a ride) is a form of transport, in which the traveller tries to get a lift (ride) from another traveller, usually a car or truck driver or occasionally even a motorcycle driver.
Hitchhiking is often resorted to by stranded motorists or people without money or transportation such as the homeless or students while others engage in it as a passion or even sport.
Hitchhiking is often combined with other cheap forms of transportation, such as walking or travelling by bus or train.
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