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CD 153
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“The Drugstore,” 1952 December 5
Bud and Lou find a job in Fields' drugstore and nearly wreck the place. Includes the "Jonah and the Whale" routine.
Writer: Sidney Fields
Episode Number: 1
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CD 154
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“The Dentist Office,” 1952 December 12
Lou gets a toothache and attempts to get arrested so that he can receive free treatment while incarcerated.
Writer: Sidney Fields
Episode Number: 2
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CD 155
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“Jail,” 1952 December 19
Lou damages Mrs. Crumbcake's waterpail and she drags him into court claiming 79 cents in damages. In jail, Lou's crazed cellmate becomes enraged whenever he hears "Niagara Falls."
Writer: Eddie Forman
Episode Number: 3
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CD 156
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“The Vacation,” 1952 December 26
Bud and Lou head off to the Biltmore Hotel near Phoenix for a vacation. "Hertz U-Drive" and the "Pack-Unpack" routines are performed.
Writer: Sidney Fields
Episode Number: 4
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CD 157
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“Birthday Party,” 1953 January 2
Lou throws a birthday party for himself, but nearly poisons his guests when he puts ant paste on his hors d'oeuvres instead of antipasto. Bud throws him out and Lou consoles himself by ordering a giant decorated cake from Mr. Bacciagalupe.
Writer: Eddie Forman
Episode Number: 5
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CD 158
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“Alaska,” 1953 January 9
Lou is notified that his uncle Tom in Alaska has struck gold, so Bud and Lou plan to help him spend it.
Writer: Eddie Forman
Episode Number: 6
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CD 159
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“The Vacuum Cleaner Salesman,” 1953 January 16
Bud and Lou visit an employment agency run by Mr. Fields' brother. Lou gets a job selling vacuum cleaners door to door.
Writer: Sidney Fields
Episode Number: 7
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CD 160
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“The Army Story,” 1953 January 23
Bud and Lou join the Army, where they recreate their routines from the feature film Buck Privates. "7 X 13 = 28," "Drill Routine," and "Dice Game" are performed.
Writer: Sidney Fields
Episode Number: 8
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CD 161
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“Pots and Pans,” 1953 January 30
Lou sells pots and pans door-to-door, and tries to prepare a dinner to show off their quality, with disastrous results.
Writer: Sidney Fields
Episode Number: 9
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CD 162
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“Charity Bazaar,” 1953 February 6
Bud and Lou participate in Hillary Brooke's charity bazaar raising money with the "shell game." Lou blows his money at the kissing booth.
Writer: Sidney Fields
Episode Number: 10
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CD 163
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“Western Story,” 1953 February 13
Bud and Lou accept Hillary's invitation to visit her uncle's ranch in Arizona.
Writer: Sidney Fields
Episode Number: 11
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CD 164
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“The Haunted House,” 1953 February 20
Hillary will inherit her uncle's haunted castle if she spends the night there. Bud and Lou come along to protect her.
Writer: Sidney Fields, Eddie Forman
Episode Number: 12
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CD 165
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“Peace and Quiet,” 1953 February 27
Lou sleeps all day but can't sleep at night. Bud takes him to see a psychiatrist. Eventually Bud checks him into a sanitarium for a night's rest. "Crazy House" is performed.
Writer: Eddie Forman
Episode Number: 13
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CD 166
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“Hungry,” 1953 March 6
Bud and Lou visit a couple of restaurants. In one they become involved with twin waitresses. In the other, Lou has a battle with an oyster. Also includes "Alexander 4444."
Writer: Sidney Fields
Episode Number: 14
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CD 167
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“The Music Lovers,” 1953 March 13
Lou takes music lessons in order to try to impress Hillary Brooke and her father with his musical abilities. While pretending to perform, Bud falls asleep and ruins the scheme.
Writer: Sidney Fields
Episode Number: 15
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CD 168
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“The Politician,” 1953 March 20
Lou runs for City Council, and delivers a speech in a neighborhood park that causes quite a disruption.
Writer: Sidney Fields
Episode Number: 16
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CD 169
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“The Wrestling Match,” 1953 March 27
Lou and Stinky agree to settle their differences with a wrestling match. When Stinky becomes ill, his little brother Ivan the Terrible takes his place.
Writer: Sidney Fields
Episode Number: 17
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CD 170
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“Getting a Job,” 1953 April 3
Bud and Lou are hired to deliver hats to the Susquehanna Hat Company on Floogle Street and encounter several lunatics on the way. Also, Stinky attempts to kill Lou by backing him into traffic. The "Loafing" routine is performed.
Writer: Sidney Fields
Episode Number: 18
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CD 171
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“Bingo - The Chimpanzee,” 1953 April 10
Mike the Cop tells Lou that he must have a license for his pet chimp. But Lou accidentally applies for a marriage license.
Writer: Sidney Fields
Episode Number: 19
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CD 172
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“Hillary's Birthday,” 1953 April 17
While shopping for Hillary's birthay present, Lou nearly destroys a grocery store. Later, at her party, Mr. Fields becomes upset about the noise.
Writer: Sidney Fields
Episode Number: 20
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CD 173
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“Television,” 1953 April 24
Lou is a contestant on a TV quiz show where he wins a pack of bubblegum. Their neighbor slips on a piece of gum and takes them to court.
Writer: Sidney Fields
Episode Number: 21
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CD 174
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“Las Vegas,” 1953 May 1
Bud and Lou pay $90 for a car and head for Las Vegas, where Lou takes part in a violent game of billiards. The "mudder/fodder" routine is performed.
Writer: Sidney Fields
Episode Number: 22
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CD 175
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“Little Old Lady,” 1953 May 8
Bud and Lou attempt to help an old lady who has been evicted. They raise $300 and she uses the money to bet on a racehorse.
Writer: Sidney Fields
Episode Number: 23
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CD 176
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“The Actors' Home,” 1953 May 15
Bud is taken away to an old actors' home where he and Lou perform their Famous "Who's on First?" routine.
Writer: Sidney Fields
Episode Number: 24
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CD 177
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“Police Rookies,” 1953 May 22
Mike the Cop helps Bud and Lou enroll in the 'Police rookie school.' Lou blows up the gym playing with a hand grenade.
Writer: Sidney Fields
Episode Number: 25
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CD 178
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“Safari,” 1953 May 29
Hillary takes care of Bingo, who is sick. The whole gang travels to Africa to find his parents. Lou tangles with a gorilla.
Writer: Sidney Fields
Episode Number: 26
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CD 179
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“The Paper Hangers,” 1953 November 5
To pay back rent, Bud and Lou wallpaper an apartment. Later as waiters in a restraunt, they brawl with hoodlums.
Writer: Clyde Bruckman, Sidney Fields
Episode Number: 27
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CD 180
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“Uncle Bozzo,” 1953 November 12
Lou's eccentric opera singing uncle comes to stay with the boys for a couple of months. "Alternate title for this episode: "Uncle Bozzo's Visit."
Writer: Clyde Bruckman
Episode Number: 28
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CD 181
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“In Society,” 1953 November 19
A wealthy society matron pays Bud to attend a formal reception and impersonate the Duke of Gluten. Lou comes along pretending to be his cousin, the Earl of Waldo.
Writer: Clyde Bruckman
Episode Number: 29
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CD 182
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“Life Insurance,” 1953 November 26
Mr. Fields takes out an insurance policy on Lou. Later, when Bud takes Lou on a hunting trip so he can get some rest, he suspects Bud and Mr. Fields want to kill him for the insurance money.
Writer: Clyde Bruckman, Sidney Fields
Episode Number: 30
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CD 183
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“Pest Exterminators,” 1953 December 3
Bud and Lou are pest exterminators who are mistaken for psychiatrists when they attend to Mrs. Featherton's "aunts."
Writer: Jack Townley
Episode Number: 31
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CD 184
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“Killer's Wife,” 1953 December 10
A heavyweight prize fighter named Killer thinks that Lou is having an affair with his wife. Bud attempts to get Lou trained and fit in a gym.
Writer: Clyde Bruckman
Episode Number: 32
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CD 185
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“Cheap Skates,” 1953 December 17
Bud and Lou accidentally buy a crate of rollerskates, not knowing that they have stolen diamonds hidden inside.
Writer: Jack Townley
Episode Number: 33
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CD 186
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“South of Dixie,” 1953 December 24
Lou falls in love with a counter girl, and lands himself and Bud roles in a Civil War melodrama with her.
Writer: Clyde Bruckman
Episode Number: 34
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CD 187
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“From Bed to Worse,” 1953 December 31
Bud and Lou attempt to plant a backyard garden in order to win a cash prize offered by a civic group.
Writer: Clyde Bruckman
Episode Number: 35
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CD 188
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“TV Prize,” 1954 January 7
Lou wins a 1000 dollar prize pretending to be Mr. Fields, then has to get Mr. Fields out of the way so he can collect it. Alternate title for this episode: "$1000 TV Prize."
Writer: Jack Townley
Episode Number: 36
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CD 189
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“Amnesia,” 1954 January 14
Lou is in love with a girl he has never met. As a gag, Bud and his friends convince him that he has already married the girl. The woman who poses as his wife then makes his existence miserable.
Writer: Jack Townley
Episode Number: 37
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CD 190
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“Efficiency Experts,” 1954 January 21
Bud and Lou are hired to restrain their clients' daughters from spending money. The girls then turn the tables on them.
Writer: Clyde Bruckman
Episode Number: 38
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CD 191
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“Car Trouble,” 1954 January 28
Lou wins a car. But Bud sells it to buy a cheaper one. Using the profits, Bud tries to go on a vacation in Flint, Michigan.
Writer: Clyde Bruckman
Episode Number: 39
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CD 192
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“Wife Wanted,” 1954 February 5
Lou will inherit ten thousand dollars if he is married. He wants to marry a former girlfriend who is dating a man named Bonebender Brodsky.
Writer: Clyde Bruckman
Episode Number: 40
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CD 193
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“Uncle from New Jersey,” 1954 February 12
Mr. Fields is about to evict the boys. Bud convinces Mr. Fields that Lou's Uncle Ruppert is a millionaire and Lou is the sole heir. Mike the Cop begins to believe that the visiting uncle (impersonated by Lou) has been murdered.
Writer: Jack Townley
Episode Number: 41
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CD 194
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“Private Eye,” 1954 February 19
Lou receives his diploma from the Watchdog Correspondence School. He helps a friend locate some valuable bonds in a haunted house.
Writer: Clyde Bruckman
Episode Number: 42
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CD 195
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“Tax Return,” 1954 February 26
Lou receives a tax refund check for one million dollars. He takes the check to a bank and demands cash. He is subsequently followed by home by crooks.
Writer: Jack Townley
Episode Number: 43
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CD 196
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“Public Enemies,” 1954 March 5
Lou is mistaken for a crook named Dapper Dan and is forced to take part in a safecracking job.
Writer: Clyde Bruckman
Episode Number: 44
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CD 197
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“The Bank Holdup,” 1954 March 12
Bud and Lou take jobs as armed bodyguards for a couple of hoodlums and assist in a bank robbery. They use their share of the money to pay their rent, then later try to get it back from Mr. Fields' safe.
Writer: Jack Townley
Episode Number: 45
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CD 198
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“Well Oiled,” 1954 March 19
Bud and Lou help Mr. Fields, who is being threatened with a lawsuit. Lou poses as a Texas millionaire to help discredit the woman.
Writer: Jack Townley
Episode Number: 46
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CD 199
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“The Pigeon,” 1954 March 26
Bud and Lou's beautiful next door neighbor uses Lou as a decoy to help break up with her mobster boyfriend.
Writer: Clyde Bruckman
Episode Number: 47
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CD 200
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“Honeymoon House,” 1954 April 2
Bud and Mr. Fields help Lou put together a prefab house in order to impress his fiancée and her parents. A jealous former boyfriend sabotages their work.
Writer: Clyde Bruckman
Episode Number: 48
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CD 201
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“Fencing Master,” 1954 April 9
Lou insults a neighbor, who is a fencing champion, and Bud gets him involved in an experiment of a mad scientist who convinces Lou that he is indestructible.
Writer: Jack Townley
Episode Number: 49
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CD 202
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“Beauty Contest Story,” 1954 April 16
Bud and Lou judge a beauty contest and pressure is applied to sway their votes.
Writer: Jack Townley
Episode Number: 50
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CD 203
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“Fall Guy,” 1954 April 23
Bud and Lou want to take two sisters on a date but their father convinces the boys to put an antenna on his roof.
Writer: Clyde Bruckman
Episode Number: 51
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CD 204
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“Barber Lou,” 1954 May 1
Lou tries to give Bud a rubdown following instructions from a radio show, but he's tuned into a program explaining how to paint a car at home.
Writer: Lou Costello, Sidney Fields
Episode Number: 52
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