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about Colonel Montgomery J. Klaxon, a shrewd fox, and Calvin T. Burnside, a dumb bear. Their lawyer was Oliver Wendell Clutch, who was a (literal) weasel. The colonel lived with his wife Maggie Belle and her sister Susan Culpepper, who did not trust the Colonel at all. Colonel Klaxon was in the real
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Several years ago, the Colonel promised his then-sweetheart, Boo Boo Winters, that he'd marry her. But instead of Boo Boo, he married Maggie Belle. Now Boo Boo unexpectedly returns, demanding that the Colonel live up to his
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The Colonel, Maggie Belle and Sister Sue are planning to visit Uncle Selby in Nashville. The Colonel is looking for a way to save money, so he invites Calvin along in hopes that he'll share in the cost of the
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At her place of work, Maggie Belle is given the task of having the typewriters sent out to be cleaned. But when she becomes ill, her husband the Colonel takes over the project.
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The Colonel takes a job as a construction worker. He then learns of a way to make even more money ... by injuring himself on the job site and collecting insurance payments.
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Because of low ratings, the show was cancelled after two months, but returned two months later on Saturday evenings to complete the first season contract (and to fulfill
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Calvin and the Colonel get a job picking up television sets and delivering them to the repairman. Things go wrong when they pick up a wrong television set and break it.
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on radio during the 1940s). For a year afterward reruns were seen on Saturday mornings, and eventually syndicated through the 1960s. It was also adapted as a
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Maggie Belle kicks the Colonel out and winds up at Calvin's place. He gets invited to a costume ball, unaware that Maggie Belle is also there.
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Needing money to reclaim his repossessed furniture, the Colonel becomes a tax consultant when Calvin needs help with his income tax return.
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The Colonel tries to stop Sister Sue's wedding after finding out that the $ 300-a-month from her deceased husband's estate will be cut off.
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The mountain cabin that the Colonel has rented turns out to be flooded. Unable to get a refund, the Colonel rents the cabin to Calvin.
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Calvin and the Colonel starts a cloakroom business at the night club. Things go wrong when they lose one of the coats.
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Calvin visits a psychiatrist so he can have a better understanding of why his girlfriend, Georgianna, dropped him.
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were adapted for this series). Using animals avoided the touchy racial issues which had led to the downfall of
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Leaving the Colonel money to pay the rent, Maggie Belle and Sister Sue head for Nashville to visit relatives.
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Needing to replace all the money that the Colonel spent, he convinces Calvin that he's a movie star material.
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The Colonel discovers that the faux diamond ring that Calvin bought is actually the real thing...and stolen.
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It looks like marriage for Sister Sue and a police captain until the Colonel wrecks the captain's car.
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Calvin and the Colonel decide to try to stop a thief that's been breaking and entering his apartment.
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Maggie Belle entrusts the Colonel with money that her club is planning to use for their picnic.
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The Colonel has to find Thanksgiving food for his relatives he carelessly invited one year ago.
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The Colonel finds out that his visiting nephew Newton owns a stock worth thousands of dollars.
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The Colonel takes Maggie Belle to a nightclub after she accuses him of being unromantic.
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The Colonel hopes to win the Lucky Buck contest but Calvin has the winning dollar bill.
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anthology series. Despite its low ratings in America, the series gained popularity in
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The Colonel is delighted after his car gets stolen and can collect insurance money.
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A brief sequence from the show was seen on a television set in a 1966 episode of
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Tossed out by his wife, the Colonel concludes another man has entered her life.
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Calvin tries to fool his girlfriend's mother into believing that he's wealthy.
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After breaking his nephew's car, the Colonel tries to get insurance on it.
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from the radio series (in fact, several of the original radio scripts by
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The Colonel suspects that his sister-in-law is a jewel thief.
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Index


Freeman F. Gosden
Charles J. Correll
Freeman Gosden
Charles Correll
Beatrice Kay
Virginia Gregg
Paul Frees
George Bruns
list of episodes
Joe Connelly
Bob Mosher
ABC
animated sitcom
get-rich-quick schemes
Amos 'n' Andy
Freeman Gosden
Charles Correll
Joe Connelly
Bob Mosher
Lever Brothers
comic book
Dell Comics
Four Color
Australia
Channel 7
The Munsters
The Flintstones
Top Cat
The Jetsons

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