Run, Buddy, Run Season 1 I Want a Piece of That Boy 1966
Mr. D., Junior and Wendell are at the boxing matches; Frankie Phillips TKOs his opponent. Later, in Mr. D.'s office, Wendell asks, ""Profitable night, Mr. D.?"" To which Mr. D. replies, ""Extremely so, I had 10 grand on Phillips."" It turns out Phillips was the underdog, but Mr. D. owns both fighters-- he advises Junior, ""It's okay to bet, but never gamble."" (laugh track) The hotline rings; it's an Overstreet sighting, in Louisville, Kentucky. Mr. D. sends Wendell and Harry. But by the time they are getting there, Buddy is already on a road 55 miles south of Louisville, hitchhiking to Mexico; Wendell and Harry drive right by him!* Frankie Phillips and his manager Marty Mason are driving to Memphis, Tennessee, for a fight; Phillips says he will need a sparring partner-- by coincidence, they pick up hitchhiker Buddy. (They have no idea who Buddy is.) Meantime, back in New York, Mr. D. and Junior decide to watch Phillips' next fight in Memphis; Junior tells dad it's 1,122 miles to Memph
- Released: 1966-10-31
- Runtime: 30 minutes
- Genre: Comedy
- Stars: Jack Sheldon, Gregg Palmer, Bruce Gordon, Nicholas Georgiade
- Director: Leonard B. Stern, Daniel Melnick
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1. Steam Bath & Chicken Little 1966-09-12
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2. Wild, Wild Wake 1966-09-19
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3. Win, Place and Die 1966-09-26
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4. Down on the Farm 1966-10-03
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5. Grand Mexican Hotel 1966-10-10
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6. The Death of Buddy Overstreet 1966-10-17
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7. Bank Holdup 1966-10-24
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8. I Want a Piece of That Boy 1966-10-31
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9. Buddy Overstreet, Forgive Me 1966-11-07
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10. Mr. D's Revenge 1966-11-14
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11. Good-bye, Wendell 1966-11-21
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12. The Sky is Falling 1966-11-28
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13. Buddy Overstreet, Please Come Home 1966-12-05
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14. The Runaway Kid 1966-12-12
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15. Goodbye, Wendell 1966-12-19
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16. Buddy Overstreet, Forgive Me 1966-12-26
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17. Buddy Overstreet, Please Come Home 1967-01-02
