S5 E1 • Night Owls

After getting lambasted by the Police Chief for the 42 unsolved robberies committed on his watch, Officer Kennedy bamboozles vagrants Stanley and Oliver into a plan to recover his reputation, in exchange for not jailing them for sleeping on park benches. Kennedy sets them to burgling the Police Chief's own house, planning to arrest them in front of his boss, and later "fixing it" for the boys.

Première diffusion : 4 janvier 1930

S5 E2 • Blotto

Stan fakes receiving a telegram so he can go to a club with Ollie and a bottle of his unsuspecting wife's liquor, but she overhears his plans.

Première diffusion : 8 février 1930

S5 E3 • Brats

Laurel and Hardy's bid for a quiet evening of checkers and pool is constantly interrupted by their squabbling brats little Ollie and little Stanley.

Première diffusion : 22 mars 1930

S5 E4 • Rogue Song

Russia, 1910. Yegor, a dashing (as well as singing) bandit leader meets Princess Vera at a mountain inn. They end up falling in love, but the relationship is shattered when Yegor kills Vera's brother, Prince Serge, for raping his sister, Nadja, and driving her to suicide. Yegor kidnaps Vera, forcing her to live a life of lowly servitude among the bandits. Vera manages to outwit Yegor, who's captured by soldiers and flogged. Vera begs Yegor's forgiveness. Although still in love with each other, they realize they cannot be together, at least for the time being.

Première diffusion : 10 mai 1930

S5 E5 • Below Zero

In the dead of winter, street musicians Stanley and Oliver aren't getting much business in a run-down neighborhood, and then their instruments are smashed in a run-in with a formidable woman. Their luck seems to turn when they find a wallet full of money, but are about to lose it to a thief when a passing policeman chases the thug off. The boys treat the officer to a meal, but when Stanley pulls out the wallet to pay, the cop recognizes it as his own. Rather than running them in as pickpockets, he pays his own tab and leaves Stanley and Oliver at the mercy of the gruff headwaiter.

Première diffusion : 26 avril 1930

S5 E6 • Les bricoleurs

Ollie can't find his hat, much to the amusement of his wife and maid. Then Ollie and Stan attempt to install a rooftop radio antenna.

Première diffusion : 31 mai 1930

S5 E7 • The Laurel & Hardy Murder Case

It looks like the boys won't need to fish off the end of the pier to feed themselves any longer when Stanley's rich uncle Ebenezer Laurel dies, leaving a large estate. But when he and Oliver arrive for the reading of the will, they learn that Ebenezer was murdered, and that Stan, along with all the other relatives, is a prime suspect.

Première diffusion : 6 septembre 1930

S5 E8 • Drôles de locataires

Two homeless vagabonds hide out in a vacant mansion and pose as the residents when prospective lessees arrive and try to rent it.

Première diffusion : 29 novembre 1930

S5 E9 • Liberty

Laurel and Hardy play escaped convicts. As they are escaping they put on new clothes but put on each other's pants by mistake. They continue to try and switch pants in several funny locations

Première diffusion : 26 janvier 1929

S5 E10 • Big Business

Laurel and Hardy are Christmas tree salesman, who spend most of the time fighting with customers

Première diffusion : 20 avril 1929

S5 E11 • Unaccustomed as We Are

Ollie asks his friend Stan over for dinner. Mrs Hardy is not happy about the invitation and leaves the boys to fend for themselves. Their problems get bigger when Ollie's pretty neighbour volunteers to help out.

Première diffusion : 4 mai 1929

S5 E12 • Berth Marks

Stan and Ollie are musicians, travelling by train to their next gig in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, a very popular vaudeville performance location at the time. They spend most of the trip trying to change into pajamas and get comfortable in a cramped upper berth.

Première diffusion : 1 juin 1929