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BEETLE BAILEY (13 x 30' or 50 x 6')

 

SYNOPSES

EPISODE #1

EVERYTHING'S DUCKY

Sen. Trombone visits Camp Swampy and orders his favorite meal, duck. But the only duck in camp is Gen. Halftrack's pet.
LEAP NO MORE MY LADY
Australian General Billy Billibong arrives with Matilda, his pet kangaroo, to inspect Camp Swampy. Beetle is assigned to guard Matilda.
"V" FOR VISITOR
Bunny's dad arrives at Camp Swampy's Visitors' Day in his World War I uniform...to show Beetle the doughboy style of fighting.
THE JINX
The fortune cookie says "Beware of Beetles". And every place that Bailey goes disaster follows.

EPISODE #2

HALFTRACK'S NAVY

Snorkle's platoon is taught underwater demolition. They are to clear away all obstructions from the harbor so Admiral Bilgewater can bring his ship in for an inspection visit.
HOSS LAFF
Sarge picks Zero and Beetle to help him deliver the statue of General Ruff Rider to the big unvieling. But the ride to Swampy is a little too rough for the Ruff Rider.
IS THIS DRIP NECESSARY
Beetle and Zero want to transfer to the maintenance corp. So they practice plumbing in Gen. Halftrack's home.
GO YEAST YOUNG MAN
Beetle and Zero set out to make a really big cake for Gen. Halftrack's birthday. But they put in too much yeast.

EPISODE #3

SHUTTERBUGGED
Beetle needs money for his two-week furlough. Cosmo suggests he enter a photo contest using Zero as a model in parachute shots.
BYE BYE YOUNG LOVERS
Beetle tries to elope with Bunny, but makes the mistake of letting Zero supply the getaway vehicle, Officer Clancy's horse.
BREAKING THE LEASH
Beetle and his pals are assigned to train the ferocious new Army dogs. To gain their confidence, they don dog costumes and get into the cage with them.
60...COUNT 'EM...60
A company of WACS is stationed at Camp Swampy. Sarge tries his hardest to get them to leave.

EPISODE #4

SWEET SUNDAY
Bunny's father drives them to a picnic, while Beetle makes the sandwiches in the back seat. A slice of bologna gets loose and files into a motorcycle cop.
THE SPY
Somebody stole Camp Swampy's "top secret". The offender will be shot.
LUCKY BEETLE
Beetle buys a good-luck magnet to help him through Friday the 13th. The magnet practically wrecks Camp Swampy.
THE SERGEANT'S MASTER A
mistaken order from the Pentagon promotes the Sarge's dog, Otto, to the rank of lieutenant.

EPISODE #5

GRAB YOUR SOCKS
Big inspection coming, so Sarge wants all the men on their toes in the morning. But his nightmares keep them up all night.
OPERATION BUTLER
Beetle goes on a quiz show and wins a butler for a day. His man is busy serving him when Gen. Halftrack brings a visiting senator to the barracks.
THE DIET
Sgt. Snorkle puts on so much weight, he forces himself to diet...and he insists everyone do the same. The men resort to night maneuvers to get dinner.
WELSH RABBIT
Beetle and Zero wage war on a rabbit entrenched in the General's garden. They use bazookas and decoy carrots to out, maneuver the animal.

EPISODE #6

SON OF A GUN OF A GUN
The Camp Swampy ceremonial breaks loose, rolls into Gen. Halftrack's office with Beetle and Cosmo hanging on.
GERONIMO
Gen. Halftracks has only a few days to train one of his platoons to parachute from 20 thousand feet.
FOR OFFICERS ONLY
Beetle and his pals want to go to the big dance. But it's for officers only, and Sarge is determined it'll stay that way. They try to sneak through the barbed wire, then a mine field.
SGT. SNORKLE'S LONGEST DAY
Sgt. Snorkle is getting so fat, he blows up like a balloon and takes off.

EPISODE #7

COSMO'S NAUGHT
Beetle, Zero and Cosmo take a fifty mile hike as part of the physical fitness program. Cosmo bets he can beat them to their destination.
WE LOVE YOU SGT. SNORKLE
To prevent Sgt. Snorkle from being transferred, Cosmo tries to get him broken to private...by hypnosis.
LITTLE POOCH LOST
Beetle and his buddies ruin Gen. Halftrack's dedication speech at the new missle site...when they try to find the Sarge's missing dog Otto.
THE BLUE RIBBON
Sarge wants to enter Otto in the dog show. But only dogs of breeding are eligible.

EPISODE #8

THE COURAGE ENCOURAGER
Gen, Halftrack buys a new machine that makes the timid brave. Beetle tries it and starts giving the general orders.
DON'T GIVE UP THE SWAMP
The Navy is set to take over Camp Swampy...if the swamp is deep enough for a ship. Beetle's platoon has to make sure it isn't.
A PASS IS A PASS IS A PASS
It's the big football game between the Camp Swampy Swamprats and the Military Police Giants. With the MP's leading 167 to 0 and one minute to go, Beetle volunteers to make at least one score for Swampy in exchange for a weekend pass.
THE PLAY'S THE THING
Beetle plays a big love scene with sultry actress, Za Za Vavoom...and wrecks the set.

EPISODE #9

THE SECRET WEAPON
Camp Swampy receives a new secret weapon, but it looks a lot like the new organ intended for the post choir.
CAMP INVISIBLE
While cleaning up for the big inspection, Zero grabs the wrong can of paint, special "invisible paint". As he works, Camp Swampy disappears.
A CHRISTMAS TALE
It's Christmas Eve, and Sgt. Snorkle dreams of "The Night Before Christmas"...with Gen. Halftrack and Pvt. Bailey as the stars.
THE BULL OF THE BALL
Beetle enlists Cosmo's aid to win Bunny back from the local playboy.

EPISODE #10

DON'T FIDDLE WITH THE BRASS
Gen. Halftrack starts a post band to bolster morale. But none of the troops has musical talent.
THE RED CARPET TREATMENT
Cosmo will provide all the trimmings for Bunny's birthday, chauffeured car, dinner, a show...for $20. Somehow he winds up with a profit of over $19.
ZERO'S DIZZY DOUBLE DATE
Killer pulls a costume switch on Zero so he can get his date at the masquerade ball. But Beetle gives Zero a hand with some tricks of his own.
DR. JEKYL AND BEETLE BAILEY
Beetle takes an overdose of an experimental pep pill. His new found strength almost ruins Sgt. Snorkle and Camp Swampy.

EPISODE #11

THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER Y
During war games, Beetle and his buddies are sent to blow up the bridge on the River Y...leaving Zero at headquarters with the remote control of the dynamite.
TATTOO TOOTSIE GOODBYE
Beetle has to outdo Seymour Seymour, a well tattooed sailor who's got an eye for Bunny.
THE HEIR
Beetle is sole heir to a ten million dollar estate, and Cosmo shows him how to spend the money.
LABOR SHORTAGE
Beetle, on KP, ruins Cookie's prize chile and breaks all the dishes. In desperation, Cookie tries to send him back to Sarge.

EPISODE #12

HERO'S REWARD
During the war games, the General entrusts a vital message to Pvts. Bailey and Zero.
A TREE IS A TREE IS A TREE
Beetle and his pals accidentally police up Sgt. Snorkle's beloved leechie nut tree...and have to "borrow" one from a Chinese restaurant before the Sarge finds out.
ET TU OTTO
Because none of the troops loves him, Sgt, Snorkle visits the psychologist. Even his bulldog, Otto, leaves the Sarge for a French poodle.

EPISODE #13


PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING
Van Bellingham Cartwright Forbes arrives at Camp Swampy to take on the best men for the new psychological test. Beetle and Snorkle are picked.
BEETLE'S HIGH HORPS
To bring Camp Swampy to the attention of The Pentagon, Gen. Halftrack decides to put a man on the moon. And Beetle Bailey is chosen to volunteer.
HOME SWEET SWAMPY
Beetle and Sarge win ten-day leaves. But Sgt. Snorkle can't bear being away from Camp Swampy.