Freddy #22

Freddy and his pal Stuff wake up groggy after a late-night study session, only to have a pair of hungry dogs make off with their lunches—forcing the boys into an unexpected chase through the woods to reclaim their meal. After a spirited pursuit and a clever ambush, they finally retrieve their food, but their hard-won victory leads right back to where they started: napping in the sun while a couple of disapproving girls look on in disgust.

Freddy's date with Peggy gets cancelled when she has to babysit, but when he sneaks over to investigate, her mother recruits him to watch her little cousin instead—leaving him stuck at home while Peggy heads out to her club meeting. As Freddy discovers the chaos of babysitting, he finds himself in the same boat as his friend across the street, who's also been roped into childcare duty for the evening.

A girl decides to test her boyfriend Freddy's loyalty by disguising herself as a glamorous stranger and trying to win his attention—but his reactions to her elaborate scheme might just prove more surprising than she expected. This 1960 humor tale plays out as a classic case of mistaken identity and misplaced assumptions, all wrapped up in five quick pages of teenage comedy.

Margie picks up what she thinks is a bargain antique chair—one that once belonged to a famous Confederate general—but accidentally gives it away to a junkman, leading to a comedic scramble to retrieve it. When Dad finally gets the chair back, it proves far more fragile than advertised, though a fortunate discovery inside the cushion seems to turn his luck around... until Margie has to deliver some disappointing news about his newfound treasure.

When Freddy decides to start a sound recording business, he enlists help from his neighbor Mr. Thaddeus Tantrum—who's been desperate for a way to bond with the noisy kid rather than fight with him. Together they cook up an unsettling shriek that Freddy pitches straight to a radio station, and Mr. Tantrum's peculiar contribution becomes an unexpected hit. As the sound plays back across the airwaves, the story takes a humorous turn on what it means to finally get along.