Written by  VINCENT BOGERT &   GENE l. COON  Directed by HOWARD MORRIS  Guest Cast CHAD STUART as Dudley Leicester JEREMY CLYDE as Newton Weekes  PETER GRAVES as Ben Conrad MARLYN MASON as Belleflower Ferne ARCH JOHNSON as The Sheriff TOM REESE as Jake McBryde JAMIE FARR as the First Indian JORDAN WHITFIELD as the Bartender HOWARD WENDELL as Hotel Manager. .  CLAIRE CARLETON as The Woman STUART NISBET  as the Man JACK BIGHEAD as the 2nd Indian BUFF BRADY the 3rd Indian CHARLES HORVATH as the 1st Man JACK PERKINS as the Dealer CAREY LOFTIN as the Cowhand EVA NOVAK as the 1st Woman RHODA WILLIAMS the 2nd Woman

Chad & Jeremy as Dudley & Newton

This Laredo episode appears to have been a pilot for a series starring the popular singing duo Chad & Jeremy -- part of the British invasion of the 1960's. - It centers on the misadventures of two itinerant English actors who occasionally burst into song as they travel the byways of the West.  Chad & Joe cross paths with them several times while searching for the notorious Pecos Kid, but the story focusses on Dudley and Newton as the duo is called here.  Chad & Joe arrive in Three Forks as Chad’s old friend Newton and his partner are being hauled to jail for leaving bad vouchers all over town after their manager absconded with the theater receipts.  Chad takes charge of the prisoners, telling the sheriff that a state charge of “Framus” takes precedent over local matters.  The two duos part company shortly thereafter.  Dudley & Newton enter Whiskey Flats, a town in need of a minister. Dudley dons clerical apparel hoping one sermon and collection will give them funds to move on.  Gunfighter Ben Conrad and his fiancée Belleflower want to get married.  Dudley, under duress, conducts the ceremony but feels they must do something to stop the honeymoon as the marriage is not legal.  The two dress up as robbers and use prop guns to stop the stage carrying the newlyweds.  Thru a fortunate mishap, they run down Conrad just as Chad & Joe ride up hot on the trail of the Pecos Kid - Conrad’s alias.  Dudley & Newton get a big reward which enables them to pay their debts & continue their travels — but not in their own TV series.

NiteOwl Review:  This episode is mainly for Chad and Jeremy fans - and there were lots of them.  Not a lot of Chad and Joe, no Reese or Parmalee.  Most of us liked Chad & Jeremy but looking at the episode now, don't think it would have made much of a series.  The pair certainly had a comic chemistry, but the script was a little too silly.   Given the time period, it was also not a likely venue for them to sing any of their hit songs which would have undoubtedly disappointed  their fans.  Chad & Jeremy have a nice official site  http://www.chadandjeremy.net/
Cast Notes:  William Smith costarred with Arch Johnson in the earlier short-lived series Asphalt Jungle.  Marilyn Mason previously guested on Laredo as Chad's irritating former girlfriend in "Question of Discipline."