The Dick Tracy Show Season 1, Episode 40: The Elephant Caper

Red Hot Riding Hoods

The Eastside/Westside bank is being robbed by B.B. Eyes and Flattop, so Hemlock Homes and the Retouchables give pursuit.

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Pearl Thief Grief

Dick Tracy contacts Joe Jitsu aboard the SS Purely to go after The Mole and Sketch Paree, who have stolen black pearls from the Maharajah.

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Jewel Fool

Dick Tracy calls Joe Jitsu and assigns him to the wax museum where it is believed that Flattop will attempt to hide the real stolen Singleton Tiara.

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Scrambled Yeggs

Dick Tracy sends Heap O'Calory after two counterfeiters - Oodles and The Brow.

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The Oyster Caper

Pruneface and Itchy are stealing oysters from the city's shores and stockpiling the shellfish in an attempt to monopolize the oyster stew market. Dick Tracy sends Joe Jitsu to stop them.

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Two Heels of Wheels

Dick Tracy sends Hemlock Holmes and the Retouchables after two bandits - Mumbles and Stooge Villa - who have robbed a retired millionaire.

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Cheater Gunsmoke

Cheater Gunsmoke is stealing cigars and cigarettes from Grumbles Department Store. Dick Tracy assigns Hemlock Holmes and The Retouchables to stop him.

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Gruesome Twosome

Pruneface and Itchy try to take over the Peanut market but Heap O'Calory foils them at Corny Island.

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Racer Chaser

While out for an afternoon drive, Joe Jitsu receives an urgent call from Dick Tracy. Stooge Villa and Mumbles have stolen a race car- the Spumoni Special- from the city's racetrack. The pair plans to hold the car for ransom.

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The Purple Boy

Sketch Paree and The Mole are plotting to steal the rare painting titled "The Purple Boy." Officer Heap O'Calory heads for the museum and foils the villains with his supply of apples.

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Surprised Package

The Brow and Oodles are robbing the payroll at Grumbles department store. Officer Heap O'Calory foils the crooks by dumping them down the gift wrapping chute and turns them over to Dick Tracy.

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Tanks a Heap

Stooge Villa and Mumbles are hitting the city's banks in a stolen tank. Dick Tracy assigns Officer Heap O'Calory to stop them. O'Calory falls from the top of the water tower and breaks it open, which rusts the tank.

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Phoney Pharmers

Hemlock Holmes and The Retouchables are after B.B. Eyes and Flattop for robbing The Able Sable Fur Co. Trailing them to a deserted farm. They find some skunks among the stolen fur pieces and use the stinky animals to capture the crooks.

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Champ Chumps

Dick Tracy gets a call. Mumbles and Stooge Villa are making counterfeit $3 and $7 bills (with a two-way stretch) in a remote mountain cabin. Tracy contacts Joe Jitsu and puts him on the job.

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Stockyard Capers

The Brow and Oodles are stealing the city's cattle and selling them on the black market. Dick Tracy sends Hemlock Holmes and the Retouchables to stop them. With the aid of a feisty steer, Hemlock captures the pair.

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A Boodle of Loot

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The Parrot Caper

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Rogue's Gallery

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The Catnip Caper

Dick Tracy assigns Hemlock Holmes and The Retouchables to guard a rare cat at the cat show. Stooge Villa and Mumbles try to steal the priceless feline, but the detectives foil the villains and turn them over to Dick Tracy.

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The Snow Monster

Dick Tracy sends Joe Jitsu to the Himalayas to stop Flattop from using the Snow Monster to commit his crimes.

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Hawaiian Guy

Joe Jitsu flies out to Hawaii to follow up on a report of two crooks who attempted to steal the jewel off Diamond Head. He finds out that the culprits are Stooge Villa and Mumbles. Joe foils the pair and turns them over to the authorities.

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Tick Tock Shock

The Brow and Oodles are preparing to steal a large tower clock of its jeweled settings. Dick Tracy sends Officer Heap O'Calory to stop the villains.

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Lab Grab

The Brow and Oodles steal Dr. Von Schnooker's notebook so that they can use the mad scientist's invisibility formula. Joe Jitsu follows the twosome and after drinking the formula, Joe trick the crooks into drinking a diluted version.

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Escape from Sing Song

The Brow and Oodles have escaped from Sing Song Prison in two souped-up electric chairs. Hemlock Holmes and The Retouchables chase the two escaped cons to the local ice house. Holmes keeps the pair on ice until Tracy takes them to jail.

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The Onion Ring

Stooge Villa and Mumbles are trying to invent a new super gas that will render their victims completely helpless. With such a gas, the pair can commit their crimes without any interference. Tracy sends Hemlock Holmes and the Retouchables.

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Funny Money

Stooge Villa and Mumbles have stolen the payroll from a theater co. Dick Tracy sends Hemlock Holmes and The Retouchables to stop them. Hemlock and his men route the crooks, only to be told by Tracy that the monies was stage currency.

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Flea Ring Circus

B.B. Eyes and Flattop are stealing the circus's rare flea collection. Hemlock Holmes and the Retouchables follow the crooks and stop them by letting the fleas loose.

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The Flower Pot

Sketch Paree and The Mole plot to steal a rare man-eating plant. Joe Jitsu foils their plans by having the plant catch the fiends and hold them for Dick Tracy.

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The Brain Game

Dick Tracy assigns Joe Jitsu the case of stopping The Brow and Oodles. The pair are planning to steal Dr. Von Schnooker's brain transfer device.

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Penny Ante Caper

Pruneface and Itchy are stealing from the penny arcades in the city. Officer Heap O'Calory is sent to thwart them. An anti-theft gumball machine eventually stops the two thieves.

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Wheeling and Stealing

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Big Bank Bungle

Officer Heap O'Calory finds out that Pruneface and Itchy have taken over the bank and plan to rob it. O'Calory foils the two fiends and turns them over to Dick Tracy.

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Tobacco Load

Dick Tracy receives a report that someone is breaking into Grumble's Department Store. He sends Officer Heap O'Calory to investigate the situation. The cop finds out that Cheater Gunsmoke is stealing the store's supply of cigarettes.

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The Boomerang Ring

Dick Tracy assigns Joe Jitsu to stop Pruneface and Itchy from committing robberies with a souped-up boomerang.

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Mummy's the Word

Pruneface and Itchy are using the Sphinx in Egypt as their headquarters for a spy ring. Dick Tracy sends Joe Jitsu to expose the ring. He not only gains evidence, he also captures the two fiends and turns them over to Tracy.

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Trickery at Sea

Joe Jitsu goes after Mumbles and the other bad guys who are stealing a ship.

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Stamp Scamp

B.B. Eyes is stealing all the city's trading stamps. Then he extorts a fortune from the trading stamp center to get their stamps back. Hemlock Holmes and the Retouchables trail the villain to a trading stamp center.

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The Hot Ice Bag

Stooge Villa and Mumbles have just robbed Gitler's Jewelry store, and they're hiding out on building that is under construction. Hemlock Holmes and the Retouchables follow them and manage to capture them by tossing them into a cement mixer.

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Cooked Crooks

Dick Tracy and Joe Jitsu go after crooks Mumbles and Stooge.

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Baggage Car Bandits

B.B. Eyes and Flat Top are robbing a train of its cash and cargo. Hemlock Holmes and The Retrouchable Squad are sent by Dick Tracy to stop them.

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Gym Jam

Having trouble in getting his stolen gold brick back to his new hideout, Flattop decides to work out at the local gym. Unfortunately for Flattop, Joe Jitsu is also working out at the gym.

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Bowling Ball Bandits

B.B. Eyes and Flattop are stealing the city's supplies of bowling balls and extorting the bowling ball makers to pay them a fortune. Dick Tracy assigns Hemlock Holmes and The Retouchables to foil the villains.

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Rock-a-Bye Guys

A robbery at The Tiny Tot Shop is being reported to Dick Tracy. He sends Hemlock Holmes and The Retouchables to solve the crime. The thieves turn out to be Stooge Villa and Mumbles - disguised as a little boy and a baby.

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The Ruby of Hamistan

Sketch Paree and The Mole are in India trying to steal the Ruby Of Hamistan, the world's most valuable ruby. Dick Tracy and Joe Jitsu are sent to India to foil the two villains.

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The Platterpuss Plot

Hemlock Homes and the Retouchables are sent in to protect a priceless Platterpuss from Platavia.

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The Nickle Nabbers

Pruneface and Itchy are stealing from the city's parking meters with a magnet on a mobile crane. Hemlock Holmes and the Retouchables are assigned to capture the two thieving vandals.

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The Bearskin Game

Hemlock Holmes chases jewel thieves- Mumbles and Stooge Villa- and runs into all sorts of very funny problems.

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The Newspaper Caper

Joe Jitsu prevents Pruneface and Itchy from destroying the city's major newspaper. At the end of the cartoon, Detective Jitsu reads the climax of the story that is printed in the newspaper's comics section.

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Grandma Jitsu

Sketch Paree and the Mole are robbing wealthy old women. Tracy assigns Joe Jitsu to stop them. Disguised as an elderly widow, the detective routs the pair and turns them over to Tracy.

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Kidnap Trap

The Brow and Oodles have kidnapped Dick Tracy. They plan to use him to test a new device to get rid of nosey cops. Hemlock Holmes and The Retouchables arrive just in time to save their superior.

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Tacos Tangle

Dick Tracy assigns Joe Jitsu to head to Mexico to find out who is fixing the bullfights there. It turns out that the fights are being fixed by B.B. Eyes and his new henchman- or henchbull- Big Bully.

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Rocket Racket

Sketch Paree and The Mole have taken over an Air Force Rocket for the purpose of creating a crime syndicate on the moon. Dick Tracy assigns Hemlock Holmes and The Retouchable Squad to stop them.

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The Venetian Bind

Tracy sends Joe Jitsu to Venice, Italy to solve the statue stealing case.

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Bomb's Away

Mumbles steals the big bomb, so Hemlock Holmes and Dick Tracy are out to save the day.

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The Fish Filchers

Hemlock Homes goes out to the docks to nab The Brow and Oodles from a fish scam.

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The Manor Monster

Pruneface has created a robot that he plans to use to kidnap Dick Tracy. Once in his control, Pruneface will extract the law enforcer's crime-fighting secrets via a brain transfer device. Seeing that his commander is in trouble, Go Go Gomez quickly places the headpiece of the device on the villain's head.

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