Patches #3

When a dude ranch job offers Patches the chance to earn vacation money, he lands a position in the stables—but his harmonica-playing pal Tubby's constant practice becomes the least of his worries once a show-off guest named Spencer arrives to show off his riding skills. The two friends see their chance to teach the arrogant visitor a lesson, but their scheme ends up backfiring in spectacularly unexpected ways.

Sandy and Spiderlegs are practicing acrobatic stunts for an upcoming party, each convinced they'll outshine the competition—but when Sandy takes his training a little too seriously in the cellar, he discovers that flexibility is harder to master than it looks.

When "Keep Fit Week" sparks a boxing match between rival towns, a young man named Sandy finds himself volunteering to step into the ring as a last-minute substitute after his friend Spider sprains his wrist. Armed with nothing but footwork advice and nervous energy, Sandy faces off against the undefeated Pokey Williams in a bout that's equal parts comedy and chaos.

A young man from Pennsylvania graduates high school with big ambitions in 1945 and lands a clerk's position in a plastic advertising department, where his keen eye for design improvements catches the attention of his coworkers. When a supervisor recognizes his talent and offers him expanded work opportunities, Robert C. Barry discovers that spare time and ingenuity can turn into real opportunity in the postwar plastics industry. This true story from the Junior Hall of Fame shows how one teen-ager's ideas and determination opened doors beyond his first job.

Tubby lands a job at Crawford Corners Airport hoping to learn to fly on the cheap, but a mix-up with the boss's plane during lunch break sends him soaring into an uncontrolled flight that turns into an accidental aerial demonstration. When he finally crashes back to earth, Tubby discovers his wild ride has impressed the airport manager—and earned him both a raise and a stern warning to stick to ground-based work.