"The boys" played off each other, wives, policemen, students ( A CHUMP AT OXFORD, which even had Peter Cushing, of horror movie fame, later on, in the cast ), sailors, etc.! One constant, was the actor James Finlayson, another was Billie Gilbert.
Don't attempt to debate me on this; you don't know enough.
And it's not just that yes, I did watch some T.V. whilst growing up, but have had a life long interest in many different things. And I've also seen every single short, full length movie, and musical that Laurel & Hardy ever made on a movie screen, at The Lambs Club, at the original SONS OF THE DESERT club's monthly meeting. I also met & knew, the widow of Stan Laurel there, as well as quite a few others, who shared stories about "the boys" and their films.
I also have every single T.V. show, including the first one, where Gosden and Correll introduce the cast, prior to the AMOS & ANDY T.V. show ever was shown on T.V, on discs.
Sons of the Desert used to be at The Players in NYC. Good group. My personal favorite “villain” in Laurel & Hardy is annoying, sneering Charlie Hall, lol.
Well. I guess that you are just THAT special.