Name: Smoke-Eaters
Released: 1965-01-05

Uncle Joe has started a band for the newly formed Hooterville Volunteer Fire Department, but their terrible performances are scaring away hotel guests. Joe envisioned using the band to fund a real fire department, but after expressing frustration to Kate, he challenges her to find a better fundraising method. When a donation drive only nets $62, Kate decides they need professional assistance. She plans to reach out to Henry Phillips from a fire equipment company. Uncle Joe resents the idea of bringing in an outsider and insists he can make do with the meager funds, leading him to purchase useless gear. When Mr. Phillips arrives and a mishap occurs due to Joe’s blunders, Kate devises a solution to secure the necessary equipment. However, another of Joe's plans backfires, resulting in the Hooterville train station catching fire.

Show Freaks and Geeks

Episode S02E13

Air Date Jan 05, 1965

Season 2 Episodes

S02E01 Betty Jo's Dog S02E02 Race Against the Stork S02E03 Have Library, Will Travel S02E04 The Umquaw Strip S02E05 As Hooterville Goes S02E06 My Dog the Actor S02E07 The Great Buffalo Hunt S02E08 Betty Jo's Pen Pal S02E09 Bedloe's Nightmare S02E10 Kate's Bachelor Butter S02E11 Mother of the Bride S02E12 The Lost Patrol S02E13 Smoke-Eaters S02E14 The Curse of Chester W. Farnsworth S02E15 There's No Flame Like an Old Flame S02E16 Billie Jo's First Job S02E17 A Matter of Communication S02E18 Kate Bradley, Girl Volunteer S02E19 Hooterville Crime Wave S02E20 For the Birds S02E21 Modern Merchandising S02E22 Visit From the Governor S02E23 A Borderline Story S02E24 The Shady Rest Hotel Corporation S02E25 A Tale of Two Dogs S02E26 The Black Box S02E27 Bedloe's Most Fiendish Scheme S02E28 Bedloe Gets His Comeuppance S02E29 The Mayor of Hooterville S02E30 Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Jinx? S02E31 The Chicken Killer S02E32 Why Girls Leave Home S02E33 There's No Stove Like an Old Stove S02E34 The Brontosaurus Caper S02E35 The Hairbrained Scheme S02E36 There's No Business With Show Business

Smoke-Eaters (S02E13)

Season 2 Episodes