This morning when I awoke, I had two e-mails from the staff at Turner Classic Movies telling me that they read this posting and that the schedule will be changed and those Laurel and Hardy films will air in the proper sequence.
That's one of the reasons that's such a good channel. These folks really care about what they broadcast. A couple of times when I've criticized their programming or the choice of prints, I've heard from TCM staffers about how awful they felt about screw-ups and how they were scurrying to re-air the material in question soon and do it right. I won't mention their names because I'm not sure they'd want me to…but they're obviously film buffs who are trying hard to do right by a wonderful film library.
By the way: On June 11, TCM will be reairing one of the notable clunkers in that wonderful film library. It's Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title starring Morey Amsterdam, Rose Marie, and as many of Morey's friends as he could dragoon into one of the worst movies ever made. We wrote about it here and will remind you when we get closer to that date in case you want to make sure your TiVo doesn't record it. Thanks to Daniel Sachs for sending me the alert/warning.