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Sheldon, a [[jazz]] [[trumpet]] player and [[singer]] in real life, portrayed Buddy Overstreet, an "ordinary guy," an accountant, on the run from a group of comical gangsters. As the plot unfolds, while he is taking a steam bath, Buddy overhears mobster "Mr. Devere" or "Mr. D", played by Bruce Gordon (1916-2011) plotting the death of a "Chicken Little."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0136662/episodes?year=1966&ref_=tt_eps_yr_1966|title=Run, Buddy Run episodes|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=May 8, 2021}}</ref><ref>[http://www.tv.com/run-buddy-run/show/14042/summary.html Run, Buddy, Run - TV.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Jim Connell (born 1945) played Gordon's bumbling son, "Junior." [[Gregg Palmer]] appeared in the recurring role of Harry, a gunman in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]].<ref name=tvparty>[http://www.tvparty.com/recrunbuddy.html Run Buddy Run / Jack Sheldon<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Sheldon, a [[jazz]] [[trumpet]] player and [[singer]] in real life, portrayed Buddy Overstreet, an "ordinary guy," an accountant, on the run from a group of comical gangsters. As the plot unfolds, while he is taking a steam bath, Buddy overhears mobster "Mr. Devere" or "Mr. D", played by Bruce Gordon (1916-2011) plotting the death of a "Chicken Little."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0136662/episodes?year=1966&ref_=tt_eps_yr_1966|title=Run, Buddy Run episodes|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=May 8, 2021}}</ref><ref>[http://www.tv.com/run-buddy-run/show/14042/summary.html Run, Buddy, Run - TV.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Jim Connell (born 1945) played Gordon's bumbling son, "Junior." [[Gregg Palmer]] appeared in the recurring role of Harry, a gunman in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]].<ref name=tvparty>[http://www.tvparty.com/recrunbuddy.html Run Buddy Run / Jack Sheldon<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
In a typical episode, Buddy enters a new town to establish employment, and Mr. D arrives and forces Buddy into a narrow exit. In the ninth episode, Buddy is working as a welder in a factory when he tells a coworker Devere Enterprises has put a price on his head. The colleague double-crosses Buddy, and phones Mr. D's office long-distance.<ref>[http://www.tv.com/run-buddy-run/buddy-overstreet-forgive-me/episode/216143/summary.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=episodessh&tag=episodes;title;4 Run, Buddy, Run: Buddy Overstreet, Forgive Me - TV.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
In a typical episode, Buddy enters a new town to establish employment, and Mr. D arrives and forces Buddy into a narrow exit. In the ninth episode, Buddy is working as a welder in a factory when he tells a coworker Devere Enterprises has put a price on his head. The colleague double-crosses Buddy, and phones Mr. D's office long-distance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/run-buddy-run/buddy-overstreet-forgive-me/episode/216143/summary.html|title=Buddy Overstreet, Forgive Me|publisher=tv.com|accessdate=May 8, 2021}}</ref>
Among guests on the series were Jack Albertson, Sid Melton, Burt Mustin, J. Pat O'Malley, Julie Sommers, and Vaughn Taylor.<ref name=tvparty/>
Among guests on the series were Jack Albertson, Sid Melton, Burt Mustin, J. Pat O'Malley, Julie Sommers, and Vaughn Taylor.<ref name=tvparty/>