Despite completing their studies with the attainment of the lowest academic honors, the trio subsequently integrate into law enforcement ranks, entrusted with the task of apprehending a notorious bandit known as the Eel, poised to perpetrate a robbery at the esteemed Biltless Hotel.

Their endeavors, however, prove futile, as they fail to apprehend the criminal or recover the pilfered funds, resulting in their expulsion from the police force.

Subsequently relegated to menial labor as ditch diggers, the Stooges find themselves grappling with the ramifications of their failed law enforcement venture.

[2] Of his 16 appearances with the Stooges, Blunder Boys marks the only time Kenneth MacDonald was not cast as the team's antagonist.

[1] Blunder Boys was the last Stooges film to feature new footage of long-time supporting actor Al Thompson.