The Abbott and Costello Show

1952

Seasons & Episodes

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EP1 The Paper Hangers Nov 07, 1953

To pay back rent, Bud and Lou attempt to wallpaper an apartment. Later, as waiters in a restaurant, they brawl with hoodlums.

EP2 Uncle Bozzo's Visit Nov 14, 1953

Lou's eccentric opera singing uncle comes to stay with the boys for a couple of months.

EP3 In Society Nov 21, 1953

A wealthy society matron pays Bud to attend a formal reception and impersonate the Duke of Gluten. Lou comes along pretending to be his cousin, the Earl of Waldo.

EP4 Life Insurance Nov 28, 1953

Mr. Fields takes out an insurance policy on Lou. Later, Bud takes Lou on a hunting trip, and Lou suspects Bud and Mr. Fields have plotted to kill him for the insurance money.

EP5 Pest Exterminators Dec 05, 1953

Bud and Lou are pest exterminators mistaken for psychiatrists when they attend to Mrs. Featherton's "aunts."

EP6 Killer's Wife Dec 12, 1953

When a heavyweight prize fighter named Killer thinks that Lou is having an affair with his wife, Bud attempts to get Lou trained and fit in a gym.

EP7 Cheap Skates Dec 19, 1953

Bud and Lou accidentally buy a crate of roller-skates, not knowing that they have stolen diamonds hidden inside.

EP8 South of Dixie Dec 26, 1953

Lou accidentally lands himself and Bud roles in a Civil War melodrama.

EP9 From Bed to Worse Jan 02, 1954

Bud and Lou attempt to plant a backyard garden in order to win a cash prize offered by a civic group.

EP10 $1,000 TV Prize Jan 09, 1954

Lou wins a $1,000 dollar prize pretending to be Mr. Fields. He then has to get Mr. Fields out of the way so he can collect it.

EP11 Amnesia Jan 16, 1954

Lou is in love with a girl he has never met. As a gag, Bud and his friends convince him that he has already married the girl. The woman who poses as his wife then makes his existence miserable.

EP12 Efficiency Experts Jan 23, 1954

Bud and Lou land jobs as efficiency experts, and are assigned to restrain their client’s daughters from spending money. The young women, however, get the boys to buy them expensive dresses and take them to a casino, where they end up in a brawl.

EP13 Car Trouble Jan 30, 1954

When Lou wins a car, Bud sells it to buy a cheaper one, using the profits to try to finance a vacation in Flint, Michigan.

EP14 Wife Wanted Feb 06, 1954

When Lou finds out he will inherit $10,000 provided that he has a wife, he tries to marry a former girlfriend—who is dating a man named Bonebender Brodsky.

EP15 Uncle from New Jersey Feb 13, 1954

When Mr. Fields is just about to evict the boys, Bud convinces him that Lou's Uncle Ruppert is a millionaire and Lou is the sole heir. Complications arise, however, when Mike the Cop begins to believe that the visiting uncle (Lou in disguise) has been murdered.

EP16 Private Eye Feb 20, 1954

After receiving his private eye diploma from the Watchdog Correspondence School, Lou helps a friend locate some valuable bonds in a haunted house.

EP17 The Tax Return Feb 27, 1954

Lou receives a tax refund check for $1,000,000. He takes the check to a bank and demands cash. He is subsequently followed by home by crooks.

EP18 Public Enemies Mar 06, 1954

Lou is mistaken for a crook named Dapper Dan and is forced to take part in a robbery.

EP19 Bank Holdup Mar 13, 1954

Bud and Lou unwittingly take jobs as armed bodyguards for a couple of hoodlums and assist in a bank robbery. They use their share of money to pay their rent, and later try to get it back from Mr. Fields' safe.

EP20 Well Oiled Mar 20, 1954

Bud and Lou help Mr. Fields, who is being threatened with a lawsuit. Lou poses as a Texas millionaire to help discredit the complainant.

EP21 The Pigeon Mar 27, 1954

Bud and Lou's beautiful next door neighbor uses Lou as a decoy to help break up with her mobster boyfriend.

EP22 Honeymoon House Apr 03, 1954

When Bud and Mr. Fields help Lou put together a prefab house in order to impress his fiancée and her parents, a jealous former boyfriend sabotages their work.

EP23 Fencing Master Apr 10, 1954

A mad scientist's experiment convinces Lou that he is indestructible.

EP24 Beauty Contest Story Apr 17, 1954

When Bud and Lou judge a beauty contest, pressure is applied to sway their votes.

EP25 Fall Guy Apr 24, 1954

Bud and Lou want to take two sisters on a date but their father convinces the boys to put an antenna on his roof instead.

EP26 Barber Lou May 01, 1954

Lou tries to give Bud a rubdown following instructions from a radio show, but he's tuned into a program explaining how to paint a car at home.
8.1| 0h30m| TV-G| en| More Info
Released: 05 December 1952 Ended
Producted By: Television Corporation of America
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: https://www.metv.com/shows/abbott-and-costello-live
Synopsis

Bud and Lou are unemployed actors living in Mr. Fields’ boarding house. Lou’s girlfriend Hillary lives across the hall. Many situations arise leading to slapstick and puns.

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