Honeymoon House
Honeymoon House – The Abbott and Costello Show season 2 – originally aired April 3, 1954
In Honeymoon House, with the aid of Bud and Mr. Fields, Lou constructs a prefabricated house for his fiancée, Sally. But the new construction is sabotaged by Sally’s former boyfriend. When Sally’s parents arrive to inspect the dwelling, it’s a disaster!
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The Pigeon
Episode 47, The Pigeon – The Abbott and Costello Show season 2, originally aired March 27, 1954
In The Pigeon, a beautiful next-door neighbor, Ruby Norton, wants to rid herself of her mobster boyfriend, Steve Terry, so she can marry another man. She hatches a plan to make Terry think that Lou is her lover so that he will kill Lou and go to jail!
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Bank Holdup
Bank Holdup, The Abbott and Costello Show season 2 originally aired March 13, 1954
In Bank Holdup, Bud and Lou are hired as armed guards for hoodlums Joe and Lefty Lucas, and unwittingly assist in a bank robbery. They go back later to the same bank to get a loan — unaware that they’re wanted bank robbers! They pay rent with their cut of the money, then attempt to recover the stolen cash from Mr. Fields’ safe.
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Public Enemies
Episode 44, Public Enemies originally aired March 6, 1954 In Public Enemies, a newspaper runs a story about safe-cracker “Dapper Dan” and accidentally includes Lou’s… Read More »Public Enemies
The Tax Return
Episode 43, The Tax Return, The Abbott and Costello Show season 2, originally aired February 27, 1954
In The Tax Return, the IRS accidentally sends Lou a refund for $1 million. After he cashes the check at the bank, he is followed home by a pair of crooks. Meanwhile, Mr. Fields suspects that Lou is a counterfeiter.
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Private Eye
Private Eye, The Abbott and Costello Show season 2, originally aired February 20, 1954
In Private Eye, Lou receives his diploma and private eye gear from “The Watchdog Correspondence School.” Then he and Bud help a young girl locate $50,000 of bonds hidden inside her eccentric uncle’s spooky mansion. But her cousin, who was disowned, tries to scare them off.
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Uncle from New Jersey
Uncle from New Jersey – The Abbott and Costello Show season 2, originally aired February 13, 1954
Uncle from New Jersey – After Mr. Fields locks the boys out of their apartment, Bud hatches a plan to convince the landlord that Lou is the sole heir to the fortunes of his rich Uncle Rupert. To pull off the scheme, Bud disguises Lou as his uncle. But Mike the Cop starts to fear that the boys have murdered Rupert!
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Wife Wanted
Wife Wanted, The Abbott and Costello Show season 2, originally aired February 6, 1954
In Wife Wanted, after a quirky poker game with Mr. Fields, the boys get a letter from Lou’s grandfather. He plans to give Lou $10,000 …. If Lou’s married. After several attempts to meet women, Lou reconnects with his former girlfriend, Agnes, who has just broken up with a jealous wrestler.
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Car Trouble
Car Trouble – The Abbott and Costello Show season 2, originally aired January 30, 1954 In Car Trouble, Lou wins an Edam automobile in a mail-in… Read More »Car Trouble
Efficiency Experts
Bud and Lou land jobs as efficiency experts. They’re 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. And burn down the casino!
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