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Well Oiled - The Abbott and Costello Show season 2

Well Oiled

Episode 46, Well Oiled originally aired March 20, 1954

Synopsis

In Well Oiled, Mr. Fields is threatened with a breach of promise lawsuit from a gold digging woman. The boys come to his aid, with Bud acting as his chauffeur, Lou poses as a Texas oil tycoon in an attempt to romance and discredit her.

Well Oiled
Biography of Hillary Brooke (September 8, 1914 - May 25, 1999)

Hillary Brooke biography

Biography of Hillary Brooke (September 8, 1914 – May 25, 1999)

Hillary Brooke (born Beatrice Sofia Mathilda Peterson was an American film actress. She performed in a wide range of roles, from drama to comedy, and may be best remembered for her appearances with Abbott and Costello.

Hillary Brooke biography
I've Got Twenty Too

I’ve got twenty, too

I’ve got twenty, two – math clown skit

This is a classic Abbott and Costello skit, relying on Lou Costello mistaking the phrase “twenty, too” for the number “twenty-two” — taken from the Abbott and Costello film, Rio Rita, where Bud and Lou are trying to divide forty pieces of fruit evenly among themselves …

I’ve got twenty, too