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Tom Raymond is a professional computer, programmer, and writer, with a love for the classic comedy team of Abbott and Costello

Lou Costello handcuffed to Bud Abbott in "Private Eye"

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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Lou Costello as the titular Uncle from New Jersey

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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Lou Costello reading a newspaper in Wife Wanted

Wife Wanted

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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Lou Costello trying to eat the 'ladyfingers surprise cake' in "Efficiency Experts"

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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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in $1000 TV Prize

$1000 TV Prize

$1000 TV PrizeThe Abbott and Costello Show season 2, originally aired January 9, 1954

$1000 TV Prize – While trying to repair Mr. Fields’ television set, Lou answers a phone call from the “Money to Burn” quiz show and provides the correct response to the $1000 question. The prize money will be delivered that night, so Bud and Lou scramble to keep Mr. Fields and Mike the Cop out of the way.

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Lou Costello in From Bed to Worse

From Bed to Worse

From Bed to Worse – While working in a garden supply store, Bud and Lou learn that a civic group is offering a cash prize for the best backyard garden. The boys decide to enter the competition, but provoke a feud with their next door neighbor in the process.

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The three smugglers in Cheapskates - The Abbott and Costello Show season 2

Cheapskates

In Cheapskates, Bud and Lou accidentally purchase a crate of roller skates at an auction. Unbeknownst to them, the skates have diamonds hidden inside of them, and the smugglers behind the scam have moved into the rooming house.

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