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13 x 7 = 28 - the classic Abbott and Costello routine, where Lou Costello tries to prove that 13 x 7 Is 28

13 x 7 = 28

13 x 7 = 28 – the classic Abbott and Costello routine, where Lou Costello tries to prove that 13 x 7 Is 28

13 x 7 = 28 is a very funny, popular Abbott and Costello routine. They did it on their radio show, television show, and movies. The routine below is taken from The Little Giant.

13 x 7 = 28
Fall Guy, The Abbott and Costello Show season 2

Fall Guy

Fall Guy The Abbott and Costello Show season 2, originally aired April 24, 1954

In Fall Guy, Bud and Lou are behind on their rent — again. After a penniless day of trying to sell “No Peddlers Allowed” signs, Bud and Lou are approached by two men. It’s a scheme that will land them two hundred dollars. All they have to do is take two sisters out on a date …. And then switch places with the men. But as soon as they arrive at the girls’ home, their father wants the boys to install a new TV antenna on his roof.

Fall Guy
Bud Abbott tries to teach Lou Costello fencing in "Fencing Master"

Fencing Master

The Abbott and Costello Show season 2Fencing Master originally aired April 10, 1954

In Fencing Master, Bud Abbott volunteers Lou Costello as a human guinea pig in a zany experiment performed by mad scientist, Dr. Bluzak. Lou thinks he’s indestructible until he gets challenged to a duel by a French fencing master.

Fencing Master
The crazy honeymoon house of the title

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!

Honeymoon House
Lou Costello and Bud Abbott in The Pigeon, The Abbott and Costello Show season 2

The Pigeon

Episode 47, The PigeonThe 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!

The Pigeon
Bank Holdup, The Abbott and Costello Show season 2

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.

Bank Holdup