The Politician
The Politician (1953) – The Abbott and Costello Show, season 1
The Politician. After a councilman gets Lou out of trouble, Bud Abbott decides that Lou Costello should run for public office.
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The Music Lovers
The Music Lovers – The Abbott and Costello Show, season 1
In The Music Lovers, Hillary Brooke’s father has come, to urge Hillary to move back to the farm! He insists she marry someone with musical talent. So Lou Costello takes singing lessons, and tries to pull a con with Bud Abbott’s help.
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The Haunted Castle
The Haunted Castle – The Abbott and Costello Show, season 1, episode 12, originally aired February 20, 1953
In The Haunted Castle, Bud and Lou keep Hillary company one night in an old house she’ll inherit — if she stays the night!
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Alaska
Alaska – The Abbott and Costello Show, season 1 – originally aired January 9, 1953
Alaska – Lou receives word that his uncle has struck gold in Alaska, and the boys plan to join him. But they are delayed by a bank robbery, and then literally get stuck when Lou accidentally adds quick-drying cement to Bud’s foot bath. (Bud sports a mustache for the first time in this episode.)
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The Vacation
The Vacation – The Abbott and Costello Show, season 1, originally aired December 26, 1952
The Vacation – Bud and Lou plan to vacation at the Biltmore Hotel near Phoenix, and stock up at Sporty Fields’ sporting goods store. But as Lou packs, Bud worries that Mr. Fields will rent their apartment out from under them while they’re gone.
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Where’s the bow of the boat?
Where’s the bow of the boat? A joke from The Abbott and Costello Show episode, The Vacation. Bud Abbott is trying to show that Lou Costello doesn’t really know anything about boats …
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Jail
Jail – The Abbott and Costello Show, season 1, episode 3, originally aired December 19, 1952
Jail – Lou shoots a hole in Mrs. Crumbcake’s water pail, and she sues him for 79 cents in damages. After an inept defense, Lou’s sent to jail. While in jail, he comes to blows with a crazed cell mate, who becomes enraged at the mere mention of “Niagara Falls.”
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Peace and Quiet
Peace and Quiet – The Abbott and Costello Show, season 1, originally aired February 27, 1953
In Peace and Quiet, Lou Costello is suffering from a terrible bout of insomnia. Bud Abbott takes him to see a psychiatrist, who prescribes “Dr. Drowsy’s Sleep-Inducing Record.” When that doesn’t work, Bud checks Lou into a sanitarium for a good night’s rest.
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The Birthday Party
The Birthday Party – The Abbott and Costello Show season 1 – originally aired January 2, 1953
In The Birthday Party, Lou throws himself a birthday party. Where everything that can go wrong, does.
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The Abbott and Costello Show
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello co-starred in a short-lived, but very popular television series, The Abbott and Costello Show. The first season’s episodes served primarily as an excuse to showcase their famous vaudeville routines, with the second season’s episodes being more situation comedy. The entire 2 year run is now available on DVD
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