The Abbott and Costello Show

The Abbott and Costello Show

  • 1952
  • 2 Seasons
  • 52 Episodes
  •  7.2  (20)
  •   Ended

Bud and Lou are unemployed actors living in Mr. Fields’ boarding house. Lou’s girlfriend Hillary lives across the hall. Many situations arise leading to slapstick and puns.

The Abbott and Costello Show
Seasons
Barber Lou
26. Barber Lou
May 01, 1954
Lou tries to give Bud a rubdown following instructions from a radio show, but he's tuned into a program explaining how to paint a car at home.
Fall Guy
25. Fall Guy
April 24, 1954
Bud and Lou want to take two sisters on a date but their father convinces the boys to put an antenna on his roof instead.
Beauty Contest Story
24. Beauty Contest Story
April 17, 1954
When Bud and Lou judge a beauty contest, pressure is applied to sway their votes.
Fencing Master
23. Fencing Master
April 10, 1954
A mad scientist's experiment convinces Lou that he is indestructible.
Honeymoon House
22. Honeymoon House
April 03, 1954
When Bud and Mr. Fields help Lou put together a prefab house in order to impress his fiancée and her parents, a jealous former boyfriend sabotages their work.
The Pigeon
21. The Pigeon
March 27, 1954
Bud and Lou's beautiful next door neighbor uses Lou as a decoy to help break up with her mobster boyfriend.
Well Oiled
20. Well Oiled
March 20, 1954
Bud and Lou help Mr. Fields, who is being threatened with a lawsuit. Lou poses as a Texas millionaire to help discredit the complainant.
Bank Holdup
19. Bank Holdup
March 13, 1954
Bud and Lou unwittingly take jobs as armed bodyguards for a couple of hoodlums and assist in a bank robbery. They use their share of money to pay their rent, and later try to get it back from Mr. Fields' safe.
Public Enemies
18. Public Enemies
March 06, 1954
Lou is mistaken for a crook named Dapper Dan and is forced to take part in a robbery.
The Tax Return
17. The Tax Return
February 27, 1954
Lou receives a tax refund check for $1,000,000. He takes the check to a bank and demands cash. He is subsequently followed by home by crooks.
Private Eye
16. Private Eye
February 20, 1954
After receiving his private eye diploma from the Watchdog Correspondence School, Lou helps a friend locate some valuable bonds in a haunted house.
Uncle from New Jersey
15. Uncle from New Jersey
February 13, 1954
When Mr. Fields is just about to evict the boys, Bud convinces him that Lou's Uncle Ruppert is a millionaire and Lou is the sole heir. Complications arise, however, when Mike the Cop begins to believe that the visiting uncle (Lou in disguise) has been murdered.
Wife Wanted
14. Wife Wanted
February 06, 1954
When Lou finds out he will inherit $10,000 provided that he has a wife, he tries to marry a former girlfriend—who is dating a man named Bonebender Brodsky.
Car Trouble
13. Car Trouble
January 30, 1954
When Lou wins a car, Bud sells it to buy a cheaper one, using the profits to try to finance a vacation in Flint, Michigan.
Efficiency Experts
12. Efficiency Experts
January 23, 1954
Bud and Lou land jobs as efficiency experts, and are 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.
Amnesia
11. Amnesia
January 16, 1954
Lou is in love with a girl he has never met. As a gag, Bud and his friends convince him that he has already married the girl. The woman who poses as his wife then makes his existence miserable.
$1,000 TV Prize
10. $1,000 TV Prize
January 09, 1954
Lou wins a $1,000 dollar prize pretending to be Mr. Fields. He then has to get Mr. Fields out of the way so he can collect it.
From Bed to Worse
9. From Bed to Worse
January 02, 1954
Bud and Lou attempt to plant a backyard garden in order to win a cash prize offered by a civic group.
South of Dixie
8. South of Dixie
December 26, 1953
Lou accidentally lands himself and Bud roles in a Civil War melodrama.
Cheap Skates
7. Cheap Skates
December 19, 1953
Bud and Lou accidentally buy a crate of roller-skates, not knowing that they have stolen diamonds hidden inside.
Killer's Wife
6. Killer's Wife
December 12, 1953
When a heavyweight prize fighter named Killer thinks that Lou is having an affair with his wife, Bud attempts to get Lou trained and fit in a gym.
Pest Exterminators
5. Pest Exterminators
December 05, 1953
Bud and Lou are pest exterminators mistaken for psychiatrists when they attend to Mrs. Featherton's "aunts."
Life Insurance
4. Life Insurance
November 28, 1953
Mr. Fields takes out an insurance policy on Lou. Later, Bud takes Lou on a hunting trip, and Lou suspects Bud and Mr. Fields have plotted to kill him for the insurance money.
In Society
3. In Society
November 21, 1953
A wealthy society matron pays Bud to attend a formal reception and impersonate the Duke of Gluten. Lou comes along pretending to be his cousin, the Earl of Waldo.
Uncle Bozzo's Visit
2. Uncle Bozzo's Visit
November 14, 1953
Lou's eccentric opera singing uncle comes to stay with the boys for a couple of months.
The Paper Hangers
1. The Paper Hangers
November 07, 1953
To pay back rent, Bud and Lou attempt to wallpaper an apartment. Later, as waiters in a restaurant, they brawl with hoodlums.
Description
Bud and Lou are unemployed actors living in Mr. Fields’ boarding house. Lou’s girlfriend Hillary lives across the hall. Many situations arise leading to slapstick and puns.
  • Premiere Date
    December 05, 1952
  • Rating
    7.2  (20)