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The Abbott and Costello Show

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About The Abbott and Costello Show

The Abbott and Costello Show is a comedy TV series that premiered on Syndication on December 5, 1952. It has 2 seasons and 52 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 2 Episode 26 "Barber Lou", aired on May 1, 1954.

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.

  • Comedy

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Episodes

52 episodes · 2 seasons

Season 1

1952 · 26 episodes · Last episode: 73 years ago

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    26. Safari

    Finale

    When Bingo gets sick, the whole gang travels to Africa to find his parents.

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    25. Police Rookies

    Mike the Cop helps Bud and Lou enroll in the Police Rookie School, where Lou blows up the gymnasium while playing with a hand grenade.

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    24. The Actors' Home

    Bud is taken away to an old actors' home where he and Lou perform their famous "Who's on first?" routine.

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    23. Little Old Lady

    Bud and Lou attempt to help an old lady who has been evicted. They raise $300 and she uses the money to bet on a racehorse.

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    22. Las Vegas

    Bud and Lou pay $90 for a car and head for Las Vegas, where Lou takes part in a violent game of billiards. The "mudder/fodder" routine is performed.

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    21. The Television Show

    Lou is a contestant on a TV quiz show where he wins a pack of bubblegum. Their neighbor slips on a piece of gum and takes them to court.

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    20. Hillary's Birthday

    While shopping for Hillary's birthday present, Lou nearly destroys a grocery store. Later, at her party, Mr. Fields becomes upset about the noise.

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    19. Bingo the Chimp

    Mike the Cop tells Lou that he must have a license for his pet chimp. But Lou accidentally applies for a marriage license.

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    18. Getting a Job

    Bud and Lou are hired to deliver hats to the Susquehanna Hat Company on Floogle Street and encounter several lunatics on the way. Also, Stinky attempts to kill Lou by backing him into traffic. The "Loafing" routine is performed.

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    17. The Wrestling Story

    Lou and Stinky agree to settle their differences with a wrestling match. When Stinky becomes ill, his little brother Ivan the Terrible takes his place.

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    16. The Politician

    Bud coaches Lou on running for public office, a political campaign that ends with Lou delivering a disastrous speech in a neighborhood park.

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    15. The Music Lovers

    Lou attempts to impress Hillary and her father with his musical abilities. While pretending to perform, Bud falls asleep and ruins the scheme.

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    14. Hungry

    Bud and Lou visit a couple of restaurants. In one they become involved with twin waitresses. In the other, Lou has a battle with an oyster.

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    13. Peace and Quiet

    Lou sleeps all day but can't sleep at night. Bud takes him to see a psychiatrist. Eventually Bud checks him into a sanitarium for a night's rest. "Crazy House" is performed.

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    12. The Haunted House

    Hillary will inherit a castle if she spends one night there. Bud and Lou come along with her for protection and Lou is scared out of his mind by frightful encounters.

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    11. The Western Story

    Bud and Lou accept Hillary's invitation to visit her uncle's B-Bar-Bop ranch.

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    10. The Charity Bazaar

    Bud and Lou participate in Hillary's charity bazaar, raising money with the "shell game." Lou blows his money at the kissing booth.

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    9. Pots and Pans

    Working as a door-to-door cookware salesman, Lou prepares a dinner for his friends in hopes of moving some product. However, his honest culinary efforts are met with disaster.

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    8. The Army Story

    Bud and Lou join the Army, where they recreate their routines from the feature film 'Buck Privates.' "Drill Routine" and "Dice Game" are performed.

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    7. The Vacuum Cleaner Salesman

    Bud and Lou visit an employment agency run by Mr. Fields' brother, who gives Lou a job selling vacuum cleaners door to door.

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    6. Alaska

    When news arrives that Lou's uncle has struck gold in Alaska, Bud and Lou plan to help him spend it.

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    5. The Birthday Party

    Lou throws a birthday party for himself, but nearly poisons his guests when he puts ant paste on his hors d'oeurves instead of anti pasto. Bud throws him out and Lou consoles himself by ordering a giant decorated cake.

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    4. The Vacation

    Bud and Lou head off to the Biltmore Hotel near Phoenix for a vacation. "Hertz U-Drive" and the "Pack-Unpack" routines are performed.

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    3. Jail

    Lou damages Mrs. Crumbcake's waterpail and she drags him into court claiming .79 cents in damages. In jail, Lou's crazed cellmate becomes enraged whenever he hears "Niagara Falls."

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    2. The Dentist's Office

    When Lou gets a toothache he attempts to get arrested so he can receive free treatment while incarcerated.

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    1. The Drug Store

    Bud and Lou find jobs in Fields' drugstore and nearly wreck the place. This episode opens with the famous "Jonah and the Whale" routine.

Season 2

1953 · 26 episodes · Last episode: 72 years ago

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    26. Barber Lou

    Finale

    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.

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    25. Fall Guy

    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.

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    24. Beauty Contest Story

    When Bud and Lou judge a beauty contest, pressure is applied to sway their votes.

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    23. Fencing Master

    A mad scientist's experiment convinces Lou that he is indestructible.

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    22. Honeymoon House

    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.

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    21. The Pigeon

    Bud and Lou's beautiful next door neighbor uses Lou as a decoy to help break up with her mobster boyfriend.

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    20. Well Oiled

    Bud and Lou help Mr. Fields, who is being threatened with a lawsuit. Lou poses as a Texas millionaire to help discredit the complainant.

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    19. Bank Holdup

    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.

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    18. Public Enemies

    Lou is mistaken for a crook named Dapper Dan and is forced to take part in a robbery.

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    17. The Tax Return

    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.

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    16. Private Eye

    After receiving his private eye diploma from the Watchdog Correspondence School, Lou helps a friend locate some valuable bonds in a haunted house.

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    15. Uncle from New Jersey

    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.

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    14. Wife Wanted

    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.

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    13. Car Trouble

    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.

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    12. Efficiency Experts

    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.

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    11. Amnesia

    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.

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    10. $1,000 TV Prize

    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.

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    9. From Bed to Worse

    Bud and Lou attempt to plant a backyard garden in order to win a cash prize offered by a civic group.

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    8. South of Dixie

    Lou accidentally lands himself and Bud roles in a Civil War melodrama.

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    7. Cheap Skates

    Bud and Lou accidentally buy a crate of roller-skates, not knowing that they have stolen diamonds hidden inside.

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    6. Killer's Wife

    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.

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    5. Pest Exterminators

    Bud and Lou are pest exterminators mistaken for psychiatrists when they attend to Mrs. Featherton's "aunts."

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    4. Life Insurance

    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.

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    3. In Society

    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.

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    2. Uncle Bozzo's Visit

    Lou's eccentric opera singing uncle comes to stay with the boys for a couple of months.

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    1. The Paper Hangers

    To pay back rent, Bud and Lou attempt to wallpaper an apartment. Later, as waiters in a restaurant, they brawl with hoodlums.

Cast & crew

  • Bobby Barber

    Bobby Barber

    Chauffeur

  • Joe Besser

    Joe Besser

    Stinky Davis

  • Pat Flaherty

    Jail Guard

  • Thurston Hall

    Thurston Hall

    Mr. Smith

  • Teddy Infuhr

    Teddy Infuhr

    Fresh Kid

  • Elvia Allman

    Elvia Allman

    Stinky's Mother

  • Glenn Strange

    Glenn Strange

    Tessie's Steady Boyfriend

  • Virginia Christine

    Virginia Christine

    Grateful Lady

  • Emory Parnell

    Emory Parnell

    Sheriff

  • Percy Helton

    Percy Helton

    Hap

  • Charles Williams

    Charles Williams

    Duncan

  • Joe Devlin

    Joe Devlin

    Bit

  • Maudie Prickett

    Maudie Prickett

    Woman in Casino (uncredited)

  • Charlie Hall

    Charlie Hall

    Jake - Roofer

  • Ralph Sanford

    Ralph Sanford

    Police Sergeant

  • Dick Wessel

    Dick Wessel

    Bill Hart

The Abbott and Costello Show FAQ

Will there be new episodes of The Abbott and Costello Show?

The Abbott and Costello Show has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on May 1, 1954.

When did the latest episode of The Abbott and Costello Show come out?

The most recent episode of The Abbott and Costello Show, Season 2 Episode 26 "Barber Lou", aired on May 1, 1954.

How many seasons of The Abbott and Costello Show are there?

The Abbott and Costello Show has 2 seasons with 52 episodes in total.

When did The Abbott and Costello Show first air?

The Abbott and Costello Show first aired on Syndication on December 5, 1952.

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