The Abbott and Costello Show season 1 - Metacritic

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CBS
Mar 13, 1953

CBS
Mar 13, 1953

Summary The Abbott and Costello show is timeless humor as fresh today as it was 50 years ago. All of Abbott and Costellos classic routines such as 'Whos on first' can be found in this show. This program captures the two when they were at their peak of their comedic poweress. The cast include Mr.Field, Mike the Cop, Stinky, Bacciagalupe and Hi...

CBS
Mar 13, 1953

CBS
Mar 13, 1953

The Abbott and Costello Show

Season 1

Season Premiere: Mar 13, 1953

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Summary The Abbott and Costello show is timeless humor as fresh today as it was 50 years ago. All of Abbott and Costellos classic routines such as 'Whos on first' can be found in this show. This program captures the two when they were at their peak of their comedic poweress. The cast include Mr.Field, Mike the Cop, Stinky, Bacciagalupe and Hi...

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Episode 1 • 27 m

Bud & Lou get jobs in Mr. Fields' Drugstore.

Episode 2 • 27 m

The Dentist's Office

Bud takes Lou to a nearsighted dentist.

Episode 3 • 27 m

Lou is arrested for shooting a hole in his neighbor's bucket.

Episode 4 • 30 m

Bud worries that Mr. Fields will rent their apartment while they're on vacation.

Episode 5 • 27 m

The Birthday Party

Lou invites Mr. Fields to his birthday party, but Bud winds up kicking Lou out of his own party.

Episode 6 • 27 m

Lou's uncle in Alaska discovers a gold mine, so Bud and Lou prepare to head up there to see if they can cash in on it.

Episode 7 • 27 m

The Vacuum Cleaner Salesman

Lou tries selling vacuum cleaners door-to-door.

Episode 8 • 26 m

The boys join the reserves.

Episode 9 • 26 m

Lou tries selling pots and pans door-to-door.

Episode 10 • 27 m

The Charity Bazaar

Lou spends most of his money at the kissing booth.

Episode 11 • Dec 28, 1957 • 27 m

The Western Story

Hillary invites the boys to her uncle's dude ranch, there tangle with outlaws.

Episode 12 • 30 m

The Haunted Castle

Bud & Lou keep Hillary company one night in an old house she'll inherit.

Episode 13 • 27 m

Peace and Quiet

Lou can't sleep so Bud takes him to a shrink who gives him a sleep inducing record.

Episode 14 • 26 m

The boys visit two restaurants, one with twin waitresses.

Episode 15 • Mar 13, 1953 • 30 m

The Music Lover

Hillary's Dad will only allow her to marry a man with musical talent, so Lou goes to a singing teacher.

Episode 16 • 27 m

Lou runs for public office, so Bud brings in Lou's 4th grade teacher for sympathy.

Episode 17 • Feb 3, 1958 • 27 m

The Wrestling Match

Lou & Stinky agree to do a charity wrestling match, but Stinky gets sick, so Lou is forced to wrestle Ivan the Terrible.

Episode 18 • 27 m

The boys deliver straw hats to the Susquehanna Hat Company and run into crazy guys en route.

Episode 19 • 30 m

Lou has to get a license for his chimp but accidentally applies for a marriage license.

Episode 20 • 27 m

Hillary's Birthday

The boys plan a surprise party, but the noise angers Mr. Fields.

Episode 21 • 27 m

On the quiz show Hold That Cuckoo, the host puts Lou thru some embarrassing stunts.

Episode 22 • May 1, 1953 • 26 m

The boys rent a car and drive to Vegas, where they play a violent game of pool.

Episode 23 • May 8, 1953 • 30 m

Little Old Lady

Bud & Lou raise money to keep an old lady from being evicted but she uses the money to bet on horses.

Episode 24 • 30 m

The Actors' Home

Thinking it's a counterfeit, bud tears up a $500 bill. When it turns out to be real, he goes nuts and is put in the old actors' home. This episode includes the "Who's On First" Routine.

Episode 25 • 27 m

Mike the Cop helps the boys enroll in the police academy which Lou manages to blow up.

Episode 26 • 27 m

Bingo the Chimp is sick and Lou figures he misses his family, so they all go to Africa.

Top Cast

Bud Abbott

Bud Abbott

Lou Costello

Lou Costello

Sid Fields

Sid Fields, Fields the Druggist, Mr. Fields of Fields Employment Agency

Gordon Jones

Mike Kelly, Col. Potts (in play), Husband

Bobby Barber

Hercules, Janitor, Angry Pedestrian

Hillary Brooke

Hillary Brooke, Hilary Brooke

Joe Kirk

Mr. Bacciagalupe, Double Crossing Dan, Drugstore Counter Customer

Milt Bronson

Police Sergeant, Bank Teller, Baseball Catcher

Donald Kerr

Engineer, Excited Man in Doctor's Office, Man at Auction

Joe Besser

Stinky Davis

Bingo the Chimp

Bingo the Chimp, Bingo

Joan Shawlee

Cash Register Lady, Eyewitness in Courtroom, Girl in Doctor's Office, Marriage License Bureau Clerk, Miss Brown, Opera-Loving Lady in Park, Receptionist, Telephone Operator, Twin Waitresses

Ray Walker

Policeman, Police Lt. Smith, Retired Actors Home Man on Street, Smith

Murray Leonard

Doctor, Landlord, Man Phoning Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, The Commissioner

Veda Ann Borg

Angry Wife, Crazy Lady, Eyewitness in Courtroom, Fifi

Renie Riano

Helen Davis, Mrs. Bronson, Woman going to Las Vegas, Woman on Street

Lucien Littlefield

First Man, Julius Caesar, Mr. Whitcup, Retired Actors Home Man

Dorothy Granger

Arguing Wife, Bit, Hercules Wife at Carnival, Miss Smith--Nurse

Bob Hopkins

Announcer, Capt. Grant, Psychiatrist, Quiz Show Host

Joseph La Cava

Grocery clerk, Income tax employee, Joe, Railorad detective

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