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Bud Abbott | Bud Abbott | |
Lou Costello | Lou Costello | |
Sid Fields | Sid Fields | |
Gordon Jones | Mike Kelly | |
Bobby Barber | Painter | |
Donald Kerr | Man at Auction | |
Milt Bronson | Police Sergeant | |
Harry Clexx | Uniformed Cop | |
Joseph La Cava | Joe | |
Ralph Gamble | Blodgett | |
Paul Bryar | George | |
Johnny Kascier | Gambler in raid | |
Fortunio Bonanova | Uncle Bozzo | |
Veda Ann Borg | Fifi | |
Frank O'Connor | Man at auction | |
Benny Burt | Bank Robber | |
Joe Devlin | Motorcycle Cop | |
Dick Wessel | Larry | |
Hank Patterson | The Tramp | |
Max Wagner | First Workman |
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Producer |
Pat Costello
Jean Yarbrough |
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Writer |
Clyde Bruckman
Jack Townley Sid Fields Lou Costello |
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Cinematography |
Jack MacKenzie
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Musician |
Al Goodman
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Whether dodging the landlord, the cops, or the dentist, Abbott and Costello prove in this amazing collection of TV episodes that they were the all time greatest duo of the Burlesque routine. |
30 mins 11/7/1953 1. The Paperhangers | |
Mr. Fields forces the boys to hang wallpaper to help pay off their rent.
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26 mins 11/14/1953 2. Uncle Bozzo's Visit | |
Lou's uncle, an Italian opera singer, visits, and his singing annoys Mr. Fields.
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26 mins 11/21/1953 3. In Society | |
Bud & Lou are hired to pose as British noblemen at a swanky party.
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26 mins 11/28/1953 4. Life Insurance | |
Mr. Fields demands the boys take out life-insurance policies that name him as beneficiary, but neither can pass the physical.
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26 mins 12/5/1953 5. Pest Exterminators | |
The boys exterminate the ants at a rich lady's house, but she thinks they have killed her aunts.
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26 mins 12/12/1953 6. Killer's Wife | |
A jealous boxer and his sexy wife rent a nearby apartment and Lou is suspected of carrying on with said sexy wife.
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26 mins 12/19/1953 7. Cheapskates | |
The boys accidentally buy a crate of roller skates - which contain ill-gotten gems.
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26 mins 12/26/1953 8. South of Dixie | |
Lou overhears a man and girl rehearsing a Civil War play and thinks the danger is real. Inspired by Buster Keaton's The General.
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26 mins 1/2/1954 9. From Bed to Worse | |
The boys try to win a prize for having the best backyard garden and wind up angering their neighbor.
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27 mins 1/9/1954 10. $1000 TV Prize | |
Lou answers Mr. Fields' phone and inadvertently wins a thousand-dollar prize.
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27 mins 1/16/1954 11. Amnesia | |
When Lou prepares to marry a girl he's only corresponded with, Bud convinces him he has amnesia and has already married a shrew.
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30 mins 1/23/1954 12. Efficiency Experts | |
The boys are hired to help control a man's daughters, who spend too much money. But they end up losing their money in a casino.
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30 mins 1/30/1954 13. Car Trouble | |
Lou wins a car in a contest, but it's a lemon, so they drive to Flint for another.
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27 mins 2/6/1954 14. Wife Wanted | |
Lou tries to marry his old girlfriend so he can inherit $10,000 but she's now dating a jealous wrestler.
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30 mins 2/13/1954 15. Uncle from New Jersey | |
To avoid eviction, the boys convince Fields that Lou has a millionaire uncle. Lou winds up masquerading as his own uncle.
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30 mins 2/20/1954 16. Private Eye | |
Lou takes a correspondence course to become a detective, and then tries to help a girl recover some old bonds.
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27 mins 2/27/1954 17. The Tax Return | |
The IRS accidentally sends Lou a check for $1,000,000.13. When he and Bud cash it, they are followed home by thugs who witnessed the transaction.
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26 mins 3/6/1954 18. Public Enemies | |
When Lou is mistaken for a fellow safecracker, the boys get involved with crooks planning a robbery.
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30 mins 3/13/1954 19. Bank Holdup | |
The boys are hired as bank guards by two robbers masquerading as Brinks guys.
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27 mins 3/20/1954 20. Well Oiled | |
Lou poses as a millionaire to help Mr. Fields get out of a breach-of-promise suit.
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30 mins 3/27/1954 21. The Pigeon | |
Lou is set up by his sexy neighbor to take the fall for her infidelity, so that Lou is the one who gets killed by her jealous mobster boyfriend.
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27 mins 4/3/1954 22. Honeymoon House | |
Lou, Bud, and Mr. Fields try to build a pre-fab house for Lou's fiancée. Inspired by Buster Keaton's One Week.
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26 mins 4/10/1954 23. Fencing Master | |
Bud volunteers Lou for a science experiment that makes him immune to pain.
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30 mins 4/17/1954 24. Beauty Contest | |
The boys judge the Miss Mud Turtle pageant, in which Mr. Fields' niece is a contestant.
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26 mins 4/24/1954 25. Fall Guy | |
Bud and Lou are hired by a couple of toughs to act as "beards" for their girlfriends to circumvent objections from their eccentric father.
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27 mins 26. Barber Lou | |
Bud enlists Lou to give him a massage.
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