"The Abbott and Costello Show" (1952) TV series 1952-1953

Writer:

Felix Adler (season 2)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | unknown

Release Date:

14 September 1957 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Bud and Lou are unemployed actors living in Mr. Fields' boarding house. Lou's girlfriend Hillary lives across the hall...

Plot Keywords:

Slapstick | Performer Name In Title | Abbott And Costello | Character Name In Title

Cast

Bud Abbott	...	Bud Abbott (53 episodes, 1952-1958)
Lou Costello	...	Lou Costello / ... (53 episodes, 1952-1958)
Sid Fields	...	Mr. Fields / ... (51 episodes, 1952-1958)
Gordon Jones	...	Mike the Cop / ... (32 episodes, 1952-1958)
Hillary Brooke	...	Hillary / ... (22 episodes, 1952-1958)

Runtime:

25 min (52 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

USA:TV-G | New Zealand:PG (season 1) | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company:

Television Corporation of America

Trivia:

In the first season, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello had a pet chimp named Bingo the Chimp. Costello didn't particularly like Bingo and apparently Bingo sensed it, because while they were filming a scene one day, Bingo turned and bit him. Costello demanded that Bingo be fired, and since his company was producing the show, Bingo was gone the next week and was never mentioned in the series again.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Lou Costello: Hey, Abbott!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Village of the Giants (#6.23)" (1994)

Great TV show.

The A & C show is one of the funniest comedy shows in the history of television. All of the skits that made this comedy team American comedy icons are in this series. And what adds to the shenanigans is the cast of those inimical characters that we still talk about - Mike the Cop, Mr. Fields the landlord, Hillary Brooks (Lou adored her. And how could anyone not react with a smile when she would condescendingly refer to Costello as "Louis?"), Mr. Bacigalupe and Lou's "friend" Stinky. Every episode is funny; every character is funny, and this show is proof that humor does not have to be dirty to be funny. Bud Abbott's sneer, Lou's whining, Mike's indignation, all that and more is what is to be found in this treasure chest of comedy, brought to you by one of the greatest comedy teams of all times - Abbott and Costello.