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"The Abbott and Costello Show" (1952): :  -- US Home Video Trailer from Koch/ Discover Channel

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Writer:
Felix Adler (season 2)
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Release Date:
14 September 1957 (UK) more
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Plot:
Bud and Lou are unemployed actors living in Mr. Fields' boarding house. Lou's girlfriend Hillary lives across the hall... more
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Great TV show. more (17 total)

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 5 of 51)
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)
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Runtime:
25 min (52 episodes)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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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. more
Quotes:
[repeated line]
Lou Costello: Hey, Abbott!
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9 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Great TV show., 16 January 2006
Author: PWNYCNY from United States

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.

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