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The Best Episodes of The Abbott and Costello Show

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The Best Episodes of The Abbott and Costello Show

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...
  1. 8.7/10(76 votes)

    #1 - The Actors' Home

    S1:E24

    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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    Writer:Sid Fields
  2. 8.4/10(67 votes)

    #2 - The Music Lovers

    S1:E15

    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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    Writer:Sid Fields
  3. 8.4/10(45 votes)

    #3 - $1,000 TV Prize

    S2:E10

    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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  4. 8.3/10(60 votes)

    #4 - Hungry

    S1:E14

    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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    Writer:Sid Fields
  5. 8.3/10(64 votes)

    #5 - Getting a Job

    S1:E18

    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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    Writer:Sid Fields
  6. 8.3/10(49 votes)

    #6 - Amnesia

    S2:E11

    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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  8. 8.3/10(51 votes)

    #7 - Private Eye

    S2:E16

    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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  9. 8.3/10(47 votes)

    #8 - Barber Lou

    S2:E26

    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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  10. 8.2/10(88 votes)

    #9 - Jail

    S1:E3

    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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  11. 8.2/10(64 votes)

    #10 - The Charity Bazaar

    S1:E10

    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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    Writer:Sid Fields
  12. 8.2/10(59 votes)

    #11 - The Politician

    S1:E16

    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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    Writer:Sid Fields
  13. 8.1/10(73 votes)

    #12 - The Vacuum Cleaner Salesman

    S1:E7

    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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    Writer:Sid Fields
  14. 8.1/10(67 votes)

    #13 - The Army Story

    S1:E8

    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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    Writer:Sid Fields
  15. 8.1/10(62 votes)

    #14 - The Television Show

    S1:E21

    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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    Writer:Sid Fields
  16. 8.1/10(52 votes)

    #15 - Killer's Wife

    S2:E6

    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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  17. 8.1/10(47 votes)

    #16 - Cheap Skates

    S2:E7

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

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  18. 8.1/10(41 votes)

    #17 - Bank Holdup

    S2:E19

    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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  19. 8.1/10(41 votes)

    #18 - Well Oiled

    S2:E20

    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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  20. 8.1/10(45 votes)

    #19 - The Pigeon

    S2:E21

    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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  21. 8.1/10(40 votes)

    #20 - Fencing Master

    S2:E23

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

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  22. 8.1/10(49 votes)

    #21 - Beauty Contest Story

    S2:E24

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

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  23. 8.0/10(62 votes)

    #22 - Pots and Pans

    S1:E9

    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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    Writer:Sid Fields
  24. 8.0/10(54 votes)

    #23 - Las Vegas

    S1:E22

    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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    Writer:Sid Fields
  25. 8.0/10(50 votes)

    #24 - In Society

    S2:E3

    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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  26. 8.0/10(49 votes)

    #25 - Pest Exterminators

    S2:E5

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

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Actors' Home" is the best rated episode of "The Abbott and Costello Show". It scored 8.7/10 based on 76 votes. Directed by Jean Yarbrough and written by Sid Fields, it aired on 5/15/1953. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Music Lovers".