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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...

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  1. Background image for $1,000 TV Prize
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - $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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  2. Background image for Well Oiled
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. Background image for Fencing Master
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Fencing Master

    S2:E23

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

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  4. Background image for Barber Lou
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Background image for Jail
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. Background image for The Actors' Home
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - 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.

    Writer:Sid Fields
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  8. Background image for Amnesia
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - 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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  9. Background image for Efficiency Experts
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Efficiency Experts

    S2:E12

    Bud and Lou land jobs as efficiency experts, and are assigned to restrain their client’s daughters from spending money. The young women, however, get the boys to buy them expensive dresses and take them to a casino, where they end up in a brawl.

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  10. Background image for Car Trouble
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Car Trouble

    S2:E13

    When Lou wins a car, Bud sells it to buy a cheaper one, using the profits to try to finance a vacation in Flint, Michigan.

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  11. Background image for Wife Wanted
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Wife Wanted

    S2:E14

    When Lou finds out he will inherit $10,000 provided that he has a wife, he tries to marry a former girlfriend—who is dating a man named Bonebender Brodsky.

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  12. Background image for Uncle from New Jersey
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Uncle from New Jersey

    S2:E15

    When Mr. Fields is just about to evict the boys, Bud convinces him that Lou's Uncle Ruppert is a millionaire and Lou is the sole heir. Complications arise, however, when Mike the Cop begins to believe that the visiting uncle (Lou in disguise) has been murdered.

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  13. Background image for Private Eye
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - 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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  14. Background image for The Tax Return
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - The Tax Return

    S2:E17

    Lou receives a tax refund check for $1,000,000. He takes the check to a bank and demands cash. He is subsequently followed by home by crooks.

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  15. Background image for Bank Holdup
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - 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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  16. Background image for The Pigeon
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - 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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  17. Background image for Beauty Contest Story
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Beauty Contest Story

    S2:E24

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

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  18. Background image for The Vacuum Cleaner Salesman
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #17 - 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.

    Writer:Sid Fields
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  19. Background image for The Army Story
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #18 - 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.

    Writer:Sid Fields
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  20. Background image for The Vacation
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #19 - The Vacation

    S1:E4

    Bud and Lou head off to the Biltmore Hotel near Phoenix for a vacation. "Hertz U-Drive" and the "Pack-Unpack" routines are performed.

    Writer:Sid Fields
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  21. Background image for Pots and Pans
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #20 - 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.

    Writer:Sid Fields
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  22. Background image for The Charity Bazaar
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #21 - 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.

    Writer:Sid Fields
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  23. Background image for The Western Story
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - The Western Story

    S1:E11

    Bud and Lou accept Hillary's invitation to visit her uncle's B-Bar-Bop ranch.

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  24. Background image for The Haunted House
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - The Haunted House

    S1:E12

    Hillary will inherit a castle if she spends one night there. Bud and Lou come along with her for protection and Lou is scared out of his mind by frightful encounters.

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  25. Background image for Peace and Quiet
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Peace and Quiet

    S1:E13

    Lou sleeps all day but can't sleep at night. Bud takes him to see a psychiatrist. Eventually Bud checks him into a sanitarium for a night's rest. "Crazy House" is performed.

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  26. Background image for Hungry
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - 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.

    Writer:Sid Fields
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Best Episodes Summary

"$1,000 TV Prize" is the best rated episode of "The Abbott and Costello Show". It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Jean Yarbrough and written by Jack Townley, it aired on 1/9/1954. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Well Oiled".