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The Worst Episodes of The Abbott and Costello Show

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The Worst 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. 6.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - The Paper Hangers

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    S2:E1

    To pay back rent, Bud and Lou attempt to wallpaper an apartment. Later, as waiters in a restaurant, they brawl with hoodlums.

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  2. 6.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - In Society

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    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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  3. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Uncle Bozzo's Visit

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    S2:E2

    Lou's eccentric opera singing uncle comes to stay with the boys for a couple of months.

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  4. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Life Insurance

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    S2:E4

    Mr. Fields takes out an insurance policy on Lou. Later, Bud takes Lou on a hunting trip, and Lou suspects Bud and Mr. Fields have plotted to kill him for the insurance money.

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  5. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Pest Exterminators

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

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  6. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Killer's Wife

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    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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  8. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Cheap Skates

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    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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  9. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - South of Dixie

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    S2:E8

    Lou accidentally lands himself and Bud roles in a Civil War melodrama.

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  10. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - From Bed to Worse

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    S2:E9

    Bud and Lou attempt to plant a backyard garden in order to win a cash prize offered by a civic group.

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  11. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Public Enemies

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    S2:E18

    Lou is mistaken for a crook named Dapper Dan and is forced to take part in a robbery.

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  12. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Honeymoon House

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    S2:E22

    When Bud and Mr. Fields help Lou put together a prefab house in order to impress his fiancée and her parents, a jealous former boyfriend sabotages their work.

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  13. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Fall Guy

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    S2:E25

    Bud and Lou want to take two sisters on a date but their father convinces the boys to put an antenna on his roof instead.

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  14. 7.4/10(76 votes)

    #13 - The Vacation

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    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.

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    Writer:Sid Fields
  15. 7.5/10(49 votes)

    #14 - Police Rookies

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    S1:E25

    Mike the Cop helps Bud and Lou enroll in the Police Rookie School, where Lou blows up the gymnasium while playing with a hand grenade.

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    Writer:Sid Fields
  16. 7.6/10(79 votes)

    #15 - The Birthday Party

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    S1:E5

    Lou throws a birthday party for himself, but nearly poisons his guests when he puts ant paste on his hors d'oeurves instead of anti pasto. Bud throws him out and Lou consoles himself by ordering a giant decorated cake.

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  17. 7.7/10(124 votes)

    #16 - The Drug Store

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    Bud and Lou find jobs in Fields' drugstore and nearly wreck the place. This episode opens with the famous "Jonah and the Whale" routine.

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    Writer:Sid Fields
  18. 7.7/10(60 votes)

    #17 - Bingo the Chimp

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    S1:E19

    Mike the Cop tells Lou that he must have a license for his pet chimp. But Lou accidentally applies for a marriage license.

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    Writer:Sid Fields
  19. 7.8/10(101 votes)

    #18 - The Dentist's Office

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    When Lou gets a toothache he attempts to get arrested so he can receive free treatment while incarcerated.

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    Writer:Sid Fields
  20. 7.8/10(78 votes)

    #19 - Alaska

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    S1:E6

    When news arrives that Lou's uncle has struck gold in Alaska, Bud and Lou plan to help him spend it.

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  21. 7.8/10(62 votes)

    #20 - The Western Story

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    S1:E11

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

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  22. 7.8/10(62 votes)

    #21 - Hillary's Birthday

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    S1:E20

    While shopping for Hillary's birthday present, Lou nearly destroys a grocery store. Later, at her party, Mr. Fields becomes upset about the noise.

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    Writer:Sid Fields
  23. 7.8/10(50 votes)

    #22 - Safari

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    S1:E26

    When Bingo gets sick, the whole gang travels to Africa to find his parents.

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    Writer:Sid Fields
  24. 7.9/10(78 votes)

    #23 - The Haunted House

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    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. 7.9/10(64 votes)

    #24 - Peace and Quiet

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    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. 7.9/10(67 votes)

    #25 - The Wrestling Story

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    S1:E17

    Lou and Stinky agree to settle their differences with a wrestling match. When Stinky becomes ill, his little brother Ivan the Terrible takes his place.

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    Writer:Sid Fields

Worst Episodes Summary

"The Paper Hangers" is the worst rated episode of "The Abbott and Costello Show". It scored 6/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Jean Yarbrough and written by Clyde Bruckman, Sid Fields, it aired on 11/7/1953. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "In Society".