The Abbott and Costello Show
The Abbott and Costello Show
Bringing their trademark slapstick, puns and gimmicks to the small screen, 'The Abbott and Costello Show' features Bud Abbott and Lou Costello as out-of-work actors and roommates staying at Mr. Field's Hollywood boarding house.
The Drug Store
With Bud and Lou eight weeks behind on their rent and facing eviction, Mr. Fields sends them to work in his brother's drug store. Unfortunately, Lou can't cut it as a soda jerk and ends up wrecking the place.
The Dentist's Office
Lou has a terrible toothache, so Bud takes him to a dentist where Hillary works as a nurse. When the inept dentist fails to help, Bud schemes to get Lou arrested in order to receive free treatment in jail.
Jail
Lou shoots a hole in Mrs. Crumbcake's water bucket, and she sues him for 79 cents in damages. While in jail, he comes to blows with a crazed cellmate who becomes enraged at the mere mention of “Niagara Falls.”
The Vacation
Bud and Lou plan to vacation at the Biltmore Hotel near Phoenix, and stock up at a sporting goods store. As Lou packs for their trip, Bud worries that Mr. Fields will rent their apartment out from under them while they're gone.
The Birthday Party
Lou throws himself a birthday party, but mistakenly serves ant paste instead antipasto and makes his guests ill. After Bud throws him out of their apartment, Lou consoles himself by ordering a giant cake at Mr. Bacciagalupe's bakery.
Alaska
Lou receives word that his uncle has struck gold in Alaska, and the boys plan to join him.
The Vacuum Cleaner Salesman
Bud and Lou visit an employment agency run by Mr. Fields' brother, and Lou lands a job selling vacuum cleaners door-to-door. His demonstration skills are then put to the test at a rural farmhouse with disastrous results.
The Army Story
Bud and Lou join the Army National Guard. While at basic training, they have physicals, shoot dice in the barracks, and go through drill practice.
Pots and Pans
Lou tries his hand at selling aluminum cookware door-to-door. He volunteers to cook a duck dinner to demonstrate the cookware to the rooming house gang, but culinary mayhem ensues.
The Charity Bazaar
The boys help out at Hillary's charity bazaar. Lou spends all his cash at the kissing booth, and Bud raises money with the old shell game.
The Western Story
Bud and Lou accept Hillary's invitation to visit her at her uncle's “B-Bar-Bop Ranch” near the Mexican border. There, they join a posse tracking down cattle rustlers, and Lou tangles with the leader of the gang in a western saloon.
The Haunted House
Bud and Lou accompany Hillary to the haunted castle of her deceased uncle, Montague Brooke. According to his will, if she can spend the entire night there, she'll inherit the estate and all its treasures.
Peace and Quiet
Lou is suffering from insomnia, so Bud takes him to see a psychiatrist, who prescribes “Dr. Drowsy's Sleep-Inducing Record.” When that doesn't work, Bud checks Lou into a sanitarium for a good night's rest.
Hungry
Bud and Lou visit a couple of restaurants in search of a satisfying meal, but encounter trouble with Mr. Bacciagalupe's meatballs, twin waitresses and a very fresh oyster.
The Music Lovers
Hillary's father is visiting from the country and wants her to marry a man with musical talent. Lou takes a disastrous class at Professor Melonhead's Singing School, and then Bud comes up with a way to make Costello look like a piano virtuoso.
The Politician
Bud schemes to take a photograph of Mr. Fields beating up Lou so the boys can sue the landlord.
The Wrestling Story
Lou and Stinky agree to settle their differences in a wrestling match for the policemen's benefit.
Getting a Job
Bud gets a job loafing in a bakery, and insists that Lou get a job. Lou runs into trouble delivering a box of hats to the Susquehanna Hat Company. Later, the boys pay an uproarious visit to the Fields' Employment Agency.
The Chimp
Lou takes Bingo home from the pet shop. Mike the Cop tells Lou that he must get a license for the chimp.
Hillary's Birthday
Mr. Fields posts new house rules just as the boys plan a birthday party for Hillary. While shopping for the party, Lou causes trouble at the supermarket. Later, Lou (at Bud's insistence) infuriates Fields by playing loud music during the party.
Television
Bud and Lou become contestants on Lou's favorite TV game show, “Hold That Cuckoo,” where Costello wins a pack a bubblegum. Later, a drunken neighbor slips on the gum outside the rooming house and hauls Mr. Fields to court for negligence.
Las Vegas
The boys win an all expenses paid trip to Las Vegas and take Hillary along. But first they have to buy a used car from Friendly Fields' Used Car Lot. In Vegas, Lou loses all his money and plays a violent game of billiards.
Little Old Lady
The boys attempt to help a little old lady who has been dispossessed. They win $300 playing amusement park midway games, but the old lady uses the money for another purpose.
The Actors' Home
Mr. Bacciagalupe asks Lou to watch his ice cream stand. Later, while the boys sell newspapers, a philanthropist gives them $1,000.
Police Rookies
The boys plan to enroll in the police academy and get some pointers from Mike the Cop.
Safari
Bingo is sick with a 172-degree temperature. Lou figures that the chimp misses his family, so the entire gang heads to the Belgian Congo to find Bingo's father. Lou tangles with a real gorilla, thinking it's Bud in a monkey suit.