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The Abbott and Costello TV Show is timeless American humor, as fresh today as it was 40 years ago. All the classic routines which "the boys" performed on film, radio and stage were captured in 1952-53 for the new medium of television and delivered at the peak of their powers.
The regular cast of chracters, including Mr. Fields, Mike theCop, Stinky, Bacciagalupe and Hillary, had worked with Bud and Lou on film and stage and each contributed memorably. These shows stand today as perhaps the finest surviving representation of the art of burlesque comedy.
Featuring::
- The Army Story
The army must be in really bad shape if it has to draft Bud and Lou, but that's exactly what happens in this mirth-filled military episode. After proving to landlord Fields that their 13 weeks of back room rent at $7 a week total $28, the boys head to boot camp. During training, it's Corporal (!) Abbot and Sergeant Mike the Cop against poor Lou, who outwits his bunkmates in a zany dice game. The team finishes its army career with a classic slapstick drill routine that lands Lou face first in the dirt.
- Efficiency Experts
Bud and Lou have miraculously landed a job with the Globe Efficiency Company. J.J. Wentworth hires the boys to stop h
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