The Abbott and Costello Show
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Director
Jean Yarbrough
Age 52 (died at 74)
Writer
Sid Fields
Age 45 (died at 45)
Bud and Lou find jobs in Fields' drugstore and nearly wreck the place. This episode opens with the famous "Jonah and the Whale" routine.
When Lou gets a toothache he attempts to get arrested so he can receive free treatment while incarcerated.
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."
Bud and Lou head off to the Biltmore Hotel near Phoenix for a vacation. "Hertz U-Drive" and the "Pack-Unpack" routines are performed.
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.
When news arrives that Lou's uncle has struck gold in Alaska, Bud and Lou plan to help him spend it.
Bud and Lou visit an employment agency run by Mr. Fields' brother, who gives Lou a job selling vacuum cleaners door to door.
Bud and Lou join the Army, where they recreate their routines from the feature film 'Buck Privates.' "Drill Routine" and "Dice Game" are performed.
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.
Bud and Lou participate in Hillary's charity bazaar, raising money with the "shell game." Lou blows his money at the kissing booth.
Bud and Lou accept Hillary's invitation to visit her uncle's B-Bar-Bop ranch.
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.
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.
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.
Lou attempts to impress Hillary and her father with his musical abilities. While pretending to perform, Bud falls asleep and ruins the scheme.
Bud coaches Lou on running for public office, a political campaign that ends with Lou delivering a disastrous speech in a neighborhood park.
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.
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.
Mike the Cop tells Lou that he must have a license for his pet chimp. But Lou accidentally applies for a marriage license.
While shopping for Hillary's birthday present, Lou nearly destroys a grocery store. Later, at her party, Mr. Fields becomes upset about the noise.
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.
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.
Bud and Lou attempt to help an old lady who has been evicted. They raise $300 and she uses the money to bet on a racehorse.
Bud is taken away to an old actors' home where he and Lou perform their famous "Who's on first?" routine.
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.
When Bingo gets sick, the whole gang travels to Africa to find his parents.
Bud Abbott
Age 55 (died at 76)
Lou Costello
Age 46 (died at 52)
Dr. Mildew
Hillary Brooke
Age 38 (died at 84)
Joe Kirk
Mr. Bacciagalupe
Age 49 (died at 71)
Gordon Jones
Mike Kelly
Age 41 (died at 52)
Bobby Barber
Man with Overcoat
Age 57 (died at 81)
Joe Besser
Stinky Davis
Age 45 (died at 80)
Milt Bronson
Heckler (voice)
Joan Shawlee
Eyewitness in Courtroom
Age 26 (died at 61)
Murray Leonard
Man Phoning Chambersburg
Age 54 (died at 72)
Elvia Allman
Stinky's Mother
Age 48 (died at 87)
James Alexander
Singing Cowboy
Ray Walker
Policeman
Age 48 (died at 76)
Veda Ann Borg
Angry Wife
Age 37 (died at 58)
Eddie Parks
Man with Hearing Aid
Dorothy Granger
Bit
Age 40 (died at 82)
Lucien Littlefield
Mr. Whitcup
Age 57 (died at 64)
Virginia Christine
Grateful Lady
Age 32 (died at 76)
Ben Welden
Gaston - Restaurant Manager
Age 51 (died at 96)
Iris Adrian
Woman Who Slaps Lou
Robin Raymond
Young Lady
Age 36 (died at 77)
Anthony Caruso
Scarpuss
Age 36 (died at 86)
Vera Marshe
Tough Lady
Age 47 (died at 78)
Minerva Urecal
Indian Woman
Age 58 (died at 71)
Renie Riano
Woman going to Las Vegas
Age 53 (died at 71)
Robert Cherry
Nervous Rookie
Syd Saylor
Second Panhandler
Age 57 (died at 67)
Isabel Randolph
Mrs. Van Olsen
Age 65 (died at 85)
Sam Harris
Man on Street
Age 75 (died at 92)
Glenn Strange
Tessie's Steady Boyfriend
Age 53 (died at 74)
Joe Devlin
Age 58 (died at 79)
Maudie Prickett
Woman in Casino (uncredited)
Age 38 (died at 61)
Sarah Padden
Old Lady on Street
Age 71 (died at 86)
Barbara Billingsley
Becky the Cashier (uncredited)
Age 36 (died at 94)
Raymond Hatton
Mr. Brooke
Age 65 (died at 84)
Louis Lettieri
Third Kid
Age 8 (now 82)
Stanley Andrews
Judge Henry Q. Crumbcake
Age 61 (died at 77)
Joyce Jameson
Blonde on Street
Age 25 (died at 59)
Rita Moreno
Telegram delivery girl
Age 20 (now 94)
Ethelreda Leopold
Blonde Housewife
Age 38 (died at 83)
Dorothy Ford
Miss Yummy
Age 30 (died at 88)
Don Zelaya
DeLeone
Age 58 (died at 58)
George Barrows
Gorilla
Age 38 (died at 80)
Marjorie Reynolds
Nurse
Age 35 (died at 79)
Lillian Bronson
Wife of Patient with Propeller
Age 50 (died at 92)
Charles Cane
City Councilman
Gloria Talbott
Crying Woman
Age 21 (died at 69)
Phyllis Kennedy
Unattractive Waitress
William Newell
Arguing Husband
Age 58 (died at 73)
Alix Talton
Pet Shop Customer
Age 33 (died at 72)
Lee Patrick
Grocery Store Customer
Age 51 (died at 80)
Joyce Compton
Girl at Drivers License Bureau
Age 45 (died at 90)
Harry Tyler
License Bureau Clerk
Age 64 (died at 73)
George Chandler
First Panhandler
Age 54 (died at 86)
Benny Rubin
Sam
Age 53 (died at 87)
Judy Clark
Young Woman
Age 31 (died at 81)
Harold Goodwin
Truck Driver
Age 50 (died at 84)
Hallene Hill
Mrs. Gillicuddy
Age 76 (died at 89)
Mel Blanc
Parrot (voice)
Age 44 (died at 81)
Burt Mustin
Deaf Old Man
Age 68 (died at 92)
Thurston Hall
J. Peter Stuyvesant
Age 70 (died at 75)
Allen Jenkins
Retired Actors Home Man on Street
Jo-Carroll Dennison
Ice Cream Customer
Age 28 (now 102)
Jarma Lewis
Age 21 (died at 54)
Jack Perry
Passerby
Age 57 (died at 76)
Emory Parnell
Police Sergeant at Firing Range
Age 59 (died at 86)
John Halloran
Judo Instructor
Age 45 (died at 89)
Kathleen O'Malley
Contestant (uncredited)
Age 28 (died at 94)
Eddie Forman
Age 51 (died at 90)
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