The Abbott and Costello Show

1. S01E01The Drug StoreDecember 5, 1952 7.0Bud and Lou find jobs in Fields' drugstore and nearly wreck the place. This episode opens with the famous "Jonah and the Whale" routine.
2. S01E02The Dentist's OfficeDecember 12, 1952 6.7When Lou gets a toothache he attempts to get arrested so he can receive free treatment while incarcerated.
3. S01E03JailDecember 19, 1952 7.7Lou damages Mrs. Crumbcake's waterpail and she drags him into court claiming .79 cents in damages. In jail, Lou's crazed cellmate becomes en
4. S01E04The VacationDecember 26, 1952 7.0Bud and Lou head off to the Biltmore Hotel near Phoenix for a vacation. "Hertz U-Drive" and the "Pack-Unpack" routines are performed.
5. S01E05The Birthday PartyJanuary 2, 1953 7.7Lou 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. B
6. S01E06AlaskaJanuary 9, 1953 6.0When news arrives that Lou's uncle has struck gold in Alaska, Bud and Lou plan to help him spend it.
7. S01E07The Vacuum Cleaner SalesmanJanuary 16, 1953 8.0Bud and Lou visit an employment agency run by Mr. Fields' brother, who gives Lou a job selling vacuum cleaners door to door.
8. S01E08Season's bestThe Army StoryJanuary 23, 1953 8.3Bud and Lou join the Army, where they recreate their routines from the feature film 'Buck Privates.' "Drill Routine" and "Dice Game" are per
9. S01E09Pots and PansJanuary 30, 1953 7.0Working as a door-to-door cookware salesman, Lou prepares a dinner for his friends in hopes of moving some product. However, his honest culi
10. S01E10The Charity BazaarFebruary 6, 1953 7.7Bud and Lou participate in Hillary's charity bazaar, raising money with the "shell game." Lou blows his money at the kissing booth.
11. S01E11The Western StoryFebruary 13, 1953 7.0Bud and Lou accept Hillary's invitation to visit her uncle's B-Bar-Bop ranch.
12. S01E12The Haunted HouseFebruary 20, 1953 7.0Hillary 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 min
13. S01E13Peace and QuietFebruary 27, 1953 7.0Lou 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
14. S01E14HungryMarch 6, 1953 7.0Bud 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.
15. S01E15The Music LoversMarch 13, 1953 7.0Lou attempts to impress Hillary and her father with his musical abilities. While pretending to perform, Bud falls asleep and ruins the schem
16. S01E16The PoliticianMarch 20, 1953 7.0Bud coaches Lou on running for public office, a political campaign that ends with Lou delivering a disastrous speech in a neighborhood park.
17. S01E17The Wrestling StoryMarch 27, 1953 7.0Lou and Stinky agree to settle their differences with a wrestling match. When Stinky becomes ill, his little brother Ivan the Terrible takes
18. S01E18Getting a JobApril 3, 1953 6.0Bud and Lou are hired to deliver hats to the Susquehanna Hat Company on Floogle Street and encounter several lunatics on the way. Also, Stin
19. S01E19Bingo the ChimpApril 10, 1953 6.0Mike the Cop tells Lou that he must have a license for his pet chimp. But Lou accidentally applies for a marriage license.
20. S01E20Hillary's BirthdayApril 17, 1953 7.5While shopping for Hillary's birthday present, Lou nearly destroys a grocery store. Later, at her party, Mr. Fields becomes upset about the
21. S01E21The Television ShowApril 24, 1953 6.0Lou 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.
22. S01E22Las VegasMay 1, 1953 6.0Bud 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 pe
23. S01E23Little Old LadyMay 8, 1953 6.0Bud 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.
24. S01E24The Actors' HomeMay 15, 1953 8.0Bud is taken away to an old actors' home where he and Lou perform their famous "Who's on first?" routine.
25. S01E25Police RookiesMay 22, 1953 6.0Mike the Cop helps Bud and Lou enroll in the Police Rookie School, where Lou blows up the gymnasium while playing with a hand grenade.
26. S01E26SafariMay 29, 1953 7.0When Bingo gets sick, the whole gang travels to Africa to find his parents.

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1. S02E01The Paper HangersNovember 7, 1953 6.0To pay back rent, Bud and Lou attempt to wallpaper an apartment. Later, as waiters in a restaurant, they brawl with hoodlums.
2. S02E02Uncle Bozzo's VisitNovember 14, 1953 7.0Lou's eccentric opera singing uncle comes to stay with the boys for a couple of months.
3. S02E03In SocietyNovember 21, 1953 6.0A wealthy society matron pays Bud to attend a formal reception and impersonate the Duke of Gluten. Lou comes along pretending to be his cous
4. S02E04Life InsuranceNovember 28, 1953 7.0Mr. 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
5. S02E05Pest ExterminatorsDecember 5, 1953 7.0Bud and Lou are pest exterminators mistaken for psychiatrists when they attend to Mrs. Featherton's "aunts."
6. S02E06Killer's WifeDecember 12, 1953 7.5When 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
7. S02E07Cheap SkatesDecember 19, 1953 7.0Bud and Lou accidentally buy a crate of roller-skates, not knowing that they have stolen diamonds hidden inside.
8. S02E08South of DixieDecember 26, 1953 7.0Lou accidentally lands himself and Bud roles in a Civil War melodrama.
9. S02E09From Bed to WorseJanuary 2, 1954 7.0Bud and Lou attempt to plant a backyard garden in order to win a cash prize offered by a civic group.
10. S02E10Season's best$1,000 TV PrizeJanuary 9, 1954 9.0Lou 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.
11. S02E11AmnesiaJanuary 16, 1954 8.0Lou 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
12. S02E12Efficiency ExpertsJanuary 23, 1954 8.0Bud and Lou land jobs as efficiency experts, and are assigned to restrain their client’s daughters from spending money. The young women, how
13. S02E13Car TroubleJanuary 30, 1954 8.0When Lou wins a car, Bud sells it to buy a cheaper one, using the profits to try to finance a vacation in Flint, Michigan.
14. S02E14Wife WantedFebruary 6, 1954 8.0When 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 Bone
15. S02E15Uncle from New JerseyFebruary 13, 1954 8.0When 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. Compl
16. S02E16Private EyeFebruary 20, 1954 8.0After receiving his private eye diploma from the Watchdog Correspondence School, Lou helps a friend locate some valuable bonds in a haunted
17. S02E17The Tax ReturnFebruary 27, 1954 8.0Lou 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
18. S02E18Public EnemiesMarch 6, 1954 7.0Lou is mistaken for a crook named Dapper Dan and is forced to take part in a robbery.
19. S02E19Bank HoldupMarch 13, 1954 8.0Bud 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 t
20. S02E20Well OiledMarch 20, 1954 9.0Bud and Lou help Mr. Fields, who is being threatened with a lawsuit. Lou poses as a Texas millionaire to help discredit the complainant.
21. S02E21The PigeonMarch 27, 1954 8.5Bud and Lou's beautiful next door neighbor uses Lou as a decoy to help break up with her mobster boyfriend.
22. S02E22Honeymoon HouseApril 3, 1954 7.5When Bud and Mr. Fields help Lou put together a prefab house in order to impress his fiancée and her parents, a jealous former boyfriend sab
23. S02E23Fencing MasterApril 10, 1954 9.0A mad scientist's experiment convinces Lou that he is indestructible.
24. S02E24Beauty Contest StoryApril 17, 1954 7.5When Bud and Lou judge a beauty contest, pressure is applied to sway their votes.
25. S02E25Fall GuyApril 24, 1954 7.0Bud and Lou want to take two sisters on a date but their father convinces the boys to put an antenna on his roof instead.
26. S02E26Barber LouMay 1, 1954 9.0Lou 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 hom

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