The Abbott and Costello Show
(1952)Streaming Episode Guide
Season 2
Barber Lou
Episode 26 - 5-01-1954
27m
Lou 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 home.
8.1/10Where to watch
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Fall Guy
Episode 25 - 4-24-1954
26m
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.
7.6/10Where to watch
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Beauty Contest Story
Episode 24 - 4-17-1954
30m
When Bud and Lou judge a beauty contest, pressure is applied to sway their votes.
8/10Where to watch
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Fencing Master
Episode 23 - 4-10-1954
26m
A mad scientist's experiment convinces Lou that he is indestructible.
8.1/10Where to watch
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Honeymoon House
Episode 22 - 4-03-1954
27m
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.
7.6/10Where to watch
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The Pigeon
Episode 21 - 3-27-1954
30m
Bud and Lou's beautiful next door neighbor uses Lou as a decoy to help break up with her mobster boyfriend.
8.1/10Where to watch
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Well Oiled
Episode 20 - 3-20-1954
27m
Bud and Lou help Mr. Fields, who is being threatened with a lawsuit. Lou poses as a Texas millionaire to help discredit the complainant.
8/10Where to watch
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Bank Holdup
Episode 19 - 3-13-1954
30m
Bud 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 to pay their rent, and later try to get it back from Mr. Fields' safe.
8.1/10Where to watch
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Public Enemies
Episode 18 - 3-06-1954
26m
Lou is mistaken for a crook named Dapper Dan and is forced to take part in a robbery.
7.7/10Where to watch
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The Tax Return
Episode 17 - 2-27-1954
27m
Lou 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.
7.9/10Where to watch
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Private Eye
Episode 16 - 2-20-1954
30m
After receiving his private eye diploma from the Watchdo Correspondence School, Lou helps a friend locate some valuable bonds in a haunted house.
8.4/10Where to watch
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Uncle from New Jersey
Episode 15 - 2-13-1954
30m
When 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. Complications arise, however, when Mike the Cop begins to believe that the visiting uncle (Lou in disguise) has been murdered.
8/10Where to watch
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Wife Wanted
Episode 14 - 2-06-1954
27m
When 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 Bonebender Brodsky.
7.8/10Where to watch
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Car Trouble
Episode 13 - 1-30-1954
30m
When Lou wins a car, Bud sells it to buy a cheaper one, using the profits to try to finance a vacation in Flint, Michigan.
7.8/10Where to watch
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Efficiency Experts
Episode 12 - 1-23-1954
30m
Bud and Lou land jobs as efficiency experts, and are assigned to restrain their client’s daughters from spending money. The young women, however, get the boys to buy them expensive dresses and take them to a casino, where they end up in a brawl.
7.7/10Where to watch
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Amnesia
Episode 11 - 1-16-1954
27m
Lou 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 poses as his wife then makes his existence miserable.
8.2/10Where to watch
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$1,000 TV Prize
Episode 10 - 1-09-1954
27m
Lou 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.
8.3/10Where to watch
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From Bed to Worse
Episode 9 - 1-02-1954
26m
Bud and Lou attempt to plant a backyard garden in order to win a cash prize offered by a civic group.
7.6/10Where to watch
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South of Dixie
Episode 8 - 12-26-1953
26m
Lou accidentally lands himself and Bud roles in a Civil War melodrama.
7.6/10Where to watch
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Cheap Skates
Episode 7 - 12-19-1953
26m
Bud and Lou accidentally buy a crate of roller-skates, not knowing that they have stolen diamonds hidden inside.
8/10Where to watch
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Killer's Wife
Episode 6 - 12-12-1953
26m
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.
8.1/10Where to watch
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Pest Exterminators
Episode 5 - 12-05-1953
26m
Bud and Lou are pest exterminators mistaken for psychiatrists when they attend to Mrs. Featherton's "aunts."
8/10Where to watch
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Life Insurance
Episode 4 - 11-28-1953
26m
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.
7.6/10Where to watch
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In Society
Episode 3 - 11-21-1953
26m
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.
8/10Where to watch
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Uncle Bozzo's Visit
Episode 2 - 11-14-1953
26m
Lou's eccentric opera singing uncle comes to stay with the boys for a couple of months.
7.9/10Where to watch
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The Paper Hangers
Episode 1 - 11-07-1953
30m
To pay back rent, Bud and Lou attempt to wallpaper an apartment. Later, as waiters in a restaurant, they brawl with hoodlums.
7.8/10Where to watch
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Season 1
Safari
Episode 26 - 5-29-1953
27m
When Bingo gets sick, the whole gang travels to Africa to find his parents.
7.8/10Where to watch
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Police Rookies
Episode 25 - 5-22-1953
27m
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.
7.5/10Where to watch
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The Actors' Home
Episode 24 - 5-15-1953
30m
Bud is taken away to an old actors' home where he and Lou perform their famous "Who's on first?" routine.
8.7/10Where to watch
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Little Old Lady
Episode 23 - 5-08-1953
30m
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.
7.8/10Where to watch
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Las Vegas
Episode 22 - 5-01-1953
26m
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.
8/10Where to watch
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The Television Show
Episode 21 - 4-24-1953
27m
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.
8/10Where to watch
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Hillary's Birthday
Episode 20 - 4-17-1953
27m
While shopping for Hillary's birthday present, Lou nearly destroys a grocery store. Later, at her party, Mr. Fields becomes upset about the noise.
7.9/10Where to watch
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Bingo the Chimp
Episode 19 - 4-10-1953
30m
Mike the Cop tells Lou that he must have a license for his pet chimp. But Lou accidentally applies for a marriage license.
7.7/10Where to watch
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Getting a Job
Episode 18 - 4-03-1953
27m
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.
8.2/10Where to watch
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The Wrestling Story
Episode 17 - 3-27-1953
27m
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.
7.8/10Where to watch
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The Politician
Episode 16 - 3-20-1953
27m
Bud coaches Lou on running for public office, a political campaign that ends with Lou delivering a disastrous speech in a neighborhood park.
8.1/10Where to watch
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The Music Lovers
Episode 15 - 3-13-1953
30m
Lou attempts to impress Hillary and her father with his musical abilities. While pretending to perform, Bud falls asleep and ruins the scheme.
8.4/10Where to watch
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Hungry
Episode 14 - 3-06-1953
26m
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.
8.3/10Where to watch
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Peace and Quiet
Episode 13 - 2-27-1953
27m
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.
7.8/10Where to watch
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The Haunted House
Episode 12 - 2-20-1953
30m
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.
7.8/10Where to watch
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The Western Story
Episode 11 - 2-13-1953
27m
Bud and Lou accept Hillary's invitation to visit her uncle's B-Bar-Bop ranch.
7.8/10Where to watch
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The Charity Bazaar
Episode 10 - 2-06-1953
27m
Bud and Lou participate in Hillary's charity bazaar, raising money with the "shell game." Lou blows his money at the kissing booth.
8.2/10Where to watch
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Pots and Pans
Episode 9 - 1-30-1953
26m
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.
7.9/10Where to watch
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The Army Story
Episode 8 - 1-23-1953
26m
Bud and Lou join the Army, where they recreate their routines from the feature film 'Buck Privates.' "Drill Routine" and "Dice Game" are performed.
8.1/10Where to watch
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The Vacuum Cleaner Salesman
Episode 7 - 1-16-1953
27m
Bud and Lou visit an employment agency run by Mr. Fields' brother, who gives Lou a job selling vacuum cleaners door to door.
8/10Where to watch
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Alaska
Episode 6 - 1-09-1953
27m
When news arrives that Lou's uncle has struck gold in Alaska, Bud and Lou plan to help him spend it.
7.7/10Where to watch
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The Birthday Party
Episode 5 - 1-02-1953
27m
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.
7.6/10Where to watch
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The Vacation
Episode 4 - 12-26-1952
30m
Bud and Lou head off to the Biltmore Hotel near Phoenix for a vacation. "Hertz U-Drive" and the "Pack-Unpack" routines are performed.
7.3/10Where to watch
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Jail
Episode 3 - 12-19-1952
27m
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."
8.1/10Where to watch
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The Dentist's Office
Episode 2 - 12-12-1952
27m
When Lou gets a toothache he attempts to get arrested so he can receive free treatment while incarcerated.
7.8/10Where to watch
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The Drug Store
Episode 1 - 12-05-1952
27m
Bud and Lou find jobs in Fields' drugstore and nearly wreck the place. This episode opens with the famous "Jonah and the Whale" routine.
7.7/10Where to watch
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The Actors' Home
Episode 24 - 5-15-1953
30m
Bud is taken away to an old actors' home where he and Lou perform their famous "Who's on first?" routine.
8.7/10Where to watch
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Haven't Seen
The Music Lovers
Episode 15 - 3-13-1953
30m
Lou attempts to impress Hillary and her father with his musical abilities. While pretending to perform, Bud falls asleep and ruins the scheme.
8.4/10Where to watch
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Haven't Seen
Private Eye
Episode 16 - 2-20-1954
30m
After receiving his private eye diploma from the Watchdo Correspondence School, Lou helps a friend locate some valuable bonds in a haunted house.
8.4/10Where to watch
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Haven't Seen
Hungry
Episode 14 - 3-06-1953
26m
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.
8.3/10Where to watch
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Haven't Seen
$1,000 TV Prize
Episode 10 - 1-09-1954
27m
Lou 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.
8.3/10Where to watch
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