The BEST episodes written by Sid Fields
#1 - The Wrestling Story
The Abbott and Costello Show - Season 1 - Episode 17
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.
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#2 - Barber Lou
The Abbott and Costello Show - Season 2 - Episode 26
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.
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#3 - The Drug Store
The Abbott and Costello Show - Season 1 - Episode 1
Bud and Lou find jobs in Fields' drugstore and nearly wreck the place. This episode opens with the famous "Jonah and the Whale" routine.
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#4 - The Dentist's Office
The Abbott and Costello Show - Season 1 - Episode 2
When Lou gets a toothache he attempts to get arrested so he can receive free treatment while incarcerated.
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#5 - The Vacuum Cleaner Salesman
The Abbott and Costello Show - Season 1 - Episode 7
Bud and Lou visit an employment agency run by Mr. Fields' brother, who gives Lou a job selling vacuum cleaners door to door.
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#6 - The Vacation
The Abbott and Costello Show - Season 1 - Episode 4
Bud and Lou head off to the Biltmore Hotel near Phoenix for a vacation. "Hertz U-Drive" and the "Pack-Unpack" routines are performed.
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#7 - The Charity Bazaar
The Abbott and Costello Show - Season 1 - Episode 10
Bud and Lou participate in Hillary's charity bazaar, raising money with the "shell game." Lou blows his money at the kissing booth.
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#8 - Getting a Job
The Abbott and Costello Show - Season 1 - Episode 18
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.
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#9 - The Haunted House
The Abbott and Costello Show - Season 1 - Episode 12
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.
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#10 - Pots and Pans
The Abbott and Costello Show - Season 1 - Episode 9
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.
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#11 - The Western Story
The Abbott and Costello Show - Season 1 - Episode 11
Bud and Lou accept Hillary's invitation to visit her uncle's B-Bar-Bop ranch.
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#12 - The Music Lovers
The Abbott and Costello Show - Season 1 - Episode 15
Lou attempts to impress Hillary and her father with his musical abilities. While pretending to perform, Bud falls asleep and ruins the scheme.
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#13 - Hungry
The Abbott and Costello Show - Season 1 - Episode 14
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.
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#14 - The Politician
The Abbott and Costello Show - Season 1 - Episode 16
Bud coaches Lou on running for public office, a political campaign that ends with Lou delivering a disastrous speech in a neighborhood park.
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#15 - Hillary's Birthday
The Abbott and Costello Show - Season 1 - Episode 20
While shopping for Hillary's birthday present, Lou nearly destroys a grocery store. Later, at her party, Mr. Fields becomes upset about the noise.
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#16 - Bingo the Chimp
The Abbott and Costello Show - Season 1 - Episode 19
Mike the Cop tells Lou that he must have a license for his pet chimp. But Lou accidentally applies for a marriage license.
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#17 - The Actors' Home
The Abbott and Costello Show - Season 1 - Episode 24
Bud is taken away to an old actors' home where he and Lou perform their famous "Who's on first?" routine.
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#18 - Little Old Lady
The Abbott and Costello Show - Season 1 - Episode 23
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.
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#19 - The Television Show
The Abbott and Costello Show - Season 1 - Episode 21
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.
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#20 - Police Rookies
The Abbott and Costello Show - Season 1 - Episode 25
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.
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#21 - Life Insurance
The Abbott and Costello Show - Season 2 - Episode 4
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.
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#22 - Safari
The Abbott and Costello Show - Season 1 - Episode 26
When Bingo gets sick, the whole gang travels to Africa to find his parents.
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#23 - The Army Story
The Abbott and Costello Show - Season 1 - Episode 8
Bud and Lou join the Army, where they recreate their routines from the feature film 'Buck Privates.' "Drill Routine" and "Dice Game" are performed.
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#24 - Las Vegas
The Abbott and Costello Show - Season 1 - Episode 22
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.
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#25 - The Paper Hangers
The Abbott and Costello Show - Season 2 - Episode 1
To pay back rent, Bud and Lou attempt to wallpaper an apartment. Later, as waiters in a restaurant, they brawl with hoodlums.
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