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The Abbott and Costello Show

Season 1 Episode 24: The Actors' Home

Thinking it's a counterfeit, bud tears up a $500 bill. When it turns out to be real, he goes nuts and is put in the old actors' home. This episode includes the "Who's On First" Routine.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 3 Jail

3. Jail

Aired: Dec 19, 1952

Lou is arrested for shooting a hole in his neighbor's bucket.

Episode 4 The Vacation

4. The Vacation

Aired: Dec 26, 1952

Bud worries that Mr. Fields will rent their apartment while they're on vacation.

Episode 5 The Birthday Party

5. The Birthday Party

Aired: Jan 2, 1953

Lou invites Mr. Fields to his birthday party, but Bud winds up kicking Lou ou...

Episode 6 Alaska

6. Alaska

Aired: Jan 9, 1953

Lou's uncle in Alaska discovers a gold mine, so Bud and Lou prepare to head u...

Episode 9 Pots and Pans

9. Pots and Pans

Aired: Jan 30, 1953

Lou tries selling pots and pans door-to-door.

Episode 11 The Western Story

11. The Western Story

Aired: Feb 13, 1953

Hillary invites the boys to her uncle's dude ranch, there tangle with outlaws.

Episode 12 The Haunted Castle

12. The Haunted Castle

Aired: Feb 20, 1953

Bud & Lou keep Hillary company one night in an old house she'll inherit.

Episode 13 Peace and Quiet

13. Peace and Quiet

Aired: Feb 27, 1953

Lou can't sleep so Bud takes him to a shrink who gives him a sleep inducing r...

Episode 14 Hungry

14. Hungry

Aired: Mar 6, 1953

The boys visit two restaurants, one with twin waitresses.

Episode 15 The Music Lover

15. The Music Lover

Aired: Mar 13, 1953

Hillary's Dad will only allow her to marry a man with musical talent, so Lou ...

Episode 16 The Politician

16. The Politician

Aired: Mar 20, 1953

Lou runs for public office, so Bud brings in Lou's 4th grade teacher for symp...

Episode 17 The Wrestling Match

17. The Wrestling Match

Aired: Mar 27, 1953

Lou & Stinky agree to do a charity wrestling match, but Stinky gets sick, so ...

Episode 18 Getting a Job

18. Getting a Job

Aired: Apr 3, 1953

The boys deliver straw hats to the Susquehanna Hat Company and run into crazy...

Episode 19 Bingo

19. Bingo

Aired: Apr 10, 1953

Lou has to get a license for his chimp but accidentally applies for a marriag...

Episode 21 Television

21. Television

Aired: Apr 24, 1953

On the quiz show Hold That Cuckoo, the host puts Lou thru some embarrassing s...

Episode 22 Las Vegas

22. Las Vegas

Aired: May 1, 1953

The boys rent a car and drive to Vegas, where they play a violent game of pool.

Episode 23 Little Old Lady

23. Little Old Lady

Aired: May 8, 1953

Bud & Lou raise money to keep an old lady from being evicted but she uses the...

Episode 24 The Actors' Home

24. The Actors' Home

Aired: May 15, 1953

Thinking it's a counterfeit, bud tears up a $500 bill. When it turns out to b...

Episode 25 Police Rookies

25. Police Rookies

Aired: May 22, 1953

Mike the Cop helps the boys enroll in the police academy which Lou manages to...

Episode 26 Safari

26. Safari

Aired: May 29, 1953

Bingo the Chimp is sick and Lou figures he misses his family, so they all go ...

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Info about The Abbott and Costello Show

Seasons: 2

Network: Syndication

Production Country: United States

Genres:Comedy, Family, Mystery

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