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1. 7x13=28 (2020)
4 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Bud Abbott is the manager of a local chapter of a vacuum cleaner company. A new, dim-witted salesman played by Lou Costello, believes that for the place's 7 salesmen to reach their 28 per week quota, they must each sell 13 a piece.
Director: Maxwell Whiteman | Stars: Lou Costello, Bud Abbott
2. Who's on First?!!? The Animated Version (2020)
Animation, Short, Comedy
Dexter Broadhurst & Sebastian Dinwiddle have a hilarious argument over the names and positions of Baseball players.
Director: Maxwell Whiteman | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello
Votes: 7
3.
Diminishing Returns (2016– )
It
(2017 Podcast Episode)
Comedy, Talk-Show
In anticipation of the new film adaptation of Stephen King's It, Diminishing Returns take a look at the book, the 1990 mini-series (or TV movie, depending on who you ask) and, of course, the upcoming film.
Directors: Calvin Dyson, Sol Harris, Allen Turing | Stars: Calvin Dyson, Sol Harris, Allen Turing, Bud Abbott
Votes: 7
4. Abbott & Costello (1967–1968)
30 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
The animated further misadventures of the comedy duo.
Stars: Bud Abbott, Stan Irwin, Don Messick, John Stephenson
Votes: 376
5.
Here's Hollywood (1960–1962)
Episode:
Episode #3.66
(1962)
30 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Bud Abbott, Lee Philips
6.
General Electric Theater (1953–1962)
Episode:
The Joke's on Me
(1961)
TV-G | 30 min | Drama
Comic Sid Benton takes a hard-boiled, cynical view of life in his nightclub act where it pays off. But when he runs this attitude over into his private life, he loses his wife's affections.
Director: Ida Lupino | Stars: Lee Marvin, Bud Abbott, Mala Powers, Kathleen Hughes
Votes: 12
7. Here's Hollywood (1960–1962)
30 min | Talk-Show
Hollywood celebrities are interviewed, often at their homes.
Stars: Dean Miller, Helen O'Connell, Jack Linkletter, Joanne Jordan
Votes: 169
8. The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1956–1960)
60 min | Comedy
The Steve Allen Show was an American variety show hosted by Steve Allen.
Stars: Steve Allen, Gene Rayburn, Louis Nye, Skitch Henderson
Votes: 258
9. Dance with Me, Henry (1956)
Not Rated | 79 min | Comedy
Two goofballs try to run a beaten-down old amusement park.
Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Gigi Perreau, Rusty Hamer
Votes: 898
11.
This Is Your Life (1950–1987)
Episode:
Lou Costello
(1956)
30 min | Biography, Family, Reality-TV
Beloved comedian Lou Costello is the subject, detailing his partnership with Bud Abbott, his unsuccessful start in 1920s Hollywood, and the tragic drowning of Lou's not quite 1 year old son Lou Jr., nicknamed Butch.
Director: Richard Gottlieb | Stars: Ralph Edwards, Lou Costello, Bud Abbott, Jake Breslin
Votes: 23
12.
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971)
Episode:
8th Anniversary Show
(1956)
TV-G | 60 min | Music, Talk-Show
Director: John Moffitt | Stars: Ed Sullivan, Bud Abbott, Louis Armstrong, Desi Arnaz
13.
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1956–1960)
Episode:
Abbott & Costello, Kukla, Fran & Ollie, Peggy King, Lionel Hampton, Don Lamond, Louis Bellson Mrs. Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle
(1956)
60 min | Comedy
Todays guests are Abbott and Costello/Kukla, Fran and Ollie/Mickey Mantle/Lionel Hampton/Peggy King/Milt Kamen.
Stars: Steve Allen, Bud Abbott, Fran Allison, Louie Bellson
14.
Unit One (1956– )
Episode:
Episode dated 26 October 1956
(1956)
Crime
Director: James Gates | Stars: Bud Abbott, Paul Coates, Lou Costello
15. Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
Passed | 79 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Two bumbling Americans stumble on the discovery of a lifetime when their search for a mummy leads them to a sacred medallion that holds the key to buried treasure.
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marie Windsor, Michael Ansara
Votes: 6,307
16. Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955)
Approved | 80 min | Comedy, Romance
Harry and Willie buy the Edison Movie Studio in the year 1912 from Joseph Gorman, a confidence man. They follow Gorman to Hollywood where, as stunt men, they find him directing movies as Sergei Trumanoff and stealing the studio payroll.
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Fred Clark, Lynn Bari
Votes: 2,381
17.
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971)
Episode:
Episode #9.11
(1955)
TV-G | 60 min | Music, Talk-Show
Director: John Moffitt | Stars: Ed Sullivan, Bud Abbott, Diana Adams, Lou Costello
18.
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955)
Episode:
Episode #5.20
(1955)
Comedy, Romance
Director: Ed Sobol | Stars: Gordon MacRae, Dean Martin, Bud Abbott, Lou Costello
Votes: 11
19.
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955)
Episode:
Episode #5.27
(1955)
Comedy, Romance
Gordon MacRae and Rhonda Fleming co-host from March Air Force Base in Riverside, California commemorating Armed Forces Week. Guests are Abbott and Costello, dancers the Clark Brothers, ... See full summary »
Director: Jim Jordan | Stars: Gordon MacRae, Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Rhonda Fleming
20. Fireman Save My Child (1954)
Approved | 79 min | Action, Comedy
A film intended for Bud Abbott and Lou Costello that ended up starring Hugh O'Brian and Buddy Hackett. Most of the footage was given over to Spike Jones and His City Slickers, about the all... See full summary »
Director: Leslie Goodwins | Stars: Spike Jones, Spike Jones and His City Slickers, Hugh O'Brian, Buddy Hackett
Votes: 90
21. The 28th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1954 TV Special)
Family
Stars: Bud Abbott, Billy Barty, Sid Caesar, Jan Clayton
22.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Beauty Contest
(1954)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
The boys judge the Miss Mud Turtle pageant, in which Mr. Fields' niece is a contestant.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Dick Wessel, Claudia Barrett
Votes: 44
23.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Honeymoon House
(1954)
TV-G | 27 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Lou, Bud, and Mr. Fields try to build a pre-fab house for Lou's fiancée. Inspired by Buster Keaton's One Week.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Karen Sharpe, Renie Riano
Votes: 41
24.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
The Pigeon
(1954)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Lou is set up by his sexy neighbor to take the fall for her infidelity, so that Lou is the one who gets killed by her jealous mobster boyfriend.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Gloria Henry, Ted Hecht
Votes: 40
25.
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955)
Episode:
Episode #4.33
(1954)
Comedy, Romance
Director: Fred Hamilton | Stars: Bud Abbott, Dean Martin, Lou Costello, Hoagy Carmichael
Votes: 34
26.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Amnesia
(1954)
TV-G | 27 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
When Lou prepares to marry a girl he's only corresponded with, Bud convinces him he has amnesia and has already married a shrew.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Adele Jergens, Sid Fields
Votes: 41
27.
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955)
Episode:
Episode #4.21
(1954)
60 min | Comedy, Romance
Gene Wesson hosts with guests Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, skater Sonja Henie, comic/singer Keefe Brasselle, with Carolyn Jones, Joyce Jameson, Michael Ross, Will J. White, Jud Conlon ... See full summary »
Directors: Sid Smith, Ed Sobol | Stars: Sonja Henie, Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Keefe Brasselle
Votes: 27
28.
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955)
Episode:
Hosts: Abbott & Costello; Guests: Les Paul & Mary Ford, Janik & Arnaut, Fred Darian, The Pied Pipers, Veola Vonn
(1954)
Comedy, Romance
Jerry is the newest member.is a shy new member.
Director: Fred Hamilton | Stars: Bud Abbott, Hal Sawyer, Lou Costello, Norman Abbott
Votes: 29
29.
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955)
Episode:
Episode #4.28
(1954)
Comedy, Romance
In the volatile South American land of "Bullonia", Bud and Lou are broke. To escape their creditors, the put on disguises from some found clothes, Bud in a caballero outfit, and Lou in an ... See full summary »
Director: Fred Hamilton | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Beryl Davis, Rhonda Fleming
Votes: 26
30.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
$1000 TV Prize
(1954)
TV-G | 27 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Lou answers Mr. Fields' phone and inadvertently wins a thousand-dollar prize.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Gordon Jones, Sid Fields
Votes: 39
31.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Bank Holdup
(1954)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
The boys are hired as bank guards by two robbers masquerading as Brinks guys.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Douglas Fowley, Gordon Jones
Votes: 36
32.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Barber Lou
(1954)
TV-G | 27 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Bud enlists Lou to give him a massage.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Sid Fields, Renie Riano
Votes: 41
33.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Car Trouble
(1954)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Lou wins a car in a contest, but it's a lemon, so they drive to Flint for another.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Sid Fields, Gordon Jones
Votes: 35
34.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Efficiency Experts
(1954)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
The boys are hired to help control a man's daughters, who spend too much money. But they end up losing their money in a casino.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Jean Willes, Lucille Barkley
Votes: 35
35.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Fall Guy
(1954)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Bud and Lou are hired by a couple of toughs to act as "beards" for their girlfriends to circumvent objections from their eccentric father.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Walter Catlett, Noreen Nash
Votes: 43
36.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Fencing Master
(1954)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Bud volunteers Lou for a science experiment that makes him immune to pain.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Fortunio Bonanova, Sid Fields
Votes: 35
37.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
From Bed to Worse
(1954)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
The boys try to win a prize for having the best backyard garden and wind up angering their neighbor.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Dick Wessel, Sid Fields
Votes: 39
38.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Private Eye
(1954)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Lou takes a correspondence course to become a detective, and then tries to help a girl recover some old bonds.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Sid Fields, Keith Richards
Votes: 45
39.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Public Enemies
(1954)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
When Lou is mistaken for a fellow safecracker, the boys get involved with crooks planning a robbery.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Joe Sawyer, Veda Ann Borg
Votes: 43
40.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
The Tax Return
(1954)
TV-G | 27 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
The IRS accidentally sends Lou a check for $1,000,000.13. When he and Bud cash it, they are followed home by thugs who witnessed the transaction.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Gordon Jones, Sid Fields
Votes: 44
41.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Uncle from New Jersey
(1954)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
To avoid eviction, the boys convince Fields that Lou has a millionaire uncle. Lou winds up masquerading as his own uncle.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Sid Fields, Gordon Jones
Votes: 38
42.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Well Oiled
(1954)
TV-G | 27 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Lou poses as a millionaire to help Mr. Fields get out of a breach-of-promise suit.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Gordon Jones, Sid Fields
Votes: 36
43.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Wife Wanted
(1954)
TV-G | 27 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Lou tries to marry his old girlfriend so he can inherit $10,000 but she's now dating a jealous wrestler.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, June Vincent, Sid Fields
Votes: 39
44. General Electric Theater (1953–1962)
TV-G | 30 min | Drama
An American anthology series, with a new episode and different actors and actresses each week. Hosted by Ronald Reagan, the series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.
Stars: Ronald Reagan, Don Herbert, Nancy Reagan, Lee Marvin
Votes: 431
45. Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)
Passed | 76 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Two bumbling American cops hunt for the mysterious Mr. Hyde in London, England.
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Boris Karloff, Craig Stevens
Votes: 4,992 | Gross: $2.62M
46. Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)
Approved | 77 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Two workmen accidentally launch a space rocket intended for Mars, and find mistakenly landing in New Orleans just the beginning of their misadventures.
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Robert Paige, Mari Blanchard
Votes: 3,601
47.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Hillary's Birthday
(1953)
TV-G | 27 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
The boys plan a surprise party, but the noise angers Mr. Fields.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Hillary Brooke, Gordon Jones
Votes: 53
48.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Killer's Wife
(1953)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
A jealous boxer and his sexy wife rent a nearby apartment and Lou is suspected of carrying on with said sexy wife.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Mary Beth Hughes, Max Baer
Votes: 47
49.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Pots and Pans
(1953)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Lou tries selling pots and pans door-to-door.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Hillary Brooke, Gordon Jones
Votes: 55
50.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Cheapskates
(1953)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
The boys accidentally buy a crate of roller skates - which contain ill-gotten gems.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Sid Fields, Gordon Jones
Votes: 42