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AMC TV - The Abbott & Costello Show, 1951-1954

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Aside from a missing segment, this collection is complete. The reason for the missing segment is proprietary rights to the Lon Chaney character being withheld from AMC. The people who own the character outright were not willing to allow that character to be represented on this DVD collection. As far as picture quality, this is wonderful. Far better than any VCR copy I've had in the past. Even the sound has been enhanced to remove much of the popping and clicking of the early fifties sound recordings. 6 Hours of wonderful entertainment with all of the original commercials and all.The best episode, in my opinion, is the one with Victor Borge (1953). What an amazing talent. Anyway, great 2 DVD set.

Not the Abbott & Costello Show but 6 Hours of the Colgate comedy hour with Abbott and Costello.I expected the worst because of the low price but was pleasantly surprised. The picture quality could be better on some episodes but overall quite good for AMC.As mentioned in other reviews there is no appearance by Lon Chaney Jr.The set does contain Many classic A&C routines that will keep you laughing...

These inexpensive Cds (2) are far better than the full 52 half hour TV series. The boys are live here and have an audience, not that lousy canned laughter. They obviously loved playing for a live audience and it comes through. There are fluffs, mistakes, messed up props and even, occasionally, comments from the audience and it's great seeing A and C handle this. They really enjoyed themselves and this is the closest anyone will ever get to their pre Universal days. Many of the skits were unknown to me. The "Who's On First" skit was the longest I'v ever heard. Even the old ones seemed fresh. How nice to see Veola Vonn who was often on the boys radio show and was Mrs. Frank Nelson. Just skip over the noon A&C material, about 30% of each show. This is a must for any A & C fan, even missing the Chaney segment from the first show.

I go this for my grandparents, I think it's the first dvd they've ever owned. I must say that the description is misleading, I expected it to have quite a few more episodes than it did, but I'm not at all displeased with the dvds. My grandparents LOVE Abbott and Costello and they were so excited to get this. And we had such a great time watching this together and laughing, and my grandpa who never watches any thing but the news and ball games says that he's watched it over and over again. Definitely worth the purchase

These are fun live shows, but instead of buying this 6 episode set for a high price, you will want to buy this 14 episode set instead:

Legends of Laughter: Abbott & Costello
Legends of Laughter: Abbott & Costello (Colgate Comedy Hour & Radio Shows)

I have received the product in excellent condition and prompt, speedy delivery. The films in Abbot and Costello took me back to the days of the 1950's when I was a child in my grandmother's house and enjoy their funny antics. I never missed a show in those days and I am glad to see them again.