Product Details

• Actors: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello
• Format: Box set, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 5
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Passport
• DVD Release Date: October 3, 2006
• Run Time: 800 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000GNOGCE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #131,400 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Abbott & Costello Show - 100th Anniversary Collection Season 2" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Is Who still on first if it's the second season? You'll find out with this rare and riotous collection honoring the 100th birthday of Lou Costello and featuring the landmark Abbott & Costello Show that Jerry Seinfeld calls the inspiration for his own hit series!

This remarkable 5-disc collection contains all 26 episodes of the second - and final - season (1953-1954), complete and unedited, digitally remastered, looking and sounding better than ever.

PLUS: Never-before-seen home movies of Lou Costello and his family from the 1940s and '50s - many in full color with sound! (Even Bud manages to make a few "guest appearances.") To round things out, Lou's daughters, Paddy and Chris, share warm and wonderful anecdotes about their father in exclusive interviews. A treasure for Abbott & Costello fans everywhere!

DISC ONE

The Paperhangers - Mr. Fields forces the boys to hang wallpaper to help pay off their rent.

Uncle Bozzo's Visit - Lou's uncle, an Italian opera singer, visits, and his singing annoys Mr. Fields.

In Society - Bud & Lou are hired to pose as British noblemen at a swanky party.

Life Insurance - Mr. Fields demands the boys take out life-insurance policies that name him as beneficiary, but neither can pass the physical.

Pest Exterminators - The boys exterminate the ants at a rich lady's house, but she thinks they have killed her aunts.

Killer's Wife - A jealous boxer and his sexy wife rent a nearby apartment and Lou is suspected of carrying on with said sexy wife.

DISC TWO

Cheapskates - The boys accidentally buy a crate of roller skates - which contain ill-gotten gems.

South of Dixie - Lou overhears a man and girl rehearsing a Civil War play and thinks the danger is real. Inspired by Buster Keaton's The General.

From Bed to Worse - The boys try to win a prize for having the best backyard garden and wind up angering their neighbor.

$1000 TV Prize - Lou answers Mr. Fields' phone and inadvertently wins a thousand-dollar prize.

Amnesia - When Lou prepares to marry a girl he's only corresponded with, Bud convinces him he has amnesia and has already married a shrew.

Efficiency Experts - 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.

DISC THREE

Car Trouble - Lou wins a car in a contest, but it's a lemon, so they drive to Flint for another.

Wife Wanted - Lou tries to marry his old girlfriend so he can inherit $10,000 but she's now dating a jealous wrestler.

Uncle From New Jersey - To avoid eviction, the boys convince Fields that Lou has a millionaire uncle. Lou winds up masquerading as his own uncle.

Private Eye - Lou takes a correspondence course to become a detective, and then tries to help a girl recover some old bonds.

The Tax Return - The IRS accidentally sends Lou a check for a million dollars. He cashes it and is followed by thugs.

Public Enemies - When Lou is mistaken for a fellow safecracker, the boys get involved with crooks planning a robbery.

DISC FOUR

Bank Holdup - The boys are hired as bank guards by two robbers masquerading as Brinks guys.

Well Oiled - Lou poses as a millionaire to help Mr. Fields get out of a breach-of-promise suit.

The Pigeon - 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.

Honeymoon House - Lou, Bud, and Mr. Fields try to build a pre-fab house for Lou's fiancée. Inspired by Buster Keaton's One Week.

Fencing Master - Bud volunteers Lou for a science experiment that makes him immune to pain.

Beauty Contest Story - The boys judge the Miss Mud Turtle pageant, in which Mr. Fields' niece is a contestant.

DISC FIVE

Fall Guy - Two men hire Bud and Lou to take their girls out in order to circumvent their father, who doesn't like these guys.

Barber Lou - Bud enlists Lou to give him a massage.

BONUS FEATURES

Interview With Lou Costello's Daughters (Part Two)

Lou Costello's Home Movies (Part Two)

The Actor's Home (contains Who's On First)

Total Running Time: Approx. 800 mins.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Bargain! Worth it for the Bonus Features Alone!, October 3, 2006

By 

Steves (Southern California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Abbott & Costello Show - 100th Anniversary Collection Season 2 (DVD)

I know a lot of people prefer the episodes of Season One to those of Season Two and I think I miss some of the "stock company" that didn't return for Season Two, but there are still laughs to be had in Season Two and, of course, the rapport between Bud and Lou remains unshakable. Since the show only lasted two seasons, this completes the set. As with the Season One package, the generous Bonus Features are astonishing. The candid interviews with Chris and Paddy Costello cover a lot of subjects not contained in the Season One interviews, like goofing around on the Universal lot when they were kids, the Bud/Lou chemistry, their breakup, home life, etc. And, as before, amazing home movies - some sound, most color - from the '40s and '50s. Lou Costello's love for his family is palpable in the footage of his kids' birthday parties over the years. It's truly a rare glimpse into a legendary star's family life, away from the (studio) cameras.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Shows With Simple Plots: Great Entertainment For Mother in Law with Alzheimer's, July 24, 2007

By 

B "spikedude" (Northern New Jersey United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Abbott & Costello Show - 100th Anniversary Collection Season 2 (DVD)

I've been a fan of Abbott and Costello for years. I haven't watched these classic televison shows in a long time. Now that I'm helping my wife care for her mother with Alzheimer's I need to have something we can watch together that isn't confusing for her (her short term memory is very bad). The moment I put on one of these DVDs it brings a big smile to her face and mine for the next 2+ hours. These shows almost always take away any bad mood she may have.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars As Much As I Hate To Say It...., December 13, 2006

By 

Rude Boy 1979 "Ralph" (Today I'm in Ybor City) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Abbott & Costello Show - 100th Anniversary Collection Season 2 (DVD)

As much as I hate to say this, this is not A&C's best work. I grew up on the A&C TV show as well as their many movies on the weekends (along with The Bowery Boys, New York City 1970's television, remember that time?). I have watched a bunch of the season one set and loved it. Some of the skits are a little long but this is fast paced Abbott and Costello, and the supporting players are great escpecially Sidney Fields, Mike The Cop, and Stinky (Joe Besser). I've only watched a few of season two's episodes so far, and maybe its because I'm viewing these shows to many too fast, but season two has a much different feel than season one. The writing credits are also changed as Sidney Fields got all the credit in season one and season two he either shares or is not listed at all. Anyway, this is what I notice in season two, a heavy reliance on slapstick, not many jokes. The show, dare I say it, got lazy. Maybe they were shooting for a pre teen demographic and I think the 3 Stooges were having their resurgance, I don't know. I do know that season one is more like the radio show they did, a lot of good dialog, season two has yet to show me much. Get it for your collection, I'll always be a big A&C fan, when they were at their top they were the best. This set though rates a 3 of 5.