Product Details

• Actors: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello
• Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: SHANACHIE
• DVD Release Date: August 10, 2004
• Run Time: 110 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00027BQCW
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #116,007 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Product Description
CONTAINS 4 COMPLETE SHOWS FROM THE CLASSIC TV COMEDY SERIES (1952-53), TRANSFERRED FROM THE ORIGINAL 35MM FILM MASTERS. Featuring Mr. Fields, Mike the Cop, Bacciagalupe, Hillary, Stinky and Bingo the Chimp. The Abbott and Costello TV Show is timeless American humor, as fresh today as it was 40 years ago. All the classic routines which "the boys" performed on film, radio and stage, were captured in 1952-1953 for the new medium of television and delivered at the peak of their powers. The regular cast of characters, including Mr. Fields, Mike the Cop, Stinky, Bacciagalupe and Hillary, had worked with Bud and Lou on film and stage and each contributed memorably. These shows stand today as perhaps the finest surviving representation of the art of burlesque comedy. EPISODES - Television, The Haunted House, The Vacation, South of Dixie.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Great Shows ---- Too Expensive for What You Get, May 28, 2006

By	Spins N. Needles "Spins N. Needles" (Punta Gorda, FL United States) - See all my reviews

The Abbott and Costello TV Show was a gem ... even though Bud and Lou were near the end of their careers ... they were still top notch. The ONLY gripe I have with these volumes is that someone is really GOUGING .... the typical TV show is being sold on DVD these days at about $25-$45 a season (20 half-hour episodes, approximately). This is 4 episodes for about $17-20 or so .... way over priced. It should have been all episodes of SEASON ONE for about $35 ... a pity. I would have owned ALL of the Bud and Lou TV shows, GLADLY, if someone somewhere did not seek excessive profits. DON'T buy this Volume or any of the rest in the series ... you will only be encouraging these idiots. Wait until the prices come down to REASON !

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Radio Comes To Television!, February 25, 2006

By	Lawrence Nepodahl "Radio Yesteryears Yeoman" (DeKalb, IL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Bud & Lou, though a bit older, can still deliver, with many of their classic routines from radio and film performed on the small screen. In Volume 12 from their television show, we see them perform the classic "Candle Routine", on the show entitled-"The Haunted House"; and it's still funny! Many of the characters from their radio show turn up and I think Joe Besser is funnier with A&C, then when he was with The Three Stooges. You also get to look at the lovely Hillary Brooke; very easy on the eyes. All and all, I really enjoyed the volume I purchased.