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1895
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1895 10 02 |
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William Alexander “Bud” Abbott born. |
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1906
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1906 03 06 |
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Louis Francis Cristillo born. |
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1935
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1935 XX XX |
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Abbott & Costello perform together for the first time at the Eltinge Burlesque Theater. |
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1938
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1938 02 03 |
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Bud & Lou begin appearing on the Kate Smith Show. |
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1940
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1940 07 03 |
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Bud & Lou’s last appearance on the Kate Smith Show. |
1940 07 03 |
1. |
Musical typewriter |
1940 07 10 |
2. |
Robot inventor |
1940 07 17 |
3. |
Musical whiskey bottles |
1940 07 24 |
4. |
The Wacky Motion Picture Company |
1940 07 31 |
5. |
Dance School |
1940 08 07 |
6. |
Wackyville Volunteer Fire Department |
1940 08 14 |
7. |
Going west |
1940 08 21 |
8. |
Finding a hotel |
1940 08 28 |
9. |
Tribute to Hollywood westerns |
1940 09 04 |
10. |
Lou buys a car |
1940 09 11 |
11. |
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1940 09 18 |
12. |
Bud & Lou launch a newspaper |
1940 09 25 |
13. |
Who’s on First |
1940 11 15 |
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ONE NIGHT IN THE TROPICS |
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1941
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1941 01 31 |
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BUCK PRIVATES |
1941 04 06 |
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Bud & Lou begin appearing on the Edgar Bergan and Charlie McCarthy Show |
1941 05 27 |
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IN THE NAVY |
1941 08 06 |
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HOLD THAT GHOST |
1941 10 13 |
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Lux Radio Theatre “Buck Privates” |
1941 11 28 |
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KEEP ’EM FLYING |
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1942
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1942 02 20 |
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RIDE ’EM COWBOY |
1942 06 28 |
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Bud & Lou’s last appearance on the Edgar Bergan and Charlie McCarthy Show |
1942 08 07 |
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PARDON MY SARONG |
1942 10 08 |
14. |
Guest: Veronica Lake |
1942 10 15 |
15. |
Bank Robbery with Marlene Dietrich |
1942 10 22 |
16. |
Squared Circle with John Garfield |
1942 10 29 |
17. |
Guest: Diana Barrymore |
1942 11 05 |
18. |
Guest: Basil Rathbone |
1942 11 06 |
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WHO DONE IT? |
1942 11 12 |
19. |
Guest: Carmen Miranda |
1942 11 19 |
20. |
Knights in Shining Armor with Merle Oberon |
1942 11 26 |
21. |
Guest: Herbert Marshall |
1942 12 03 |
22. |
Guest: Ms. Billie Burke |
1942 12 10 |
23. |
Guest: Adolphe Menjou |
1942 12 17 |
24. |
Guest: Lucille Ball |
1942 12 24 |
25. |
Guest: Andy Devine |
1942 12 31 |
26. |
Guest: Charles Laughton |
1942 XX XX |
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HERE WE GO AGAIN |
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1943
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1943 01 07 |
27. |
Guest: George Raft |
1943 01 14 |
28. |
Hunting Guide with Claire Trevor |
1943 01 21 |
29. |
Guest: Betty Hutton |
1943 01 28 |
30. |
Guest: Monty Wooley |
1943 02 04 |
31. |
Guest: Constance Bennett |
1943 02 11 |
32. |
Guest: Peter Lorre |
1943 02 18 |
33. |
Guest: Elsa Maxwell |
1943 02 25 |
34. |
Guest: Mary Boland |
1943 03 04 |
35. |
Guest: Carmen Miranda |
1943 03 05 |
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IT AIN’T HAY |
1943 03 11 |
36. |
Guest: Bert Lahr |
1943 03 18 |
37. |
Guests: Hal Peary, Veronica Lake |
1943 06 02 |
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HIT THE ICE |
1943 11 04 |
38. |
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1943 11 11 |
39. |
Guest: Akim Tamiroff |
1943 11 18 |
40. |
Nylon Stockings w/Lucille Ball |
1943 11 25 |
41. |
Costello’s Pet Turkey with Jane Wyman |
1943 12 02 |
42. |
Trip to Palm Springs with Veronica Lake |
1943 12 09 |
43. |
English Butler with Arthur Treacher |
1943 12 16 |
44. |
The Wild West with Lynn Bari |
1943 12 23 |
45. |
Guest: Edward Arnold |
1943 12 30 |
46. |
The Lawyer with Bert Gordon |
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1944
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1944 01 06 |
47. |
Lou’s Engaged To Judy Canova |
1944 01 13 |
48. |
A Visit to Peter Lorre’s Sanitarium |
1944 01 20 |
49. |
Football Game with Harold Peary |
1944 01 27 |
50. |
Playing the Piano with Janet Blair |
1944 02 03 |
51. |
Guest: Carmen Miranda |
1944 02 10 |
52. |
Robinson Crusoe with Charles Laughton |
1944 02 17 |
53. |
Making a Movie with Dorothy Lamour |
1944 02 24 |
54. |
Guest: Sydney Greenstreet |
1944 03 02 |
55. |
Running a Newspaper with Hedda Hopper |
1944 03 09 |
56. |
Missing Script with Blondie and Dagwood |
1944 03 16 |
57. |
At the Circus with Alan Hale |
1944 03 23 |
58. |
A Psychiatrist for Costello with Linda Darnell |
1944 03 30 |
59. |
Radio Station with Alan Ladd |
1944 04 06 |
60. |
Guest: Cary Grant |
1944 04 13 |
61. |
Guest: George Brent |
1944 04 20 |
62. |
Guest: George Raft |
1944 04 27 |
63. |
Guest: Henny Youngman |
1944 05 04 |
64. |
Date with Connie Haines with John Garfield |
1944 05 11 |
65. |
Job at a Department Store with Claire Trevor |
1944 05 18 |
66. |
Guest: Laird Cregar |
1944 05 25 |
67. |
Guest: Robert Young |
1944 06 01 |
68. |
Guest: Adolphe Menjou |
1944 06 08 |
69. |
Costello Buys Gifts For Cast - Who’s On First? |
1944 08 18 |
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IN SOCIETY |
1944 08 31 |
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LOST IN A HAREM |
1944 10 05 |
70. |
Investment Advice |
1944 10 12 |
71. |
Investing in a Gold Mine |
1944 10 19 |
72. |
Lou Goes to Jail |
1944 10 26 |
73. |
Matrimonial Agency |
1944 11 02 |
74. |
Mortimer’s Pet Shop |
1944 11 09 |
75. |
At the Races |
1944 11 16 |
76. |
Return to PS 15 |
1944 11 23 |
77. |
Formal Thanksgiving Dinner |
1944 11 30 |
78. |
Annual School Play |
1944 12 07 |
79. |
Visit to Tin Pan Alley |
1944 12 14 |
80. |
Christmas Shopping for Lou’s Girlfriend |
1944 12 21 |
81. |
Christmas Party |
1944 12 28 |
82. |
Bud And Lou Go Over Their Taxes |
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1945
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1945 01 04 |
83. |
Lou Has a Cold |
1945 01 11 |
84. |
Needs Another Bath Tub |
1945 01 18 |
85. |
Hertz You Drive |
1945 01 25 |
86. |
Lou Wants to Join the Merchant Marines |
1945 02 01 |
87. |
Lou Shoots an Orange Picker |
1945 02 02 |
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HERE COME THE CO-EDS |
1945 02 08 |
88. |
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1945 02 15 |
89. |
Jack and the Beanstalk |
1945 02 22 |
90. |
Story of George Washington |
1945 03 01 |
91. |
Going Back to School |
1945 03 08 |
92. |
New Press Agent |
1945 03 15 |
93. |
Guest: Turhan Bey |
1945 03 22 |
94. |
Basic Training |
1945 03 29 |
95. |
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1945 04 05 |
96. |
Trying to Hire the Andrews Sisters |
1945 04 12 |
97. |
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1945 04 19 |
98. |
Appearing with the Andrews Sisters |
1945 04 26 |
99. |
Making a Movie with the Andrews Sisters
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1945 05 03 |
100. |
Spanish Acting Lesson |
1945 05 10 |
101. |
Bud and Lou Run a Lunch Wagon |
1945 05 17 |
102. |
Aunt Mae Visits |
1945 05 24 |
103. |
Bud and Lou Go to the Races |
1945 05 31 |
104. |
Miles Standish |
1945 06 07 |
105. |
Costello Gets a Tattoo |
1945 06 14 |
106. |
Costello’s Fathers Day Gift |
1945 06 20 |
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THE NAUGHTY NINETIES |
1945 06 21 |
107. |
Bud And Lou Are In A Play |
1945 06 28 |
108. |
Return to Paterson |
1945 08 22 |
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ABBOTT & COSTELLO IN HOLLYWOOD |
1945 10 04 |
109. |
Lou Promises His Girlfriend a Job |
1945 10 11 |
110. |
Lou and Girlfriend Go Out to Eat |
1945 10 18 |
111. |
Lou Tries to Become Famous |
1945 10 25 |
112. |
Lou Tries to Raise Money for an Engagement Ring |
1945 11 01 |
113. |
Latin American Party |
1945 11 08 |
114. |
Bud and Lou Try to Become Movie Stars |
1945 11 15 |
115. |
Lou Hides from His Girlfriend |
1945 11 22 |
116. |
Bud and Lou Run a Butcher Shop |
1945 11 29 |
117. |
Opening a Gas Station |
1945 12 06 |
118. |
Lou the Fireman |
1945 12 13 |
119. |
Mellonhead’s Department Store |
1945 12 20 |
120. |
Lou’s Christmas Party |
1945 12 27 |
121. |
Costello’s Beauty Shop |
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1946
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1946 01 03 |
122. |
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1946 01 10 |
123. |
Lou Wants To Sing On The Program |
1946 01 17 |
124. |
Lou Brings A Horse He Has Won Into The Studio |
1946 01 24 |
125. |
Abbott And Costello Are Working In Mellonhead’s Restaurant |
1946 01 31 |
126. |
Starting a Detective Agency |
1946 02 07 |
127. |
Looking for an Apartment |
1946 02 14 |
128. |
Mrs Niles Gives Boys Job |
1946 02 21 |
129. |
Costello Looking for a Leading Lady for His New Play |
1946 02 22 |
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LITTLE GIANT |
1946 02 28 |
130. |
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1946 03 07 |
131. |
Discover Uranium |
1946 03 14 |
132. |
Lou Has to Pay Income Tax |
1946 03 21 |
133. |
Taking Care Of A Baby |
1946 03 28 |
134. |
Lou’s Sister Is Getting Married |
1946 04 04 |
135. |
Bud Hires Lou To Work In His Bakery |
1946 04 11 |
136. |
Lou Is Working In The Garden |
1946 04 18 |
137. |
Pet Shop |
1946 04 25 |
138. |
The Sheriff of North Hollywood |
1946 05 02 |
139. |
Napoleon and Josephine |
1946 05 09 |
140. |
Lou Wants to Join the Circus |
1946 05 16 |
141. |
Costello Runs for Mayor |
1946 05 23 |
142. |
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1946 05 30 |
143. |
Prepare for Elsa Maxwell’s Party |
1946 06 06 |
144. |
Bud And Lou Need Some Dough |
1946 06 13 |
145. |
Lou Has A Date With Charles Boyer’s Girfriend |
1946 06 20 |
146. |
The Lewis-Conn Fight |
1946 06 27 |
147. |
Abbott’s Big Date |
1946 08 16 |
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THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES |
1946 10 03 |
148. |
Incorrigible |
1946 10 10 |
149. |
Lou Is Hallucinating |
1946 10 17 |
150. |
Bud Tries To Get Lou Married |
1946 10 24 |
151. |
Lou Promised To Fight Someone |
1946 10 31 |
152. |
Tonight Is Halloween |
1946 11 07 |
153. |
Lou Has His Mind On Girls |
1946 11 14 |
154. |
Lou Tells The Story of Romeo and Juliet |
1946 11 21 |
155. |
Abbott And Costello Talk About Football |
1946 11 28 |
156. |
A Thanksgiving Play |
1946 12 05 |
157. |
Lion Hunting |
1946 12 12 |
158. |
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1946 12 19 |
159. |
Talking About Christmas |
1946 12 26 |
160. |
Lou Needs Money To Pay For Christmas Presents |
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1947
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1947 01 02 |
161. |
Going To Palm Springs To Be In A Movie |
1947 01 09 |
162. |
Abbott And Costello Go To Washington |
1947 01 16 |
163. |
Bud’s Brother Norman Visits |
1947 01 23 |
164. |
Trying To Get Norman Married |
1947 01 30 |
165. |
Show Is From New York |
1947 02 06 |
166. |
From New York City Again |
1947 02 13 |
167. |
Costello Buys a Boat |
1947 02 20 |
168. |
Ski Jump |
1947 02 27 |
169. |
Driving Lessons With Marilyn Maxwell |
1947 03 06 |
170. |
Talking About Paying Income Tax |
1947 03 13 |
171. |
Lou Goes to the Racetrack to Lose Money |
1947 03 20 |
172. |
Hanley Stafford subs for Bud Abbott |
1947 03 27 |
173. |
Stock Market |
1947 04 03 |
174. |
The Boys Get Hired By A Drugstore |
1947 04 04 |
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BUCK PRIVATES COME HOME |
1947 04 10 |
175. |
Nuts and Bolts |
1947 04 17 |
176. |
Lou Joins the Yankees ( featuring Who’s On First) |
1947 04 24 |
177. |
Lou Builds a House |
1947 05 01 |
178. |
Lou Wins Queen Of The May |
1947 05 08 |
179. |
Night in Haunted House |
1947 05 15 |
180. |
Lou Gets A Job As A Radio Announcer |
1947 05 22 |
181. |
Lou Wants To Marry Marilyn |
1947 05 29 |
182. |
Lou Has An Accident In Bud’s Car |
1947 06 05 |
183. |
Lou Buys An Aircraft Carrier |
1947 06 12 |
184. |
Lou Thinks He’s Inheirited Sixty Million Dollars |
1947 06 19 |
185. |
The Boys Go To The Movies |
1947 06 26 |
186. |
The Boys Go To Paterson New Jersey |
1947 10 01 |
187. |
Show Moves To ABC |
1947 10 08 |
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THE WISTFUL WIDOW OF WAGON GAP |
1947 10 08 |
188. |
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1947 10 15 |
189. |
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1947 10 22 |
190. |
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1947 10 29 |
191. |
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1947 11 05 |
192. |
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1947 11 12 |
193. |
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1947 11 19 |
194. |
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1947 11 26 |
195. |
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1947 12 03 |
196. |
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1947 12 10 |
197. |
Lou Visits a Psychiatrist |
1947 12 17 |
198. |
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1947 12 24 |
199. |
Christmas Program |
1947 12 31 |
200. |
New Year’s Eve |
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1948
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1948 01 07 |
201. |
Lou Wants to Be an Actor |
1948 01 14 |
202. |
Lou Buys an Apartment House |
1948 01 21 |
203. |
Lou Inherits $800,000 |
1948 01 28 |
204. |
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1948 02 04 |
205. |
Lou Inherits the Largest Diamond in the World |
1948 02 11 |
206. |
The Boys Buy A Ranch |
1948 02 18 |
207. |
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1948 02 25 |
208. |
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1948 03 03 |
209. |
Uncle Mike’s Gold Mine |
1948 03 04 |
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THE NOOSE HANGS HIGH |
1948 03 10 |
210. |
Costello Pays Income Tax |
1948 03 17 |
211. |
Lou Takes a Driving Test |
1948 03 24 |
212. |
Guest: Frank Nelson |
1948 03 31 |
213. |
Lou Becomes a T-Man |
1948 04 07 |
214. |
Lou Is Not Feeling Well |
1948 04 14 |
215. |
Bud and Lou Plan to Go to France |
1948 04 21 |
216. |
Opening a Marriage Bureau |
1948 04 28 |
217. |
Costello Looking for a Job |
1948 05 05 |
218. |
Sheriff Costello with Bela Lugosi |
1948 05 12 |
219. |
Bud and Lou Get the Ratings of Their Show |
1948 05 19 |
220. |
Uncle Mike And Aunt May |
1948 05 26 |
221. |
Costello Joins the Foreign Legion |
1948 06 02 |
222. |
Guest: Lon Chaney Jr. |
1948 06 09 |
223. |
Lou Is Asked to Help on Uncle Tom’s Ranch |
1948 06 15 |
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ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN |
1948 06 16 |
224. |
Guest: Benny Rubin |
1948 06 23 |
225. |
Costello’s Big Inheritance |
1948 06 30 |
226. |
Lou Takes in a Lost Dog |
1948 07 07 |
227. |
Bud and Lou Plan a Vacation |
1948 07 14 |
228. |
The Adventures of Sam Shovel |
1948 07 21 |
229. |
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1948 07 28 |
230. |
Lou Learns to Swim |
1948 08 04 |
231. |
Lou Goes On Trial |
1948 08 11 |
232. |
Lou Gets a Job Offer from the UN |
1948 08 18 |
233. |
Dewey Wants Lou in his Cabinet |
1948 08 25 |
234. |
Lou Gets a Job in a Drugstore |
1948 09 23 |
235. |
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1948 09 30 |
236. |
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1948 10 07 |
237. |
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1948 10 14 |
238. |
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1948 10 21 |
239. |
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1948 10 28 |
240. |
Sam Shovel, Tony’s Home Permanent |
1948 11 04 |
241. |
Sam Shovel Case of the Grocer Who Fell in Wet Cement |
1948 11 11 |
242. |
Sam Shovel - Sorry Wrong Rhumba |
1948 11 18 |
243. |
Sam Shovel Case of the Russian Diplomat |
1948 11 25 |
244. |
Plymouth Rock |
1948 12 02 |
245. |
Sam Shovel Case of the Curbstone Murder |
1948 12 09 |
246. |
Sam Shovel Case of Two Gun Gertie |
1948 12 16 |
247. |
Sam Shovel - It Was Time For A Change |
1948 12 23 |
248. |
Sam Shovel - I’m All Yours In Buttons And Bows |
1948 12 27 |
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MEXICAN HAYRIDE |
1948 12 30 |
249. |
Sam Shovel - The Murder At The Radio Quiz Show |
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1949
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1949 01 06 |
250. |
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1949 01 13 |
251. |
Honor Student |
1949 01 20 |
252. |
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1949 01 27 |
253. |
Sam Shovel - General Custer’s Last Hamburger Stand |
1949 02 03 |
254. |
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1949 02 10 |
255. |
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1949 02 17 |
256. |
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1949 02 24 |
257. |
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1949 03 03 |
258. |
Sam Shovel - Caught With His Prints Down |
1949 03 10 |
259. |
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1949 03 17 |
260. |
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1949 03 24 |
261. |
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1949 03 31 |
262. |
Sam Shovel -There’s Good Booze Tonight |
1949 04 07 |
263. |
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1949 04 14 |
264. |
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1949 04 21 |
265. |
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1949 04 28 |
266. |
Sam Shovel - Tony’s Home Permanent |
1949 05 04 |
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AFRICA SCREAMS |
1949 05 05 |
267. |
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1949 05 12 |
268. |
Sam Shovel - He Had A Smooth Finish |
1949 05 19 |
269. |
Sam Shovel - Dust Be My Destiny |
1949 05 26 |
270. |
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1949 06 02 |
271. |
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1949 06 09 |
272. |
Sam Shovel - The Case of the China Man |
1949 08 22 |
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ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET THE KILLER, BORIS KARLOFF |
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1950
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1950 07 24 |
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ABBOTT & COSTELLO IN THE FOREIGN LEGION |
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1951
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1951 03 19 |
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ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET THE INVISIBLE MAN |
1951 06 18 |
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COMIN’ ROUND THE MOUNTAIN |
1951 XX XX |
1. |
The Drug Store |
1951 XX XX |
2. |
The Dentist’s Office |
1951 XX XX |
3. |
Jail |
1951 XX XX |
4. |
The Vacation |
1951 XX XX |
5. |
Lou’s Birthday Party |
1951 XX XX |
6. |
Alaska |
1951 XX XX |
7. |
The Vacuum Cleaner Salesman |
1951 XX XX |
8. |
The Army Story |
1951 XX XX |
9. |
Pots and Pans |
1951 XX XX |
10. |
The Charity Bazaar |
1951 XX XX |
11. |
The Western Story |
1951 XX XX |
12. |
The Haunted House |
1951 XX XX |
13. |
Peace and Quiet |
1951 XX XX |
14. |
Hungry |
1951 XX XX |
15. |
The Music Lovers |
1951 XX XX |
16. |
The Politician |
1951 XX XX |
17. |
The Wrestling Story |
1951 XX XX |
18. |
Getting a Job |
1951 XX XX |
19. |
Bingo the Chimp |
1951 XX XX |
20. |
Hillary’s Birthday |
1951 XX XX |
21. |
The Television Show |
1951 XX XX |
22. |
Las Vegas |
1951 XX XX |
23. |
Little Old Lady |
1951 XX XX |
24. |
The Actors’ Home |
1951 XX XX |
25. |
Police Rookies |
1951 XX XX |
26. |
Safari |
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1952
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1952 04 09 |
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JACK AND THE BEANSTALK |
1952 07 28 |
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LOST IN ALASKA |
1952 12 27 |
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ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET CAPTAIN KIDD |
1952 XX XX |
27. |
The Paper Hangers |
1952 XX XX |
28. |
Uncle Bozzo’s Visit |
1952 XX XX |
29. |
In Society |
1952 XX XX |
30. |
Life Insurance |
1952 XX XX |
31. |
Pest Exterminators |
1952 XX XX |
32. |
Killer’s Wife |
1952 XX XX |
33. |
Cheap Skates |
1952 XX XX |
34. |
South of Dixie |
1952 XX XX |
35. |
From Bed to Worse |
1952 XX XX |
36. |
$1000 TV Prize |
1952 XX XX |
37. |
Amnesia |
1952 XX XX |
38. |
Efficiency Experts |
1952 XX XX |
39. |
Car Trouble |
1952 XX XX |
40. |
Wife Wanted |
1952 XX XX |
41. |
Uncle from New Jersey |
1952 XX XX |
42. |
Private Eye |
1952 XX XX |
43. |
The Tax Return |
1952 XX XX |
44. |
Public Enemies |
1952 XX XX |
45. |
Bank Holdup |
1952 XX XX |
46. |
Well Oiled |
1952 XX XX |
47. |
The Pigeon |
1952 XX XX |
48. |
Honeymoon House |
1952 XX XX |
49. |
Fencing Master |
1952 XX XX |
50. |
Beauty Contest Story |
1952 XX XX |
51. |
Fall Guy |
1952 XX XX |
52. |
Barber Lou |
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1953
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1953 04 06 |
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ABBOTT & COSTELLO GO TO MARS |
1953 08 10 |
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ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET DR. JECKYLL & MR. HYDE |
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1955
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1955 01 31 |
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ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET THE KEYSTONE COPS |
1955 05 23 |
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ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET THE MUMMY |
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1956
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1956 12 14 |
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DANCE WITH ME, HENRY |
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1959
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1959 03 03 |
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Lou Costello dies. |
1959 06 08 |
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THE 30 FOOT BRIDE OF CANDY ROCK |
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1965
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1965 04 08 |
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THE WORLD OF ABBOTT & COSTELLO |
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1967
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1967 09 09 |
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The Abbott & Costello Cartoon Show premiers. |
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1968
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1968 02 XX |
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Abbott & Costello (comic book) |
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1974
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1974 04 24 |
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Bud Abbott dies. |