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The Abbott & Costello Show Updated 10-29-2023
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First 40-03-20
Last 49-05-19
Avg Ep 0:25:48

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Run Time: 2 days 21 Hrs 14 mins 19 secs
Abbott and Costello were an American comedy duo composed of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, whose work on radio and in film and television made them the most popular comedy team of the 1940s and early 1950s. Their patter routine Who's on First? is one of the best-known comedy routines of all time, and set the framework for many of their best-known comedy bits. - Archive.org
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AbbCos Title Date Time MB Aff Spon
Skit Lion Hunting 1940-03-20 0:19:31 4.62 NBC
40-07-31 Madame Lazonga Madame Lazonga 1940-07-31 0:27:08 6.21 NBC Ipanica
Yankees Substitute for Joe Dimaggio 1942-05-11 0:25:39 5.28 NBC Camel
42-10-15 Bank Robbery with Marlene Dietrich Bank Robbery 1942-10-15 0:25:02 5.73 NBC Camel
42-11-19 Knights in Shining Armor with Merle Oberon Knights in Shining Armor 1942-11-19 0:25:49 5.91 NBC Camel
43-01-14 Hunting Guide with Claire Trevor Hunting Guide 1943-01-14 0:24:32 5.61 NBC Camel
43-11-04 Guest Lana Turner Costello Needs a Medical Exam 1943-11-04 0:26:56 6.16 NBC Camel
43-11-18 Nylon Stockings with Lucille Ball Nylon Stockings 1943-11-18 0:25:15 5.78 NBC Camel
43-11-25 Costello's Pet Turkey with Jane Wyman Costello's Pet Turkey 1943-11-25 0:25:57 5.94 NBC Camel
43-12-02 Trip to Palm Springs with Veronica Lake Trip to Palm Springs 1943-12-02 0:25:14 5.77 NBC Camel
43-12-09 English Butler with Arthur Treacher English Butler 1943-12-09 0:26:12 6.00 NBC Camel
43-12-16 The Wild West with Lynn Bari Butcher Shop 1943-12-16 0:24:57 5.71 NBC Camel
43-12-30 The Lawyer with Bert Gordon Lawyer, The 1943-12-30 0:26:33 6.08 NBC Camel
44-01-06 Lou’s Engaged to Judy Canova Lou's Engaged to Judy Canova 1944-01-06 0:26:06 5.97 NBC Camel
44-01-13 A Visit to Peter Lorre’s Sanitarium Visit to a Sanitarium 1944-01-13 0:24:22 5.57 NBC Camel
44-01-20 Football Game with Harold Peary Football Game 1944-01-20 0:24:28 5.60 NBC Camel
44-01-27 Playing the Piano with Janet Blair Playing the Piano 1944-01-27 0:26:00 5.97 NBC Camel
44-02-10 Robinson Crusoe with Charles Laughton Robinson Caruso 1944-02-10 0:24:33 5.61 NBC Camel
44-02-17 Making a Movie with Dorothy Lamour Making a Movie 1944-02-17 0:23:46 5.44 NBC Camel
44-03-02 Running a Newspaper with Hedda Hopper Running a Newspaper 1944-03-02 0:25:28 5.83 NBC Camel
44-03-09 Missing Script with Blondie & Dagwood Missing Script 1944-03-09 0:25:26 5.82 NBC Camel
44-03-16 At the Circus with Alan Hale At the Circus 1944-03-16 0:24:51 5.69 NBC Camel
44-03-23 A Psychiatrist for Costello with Linda Darnell Psychiatrist for Costello 1944-03-23 0:31:12 7.14 AFRS Camel
44-03-30 Radio Station with Alan Ladd Radio Station 1944-03-30 0:25:05 5.74 NBC Camel
44-04-06 Guest: Cary Grant Inspecting the Radio Station 1944-04-06 0:23:33 5.39 NBC Camel
44-05-04 A Date with Connie Haines Date with Connie Haines 1944-05-04 0:24:21 5.57 NBC Camel
44-05-11 A Job at a Department Store with Claire Trevor Department Store Job 1944-05-11 0:24:46 5.57 NBC Camel
44-06-08 Costello Buys Gifts for the Cast Gifts for the Cast 1944-06-08 0:17:58 4.11 AFRS
44-10-05 Investment Advice Investment Advice 1944-10-05 0:30:33 6.99 NBC Camel
Skit Gold Mine [Routine] 1944-10-12 0:09:37 2.34 AFRS
44-10-12 Investing in a Gold Mine Investing in a Gold Mine 1944-10-12 0:25:57 5.94 NBC Camel
44-10-19 Lou Goes to Jail Lou Goes to Jail 1944-10-19 0:26:08 5.98 NBC Camel
44-10-26 Matrimonial Agency Matrimonial Agency 1944-10-26 0:26:01 5.95 NBC Camel
AFRS Lou's Dog Hector 1944-11-02 0:19:49 4.67 NBC Camel
44-11-02 Mortimers Pet Shop Mortimers Pet Shop 1944-11-02 0:21:10 11.0 NBC Camel
44-11-09 Lous’ Racehorse; Peanut Butter Race Horse, The 1944-11-09 0:25:34 5.99 NBC Camel
44-11-16 Return to Patterson Return to PS15 1944-11-16 0:25:18 5.79 NBC Camel
44-11-23 Formal Thanksgiving Dinner Formal Thanksgiving Dinner 1944-11-23 0:23:51 5.47 NBC Camel
44-11-30 The Bank Robbery Bank Robbery 1944-11-30 0:29:44 6.82 AFRS
44-12-07 Visit to Tin Pan Alley Tin Pan Alley 1944-12-07 0:25:23 5.83 NBC Camel
44-12-14 Christmas Shopping for Lous’ Girlfriend Christmas Shopping 1944-12-14 0:29:03 6.65 NBC Camel
44-12-21 Christmas Party Christmas Party 1944-12-21 0:25:50 5.93 AFRS
45-01-11 Lous’ House Needs Another Bathtub Lou Buys a Ranch 1945-01-11 0:19:56 4.58 NBC
45-01-18 Hertz You Drive Dance Lesson 1945-01-18 0:24:44 5.67 NBC Camel
45-01-25 The Merchant Marines Merchant Marines 1945-01-25 0:25:28 5.84 NBC Camel
45-02-01 Lou Shoots an Orange Picker Oranges 1945-02-01 0:25:33 5.86 NBC Camel
45-02-15 Jack & the Beanstalk Jack & the Beanstalk 1945-02-15 0:26:08 5.99 AFRS
45-03-01 Guest: Frank Sinatra Hasbrouck Heights 1945-03-01 0:25:16 5.80 NBC Camel
45-03-08 New Press Agent New Press Agent 1945-03-08 0:21:28 4.93 AFRS
45-03-22 Basic Training Costello the Cowboy 1945-03-22 0:26:19 6.04 NBC Camel
45-04-05 Trying to Hire the Andrews Sisters U Drive 1945-04-05 0:23:06 5.30 NBC Camel
45-04-19 Charm School Charm School 1945-04-19 0:25:30 5.85 NBC Camel
45-04-26 Making a Movie with the Andrews Sisters Andrews Sisters Movie 1945-04-26 0:25:33 5.86 NBC Camel
45-05-03 Spanish Acting School Spanish Acting School 1945-05-03 0:24:06 5.53 NBC Camel
45-06-07 Costello Gets a Tattoo Tattoo 1945-06-07 0:30:53 7.08 NBC Camel
45-06-14 Costello’s Father’s Day Gift Fathers Day Gift 1945-06-14 0:21:51 5.01 AFRS
45-06-21 Bud & Lou Are in a Play Same as 06-14-1945 1945-06-21 0:25:30 5.85
45-06-28 Return to Patterson Return to Patterson 1945-06-28 0:25:29 5.85 NBC Camel
45-10-04 Lou Promises his Girlfriend a Job Job for Girlfriend 1945-10-04 0:25:05 5.76 NBC Camel
45-11-01 Latin-American Party Latin-American Party 1945-11-01 0:24:51 5.70 NBC Camel
45-11-15 Lou Hides from his Girlfriend Lou Hides from his Girlfriend 1945-11-15 0:25:02 5.87 NBC Camel
45-11-29 Opening a Gas Station Opening a Gas Station 1945-11-29 0:24:45 5.80 NBC Camel
45-12-06 Lou the Fireman Lou the Fireman 1945-12-06 0:25:32 5.86 NBC Camel
45-12-13 Melonhead’s Department Store Melonheads Department Store 1945-12-13 0:25:35 5.87 NBC Camel
45-12-20 Lous’ Christmas Party Lou's Christmas Party 1945-12-20 0:26:49 6.15 NBC Camel
45-12-27 Costello’s Beauty Shop Costello's Beauty Shop 1945-12-27 0:26:20 6.04 NBC Camel
46-01-24 Working in Melonheads Restaurant Melonhead's Restaurant 1946-01-24 0:29:01 6.67 AFRS
46-02-07 Looking for an Apartment Looking for an Apartment 1946-02-07 0:25:24 5.83 NBC Camel
46-02-14 Mrs. Niles Gives the Boys a Job Working at the Hotel 1946-02-14 0:23:04 5.29 NBC Camel
46-02-21 Costello Looking for a Leading Lady... Looking for a Leading Lady 1946-02-21 0:26:15 6.02 NBC Camel
46-03-07 Lou Discovers Uranium Costello's Drug Store 1946-03-07 0:25:12 5.78 NBC Camel
46-03-14 Lou has to Pay Income Tax Figuring Out Income Tax 1946-03-14 0:25:49 5.92 NBC Camel
46-03-28 Lous’ Sister is Getting Married Lou's Sister is Getting Married 1946-03-28 0:28:47 6.60 AFRS
46-04-11 Lou is Working in the Garden Working in the Garden 1946-04-11 0:25:36 5.87 NBC Camel
46-04-18 Pet Shop Pet Shop 1946-04-18 0:25:09 5.77 NBC Camel
46-04-25 The Sheriff of North Hollywood North Hollywood Sheriff 1946-04-25 0:24:27 5.61 NBC Camel
46-05-02 Napoleon & Josephine Napoleon & Josephine 1946-05-02 0:25:51 5.93 NBC Camel
46-05-09 Lou Wants to Join the Circus Lou Joins the Circus 1946-05-09 0:25:04 5.75 NBC Camel
46-05-16 Costello Runs for Mayor Costello for Mayor 1946-05-16 0:25:56 5.14 NBC Camel
46-05-30 Preparing for Elsa Maxwells Party Late for the Show 1946-05-30 0:24:59 5.73 NBC Camel
46-06-06 Bud & Lou Need Some Dough Need Some Dough 1946-06-06 0:26:17 6.03 NBC Camel
46-06-20 The Lewis-Conn Fight Lewis-Conn Fight 1946-06-20
46-06-27 Abbotts Big Date Carlotta Cranberry 1946-06-27 0:29:06 6.68 AFRS
46-10-03 Incorrigible Incorrigible 1946-10-03 0:25:19 5.81 NBC Camel
46-10-10 Lou is Hallucinating Lou is Hallucinating 1946-10-10 0:25:40 5.89 NBC Camel
46-12-05 Lion Hunting Trip Lion Hunting 1946-12-12 0:24:41 5.66 NBC Camel
46-12-12 Costello the Air Hero The Air Hero 1946-12-19 0:25:18 5.81 NBC Camel
47-02-06 From New York City, Again Lou's Relatives 1947-02-06 0:24:20 5.58 NBC Camel
47-02-13 Costello Buys a Boat Costello Buys a Boat 1947-02-13 0:25:58 5.96 NBC Camel
47-02-20 Ski Jump Ski Jump 1947-02-20 0:25:25 5.83 NBC Camel
47-02-27 Driving Lessons with Marilyn Maxwell Driving Lessons 1947-02-27 0:25:58 5.96 NBC Camel
47-03-06 Talking about Paying Income Tax Income Tax 1947-03-06 0:25:36 5.87 NBC Camel
47-03-13 Lou Goes to the Racetrack to Lose Money Lou Goes to the Track 1947-03-13 0:25:44 5.91 NBC Camel
47-03-20 Hanley Stafford Subs for Bud Abbott Sow the Seed 1947-03-20 0:25:42 5.90 NBC Camel
47-03-27 The Stock Market Stock Market 1947-03-27 0:25:36 5.87 NBC Camel
47-04-03 The Boys Get Hired by a Drugstore first half Nuts & Bolts 1947-04-10 0:25:45 5.91 NBC Camel
47-04-10 Nuts & Bolts Sub for Dimaggio 1947-04-17 0:25:29 5.85 NBC Camel
47-04-17 Costello is Invited to Join the Yankees Who's On First [Routine] 1947-04-17 0:04:25 1.15 NBC
47-04-24 Lou Builds a House Lou Builds a House 1947-04-24 0:26:02 5.97 NBC Camel
47-05-08 Night in a Haunted House Haunted House 1947-05-08 0:26:15 6.02 NBC Camel
47-05-22 Lou Wants to Marry Marilyn Lou Wants to Marry 1947-05-22 0:26:07 5.99 NBC Camel
47-10-01 First Show for ABC First Show for ABC 1947-10-01 0:26:24 6.06 ABC
47-12-10 Lou Wants to Open a Bank Account Bank Account 1947-12-10 0:29:40 6.79 ABC PDQ
47-12-24 Christmas Program Christmas Program 1947-12-24 0:26:09 6.00 ABC
47-12-31 New Years Eve Program New Years Eve 1947-12-31 0:25:00 5.74 ABC PDQ
48-01-07 Lou Wants to be an Actor Lou Wants to be an Actor 1948-01-07 0:26:06 5.99 ABC PDQ
Kids Show 48-01-10 Guest: Arthur Lake Romeo & Juliet 1948-01-10 0:29:44 6.82 ABC
48-01-14 Lou Buys an Apartment House Buying an Apartment House 1948-01-14 0:25:58 5.96 ABC PDQ
48-01-21 Lou Inherits Eight-Hundred Thousand Dollars Twin Brother 1948-01-21 0:28:20 6.50 ABC
48-01-28 Guest: Erskine Johnson Digging up Dirt 1948-01-28 0:26:03 5.98 ABC PDQ
Kids Show 48-01-31 Guest: Norma Jean Nilsson Cookie Bumstead 1948-01-31 0:29:57 6.87 ABC
48-02-04 Lou Inherits the Largest Diamond in the World Largest Diamond in the World 1948-02-04 0:26:02 5.97 ABC PDQ
48-02-11 The Boys Buy a Ranch Lou Buys a House 1948-02-11 0:26:21 6.04 ABC PDQ
48-02-25 Make a Picture Making a Movie 1948-02-25 0:25:34 5.87 ABC
48-03-03 Uncle Mikes Gold Mine Going to Alaska 1948-03-03 0:20:45 4.76 ABC
48-03-10 Costello Pays Income Tax Income Taxes 1948-03-10 0:18:35 4.27 ABC
48-03-31 Lou Becomes a T-Man Lou becomes a T-Man 1948-03-31 0:24:04 5.52 ABC
48-04-07 Lou is Not Feeling Well Not Feeling Well 1948-04-07 0:27:07 6.22 ABC
48-04-14 Bud & Lou Plan to Go to France Plan to Go to France 1948-04-14 0:26:32 6.09 ABC
48-04-21 Opening a Marriage Bureau Marriage Bureau 1948-04-21 0:24:48 5.69 ABC
48-04-28 Costello Looking for a Job Babysitting Job 1948-04-28 0:29:28 6.76 ABC
48-05-05 The New Sheriff with Bela Lugosi Sheriff of Encino 1948-05-05 0:22:11 5.21 ABC
48-05-12 Bud & Lou Get the Ratings of Their Show Ratings of the Show 1948-05-12 0:26:22 6.05 ABC
48-05-19 Costello’s Racehorse, Peanut Butter Race Horse 1948-05-19 0:26:42 6.13 ABC
48-05-26 Costello Joins the Foreign Legion Foreign Legion 1948-05-26 0:25:32 5.86 ABC
48-06-02 Guest: Lon Chaney, Jr. Leap Year 1948-06-02 0:26:01 5.97 ABC
48-06-16 Guest: Benny Rubin Lou the Artist 1948-06-16 0:25:46 5.91 ABC
48-07-07 Bud & Lou Plan a Vacation Planning a Vacation 1948-07-07 0:24:22 5.59 ABC
48-07-28 Lou Learns to Swim Learning to Swim 1948-07-28 0:26:12 6.01 ABC
48-08-11 Lou Gets a Job Offer from the UN Delegate to the UNO 1948-08-11 0:25:35 5.87 ABC
48-09-08 Double Murder at the Liquor Distillery Sam Shovel
Double Murder at the Liquor Distillery		 1948-09-08 0:22:15 5.11 ABC
Kids Show 48-09-11 Guest: Red Ryder A&C Kids Show - Lost in the Desert 1948-09-11 0:29:11 6.70 ABC
48-09-23 The Fish Market Murder Sam Shovel
Fish Market Murder		 1948-09-23 0:26:08 6.00 ABC
48-09-30 Sam Shovel: Lifebuoy Kills B.O. Sam Shovel
Lifebuoy Kills B.O.		 1948-09-30 0:26:14 6.02 ABC
48-10-14 Sam Shovel: They Caught Him with His Plants Down Sam Shovel
They Caught Him with his Plants Down		 1948-10-14 0:22:13 5.10 ABC
48-10-21 Sam Shovel: Murder in the Butcher Shop Sam Shovel
Murder in the Butcher Shop		 1948-10-21 0:25:33 5.86 ABC
48-10-28 Sam Shovel: Tonys Home Permanent Sam Shovel
Boy Named Tony		 1948-10-28 0:29:44 6.82 ABC
48-11-04 Sam Shovel: Case of the Grocer Who Fell in Wet Cement Sam Shovel
Grocer Who Fell in Wet Cement, The		 1948-11-04 0:27:51 6.39 ABC
48-11-11 Sam Shovel: Sorry Wrong, Rhumba Sam Shovel
Sorry Wrong Rhumba		 1948-11-11 0:29:39 6.80 ABC
48-11-18 Sam Shovel: Case of the Russian Diplomat Sam Shovel
Russian Diplomat		 1948-11-18 0:28:48 6.61 ABC
48-11-25 Thanksgiving Show Thanksgiving Show 1948-11-25 0:28:15 6.48 ABC
48-12-02 Sam Shovel: Case of the Curbstone Murder Sam Shovel
Curbstone Murder		 1948-12-02 0:28:42 6.58 ABC
48-12-09 Sam Shovel: He Died with His Beauts On Sam Shovel
Two-Gun Gertie		 1948-12-09 0:29:51 6.85 ABC
Kids Show 48-12-11 Guest: Larry Stevens A&C Kids Show - Larry Stevens 1948-12-11 0:28:28 6.53 ABC
48-12-16 Sam Shovel: It Was Time for a Change Sam Shovel
It Was Time for a Change		 1948-12-16 0:29:31 6.77 ABC
Kids Show 48-12-18 Guest: Lillian Roth A&C Kids Show - Lillian Roth 1948-12-18 0:28:45 6.60 ABC
48-12-23 Sam Shovel: I’m All Yours in Buttons & Bows Sam Shovel
I'm All Yours in Buttons & Bows		 1948-12-23 0:29:02 6.65 ABC
48-12-30 Sam Shovel: The Murder at The Radio Quiz Show Sam Shovel
Murder at the Radio Quiz Show		 1948-12-30 0:29:40 6.80 ABC
49-01-13 Sam Shovel: She Rubbed Him Out Sam Shovel
She Rubbed Him Out		 1949-01-13 0:29:36 6.79 ABC
49-01-20 Sam Shovel: She Was on Her Last Lap Sam Shovel
She Was on Her Last Lap		 1949-01-20 0:29:25 6.75 ABC
49-01-27 Sam Shovel: General Custers Last Hamburger Stand Sam Shovel
General Custer's Last Hamburger Stand		 1949-01-27 0:29:45 6.82 ABC
49-02-03 Sam Shovel: He Committed Chop Sueyside Sam Shovel
He Committed Chop Sueyside		 1949-02-03 0:29:16 6.71 ABC
49-02-10 Sam Shovel: He Lost His Aunts Pay Sam Shovel
He Lost his Aunts Pay		 1949-02-10 0:26:03 5.98 ABC
49-02-17 Sam Shovel: Taboo or Not Taboo Sam Shovel
Taboo or Not Taboo		 1949-02-17 0:29:27 6.75 ABC
49-02-24 Sam Shovel: Strolling Through the Perk One Day Sam Shovel
Strolling Through the Perk One Day		 1949-02-24 0:29:38 6.79 ABC
49-03-03 Sam Shovel: Caught with His Prints Down Sam Shovel
Caught him with his Prints Down		 1949-03-03 0:26:18 6.04 ABC
49-03-10 Sam Shovel: She took Off Too much for Entertainment Sam Shovel
She Took Off Too Much for Entertainment		 1949-03-10 0:29:16 6.71 ABC
49-03-17 Sam Shovel: It was His First Square Meal Sam Shovel
It Was his First Square Meal		 1949-03-17 0:26:14 6.02 ABC
49-03-24 Sam Shovel: I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm Sam Shovel
I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm		 1949-03-24 0:29:32 6.78 ABC
49-03-31 Sam Shovel: There’s Good Booze Tonight Sam Shovel
Theres Good Booze Tonight		 1949-03-31 0:29:30 6.77 ABC
49-04-07 Sam Shovel: He was a Short Order Cook Sam Shovel
He Was a Short Order Cook		 1949-04-07 0:29:41 6.81 ABC
49-05-19 Sam Shovel: Dust Be My Destiny Sam Shovel
Dust be My Destiny		 1949-05-19 0:28:44 6.59 ABC