The Abbott and Costello Show: Story, Cast and Series Facts
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952): Comedy. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
The Abbott and Costello Show is timeless humor as fresh today as it was 50 years ago. All of Abbott and Costellos classic routines such as 'Whos on first' can be found in this show. This program captures the two when they were at their peak of their comedic poweress. The cast include Mr.Field, Mike the Cop, Stinky, Bacciagalupe and Hillary. These shows stand today as perhaps the finest surviving representation of the art of burlesque comedy.
Series details
- Title: The Abbott and Costello Show
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Comedy
- Premiere date: 1952-12-05
- Final broadcast date listed: 1954-05-01
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
- Network country: United States
- Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 14572
- IMDb ID: tt0044229
- TVDB ID: 77677
Cast and credited roles
- Lou Costello — Lou Costello
- Bud Abbott — Bud Abbott
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 1952-12-05; final listed air date 1953-05-29; episode order: 26.
- Season 2: premiered 1953-11-07; final listed air date 1954-05-01; episode order: 26.
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Adapted from The Abbott and Costello Show on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.
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