9.0Season 2 • Episode 26
LatestLou tries to give Bud a rubdown following instructions from a radio show, but he's tuned into a program explaining how to paint a car at home.
Bud and Lou are unemployed actors living in Mr. Fields’ boarding house. Lou’s girlfriend Hillary lives across the hall. Many situations arise leading to slapstick and puns.
Acting
Abbott's deadpan vs. Costello's manic energy — comedy physics.
Writing
Wordplay so dense it needs a warning label.
Creators
Lou Costello, Sid Fields, Clyde Bruckman, Jack Townley, Eddie Forman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This show preserved their vaudeville routines for TV, saving bits performed live since the 1930s.
They filmed 52 episodes in just one year while simultaneously shooting movies — the definition of overworked.
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