{"product_id":"abbott-and-costello-show-the-the-complete-series","title":"Abbott and Costello Show, The: The Complete Series (DVD) Pre-Order Deadline December 8\/26 Release Date January 12\/27","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RlllabwmWcc?si=Xp-XYUs8_WB9OzuK\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePainstakingly restored from original 35mm master elements by the 3-D Film Archive, in collaboration with the Library of Congress, ClassicFlix presents \u003cem\u003eThe Abbott and Costello Show – The Complete Series\u003c\/em\u003e with all 52 episodes from the iconic series looking and sounding better than ever in this 7-disc set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Bud Abbott and Lou Costello became part of the permanent rotating group of weekly hosts on TV's \u003cem\u003eThe Colgate Comedy Hour\u003c\/em\u003e, it revitalized their careers and led to the birth of\u003cem\u003e The Abbott and Costello Show\u003c\/em\u003e, a syndicated half-hour program that premiered in 1952. The premise of the show was disarmingly simple: Bud and Lou played themselves, a pair of unemployed actors living in a rooming house run by the apoplectic Sid Fields, also playing himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeason 1 \u003c\/em\u003efinds Bud and Lou easing their way through life in a neighborhood where crooks and sharpies lay in wait around every corner, and women walk right up to Costello for no other reason than to slap his face (\"How dare you look like someone I hate!\"). New routines abound in the inaugural season, but many classics are also performed including \"Who's on First?\", \"Dice\", \"7 x 13 = 28\" and so many, many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn its second and final season, the show evolved from a freewheeling pastiche inspired by vintage burlesque bits to a plot-driven sitcom harkening back to vintage comedy shorts. Like Bud and Lou, \u003cem\u003eSeason 2\u003c\/em\u003e writers Clyde Bruckman and Jack Townley, veterans of two-reel comedy, had no qualms about recycling gags or plots if they were funny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most influential comedies in television history, \u003cem\u003eThe Abbott and Costello Show - The Complete Series\u003c\/em\u003e is a must-have for fans of Bud and Lou and features many great regulars like Sid Fields, Hillary Brooke (as Lou's cultured girlfriend), Gordon Jones (as stupefyingly dumb \"Mike the Cop\"), Joe Besser (as \"Stinky\"), Joe Kirk (as \"Mr. Bacciagalupe\"), Bingo the Chimp, as well as many other well-known guest stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBONUS FEATURES: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio Commentaries on 12 episodes featuring Lou Antonicello, Paul Castiglia, Ray Faiola, Stu Fink, Shane Fleming, Gilbert Gottfried, Bob Greenberg, Jim Mulholland, Gerry Orlando, Ron Palumbo, Toby Roan, Lou Sabini, Frank Santopadre, Jack Theakston and Michael Townsend Wright\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaving the Negatives - Featurette with Bob Furmanek\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo complete episodes with original non-audience tracks and six partial episodes (Season 1)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBonus Content Reel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Classicflix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45251733586120,"sku":"CF-0049DVD","price":59.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/files\/abbottandcostelloshowdvd.jpg?v=1794089800","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/products\/abbott-and-costello-show-the-the-complete-series","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}