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ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET JERRY SEINFELD

Air Date/Released Thursday, November 24, 1994
Station/Studio NBC / George Paige Prods.
Host/Star Jerry Seinfeld
Featuring Joe Besser (Solo)

A tribute to Abbott & Costello's 1952 - 1954 television sitcom, primarily focusing on the series' 1st season which featured all the classic burlesque routines made famous by Bud and Lou. Joe Besser costarred that year as the Buster-Brown-clad adult/child 'Stinky Davis.' Selected clips from some of Bud & Lou's Universal films are also included.


Cast: Jerry Seinfeld (Host), Chris Costello, Paddy Costello, Vickie Abbott, Bud Abbott Jr.
Cast (archive footage): Bud Abbott (Himself), Lou Costello (Himself), Hillary Brooke (Herself), Sidney Fields (Himself), Gordon Jones (Mike the Cop), Joe Kirk (Mr. Bacciagalupe), Joe Besser (Stinky Davis), Bobby Barber (various), Joan Shawlee (various), Milt Bronson (various), Murray Leonard (various), Fiorello LaGuardio (Himself), Charles Laughton (Himself), Boris Karloff (Swami Talpur), Bela Lugosi (Count Dracula), Nat Pendleton (Sgt. Collins), Glenn Strange (The Frankenstein Monster)

Crew: Daniel Helfgott (Director, Writer), James Tumminia (Producer), George Paige (Exec. Producer)
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