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The Abbott and Costello Show

The Army Story

  • Episode aired Jan 23, 1953
  • TV-GTV-G
  • 26m
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8.2/10
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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in The Abbott and Costello Show (1952)
The Abbott And Costello Show: The Army Story
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The boys join the reserves.The boys join the reserves.The boys join the reserves.
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Jean Yarbrough
  • Writer
    • Sid Fields(story)
  • Stars
    • Bud Abbott
    • Lou Costello
    • Hillary Brooke
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  • Director
    • Jean Yarbrough
  • Writer
    • Sid Fields(story)
  • Stars
    • Bud Abbott
    • Lou Costello
    • Hillary Brooke
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    Bud Abbott
    Bud Abbott
    • Bud Abbottas Bud Abbott
    Lou Costello
    Lou Costello
    • Lou Costelloas Lou Costello
    Hillary Brooke
    Hillary Brooke
    • Hillary Brookeas Hillary Brooke
    Gordon Jones
    Gordon Jones
    • Mike Kellyas Mike Kelly
    Sid Fields
    Sid Fields
    • Sid Fieldsas Sid Fields
    • (as Sidney Fields)
    Joe Kirk
    Joe Kirk
    • Mr. Bacciagalupeas Mr. Bacciagalupe
    James Alexander
    James Alexander
    • Captainas Captain
    Robert Cherry
    • Schultz--Nervous Soldieras Schultz--Nervous Soldier
    Joe Besser
    Joe Besser
    • Stinky Davisas Stinky Davis
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    • Director
      • Jean Yarbrough
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      • Sid Fields(story)
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    • Trivia
      Some of the scenes in this episode are rehashes of scenes from Buck Privates (1941).
    • Goofs
      When Bud is drilling Lou and 3 other soldiers there's another group further back also drilling and another soldier walking up the sidewalk. As the group in the back is marching towards Bud and Lou the soldier on the sidewalk is ahead of the second group and he stops when he comes to the end of the building on the right. Then there's a closer up view of Bud and Lou's group and the sidewalk guy is back again walking up only now he's further back from the second group still advancing. As the second group gets closer they turn and march to the right disappearing between the two buildings and the sidewalk guy does an about face. Then the film jumps and the sidewalk guy has disappeared completely while the second group is marching back from between the buildings.

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    8/10
    A condensed "Buck Privates"
    Bud and Lou receive a letter to report to Army headquarters, their applications accepted. Mr. Fields wants his 13 weeks back rent, but they only have a fraction, leading to Lou performing the comical "7 X 13 = 28" routine. After some snappy lines, they pass their physicals. Bud is made corporal. In the barracks, Bud teaches Lou how to shoot dice- their classic "Dice Game" routine. Bud leads his men to drill resulting in their "Drill Routine".

    The episode is a condensed version of their feature film "Buck Privates".
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    • Release date
      • January 23, 1953 (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Television Corporation of America
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    • Runtime
      26 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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