The Abbott and Costello Show (TV Series) Uncle from New Jersey (1954) User Reviews

Lou's rich uncle

[JordanThomasHall · 8/10 · 19 August 2019]

Mr. Fields catches Lou swiping his bottle of milk and evicts he and Bud. Bud talks a friend, Joe (Tom Keene), into phoning Mr. Fields as an attorney commissioned by Lou's wealthy uncle Rupert in New Jersey as his sole heir to his seven million dollars. The call quickly changes Mr. Fields opinion of Lou and he lets him back into his apartment, killing with kindness. He gives Bud and Lou $300 to hold them over. Mike the Cop talks Mr. Fields into thinking he was fooled, and an angry Mr. Fields confronts the boys. Bud comically takes a creditor's call and pretends that Lou's uncle is announcing an upcoming visit. Mr. Fields changes his tone again- giving back the loaned money. Lou questions whether he can impersonate his uncle, who has been dead for over 15 years. The charade goes smoothly until Mike suspects Lou is trying to kill his uncle for his money. Circumstantial evidence seems to support the theory in Mr. Fields' eyes too. Mike and Mr. Fields eavesdrop to comically misinterpret that he's killed Uncle Rupert. Bud and Lou go on the run as they try to find a way to clear themselves.