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The Abbott and Costello Show
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Pots and Pans

  • Episode aired Jan 30, 1953
  • TV-G
  • 26m
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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in The Abbott and Costello Show (1952)
The Abbott And Costello Show: Pots And Pans
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Lou tries selling pots and pans door-to-door.Lou tries selling pots and pans door-to-door.Lou tries selling pots and pans door-to-door.

  • Director
    • Jean Yarbrough
  • Writer
    • Sid Fields
  • Stars
    • Bud Abbott
    • Lou Costello
    • Hillary Brooke
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
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    • Director
      • Jean Yarbrough
    • Writer
      • Sid Fields
    • Stars
      • Bud Abbott
      • Lou Costello
      • Hillary Brooke
    • 2User reviews
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    The Abbott And Costello Show: Pots And Pans
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    Bud Abbott
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    Lou Costello
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    • Lou Costello
    Hillary Brooke
    Hillary Brooke
    • Hillary Brooke
    Gordon Jones
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    • Mike Kelly
    Sid Fields
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    • Sid Fields
    • (as Sidney Fields)
    Joe Kirk
    Joe Kirk
    • Mr. Bacciagalupe
    Anthony Caruso
    Anthony Caruso
    • Scarpuss
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      • Jean Yarbrough
    • Writer
      • Sid Fields
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    7JordanThomasHall

    Lou's big dinner

    Lou has a new job selling aluminum cookware. He demonstrates his pots and pans with a new gimmick- cooking a delicious dinner for them in the pots and pans. Lou will begin by preparing a nice meal for Mr. Fields and guests at the apartment house. From Mr. Bacciagalupe's vegetable cart, Lou tricks him out of some tomatoes. They prepare a live duck for dinner, leading to their classic "Getting Down Off a Duck's Back" routine. When Lou can't bring himself to kill it, Mr. Fields phones for hired assassin Scarpuss (gangster character actor Anthony Caruso). He holds a special place for ducks, even having a pet duck, and threatens to kill them if they harm the duck. Mr. Fields has a chicken he's been saving in his fridge and offers it to Lou for the dinner. Lou invites Hillary as a sixth guest. As he sets out to prepare the meal, his lack of cooking knowledge is apparent. While cooking, he continues to interact with "Albert", now his pet duck, in the sink. Lou begins making dressing, but the page from the recipe book turns when he isn't looking and he continues with an entirely different recipe- adding yeast. His side dish of spaghetti doesn't promise to be any better, and he mistakes a bar of soap for Parmesan cheese he is grating. Conversation at the table 'bubbles' over. Meanwhile, in the kitchen, problems with the chicken have to be seen to be believed. Indeed, this may be a meal to remember.
    10tcchelsey

    LOU'S IN THE KITCHEN! BEWARE!

    Lou cooks dinner for the gang, all because he has a new job selling pots and pans! Its his chance for a an authentic demonstration, too! This is classic crazy Abbott and Costello! All of us big little kids growing up loved this stuff. A hilarious scene is the tomato bit as Mike, the cop, is repeatedly hit with bad tomatoes being tossed back and force by Bud and Lou. The best comes last as Lou cooks dinner for Mike, Hillary Brooke and Mr. Fields. There's also a hitman (played to the hilt by Anthony Caruso) who happens to love ducks! Guess what's for dinner? There's one blooper take --if you look closely-- when Lou hits the wall, you can see the cardboard set rock back and forth! OMG! Fun to watch, especially with lots of pizza! SEASON 1 dvd box set.

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      Hillary Brooke: Hello, Louis.

      Lou Costello: Hello, Hillary. I came to invite you across the hall to Mr. Fields' apartment for dinner. I'm going to cook dinner over there. Will you come?

      Hillary Brooke: Oh, Louis, I'd love to. How sweet of you. I didn't know you could cook.

      Lou Costello: Oh, sure. Every morning when I get up, I cook coffee in my pajamas.

      Hillary Brooke: Not in the coffee pot?

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    • Release date
      • January 30, 1953 (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Television Corporation of America
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    • Runtime
      • 26m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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