Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Filmography.
Official Films
| Year | Movie | Lou Costello Role | Bud Abbott Role | Notes |
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| 1940 | One Night in the Tropics | Costello | Abbott | Universal Film debut |
| 1941 | Buck Privates | Herbie Brown | Slicker Smith | Universal First starring roles |
| 1941 | In the Navy | Pomeroy Watson | Smokey Adams | Universal |
| 1941 | Hold That Ghost | Ferdinand Jones | Chuck Murray | Universal |
| 1941 | Keep 'Em Flying | Heathcliffe | Blackie Benson | Universal |
| 1942 | Ride 'Em Cowboy | Willoughby | Duke | Universal |
| 1942 | Rio Rita | Wishy Dunn | Doc | MGM |
| 1942 | Pardon My Sarong | Wellington Phlug | Algy Shaw | Universal |
| 1942 | Who Done It? | Mervyn Milgrim | Chick Larkin | Universal |
| 1943 | It Ain't Hay | Wilbur Hoolihan | Grover Mickridge | Universal |
| 1943 | Hit the Ice | Tubby McCoy | Flash Fulton | Universal |
| 1944 | In Society | Albert Mansfield | Eddie Harrington | Universal |
| 1944 | Lost in a Harem | Harvey Garvey | Peter Johnson | MGM |
| 1945 | Here Come the Co-Eds | Oliver Quackenbush | Slats McCarthy | Universal |
| 1945 | The Naughty Nineties | Sebastian Dinwiddie | Dexter Broadhurst | Universal "Who's on First?" |
| 1945 | Abbott
and Costello in Hollywood |
Abercrombie | Buzz Kurtis | MGM |
| 1946 | Little Giant | Benny Miller | John Morrison/Tom Chandler | Universal |
| 1946 | The Time of Their Lives | Horatio Prim | Cuthbert/Dr. Greenway | Universal |
| 1947 | Buck Privates Come Home | Herbie Brown | Slicker Smith | Universal-International Sequel to Buck Privates |
| 1947 | The
Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap |
Chester Wooley | Duke Egan | Universal-International |
| 1948 | The Noose Hangs High | Tommy Hinchcliffe | Ted Higgins | Eagle-Lion |
| 1948 | Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein | Wilbur Gray | Chick Young | Universal-International |
| 1948 | Mexican Hayride | Joe Bascom/Humphrey Fish | Harry Lambert | Universal-International |
| 1949 | Africa Screams | Stanley Livington | Buzz Johnson | United Artists |
| 1949 | Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff | Freddie Phillips | Casey Edwards | Universal-International |
| 1950 | Abbott
and Costello in the Foreign Legion |
Lou Hotchkiss | Bud Jones | Universal-International |
| 1951 | Abbott
and Costello Meet the Invisible Man |
Lou Francis | Bud Alexander | Universal-International |
| 1951 | Comin' Round the Mountain | Wilbert Smith | Al Stewart | Universal-International |
| 1952 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Jack | Mr. Dinklepuss | Warner
Bros. In sepia and color. |
| 1952 | Lost in Alaska | George Bell | Tom Watson | Universal-International |
| 1952-54 | The
Abbott and Costello Show |
Himself | Himself | Television Show; Presented by Allan Enterprises |
| 1952 | Abbott
and Costello Meet Captain Kidd |
Oliver "Puddin' Head" Johnson | Rocky Stonebridge | Warner
Bros. In color |
| 1953 | Abbott
and Costello Go to Mars |
Orville | Lester | Universal-International |
| 1953 | Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Tubby | Slim | Universal-International |
| 1955 | Abbott
and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops |
Willie Piper | Harry Pierce | Universal-International |
| 1955 | Abbott
and Costello Meet the Mummy |
Costello
(erroneously listed in the film as "Freddie Franklin") |
Abbott (erroneously listed in the film as "Pete Patterson") | Universal-International |
| 1956 | Dance with Me, Henry | Lou Henry | Bud Flick | United
Artists Final film as a duo |
| 1965 | The
World of Abbott and Costello |
Himself | Himself | Universal Compilation film |
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| The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Developed by | Lee Orgel |
| Written by |
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| Theme music composer | Hoyt Curtin |
| Composers | Hoyt Curtin Ted Nichols |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Lee Orgel |
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| Running time | 22-24 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Syndication |
| Release | September 9, 1967 - June 1, 1968 |
Each of the 39 individual episodes consisted of four five-minute cartoons. The cartoons were created jointly by Hanna-Barbera, RKO General, and Jomar Productions between 1965 and 1967. The series was syndicated by Gold Key Entertainment and King World Productions, with the rights now owned by Warner Bros. Television Distribution (through Turner Entertainment).Bud Abbott provided the voice for his own character. Stan Irwin provided the voice of Lou Costello, who had died in 1959.
The rest of the voice cast was composed of Hanna-Barbera regulars. Canadian cartoonist Lynn Johnston, best known for her comic strip, For Better or For Worse, was an uncredited cel colorist.
ProductionAbbott and Costello is among the animated programs of the 1960s that are based on the decade's nostalgia craze which animated other comedy teams of the past such as Laurel and Hardy and The New 3 Stooges. It was pitched by the duo's manager Eddie Sherman to producer Lee Orgel, who also worked on The New 3 Stooges and further developed the concept. Orgel originally planned for the series to be produced at Cambria Productions, however the show's sponsor insisted it be done entirely at Hanna-Barbera instead.
The show created work for the ill and impoverished Bud Abbott, who provided the voice of his animated character. Lou Costello had died in 1959, and his voice was supplied by nightclub manager Stan Irwin (1920-2015), who was a close friend of the duo.
Voices
Bud Abbott as Himself
Stan Irwin as Lou CostelloAdditional voices: Mel Blanc, Don Messick, Hal Smith, John Stephenson, Janet Waldo
| No. | Cartoon 1 | Cartoon 2 | Cartoon 3 | Cartoon 4 | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Cops and Saucers" | "Dog Gone Dog" | "Go Go Goliath" | "In the Soup" | September 9, 1967 |
| 2 | "The Cloud Monster" | "The Gravity Grabber" | "There Auto Be a Law" | "Tiny Terror" | September 16, 1967 |
| 3 | "Big Bird Break Out" | "Going Buggy" | "Sahara You?" | "The Vikings" | September 23, 1967 |
| 4 | "Down in the Dumps" | "Eskimo Pie-eyed" | "Lube-a-Tuba" | "The Forty Thieves" | September 30, 1967 |
| 5 | "Frail Whale" | "Sitting Pity" | "Tooth or Consequences" | "Wizardland" | October 7, 1967 |
| 6 | "Catman on a Hot Tin Roof" | "Elephantasy" | "Shutter Bugged Sea Serpent" | "The Mark of El-Zap" | October 14, 1967 |
| 7 | "Kooks and Spooks" | "Mouse Route" | "Stand-In Stand-Off" | "Super Lou" | October 21, 1967 |
| 8 | "Dinosaur Dilemma" | "Frigid Fugitive" | "The Astro Nuttys" | "The Industructible Space Suit" | October 28, 1967 |
| 9 | "Galoots in Armor Suits" | "Mighty Midget Mustang" | "The Bouncing Rubber Man" | "The Purple Baron" | November 4, 1967 |
| 10 | "Abbott and Costello in Blunderland" | "Going to Pot" | "Skyscrapper Napper" | "The Two Musketeers" | November 11, 1967 |
| 11 | "A Creep in the Deep" | "Crying High" | "Germ Squirm" | "Weird Neighbors" | November 18, 1967 |
| 12 | "Lashed but Leashed" | "Pigskin Pickle" | "The Moleman Mine" | "Two on the Isle" | November 25, 1967 |
| 13 | "Space Toy Tyrants" | "The Little Fat Boy Cried Wolf " | "Wacky Wax Work" | "Werewolf Whim-Wham" | December 2, 1967 |
| 14 | "A Goose Misuse" | "Invader Raider" | "Monster Muddled" | "The Monsterkeet" | December 9, 1967 |
| 15 | "Going, Going, Gun!" | "Paddle Boat Pirate" | "Road Race Ruckus" | "Who Needs Arrest?" | December 16, 1967 |
| 16 | "Baby Buggy" | "Drumsticks Along the Mohawk" | "Gone Ghosts" | "Hey, Abbott!" | December 23, 1967 |
| 17 | "A Car Is Born" | "Lumbering Lummoxes" | "Professor Uncle's Ants" | "Teenie Weenie Genie" | December 30, 1967 |
| 18 | "Fish-Hooked" | "High Wire Lion" | "Magic Monster" | "Planet Plant" | January 6, 1968 |
| 19 | "Baby Shoo" | "Marauding Mummy" | "Space Beard" | "The Long Long Camper" | January 13, 1968 |
| 20 | "Fumbled Fable" | "Phantom of the Hoss Opera" | "Puppet Enemy Number One" | "Rabbit Grabbers" | January 20, 1968 |
| 21 | "Phoney Express" | "The Big Cannon Caper" | "The Vacuum Villain" | "Throne of a Loss" | January 27, 1968 |
| 22 | "A Guest in the Nest" | "Concrete Evidence" | "Glass Reunion" | "The Lava Monster" | February 3, 1968 |
| 23 | "Broom Gloom" | "Gadzooka" | "Gone Like the Wind" | "Merry Misfits" | February 10, 1968 |
| 24 | "Fighting the Clock" | "Rescue Miscue" | "Sinister Professor Sinister" | "The Hound Hounders" | February 17, 1968 |
| 25 | "Bully Billy" | "Pigs in a Panic" | "Ship Ahooey" | "Underworld Whirl" | February 24, 1968 |
| 26 | "Dragon Along" | "Mounty-Bounty" | "Password to Panic" | "Super Terror Strikes Again" | March 2, 1968 |
| 27 | "No Place Like Rome" | "Not So Sweet Sioux" | "Texas Jack" | "Follow the Bouncing Blob" | March 9, 1968 |
| 28 | "Luna Tricks" | "Pearl Diving Perils" | "Picture Frame-Up" | "The Queen of Diamonds" | March 16, 1968 |
| 29 | "Booty Bounty" | "Dangerous Buck" | "G.I. Jokers" | "Tasmanian Terror" | March 23, 1968 |
| 30 | "Gator Baiter" | "The Fiendish Farmer" | "The Gadget King" | "The Ice-Tronauts" | March 30, 1968 |
| 31 | "Rabbit Rouser" | "Save a Cave" | "Which Witch Is Which?" | "Wild Man, Wild" | April 6, 1968 |
| 32 | "Doggies by the Dozen" | "Shooting the Works" | "Son of Konk" | "Super Knight" | April 13, 1968 |
| 33 | "Bully for Lou" | "Cherokee Choo-Choo" | "Hotel Suite and Sour" | "Rhino Riot" | April 20, 1968 |
| 34 | "Carnival of Menace" | "Shoo Shoes" | "Teensy vs. Weensys" | "Tragic Magic" | April 27, 1968 |
| 35 | "Get 'im Tiger" | "Hullaba-Lou" | "Mountain Mischief" | "The Drastic Driller" | May 4, 1968 |
| 36 | "Gorilla Thriller" | "The Eighth Dwarf" | "Turkish Daffy" | "Yankee Doodle Dudes" | May 11, 1968 |
| 37 | "Rodeo Rumpus" | "Run of DeMille Pictures" | "Super Car" | "The Sinister Stinger" | May 18, 1968 |
| 38 | "Bad Day at High Noon" | "Magic Mix-Up" | "Shock Treatment" | "Tom All-Thumbs" | May 25, 1968 |
| 39 | "Pinocchio's Double Trouble" | "Private General Nuisance" | "Starlight Starfright" | "Trigger Tricks" | June 1, 1968 |