AMC TV - The Abbott & Costello Show, 1951-1954

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Summary: What a great collection!
Review: Aside from a missing segment, this collection is complete. The reason for the missing segment is proprietary rights to the Lon Chaney character being withheld from AMC. The people who own the character outright were not willing to allow that character to be represented on this DVD collection. As far as picture quality, this is wonderful. Far better than any VCR copy I've had in the past. Even the sound has been enhanced to remove much of the popping and clicking of the early fifties sound recordings. 6 Hours of wonderful entertainment with all of the original commercials and all.The best episode, in my opinion, is the one with Victor Borge (1953). What an amazing talent. Anyway, great 2 DVD set.

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Summary: Unbeatable value for A & C fans!
Review: I grew up watching all of Abbott and Costello's fun movies but only in the past few years have I discovered their equally enjoyable t.v. shows from the 1950's. I completely agree with the reviewer who said these live shows were far better than the episodes with the annoying laugh track that were first released on vhs by Shanachie entertainment over ten years ago.

Yes, like the others I think it's a shame that the Lon Chaney Jr. segment wasn't included on the disc, but I still feel like I defenitely got my money's worth of entertainment. I particularly enjoyed the hilarious Victor Borge episode. One of the main reasons I purchased this was because of a rare chance to see a live performance of Lizabeth Scott, the husky-voiced beauty who made a perfect femme fatale in several classic noirs.

Included in this excellent 2-disc collection are guest appearances by Lizabeth Scott, Hoagy Carmichael, Peggy Lee, Victor Borge, and Sid Fields (who was later a regular on the Abbott & Costello Show), among others. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello perform some of their classic routines, such as the timeless "Who's on first?" that made them so famous. The picture and sound quality are pretty good, and at this price I'd say this dvd is a definite must for any Abbott and Costello fan.

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Summary: Great buy For A&C Fans
Review: Not the Abbott & Costello Show but 6 Hours of the Colgate comedy hour with Abbott and Costello.I expected the worst because of the low price but was pleasantly surprised. The picture quality could be better on some episodes but overall quite good for AMC.As mentioned in other reviews there is no appearance by Lon Chaney Jr.The set does contain Many classic A&C routines that will keep you laughing...

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Summary: abbott and costello - LIVE
Review: These inexpensive Cds (2) are far better than the full 52 half hour TV series. The boys are live here and have an audience, not that lousy canned laughter. They obviously loved playing for a live audience and it comes through. There are fluffs, mistakes, messed up props and even, occasionally, comments from the audience and it's great seeing A and C handle this. They really enjoyed themselves and this is the closest anyone will ever get to their pre Universal days. Many of the skits were unknown to me. The "Who's On First" skit was the longest I'v ever heard. Even the old ones seemed fresh. How nice to see Veola Vonn who was often on the boys radio show and was Mrs. Frank Nelson. Just skip over the noon A&C material, about 30% of each show. This is a must for any A & C fan, even missing the Chaney segment from the first show.

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Summary: Word of Warning
Review: This DVD set consists of several Colgate Comedy Hours with Abbott and Costello hosting. However, the entire segment with Lon Chaney Jr. as the Frankenstein Monster has been ommitted. Possibly a manufacturing glitch. I've been through 3 copies and they are all the same. Any Universal Monster fans considering this DVD collection for that segment alone, beware. It's not on there!!