I remember watching the reruns of the Abbott and Costello Show in the 70s and i thought Bud and Lou were so funny in the sitcom environment. They were even funnier in burlesque and in more than 30 films. The first season to me was the best of the bunch since it incorporated their famous routines such as "Who's on First", "Sandwich", "Floogle Street" and "Slowly I Turned." Also contributing to the mayhem were Sid Fields as their irritated landlord, Hilary Brooke as herself, Gordon Jones as Mike the Cop, Joe Besser as Stinky and in several episodes before he was fired for biting Lou, Bingo the Chimp. Also, Fields wrote several episodes.
As for the second season, the switch in direction to more meaningful stories took a lot away from the manic premise from the first season. It seemed that the duo was running out of material. Those episodes weren't as good and that's what led to the end of a sitcom that had a lot of potential but still lived on for years in reruns. It was one of the most popular shows to be rerun on WPIX-TV in New York, which ran for years on the station along with The Honeymooners.
If you've never seen Abbott and Costello's routines, watch the first season. Don't bother with the second.
As for the second season, the switch in direction to more meaningful stories took a lot away from the manic premise from the first season. It seemed that the duo was running out of material. Those episodes weren't as good and that's what led to the end of a sitcom that had a lot of potential but still lived on for years in reruns. It was one of the most popular shows to be rerun on WPIX-TV in New York, which ran for years on the station along with The Honeymooners.
If you've never seen Abbott and Costello's routines, watch the first season. Don't bother with the second.