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The Abbott and Costello Show
S2.E21
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The Pigeon

  • Episode aired Mar 27, 1954
  • TV-G
  • 30m
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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in The Abbott and Costello Show (1952)
The Abbott And Costello Show: The Pigeon
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Lou is set up by his sexy neighbor to take the fall for her infidelity, so that Lou is the one who gets killed by her jealous mobster boyfriend.Lou is set up by his sexy neighbor to take the fall for her infidelity, so that Lou is the one who gets killed by her jealous mobster boyfriend.Lou is set up by his sexy neighbor to take the fall for her infidelity, so that Lou is the one who gets killed by her jealous mobster boyfriend.

  • Director
    • Jean Yarbrough
  • Writer
    • Clyde Bruckman
  • Stars
    • Bud Abbott
    • Lou Costello
    • Gloria Henry
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
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    • Director
      • Jean Yarbrough
    • Writer
      • Clyde Bruckman
    • Stars
      • Bud Abbott
      • Lou Costello
      • Gloria Henry
    • 2User reviews
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    Bud Abbott
    Bud Abbott
    • Bud Abbott
    Lou Costello
    Lou Costello
    • Lou Costello
    Gloria Henry
    Gloria Henry
    • Ruby Norton
    Ted Hecht
    Ted Hecht
    • Steve Terry
    Sid Fields
    Sid Fields
    • Sid Fields
    • (as Sidney Fields)
    Ray Montgomery
    Ray Montgomery
    • Bob Lee
    Harry Clexx
    • Uniformed Cop
    Hank Patterson
    Hank Patterson
    • The Tramp
    Bobby Barber
    Bobby Barber
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    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jean Yarbrough
    • Writer
      • Clyde Bruckman
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    lferraroni

    correction on episode titled "Lou Falls For Ruby"

    Hello, First I would like to commend the guys for an excellent web site. It is very informative and interesting to say the least. But I would like to make a correction on this site regarding an episode called "Lou Falls For Ruby." There was no such episode titled "Lou Falls For Ruby". It's actually called "The Pigeon" which was in Season 2,Episode 21 and that is already stated on the site itself. I know because I own both seasons and may I add that they were and still are extremely funny. Also,I doubled checked the character to make sure her name was "Ruby" on that particular episode. Hope this clears things up with all who check out this web site. Keep up the great work.
    7JordanThomasHall

    Ruby's Rub-out Ruse

    Lou struggles to prepare breakfast for Bud. He tries to swipe milk from a neighbor but is caught by gangster Steve Terry (Ted Hecht) who is proposing to Ruby Norton (Gloria Henry, mother Alice Mitchell on "Dennis the Menace"). Hiding in the apartment is Ruby's other lover Bob Lee (Ray Montgomery). Bob schemes to plant another man for Steve to angrily dispatch of and end up in jail, freeing the two of them. Ruby feels Lou "would be the perfect pigeon" and begins to work on him. Lou feels she loves him and is overjoyed as they go off on a picnic. While Lou steps away a tramp (Hank Patterson, Fred Ziffel, "Green Acres") steals Ruby's purse and she makes Lou go after him. Steve finds a planted picture of Lou and Ruby in the paper and sets out to get him.

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    • Release date
      • March 27, 1954 (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Motion Picture Center Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
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      • Television Corporation of America
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      • 30m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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