The Best of Abbott & Costello, Vol. 2 (Hit the Ice / In Society / Here Come the Co-Eds / The Naughty Nineties / Little Giant / The Time of Their Lives / Buck Privates Come Home / The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap)

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Director:Charles Barton
Release Date:2004-05-04
Label:Universal Studios
UPC:025192499128
Binding:DVD
Published By:Universal Studios
ASIN:B0001FGBZM
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By popular demand, the legendary Bud Abbott and Lou Costello are back in eight brand-new-to-DVD comedy classics! Still one of the greatest comedy teams in the history of show business, their films continue to generate new legions of fans around the world.

Now some of their greatest gags and most stellar skits, including the complete version of their signature routine "Who's on First?", are available in this side-splitting collection. It's the boys at their very best and illustrates why Bud and Lou rightly deserve their place among the brightest stars of the silver screen!

Hit the Ice (1943)
Bud and Lou hit the slopes at the Sun Valley Resort after getting mixed up with gangsters.

In Society (1944)
The boys find themselves in hot water after a plumbing job goes wrong at a high society bash.

Here Come the Co-Eds (1945)
Bud and Lou head to campus and attempt to save Bixby College from closing down.

The Naughty Nineties (1945)
Set aboard the River Queen showboat, Bud and Lou perform their legendary "Who's on First?" routine.

Little Giant (1946)
Lou plays a little man with big dreams...and ends up selling vacuum cleaners!

The Time of Their Lives (1946)
Mistaken as a traitor, Lou's ghost is trapped in Danbury Mansion until his innocence is proven.

Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
Bud and Lou return to civilian life and get involved in midget car racing in the sequel to Buck Privates!

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)
Accused of murder, Lou is forced to take care of a widow and her children on a farm.

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Best of Abbot & Costello Vol 2 - Reviewed on 2008-11-02
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Tired of looking for a movie that doesn't have nudity or vulgarity, or gratuitious sex scenes? Then, look to Abbott & Costello for good, clean, fun! The slapstick may be a little dated but the movies have interesting plots. Lou is the little guy who usually is taken for the patsy. Abbott often is the slicker of the two but he is often a patsy in his own way. This volume contains some of their more creative films, like THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES and LITTLE GIANT. Children enjoy the comedy and fun and adults can be transported back to the Saturday afternoons of their youth, when these films were shown on television. Maybe a whole new generation of fans can be won for Abbot & Costello.
Excellent sound and picture quality on these classics! - Reviewed on 2008-08-16
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The Best of Abbott & Costello, Vol. 2 (Hit the Ice / In Society / Here Come the Co-Eds / The Naughty Nineties / Little Giant / The Time of Their Lives / Buck Privates Come Home / The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap)

The Best of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello is exactly what the title implies. The sound and picture quality is excellent. "The Time of Their Lives" is worth the price of admission for this 8 movie on its own, but to also get "Hit The Ice", "Little Giant"... anyone who enjoys Abbott and Costello will appreciate this quality release. The package has Two double-sided DVDs which contain two movies per side. Identifying which movies are on which discs is a bit tricky but the quality does not disappoint.

Universal Studios definitely has my kudos for "The Franchise Collection" of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. The quality of the release as well as the content and production of these films make this collection worth owning.
As usual problems with freezing - Reviewed on 2008-04-16
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I love these two guys and their clean comedy.What i don't like is the picture freezing up.My DVD players are all less than six months old and i have three of them.I realize they don't make these players like they use to.I'm asking does anyone else have this problem? It seems like every other tape i buy i have this problem.
Best of Abbott & Costello - Reviewed on 2008-04-07
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Great to see these Classics are still available for those of us who enjoy good clean humor. Thank You for saving them for those of us who remember how life used to be.
Good CLEAN laughs! - Reviewed on 2008-04-01
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1 customer found this review helpful.

Bought this for my son. He loved them! It's great to hear him laughing throughout the movies!! I'm grateful he's fond of the classics, which are more kid friendly:)
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