The Abbott and Costello Show — S02E04 — Life Insurance
1953 · 25 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · DIR. Jean Yarbrough
Overview
Mr. Fields takes out an insurance policy on Lou. Later, Bud takes Lou on a hunting trip, and Lou suspects Bud and Mr. Fields have plotted to kill him for the insurance money.
Dialogue Timeline — 495 lines
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00:00:02 Heeeey, Abbott!
00:01:56 that you don't care for.
00:04:01 "Not that bad."
00:04:48 you'll get your end as long as we've got our good health.
00:05:38 - I haven't got any money. - Oh, no, no, no, nothing like that.
00:06:22 Now, Lou, I have a few words to say.
00:07:17 and $2,000 in case of accidental death.
00:08:01 Right.
00:08:56 I passed! I...
00:09:42 and take it right from his ear.
00:10:24 and you hit it on the bottom here,
00:11:01 Just don't...
00:11:46 But I think I can build him up whereas he will pass the test
00:12:35 You should be ashamed of yourself, Bud Abbott.
00:13:38 Go ahead. Go ahead. Go ahead.
00:14:41 Uh-oh.
00:16:04 Wait a minute. Where are we going to get the paraphernalia,
00:17:02 This is hard to believe.
00:17:52 I got me worried, too.
00:18:48 I'm not taking any more chances.
00:20:44 That says, "Petrified tree."
00:22:22 What do you mean?
00:23:28 Costello!
00:24:53 Costello, where are you?
Cast & Characters
Bud Abbott
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Lou Costello
Gordon Jones
Mike Kelly
Sid Fields
Sid Fields
Murray Leonard
Doctor
Dorothy Granger
Miss Smith--Nurse
Bobby Barber
Janitor
Milt Bronson
Sam Speedy
Frank O'Connor
Passerby
Minerva Urecal
Woman Checking Out Bud and Lou's Apartment
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed495
Dialogue density19.8 lines / min
First line00:00:02
Final line00:24:53
Production Record
DirectorJean Yarbrough
LanguageEnglish
Factoids
Episode
The Abbott and Costello Show, season 2, episode 4: Life Insurance.
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/11821/season/2/episode/4
Rating source
IMDb rating preserved from the supplied subtitle archive; it may differ from the current IMDb rating.
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