The Abbott and Costello Show — S02E14 — Wife Wanted

1954 · 25 MIN · IMDB 8.2 · DIR. Jean Yarbrough

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Overview

When Lou finds out he will inherit $10,000 provided that he has a wife, he tries to marry a former girlfriend—who is dating a man named Bonebender Brodsky.

Dialogue Timeline — 518 lines

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00:00:02 Heeeeey, Abbott!
00:01:11 That's a raw hand.
00:02:23 They're the ones that's going to count.
00:03:56 What do you mean?
00:05:02 Gaze on this pretty picture...
00:05:49 - Okay, table stakes. - There we go.
00:06:59 Keep your hands off the letter. It's for me.
00:07:41 How did I know he was coming here?
00:08:21 Oh, come on, get your hat. Let's go out and look for a wife.
00:09:24 Water coming out.
00:10:19 Have patience, that's all.
00:11:14 Why, Aunt Emma wrote and told me you were coming.
00:12:25 He used to take his coat off and spread it on a puddle of water
00:13:44 All right, look, Lou, if you fail, don't worry.
00:14:27 Step right up here, folks... A trip to romance!
00:15:51 He got so jealous around her that she told him
00:16:36 - I still got it. - You still got it.
00:17:54 "Agnes, could you love a fellow like me?"
00:18:51 I don't care about that Bone-Bender Brodsky.
00:19:53 Tell your friend to get more clothes on. I'm embarrassed.
00:21:00 but in my book, he's all washed-up.
00:22:04 In a minute, in a minute.
00:23:13 You tell him. If I tell him, he'll kill me.
00:25:22 Now, give me...

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed518
Dialogue density20.7 lines / min
First line00:00:02
Final line00:25:22

Production Record

DirectorJean Yarbrough
LanguageEnglish

Factoids

Episode

The Abbott and Costello Show, season 2, episode 14: Wife Wanted.

https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/11821/season/2/episode/14
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