Talk:Abbott and Costello

message: Given the fact that this routine has its own Wikipedia entry, wouldn't it be better to remove the long dialogue from this article and put it over there?67.122.209.117 (talk) 03:49, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed.  Moved it. Donaldd23 (talk) 03:04, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Who's On First section

message: This is given as 1857 in this article, but his article gives 1855. Which is correct? Thryduulf 17:22, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: You have a copy of this birth certificate? Until then the date needs to stay as 1895. Donaldd23 (talk) 11:11, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Abbott's birth date

message: Lou died in a hospital in Beverly Hills. He is interred at Calvary Cemetery, which is in East Los Angeles. See Chris Costello's book.
--Plummer (talk) 06:10, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lou Costello's death 

message: This site was vandalized on or around October 25th. I'm not a wiki regular, so I don't know if I did things right or not, but at least it isn't screwed up anymore. 72.24.165.120 01:25, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vandalism 

message: A lengthy article on a subject of this importance requires proper sourcing and footnoting. Much has been written about them. I shall begin when I can.--Silverscreen 20:44, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Sourcing 

message: According to Who's on First? (and the Hall of Fame web page linked from there), the notion that Abbott and Costello are in the Hall of Fame is an urban myth, though they are featured in the museum. Hairy Dude 23:24, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: True.  In reality, only "Who's on First?" in itself was ever "conducted" into the Hall of Fame, and I hear that the routine is shown there. — Cinemaniac (talk  •  contribs) 02:48, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hall of Fame 

message: I seem to remember Bert & Ernie did a send-up of Abbott and Costello on Sesame Street in 1980 maybe? They copied the common routine in which Abbott and Costello are exploring, and spooky or strange things happen that only Costello sees and stop as soon as Abbott enters the room and Abbott tells Costello to stop panicking. In the case of Sesame Street, Ernie played the Costello role and Bert played the Abbott role. Anyone else remember this?216.90.56.122 20:43, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cultural References 

message: Someone has added an MP3 with the filename "Pokomoko" to the external links section.  What is it and why is it there? -- 192.250.34.161 12:31, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: "Pokomoko" refers to a noteworthy adaptation of the old vaudeville routine Slowly I Turned, from Lost in a Harem, in which Costello unwittingly becomes the victime of severe attacks just because of mentioning that one word. — Cinemaniac (talk  •  contribs) 02:51, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pokomoko MP3? 

message: I remember seeing a film with Abbott and Costello, in the late 1940's, about them serving on a ship or a submarine.
The final scene showed Abbott sitting on the sunk submarine (or ship), playing a hand harmonica, and fish dancing to the tune.
Can anybody confirm this? Why is it not listed here?    Xenonius (talk)
::The only film they were on a ship was In the Navy and Pardon My Sarong.  I don't recall a fish dancing in either of them, but I could watch them again.  Perhaps this was an skit on the Colgate Comedy Hour that you remember?  Donaldd23 (talk) 16:41, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Yet another film not listed here?

message: The article states that the two movies in which they appeared separately were made because the two were still not talking to each other.  I'm not sure that's correct.  I think I read somewhere that after they healed the rift, they decided to experiment with a new brand of comedy in which they worked separately instead of together.  It didn't work out, so they went back to working as a team.  I haven't changed anything in the article because I can't document the info.  If I can remember where I read it, I'll let you know.97.73.64.169 (talk) 15:57, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I got the above information from some production notes on a DVD collection of their films.  It claimed that the two were tired of doing rehashes of their old burlesque routines, so that's why they made the two films in which they appeared separately.  Was that just a cover-up for their rift?  Possibly, but I understand that the rift was highly publicized, so I don't know why they'd have covered it up.  Anyway, there are a lot of discrepancies in sources that talk about their relationship, so I guess we'll never know.97.73.64.170 (talk) 15:48, 15 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  The 1945 split.... 

message: * S01, E01  (First Aired: Dec. 5, 1952)
* S01, E26  (First Aired: May. 29, 1953)
* S02, E26  (First Aired: May. 1, 1954)
Season 1 was 26 episodes broadcast from Dec 1952 to May 1953.
Season 2 was 26 episodes broadcast from ??? 1953 to May 1954.
Please add this information in appropriate form to the article.-96.233.20.34 (talk) 21:16, 14 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  TV - Abbott and Costello Show 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: They are currently classified as 'American male silent film actors'. I don't see how this can be correct, as they didn't work together until 1935, well into the sound-film era. Valetude (talk) 23:54, 27 November 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: I deleted the cat, but perhaps it should be re-added. As a team they did not work during silent era, but Costello worked during the silent era (beginning in 1926, according to imdb). Onel5969 TT me 00:24, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Interesting point, and thanks for the input, but I don’t think it justifies the team of Abbot and Costello being placed in this category. Technically, it would be correct for Lou’s own page. But I think a single uncredited appearance in one silent film is stretching it a bit  -  rather like classifying H.G. Wells in the ‘Drapers’ category, because that was his original trade. Valetude (talk) 13:00, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
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message: This article is underdeveloped and undersourced, and needs to be expanded in more detail. There is not a lot of information on the team's history, how they met/got started, success/popularity, radios/television, transition into film, and split. There also needs to be information on the team's legacy, and influence they've had on other performers. Although the article has sections on some of these pieces of information, they are too brief and don't contain enough information or detail. They need to be expanded in more detail than what they currently are, with proper citations from reliable sources given to each addition of information. The article also has information that's unsourced and should either be given proper citations from reliable sources or removed if none can be found. As a major fan of the team, and advocate for complete expansions of ALL articles, It's very sad that this article is in the poor shape that it's in as it could easily be turned into GA and FA status based on the amount of information and sources on the team. I would do this myself but biographies are not my specialty and I have more pressing matters to attend to. Hopefully someone comes along and gives this and other articles on classic comedians the attention they deserve to fulfill their full potential.--Paleface Jack 17:04, 27 April 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citation and Expansion 

message: On the Bill Sterns Colgate Sports radio show, They were guest.  The story went that they both played basketball. One for Patterson and the other from Camden. They got into a fight near the end of the game. They then became friends. I believe Sterns was known for stretching the truth. I heard the show on Sirius XM Radio Classics this week 68.142.35.161 (talk) 20:52, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  First Meeting 

message: Khfi 197.229.3.208 (talk) 19:51, 20 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  What the TV shows name 

message: with the Abbot Castelli?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedetto_Castelli 2A01:CB0C:CD:D800:1D53:C2C1:473:FAA9 (talk) 13:31, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  any link? 

message: On the list of shows do we know the official (if any) title of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzxVyO6cpos
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/abbott-and-costellos-wacky-math
That source tells there that is in in a couple of film reels but does not tell the segment 68.48.113.58 (talk) 18:04, 1 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Math 

message: what caused them to split up Peterw62 (talk) 14:48, 26 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Already covered in the article. The causes included the duo's waning popularity throughout the early 1950s, their failure to compete with the then-popular duo of Martin and Lewis, the termination of their contract with Universal Pictures in 1955, and their financial difficulties due to their legal troubles with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). They "formally dissolved their partnership in 1957". Dimadick (talk) 14:42, 27 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  abbot and  costello split