![Abbott & Costello Show](/imgs/series/abco.png?e113ff27-9f50-4922-97bd-97e95d2bb051) | Abbott & Costello Show Show Count: 84 Broadcast History: 3 July 1940 to 26 March 1949 Sponsor: Camel Cigarettes Cast: Lou Costello, Bud Abbott, Mel Blanc, Frank Nelson, Sid Fields, Iris Adrian, Martha Wentworth, Sharon Douglas, Verna Felton Producer: Martin Gosch After working as Fred Allen's summer replacement, Abbott and Costello joined Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy on The Chase and Sanborn Hour in 1941, while two of their films (Buck Privates and Hold That Ghost) were adapted for Lux Radio Theater. They launched their own weekly show October 8, 1942, sponsored by Camel cigarettes. |