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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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.

Customer Reviews:

Who's on first?.......2007-08-13

This set is worth it, just to see this hilarious skit that children of all ages adore. Even kids today. It's timeless. It's priceless. Even one of my children have it memorized and likes to quote it from time to time. :)

The Naughty Nineties .......2007-07-04

The greatist part of this movie is the whos on First. Don't get me wrong, the whole movie was great but as a avid baseball fan I loved the whos on first seen. I think it's the greatist comedy duet done in history. Plus I grew up watching Abbott & Costello movies on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. I will always love there movies but this one the best.

FUNNEY SHOWS.......2007-06-06

WORTH THE MONEY
I LOVE THIS DVD, BRINGS BACK LAUGHTER AND MEMORYS AND YOU NEVER GET BORED WITH IT,

abbott and costello.......2007-04-11

I received the items in a timely fashion, actually quicker than I expected. The dvd's played fine. I really enjoy ordering from Amazon. I belong to columbia house, and I couldn't tell you the last time I ordered from them since ordering from Amazon. Also the great part was I didn't have to pay for shipping. Very well pleased.

The Best of Abbott and Costello, Vol. 2.......2007-04-02

Abbott and Costello's humor is outstanding and timeless. This collection of some of their movies will keep you laughing uproariously, and you will find yourself watching these movies over and over again and still keep laughing, even after you've watched them so much you know what's going to happen next.

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GREAT COMEDY TEAM
HILARIOUS SEQUEL TO BUCK PRIVATES
This sequel is better
Abbott & Costello in top form
BUD AND LOU ARE AT AGAIN IN HILARIOUS SEQUEL

Buck Privates Come Home
Starring: Bud Abbott , Lou Costello , Tom Brown , Joan Shawlee , and Nat Pendleton
Director: Charles Barton
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
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ASIN: 6305078475
Release Date: 1998-04-08

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In this sequel to 1941's Buck Privates, Bud and Lou are on their way home from the war in Europe (having joined the Army by mistake in the first film). Lou is smuggling home Evey, an adorable French orphan. When Evey is discovered and scheduled for deportation, the only way Bud and Lou can keep her is to get real jobs, a real home, and a real wife. They seek out Evey's "Aunt" Sylvia for help, but first her fiancée needs some quick cash to get his midget-car racer ready for the big race. Of course, the whole thing ends with Lou in the car, leading the cops on a hilarious chase. And don't worry--Evey finds a real home with Sylvia. Buck Privates Come Home is one of those rare sequels that may be better than the original. It's got plenty of routines, sight gags, and action--and only one of those musical interludes that frustrate dyed-in-the-wool A&C fans. The following year, Bud and Lou would team up with the same director and writers to make the classic Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein. --Geof Miller

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Comedy duo Bud Abbott and Lou Costello are back for more laughs in this hilarious sequel. Returning home from the war, they help an orphan girl sneak into the country, a plan that could put them in jail--and the audience in stitches!

Customer Reviews:

GREAT COMEDY TEAM.......2007-06-06

WORTH THE MONEY
WHO DINT LOVE THIS SHOW , THIS SHOW WAS GREAT
I LOVE THIS VHS, BRINGS BACK LAUGHTER AND MEMORYS AND YOU NEVER GET BORED WITH IT,

HILARIOUS SEQUEL TO BUCK PRIVATES.......2005-11-02

BUCK PRIVATES COME HOME
Universal-International Pictures
Release Date: March 1947
Runtime: 77 minutes

Director:
Charles Barton

Producer:
Robert Arthur

Writing Credits:
Richard Macaulay
Bradford Ropes
John Grant
Frederic I. Rinaldo
Robert Lees

Cast:

Bud Abbott....Slicker Smith
Lou Costello....Herbie Brown
Nat Pendleton...Sergeant Collins
Beverly Simmons....Yvonne 'Evie' LeBrec
Tom Brown.....Bill Gregory
Joan Shawlee....Sylvia Hunter
Don Porter....Captain Christie
Don Beddoe....Mr. Roberts
Russell Hicks....William Appleboy
John Sheehan.....Mr. Drew, Immigration Offical
Jean Del Val....M. Duprez, French Consul
Joe Kirk.....Real Estate Salesman
Charles Trowbridge....J.P. Quince
Eddie Dunn....Mulroney
Knox Manning....Introductory Narrator
Milburn Stone....Auto Race Annnouncer

Music by:
Walter Schumann

Cinematography by:
Charles Van Enger

Film Editig by:
Edward Curtiss

Art Direction:
Bernard Herzbrun
Frank A. Richards

Set Decoration:
Russell A. Gausman
Charles Wyrick

Costume Design by:
Yvonne Woods

Assistant Director
Joseph E. Kenny

Sound Department:
Charles Felstead
Robert Pritchard

Other Crew:
David S. Horsley....special photographic effects
David Tamkin....orchestrator

Plot Summary:

Slicker and Herbie are getting out of the Army, but not without a souvenir. Herbie brings home a little French girl named "Evie". But the Army finds Evie and seeks to have her sent back to France. Meanwhile, the boys are back to their neck tie business and running from their old drill sergeant. Evie escapes the officials and finds Herbie and Slicker. With the help of Sylvia, her fiancee Bill Gregory, and their old Army pals, the boys find themselves in the midget car racing business to raise enough money to adopt Evie.

ROUTINES & HILARIOUS MOMENTS:
Teeter-tottering table
Lou in clothesline hammock
Lou racing midget race car

Trivia (from imdb.com): The final chase sequence re-uses footage from 'NEVER GIVE A SUCKER AN EVEN BREAK' (1941).

This sequel is better.......2000-07-18

Buck Privates was very good but i think you will find this movie even better because its faster paced, good action, plenty of funny moments, and i believe it has better direction. I highly recommend this one. This is another Abbott and Costello film well worth watching. Not all of thier films are great but this one is so just enjoy it.

Abbott & Costello in top form.......2000-01-11

Another rare case of a sequel topping the original. There is some effective sentiment to go along with the clowning. Along with 'The Time of Their Lives' and 'Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein', this one ranks as one of the boys' best.

BUD AND LOU ARE AT AGAIN IN HILARIOUS SEQUEL.......1999-09-02

The ONLY SEQUEL to an A&C film and one of their BEST. The boys return from the war in Europe after having ACCIDENTLY enlisted in the Army in the first film. (One wonders how Abbott & Costello could have POSSIBILY taking part in WW II and having the Allies still win). The film begins with the classic "DRILL ROUTINE" from 'BUCK PRIVATES'. On the ship carrying the boys home, Lou tries to smuggle in a French war orphan named Evie. The ONLY way the comedy team can keep the girl is to get REAL JOBS, REAL MONEY, and a REAL WIFE. The boys gather together their old pals from their platoon and convince them to put up the money for Evie's "AUNT SYLVIA'S" fiance's midget car who is sure will win the big race. This investment pits "SLICKER & HERBIE" against their old nemesis "SGT. COLLINS" (The policeman who tried to arrest them in the first film for selling neckties without a license and who later became their Army sergeant.) The climatic chase seen is one of the highlights of this VERY FUNNY,HILARIOUS sequel to "BUCK PRIVATES" [NOTE: Shortly after the release of this film, Abbott & Costello were reunited with the SAME WRITERS and the SAME DIRECTOR, for what will be the BEST HORROR COMEDY ever filmed - " ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN"]

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