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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were a [[Comedy Duo]] who worked together from 1935 to 1957, starting out in [[Burlesque]] theatre and expanding into radio, television and films. They're best known for their signature routine, "Baseball", in which Abbott attempts to tell Costello about a baseball team whose players have confusing nicknames like "Who" and "What". ("Who's on first?" "Yes.")

* [[Hurricane of Puns]] - the basis of most of their humor.

* [[If It Tastes Bad, It Must Be Good for You]]:

'''Costello:''' Sure, that's where you can eat all you want of everything you don't like. }}

* [[It Was Here, I Swear]]: A standard bit, that appears in ''[[Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein]]'' and ''Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer'' among others

* In the "Vintage Steele" episode of ''[[Remington Steele]]'' a body is found in a vat of wine at the Costello Monastery. When Laura suggests they interview the abbot, Movie buff Steele quips "Ah...the Abbot of Costello".

* ''[[Robin Hood: Men in Tights]]'' has a scene where an abbot is greeted with Costello's catchphrase.

* If you didn't see some similarities between [[Ren and Stimpy]] and [[Abbot And Costello]], you weren't paying close enough attention.

* The ''[[Gummi Bears]]'' episode "Friar Tum" features a character named Abbot Costello.