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The Abbott and Costello Show S2E12 — Efficiency Experts
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The Abbott and Costello Show•Season 2•Episode 12

Efficiency Experts

8.0/10 · 55 votesJan 23, 195425 min

Ranked #17 of 26 in Season 2•−0.1 vs season avg

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Bud and Lou land jobs as efficiency experts, and are assigned to restrain their client’s daughters from spending money. The young women, however, get the boys to buy them expensive dresses and take them to a casino, where they end up in a brawl.

Directed byJean Yarbrough
Written byClyde Bruckman
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Episode Summary

"Efficiency Experts" is episode 12 of The Abbott and Costello Show season 2. It scored 8.0/10 from 55 votes, ranking #17 of 26 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Jean Yarbrough and written by Clyde Bruckman, it aired on January 23, 1954.

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