Abbott and Costello Meet the Creature from the Black Lagoon

Abbott and Costello Meet the Creature from the Black Lagoon

16 mins | Comedy | Feb. 21, 1954

We all remember when Abbott and Costello met Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, Dracula, the Invisible Man, The Mummy and even Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. But do you remember when Abbott and Costello met The Creature? Yes, it really did happen, not on the big screen but on live television. On Sunday, February 21, 1954 Abbott and Costello hosted NBC's Colgate Comedy Hour. In a live comedy sketch, devised to promote Universal's newest monster, America witnessed the brief but memorable meeting of Abbott and Costello and the Creature from the Black Lagoon.

Abbott and Costello Meet the Creature from the Black Lagoon

16 mins | Comedy | Feb. 21, 1954

Abbott and Costello Meet the Creature from the Black Lagoon
We all remember when Abbott and Costello met Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, Dracula, the Invisible Man, The Mummy and even Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. But do you remember when Abbott and Costello met The Creature? Yes, it really did happen, not on the big screen but on live television. On Sunday, February 21, 1954 Abbott and Costello hosted NBC's Colgate Comedy Hour. In a live comedy sketch, devised to promote Universal's newest monster, America witnessed the brief but memorable meeting of Abbott and Costello and the Creature from the Black Lagoon.
Producers
Original title Abbott and Costello Meet the Creature from the Black Lagoon
Directors
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Cast

Lou Costello

as Himself

Bud Abbott

as Himself

Glenn Strange

as The Monster

Ben Chapman

as The Creature