Information gleaned from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbott_and_Costello
William "Bud" Abbott (1895-1974) and Lou Costello (1906-1959) were an American comedy duo whose work in vaudeville and on stage, radio, film and television made them the most popular comedy team during the 1940s and early 1950s. Their patter routine "Who's on First?" is considered one of the greatest comedy routines of all time and set the framework for many of their best-known comedy bits.
THE ABBOTT AND COSTELLO SHOW ran on American television from 1952 to 1954 in syndication. "The Vacuum Cleaner Salesman" episode originally aired on January 16, 1953 (points of reference include Little Ricky's birth on I LOVE LUCY originally telecast on January 19, 1953, and the Inauguration of the 34th President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower, on January 20, 1953). The show is comprised of different comedy sketches; the vacuum cleaner one appearing later. The cleaner is referred to as "The Little Samsung (Samson or Sampson) vacuum cleaner" unless it was just a bojack assembled by the properties department. Samsung was a trading company at the time.
Poor Costello ...
William "Bud" Abbott (1895-1974) and Lou Costello (1906-1959) were an American comedy duo whose work in vaudeville and on stage, radio, film and television made them the most popular comedy team during the 1940s and early 1950s. Their patter routine "Who's on First?" is considered one of the greatest comedy routines of all time and set the framework for many of their best-known comedy bits.
THE ABBOTT AND COSTELLO SHOW ran on American television from 1952 to 1954 in syndication. "The Vacuum Cleaner Salesman" episode originally aired on January 16, 1953 (points of reference include Little Ricky's birth on I LOVE LUCY originally telecast on January 19, 1953, and the Inauguration of the 34th President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower, on January 20, 1953). The show is comprised of different comedy sketches; the vacuum cleaner one appearing later. The cleaner is referred to as "The Little Samsung (Samson or Sampson) vacuum cleaner" unless it was just a bojack assembled by the properties department. Samsung was a trading company at the time.
Poor Costello ...
