Bud Abbott & Lou Costello Meet the Creature From the Black Lagoon - This is not a full length movie

What is wrong with people? Is everyone completely insane. This is a very very rare episode from a live TV show from the early 50's. Did people actually think this was going to be a complete show of THE BLACK LAGOON? The problem may be with the advertising but buyers should be aware that this is extremely rare and a chance to see Bud and Lou near the end of their career. Don't buy expecting this to be a monster show.....TV back in those days were not well enough done that they would have time to spend hours in make up for a show that was never intended to be seen again. Yes, it was a Universal promotion for their newest monster film but more important it was a chance to see two classic comics perform where they did so best....before a life audience. If you are not a true fan of Abbott and Costello, have to tolerance for viewing a TV show the way I did during the early days of television, unable to laugh at the antics of one of America's greatest comic teams...then don't buy. A wonderful trip back to the wonderful world of live TV.

First of all, let me say that the Creature From the Black Lagoon is barely in this. He comes out near the end of Abbott & Costello's skit. You see more of Frankenstein than the Gillman. The good stuff is that the DVD menu has options to watch the whole Colgate Comedy Hour or just the Abbott & Costello segment. Plus it still has the old commercials in it, which I find interesting. Abbott & Costello are still funny and had my wife and I cracking up. I feel like my Abbott & Costello Meet *insert Universal Monster name here* collection is more complete now, other than just having the full length movies. If you're a collector, you're going to want to get this.

I have tried this disc on a new blu-ray player, a modern dvd player, two computers (one with dvd the other with Blu-ray drive) and an XBox One. The one time it started to play it got stuck on the menu screen and would not allow navigation.The disc has no scratches, has been cleaned (once with a professional disc cleaner) several times, and still does not play.I also tried to access the disc folders directly, but the disc will not read.The only reason I did not return it was it is not worth the hassle.Unless you just want a nice display piece that does not play, I can not recommend anyone purchase it.

Love seeing all of the Abbott and Costello movies again, they are such a joy to see.

My wife and I are big fans, this was kind of a letdown

Good Family dvd

Be aware that this isn't really a movie but a short skit at the end of a 50s variety show, the Colgate Comedy Hour. The skit is funny, typical Abbott and Costello. The problem with this video is when the name-sake monster finally appears on the screen, you get a bad section of the film just showing black streaks on the screen for about 20 seconds. This would be more interesting for people who enjoy ice skating as they dedicate about half of the show to Sonja Henie. The comedy is dated, will be lost on some. This is an interesting artifact for fans of Abbott and Costello but shouldn't be played up like it is a movie similar to the ...meets Frankenstein, ...meets the Wolfman, etc.

The DVD packaging is very misleading, especially to those who don't know that Abbott and Costello never made a full length movie with the Creature From The Black Lagoon. I knew what it probably was since I remember that a company called Sinister Cinema once offered a tape featuring the sketch and movie trailers with an identical title back in the '90's. On the other hand, it is fascinating as a history lesson in what was considered a comedy show back in 1954. Besides not understanding the then contemporary references, younger viewers may wonder why so much time is spent on a straight ice skating performance. Will Gene Wesson and his pal make you forget modern comedians? A&C and the Creature ARE on the show, as well as the Frankenstein monster, so that alone may compel you to buy this. (7/20/20 addenda) : If you want to see what such a film like "Abbott and Costello Meet the Creature From The Black Lagoon" could have included check out a 1958 Mexican movie , the title of which is normally translated as "The Castle of The Monsters". In it a crazy comedian not only interacts with a Creature-like monster, but other famous monsters like a vampire, mummy, werewolf and Frankenstein monster. This movie has never been dubbed and most of the time is without subtitles, but I manged to locate a copy with English subtitles. The comic and his friends are not on par with A&C , but I think you'll like the silly humor and appreciate the Creature being there.