Skits: Jerry serves spaghetti at Dean's diner. Dean and Vera adopt Jerry. Songs: "Longface", "Without a word of warning", "Mambo Italiano", "Every street's a boulevard"

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.

Broadway Director George Abbott introduces scenes from two of his hit musicals, "Damn Yankees" and "The Pajama Game," in this tribute to songwriters Richard Adler and Jerry Ross.