Editing Abbott and Costello (section)

==Spin-offs==
The 1960s cartoon series was not the first time Abbott and Costello were animated. During the height of their popularity in the 1940s, [[Warner Bros.]]'s [[Looney Tunes]]/[[Merrie Melodies]] animation unit produced 3 cartoons featuring the pair as cats or mice named "[[Babbit and Catstello]]". One of the cartoons, Bob Clampett's ''[[A Tale of Two Kitties]]'' (1942), introduced [[Tweety]]. The other cartoons are ''A Tale of Two Mice'' and ''Mouse-Merized Cat''. In all three cartoons, [[Tedd Pierce]] (normally a storyman/writer for the cartoons) and Mel Blanc, respectively, provide voice impressions of the comedy duo.
[[File:Abbott costello caricature.jpg|thumb|right|Caricature of the pair from NBC-TV's Colgate Comedy Hour.]]
The revival of their former television series in syndicated reruns in the late 1960s and early 1970s helped spark renewed interest in the duo, as did the televising of many of their old film hits. In 1994, comedian [[Jerry Seinfeld]]—who says Abbott and Costello were strong influences on his work—hosted a television special ''Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld'' (the title refers to the duo's popular film series in which they met some of Universal's famed horror picture characters), on NBC; the special was said to have been seen in 20 million homes.