Comments on: Giant Truck Will Carry “Mail Order” House

By: jayessell

jayessell — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:02:37 +0000

Yes there was:

DISC FOUR of The Abbott & Costello Show
100th Anniversary Collection Season 2

Honeymoon House – Lou, Bud, and Mr. Fields try to build a pre-fab house
for Louâ€™s fiancÃ©e. Inspired by Buster Keatonâ€™s One Week.

By: jayessell

jayessell — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:41:00 +0000

Wasn’t there an Abott and Costello short with the same premise?
(Except the labels on the parts were sabotaged so the parts are in the wrong places.)

By: Firebrand38

Firebrand38 — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:37:42 +0000

Michael you remember correctly about the Stooges. You can watch it here http://www.threestooges.net/in.....&id=27

By: jayessell

jayessell — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:30:09 +0000

Here’s Buster Keaton’s build it yourself house movie:

http://www.archive.org/details/OneWeek

By: Alan J. Richer

Alan J. Richer — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:07:33 +0000

Mail order houses were not at all unusual- though they were usually rail freighted in or trucked in then assembled by the owner.

The late Grossman’s building store chain sold them as early as the 1920s/30s, ans did Sears and several other supply outlets.

Near a home I used to own in Westford, MA there were several small cotteges that had been converted to year-round use from summer homes. All of them were Grossman;s kit houses. I had the pleasure of getting inside one of them and having a look – one of the unconverted ones – and was impressed by the solidity and design.

Alan

By: Michael Patrick

Michael Patrick — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:44:42 +0000

I’m pretty sure I remember a Three Stooges episode based on a mail order home…….. and why is the gunner trying to take out the mail order house truck?