Bud Abbott

Bud Abbott

William Alexander “Bud” Abbott was an American actor, best known for his film comedy double act, as straight man to Lou Costello.

All Books By Bud Abbott

Abbott and Costello: A Psychiatrist for Costello
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Abbott and Costello: A Psychiatrist for Costello
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou is acting strange as though he is sick. Abbott and Costello do Vitamin B1 routine. Bud takes Lou to a psychiatrist. The nurse is Linda Darnell. Nurse Darnel takes Lou to a rest home. Lou has to do Connie Haines’ lines since she was not... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Abbott Talks Costello into Looking for a Job
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Abbott and Costello: Abbott Talks Costello into Looking for a Job
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou was at the racetrack. He was out last night with Susan Miller. A man enters who tries to sell Lou all kinds of stuff. Lou says he must have made a mistake on his income tax last month. Bud wants Lou to get a job. Bud tries to get Lou a job as a... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Abbott’s Big Date
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Abbott and Costello: Abbott’s Big Date
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Abbott and Costello were an American comedy duo composed of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, whose work on radio and in film and television made them the most popular comedy team of the 1940s and early 1950s. The show mixed comedy with musical... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Abbott’s Wife
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Abbott and Costello: Abbott’s Wife
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou has invented a new device that’s part hairbrush, part ping pong paddle, for balding men who need exercise. Lou discusses his new girlfriend and Abbott tries to persuade Lou to stop chasing girls and get married. Abbott tells the story of... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Appearing with the Andrews Sisters
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Abbott and Costello: Appearing with the Andrews Sisters
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Abbott and Costello talk about the Andrew Sisters. Bud is going to help Lou sing. An attorney representing the Andrew Sisters appears on show. They are suing Abbott and Costello for slander for having the Andrew Brothers on the show 3 weeks ago.... Read more
Abbott and Costello: At the Circus
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Abbott and Costello: At the Circus
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 31 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou was watching a circus parade. Lou was a trick horse rider. Abbott and Costello go to the circus. Sally Eilers is the circus manager. She tries to get Lou to be a lion tamer. Instead they run a baseball booth. Alan Hale wrestles Lou.
Abbott and Costello: At the Ranch
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Abbott and Costello: At the Ranch
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Abbott and Costello talk about Uncle Mike and Aunt May. They plug their latest picture The Noose Hangs High. Bud tells Lou he needs to diet and exercise. Lou gets a telegram from Uncle Tom. He invites Lou to his ranch. So they go looking for the... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Aunt May’s Birthday
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Abbott and Costello: Aunt May’s Birthday
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou comes in singing and banging something. Lou had a birthday party for Aunt May last night. Bud says tomorrow is April Fools day. Bud wants Sam to help capture Ingrid the international spy.
Abbott and Costello: Bank Robbery with Marlene Dietrich
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Abbott and Costello: Bank Robbery with Marlene Dietrich
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Abbott and Costello ride into Dead Pan Gulch on the trail of Black Pete, the bank robber. Black Pete turns out to be guest Marlene Dietrich!
Abbott and Costello: Basic Training
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Abbott and Costello: Basic Training
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
The program originates from Davis Monthan Air Base, Tucson, Arizona and features a routine about horses, and another about army life.
Abbott and Costello: Boxing
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Abbott and Costello: Boxing
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Bud and Lou talk about boxing. Lou wants to be married. Bud tells Lou stories of his family and then Veloa joins in the fun.
Abbott and Costello: Bud and Lou Plan a Vacation
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Abbott and Costello: Bud and Lou Plan a Vacation
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou wants to sing a duet with Susan. Abbott and Costello talk about where they are going on their vacation. Lou asks for some aspirin. Bud won’t get any for him; Matty won’t; The cast won’t either. A kid in the audience says he... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Burlesque
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Abbott and Costello: Burlesque
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou got a job in a burlesque show. They talk about marriage. Today is both Bud’s and Lou’s birthday. Bud invites Lou to his birthday party. Matty Malneck talks and reads script wrong. Then Veola Von enters and they talk about their date.
Abbott and Costello: Christmas Party
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Abbott and Costello: Christmas Party
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Costello is throwing a Christmas party for his little brother.
Abbott and Costello: Christmas Shopping
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Abbott and Costello: Christmas Shopping
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Bud needs $10,000 for Christmas. Veloa Vonn won’t go out with Lou. The boys go to a department store to do Christmas shopping for the cast.
Abbott and Costello: Christmas Shopping for Lou’s Girlfriend
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Abbott and Costello: Christmas Shopping for Lou’s Girlfriend
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Bud and Lou take a trolley downtown to go Christmas shopping.
Abbott and Costello: Christmas Show
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Abbott and Costello: Christmas Show
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Costello tells a Christmas story and meets Santa Claus! The boys trim the tree. Santa drives Fogdeer (not reindeer, this is California!).
Abbott and Costello: Circus
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Abbott and Costello: Circus
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 28 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Costello wants to join the circus. Abbott loses his place in the script.
Abbott and Costello: Costello Buys a Boat
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Abbott and Costello: Costello Buys a Boat
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou tells the story of Moby Dick. Tring to get a license for their boat, Lou winds up in the marriage license bureau. Finally launching the boat, the boys become ship-wrecked on an island. Bud has trouble reading his script. Lou reads a... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Costello Gets a Tattoo
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Abbott and Costello: Costello Gets a Tattoo
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Abbott and Costello go to the beach. Bud tells about his romances with Tessie Tinfoil and Lena Gensta. Bob Matthews sings, I Don’t Care Who Knows It. Abbott takes Costello to a dream analyst to get him to stop thinking about girls.
Abbott and Costello: Costello in Court
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Abbott and Costello: Costello in Court
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou has been out planting in the garden. Lou shoots at a crow in the garden. He hits Mrs Niles and she threatens to sue him. Lou has to go to court. He goes looking for character witnesses. Lou is in court. Bud gets him Melonhead for a lawyer.
Abbott and Costello: Costello Joins the Foreign Legion
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Abbott and Costello: Costello Joins the Foreign Legion
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou has got another traffic ticket. Lou borrowed Bud’s car and accidentallu ruined it. Bud’s house burned down. Someone has kidnapped Bud’s wife. They will pay Bud to take her back. The Legion wants Lou to join them. It turns out... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Costello Looking For a Leading Lady in His New Play
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Abbott and Costello: Costello Looking For a Leading Lady in His New Play
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Abbott is putting on a new play, called, They Just Got Wind Of Costello In Alaska or Smellbound. Who’s going to be the leading lady?
Abbott and Costello: Costello Pays Income Tax
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Abbott and Costello: Costello Pays Income Tax
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Abbott and Costello talk about their relatives. Then they remember they only have a few more days to file income tax. They talk taxes with an income tax accountant. Lou does not have to pay income tax if he makes no more money. Mrs Abbott gives Lou... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Costello Runs For Mayor
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Abbott and Costello: Costello Runs For Mayor
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
The boys travel to Lou’s home town of South Paterson, New Jersey to become the mayor (by cattle car).
Abbott and Costello: Costello the Air Hero
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Abbott and Costello: Costello the Air Hero
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Abbott and Costello go hunting. Don’t miss the cast singing, Bring ‘Em Back Alive Costello.
Abbott and Costello: Costello the Stunt Man
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Abbott and Costello: Costello the Stunt Man
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Bud has had a cold. Spring is officially here. Lou is going steady with Sylvia Specticals. They talk about Frank Nelson coming on the show. AC talk about hunting. Professor Melonhead helps Lou with his posture. Bud wants Frank Nelson to teach Lou... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Costello’s Beauty Shop
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Abbott and Costello: Costello’s Beauty Shop
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Costello is running a beauty salon.
Abbott and Costello: Costello’s Big Inheritence
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Abbott and Costello: Costello’s Big Inheritence
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 27 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Abbott and Costello were an American comedy duo composed of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, whose work on radio and in film and television made them the most popular comedy team of the 1940s and early 1950s. The show mixed comedy with musical... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Costello’s Sea Going Family
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Abbott and Costello: Costello’s Sea Going Family
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou was helping his Uncle in his butcher shop. He and Bud talk about girls. The they and Marilyn talk about their favorite British radio programs. It sounds like Marilyn kisses Lou.
Abbott and Costello: Dance Lessons
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Abbott and Costello: Dance Lessons
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Bud and Lou go to a dance school. Bud gets a job at the school and tries to get Lou to dance. Lessons are 3 for a dollar. Then they discuss how last week they formed the Wacky film company. Next Bud and Lou do a bit about Christopher Columbus. Lou... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Date with Connie Haines
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Abbott and Costello: Date with Connie Haines
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Bud teases Costello about getting married. Abbott goes on a date with Connie, despite a threat from tough-guy (guest) John Garfield.
Abbott and Costello: Discover Uranium
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Abbott and Costello: Discover Uranium
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Abbott and Costello were an American comedy duo composed of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, whose work on radio and in film and television made them the most popular comedy team of the 1940s and early 1950s. The show mixed comedy with musical... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Driving
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Abbott and Costello: Driving
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Bud nags Lou about the state of his car and his lack of driving skills. Lou has a history of running over people, including the Mayor, because his windsheild is covered in safety stickers. Lou claims to also work as a skywriter and a star pilot.... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Driving Lessons
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Abbott and Costello: Driving Lessons
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou wants to be a badman in a western movie. He tells the story of Annie Oakley. Bud and Lou do the U-Drive routine. Costello tries to buy a new car. Before giving Marilyn Maxwell a driving lesson, Costello needs a car…and a driver’s... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Drugstore
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Abbott and Costello: Drugstore
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Abbott and Costello talk about Lou being at Susan Miller’s house. They decide to get a job in a drugstore. Bud is the assistant manager. Lou waits on several customers. Veola kisses Lou over and over again. Lou tries to sell an alarm clock
Abbott and Costello: Egypt
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Abbott and Costello: Egypt
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Abbott and Costello talk about Uncle Tom in Egypt. Then they talk about Costello’s brother Pat. They talk about President Truman. Lou wants a date with Veola Vonn. Veola wants a date with Burt Lancaster. Hal Winters sings.
Abbott and Costello: English Butler
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Abbott and Costello: English Butler
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Abbott and Costello visit the Hugo Gessit Employment Agency to hire a butler. Treacher visits Costello before the visit of Lynn Bari next week.
Abbott and Costello: Featuring Alan Hale
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Abbott and Costello: Featuring Alan Hale
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 31 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Guests Sally Eilers and Alan Hale join Abbott and Costello at the circus. Costello is the target at a baseball throwing concession, then wrestles Alan Hale.
Abbott and Costello: Featuring Bela Lugosi
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Abbott and Costello: Featuring Bela Lugosi
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou wants to be the sheriff of Encino. Bud makes him sheriff just as Bela Lugosi appears as a mysterious man. Lou has to investigate him and his house and he is frightened to do so. In the house he finds a woman hidden in the walls and a dead man.
Abbott and Costello: Featuring Benny Rubin
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Abbott and Costello: Featuring Benny Rubin
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou got a black eye from a date. Lou’s running for dog catcher. Lou is becoming an artist. Susan is mad at Lou since he went out with another girl. Bud wants some new ideas for the show. Benny Rubin has an idea to let the audience participate.
Abbott and Costello: Featuring Cary Grant
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Abbott and Costello: Featuring Cary Grant
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 28 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou needs to get to his radio station. Abbott and Costello do a Watt is Voltage routine. Cary Grant shows up at Lou’s radio station. Cary introduces Don Barcley. They do juggling act. Cary has a writer for Lou’s radio station. Lou does... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Featuring Hal Winters (01/27/49)
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Abbott and Costello: Featuring Hal Winters (01/27/49)
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Bud and Lou talk about Aunt May and Uncle Mike being married 20 years. Lou keeps reading others lines. Hal Winters talks about a song fit for January.
Abbott and Costello: Featuring Hal Winters (03/03/1949)
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Abbott and Costello: Featuring Hal Winters (03/03/1949)
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 19, 2019
  • Language: English
Abbott and Costello talk about Uncle Tom in Egypt. Then they talk about Costello’s brother Pat. They talk about President Truman. Lou wants a date with Veola Vonn. Veola wants a date with Burt Lancaster. Hal Winters sings.
Abbott and Costello: Featuring Lon Chaney
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Abbott and Costello: Featuring Lon Chaney
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou is happy since he is in love. Lou is thinking of getting married. He has spring fever. Lou’s girl has a date tonight with Lon Chaney. Lou talks tough and Lon Chaney enters. Lon warns Lou to stay away from his girl. Lou goes over to his... Read more
Abbott and Costello: First Square Meal
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Abbott and Costello: First Square Meal
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou talks like he is Irish because it’s Saint Patricks day. They talk about presents they gave on St. Patricks day. Lou was on a quiz show. They talk about going to a dog show.
Abbott and Costello: Football
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Abbott and Costello: Football
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Abbott and Costello talk about Uncle Mike and Aunt May. Bud gets lost in the script. Lou gets lost as well. They find their place and the talk moves onto football. Wrong Rumba.
Abbott and Costello: Football Game
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Abbott and Costello: Football Game
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Costello takes on The Great Gildersleeve, on and off the football field.
Abbott and Costello: French Medal
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Abbott and Costello: French Medal
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Bud and Lou discuss the string of women Lou has dated, from the one who worked as a bubble girl to his current paramour, who works at a laundromat. A fFenchman interrupts the guys and presents Lou with a medal for not making the people of France... Read more
Abbott and Costello: From New York CIty Again
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Abbott and Costello: From New York CIty Again
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
The boys discuss their families. Costello tells the story of The Grasshopper and The Bee. Lou Costello sings, Lend Me Your Ears.
Abbott and Costello: Going Back to School
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Abbott and Costello: Going Back to School
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 28 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Frank takes another merciless ribbing about his physique. Frank, Bud, Lou and Connie are back in school in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey. Who invented the steam engine? Not Watt! Frank and Lou sing a duet to, One Meatball. Frankie sings, If You Were... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Gold Mine
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Abbott and Costello: Gold Mine
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Bud is going to invest Lou’s $75. They launch into the do gold orr routine. Bud has convinced Lou to invest his $75 in a gold mine. Abbott and Costello arrive in Gold Tooth. They go to the Red Dog saloon. They then start mining for gold in the... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Hector the Dog
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Abbott and Costello: Hector the Dog
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 33 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou brings a dog, Hector, to the studio. They decide to auction the dog off. Bud tells Lou to up the bidding. The dog is sleeping with Abbott and Costello in the bedroom. They find a lost dog ad and return the dog to the pet shop. Lou wants to keep... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Hertz You Drive
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Abbott and Costello: Hertz You Drive
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou has a date with Tessie Tinfoil, but first, he visits the barber and a dance studio. Costello loses his place in the script and tries unsuccessfully to tell a joke.
Abbott and Costello: Honor Student
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Abbott and Costello: Honor Student
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou had to take Uncle Mike to the rest home. Lou had a date with Veola Von. Bud wants to borrow money from Lou. Lou was a honor student.
Abbott and Costello: Hunting Guide
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Abbott and Costello: Hunting Guide
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Abbott and Costello talk about the butter and meat shortages. Abbott and Costello go hunting in the north woods with guest Claire Trevor as a guide.
Abbott and Costello: Hypnosis
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Abbott and Costello: Hypnosis
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou is waving at his new girl. Bud says she is ugly. Lou went to a game show and now Lou tries to hypnotize Buds nephew. Veola is revealed as Abbott and Costello’s new secretary.
Abbott and Costello: Incorrigible
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Abbott and Costello: Incorrigible
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
After a fight, Bud threatens to leave Lou and break up the act. Costello goes to sleep and dreams about the past.
Abbott and Costello: Investment Advice
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Abbott and Costello: Investment Advice
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou is at Los Angeles railroad station coming back from trip at his uncle’s farm. Bud and Lou do the Sow the Seed routine. Ken Niles says he is glad to be back at the microphone. Bud and Lou look to invest Lou’s $75 and decide to invest... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Jack and the Beanstalk
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Abbott and Costello: Jack and the Beanstalk
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
The cast does, Jack and The Beanstalk, with Rudy monopolizing most of the lines.
Abbott and Costello: Job at a Department Store
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Abbott and Costello: Job at a Department Store
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 28 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Costello has just returned from his uncle’s farm, where he’s been working. Costello gets a Mother’s Day job at Beaglebottom’s Department Store. Guest Claire Trevor visits the store to buy perfume.
Abbott and Costello: Knights in Shining Armor
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Abbott and Costello: Knights in Shining Armor
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Merle does the voices of Porky Pig, Bugs Bunny, an electric organ and hiccups. Lou wants to play the romantic lead in Merle’s next picture. The cast does, The Brave Knight Cut Off The Dragon’s Tail, or, The Dragon Isn’t... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Leading Lady
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Abbott and Costello: Leading Lady
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Bud’s going on a vacation to New Jersey without Lou. Lou is going to Honolulu.
Abbott and Costello: Lion Hunting
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Abbott and Costello: Lion Hunting
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 25 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Bud and Lou set out for their safari, and will meet Skinny and Marilyn at the lodge later. But first, let the jokes about hunting reign. Marilyn pops in to help with the jokes, then Lou runs into the Game Warden. He has a special job for Lou,... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Looking for an Apartment
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Abbott and Costello: Looking for an Apartment
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
The opening routine is about working down on the farm. Abbott’s pet pig gets the boys evicted so they try to rent an apartment.
Abbott and Costello: Lou Becomes a T Man
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Abbott and Costello: Lou Becomes a T Man
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou’s Uncle Mike is running for Mayor of North Hollywood. They talk about Uncle Mikes political career. Lou gives Susan a present. She gives Lou a kiss. Bud gives Lou advice on how to propose to a girl. Lou wants to be a TAMan. Abbott and... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Lou Builds a House
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Abbott and Costello: Lou Builds a House
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Costello plans to build a new house, but first he has to buy a lot.
Abbott and Costello: Lou Buys a Horse
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Abbott and Costello: Lou Buys a Horse
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
A very funny show in which the boys enter Costello’s horse in a race with Mr. Kitzel (a jockey!) and other track types.
Abbott and Costello: Lou Goes to Jail
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Abbott and Costello: Lou Goes to Jail
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Costello has to get rid of $38,000 before the income tax is due, so the boys visit the race track.
Abbott and Costello: Lou Goes to the Racetrack to Lose Money
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Abbott and Costello: Lou Goes to the Racetrack to Lose Money
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Costello is at it again! He’s ready to start gambling…but all he really does is lose.
Abbott and Costello: Lou Has a Cold
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Abbott and Costello: Lou Has a Cold
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou has a cold. Bud thinks something is wrong with Lou. Lou insults Mrs Abbott. She gives Lou some pills to take. They are moth balls. Bud says Lou does not know how to handle women. Bud says Lou needs more vitamins. Bud takes Lou to a psychiatrist.... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Lou Has to Pay Income Tax
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Abbott and Costello: Lou Has to Pay Income Tax
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou discovers the notion of income tax and doesnt like it.
Abbott and Costello: Lou Hides From His Girlfriend
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Abbott and Costello: Lou Hides From His Girlfriend
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 28 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Abbott and Costello discuss the bees on the farm of Lou’s uncle.
Abbott and Costello: Lou is Hallucinating
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Abbott and Costello: Lou is Hallucinating
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Every time Lou hears a lie, he hears a horn. Bud feels Lou ought to have a will and hires a lawyer to write one; anything to get that $28 from Lou.
Abbott and Costello: Lou Is Not Feeling Well
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Abbott and Costello: Lou Is Not Feeling Well
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Abbott teaches Costello to flee the flu! A visit to Peter Lorre’s sanitarium…at midnight!
Abbott and Costello: Lou Joins an Orchestra
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Abbott and Costello: Lou Joins an Orchestra
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Abbott and Costello talk about Lou going out with women other then Marilyn Williams.. Lou has a job with an orchestra. Bud says Marilyn is from England. AC talk about new picture where Lou plays a plunger.
Abbott and Costello: Lou Learns to Swim
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Abbott and Costello: Lou Learns to Swim
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou can’t sleep at night. Bud and Lou talk about universal military training. Bud tells Lou to propose to Susan but Lou needs money. Susan wants a lifeguard for a husband. Lou decides to learn to be a lifeguard. He takes swimming lessons from... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Lou Promises His Girlfriend a Job
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Abbott and Costello: Lou Promises His Girlfriend a Job
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
The boys have just returned from New York. Lou has claimed to be the owner of NBC and has promised to get Lena Genster (say it fast) into the movies.
Abbott and Costello: Lou Shoots an Orange Picker
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Abbott and Costello: Lou Shoots an Orange Picker
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 28 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Mrs. Beanbag is suing Costello for shooting at her. He tries to settle for fifty cents, but Abbott hires Mr. Kitzel, the lawyer to defend Costello.
Abbott and Costello: Lou the Firearm
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Abbott and Costello: Lou the Firearm
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Abbott and Costello are working as fireman. Mrs. O’Lay Hee’s house is on fire. Abbott explains vitamins to Costello (vitamins go from A to H…go to H?).
Abbott and Costello: Lou tries to convince Veola to Marry Him
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Abbott and Costello: Lou tries to convince Veola to Marry Him
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou tells Bud he spent the afternoon at the movies – sat through the same one 15 times because he couldn’t remember where he had come in. Lous nephew Norman shows up for some jokes. Lou tries to ocnvince Veola to marry him.
Abbott and Costello: Lou Wants to Join the Circus
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Abbott and Costello: Lou Wants to Join the Circus
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 19, 2019
  • Language: English
Costello wants to join the circus. Abbott loses his place in the script.
Abbott and Costello: Lou Wants to Join the Merchant Marines
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Abbott and Costello: Lou Wants to Join the Merchant Marines
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Bud gives Lou a hard time for wanting to join the Merchant Marines, and tries to teach him about sailing.
Abbott and Costello: Lou Wants to Marry Marilyn
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Abbott and Costello: Lou Wants to Marry Marilyn
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Bud encourages Lou to ask Marilyn to marry him. She turns him down. Abbott and Costello try to think of a way to win her back. Bud suggests that Lou get his name in the paper. Bud takes Lou to a publicity man. He is going to have Lou fly around the... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Lou’s Brother Pat
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Abbott and Costello: Lou’s Brother Pat
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Bud and Lou talk about Lou’s date. They talk about Lou being in the hospital. Lou buys his Uncle Mike a television. Lou says baseball season is over. They say California is the only state that has daylight savings time.
Abbott and Costello: Lou’s Christmas Party
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Abbott and Costello: Lou’s Christmas Party
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou is planning to throw a Christmas party, but no one wants to come.
Abbott and Costello: Lou’s Date Book
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Abbott and Costello: Lou’s Date Book
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Abbott and Costello talk about Uncle Mike and Aunt May who have adopted a baby grown man. Uncle Mike is looking for a job. Lou talks about the book where he records all his dates and gets into a fight with the boyfriend of Zelda Zanzibar. Lou has... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Lou’s Engaged to Judy Canova
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Abbott and Costello: Lou’s Engaged to Judy Canova
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
The opening routine is about leap year and Costello’s romance. He’s against marriage. Will Costello marry guest Judy Canova?
Abbott and Costello: Lou’s Family
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Abbott and Costello: Lou’s Family
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Abbott and Costello talk about Lou’s family. They have been making a living on the radio for the last 10 years. Bud says Lou should invest his money. Lou tries to get a data with Veola.
Abbott and Costello: Lou’s House Needs Another Bathtub
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Abbott and Costello: Lou’s House Needs Another Bathtub
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
The program’s opening is about Costello paying his income tax (in reality, he would later have problems with the IRS). Lou has purchased a house in the country and he now needs a bathtub. Don’t miss the brief appearance by Mr.... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Making a Movie
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Abbott and Costello: Making a Movie
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
The boys are trying to get guest Dorothy Lamour to appear in their new picture. Dorothy reads one of her lines as, Bing Hope and Bob Crosby. Abbott and Costello rescue Dorothy from a desert Sheik.
Abbott and Costello: Making a Movie with the Andrews Sisters
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Abbott and Costello: Making a Movie with the Andrews Sisters
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Abbott and Costello make a movie with the Andrews Sisters
Abbott and Costello: Marriage
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Abbott and Costello: Marriage
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Bud talks about Lou getting married. Bud thinks Lou should get married….but to whom?
Abbott and Costello: Matrimonial Agency
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Abbott and Costello: Matrimonial Agency
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Costello’s cousin Hugo has gotten married. The boys plan to open a matrimonial agency. Costello’s kid brother Sebastian (played by Costello) pretends to be Abbott’s son.
Abbott and Costello: Melonhead’s Department Store
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Abbott and Costello: Melonhead’s Department Store
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Costello has gotten a job in Melonhead’s department store.
Abbott and Costello: Mexican Hayride
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Abbott and Costello: Mexican Hayride
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Abbott and Costello talk about their movie Mexican Hayride. They say Saint Patricks day has been gone for a week. Talk about Uncle Mike and Aunt May.
Abbott and Costello: Miss TweedleFaddle
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Abbott and Costello: Miss TweedleFaddle
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 27 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Abbott and Costello talk about Uncle Mike’s new house. Then they talk about Joe Lewis being retired. Bud says Susan Miller won’t talk to Lou. Veola plays a lady from the south called Miss TweedleFaddle.
Abbott and Costello: Missing Script
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Abbott and Costello: Missing Script
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Guests Arthur Lake and Penny Singleton (as Blondie and Dagwood) help Abbott and Costello find their missing radio script. Costello misreads his lines twice. Blondie and Dagwood join Abbott and Costello in their version of, The Seven Dwarfs Sat On... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Mortimer’s Pet Shop
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Abbott and Costello: Mortimer’s Pet Shop
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 25 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Costello has a new dog named Hector, which they enter in a dog show. Abbott and Costello go to work in a pet shop.
Abbott and Costello: Mr.Niles Gives the Boys a Job
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Abbott and Costello: Mr.Niles Gives the Boys a Job
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 26 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Bud and Lou are working in an apartment hotel, greeting the new tenants. There are bees in Mrs. Niles’ room.
Abbott and Costello: Murder Mystery
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Abbott and Costello: Murder Mystery
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Abbott and Costello talk about Uncle Mike and about marriage. Lou wants to do murder mysteries instead of telling jokes. Bud does not like the idea.
Abbott and Costello: Napoleon and Josephine
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Abbott and Costello: Napoleon and Josephine
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou is dressed up like Napoleon. He wants that part in a movie. Bud says he is not the type. Bud rehearses Lou on how to be romantic. Lou asks people if they would like him to be Napoleon. They enact the play with Melonhead being the director
Abbott and Costello: New Press Agent
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Abbott and Costello: New Press Agent
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 21 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Bud has hired a publicity man to advance Costello’s career. Costello knows a Turkish civilian who hasn’t been drafted, his name is Hassan Ben Drafted. The cast does a play titled, The Two (dirty) Bedouins.
Abbott and Costello: New Year’s Eve
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Abbott and Costello: New Year’s Eve
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou was visiting movie stars homes. AC say tomorrow is New Years Eve. They say 1949 is only a couple of days off. AC talk about what to do on New Years Eve. Bud flubs the line multiple times. AC talk about resolutions and were to spend New Years... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Night Club
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Abbott and Costello: Night Club
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Bud wants Lou to get a job. Lou thinks of opening up a night club. Lou is going to try and buy an aircraft carrier from the navy for the night club. He buys it and sets up his nightclub.
Abbott and Costello: Night in a Haunted House
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Abbott and Costello: Night in a Haunted House
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Abbott and Costello say next Sunday is Mother’s day and talk about what present to get. Lou needs money for a present and Bud asks him to live in a haunted house. Abbott and Costello go to the house. The ghost turns out to be Mrs Wetwash. She... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Nuts and Bolts
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Abbott and Costello: Nuts and Bolts
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
The boys get a job selling spot remover. Next, Lou plans to sell Indian Water.
Abbott and Costello: Nylon Stockings
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Abbott and Costello: Nylon Stockings
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou tries to get a pair of nylons for Connie Haines from guest Lucille Ball. Two flubbed lines cracks up almost everyone.
Abbott and Costello: Opening a Gas Station
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Abbott and Costello: Opening a Gas Station
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Abbott and Costello decide to open a gas station. Will it work?
Abbott and Costello: Opening a Marriage Bureau
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Abbott and Costello: Opening a Marriage Bureau
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou comes back from a party. Lou has come back from a wedding. Susan invites Lou to her party.Bud and Lou talk about opening a marriage bureau. They do and they try to get Bud’s older sister married. They try to get some business. Lou drives... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Pet Shop
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Abbott and Costello: Pet Shop
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Abbott and Costello are running a pet shop and Lou brings in a dog. Costello waits on customers. Mrs Niles brings in a dog for AC to take care of. Lou goes to get a license for the dog. Lou shows up at the marriage license area. He loses the dog.... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Playing the Piano
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Abbott and Costello: Playing the Piano
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Costello plans to play a Rachmaninoff piano concerto at Janet Blair’s party. Professor Nazarro arrives to give Lou a quick piano lesson.
Abbott and Costello: Prepare for Elsa Maxwell’s Party
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Abbott and Costello: Prepare for Elsa Maxwell’s Party
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou comes in singing. Lou has his Christmas shopping list. Abbott and Costello talk about Christmas gifts and the spirit of Christmas.
Abbott and Costello: Preparing for Christmas
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Abbott and Costello: Preparing for Christmas
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
The Prize Ring Murder Case began when Pop Manning, Fight manager was stabbed while in the ring taking care of his fighter Joey Martin. Philo Vance has established that Manning might have been killed by accident with Martin the real intended victim.
Abbott and Costello: Radio Poll
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Abbott and Costello: Radio Poll
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Costello has inherited moneyt from his Uncle Oscar. Abbott blows his lines and cannot pronounce toothpaste. Costello buys a radio station with his inheritance. Guest Alan Ladd auditions for a job as an announcer. Ladd then does his version of an... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Radio Station
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Abbott and Costello: Radio Station
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
An Italian story of the beautiful girl with the kiss of death.
Abbott and Costello: Red Cross
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Abbott and Costello: Red Cross
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou gets a telegram from his home town, Paterson, New Jersey. P.S. 15 wants him to perform in the school play. Abbott explains why lower is higher. The story of Romeo and Juliet.
Abbott and Costello: Return to P.S. 15
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Abbott and Costello: Return to P.S. 15
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Costello’s home town of Paterson, New Jersey wants him to make a speech.
Abbott and Costello: Return to Paterson
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Abbott and Costello: Return to Paterson
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Abbott and Costello discuss Valentine’s day. Guest Charles Laughton joins the cast in, The Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe. Ted R. Gamble (of the Treasury Department), speaks from Washington, D. C. about the Fourth War Loan.
Abbott and Costello: Robinson Crusoe
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Abbott and Costello: Robinson Crusoe
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Joe Somer has committed suicide by jumping off the roof. The suicide note he left behind is legit, but Vance suspects that the case is a murder.
Abbott and Costello: Running a Newspaper
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Abbott and Costello: Running a Newspaper
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
An excellent story about the last voyage of an old freighter, her sick captain, and the strange Dr. Percival. You are trapped aboard an ill-fated ocean liner, captained by a dying man, whilst a mysterious stranger, haunting you, menacing you, seems... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Sound Effects
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Abbott and Costello: Sound Effects
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Costello wants to become a dramatic actor from Brazil…another Carmen Veranda! Bob Matthews (an ex-aerial gunner) sings for the first time on the show (and sounds like an off-key Mel Torme).
Abbott and Costello: Spanish Acting School
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Abbott and Costello: Spanish Acting School
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Costello wants to become a dramatic actor from Brazil…another Carmen Veranda! Bob Matthews (an ex-aerial gunner) sings for the first time on the show (and sounds like an off-key Mel Torme).
Abbott and Costello: Sports Equipment
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Abbott and Costello: Sports Equipment
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Abbott and Costello were an American comedy duo composed of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, whose work on radio and in film and television made them the most popular comedy team of the 1940s and early 1950s. The show mixed comedy with musical... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Spring
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Abbott and Costello: Spring
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Hanley Stafford subs for Bud Abbott. Script says Bud has a bad case of laryngitis. Tomorrow is the first day of Spring. Lou has Spring fever. Hanley is going to help Lou plant a garden. They do the sew the seed routine. They do more talk about the... Read more
Abbott and Costello: St. Patricks Day
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Abbott and Costello: St. Patricks Day
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou talks about a party he was at for St. Patrick’s day. Lou insults Mrs Abbott. Lou talks to Susan about perfume. Lou wants to borrow Bud’s car but he does not have a license. They go to get Lou a license. He gets in the car to take a... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Stock Market
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Abbott and Costello: Stock Market
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou wants to earn some money to buy Marilyn a birthday present. They visit the stock market, buy a mink coat for Marilyn, then lose all their money.
Abbott and Costello: Susan Moves Upstairs
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Abbott and Costello: Susan Moves Upstairs
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou is excited because Susan is moving upstairs from him. They do a board/bored routine. Abbott maintains that Costello is stupid. They discuss the revised script for their new movie with Lauren Bacall.
Abbott and Costello: Talking About Paying Income Tax
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Abbott and Costello: Talking About Paying Income Tax
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Abbott and Costello talk about paying their income tax. Lou tells the story Jack In The Beanstalk and Bud keeps interrupting. Bud takes Lou to a tax accountant. Lou finds he owes no income tax if he makes no money. People keep giving Lou money that... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Thanksgiving 1943
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Abbott and Costello: Thanksgiving 1943
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Abbott and Costello talk about football, Uncle Mike and Aunt May and thanksgiving dinner. They say Thanksgiving day is almost over. Lou talks to Veola Vonn about dating and marriage. Lou writes a play for Thanksgiving and they perform it.
Abbott and Costello: Thanksgiving 1948
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Abbott and Costello: Thanksgiving 1948
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Abbott and Costello plan to kill Ingrid, Costello’s pet turkey, for Thanksgiving. Guest Jane Wyman joins in a routine, What is the wind? Connie Haines sings, Shoo, Shoo Baby. Mel Blanc appears as Bugs Bunny.
Abbott and Costello: The Lawyer
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Abbott and Costello: The Lawyer
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Costello tries to get paid his year’s wages. Mrs. Niles is going to sue Abbott, so the boys hire a lawyer…Bert Gordon as The Mad Russian (who has trouble reading his script and cracks up Costello).
Abbott and Costello: The Sherriff of North Hollywood
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Abbott and Costello: The Sherriff of North Hollywood
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Costello is now the mayor of North Hollywood. After a routine about battling Indians, the boys try to capture Cactus Pete.
Abbott and Costello: The Wild West
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Abbott and Costello: The Wild West
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
The opening routine is about Costello’s wardrobe. Abbott and Costello are working in Meyer’s Butcher Shop. Guest Lynn Bari joins Abbott and Costello in a western drama about Buffalo Bill.
Abbott and Costello: Trip to France
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Abbott and Costello: Trip to France
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou is going to Washington. Susan invites Lou to dinner at her house. Mrs Abbott sounds like Elvia Alman for the first time on ABC. Lou gets a telegram from an Uncle in France. He wants Lou to help France with their money problems. The boys go to... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Trip to Palm Springs
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Abbott and Costello: Trip to Palm Springs
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
The boys plan to visit guest Veronica Lake, but first have to stop by the U-Drive car rental agency.
Abbott and Costello: Trying to Hire the Andrews Sisters
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Abbott and Costello: Trying to Hire the Andrews Sisters
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 23 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou runs over Mr and Mrs Niles in their car. Now Bud and Lou need to rent a car. Abbott and Costello do U Drive routine. They are going to the Andrews sisters ranch.They check into a hotel while looking for the ranch. They have the Andrews Brothers... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Uncle Mike and Aunt May
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Abbott and Costello: Uncle Mike and Aunt May
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Bud implores Lou to get married but Lou isn’t interested. Lou tells the story of how his Uncle Mike proposed to his Aunt May 20 years ago. 15 children later, Uncle Mike is contemplating moving out of the house but Lou knows he’l never go... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Uncle Mike’s Gold Mine
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Abbott and Costello: Uncle Mike’s Gold Mine
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
Lou acts like he has a cold. He got it running around with girls. Lou tries to show Susan how to play pool. Lou gets a telegram from his Uncle Mike that he has struck gold. AC arrive in Alaska. They buy a dog sled and go to the saloon to look for... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Visit to Tin Pan Alley
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Abbott and Costello: Visit to Tin Pan Alley
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: November 05, 2019
  • Language: English
The boys pay a visit to the Ned Blanc Music Company in Tin Pan Alley. Costello takes singing lessons.
Abbott and Costello: Volume 1
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Abbott and Costello: Volume 1
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 17 hours 45 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: January 07, 2020
  • Language: English
Abbott and Costello were an American comedy duo composed of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, whose work on radio and in film and television made them the most popular comedy team of the 1940s and early 1950s. The show mixed comedy with musical... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Volume 2
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Abbott and Costello: Volume 2
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 17 hours 1 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: January 07, 2020
  • Language: English
Abbott and Costello were an American comedy duo composed of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, whose work on radio and in film and television made them the most popular comedy team of the 1940s and early 1950s. The show mixed comedy with musical... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Volume 3
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Abbott and Costello: Volume 3
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 18 hours 9 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: January 07, 2020
  • Language: English
Abbott and Costello were an American comedy duo composed of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, whose work on radio and in film and television made them the most popular comedy team of the 1940s and early 1950s. The show mixed comedy with musical... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Volume 4
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Abbott and Costello: Volume 4
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 17 hours 9 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: January 07, 2020
  • Language: English
Abbott and Costello were an American comedy duo composed of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, whose work on radio and in film and television made them the most popular comedy team of the 1940s and early 1950s. The show mixed comedy with musical... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Who’s on First
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Abbott and Costello: Who’s on First
  • By: Bud Abbott
  • Narrator: Full Cast
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
  • Publish date: January 07, 2020
  • Language: English
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Costello is going to play baseball with the New York Yankees. This leads to the famous, Who’s On First routine.

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