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A classic Abbott and Costello routine from their radio show – where Bud Abbott is talking about his Uncle Herman who works in a dye factory, and Lou Costello confuses “dyeing” for “dying” Bud Abbott: Youâd better take that suit over to my Uncle Hermanâs, At the Kurt...
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March 13, 2012 admin
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A classic Abbott and Costello routine, in the style of Who’s on First?, where Bud Abbott tries to explain electricity — Watts and Volts — only to have Lou Costello think that he’s talking about What’s and Votes. From their movie, Who Done It? Interestingly, it was...
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March 13, 2012 admin
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Hertz U Drive routine, originally performed on Abbott and Costello‘s radio program. Bud Abbott: Oh, you can cause more trouble! We were going to the eight-to-the-bar-ranch to ask the Andrews Sisters to appear on our show. And YOU wrecked the car we were going to use! Well, now we’ll have...
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A dollar a day routine, made famous by Abbott and Costello A Dollar A Day is a classic vaudeville skit, made famous by Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, where Lou Costello has been working for Bud Abbott for the last year for the “princely” sum of one dollar per day—and Bud Abbott finds...
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March 12, 2012 admin
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Captain Jonah and the Whale routine, made famous by Bud Abbott and Lou Costello One of Abbott and Costello’s lesser-known routines, but performed by Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in their first movie One Night in the Tropics, in “Here Come the Co-Eds“, on their television show episode “The Drug...
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March 11, 2012 admin
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Bagel Street, aka. Susquehanna Hat Company, aka. Fluegel Street routine – Abbott and Costello skit, taken from In Society This is a classic vaudeville routine and highly popular with the fans of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. During the filming ofIn Society, Lou wanted to include this routine in the movie. However,...
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March 11, 2012 admin
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Slowly I Turned, a classic vaudeville routine as performed by Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in their movie, Lost in a Harem. Also known as Poko Moko and Niagara Falls Bud, Lou and derelict in cell: Derelict: I haven’t always been a derelict … (looks at Lou) … like you....
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March 11, 2012 admin
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Who’s on First? Abbott and Costello’s signature routine The most famous of all of Abbott and Costello’s routines, Who’s on First? had been performed countless times in vaudeville and on radio, as well as a shortened version of it in their first movie, One Night in the Tropics,...
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March 10, 2012 admin
Abbott and Costello routines
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