Tom Raymond is a professional computer, programmer, and writer, with a love for the classic comedy team of Abbott and Costello
The Vacation – Bud and Lou plan to vacation at the Biltmore Hotel near Phoenix, and stock up at Sporty Fields’ sporting goods store. But as Lou packs, Bud worries that Mr. Fields will rent their apartment out from under them while they’re gone.
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Where’s the bow of the boat? A joke from The Abbott and Costello Show episode, The Vacation. Bud Abbott is trying to show that Lou Costello doesn’t really know anything about boats …
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From the Jail episode of the Abbott and Costello Show. Where Bud Abbott confuses Lou Costello with the meaning of the word “greenhouse” …. Enjoy!
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Jail – Lou shoots a hole in Mrs. Crumbcake’s water pail, and she sues him for 79 cents in damages. After an inept defense, Lou’s sent to jail. While in jail, he comes to blows with a crazed cell mate, who becomes enraged at the mere mention of “Niagara Falls.”
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Photo gallery for Abbott and Costello’s comedy, Hold That Ghost
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Lou Costello accidentally gets mixed up in a bank robbery. He then has to apprehend the actual villain, Black Pete! Who’s hiding out in Marlene Dietrich’s saloon?
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Bud Abbott: But you can’t do it by yourself! Call a posse, that’s the thing!
Lou Costello: Here, posse, posse, posse!
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Lou Costello: Abbott! Hey look! Look what I got! Look at the money!
Bud Abbott: Wait a minute, Costello. Where did you get that roll of bills?
Lou Costello: I went outside for a minute. Just when I reached the corner, a gun ran out of the bank with a bag full of money, and he gave me some.
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Sound man (Mel Blanc): And why shouldn’t I? What did I have on last week’s program? Nothing! Not even a door slam! I understand doors, I know doors inside and out. I talk to doors, and they talk to me.
Lou Costello: And what do you hear from them now?
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