Tom Raymond is a professional computer, programmer, and writer, with a love for the classic comedy team of Abbott and Costello
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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Connie Haines doesn’t have enough to do – from the Abbott and Costello radio show, Bank Robbery Connie Haines: Hello, everybody. And, hello my fat… Read More »Connie Haines doesn’t have enough to do
Bud Abbott: Our announcer, Ken Niles, is complaining because he didn’t have enough to do last week. Isn’t that right, Ken?
Ken Niles: Yes, it is. After all, I could give the program a lift. I’m a shot in the arm.
Lou Costello: You said it! You’re a dope!
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Lou Costello at the football game with Connie Haines — so, what is Lou complaining about?
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Abbott and Costello jokes on car pooling – from the Abbott and Costello radio show episode, Bank Robbery Bud Abbott: What are you doing here… Read More »Car Pooling [Abbott and Costello]
Who’s on First: Collection Routines from 1940’s by Abbott & Costello is actually a recording of the Abbott and Costello radio show. Which, for the record, I’m a large fan of. It’s at least as funny as their famous television series.
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In short, Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters Collection is a DVD collection of four of the Abbott and Costello Meet various Universal Studios monsters. They’re all enjoyable films (follow the links for individual reviews). If you don’t have any of them, this would be an inexpensive way to add them to your collection.
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In The Paper Hangers, while attempting to free it from a tight space, the boys damage Mrs. Bronson’s car. To appease her – and get Bud and Lou to work off their back rent – Mr. Fields has the boys wallpaper her apartment. Later, they become waiters at a tough seafood joint where they get into a brawl.
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