Tom Raymond
Tom Raymond is a professional computer, programmer, and writer, with a love for the classic comedy team of Abbott and Costello
The Politician
The Politician (1953) – The Abbott and Costello Show, season 1
The Politician. After a councilman gets Lou out of trouble, Bud Abbott decides that Lou Costello should run for public office.
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The Music Lovers
The Music Lovers – The Abbott and Costello Show, season 1
In The Music Lovers, Hillary Brooke’s father has come, to urge Hillary to move back to the farm! He insists she marry someone with musical talent. So Lou Costello takes singing lessons, and tries to pull a con with Bud Abbott’s help.
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Alexander 4444
The payphone sketch – Alexander 4444
The payphone sketch, aka Alexander 4444, an old burlesque comedy sketch. From The Abbott and Costello Show episode, Hungry. Bud Abbott wants Lou Costell to call the Fields Employment Agency, to find a job. After Lou clownishly damages the phone book, he calls the operator. And she immediately hangs up on him!
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Hungry
Hungry – The Abbott and Costello Show, season 1, originally aired March 6, 1953
Hungry – Bud and Lou visit a couple of restaurants in search of a satisfying meal and encounter trouble with Mr. Bacciagalupe’s meatballs, twin waitresses and a very fresh oyster. Hightlights include their classic sandwich and a cup of coffee routine.
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The Haunted Castle
The Haunted Castle – The Abbott and Costello Show, season 1, episode 12, originally aired February 20, 1953
In The Haunted Castle, Bud and Lou keep Hillary company one night in an old house she’ll inherit — if she stays the night!
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Alaska
Alaska – The Abbott and Costello Show, season 1 – originally aired January 9, 1953
Alaska – Lou receives word that his uncle has struck gold in Alaska, and the boys plan to join him. But they are delayed by a bank robbery, and then literally get stuck when Lou accidentally adds quick-drying cement to Bud’s foot bath. (Bud sports a mustache for the first time in this episode.)
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A Loan in the bank
From the Abbott and Costello Show episode, Alaska, we get the classic “a loan in the bank” routine, where Bud Abbot wants Lou Costello to get “a loan”, but Lou misinterprets it as “alone”. And then, since the point of the loan is to get money to go to Alaska and get some sled dogs, there’s a second misunderstanding about “mush”.
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