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Lou Costello says goodbye to Hillary Brooke in "The Vacation" - The Abbott and Costello Show

The Vacation

The VacationThe Abbott and Costello Show, season 1, originally aired December 26, 1952

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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Uncle Bozzo's Visit - The Abbott and Costello Show, season 2 - Lou Costello in jail with Uncle Bozzo

Jail

JailThe Abbott and Costello Show, season 1, episode 3, originally aired December 19, 1952

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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Lou Costello and the bank robber - from the Abbott and Costello radio show, Bank Robbery

Lou Costello and the bank robber

Lou Costello and the bank robber – from the Abbott and Costello radio show, Bank Robbery

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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Mel Blanc doesn't have enough to do - from the Abbott and Costello radio show, Bank Robbery with Marlene Dietrich

Mel Blanc doesn’t have enough to do [Abbott and Costello]

Mel Blanc doesn’t have enough to do – from the Abbott and Costello radio show, Bank Robbery with Marlene Dietrich

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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