Lou Costello: There’s only one problem with our romance; She’s penny wise.
Bud Abbott: Marilyn’s penny wise?Read More »She’s penny wise
Bud Abbott: Talk sense. What do you know about horses.
Lou Costello: Abbott, I was born on a horse.
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(Editorâs note: the great comedy team of Abbott and Costello passed away before either Bud Abbott or Lou Costello could have used Microsoft Windowsâ¢âbut isn’t it funny to imagine that they had?)
Lou Costello: Hey, Abbot!
Bud Abbott: Yes, Lou?
Lou Costello: I just got my first computer.
Bud Abbott: Thatâs great Lou. What did you get?
Lou Costello: A brand new 2 Gighertz Pentium with 4 Gigabyte of RAM, a Terabyte hard drive, and a 48x CD-ROM.
Bud Abbott: Thatâs terrific, Lou.
Lou Costello: But I donât know what any of it means!Read More »Abbott and Costello meet Microsoft Windows
(From Abbott and Costello’s radio show, December 30, 1943)
Lou Costello: Oh, Abbott, the worst thing just happened to me!
Bud Abbott: No!
Lou Costello: Yeah, Mrs. Niles gave me a dog for a Christmas present, and the dog just took a great big bite out of me!
Bud Abbott: Where did he bite you?
Lou Costello: Well, if I’d have been wearing a license plate, he’d have gotten the last three numbers.
Simply put, a collection of the Abbott and Costello films, starring Bud Abbott and the con-man straight man, partner to his pal, the comedian Lou Costello. The DVD includes the 6 films (click the titles for individual reviews):
Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion – Bud and Lou accidentally buy a lovely slave girl, join the French Foreign Legion, and …
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originally published in TV Guide (November 1-7, 1958)
Lou Costello, the short, rotund , butt-end of one of the entertainment worldâs longest running (22 years) comedy teams, Is working as a single these days and gratifying the hidden desire of every baggy-pants comic— he is playing it straight.Read More »Lou Costello plays it straight
