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21) Circus
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Costello wants to join the circus. Abbott loses his place in the script.
23) Robinson Crusoe
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Joe Somer has committed suicide by jumping off the roof. The suicide note he left behind is legit, but Vance suspects that the case is a murder.
27) New Press Agent
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Bud has hired a publicity man to advance Costello's career. Costello knows a Turkish civilian who hasn't been drafted, his name is Hassan Ben Drafted. The cast does a play titled, The Two (dirty) Bedouins.
28) Trip to France
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Lou is going to Washington. Susan invites Lou to dinner at her house. Mrs. Abbott sounds like Elvia Alman for the first time on ABC. Lou gets a telegram from an Uncle in France. He wants Lou to help France with their money problems. The boys go to France. They go to a cafe. In the French cafe is someone doing the Who's on first routine in French.
30) Driving Lessons
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Lou wants to be a badman in a western movie. He tells the story of Annie Oakley. Bud and Lou do the U-Drive routine. Costello tries to buy a new car. Before giving Marilyn Maxwell a driving lesson, Costello needs a car... and a driver's license.
31) New Year's Eve
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Lou was visiting movie stars homes. AC say tomorrow is New Years Eve. They say 1949 is only a couple of days off. AC talk about what to do on New Years Eve. Bud flubs the line multiple times. AC talk about resolutions and were to spend New Years Eve. AC do Sam Shovel. The Murder At The Radio Quiz Show or I've Got A Body In The Balcony Doctor.
35) Stock Market
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Lou wants to earn some money to buy Marilyn a birthday present. They visit the stock market, buy a mink coat for Marilyn, then lose all their money.
36) Dance Lessons
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Bud and Lou go to a dance school. Bud gets a job at the school and tries to get Lou to dance. Lessons are 3 for a dollar. Then they discuss how last week they formed the Wacky film company. Next Bud and Lou do a bit about Christopher Columbus. Lou is Columbus. Bud mistakenly calls Lou instead of Columbus.
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Bud encourages Lou to ask Marilyn to marry him. She turns him down. Abbott and Costello try to think of a way to win her back. Bud suggests that Lou get his name in the paper. Bud takes Lou to a publicity man. He is going to have Lou fly around the world in a jet. Lou flies from Los Angeles to Glendale in 67 hours.
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Abbott and Costello were an American comedy duo composed of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, whose work on radio and in film and television made them the most popular comedy team of the 1940s and early 1950s. The show mixed comedy with musical interludes and special guests. This volume contains episodes of Abbott and Costello from 1948 through 1949 and showcases some of their most comedic shows such as Lou Learns to Swim, Susan Moves Upstairs, and New...