Abbott and Costello (old-time radio): every episode, 1942-1949

Abbott and Costello is an old-time radio comedy series that aired on NBC, ABC from 1942 to 1949, starring Bud Abbott, Joe Kirk, Elvia Allman. Stupid Potato carries 134 episodes, listed here in the order they first aired, each with its air date. Every episode is free to listen to, as a podcast, a new episode on its schedule: no sign-up, no app.

Series
Abbott and Costello
Network
NBC, ABC
Years aired
1942-1949
Stars
Bud Abbott, Joe Kirk, Elvia Allman, Connie Haines, Mel Blanc, George Fenneman
Genre
Comedy
Episodes on Stupid Potato
134
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Episode list (134)

  1. Bank Robbery with Marlene Dietrich

    · 30 min

  2. Knights in Shining Armor with Merle Oberon

    · 30 min

  3. Hunting Guide with Claire Trevor

    · 29 min

  4. Guest Lana Turner

    · 28 min

  5. Nylon Stockings with Lucille Ball

    · 30 min

  6. Costello's Pet Turkey with Jane Wyman

    · 29 min

  7. Trip to Palm Springs with Veronica Lake

    · 60 min

  8. English Butler with Arthur Treacher

    · 30 min

  9. The Wild West With Lynn Bari

    · 29 min

  10. The Lawyer With Bert Gordon

    · 29 min

  11. Lou's Engaged to Judy Canova

    · 29 min

  12. A Visit To Peter Lorres Sanitarium

    · 24 min

  13. A Visit To Peter Lorres Sanitariumafrs

    · 29 min

  14. Football Game With Harold Peary

    · 26 min

  15. Playing The Piano With Janet Blair

    · 30 min

  16. Robinson Crusoe With Charles Laughton

    · 30 min

  17. Making A Movie With Dorothy Lamour

    · 27 min

  18. Running A Newspaper With Hedda Hopper

    · 29 min

  19. Missing Script With Blondie And Dagwood

    · 28 min

  20. At The Circus With Alan Hale

    · 29 min

  21. A Psychiatrist For Costello With Linda Darnell

    · 29 min

  22. Radio Station With Alan Ladd

    · 29 min

  23. Guest-Cary Grant

    · 28 min

  24. Date With Connie Haines

    · 29 min

  25. Job At A Department Store With Claire Trevor

    · 29 min

  26. Costello Buys Gifts For Castafrs

    · 30 min

  27. Investment Adviceafrs

    · 31 min

  28. Investing In A Gold Mine

    · 30 min

  29. Lou Goes To Jail

    · 30 min

  30. Matrimonial Agency

    · 30 min

  31. Mortimers Pet Shop

    · 25 min

  32. Lous Race Horse Peanut Butter

    · 26 min

  33. Return To P.s.15

    · 29 min

  34. Formal Thanksgiving Dinner

    · 27 min

  35. The Bank Robberyafrs

    · 30 min

  36. Visit To Tin Pan Alley

    · 29 min

  37. Christmas Shopping For Lous Girlfriend

    · 29 min

  38. Christmas Party

    · 30 min

  39. Lous House Needs Another Bathtub

    · 30 min

  40. Hertz You Drive

    · 30 min

  41. Lou Wants To Join The Merchant Marines

    · 30 min

  42. The Merchant Marinesafrs

    · 30 min

  43. Lou Shoots An Orange Picker

    · 58 min

  44. Jack And The Beanstalkafrs

    · 29 min

  45. Guest-Frank Sinatra

    · 28 min

  46. New Press Agent

    · 21 min

  47. Basic Training

    · 30 min

  48. Trying To Hire The Andrews Sisters

    · 30 min

  49. Charm School

    · 30 min

  50. Making A Movie With The Andrews Sisters

    · 30 min

  51. Spanish Acting School

    · 29 min

  52. Spanish Acting Schoolafrs

    · 30 min

  53. Costello Gets A Tattooafrs

    · 29 min

  54. Costellos Fathers Day Giftafrs

    · 29 min

  55. Bud And Lou Are In A Playafrs

    · 29 min

  56. Return To Paterson

    · 31 min

  57. Lou Promises His Girlfriend A Job

    · 30 min

  58. Latin-american Party

    · 29 min

  59. Lou Hides From His Girlfriend

    · 25 min

  60. Opening A Gas Station

    · 29 min

  61. Lou The Fireman

    · 29 min

  62. Melonheads Department Store

    · 30 min

  63. Lous Christmas Party

    · 30 min

  64. Costellos Beauty Shop

    · 30 min

  65. Working In Melonheads Restaurantafrs

    · 30 min

  66. Looking For An Apartment

    · 29 min

  67. Mrs.Niles Gives The Boys A Job

    · 27 min

  68. Costello Looking For A Leading Lady For His New Play

    · 30 min

  69. Lou Discovers Uranium

    · 30 min

  70. Lou Has To Pay Income Tax

    · 29 min

  71. Lous Sister Is Getting Marriedafrs

    · 30 min

  72. Lou Is Working In The Garden

    · 30 min

  73. Pet Shop

    · 30 min

  74. The Sheriff Of North Hollywood

    · 25 min

  75. Napoleon And Josephine

    · 30 min

  76. Lou Wants To Join The Circus

    · 30 min

  77. Costello Runs For Mayor

    · 30 min

  78. Preparing For Elsa Maxwells Party

    · 30 min

  79. Bud And Lou Need Some Dough

    · 30 min

  80. The Lewis-conn Fightafrs

    · 30 min

  81. Abbotts Big Dateafrs

    · 30 min

  82. Incorrigible

    · 30 min

  83. Lou Is Hallucinating

    · 30 min

  84. Lion Hunting Trip

    · 29 min

  85. Costello The Air Hero

    · 29 min

  86. From New York City Again

    · 28 min

  87. Costello Buys A Boat

    · 30 min

  88. Ski Jump

    · 29 min

  89. Driving Lessons With Marilyn Maxwell

    · 30 min

  90. Talking About Paying Income Tax

    · 30 min

  91. Lou Goes To The Racetrack To Lose Money

    · 30 min

  92. Hanley Stafford Subs For Bud Abbott

    · 30 min

  93. Stock Market

    · 29 min

  94. Nuts And Bolts

    · 30 min

  95. Costello Is Invited To Join The Yankees

    · 29 min

  96. Lou Builds A House

    · 30 min

  97. Night In Haunted House

    · 30 min

  98. Night In Haunted Houseafrs

    · 27 min

  99. Lou Wants To Marry Marilyn

    · 30 min

  100. First Show For Abc

    · 30 min

  101. Lou Wants To Open A Bank Account

    · 29 min

  102. Christmas Program

    · 29 min

  103. New Years Eve

    · 28 min

  104. Lou Wants To Be An Actor

    · 29 min

  105. Guest-Arthur Lake

    · 30 min

  106. Lou Buys An Apartment House

    · 29 min

  107. Lou Inherits Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars

    · 29 min

  108. Guest-Erskine Johnson

    · 29 min

  109. Guest-Norma Jean Nilsson

    · 30 min

  110. Lou Inherits The Largest Diamond In The World

    · 29 min

  111. The Boys Buy A Ranch

    · 30 min

  112. Make A Picture

    · 29 min

  113. Uncle Mikes Gold Mine

    · 21 min

  114. Lou Becomes AT-man

    · 25 min

  115. Lou Is Not Feeling Well

    · 31 min

  116. Lou Is Not Feeling Wellafrs

    · 29 min

  117. Bud And Lou Plan To Go To France

    · 30 min

  118. Opening A Marriage Bureau

    · 29 min

  119. Costello Looking For A Job

    · 29 min

  120. The New Sheriff With Bela Lugosi

    · 29 min

  121. Bud And Lou Get The Ratings Of Their Show

    · 29 min

  122. Costellos Race Horse Peanut Butter

    · 30 min

  123. Costello Joins The Foreign Legion

    · 26 min

  124. Guest-Lon Chaney Jr

    · 29 min

  125. Guest-Benny Rubin

    · 30 min

  126. Bud And Lou Plan A Vacation

    · 26 min

  127. Lou Learns To Swim

    · 31 min

  128. Lou Gets A Job Offer From The Un

    · 30 min

  129. Double Murder At The Liquor Distillery

    · 25 min

  130. Guest-Red Ryder

    · 29 min

  131. The Fish Market Murder

    · 30 min

  132. Thanksgiving Show

    · 30 min

  133. Guest-Larry Stevens

    · 29 min

  134. Guest-Lillian Roth

    · 29 min

About Abbott and Costello

When did Abbott and Costello air?

Abbott and Costello aired on NBC, ABC from 1942 to 1949.

Who starred in Abbott and Costello?

Abbott and Costello starred Bud Abbott, Joe Kirk, Elvia Allman, Connie Haines, Mel Blanc, George Fenneman.

How many episodes of Abbott and Costello can I listen to?

Stupid Potato has 134 episodes of Abbott and Costello, from 1942 to 1949, in the order they first aired; 4 play on this page right now, and the rest come out in the podcast on its schedule.

Where can I listen to Abbott and Costello free?

Abbott and Costello plays free on Stupid Potato at https://stupidpotato.com/abbott-and-costello/, as a podcast, a new episode on its schedule. There is no sign-up and no app, and no modern ads.

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