What happens
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello play two friends who try to impress a wealthy widow, Carlotta Cranberry, whom Abbott wants to propose to. Costello keeps making trouble with his jokes and mistakes as the two scramble to find a cook and a butler for the dinner. The Abbott and Costello series aired on NBC and ABC, and this episode, Abbott and Costello: Abbott's Big Date, first aired on June 27, 1946. This guide covers only the first part of the episode, which opens with Abbott announcing his engagement ring and his plan to propose at dinner.
Los Angeles, at Abbott's home and in the neighboring streets
Characters: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Carlotta Cranberry, Tessie Tinfelt, Mrs. Niles, Ken Niles, Betsy
Listen for: Costello's misunderstandings while he tries to help set up the dinner for Abbott's date
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.