What happens
Lou Costello's friend Bud Abbott hears that Costello had a picture of his girlfriend Tessie Tinfoyle tattooed on his back, and the two comics spar over his romantic life. Costello talks about his fickle affections, a claimed kiss from Tessie's sister, and a plan for a day at the beach with Connie Haines. The episode is a 1945 instalment of the Abbott and Costello radio series, first broadcast on NBC and ABC on June 7, 1945, with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the leads, alongside Connie Haines. The comedy runs through beach mishaps, a visit from a self-styled dream analyst, and Costello's dreams about girls.
Costello's girlfriend Tessie is in the army, and the two comics talk through the week's romantic troubles, a beach outing, and a visit from a dream analyst.
Characters: Costello, Abbott, Tessie Tinfoyle, Connie Haines, Professor Melonhead
Listen for: Costello's tattoo claim and his beach outing with Connie Haines, followed by the visit from Professor Melonhead.
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.