What happens
Lou Costello is a young man who lives with a household of eccentric relatives, including Uncle Mike, Aunt May and cousin Tilly, and he struggles to find a Father's Day gift for his father. Bud Abbott plays his exasperated companion, and the two shop through a crowded department store, where a series of mix-ups and wordplay arise. Costello's attempts to buy a present keep being frustrated, and along the way they encounter a fashion expert and a salesgirl. This is an episode of the Abbott and Costello radio series, first broadcast on June 14, 1945, on NBC and ABC. Connie Haines and Bob Matthews provide the songs, and Will Osborne's orchestra supplies the music.
A busy department store, and the Costello household with its crowded relatives
Characters: Costello, Abbott, Uncle Mike, Aunt May, Tilly, Uncle Arty, Professor Melonhead, Connie Haines
Listen for: Costello's attempts to find a Father's Day present and the running wordplay about up and down
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.