What happens
Lou Costello wants to win the affection of Susan Miller, who says she is drawn to outdoor types like lifeguards. Bud Abbott teases him about his romantic failures, and Costello decides to become a lifeguard even though he cannot swim. Costello is measured for a bathing suit and takes lessons at the pool of Abbott's sister Olive. The Abbott and Costello Show is a 1948 radio comedy series, and this episode, first aired on July 28, 1948, is heard on NBC and ABC. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello star, with Joe Kirk, Elvia Allman and Connie Haines also appearing.
Hollywood, California, including a parking lot, Costello's home, a store, Olive's swimming pool and a beach.
Characters: Lou Costello, Bud Abbott, Susan Miller, Olive, Ellen
Listen for: Costello's attempts at swimming lessons and his mock lifeguard test at the beach.
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.