Lous Race Horse Peanut Butter: Abbott and Costello (November 9, 1944)

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“Lous Race Horse Peanut Butter” is an episode of Abbott and Costello, the old-time radio show, first broadcast November 9, 1944. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Lou Costello buys a broken-down horse named Peanut Butter from a street cleaner and decides to enter him in a race at Hollywood's track. Bud Abbott tries to talk sense into him while Costello plans to bet all his savings. A jockey named Sebastian claims to be an expert rider, and the horse's health is questioned by a veterinarian. The Abbott and Costello program aired on NBC and ABC on November 9, 1944, with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the leads, and this episode features Connie Haines singing on the program.

Hollywood, at a horse racetrack and around the stables

Characters: Costello, Abbott, Sebastian, Dr. Nazarro, Connie Haines

Listen for: Costello's attempts to care for and race his horse Peanut Butter, and the bookie's betting schemes

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.