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Knights in Shining Armor with Merle Oberon

Abbott and Costello · November 19, 1942 · 29 min · 4,354 words

The transcript of “Knights in Shining Armor with Merle Oberon”, an episode of Abbott and Costello first broadcast November 19, 1942. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Abbott and Costello plays Abbott and Costello free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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The cigarette that first in the service presents from the sixth ferry group air transport command at Long Beach, California The Abbott and Costello program Nice, Jess, Miss Pearl Oberon and starring what Abbott and Luke Costello No, come on. What's the matter with you Costello?

Hey Abbott, I want to ask you a very personal question. What is it? You think I'm fat? Well, I'd say you were on the plumb side. Why do you ask? Well, I was over by one of those big hangers. I was standing next to a blimp. All of a sudden an officer pushed me and says look

They're making them with faces now. Oh, he was just kidding. You know, there's nobody that has a better sense of humor than a flying man. I know that too, Abbott, because I'm a flying man myself.

What do you mean? I started flying when I was a six-month-old baby. You flew when you were a baby? Yep. I flew out of my nose's arms and made a perfect one-point landing. No, no, no. You mean three-point?

No, one-point. My safety couldn't was open. Because, well, I don't believe you've ever been up in the air. Oh, yes, I have. I used to be a hostess. Well, you walked into that with my friend.

For your information, plane hoses are always female. This was a male plane. Tell me, Costello, when was the last time you were up in the plane? Do you want the truth or my version? No, no, no, no, no, I want the truth.

I think we'd get more last the other way. No, no, no, no. Tell the truth. Okay, I'll tell the truth. All right. I took my first plane ride today. Captain Dick Lassett took me up in a great big plane.

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