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Playing The Piano With Janet Blair

Abbott and Costello · January 27, 1944 · 29 min · 2,505 words

The transcript of “Playing The Piano With Janet Blair”, an episode of Abbott and Costello first broadcast January 27, 1944. 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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my wife at the big bond rally at Hollywood and fine. Here, Co. Teller, all I have you know that my beautiful wife doesn't have to buy kisses. Why, she has lips-like petals. You're so smart, don't you, Co. Teller?

Oh, I get around. I do a little reading. Did you ever hear of a tree, grows in Brooklyn? Why, you will pop the grew and picked up. I don't like the whole thing, Co. Teller.

Don't say, Co. Teller. Say, Mrs. Niles, can't help me that you've been doing some charity work lately. Oh, yes, Miss David. If that's your boy, I'll tell you about. You see, our club is putting on a big, benefit concert tonight.

You know, our West Side Lady, Jin and Rummy Club... That's just Jin. ...we're re-modeling our clubhouse. The girls' room, the wallpaper, and the boy simply must be plastic. Well, boys, we'll be boys! Who keeps all this?

Is this with you and this fat thing? You like to entertain the ladies tonight? Boy, he'd be glad you missed his aisle. You may be, Avocor, I'm not. I ain't gonna entertain a punch, old hen.

Oh, you're hurting. There is no woman in my club older than I am. That's old enough. You remember that remark, Costello? I won't forget it if I live to be a hundred. That's two more years.

Costello, stop fighting, please. All on in a row. Here comes a chairman of our entertainment committee. Mr. Abbott, I'd like to have you meet the famous movie star, Miss Janet Blair. Thank you, Mr. Giles.

Hello, Mr. Abbott. And don't forget me, Miss Blair, the name's Costello. Oh, oh. You'll prove him, it's Blair, eh? Costello? You never looked at me like that. You never looked like that. So you're a little costello?

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