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Return To Paterson

Abbott and Costello · June 28, 1945 · 30 min · 3,984 words

The transcript of “Return To Paterson”, an episode of Abbott and Costello first broadcast June 28, 1945. 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 Costello program brought to you by Camo, the cigarette of costlier properly aged tobacco. Listen to the rhythm of Alan Roth and his orchestra, the great song styles of Connie Haynes and Bob Matthews, and that chubby chunky little comedian who went asked to carry his own trunk to the Roxy Theater for his personal appearance next week.

Quickly cried. Well, Costello, I'm glad to see that you got here safely from California. You know, I didn't see you on the train, where were you? I was driving in a private car. You came from Hollywood to New York in a private car?

Me and 200 privates. Yeah, Dummy, didn't you have any place to sleep on the train? Oh, sorry, I had a bedroom on the end of the smoker. Custer, there's no bedroom on the smoker. That's the washroom.

I wondered why I had six sinks. Custer, yes, too, but it's the one you got here at all. Look, did anybody meet you at the station? Oh, yeah, my favorite customer's there to meet me.

Custer, but, Custer. Custer, yeah. Why do they have a name in Custer? because she's a spitting image of a spot on it. Never mind your cousin, Costell, did you see anybody important at the station?

Oh, yeah, I saw Mayor LaGuardia standing in line at the ticket window with two policemen. LaGuardia was standing in line at the ticket window with two policemen? Where were they going? The policeman wore it going anywhere.

They'd just come along to lift LaGuardia up to the ticket window. Costell, yes, it did he is. Yes, it is. Castle, I understand Mayor LaGuardia is a very good friend of yours. Oh, yeah, we're pals.

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