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Lou Wants To Open A Bank Account

Abbott and Costello · December 10, 1947 · 28 min · 4,779 words

The transcript of “Lou Wants To Open A Bank Account”, an episode of Abbott and Costello first broadcast December 10, 1947. 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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He did just leave. Here in Hollywood. Well, what are we waiting for? Oh, the Abbotty Tostello Show. Mocking Tostello and working on dirt to help you out there in your breaks never ends Tostello. Yes, it's the U-10's right, Abbotty Tostello Show.

With a new singing discovery, Susan Miller, the last backseat singer. So hold on to your cares folks, for here they are, but Abbotty Tostello! She's Abbotty Tostello! Hey, Godzilla, Godzilla, come over here. What were you doing in that department store?

I just bought my Uncle Mike upon a peanut brittle. You mean peanut brittle? No, peanut brittle. He's got no teeth in his brookles. You know, there's a lot of excitement in that store, Godzilla. What happened? Well, Annie Claus, he kept running up from down the stairs.

You should have been up from down the stairs. Why? Well, he had to. His beard was caught in the escalator. If you buy anything beside the peanut brittle, yes, my uncle Mike is wearing a tuxedo kiss with teeth so I bought him a new shirt.

If you'll be hired in a kite. If you buy anything else, well, I got a piece of mistletoe to hang on my nose. You're going to hang a piece of mistletoe on your nose? Oh sure, this year I'm going to have a little fun on my own book.

If you buy a person for your Aunt May, yeah, I got her a case of soap kit. Why soap juice? Well, he lived in California all the life he's never had a white Christmas. I'm bringing him off at this.

Did you go to the police and fall last night? Yes, but that didn't have a very good time. Why not? None of the policemen were danced with him. I left and I went to the Burbank Theater.

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