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Lou Goes To Jail

Abbott and Costello · October 19, 1944 · 30 min · 4,225 words

The transcript of “Lou Goes To Jail”, an episode of Abbott and Costello first broadcast October 19, 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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The Covenant Costello program brought to you by Camel, the figure-ass that's first in the service according to actual sales records. See if your throat and your taste don't make Camel a first with you too.

Find out for yourself. Listen to the rhythms of Freddie Rach and his orchestra, the Sweden swingy songs of Connie Hain. And this being October 19th, we remind you that just 50 years ago tonight, the Governor of North Carolina turned to the Governor of South Carolina and said, Hey!

Well, Costello, I just stopped by your mailbox and found a letter for you. Shall I read it to you? Well, I can read it myself. I'm a literate. No. Well, what do you know? I have it.

It's not a letter for my cousin, Corporal Hugo Costello. It's a B letter. No, Costello. You don't mean a B letter. You mean a B letter. No, this is a B letter. He's putting a B on me for $10.

And besides, Hugo's in the guardhouse again. What are you wrong this time? Well, he nailed a picture of a pin-up girl on the wall of his tent. not since why they throw him in the God house just for nailing a picture of the wall on his tent well there was a sergeant standing outside the tent was

thin the nail was long and the sergeant was tall you get the point no he did anyhow I hope you're not going to send you the money yes for oh yes I am Abbott I went down to the back of you up my 75 out of the I made this summer working on Uncle Artie Seven's farm now wait a minute Costella you can't draw

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