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Making A Movie With The Andrews Sisters

Abbott and Costello · April 26, 1945 · 29 min · 4,189 words

The transcript of “Making A Movie With The Andrews Sisters”, an episode of Abbott and Costello first broadcast April 26, 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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Listen to the great rhythms of Will Osburn and his orchestra, the swingy singing of Connie Hane. And that wide, wild and woolly little wolf who, when asked to select the guest stars for our show tonight, telephone the Andrews sisters and said, All right, cus I'll calm yourself calm yourself. I just heard some terrific news

I did it has a new secret weapon that can end the war in five minutes a secret weapon that can end the war in five minutes What is it a long pole with a white flag on the end of it?

That's fine. I'll tell me where were you all afternoon? Oh, where was I? Yes, I went on got my uncle I stopped at seven seven I go already so soon in the script to please all right now I just got my Uncle Arty Stump is a job.

It's a swell job, Adam. He's a bookmaker. Well, you dummy, he'll wind up in jail. Bookmaking is against the law. That's gambling. Yeah, but he don't gamble, Adam. He's a bookmaker and a baker. A bookmaker and a bakerie.

Yeah, he takes orders for cake. He's a cookie bookie. Oh. Because I don't know which one is done. You or your Uncle Arty? Well, I don't like the brag, Abbott. But I am. Of course, Arty is lazier than me.

No, you mean lazier than I. Yes, sir. He's lazier than the both of us. My uncle Artie only says his prayers one night a year. He must be lazy. Yeah, the rest of the night he just hops in bed and says, Ditto, let's figure here on Pilani.

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