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Abbott and Costello talk about the butter and meat shortages. Abbott and Costello go hunting in the north woods with guest Claire Trevor as a guide.

The boys discuss their families. Costello tells the story of The Grasshopper and The Bee. Lou Costello sings "Lend Me Your Ears".

Guests Arthur Lake and Penny Singleton (as Blondie and Dagwood) help Abbott and Costello find their missing radio script. Costello misreads his lines twice. Blondie and Dagwood join Abbott and Costello in their version of "The Seven Dwarfs Sat on the Wagon".

Frank takes another merciless ribbing about his physique. Frank, Bud, Lou, and Connie are back in school in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey. Who invented the steam engine? Not Watt! Frank and Lou sing a duet to "One Meatball". Frankie sings "If You Were But a Dream".

Abbott and Costello talk about Uncle Mike's new house. Then they talk about Joe Lewis being retired. Bud says Susan Miller won't talk to Lou. Veola plays a lady from the south called Miss TweedleFaddle.

An Italian story of the beautiful girl with the kiss of death.

Bud has hired a publicity man to advance Costello's career. Costello knows a Turkish civilian who hasn't been drafted - his name is Hassan Ben Drafted. The cast does a play titled The Two (Dirty) Bedouins.

Abbott teaches Costello to flee the flu! A visit to Peter Lorre's sanitarium...at midnight!

Lou runs over Mr. and Mrs. Niles in their car. Now Bud and Lou need to rent a car. Abbott and Costello do U Drive routine. They are going to the Andrews sisters ranch. They check into a hotel while looking for the ranch. They have the Andrews Brothers on this show instead.

Bud and Lou set out for their safari and will meet Skinny and Marilyn at the lodge later. But first, let the jokes about hunting reign. Marilyn pops in to help with the jokes, then Lou runs into the Game Warden. He has a special job for Lou - capture the lion that has been roaming the woods. Marilyn sings, "Blue Skies".The big moment arrives, and Lou has the lion trapped in a cave. When his bravery pays off, there’s a big musical finale to end the show.

Who's on First? - On a team where the first baseman's named Who, the second baseman's named What, Idon'tKnow is on third, a woman finds it difficult to make her husband understand that the answer to his question, "Who's on first?" is Who. This work could also be called "The Relationship" because there is not a couple alive that has not had a discussion or three like this. Enjoy!

Bud and Lou talk about Aunt May and Uncle Mike being married 20 years. Lou keeps reading others' lines. Hal Winters talks about a song fit for January.

Lou was visiting movie stars' homes. The duo says that tomorrow is New Year's Eve. They say 1949 is only a couple of days off. They talk about what to do on New Year's Eve. Bud flubs the line multiple times. They talk about resolutions and where to spend New Year's Eve. The duo does Sam Shovel. The Murder at the Radio Quiz Show or I've Got a Body in the Balcony Doctor.

Lou is excited because Susan is moving upstairs from him. They do a board/bored routine. Abbott maintains that Costello is stupid. They discuss the revised script for their new movie with Lauren Bacall.

Lou has invented a new device that's part hairbrush, part ping-pong paddle for balding men who need exercise. Lou discusses his new girlfriend, and Abbott tries to persuade Lou to stop chasing girls and get married. Abbott tells the story of how he met his wife...when she saved him from drowning.

Lou has a cold. Bud thinks something is wrong with Lou. Lou insults Mrs. Abbott. She gives Lou some pills to take. They are mothballs. Bud says Lou does not know how to handle women. Bud says Lou needs more vitamins. Bud takes Lou to a psychiatrist. Bud takes Lou to a rest home.

Lou brings a dog, Hector, to the studio. They decide to auction the dog off. Bud tells Lou to up the bidding. The dog is sleeping with Abbott and Costello in the bedroom. They find a lost dog ad and return the dog to the pet shop. Lou wants to keep the dog. Lou agrees to work in the pet shop to buy the dog. Lou takes Hector to a dog show. Lou wins as a dog.

Abbott and Costello were an American comedy duo composed of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, whose work on radio and in film and television made them the most popular comedy team of the 1940s and early 1950s. The show mixed comedy with musical interludes and special guests.

Lou wants to be the sheriff of Encino. Bud makes him sheriff just as Bela Lugosi appears as a mysterious man. Lou has to investigate him and his house, and he is frightened to do so. In the house, he finds a woman hidden in the walls and a dead man.

Lou is going to Washington. Susan invites Lou to dinner at her house. Mrs Abbott sounds like Elvia Alman for the first time on ABC. Lou gets a telegram from an Uncle in France. He wants Lou to help France with their money problems. The boys go to France. They go to a cafe. In the French cafe is someone doing the Who's on First routine in French.