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Abbott and Costello
154 episodes Aired 1940-1949
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1. Guest - Madame Lazonga
   29mins Aired 1940-07-31
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2. Bank Robbery with Marlene Dietrich
   30mins Aired 1942-10-15
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3. Knights in Shining Armor with Merle Oberon
   30mins Aired 1942-11-19
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4. Hunting Guide with Claire Trevor
   29mins Aired 1943-01-14
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5. Guest Lana Turner
   28mins Aired 1943-11-04
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6. Nylon Stockings with Lucille Ball
   30mins Aired 1943-11-18
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7. Costello's Pet Turkey with Jane Wyman
   29mins Aired 1943-11-25
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8. Trip to Palm Springs with Veronica Lake
   30mins Aired 1943-12-02
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9. English Butler with Arthur Treacher
   30mins Aired 1943-12-09
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10. The Wild West with Lynn Bari
    29mins Aired 1943-12-16
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11. The Lawyer with Bert Gordon
    29mins Aired 1943-12-30
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12. Lou's Engaged to Judy Canova
    29mins Aired 1944-01-06
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13. A Visit to Peter Lorre's Sanitarium
    24mins Aired 1944-01-13
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14. Football Game with Harold Peary
    26mins Aired 1944-01-20
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15. Playing the Piano with Janet Blair
    30mins Aired 1944-01-27
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16. Robinson Crusoe with Charles Laughton
    30mins Aired 1944-02-10
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17. Making a Movie with Dorothy Lamour
    28mins Aired 1944-02-17
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18. Running a Newspaper with Hedda Hopper
    29mins Aired 1944-03-02
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19. Missing Script with Blondie and Dagwood
    28mins Aired 1944-03-09
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20. At the Circus with Alan Hale
    29mins Aired 1944-03-16
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21. A Psychiatrist for Costello with Linda Darnell
    28mins Aired 1944-03-23
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22. Radio Station with Alan Ladd
    29mins Aired 1944-03-30
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23. Guest - Cary Grant
    28mins Aired 1944-04-06
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24. Date with Connie Haines
    29mins Aired 1944-05-04
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25. Job at a Department Store with Claire Trevor
    29mins Aired 1944-05-11
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26. Costello Buys Gifts for Cast
    30mins Aired 1944-06-08
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27. Investment Advice
    31mins Aired 1944-10-05
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28. Investing in a Gold Mine
    30mins Aired 1944-10-12
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29. Lou Goes to Jail
    30mins Aired 1944-10-19
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30. Matrimonial Agency
    30mins Aired 1944-10-26
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31. Mortimer's Pet Shop
    25mins Aired 1944-11-02
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32. Lou's Race Horse, Peanut Butter
    26mins Aired 1944-11-09
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33. Return to P.S. 15
    29mins Aired 1944-11-16
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34. Formal Thanksgiving Dinner
    27mins Aired 1944-11-23
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35. The Bank Robbery
    30mins Aired 1944-11-30
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36. Visit to Tin Pan Alley
    29mins Aired 1944-12-07
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37. Christmas Shopping for Lou's Girlfriend
    29mins Aired 1944-12-14
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38. Christmas Party
    30mins Aired 1944-12-21
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39. Lou's House Needs Another Bathtub
    30mins Aired 1945-01-11
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40. Hertz You Drive
    30mins Aired 1945-01-18
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41. The Merchant Marines
    30mins Aired 1945-01-25
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42. Lou Shoots an Orange Picker
    29mins Aired 1945-02-01
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43. Jack and the Beanstalk
    29mins Aired 1945-02-15
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44. Guest - Frank Sinatra
    28mins Aired 1945-03-01
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45. New Press Agent
    22mins Aired 1945-03-08
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46. Basic Training
    30mins Aired 1945-03-22
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47. Trying to Hire the Andrews Sisters
    30mins Aired 1945-04-05
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48. Charm School
    30mins Aired 1945-04-19
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49. Making a Movie with the Andrews Sisters
    30mins Aired 1945-04-26
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50. Spanish Acting School
    30mins Aired 1945-05-03
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51. Costello Gets a Tattoo
    29mins Aired 1945-06-07
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52. Costello's Father's Day Gift
    29mins Aired 1945-06-14
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53. Bud and Lou Are in a Play
    29mins Aired 1945-06-21
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54. Return to Paterson
    31mins Aired 1945-06-28
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55. Lou Promises His Girlfriend a Job
    30mins Aired 1945-10-04
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56. Latin-American Party
    29mins Aired 1945-11-01
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57. Lou Hides from His Girlfriend
    25mins Aired 1945-11-15
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58. Opening a Gas Station
    29mins Aired 1945-11-29
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59. Lou the Fireman
    29mins Aired 1945-12-06
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60. Melonhead's Department Store
    30mins Aired 1945-12-13
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61. Lou's Christmas Party
    30mins Aired 1945-12-20
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62. Costello's Beauty Shop
    30mins Aired 1945-12-27
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63. Working in Melonhead's Restaurant
    30mins Aired 1946-01-24
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64. Looking for an Apartment
    29mins Aired 1946-02-07
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65. Mrs. Niles Gives the Boys a Job
    27mins Aired 1946-02-14
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66. Costello Looking for a Leading Lady for His New Play
    30mins Aired 1946-02-21
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67. Lou Discovers Uranium
    30mins Aired 1946-03-07
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68. Lou Has to Pay Income Tax
    29mins Aired 1946-03-14
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69. Lou's Sister Is Getting Married
    30mins Aired 1946-03-28
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70. Lou Is Working in the Garden
    30mins Aired 1946-04-11
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71. Pet Shop
    30mins Aired 1946-04-18
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72. The Sheriff of North Hollywood
    25mins Aired 1946-04-25
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73. Napoleon and Josephine
    30mins Aired 1946-05-02
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74. Lou Wants to Join the Circus
    30mins Aired 1946-05-09
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75. Costello Runs for Mayor
    30mins Aired 1946-05-16
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76. Preparing for Elsa Maxwell's Party
    30mins Aired 1946-05-30
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77. Bud and Lou Need Some Dough
    30mins Aired 1946-06-06
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78. The Lewis-Conn Fight
    30mins Aired 1946-06-20
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79. Abbott's Big Date
    30mins Aired 1946-06-27
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80. Incorrigible
    30mins Aired 1946-10-03
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81. Lou Is Hallucinating
    30mins Aired 1946-10-10
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82. Lion Hunting Trip
    29mins Aired 1946-12-05
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83. Costello the Air Hero
    29mins Aired 1946-12-12
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84. From New York City Again
    28mins Aired 1947-02-06
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85. Costello Buys a Boat
    30mins Aired 1947-02-13
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86. Ski Jump
    29mins Aired 1947-02-20
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87. Driving Lessons with Marilyn Maxwell
    30mins Aired 1947-02-27
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88. Talking About Paying Income Tax
    30mins Aired 1947-03-06
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89. Lou Goes to the Racetrack to Lose Money
    30mins Aired 1947-03-13
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90. Hanley Stafford Subs for Bud Abbott
    30mins Aired 1947-03-20
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91. Stock Market
    29mins Aired 1947-03-27
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92. The Boys Get Hired By A Drugstore (first half)
    13mins Aired 1947-04-03
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93. Nuts and Bolts
    30mins Aired 1947-04-10
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94. Costello Is Invited to Join the Yankees
    29mins Aired 1947-04-17
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95. Lou Builds a House
    30mins Aired 1947-04-24
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96. Night In Haunted House
    30mins Aired 1947-05-08
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97. Lou Wants to Marry Marilyn
    30mins Aired 1947-05-22
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98. First Show for ABC
    30mins Aired 1947-10-01
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99. Lou Wants to Open a Bank Account
    29mins Aired 1947-12-10
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100. Christmas Program
     29mins Aired 1947-12-24
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101. New Year's Eve
     28mins Aired 1947-12-31
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102. Lou Wants to Be an Actor
     29mins Aired 1948-01-07
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103. Lou Buys an Apartment House
     29mins Aired 1948-01-14
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104. Lou Inherits Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars
     29mins Aired 1948-01-21
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105. Guest - Erskine Johnson
     29mins Aired 1948-01-28
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106. Lou Inherits the Largest Diamond in the World
     29mins Aired 1948-02-04
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107. The Boys Buy a Ranch
     30mins Aired 1948-02-11
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108. Abbott And Costello Make A Picture
     29mins Aired 1948-02-25
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109. Uncle Mike's Gold Mine
     21mins Aired 1948-03-03
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110. Costello Pays Income Tax
     19mins Aired 1948-03-10
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111. Lou Becomes a T-Man
     25mins Aired 1948-03-31
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112. Lou Is Not Feeling Well
     31mins Aired 1948-04-07
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113. Bud and Lou Plan to Go to France
     30mins Aired 1948-04-14
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114. Opening a Marriage Bureau
     29mins Aired 1948-04-21
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115. Costello Looking for a Job
     29mins Aired 1948-04-28
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116. The New Sheriff with Bela Lugosi
     29mins Aired 1948-05-05
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117. Bud and Lou Get the Ratings of Their Show
     29mins Aired 1948-05-12
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118. Costello's Race Horse, Peanut Butter
     30mins Aired 1948-05-19
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119. Costello Joins the Foreign Legion
     26mins Aired 1948-05-26
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120. Guest - Lon Chaney Jr
     29mins Aired 1948-06-02
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121. Guest - Benny Rubin
     30mins Aired 1948-06-16
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122. Bud and Lou Plan a Vacation
     26mins Aired 1948-07-07
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123. Lou Learns to Swim
     31mins Aired 1948-07-28
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124. Lou Gets a Job Offer from the UN
     30mins Aired 1948-08-11
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125. Double Murder At The Liquor Distillery
     25mins Aired 1948-09-08
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126. The Fish Market Murder
     30mins Aired 1948-09-23
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127. Sam Shovel - Lifebuoy Kills B.O.
     30mins Aired 1948-09-30
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128. Sam Shovel - Murder in the Butcher Shop
     29mins Aired 1948-10-21
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129. Sam Shovel - Tony's Home Permanent
     30mins Aired 1948-10-28
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130. Sam Shovel - Case of the Grocer Who Fell in Wet Cement
     29mins Aired 1948-11-04
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131. Sam Shovel - Sorry, Wrong Rhumba
     30mins Aired 1948-11-11
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132. Sam Shovel - Case of the Russian Diplomat
     29mins Aired 1948-11-18
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133. Thanksgiving Show
     30mins Aired 1948-11-25
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134. Sam Shovel - Case of the Curbstone Murder
     29mins Aired 1948-12-02
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135. Sam Shovel - He Died With His Beauts On
     30mins Aired 1948-12-09
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136. Sam Shovel - It Was Time for a Change
     30mins Aired 1948-12-16
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137. Sam Shovel - I'm All Yours in Buttons and Bows
     29mins Aired 1948-12-23
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138. Sam Shovel - The Murder at the Radio Quiz Show
     30mins Aired 1948-12-30
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139. Sam Shovel - She Rubbed Him Out
     30mins Aired 1949-01-13
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140. Sam Shovel - She Was On Her Last Lap
     30mins Aired 1949-01-20
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141. Sam Shovel - General Custer's Last Hamburger Stand
     30mins Aired 1949-01-27
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142. Sam Shovel - He Committed Chop Sueyside
     30mins Aired 1949-02-03
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143. Sam Shovel - He Lost His Aunt's Pay
     30mins Aired 1949-02-10
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144. Sam Shovel - Taboo or not Taboo
     30mins Aired 1949-02-17
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145. Sam Shovel - Strolling Through the Perk One Day
     30mins Aired 1949-02-24
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146. Sam Shovel - Caught with His Prints Down
     29mins Aired 1949-03-03
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147. Sam Shovel - She Took Off Too Much For Entertainment
     30mins Aired 1949-03-10
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148. Sam Shovel - It Was His First Square Meal
     30mins Aired 1949-03-17
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149. Sam Shovel - I've got My Love to Keep Me Warm
     30mins Aired 1949-03-24
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150. Sam Shovel - There's Good Booze Tonight
     30mins Aired 1949-03-31
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151. Sam Shovel - He Was A Short Order Cook
     30mins Aired 1949-04-07
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152. Sam Shovel - They Caught Him with His Plants Down
     29mins Aired 1949-05-05
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153. Sam Shovel - Dust Be My Destiny
     29mins Aired 1949-05-19
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154. Sam Shovel - The Case of the China Man
     29mins Aired 1949-06-09
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The Abbott and Costello Show was a comedy program featuring the talents of the American comedy duo Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. The show centered around their attempts to navigate various business ventures, often incorporating sketches from their vaudeville act. The duo first began performing together in 1935 at the Eltinge Burlesque Theater on 42nd Street in New York City, refining their act with Abbott as the devious straight man and Costello as the dimwitted comic.

The show first aired on NBC from 1940 to 1947 before moving to ABC until 1949. Initially debuting on Kate Smith's radio program in 1938, the duo made several transitions between programs before landing their own weekly show on October 8, 1942, sponsored by Camel cigarettes. Over the years, the show featured guest stars like Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, and Lucille Ball, and had various orchestras, writers, and regular cast members. Additionally, Abbott and Costello hosted a children's radio program, The Abbott and Costello Children's Show, on ABC on Saturday mornings from 1947 until 1949.

Performers: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello

Sources: archive.org, wikipedia.org