episodes of Abbott and Costello
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
"Heyyyyy Abbott!" was the cry that promised mayhem on NBC and then ABC from 1942 through 1949. These former vaudevillians were big hits in the movies, in radio, and pioneered on early television as well. Their routine "Who's On First?" alone earns them immortality in the history of comedy.
A large collection of scanned scripts of "Abbot and Costello" broadcasts from 1942 through 1947 can be found through search the RJ Reynolds area of the https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/ website. Over 150 scanned "A&C" episodes are available for download.
Click on a script title below to view it:
| Dec 22 1938 | Christmas Turkey |
| Mar 20 1940 | Lion Hunting |
| Dec 31 1969 | Who's on First? |
| Date Unknown | More sketch transcripts |
| Date Unknown | 90+ scripts from Tobaccodocuments archives |