Performance audiobooks

Abbott and Costello: Christmas Show

By: Bud Abbott & Lou Costello

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Costello tells a Christmas story and meets Santa Claus! The boys trim the tree. Santa drives Fogdeer (not reindeer, this is California!). Read more

Abbott and Costello: Boxing

By: Bud Abbott & Lou Costello

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Bud and Lou talk about boxing. Lou wants to be married. Bud tells Lou stories of his family and then Veloa joins in the fun. Read more

Abbott and Costello: Uncle Mike's Gold Mine

By: Bud Abbott & Lou Costello

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Lou acts like he has a cold. He got it running around with girls. Lou tries to show Susan how to play pool. Lou gets a telegram from his Uncle Mike that he has struck gold. AC arrive in Alaska. They buy a dog sled and go to the saloon to look for Uncle Mike but he's in jail. He's in jail for striking Sam Gold. Read more

Abbott and Costello: St. Patricks Day

By: Bud Abbott & Lou Costello

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Lou talks about a party he was at for St. Patrick's day. Lou insults Mrs Abbott. Lou talks to Susan about perfume. Lou wants to borrow Bud's car but he does not have a license. They go to get Lou a license. He gets in the car to take a test. He gets a ticket. Lou ends up in jail and is sentenced to death. Read more

Abbott and Costello: Costello the Stunt Man

By: Bud Abbott & Lou Costello

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Bud has had a cold. Spring is officially here. Lou is going steady with Sylvia Specticals. They talk about Frank Nelson coming on the show. AC talk about hunting. Professor Melonhead helps Lou with his posture. Bud wants Frank Nelson to teach Lou how to get women. A director wants Lou to be a stunt man for Mr Nelson. Read more

Abbott and Costello: Lou Becomes a T Man

By: Bud Abbott & Lou Costello

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Lou's Uncle Mike is running for Mayor of North Hollywood. They talk about Uncle Mikes political career. Lou gives Susan a present. She gives Lou a kiss. Bud gives Lou advice on how to propose to a girl. Lou wants to be a T­Man. Abbott and Costello go to the Blue Goose Cafe. Lou tries to pick up a lady. Lou gets in a card game. Read more

Abbott and Costello: Driving

By: Bud Abbott & Lou Costello

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Bud nags Lou about the state of his car and his lack of driving skills. Lou has a history of running over people, including the Mayor, because his windsheild is covered in safety stickers. Lou claims to also work as a skywriter and a star pilot. Susan has broken off her engagement with Lou but he's trying to win her back. Read more

Abbott and Costello: Costello's Sea Going Family

By: Bud Abbott & Lou Costello

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Lou was helping his Uncle in his butcher shop. He and Bud talk about girls. The they and Marilyn talk about their favorite British radio programs. It sounds like Marilyn kisses Lou. Read more

Abbott and Costello: Trip to France

By: Bud Abbott & Lou Costello

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

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. Read more

Abbott and Costello: Opening a Marriage Bureau

By: Bud Abbott & Lou Costello

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Lou comes back from a party. Lou has come back from a wedding. Susan invites Lou to her party.Bud and Lou talk about opening a marriage bureau. They do and they try to get Bud's older sister married. They try to get some business. Lou drives the customer away. Read more

Abbott and Costello: Abbott Talks Costello into Looking for a Job

By: Bud Abbott & Lou Costello

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Lou was at the racetrack. He was out last night with Susan Miller. A man enters who tries to sell Lou all kinds of stuff. Lou says he must have made a mistake on his income tax last month. Bud wants Lou to get a job. Bud tries to get Lou a job as a babysitter. Bud winds up doing the babysitting for a pretty girl. Read more

Abbott and Costello: Costello Joins the Foreign Legion

By: Bud Abbott & Lou Costello

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Lou has got another traffic ticket. Lou borrowed Bud's car and accidentallu ruined it. Bud's house burned down. Someone has kidnapped Bud's wife. They will pay Bud to take her back. The Legion wants Lou to join them. It turns out to be the Foreign Legion. They are in the desert. They are looking for a camel to escape. They make a joke about... Read more

Abbott and Costello: Featuring Benny Rubin

By: Bud Abbott & Lou Costello

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Lou got a black eye from a date. Lou's running for dog catcher. Lou is becoming an artist. Susan is mad at Lou since he went out with another girl. Bud wants some new ideas for the show. Benny Rubin has an idea to let the audience participate. Read more

Abbott and Costello: Costello's Big Inheritence

By: Bud Abbott & Lou Costello

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 27 minutes

Abridged: No

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. Read more

Abbott and Costello: Hector the Dog

By: Bud Abbott & Lou Costello

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 33 minutes

Abridged: No

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... Read more

Abbott and Costello: Lou Has a Cold

By: Bud Abbott & Lou Costello

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Lou has a cold. Bud thinks something is wrong with Lou. Lou insults Mrs Abbott. She gives Lou some pills to take. They are moth balls. 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. Read more

Abbott and Costello: Bud and Lou Plan a Vacation

By: Bud Abbott & Lou Costello

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Lou wants to sing a duet with Susan. Abbott and Costello talk about where they are going on their vacation. Lou asks for some aspirin. Bud won't get any for him; Matty won't; The cast won't either. A kid in the audience says he will. It breaks up the audience. Then The boys go to a travel bureau. They take a boat trip where they are left on an... Read more

Abbott and Costello: Lou's Date Book

By: Bud Abbott & Lou Costello

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Abbott and Costello talk about Uncle Mike and Aunt May who have adopted a baby grown man. Uncle Mike is looking for a job. Lou talks about the book where he records all his dates and gets into a fight with the boyfriend of Zelda Zanzibar. Lou has invented Pedestrian Pants to trap hit and run drivers. Read more

Abbott and Costello: Sound Effects

By: Bud Abbott & Lou Costello

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Costello wants to become a dramatic actor from Brazil...another Carmen Veranda! Bob Matthews (an ex-aerial gunner) sings for the first time on the show (and sounds like an off-key Mel Torme). Read more

Abbott and Costello: Costello Pays Income Tax

By: Bud Abbott & Lou Costello

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Abbott and Costello talk about their relatives. Then they remember they only have a few more days to file income tax. They talk taxes with an income tax accountant. Lou does not have to pay income tax if he makes no more money. Mrs Abbott gives Lou $20 and now he has $20 to much. Matty Malneck gives Lou $20. Lou buys raffle tickets. Lou wins... Read more

Abbott and Costello: Lou Joins an Orchestra

By: Bud Abbott & Lou Costello

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Abbott and Costello talk about Lou going out with women other then Marilyn Williams.. Lou has a job with an orchestra. Bud says Marilyn is from England. AC talk about new picture where Lou plays a plunger. Read more

Abbott and Costello: Football

By: Bud Abbott & Lou Costello

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Abbott and Costello talk about Uncle Mike and Aunt May. Bud gets lost in the script. Lou gets lost as well. They find their place and the talk moves onto football. Wrong Rumba. Read more

Abbott and Costello: Lou's Brother Pat

By: Bud Abbott & Lou Costello

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Bud and Lou talk about Lou's date. They talk about Lou being in the hospital. Lou buys his Uncle Mike a television. Lou says baseball season is over. They say California is the only state that has daylight savings time. Read more

Abbott and Costello: Thanksgiving 1948

By: Bud Abbott & Lou Costello

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Abbott and Costello plan to kill Ingrid, Costello's pet turkey, for Thanksgiving. Guest Jane Wyman joins in a routine, What is the wind? Connie Haines sings, Shoo, Shoo Baby. Mel Blanc appears as Bugs Bunny. Read more