Abbott and Costello — 1943
19 episodes broadcast in 1943.
January 7, 1943
Guest: George Raft
Lou loses a Rose Bowl bet and owes everyone a night on the town; guest George Raft steers them to his club.
Facing the wartime meat shortage, the boys go hunting with guide Claire Trevor -- and Lou shoots the game warden.
January 28, 1943
Guest: Monty Wooley
The boys' first broadcast from New York, with guest Monty Woolley.
February 4, 1943
Guest: Constance Bennett
Home from the President's Birthday Ball, Bud's date with guest Constance Bennett is scuttled by her Navy-auxiliary duty.
February 11, 1943
Guest: Peter Lorre
Seeking quiet from their noisy hotel, the boys take guest Peter Lorre up on his invitation to his spooky house.
February 18, 1943
Guest: Elsa Maxwell
Planning their next picture, Lou sets out to write it until guest Elsa Maxwell arrives with a play of her own.
February 25, 1943
Guest: Mary Boland
Lou pitches the play he wrote on the train home, and guest Mary Boland counters with her own -- Helen of Troy and Atlas.
March 4, 1943
Guest: Carmen Miranda
Universal sends over guest Carmen Miranda as a leading lady, and the boys' next picture becomes a version of Romeo and Juliet.
March 11, 1943
Guest: Janet Blair
With Lou out, Bert Lahr fills in opposite Bud as they hunt for a picture, and guest Janet Blair mistakes Bert for Costello.
March 18, 1943
Guest: Veronica Lake
Lou absent again, Bud's piano-practice with Matilda draws a noise complaint from neighbor Gildersleeve and guest Veronica Lake.
The season returns after Costello's long illness; having learned only hours before airtime of his infant son's accidental drowning, Lou went on with the show. Guest Lana Turner.
November 11, 1943
Guest: Akim Tamiroff
Bud lands a big name for the program -- Russian star Akim Tamiroff -- as Lou's mind wanders to romance.
Lou can win a date with Connie Haines if he finds her nylon stockings, but guest Lucille Ball beats him to the last pair.
On Thanksgiving the boys plot the fate of Lou's turkey, with next-door neighbor and guest Jane Wyman.
Off to Palm Springs, the boys try to sign guest Veronica Lake for their picture.
Lou wants a butler for his party and finds guest Arthur Treacher already serving Lynn Bari.
Suit-hunting for his big show with guest Lynn Bari, Lou ends up pitching her a Buffalo Bill play in a butcher shop.
On Christmas Eve nobody comes to Lou's party and he dreams a Santa-less childhood; guest Edward Arnold plays Santa.
Given a dog for Christmas, Lou lands in a legal jam and fights his case against lawyer Bert Gordon, the Mad Russian.
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