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- Abbott & Costello
- Who's on first?
-
- Abbott: Well Costello, I'm going to New York with you. The Yankee's manager
- gave me a job as coach for as long as your on the team.
- Costello: Look Abbott, if your the coach, you must know all the players.
- Abbott: I certainly do.
- Costello: Well you know I've never met the guys. So you'll have to tell me
- their names, and then I'll know who's playing on the team.
- Abbott: Oh, I'll tell you their names, but you know it seems to me they give
- these ball players now-a-days very peculiar names.
- Costello: You mean funny names?
- Abbott: Strange names, pet names...like Dizzy Dean...
- Costello: His brother Daffy
- Abbott: Daffy Dean...
- Costello: And their French cousin.
- Abbott: French?
- Costello: Goofe'
- Abbott: Goofe' Dean. Well, let's see, we have on the bags, Who's on first,
- What's on second, I Don't Know is on third...
- Costello: That's what I want to find out.
- Abbott: I say Who's on first, What's on second, I Don't Know's on third.
- Costello: Are you the manager?
- Abbott: Yes.
- Costello: You gonna be the coach too?
- Abbott: Yes.
- Costello: And you don't know the fellows' names.
- Abbott: Well I should.
- Costello: Well then who's on first?
- Abbott: Yes.
- Costello: I mean the fellow's name.
- Abbott: Who.
- Costello: The guy on first.
- Abbott: Who.
- Costello: The first baseman.
- Abbott: Who.
- Costello: The guy playing...
- Abbott: Who is on first!
- Costello: I'm asking you who's on first.
- Abbott: That's the man's name.
- Costello: That's who's name?
- Abbott: Yes.
- Costello: Well go ahead and tell me.
- Abbott: That's it.
- Costello: That's who?
- Abbott: Yes.
-
- PAUSE
-
- Costello: Look, you gotta first baseman?
- Abbott: Certainly.
- Costello: Who's playing first?
- Abbott: That's right.
- Costello: When you pay off the first baseman every month, who gets the money?
- Abbott: Every dollar of it.
- Costello: All I'm trying to find out is the fellow's name on first base.
- Abbott: Who.
- Costello: The guy that gets...
- Abbott: That's it.
- Costello: Who gets the money...
- Abbott: He does, every dollar of it. Sometimes his wife comes down and coll-
- ects it.
- Costello: Who's wife?
- Abbott: Yes.
-
- PAUSE
-
- Abbott: What's wrong with that?
- Costello: Look, all I wanna know is when you sign up the first baseman, how
- does he sign his name?
- Abbott: Who.
- Costello: The guy.
- Abbott: Who.
- Costello: How does he sign...
- Abbott: That's how he signs it.
- Costello: Who?
- Abbott: Yes.
-
- PAUSE
-
- Costello: All I'm trying to find out is what's the guys name on first base.
- Abbott: No. What is on second base.
- Costello: I'm not asking you who's on second.
- Abbott: Who's on first.
- Costello: One base at a time!
- Abbott: Well, don't change the players around.
- Costello: I'm not changing nobody!
- Abbott: Take it easy, buddy.
- Costello: I'm only asking you, who's the guy on first base?
- Abbott: That's right.
- Costello: Ok.
- Abbott: Alright.
-
- PAUSE
-
- Costello: What's the guy's name on first base?
- Abbott: No. What is on second.
- Costello: I'm not asking you who's on second.
- Abbott: Who's on first.
- Costello: I don't know.
- Abbott: He's on third, we're not talking about him.
- Costello: Now how did I get on third base?
- Abbott: Why you mentioned his name.
- Costello: If I mentioned the third baseman's name, who did I say is playing
- third?
- Abbott: No. Who's playing first.
- Costello: What's on base?
- Abbott: What's on second.
- Costello: I don't know.
- Abbott: He's on third.
- Costello: There I go, back on third again!
-
- PAUSE
-
- Costello: Would you just stay on third base and don't go off it.
- Abbott: Alright, what do you want to know?
- Costello: Now who's playing third base?
- Abbott: Why do you insist on putting Who on third base?
- Costello: What am I putting on third.
- Abbott: No. What is on second.
- Costello: You don't want who on second?
- Abbott: Who is on first.
- Costello: I don't know.
- Together: Third base!
-
- PAUSE
-
- Costello: Look, you gotta outfield?
- Abbott: Sure.
- Costello: The left fielder's name?
- Abbott: Why.
- Costello: I just thought I'd ask you.
- Abbott: Well, I just thought I'd tell ya.
- Costello: Then tell me who's playing left field.
- Abbott: Who's playing first.
- Costello: I'm not...stay out of the infield!!! I want to know what's the
- guy's name in left field?
- Abbott: No, What is on second.
- Costello: I'm not asking you who's on second.
- Abbott: Who's on first!
- Costello: I don't know.
- Together: Third base!
-
- PAUSE
-
- Costello: The left fielder's name?
- Abbott: Why.
- Costello: Because!
- Abbott: Oh, he's center field.
-
- PAUSE
-
- Costello: Look, You gotta pitcher on this team?
- Abbott: Sure.
- Costello: The pitcher's name?
- Abbott: Tomorrow.
- Costello: You don't want to tell me today?
- Abbott: I'm telling you now.
- Costello: Then go ahead.
- Abbott: Tomorrow!
- Costello: What time?
- Abbott: What time what?
- Costello: What time tomorrow are you gonna tell me who's pitching?
- Abbott: Now listen. Who is not pitching.
- Costello: I'll break your arm if you say who's on first!!! I want to know
- what's the pitcher's name?
- Abbott: What's on second.
- Costello: I don't know.
- Together: Third base!
-
- PAUSE
-
- Costello: Gotta a catcher?
- Abbott: Certainly.
- Costello: The catcher's name?
- Abbott: Today.
- Costello: Today, and tomorrow's pitching.
- Abbott: Now you've got it.
- Costello: All we got is a couple of days on the team.
-
- PAUSE
-
- Costello: You know I'm a catcher too.
- Abbott: So they tell me.
- Costello: I get behind the plate to do some fancy catching, Tomorrow's pitch-
- ing on my team and a heavy hitter gets up. Now the heavy hitter
- bunts the ball. When he bunts the ball, me, being a good catcher,
- I'm gonna throw the guy out at first. So I pick up the ball and
- throw it to who?
- Abbott: Now that's the first thing you've said right.
- Costello: I don't even know what I'm talking about!
-
- PAUSE
-
- Abbott: That's all you have to do.
- Costello: Is to throw the ball to first base.
- Abbott: Yes!
- Costello: Now who's got it?
- Abbott: Naturally.
-
- PAUSE
-
- Costello: Look, if I throw the ball to first base, somebody's gotta get it.
- Now who has it?
- Abbott: Naturally.
- Costello: Who?
- Abbott: Naturally.
- Costello: Naturally?
- Abbott: Naturally.
- Costello: So I pick up the ball and I throw it to Naturally.
- Abbott: No you don't you throw the ball to Who.
- Costello: Naturally.
- Abbott: That's different.
- Costello: That's what I said.
- Abbott: Your not saying it...
- Costello: I throw the ball to Naturally.
- Abbott: You throw it to Who.
- Costello: Naturally.
- Abbott: That's it.
- Costello: That's what I said!
- Abbott: You ask me.
- Costello: I throw the ball to who?
- Abbott: Naturally.
- Costello: Now you ask me.
- Abbott: You throw the ball to Who?
- Costello: Naturally.
- Abbott: That's it.
- Costello: Same as you! Same as YOU!!! I throw the ball to who. Whoever it is
- drops the ball and the guy runs to second. Who picks up the ball
- and throws it to What. What throws it to I Don't Know. I Don't Know
- throws it back to Tomorrow, Triple play. Another guy gets up and
- hits a long fly ball to Because. Why? I don't know! He's on third
- and I don't give a darn!
- Abbott: What?
- Costello: I said I don't give a darn!
- Abbott: Oh, that's our shortstop.
-
- THE END
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