 The American Broadcasting Company presents the Aberdeen Costello Kids Show, produced and transcribed in Hollywood, with our guest star, Brooke Redrider Temple, and featuring the Luke Costello Junior Youth Foundation Award. Every Saturday morning on this program, some lucky boy are growing $800,000 worth of valuable gifts, and gold trophy for good citizenship. Every boy growing in the country is eligible for this award. We'll tell you how to win it later in the program, but now let's have some laughs with our stars, but... All right, here I am. What's in that book you're carrying under your arm? It's a mystery book. A mystery book? I just bought it. No kidding. What's the name of it? It's entitled, Who Buried the Electric Light Bulb or Mazders in a Cold, Cold Ground? Shame on you're reading mystery books. Well, why don't you read something, education? I read that stuff too. You do? I went to the library and I got a book called, The Science of Multacular Atomic Radar Activity as related to super-destructive pro-pink qualities, and there's only one thing I don't understand about the book. And what's that? Why they let a dope like me take it out of the library. Never mind that. How are you coming with your music lessons? Are you making any progress? Abbot, I'll have you know that I've been working on a musical composition for over three years, but there's one place where I get stuck. One place you get stuck? I'll get stuck in one place. Well, go ahead and play it on the organ. Try it out. Maybe I can help you. Tell me, tell me when you come to the place where you get stuck, eh? Okay. I'll go over to the organ there. Well, go ahead. I can't. That's where I'm stuck. Yeah, dummy, you'll never amount to anything. Why don't you go into business and try to make some money? I am in business, Abbot. I got an invention that the kids will go crazy about. It's a chocolate-covered hard-boiled egg on a stick. A chocolate-covered hard-boiled egg on a stick? It's called the yolk-sicle. Yolk. Castella, the inefficiency of your cranny, no matter, is so minute, as to practically border on the nonexistent. That's a good suggestion, Abbot, but I'll fry mine and deep fat. Right. Now, Castella, I'm trying to tell you that you're dumb. You're ignorant. You're stupid. You've been stupid all your life. I have not. I'm a very smart baby. Here. Look at this picture of me with my nurse when I was only two years old. Uh, wait a minute, wait a minute. There's something wrong with this picture. The nurse is sitting on your lap. She shows you how smart I was when I was only two years old. Star of the Abbot and Castella Kid Show, 10th. For us today, I'd like to do a number that I think will be a big hit underneath the arches. That's wonderful. I think so, too. Underneath the arches, I dream my dreams away. Cobblestone and air, an arch of fun. Sleeping when it's rain. I'm sleeping when it's fog. Hear the train rumbling by. Country. I'll bet every kid listening in and every kid in this audience is one of his fans. This man's name is Brooke Temple. But you kids know him as America's famous fighting cowboy, Red Riders. Hi, kids. And thanks, Johnny. And now, kids, how would you like to meet the boy that plays the part of Little Beaver in the Red Riders series? You good? Okay. Okay. I've got a big surprise for you. Little Beaver is played by your old pal, the announcer of the Abbot and Castella Kid Show, Johnny McGovern. Ha ha! Let me think of me seeing him pale-faced, sneak him up behind you. Be him careful, Red Rider. I will. Ha ha! Be him careful, Red Rider. Let me see him peeking pale-faced, and coming up and behind him. I knew him. What kind of talk is that? Look, Johnny, that's not a nice thing to say about me. I'm your pal, calling me a pale-faced. I don't think he meant you, Castella. When Johnny said pale-faced, he was pointing to Mr. Abbot. Well, that's different. You can call him pale-faced. He's got a pale just like a bucket. And he's got a face like a pale. And his nose looks like a muffin. All right, never. That's enough. Enough of the insult. You look very bad at him. Pink, pink rider? All right. I'm his little beaver. Look, never mind the insult, Castella. Look, Red Rider, how about you and I and Castella doing a little Red Rider program for the kid? Hey, you got an idea. That's fine, bud. All right, let's say that the three of us are traveling across the Mojave Desert, looking for our lost goldmine. All right, come on, Castella. Get those packed mules up here. It's getting dark, and this is bad man's territory. Okay, Red. Come on, Jerk, Jack. Come on, Jack. Come on, Jenny. Castella, what's the idea having those mules' tails tied together? There's a couple of gophers following and they like to skip rope. Those are nice mules you've got there, Castella. Yes. The little one's name is Jenny. She's cute. Come here, Jenny, and give Abbot a kiss. Sure cools you off, don't it? Now, look, Castella, behave yourself. We've got to get to the gulch and make camp before dark. You know, I think we're lost now. I don't see any sign of a trail. Hey, Abbot, look. There's a big rock over there with some writing on it. What does it say? What does it say, Castella? Can't you read it? No. I can read reading, but I can't read writing. Well, get out of the way. Let's see. Hey, it says, under the stone lies Billy the Kid. Yeah, but it's a good thing we come along. Come on, help me move the stone. We've got to get the kid on it here. No, no, no. I'll hold it, partner. The kid's not under there. The inscription says this rock marks the spot where the Billy the Kid fell in 1861. No wonder he fell. I nearly tripped over the darn thing myself. You know, Abbot, I think the heat of the desert is affecting Castella's mind. We haven't had to drop a water to drink in 24 hours. We've got to find a water hole. Look, look, Abbot. Is that a lake over there or am I seeing a garage? Not. Look, Lou, not garage. The word is mirage. That's silly. Mirage is what my mother puts on top of her pies. Lemon mirage pies. No, you don't mean mirage. You mean meringue. Marang? Yeah. That's all we use in our house instead of butter. You use meringue? Yeah, all of your marjorie meringue. So lippery stuff, too. Look, boys, I don't want to frighten you, but I'm afraid we're lost. Lost in this trackless desert. We've got to climb up to the top of that rocky plateau and then we may be able to find our bearings. What would our bearings be doing up there? Oh, be quiet and follow Redd and me. I was quiet and followed Redd and you. Now look where I am. I'm lost. All right, quiet, Castello. I'll climb up the rocks first and I'll drop you a line. Thanks, Redd, and I'll write to you, too. How long do you expect it to be gone, Redd? I'm cold. I think I'm getting a chill. There's an Indian. Grab his blanket. Wait. I wonder what kind of an Indian that is. Look what it says on his blanket. Cleveland. Did you ever hear of Cleveland Indians? You know, Abbot, I'm thirsty, too, and I've got to have something to drink. Well, here, Castello, take a little sip of this homemade cactus juice. Okay. Hey, this stuff is killing me. I can't understand that. That cactus juice was made personally by the Blackfeet Indians. They must have left one of their feet in it. It's kicking me in the stomach. Hey, it's getting dark. It's getting so dark I can't see a thing. Boys, I think I found the entrance to an old deserted gold mine. I'll just stick in my arm right through this opening. Hmm, mighty cold and damp in there. Get your hand out of my mouth. Hey, look, Ryder. I think I see some gold shining right in front of me. Say you're right, bud. I see that gold, too. Oh, here, I'll dig that out with my knife. Hey, Red Ryder, for coming on the Abbott and Castello Kid Show today. Well, you don't have to thank me, bud. My business is entertaining kids, and this has really been an opportunity. You know, I understand this show is broadcasting to kids all over the world. That's right, Red, and I'm sure you've made a lot of new friends today. And thanks again, you're a swell guy, Red Ryder. Thanks, all of you. This kid in the audience gets a piece of Bergen's Better Bubble Gum and a pocket full of Charlie McCarthy money. We have 10 kids on the stage, children from the studio audience. They're all chewing Bergen's Better Bubble Gum. The kid who blows the biggest bubble in 10 seconds gets a special prize. Every kid who blows a bubble gets to be a contestant. Those who don't blow bubbles get nothing. So let's go with bubble or nothing. Well, the contestants are chewing their Bergen's Bubble Gum on the count of three, the gong ring, and they will stop blowing. Are you ready, kids? One, two, three. Come on. There they go. All the kids come out. Bergen's Bubble Gum, come on. Bergen's Bubble Gum. Look at the size of the bubble you're not working on. There you are. There's a big one. I see a big one. Look at the size of the bubble. Wow. The rest of you kids sit down now. You all get a prize later on. Ha-ha! The one kid over here is stuck. Where's the two? It's all over her face. Yeah, here's the... Ha-ha! Well, little fella and little girl, you both won the contest here for blowing the biggest bubble. Can't get out of your mouth yet, honey? You got it all over your fingers now, haven't you? What's your name, sweetie? Betty Lou. Betty Lou. What'd you do with your teeth? Where are they? They fall out? Mm-hmm. They fall out, huh? Betty Lou what? What's your last name? Mathias. Mathias. I want everybody to... How old are you, Betty? Six. You like the little boy on your right? Yeah. Would you like to go study with him? No. Okay. Would you like to go study with the little girl? You mean you don't like blondes? No. Why? Car. You see what I mean? He don't like blondes because... Okay, Betty, you won the contest for blowing the biggest bubble for girls. Therefore, you win this whole case of delicious vacuum packed tins of circus peanuts and after the show, each kid in the audience will get a big bag of these swell circus peanuts. It's a gift from you to them. The little boy over there, he won the contest. What's your name? Leo. Leo what? Victor. Leo Victor. I want everybody to know that Leo Victor was on a radio show today. How old are you, Leo? Six. Good. Do you live here in Los Angeles? Mm-mm. What do you live? More park. More park? That's good. Now, here we go. You're the boy that blew the biggest bubble. Therefore, you get the swell radio from the Burbank radio and appliance company in Burbank, California. It's a gift from Mr. Lacey and Leo. For blowing such a big extra bubble, we give you this Rebel target top. The Rebel target top is a fascinating new toy made by Rebel of Pasadena. That's for you. And wait a minute, Leo. I think we got something else right over here. This is a sterling silver ring with your name engraved and it comes from the California House of Schrager from Norman Schrager to you. The beautiful sterling silver ring. What's your name, Leo? Go in the box and pick out your name, Leo. Go right in there and pick it right out. And now, we have the next contestant over here. And is she pretty? Oh, she's gorgeous. Come right over here, sweetheart. First of all, honey, I want to ask you a name. Sarah. Sarah? Now, what's your last name? Sergeant Yates Mitchell. Could you just a little louder, Sarah? Sergeant Yates Mitchell. Well, that's a very nice name, and I like it. Who gave you that name? My mama. Well, I think your mama gave you a very beautiful name. How old are you, Sarah? Seven. You're seven years old. Well, Sarah, you're very cute. Where'd you get the pigtails? Mama fixed them up, too? Yeah. Look, very cute. Now, here's your question, Sarah. What do you usually find inside of a milk bottle? No. You usually find nothing inside of a milk bottle? No. Does the milk man deliver milk to your house? Yeah. When he brings you the milk bottles, what's in it? Nothing. Well, you better get your mama after that milk man, because that guy's delivering you milk with nothing in it. That must be real. Pass your eyes, milk. It goes right past your eyes, and that's it. Well, honey, that might, I guess you're right, because if the milk man brings you milk and there's nothing in the bottles, that must be the right answer for you. So therefore, I'm going to send you over to Mr. Rabbit, sir, and he's going to give you a beautiful gift. Well, come over here, Death. And look what we have for you. A whole box of famous chocolate milkshake bars made by the Hollywood Candy Company. And every month for the next year, we will send you another box of these swell bars. And after the show, each kid in the audience gets a chocolate milkshake bar from you. Here's a little kid here. He cuts his hair right now, the way I used to cut mine when I was his size. How old are you? Nine. Nine years old. What's your name? Leonard. Last name. Millard. Leonard Miller. Where are you from, Leonard? New Jersey. We came out here about three years ago. You're from New Jersey? You came out here three years ago and you like to sew while you stayed here? Yeah. Whereabouts in New Jersey? Bayonne. Bayonne. You know I'm a Patterson boy? I was born and raised in Patterson, New Jersey. That's a stone's throw from Bayonne. Well, anyway, here's your question. Don't look at this. Don't look at it. That's cheating. Now, here's your question. How many guns do you hear in a 21-gun salute? None. None. None, huh? Why? I'm using squared guns. Well, Leonard. You can tell he's from New Jersey. You can tell him. Leonard, here's the sensational new Hollywood reflex camera. Now you can take perfect pictures. And also for you and each contestant on our show, we have a set of the famous flow ball little jewel pens. I have to get on my knees for the next little girl. How old are you? Five. Five years old. You're very pretty blonde. Thank you. You're welcome. What's your name? Donna Clare Long. Donna Clare Long? And you're five years old. Where do you live, Donna? I live in Chicago. Chicago? Well, it looks like you have a lot of friends out there. What are you doing in California, Donna? Oh, we're just out here for our vacation. You're just out here for your vacation? Mm-hmm. And you're five years old? Yeah. I think there's a place in motion pictures for you. Oh, laughing, huh? I like that laugh. As long as we're talking about laughing, I'm going to ask you a question, Donna. What kind of an animal gives a horse laugh? Hmm? Hmm? What kind of an animal gives a horse laugh? Hmm? Hmm-hmm. A what? A baby horse. Well, that's good enough for me. Certainly, that's good enough for me. Now, that's the right answer. I'm going to let you have that. Now, how does a baby horse laugh? It laughs like a... The little baby horse jumps up. And how does it laugh when it jumps? Huh? Did you ever see Abbott and Castell in pictures? No. Ah, yeah. You're going to cut that to yourself, Lou. Not too many. Oh, but you've seen us in pictures, but not too many. No. When you go to see Abbott and I, do you laugh? You laugh when you see our pictures? No. Well, if the pictures was funny, how would you laugh? Hee-hee-hee-hee. Well, Donna, I'm going to send you over to Mr. Rabbit because I think you've got a very fine gift for you, and you're a swell little girl and you talk wonderful. Okay, Donna. Donna, Donna, we've got company for you to take back to Chicago with you. You win this pedigreed ideal cocker-spaniel puppy and a six-month supply of Wilson's ideal dog food. Ideal feed your dog in seven ways. And here's your ideal puppy. Donna, take that back to Chicago with you. Well, here's our next contestant over here. Another little guy. How old are you? Six and a half. Six and a half years old. What's your name? Ray. Ray, and your last name? Michael Simhart. What was that? In the Michael Schirmahorn. Raymond Michael Schirmahorn? All right, Raymond Michael Schirmahorn. Here's your question. Now, listen to this one because this is a very difficult question. This is a hard one. Who usually sets off a burglar alarm? My father. Look. Ready to keep quiet, Lou. Ah. Your kids are killing me. Well, Michael, are you from Los Angeles? Where are you from? I'm from Virginia. Virginia? Way back in Virginia? Whereabouts in Virginia? Hmm? I don't know. You know, just Virginia, huh? It's just the state of Virginia. That's good. Now, here's another question. What kind of fruit is used to make tomato soup? My father. Your father makes tomato soup? Now, listen, this is a hard question. What kind of fruit is used to make tomato soup? Tomato soup. Tomato. Hi. Hi. I got it. All right. You win a whole year supply of famous Jack and Jill ice cream made by Bresla Brothers Ice Cream Company. And after the show, each kid in the audience gets an ice cream cone. And I want all of you kids listening to watch for the Abbott and Costello giant ice cream cone because when you buy a giant cone, you are helping the Lou Costello Youth Foundation. Now, wait a minute. Because you've been such a swell little boy, Ray, we've got an extra prize for you. We have here two pairs of ranch champ blue jeans and a ranch champ cowboy hat from the Howard Orange Supply Company of Los Angeles. It's all yours. Take it home, Ray. All right. On account of we've got to go extra fast, I'm just going to ask you how old you are. Eleven. Eleven? And you're very beautiful. And I want you to walk over to Mr. Abbott right away and say to Mr. Abbott, give me my prize. Go right over to him and say that. Quick. All right, yes. Give him her prize. Yes. Give her her prize. Joe Rudnick's spotting good shop in Beverly Hills. Here's a beautiful pair of shiny ballbear rose jeans. How do you like them? Take them right home. Two and a half of each week, we're sending a thousand pieces of Bergen's Better Bubblegum and a load of Charlie McCarthy money to the kids at some orphanage or home. Well, kids, how did you like bubbly nothing? She sends the new Costello Junior Youth Foundation Award. This award is given each week to a boy or girl of 16 years of age or younger. You, the listener, select this winner by writing a letter to Abbott and Costello of Hollywood, California, telling of a good deed or act of heroism done by some boy or girl. The letters are judged by our board of directors and the winner receives many valuable prizes. The winner of this week's award is four-year-old Patsy May Cummings of Raven Glen Farm, Route 45, Illinois. Wait a minute, Johnny. Take it easy for a minute. Are you sure you read that right? A four-year-old girl? That's what it says here, Mr. Abbott. And, Johnny, that is correct, too. Little Patsy May Cummings is just four years old. I know it doesn't sound possible for a four-year-old girl to perform a civic good deed which would entitle her to the Luke Costello Junior Youth Foundation Award. Well, come on. Come tell us what this little four-year-old girl did. I certainly will. Little Patsy May Cummings lived with her mother and her 13-month-old baby brother in a trailer on a farm in Illinois. A few weeks ago, at 8 o'clock in the evening, Mrs. Cummings, who operates a dairy farm, put Little Patsy May and her infant brother James to bed in the trailer. Then they went out to deliver the milk, leaving the two children asleep. It's too bad. She's burned to the ground. It was a nice trailer, too. My baby! Lord, baby! Now, calm yourself, lady. Are those your babies? Patsy May! Mommy? Sorry, your trailer burned to the ground, lady, but those things go up awful fast. Oh, it's a shame we had to lose our home. But my babies are safe. I don't know how to thank you for saving their lives. Thank goodness you got here in time. Lady, I didn't save the babies. When we got here, the trailer was nearly completely burned out and that little girl was sitting right where she is now with the baby in her arms. Patsy May! Honey, how did you manage to get the baby out? Well, the baby was crying and it was getting awful hot. Well, I picked Jimmy up and brought him out here. That's a remarkable child you have. Most hots that size would have been so scared they probably wouldn't have been able to get out of that trailer themselves, let alone carry a baby out. And if this little girl hadn't carried that baby out when she did, he would surely have been burned to death. Oh, Patsy May, I'm so proud of you. Well, you see, kids, if you don't get excited and lose your heads when disaster threatens you, you can most always come out of it all right. Little Patsy May Cummings did and she's only four years old. And I think Patsy May Cummings really deserves the Lucas Della Junior Youth Foundation Award. What do you think, kids? Well, Johnny, now you go ahead and give the youngest member on our honor roll our award. The Patsy May Cummings goes this week's Lucas Della Junior Youth Foundation Award. And here are your prizes. First, a beautiful growing wristwatch. This is the Solid Gold 17 Jewel Gloon engraved from Bud and Lou. Next, a beautiful alligator leather personal radio from David's Industrial Gloves of Springfield, Ohio. Now you can have your radio with you wherever you go. From the K Jewel Restores of America, a beautiful compact and a stunning necklace and bracelet. And a super streamlined airflow Monarch bicycle. This is our Monarch Super Deluxe, America's most beautiful bicycle. A complete set of all the medals of the President of the United States in a beautiful leatherette case presented by one of America's leading coin concerns. The Numismatic Gallery of Beverly Hills. And a beautiful stormbird Carlson Radio, the world's finest. And a gift from you to your mother, the sensational Lou Kirby, the nearest thing to push button house cleaning. And another gift to your mother, a complete service for eight of Franciscan wear made by Gladding McBean and company. And to you Patsy May Cummings goes this week's Aberdeen Costello Junior Youth Foundation trophy for good citizenship. This is a beautifully engraved gold trophy made by Dodge Incorporated, largest manufacturer of trophies in the world. Lou Costello Junior Youth Foundation award has given a tweak to a boy or girl for a civic good deed. Anyone can write a letter nominating a boy or girl. Just write to Aberdeen Costello, Hollywood, California. Simply tell the story of an outstanding good deed or activism by a boy or girl 16 years of age or younger. That's all for today. That's right, bud, but we'll be back next Saturday with another great star and the award to some deserving boy or girl and lots of fun for all you kids. So long till next Saturday. This is a financial award winner. And remember, you can nominate a winner by writing the letters to Aberdeen Costello, Hollywood, California. Don't miss the regular Aberdeen Costello show on Wednesday night. Patsy May Cummings and her mother were portrayed by Don Bender and Lois Corbyn. Enjoy the government speaking. The Aberdeen Costello gift show is heard by a skilled overseas with facilities beyond all the radio service and a stand-slide at Hollywood Ritz and produced by Eddie Forman and directed by Hartfield Wheaton.