A Clearly Good Time, "Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man" - Tonight!

Tonight on MeTV- as so many of our viewers celebrate Christmas Eve, we thought we should add a light touch to our weekly horror movie with a fun feature! Following in the footsteps of last week’s “Invisible Agent”, our title character heads down a road that could lead to redemption- or insanity!

It may not necessarily help that he is aided and abetted by two guys whose sanity already may be questionable! See how a boxer fights to be cleared of a murder charge- while being perfectly clear- when “Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man” !

We first find Bud and Lou at a detective school (a school for detectives, not for defectives, though they would qualify) as they miraculously graduate-and go into private practice as private eyes. Their first case appears out of nowhere- he is Tommy Nelson, a pro boxer who has just escaped from prison! He claims that he has been framed for killing his manager, and needs the boys' help to prove he's innocent. The trio heads to the home of his fiancée Helen, whose uncle is a scientist working on a new version of the secret formula that Griffin, the original Invisible Man, utilized- which not only made him invisible, but also drove him mad! Tommy has an idea-he wants to be injected with the formula, since it would keep him unseen while he tries to find out who actually did kill his manager. He has some ideas of who might have done it, since the murder occurred right after he refused to throw a fight!

Recognizing the danger inherent to the formula, Helen's uncle refuses- mainly because he hasn't solved the problem of the formula driving its user insane and doesn't want Tommy to risk his sanity. The decision, however, gets made for Tommy, when the police show up at the home, figuring he'd head there to hide out- and the only way for Tommy to elude them is by injecting himself with the formula! The only one to get a last look at him is Lou- who sees Tommy vanish from sight!

Bud and Lou have a difference of opinion- Bud sees dollar signs (even if he doesn't see Tommy) if they turn the boxer in- while Lou is on Tommy's side, and wants to help him find the real culprit. Regardless, the boys head to the gym with Tommy, where they suspect that they will find some clues-and Lou infiltrates the fight game (thanks to Tommy's unseen pugilistic help)! The pudgy pugilist is climbing up the ladder of contenders, making him a target for suspicious mobsters- and the target of one specific gangster’s moll! Eventually, evidence reveals who really had it in for Tommy's manager- and those same thugs are planning a similar fate for Bud and Lou! But-will Tommy throw in the towel on sanity before he gets the chance to save his private eye pals and clear his name?

We get the same type of invisibility effects we've seen in previous "invisible man" films- and show you how some of them have been done. We'll review the cast appearing with Bud and Lou - featuring such well-known players as William Frawley and Sheldon Leonard- and point out some reused footage from “Invisible Man Returns”! Plus, we will bring you a Sven song and- since you viewers seem to love them- the gift of a batch of Sven screw-ups from "The Oops Files"! And, yes- you might just get a peek at Sventa Claus- if you are on the “nice” list (although Kerwyn isn’t)!

“Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man” appears on MeTV tonight at 8pm eastern/pacific, 7 central, or check local listings or the information at www.metv.com . You are invited to join in with the live-Tweeting during the program on Twitter- just make sure to use the hashtag #svengoolie. Meanwhile, in the Chicago area, viewers get one more look (?) at the "Invisible Agent" on our sister station, CW26!

Whether you will be joining us tonight on MeTV or not, we wish you a very happy holiday- be it Christmas or Hannukah!