In a 1953 comedy, Abbott & Costello try to go to this planet but end up at Mardi Gras instead
Somehow, he 
ends up on a truck heading to a secret government base ... until they finally end 
up ready to land on a distant planetbut, not ... Abbott and Costello Go to Mars 
launches tonight on MeTV at 10 ..... New Orleans and Mardi Gras!