 Your coca-cola bottler presents Claudia Claudia based on the original stories by Rose Franken brought you transcribed Monday through Friday by your friendly neighbor who bottles coca-cola Relax and while you're listening refresh yourself. Have a coke And now Claudia we haven't got much time left. How are we mr. Norton? I'll be home soon I don't want him to see this remember you don't need more time Almost it is ready to go into the mode just one more beat. Hey, can I have a little taste before you pour? But surely go ahead taste not sanitary to taste, but here it goes Don't worry. Nobody will know that your finger has been in it I didn't know salmon moose could be so good. I wish I knew how to make it now. You know it. Yeah. No, I know it No, mr. Norton. He likes salmon moose. He doesn't like salmon mama doesn't either neither That's great. I make a moose for fritz too all mixed up. He doesn't know what it is He eats mr. Norton won't know what it is either and he'll love it Yeah, let me wash that pan for you. It's all washed already First of your marvelous if I boil one egg the whole kitchen gets involved When you have cooked so long as I have 30 years you will know so much too. I never will I'm not the efficient type Mama's been trying to teach me for ages. How do you two do it? I try to explain with a new wife learns to cook. She uses everything she has The whole kitchen it gets upside down You know, Mrs. Norton sometimes I think a girl she shouldn't be married until she's 50 years old Oh dear, I couldn't wait that long to marry David But you will learn one day one day you wake up and you are neat like a pin I'll tell Mr. Norton that he'll be delighted. What day will I wake up neat soon? You want I should put the moves into the mold. No, no, no. Hey, let me do it break that. Oh, where'd I put that mole now? Is this it? No, I wanted to use the one that was shaped like a fish. I'm sorry Where was it in the closet you put it? Oh, I couldn't I put it in the closet for is this is mrs. Norton. Yes, where was it in the closet? See what I mean about myself Now mrs. Norton pour it in slow and just before your dinner party I will bring up the filling. Bertha, what would I do without you? Oh, fine. You would do fine Oh, we would do without salmon mousse. That's one sure thing Mrs. Norton for me believe me. It is a real happiness to help you You are as if I had found my own child again. You had sex didn't you Bertha? I had sex. Yeah, I Lost three how often So is the way it goes in life. I don't think I could bear it To have a child and lose it. You cannot always fight with life Ah, but for you everything will be beautiful. You want children, don't you? Oh a house for right away, too That is good. I like to hear that David says they'll all be boys and look like him Bertha, I'm putting the mousse in the back of the icebox with a plate over it. So mrs. Norton won't see it This party will be a very important occasion Bertha. Yes, yes first time mama comes over for dinner Surely that is important the way. I always want it She's a very important person Only she doesn't know it. Yeah, that is why she is important Have you seen my pipe Claudia? It's uh, it's in the living room David on the table next to the desk chair That's funny. What's funny? It's on the table next to the desk chair. Isn't that where you want it? What's that got to do with it? What'd you say David? It's never been where I want it before It's always been someplace else. That's because that's the way it's been it doesn't mean that's the way It's always going to have to be doesn't say what's got into you tonight. What do you mean? You're making sense I always make sense But not very sensible sense always. Well, do you want it or what your pipe, of course I'm not just yet. I'll finish changing first. Then why did you ask for it? Just like to know where it is you and your pipe You think it was worth a million dollars. It is to me. It's taken me months to develop its personality Are you hungry? You bet I am good got something special everything I make is special in its own way I suppose Don't you have to go in and whip something up or something? No, it's already everything's ready and all at the same time Well, you sound professional While you're at the dresser throw me my brush. Would you do cats? You missed I'm standing here not there right to you your butter here you can't Now who's butter? Get for that now hand me my brush like a good girl. Well, you give me for it Well, if you don't hand it over I'll give you something now. Don't you can't scare me here. Give it here Oh take it. I don't want you silly old brush anyway. Now stand still I'll give you something What close your eyes They're close the left one too. You see everything there That was nice darling Just for a brush too just for you Now go and sit on the bed so I can comb my hair. Isn't it wonderful when things are done systematically? There's so much more time time for what for us, of course David why don't you try parting your hair on the right side for a change because men part their hair on the left side? You got bald parting your hair always on the same side. Yeah, I'm not the type that gets bald now. Let's eat Everything's waiting Certainly is different to have it waiting for me than to have me wait for it. You like it better so far, okay? You even remembered to light the stove before putting in the meat now just because I did that once doesn't mean I'll always do it That's nice to know You know The man who designed this apartment was no architect This hall is awfully long for the rest. I think he figured that people who sleep don't have to eat Or vice versa He didn't know us Not bad. Is it David having dinner like this just the two of us and everything waiting is if we had a butler not bad at all Wouldn't mind doing it every night even I might get bored though. It's too simple. You're right not enough excitement Maybe we ought to dress for dinner. No tomorrow night when your mother comes I'll wear that new tie you bought me Well, here we are mr. Naughton Hope you enjoy your dinner same to you Mrs. Naughton Can I help you bring in the things from the kitchen? You just sit down like a man. I'll bring it in Gloria Tables not set Of course it is All I see is a knife and fork. What else do we need? And if it's a picnic if it's not a picnic salt pepper glasses not bringing everything in with a plate save time What are you going to do with all that time you're saving spend it with you? What do you think? Oh, that's different. Oh, I forgot the butter placed in the butter knives. Do we need them? Well, they're not imperative. I guess not. I guess not too. They're just a nuisance. You have to wash them after you're right No, butter plate. We use the dinner plate See I put the butter on the corner of it in the kitchen and the roll just like that I saved two plates the butter has an unfortunate habit of sliding into the gravy and the potatoes Oh, not if you put it right on the roll David. All right with me. I'll be right back All of this efficiency makes me feel as if we should get acquainted all over again I can't hear you. I say all of this it makes me feel as we should get acquainted all over again Wait and tell me when I come in David Here I come. Now that tray is loaded here. Here. Give it to me. I've got everything on it So I have to make one trip. It's much better than running in and out all the time. Oh much much What were you saying before? Just that you develop a new talent every day. Is that bad? Not so far Here's your plate Hey, what happened that salmon you bought yesterday said you didn't like it I'll never give you anything you don't like. That's the spirit Mmm, those chops look good. They're done, too I put them in when you started showering they take exactly 16 minutes and so do you you're lucky. I'm not erratic Hmm Potatoes are cooked through to what about the beans that do eat which is pretty good for beans. You're really improving It's my new system David or rather Bertha's Hope you like the salad too. Let you know in a minute. Now. Let's see Where the salad place there aren't any I don't know anything funny at all about a salad plate Butter why we need so we eat it on the same plate Afterward afterwards what afterwards we're through eating. What's on the plate now darling chops and beans and potatoes Don't mix with salad dressing David. You're upsetting my whole system. Oh All right, I'll get the salad plates No, don't bother Truly David isn't this better than jumping up and down all the time getting things. Mm-hmm. I guess so Hey, don't you want your salad? Oh, uh, not just yet. You make the dressing. Yep with lots of garlic Fine What's that some of it missed my place, but it didn't miss my trousers David Just home from the cleaners. It's not their fault not enough room on the plate David Can I borrow a little butter from you? I put all of mine on the roll right away I melded into the gravy, but that's my fault. I wasn't quick enough now get some no you mustn't I mustn't I'd rather have it this way so we can be together and eat and not be disturbed. Oh Well So far it's worked up which thing like a charm. I'll manage it even better tomorrow And now you know what right after dinner I'm gonna set the table for breakfast that I won't have to do it in the morning I suppose we'll have to sleep standing up so as not to rumble the beds now. That's exaggerating is it Now how about some salad wonderful? No, I guess I don't want it after all Delicious lots of garlic too much gravy in my plate. I'll have to do without suit yourself smells wonderful, but No, that settles it that settles it David where are you going stop all eat it with the gravy Hey David are you all right? Hmm. I was bringing you a Salad plate. Oh here. Let me pick you help you pick up. Don't cut yourself again Careful you'll hit your head on the corner of the table. Oh, darling move over. Let me see where There kind of nice here on the table. Yes, isn't it? Not very efficient of me to drop that plate. I forgive you. Don't be greedy. Let me help sure I'll let you help Fun picking up a salad plate together isn't it? It's fun eating off a salad plate together, too It's even fun washing a salad plate together As a matter of fact, I'd rather do things together. I think and to be so busy trying not to do them at all Wouldn't you do? Think I got a little Over-efficient too quick, maybe You think I got a little over hasty with that salad plate, maybe David Norton I could wring your neck breaking up a perfectly good salad plate just so you could point a moral Just so we could be together under the kitchen table All story material used on this broadcast of Claudia was under the supervision of Rose Franken and William Brown Maloney When you're planning a party less fuss means more fun and that's why an experienced hostess always has a good supply of Coca-Cola on hand That's an easy rule to follow now because there's more coke available Keep an ample supply in your refrigerator, and you'll always have gracious hospitality ready and waiting for your guests Every day Monday through Friday, Claudia comes to you transcribed with the best wishes of your friendly neighbor who bottles Coca-Cola So listen again Monday at the same time And now this is joking saying or it war and remember Whoever you are whatever you do wherever you may be When you think of refreshment think of Coca-Cola For ice-cold Coca-Cola makes any pause the pause that refreshes