 Your coca-cola bottler presents Claudia based on the famous play and novels by Rose Franken Brought to 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 Claudia stop tapping your foot. You're getting me nervous. Oh am I tapping my foot? I didn't know Mom I'm starting to feel stood up. Well, then why don't you sit down on that suitcase? I feel stood up sitting down. I Wonder where David is. You'll be along in a minute So far from here to the garage. He shouldn't be taking this long. Don't leave that poor boy alone, Claudia I feel kind of silly standing around on the sidewalk with all this stuff Rune around since when do you get embarrassed? Oh, I'm not embarrassed. I just feel silly. That's nothing new Baby doesn't seem to mind. Look mommy sound asleep in his carriage Think it a couple of hours. We'll be back on the farm if David ever gets here from the garage leave the poor boy alone mama Really, you are impossible. It's one thing for you to say something quite another thing for me to say it Hmm that is a brilliant observation On second thought we don't have so much stuff to bring back. Do we your second thought is wrong? I still think we should have hired a truck. Oh nonsense David's wonderful at packing cars He'll be able to fit everything in with room left over that I will have to see you will you will Hey, what's in that little box over there that little box yeah, let me see let me see I better open it to make sure we want it with us. Don't you touch it? Why not? It belongs to me It's when are you so private since always? No, I get little chance. Oh, tell me what's in it. I will not and that's final Oh, see if I care Say what about the baby's bottle he's due to have it in about oh half an hour It's nestling in the carriage right beside him. I have it wrapped up so it won't get too cold. Mama. You're so brilliant You act as though you had experience with lots more babies than just me sure you were all the experience I needed There's David now Everything ready darling Everything's been ready for half an hour. It's about time. You've got here. I break my neck and this is the thanks I get paying no attention toward David Claudia Why is it we always have more stuff when we leave a place and when we arrive there that doesn't make any sense Well, we came to mama three weeks ago with there was just a couple of releases and now look well We've acquired a few things. We certainly have can't help that a few things It looks like you've been acquired a whole department store. I suppose you'd like me to leave them behind That would help. I suppose you'd like to leave the baby behind since we've acquired him since we've been in New York, too Oh, that would help even more stop quibbling children. Let's get started quibble. What's in this big box? ouch Rocks what would I be carrying rocks to Connecticut for our place is full of rocks. This is no time for whimsy What's in this that is mine and no questions will be answered What's in this crate? Oh just a few books I received since the hospital if I thought you'd ever read them I wouldn't mind so much and there's an idea what for lugging them back to Eastbrook I'm going to make you read every single one of these They don't like bundles Maybe it'd be simpler to pack up the car and carry this stuff very funny I dread to think of repeating this process at the other end. Oh, it won't be so bad Undressing is always easier than dressing. No, let's see. Now. I suggest you stop grumbling and get going We'd be in Eastbrook already if you weren't making such a fuss Wonder where we can sit in the baby carry. Hey, wait a minute. Let me take the baby out. Give him to me No, here you are Go to your grandmother Imagine why but she wants you dare open your mouth or else Maybe I should take out the back seat and put the carriage in there back No, the baby carriage won't fit in the trunk. What do you think? Hmm, I guess it won't too many wheels. I'll have to put the beliefs in the trunk. How many are they only five three big too small That all David if we didn't have to take the spare tire, we'd have room Don't you dare even suggest it happens you learned your lesson. All right. All right. All right. I was only trying to help Carriage won't fit in there. I like to put it in the back and then the four of us will have to sit in the front Good thing the baby isn't grown up yet. It really is You know, I think we ought to stand the little one up on the side And the three big ones can go one on top of the other and then the little one get away from me get away from me I don't know why you can't bear to have some good advice yet away What about tying the carriage on top of the car, you know like ski. Oh great great David I have an idea you too mama You can put all the coats and small boxes in the carriage. Yes, then we can put the boxes and oh No, I guess it wouldn't work Of course we could send the car up by itself and then we could take the train I wouldn't mind. Oh, but think how all the other people on the road is feel seeing a car on the road with nobody driving it No, let me get these releases in I'll feel like an Armenian peddler standing here on the sidewalk with all these boxes around You look like a peddler you are mean, but that's the only Armenian thing about you Oh, yeah, men don't appreciate jokes at the time like this. Oh, I'm sorry. Not this way. This one's too tall They had sideways Listen to how he talks to me. I don't blame him. I'll try and get the carriage in the car darling They just can't bear to part with anything Don't look around now, but there's a man watching you probably fascinated at how impact a man can be Sidewalk engineer to me Coming over Look just the suggestion my friend. Yes Now wait a minute. Look Why not prop the two little suitcases on their sides in the corner then the three large ones will sit in the center Yeah, I've tried that but they don't fit No, oh, you know, that's very strange Very strange indeed my wife went to great lengths to choose them so they wouldn't oh Married huh? Yes. I'm married and I'm trying not to lose my chamfer You were moving today Yes, yes, we're we're moving you're very fortunate to find another apartment. Well, I haven't found another apartment You haven't Hello, David How are you doing? terrible oh Darling, I don't think the carriage is gonna fit in the back either Did you say you were moving that you haven't found another apartment? Yes, that's exactly what I said This one fits in sideways better. Well, that's terrible. It is terrible There's now there's no room for the leather bag. Well, how about propping it up with some and why are you moving? Because I like packing the car Wait, it was nothing to get sore at Now you're moving without a new place If you must have an answer, we've been evicted David evicted You mean Evicted that's what happened Effective, huh? Oh, David wasn't it terrible. Yes turned out of our apartment forced to leave suddenly made to pack all our belongings into the car and Move well, you know, that's one of the most terrible things I've ever heard of What happened? You say you were evicted we had a baby in the landlord Well need I say more he was so hard hearted about her poor harmless little boy There he is in his poor old grandmother's arm Effective, what do you know about that? Yes? She has to move to don't let mommy here. You're talking about it like that Beware this is one of the most terrible stories. I've ever heard Say look here. Have you had you called the authorities? What good would it do? If if it's this kind of a world where families have to be turned out into the street, well That's the kind of a world it is Come on, Claudia. Hand me the little suitcase. We'll try to find a home for it, too I ought to throw it at you. Are you sure there isn't some way I can help anything I can do to help Don't worry about it. There's nothing you can do except well. It's nice to have met you You know, I think you're all very courageous. Well, we really don't have very much to be courageous about Are you sure I can't do anything to help? I'm sure we'll get along some way so, you know I've got a suggestion if you put the big fat one on the bottom It might fit a lot better that way. Thanks Aren't you ashamed? No, I'm not ashamed. You ought to be pulling that man's leg like that strumming on his heartstrings He turned out to be pretty nice. I can't stand sidewalk cabitzers Say it does go in the way he said What do you know? When are we going to get underway? It's almost time for the baby's bottle Let the baby wait. It's time. He did his share There I guess this is as good as I can get the back of the car. We'll put this one under your foot So no grass will grow now. I'll get the carriage in the coats and boxes will be all set You see it hasn't been so bad Just a little why don't scrape the paint off. That's the least of my words there Now the coats and the boxes and Claudia Claudia get in front and take the baby mommy you get next to her and close the door quickly so nothing falls out It's so bossy Hand me the baby mama. Here he is Claudia move over and make room for me Take a deep breath mama Here we are all on our way to Eastbrook I can hardly believe it Now David you less grumpy now that everything's fit into the car. I knew it would I never have been grumpy Now move over make room for me moved over as far as I can move over It's your son. He's so fat Last I Hope the tires hold out wouldn't it be funny if we had done pack the car to get the spare tire Oh, I apologize for her David. She has a misplaced sense of humor Are we all set all set. Wait a minute David don't start the car. What's the matter now the black frying pan? What about it? I have to go upstairs and get it you what I left it mama stove David it's the most wonderful frying pan in the whole world for bacon I'll only be a second. We're going to Eastbrook without the black frying pan. It's such a gorgeous frying pan It's black and dirty it is not just looks dirty because it's black, but it's clean now buy you a new one It's not the same thing. It takes years and years to train a black frying pan It's like antique and we'll have to do without it. You are heartless David please let me get out of the car to get it. What do I do now, Mrs. Pay no attention to her. Just start the car. Let's be on our way. Oh You have no understanding. I have understanding the black frying pan is in that heavy box I was a little embarrassed to say so But I wouldn't go step without it either. Oh mama now. I love you as much as the frying pan. Mrs. Brown You have no idea how I love you. Well, let's go It's no accident that Coca-Cola has become such a favorite with young people it belongs with friendly occasions It's delicious and wholesome and it only costs a nickel a bottle Why not have your grocer put a case of coke in the car this afternoon? With coke on ice the young people in your house can play host to their friends in great style That makes them feel good and it makes you feel good too Say my friend, uh, did those people really have a place to go? Oh, yes Yes, they do a rather nice place at that. They'll be getting to their farm tomorrow Well, I'm certainly glad to hear it that the gentleman get all those pieces of his puzzle put together just about they left a minute ago Oh I'd like to have seen how we packed the car didn't think it could do it. I Got the same job coming up. The wife and I are going off for two weeks. Well, I wish you a pleasant vacation Thanks friend. It'll be okay if the little woman doesn't pack too many duds. Well, so long Well, so long and thanks for your help if all goes well, we'll hear the big arrival home tomorrow till then As I was about to say 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 tomorrow at the same time and now this is joking saying or if wire and remember Whoever you are, whatever you do, wherever you may be when you think of refreshment think of Coca-Cola For Coca-Cola makes any pause the pause that refreshes and ice-cold Coca-Cola is everywhere This broadcast of Claudia was supervised and directed by William Brown Maloney And now here's a word from your friendly neighbor who bottles Coca-Cola