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Mama mia, I remember when I first came to this country, after I kissed the ground and smelled up all the fresh air, I said in a big voice, Luigi, you're going to do so much for this country, they're going to change the name from America to the United States of a Basco. But now I'm here two years and the other morning I looked in the mirror and said, well, Luigi, smart guy, what do you do for your country besides eat, sleep and go broke? Mama mia, how am I wish I could do something important to make this country proud of me? Like, take Abraham Lincoln, he was so important, they put his picture on a five dollar bill and on a penny. This is to show Mr. Lincoln is in love with the richer people and the poor people all the same. Then there's a Georgie Washington, has a hundred of things named after him, Washington University, Georgie Washington Bridge, Georgie Washington Coffee, and on my block there's even a Washington Handel Andre. Mama mia, if he was 11 today, Mr. Washington would have made a fortune with all those businesses. And this country, if you do something important, they name lots of things after you. Best example, right here in Chicago is a building named after a piece of chunagum, that's the regular building. But Mama mia, what I could do for my country? Maybe you know something that would be so big, something, they would name something after me. If only, if only some little voice could whisper into my ear and say, Luigi, my friend. Hello, Luigi, hello, hello. Oh, hello, Pasquale, I was so lost in my thoughts, I went, hey, hey, wait. And maybe you could help me out. I'm in a big hurry, Luigi, is it the money you want? No, no, just that advice. Then sit down, I got plenty of time. Well, my little banana nose, what do you got in your head besides the hair? Pasquale, I would like to do something big for my country. What could I do? Who is a lucky thing you covered to me? Right away I got the answer. You want to do something real big for your country? Yes, sir. Marry my daughter Rosa. Pasquale, I said something big, but not that big. Besides, I mean something important, so I could have something named after me. Well, marry my daughter Rosa, I have 20 little Bambini, they all are going to be named after you. Mike Tabasco, Francesca Basco, Giuseppe Basco, Ralph Tabasco, Jim Tabasco, Maria. Pasquale, I want to help America, not to fill it up. All right, Mr. Maker, for the people, I'm going to tell you how you can help out, but you ain't going to like it. If you really want to help out America, you go back to Italy. What? Sure, all right, if you stop and you want to stay here, then you go back and take a shop, close the doors tight, and don't let any American soldier should see your face. Why, Pasquale? Because if he sees what he's fighting for, we ain't got a chance. No, Pasquale, you just saying that because you're mad, I'm a no matter you rush. Mad? Who's mad? I'm a no mad. No, then why your face is so red and blown up like a balloon? Because I'm too healthy for my own good, that's why. Well, isn't all you said to argue, but I think you get me a good idea. Maybe I'm going to become a soldier. Oh, oh, oh, look, who's going to become a soldier? Look, if you want to do something, volunteer yourself for a prisoner of war. Prison of war, what's that? Oh, it's a very patriotic. It means if an enemy captures an American soldier, you take his place in a prisoner camp. No, no, Pasquale, you just try to make a fun of me. There must, there must be something I can do. I know, I joined the army, the Navy, the Marines, the Air Corps. You joined the Army, the Navy, Marines, Air Corps. Maybe you even want to join the paratroopers. Paratrooper? Come on, mummy. Hey, that would make me a really big hero. Pasquale, I'm going to be a paratrooper. What are you talking about? You ain't even got a nerve enough to be a papa. How are you going to be a paratrooper? Look, Luigi, I don't want, I, I, uh, go ahead, Luigi, show. Why should I talk to you all of it? Yes, it'd be a paratrooper. Then you come crawling back to me. Yeah, but wait. You think I could be a paratrooper if I'm another citizen? Oh, sure. You see, Luigi, they always drop you over far in the country. Sacey, you don't need a citizen of paper. All you need is a passport for the company, the country they drop you in. They drop me in? I know what you're thinking, Luigi, but it's nothing at all. You see, first they put a parachute on you. Then they take you over the enemy, push you out of the plane, you fall to 40,000 feet, then you pull a little string, and if the parachute opens up, you're safe. If it opens up, hey, Pasquale, what's the happen if it's not open up? You return it to the company, you get a double your money back. Oh, sure, paratroopers always take to carry you. Every time you drop is a farmer and his wife are ready to fix your broken leg, you see. Then they carry you down the cellar, and the beautiful adorners bring you food and wine. The farmers give you some old clothes and a trench coat like Alan Ladd, you see. Then you're going to chase them by the dogs. If you start to swim across the river. Pasquale, stop. I already saw that picture. What's the matter, Luigi? You're getting a little scared? Maybe you're changing your mind. No, not to me, Pasquale, never. But why? Because I'm a rather jump of 40,000 feet from a parachute than a fall off of the laparosa. Oh, you? No, no, you buy Pasquale. I'm not going to tell him my night school or how I'm going to help out the money country. America, I love you. You like a papa to me, from ocean to ocean. Luigi, I personally don't think the paratroopers is for you. I don't think you're strong enough. When you're young from those airplanes, you land with a gigantic yacht. Luigi, if you've got to join something, join the Navy. At least you take a trip around the world. You don't see it all at once from the stratosphere. The Navy? That's a good idea. It's a nice, clean life, Luigi. And there's no long hikes. Yeah, but at the Navy, it's... Luigi, very few people can join the Navy. You've got to be a genius to button those pens. No, no, friends, my mind is a made up. I'm not gonna... We have to put out the cigarettes, fellas. It's time to go to the classroom. Come on, we go in there right now. Oh, hello, Miss Bowling, hello. All right, class, all right, please. I'll call the roll. Mr. Baskov? Here. Mr. Harwick? Here. Mr. Olsen? Mr. Schultz? Here. What, Mr. Schultz? I can't believe my ears. When I call the roll, instead of saying here, you usually have something funny to say. Yeah, Miss Bowling, you wouldn't believe it. I looked at the television all last night and it was so bad there wasn't a thing I could steal. Oh, but smile, Miss Bowling. I'll think of something. I can imagine. Well, class, for today, we were... Mr. Baskov, you had your hand raised. Miss Bowling, how am I gonna ask you something about the de Paris troops? Ah, there he goes, jumping off again. Luigi, Luigi, why don't you think it over for us? You're the best. Class, please, please. Mr. Baskov, what were you starting to say? Well, Miss Bowling, I wasn't thinking, I'm here two years in America. So maybe I could be something or do something bigger for my country like to be a paratrooper. I could be a bigger hero. I could win at the war. Mr. Baskov, I hate to disappoint you, but I don't think you can become a paratrooper. Huh? Why not? Well, I think you've got to be a citizen. Oh. Well, now that you've got your discharge, people, let's all go out and celebrate. Ah, smile, Luigi. Well, class, class, I know you all are my good friends, and you and I are sure to do what's the best. Still, I'm, I'm not to feel right. Oh, there's no reason for that feeling at all, Mr. Baskov. Well, last year I was so ashamed. I'm not even made enough money to pay any come tax. That's too bad. But still, I'm wanted to do something. So I'm gonna put the money in an envelope and wrote to his dollar to pay for your blank. You know, that's a funny thing. I sent them a dollar, too. Oh, you did it, Schultz? Yeah, but it didn't do any good. They still want everything I owe them. Oh, smile, Luigi. I'm only trying to cheer you up. Luigi, as far as I'm concerned, you're a great American right now. Yeah, but, but, friends, you see, I'm a wanna help. Mr. Baskov, I have an idea for you. Have you given blood yet? Miss Pauling, you mean as a pet for the attic, I'm a sure to cut to myself? No. No, Mr. Baskov. You go down to the blood bank, they take a pint of your blood, and it goes to our wounded soldiers. Oh, that's a wonderful idea, Mrs. Pauling. You should do it with me. Yeah, yeah, I'm gonna do it. And I'm not gonna do it with just a wanna pint. I'm gonna make up for the two years I'm here. I'm gonna give a pint of blood today, not a pint of tomorrow, then of the day after that, then of the day after that. No, stop, Luigi. Save some for yourself. You're liable to go to the barber for a shave. Now, he could be the greatest barber in the world, but if you don't laugh at his stories, him or will you need it? Before we return to life with Luigi, here's an easy, inexpensive way to make your daily work more pleasant. Chew Wrigley's Spearmint Gum while you work. You'll find that the smooth, easy chewing gives you a lot of satisfaction, helps keep you going along without getting the fresh, clean taste in your mouth. It's refreshing, long-lasting, and really delicious. So tomorrow, before you start your day's routine, make sure you're all set for chewing enjoyment. Get a few packages of healthful, refreshing, Wrigley's Spearmint Chewing Gum. And now let's return to page two of Luigi Basco's letter to his mother in Italy. And I saw Mama Mia. Miss Boling has given me wonderful idea how am I gonna help America? And who knows, maybe they'll never name something after me after all. How am I gonna expect a bridge, river, a building, anything big like that? Just something small, like a... like a... like an instead of a city dumps, it should be called the Basco Dumps. Anyway, I'm gonna give a blood at you to help some American soldier. So I'm gonna write them out to the Red Cross. That's a funny thing, Mama Mia. How am I gonna look all over for the Red Cross? And I guess the way I'm a found it. In my own bank. Right on the window was a sticker was a say, give the to the Red Cross. Imagine how I'm a hit of two years. How does the first time I'm gonna know my bank is to take a blood? Hasn't no wonder they call a blood bank. Well, I'm gonna write to you more later. Right now I'm gonna to my bank... Hello, Mr. Manager. Hello, Mr. Basco. Anything I can do for you? No, no, that's all right. I'm looking for the right window. You wish to make a withdrawal or a deposit? With a withdrawal or a deposit? You mean I'm not gonna give it, but I'm gonna get it? Well, of course. Well, right now I'm gonna make a deposit. All right, over there. All right. Something wrong, Mr. Basco? Well, I'm... I'm looking for a bottle. A bottle? Yeah. Sure, I'm gonna make a deposit without a bottle. This I don't get. Well, you're not supposed to. That's for a soldier. What? Mr. Basco, will you please straighten me out? That's a matter. Can you stand up straight by yourself? Now, see here, are you making a deposit for a soldier in a bottle? Is he in the Navy? And the only way you can get the money to him is to float it in? Oh, sir, that's what's wrong. How you think I'm a deposit in the money? I'm a not. I'm a deposit in the blood. What's the matter? Do our tellers look anemic? You know, I understand. It's my teacher, Miss Spaulding. She doesn't say I should have got to the blood bank. Oh, the blood bank? You mean the Red Cross? Sure, that's right. And you gotta let it cross the sticker and you win them. Well, now I understand. It's merely a little mistake. Well, I'll tell you where to go, Mr. Basco. You see, the reason that sticker is there is because we gave blood ourselves last week. Oh, good. Then maybe you can tell me all about it. Why, of course, there's nothing to it. And if you'll take my advice, drink a few glasses of water before you go. Oh, no, I'm not going to fool them. I don't understand. Well, I'm going to give her blood. I'm going to give her real 100% of the blood. I'm not going to water the merchandise. How do you do, sir? Do you wish to donate? No, thanks. I'm just eight. I said donate. Oh, excuse me. I thought you said a donate. Yeah, sure. I'm going to like to donate the blood. Fine. I just got over there to one of those little tables. We've got to fill out your form. Well, I'm going to tell you. I made the plan. You don't have to fill me out no more. Please. A nurse will take down your statistics on a chart. All right. Oh, this is so quiet to hear it. Nurses who would have blue uniforms and doctors who would have white jackets. That's so funny. They call it the Red Cross. Yes, sir. Will you take a seat? Thank you. Now, we'll fill out this chart. Name, please? La-la-la-la-la Luis, B-B-Basco. What a just-a-wonder, Ellen. A wanna-be. Everyone's a little nervous. Address? 21 and all the whole street. The telephone. Yeah. And a back of the store. No, your telephone number, sir. Oh, as I said, you work at 398 to 95. Occupation? I'm a god tonight. I'm a working on my own business. Oh, well, tell me about it. all right business is a very bad but I'm hoping it's gonna pick up about Christmas no no what is it oh the business that's antique shop all right you may take your chart to that nose over there she's gonna take on my blood no she just examines you she examines me yes you don't mind I'm a right like the width for a man no she just takes your blood pressure and your temperature oh all right I'm gonna go to so many people my blood is liable to change it's a mind that no one I give it excuse me mr. nice I'm a brought to you my blood pressure in the temperature you want to take you just have a seat sir now then let's fill out the rest of your chart have you had any illnesses in the last month no diabetes no pneumonia no leukemia typhoid malaria no no no how much do you weigh 138 stripped I'm a don't know I'm never taken my clothes off in a drugstore 138 all right now just keep this thermometer in your mouth now take your blood pressure let me see 130 over 90 all right I'll have that thermometer now 98.6 oh that's fine I'm gonna go to maxi like in a school huh now we're going to take your blood pretty soon good who are you gonna bring in the wounded soldier well you see your blood isn't used here it's flown overseas oh you fly over the Caesar yes why I'm a good idea what I'm always want to travel maybe you keep with the blood in me and take it out to when I'm a get there that's an excellent travel suggestion but it's not very practical now would you give me your finger please I'm going to take a blood count you're gonna counter my blood yes why well nothing only you better get us some help but we're gonna be here all night well now don't don't worry I'll just take one drop and that's gonna be enough for for a wounded soldier I'm afraid you're too inquisitive now hold up your finger there now we put the drop on the slide would you happen to know what type blood you have sure some as everybody else red I see well I just meant that well we'll know in a minute ah there it is your type o what are the types you got well there are four blood types a a b b and o your type oh must have been some mistake of my name is a basco that's a b well don't worry about that mr. basco now will you just come along with me and I'll take your blood my mom is it gonna happen now just lie down on this table mr. basco that's right now now I'll clean your arm with these antiseptic solutions there I'll get ready oh this won't hurt one bit there did you feel it no please please a nice I don't feel enough good you do me a big favor oh it's certainly what is it when you send us a bottle to that a wounded soldier maybe you put a little note than it that's gonna say from a Luigi basco use in a good a health and some I'm here I'm just to come back from a given a blood and I'm gonna feel a very proud that is a funny thing I'm not gonna be a paratrooper because I'm a foreigner but as a lucky for me my blood that don't have to be citizen anyway after I'm gonna give it a blood the nicer was it took me to a little room and if she's offered me donuts in a coffee I'm I had a 50 cents away but for me was it free yeah mama me but and I'm I'm I'm I think I'm I'm a little weaker so I'm I'm gonna go into my bed and put down that Latimer in a hurry your hobby are all going somewhere and you are going with that but what are you gonna we are gonna give blood yeah we was thinking why we sending only you to give we're gonna go with you together yeah but come on Luigi that's all or none if you don't go we're gonna lose our nerve we're all going to miss Pauling's blood center and she's gonna meet us then give two what's the matter Luigi don't you want to go him or don't tell me I ate $3 worth of steak for nothing Luigi you're not gonna back out are you no no no I'm gonna back all right come on come on I'm gonna go with good no smile Luigi you look so pale somebody would think you gave already well I'm I'm I'm no had the heart to say no to my night school of friends because it may be they know go so I'm went to miss Pauling a center I'm gonna told nobody nothing over there and there was a token of a pint from me that's a two pint some I'm a mere if you ever see American a soldier who looks like you Luigi that's the one I'm not and after I'm a gavel was this some more donuts I was just so dizzy I'm a no no how much I'm a 8 think it was was a 15 anyway I'm a sitting in my store and I'm feeling a very patriotic and and also very busy and hey Luigi come on with me I made a data for you huh and I wait a minute per square what do you mean you made a data for me well you was a figure in a before what you should do for your country so I figured out is something that's so important even I'm gonna do it and you're gonna go with me yeah but what I'm gonna do you're gonna give a blood yes Luigi if I'm willing to give us some of my great a top-quality Pasquale blood you shouldn't hold her back any that homogenize the red stuff you got Pasquale you don't understand I'm already given twice and if I'm gonna give a one similar I'm gonna be empty stop with that a lie in a Luigi don't be afraid to give you only gonna be given for one little soldier my daughter roses are coming with us she's gonna give an offer for a hold of the vision three quarts come on don't be a coward you also get a free doughnuts almost by the place not a set out one in the front of me is you make me sick I'm an old lady you're gonna be a slacker all the time you holler and to be a hero country should have named me something after you now you're backing out now come on I'm gonna call him my Rosa Rosa Rosa Rosa yes my little bambino come on and we go to the blood bank no way to add the Pasquale I'm I'm I can't even walk oh look at the coward hey Rosa wait I got an idea what I'll talk to him and you carry him he's coming out of it doctor keep an eye on that blood pressure nurse Luigi Donna just to lay there talk to me there's something Luigi mama what's happening mr. Pasquale we've checked the records of all the bloodsinters this man has donated blood three times today three times all right mr. Pasquale lie down now mr. basco doctor wait a little bottle again you're gonna take them out from me and no mr. basco we're not taking this time we're giving you a transfusion from mr. Pasquale's blood how you like my luck I'm here 25 years that's the first time I ever give a blood for America and who they give it to a foreigner and so mama yeah I'm a give a blood and now I'm a feel very good about what I'm did for America in a fact I'm a feeling so good I could go right now and I give a three more pints only for one thing I'm a couldn't look another donut in a face and it's so my country man Pasquale is a said is something that's really made me feel wonderful and at the last time realize it is a something a pretty important that's a named after me here you know what that is your mom and me that's a me you're loving a son Luigi basco the little immigrant folks the makers of Wrigley's Spearman chewing gum hope you've enjoyed tonight's episode of life with Luigi and they want to remind you that Wrigley's Spearman gum is an ideal treat to enjoy between your meals a stick of Wrigley's Spearman is never rich or heavy yet it does satisfy that little hungry feeling there's lots of refreshing delicious flavor in it and you can chew and enjoy it as long as you want so at work or at home and when you're out always keep a package of Wrigley's Spearman chewing gum handy there's nothing better for a between meal treat the makers of Wrigley's Spearman chewing gum invite you to listen next week at this time when Luigi basco writes another letter to his mama basco in Italy life with Luigi is a Psy Howard production and is directed by Mr. Howard Macbenoff writes the script with Lou Dermott be sure to listen next Tuesday when life with Luigi will emanate from New York City where Luigi will have as a special guest another great Italian American Mr. Frank Sinatra Jay Carol Nash is starred as Luigi basco with Alan Reed as Pasquale haunts Conradish Schultz Jody Gilbert as Rosa Mary ship is misfolding Joe Forte as Horowitz and Ken Peters as old music is under the direction of love last Bob Stevenson speaking this is CBS the Columbia Broadcasting System