 Wheaties presents Dimension X and ventures in time and space transcribed in future tense. On stage tonight Dimension X another in the Wheaties big parade of exciting half-hour presentations. I'm thinking of a girl very pleasant person very attractive too. She has cool hands a nice voice and a gentle manner. She's crisp and efficient but she needs help badly. She's the American nurse and her problem is this. There just aren't enough like her to go around. Not enough nurses for the hundreds of important nursing careers now open in hospitals industry research the armed forces and private duty. Now you may not know the girl I mentioned but perhaps you know someone very much like her a young girl with at least a high school diploma of good health and character. If you do tell her this America needs 50,000 student nurses this year. Tell her you think she might be one of them. If she agrees have her stop in at the hospital nearest to her. She'll never regret it and neither will you. Now tonight's adventure into the world of the unknown. The world of Dimension X. Dollshop stood on a quiet Washington side street not too far from the sprawling Pentagon building. A woman and a child waited outside. The little girl peering eagerly through the window at the dolls inside and the woman glancing impatiently at her wrist watch as if expecting someone who is late for an appointment. And there was nothing about the doll shop to warn them that they were waiting to keep an appointment with do. Yes what is it. In the window of the shop the tiny dolls. Oh mommy do you think daddy will buy me one. Well we'll ask him when he comes dude. He said three o'clock on this call. I see him mommy there he is. Henry here we are. Hi. Sorry I'm late. Well we've been waiting for you since he's been done. I'm afraid I'll have to call off the shopping Elmer. Oh Henry we promise. I know I'm sorry it's just one of those things. You've been the wife of an army colonel long enough to know his life is in his own. What is it this time. Oh it's a more of a flying sphere nonsense. The pilot says he's cited it last month crashed and was killed a day so the general wants a full report. Dear what do you have a staff meeting at the Pentagon. Daddy look in this window. I haven't timed here just for a minute daddy please. Cindy I haven't time to stop and watch a bunch of six inch dolls parading around the shop. Here we are lifelike. Look at that Elmer. Dolls are marching around like a regular review. They've even got their own little band. Henry your staff meeting. Oh yeah yeah yes I've got to run. Now look don't go spending a lot of money on that nonsense. No dear. My dear. Bye Cindy. Bye daddy. Look the band's going to play. Aren't they wonderful honey. You know it's funny I must stood on this corner a thousand times and I've never even noticed this shop before. Good evening children. Good evening. He talks off. Would you like to step inside the shop of Santor Perigee. Yes we would this way. Here in the shop of Santor Perigee creator of Perigee's universal wonderful dolls. The world of adult reality is blended with the world of child's fantasy. This is a new shop isn't it Mr. Perigee. What is new and what is old come this way. Would you like to meet one of my little one. Oh yes. This one in the red jacket is total speak little one. I think it's absolutely amazing. That is nothing for Perigee's wonderful dolls. Listen a sing total sing for the little girl. Sing total Mr. Perigee. How do they work. That is the secret of the great Perigee greatest of all Dal masters to make an ordinary doll is nothing to make a perfect replica that is something but to make a doll with intelligence that is the work of an artist. Well yes they must be very expensive when I construct a doll like total I cannot bear to be parted from impermanently. So instead of selling I rent my little people you rent dog precisely ten dollars. I have but one request when you grow tired of my dolls you must be in good condition. Mommy could we take him home. He's bowing and dancing. Oh mommy he wants to come. Please I'll take such good care of it please. Well honey we'll have to deal with your father later but well all right wrap him up Mr. Perigee. Oh dear I have a feeling when your father comes home we'll be sorry. You're gonna sleep right here next to my pillow. Total don't laugh like that. I'm gonna have to teach you some manners. You'll be quiet because my daddy will be home soon and he's a Colonel in the Army and he'll bust you to private if you don't behave. You wait here I'm going to introduce you to my puppy dog Mr. Blister to be good now. Total. Oh dear I'm over here in shake hands with total Mr. Come on now. Mr. Blister tried to bite my dog. Look how frightened Total is. Dogs don't get frightened Cindy. But he is mommy he screams. You just imagined it honey. But he did he did. Well Mr. Blister didn't mean it you know he's the gentlest little pup alive. Yes he's nasty and I hate him. Cindy you've hurt his feelings. He tried to bite my new dog and I don't ever want to see him again ever. Oh dear all right Mr. Blister you come downstairs with me come on now Cindy's angry at you tonight. I'll kill him. Why Cindy where did you where did you hear a thing like that. Total said it. I see well you've had an exciting day honey brush your teeth now and go to bed. Daddy's coming home late so we'll see you in the morning. Good night darling. Sleep well. I hate you Mr. Total I hate him. Breakfast ready. Horrible boar as usual. Where's the little one. Oh sir remind me to take some papers back to the war department will you. I left them in my strong box. Henry. You told me it was against regulations to bring secret papers home. Well I had to finish some work for the old man. Nobody will have another difference. Well I suppose not. Copy before we sit down his bow under the thing. Where is he. That's funny. There's a supper from last night only half eaten. Getting fussy. Blister. Blister. Blister. Where the dickens is that mutt. Maybe. Here Blister. Here Blit. Alma. What is it dear. Look. Is he dead. But what happened. From the looks of it he might have been poisoned. Poisoned. Who on earth would do a thing like that to an innocent little pop. I don't know. Let's see his dish. Henry. I don't understand this at all. Say what's this. What's what. Look there are pieces of broken glass in his food blue glass. Henry. Well I just remembered something. It may just be coincidence but in the bathroom this morning. What about the bath. Glass you know the one with the Mickey Mouse on it. It was broken Henry. I found pieces in the wastebasket. I meant to ask her about it. Well I'm of the heaven's sake you aren't suggesting that our little girl why she loved Blister more than anyone. Not last night she didn't. Why not. Well he he he went after Toto. Who's Toto. I knew Dahl. You bought one of those dolls. I just rented it rented it. Yes. Look how am I. No. All right what's this got to do with blister. He went for the doll and Cindy. Well Cindy said. Henry she said she'd kill him. What. That's ridiculous. Good heavens a nine year old child putting ground glass and dog food. You'd have to be a monster. I don't say anything I'll talk to her. Good morning dear. Good morning daddy. Hello. What's the matter. Nothing Cindy sit down dear. Cindy your mother tells me you broke your blue drinking glass. No I didn't break it. Now Cindy. I didn't. Now somebody broke it. It wasn't your mother and it wasn't me. Well then it must have been Toto. Cindy Cindy. You know Toto was only a doll. Now a doll couldn't have broken your glass could he. Well he must have done it daddy Cindy. You know how daddy feels about little girls who tell him truths. Now did you break your glass and maybe accidentally get some pieces into Mr. Blister's dish to sort of punish him for biting your dog. No daddy. I'd hate to think you'd done something you knew was wrong and you were blaming it on a doll. What's the matter with Mr. Blister. Is he sick. He's dead Cindy. Oh no. He can't be dead. He isn't dead daddy. No he isn't he isn't. Mommy. Yes dear. But he'll come back. He has to come back. No he won't come back honey. No Cindy not ever. Now that we've told you Cindy. You want to change your mind about the glass. Daddy. You think I cute. See what you've done. The child feels guilty. This is no time for feelings to interfere. When they come they just come. You go up your room honey daddy and I'll be up in just a minute. I don't want to. We'll be right up. Please. That's a good girl. Close the kitchen door behind you. The mansion acts will continue in just a moment. You know friends breakfast of champions is a whole lot more than a phrase written across a package of wheat. There's one thing I could tell you. I could tell you that it means champions in the world of sports eat wheat and it's so true you bet it is. But I've got a better idea when I think you'll like. I think perhaps you'd rather get the story from a champion himself. So here is a champion. Will you introduce him. Now young man will you tell us what you do for a living. I pitch you what pitch pitch you know baseball you have a baseball team to have to have a picture I'm a pitcher I pitch oh yes I see and are you on a team. Yes sir I want to clean the Indian Cleveland Indians. What is your name young man. I'm Bob Feller and you know it as well as I do it sure I do Bob it's good to see it. This makes your 14th season playing with the Indians doesn't it. You have had 14 years. Well tell me Bob how long you've been eating. All about 20 years give or take a couple. You mean you started eating wheat before you started playing ball. Of course it's strange about that. Most people start eating wheat before they get the playing ball. In fact most people never start playing baseball. You don't have to be a ball player or enjoy the lift you get from Whitties with milk and fruit. You're right as rain Bob. No champ ever said a true word about Whitties breakfast of champion. Eat your supper dear. I'm not hungry. Cindy is scarcely touched your lunch. I don't feel like eating. Is it Mr. Blister. Cindy answer your mother Henry should work it out in her own way dear. I don't know when I was a boy there was such a thing as discipline where this child is being brought up. Well it's true there's no respect lying. I don't know what's happened to us. We were a nice peaceful happy family until you bought that cursed doll. Now who's blaming things on the doll. It's true. You wanted to get some papers from your strong box. Oh yes excuse me. You try to eat something Cindy now darling. Alma Alma. Yes what is it. Alma what's gone. The box the strong box is gone. The door to your study is always locked and you and I have the only key. I know all that and I tell you what isn't there. Who would I don't know Alma. Those confidential reports if they ever get into the wrong hands. I warned you about keeping them here. What a bit of a came out in the open. Can't you see the papers army colonel derelict in duty. Call the police Henry what and throw my career in the waste basket up to 17 years. We've got to find it ourselves there was there when I went into clean this morning. What about your key. Well it's right here I always keep it right with me. That's funny. My other keys are all in the room. You've lost it. I don't see how. How could you do it. Henry please. Come on we'll search the house I can't think of anything else to do. You're going to miss your staff meeting. All right never mind the meeting my whole career goes up and smoke if we don't find those reports. Somebody get hold of your key and open that room. I know Cindy let the child alone she's been through enough you know she wouldn't do a thing like that I don't know anything anymore I don't know my own child I don't even know you. All I know is that strong box is gone with papers that are dynamite of the wrong person gets them. Question being who. What's that coming from upstairs was that blasted doll again something must have set it off I don't know how the mechanism works for heaven's sake let's go up and shut it off right. But since we've got this thing was look where it was. Around the doll's neck the key key your study it was Cindy after all they don't believe it ever since she got this full dog's been acting half insane first a dog now this. I think she hates us Henry Cindy is my child and I know her I know she's a good sensitive little person with with no malice in her you're just simply refusing to face the facts dear what are you going to do I'm going downstairs and have a talk with that young lady. Cindy you're not telling me the truth yes I am daddy all I'm asking is that you tell me the truth now where is it. I didn't take it very honest I didn't take it. I suppose you're going to tell me now that a little six inch doll took my strong box and hit it. Well. Cindy I'm speaking to you didn't take it to you don't understand. He's terrible awful he says things he says he's going to kill everybody. Cindy you're inventing things true at night when I'm sleeping he stands next to my pillow and whispers things to me awful things he told me he'd kill me too if I told you. Alma I think this child is sick I think she needs a doctor. Frightened Henry she's trembling like a leaf come on darling we'll go up to your room I don't want to go up there. Mommy you'll stay with you. I'm afraid he's up there. Cindy. Toto. Well he won't be up there for long. Mr. Toto was going right back to Perigee's wonderful doll shop before I lose my sanity which means right now. Grace and welcome to the home of Perigee's wonderful doll. Are you Perigee. Santa Perigee creator of the universal doll. The doll with the mind the doll. Yes well I'm returning one of your master pieces. If you will step into the rear of my shop. Now what is the complaint there's no complaint. Here's your doll. Good riddance my little Toto rejected you found the world of men too filled with hate. We will change all that later on return to your comrades in the window little one. And now Colonel Grayson. I think we have no further business sir. But we do Colonel let me see. Here it is. Do you recognize this Colonel. That's my strong box. My little Toto is very clever sir. Are you trying to tell me your doll stole that from me. Let us not say stole. I'm merely keeping it in custody. What's your game Perigee. Black male you give me what I want I do not ruin your career. What do you want information we already know something from the reports of the war department concerning a certain strange looking fear reported by one of your pilots what government you represent I represent Perigee's wonderful dolls none of that I'm not so naive sir perhaps I should explain each man hides something from the world each man loves something more than life with the help of my wonderful dolls I obtained personal information which enables me to control the men who control the world men like you hand over that strong I warn you I have a gun give it to me you are being foolish put down that walking stick now no closer now hello give me the police hello this is Colonel Henry Grayson I've just killed a man Perigee's doll shop corner of fourth and Lexington the body is in the rear I'll wait for you shut up you speak I can't be I must be going out of my mind six inch dog shut up the master's dead what do you mean never lived he's a man he talks he walks in the matrix doll builders who are you I am regions planetoid so that's why you wanted our information and you are human can't believe me I can't believe this I'm having hallucinations I've got to get out of here I phone the police I'll be here soon turn in the call yes that's right sergeant where's body well you see it isn't exactly a body what do you mean it's a doll what now wait you've got to let me explain I know this sounds fantastic but I've stumbled on to an unbelievable plot yeah keep talking we see these little dolls they aren't really dolls they're tiny people now that's a big doll named Santor Perigee they're using him as a front run this shop he's off his trolley now look here listen mr. we got to call it there was a murder here now if there was one where is the body well it's behind the curtains in the back only you see it isn't really a body it's a big wax dummy it's it's all part of their plot to gain control of the world smoke he's really off his rocker look if you don't believe me I'll prove it to you come here look behind this curtain you'll see the dummy lying on the floor come gentlemen are you looking for something perigee this is impossible I smashed his skull you know this guy that's the one the doll what's your name mr. Perigee Santor Perigee creator of the Universal Doll do you ever see this man never until just now that's not true he's lying I tell you he's nothing but a big doll the real masters of the little dolls Ryan are you getting this he's wacko so I don't know he's a fruitcake I'm not crazy I tell you I can prove it they must have fixed up his head where I smashed it in touch him and you'll see mr. Perigee you know what this guy is talking about the man is demented obviously that's not true I tell you there's a plot to control the earth I've got to call the water department they want to know about the flying sphere holy Michael this gets worse every minute Ryan take him to headquarter save some time take him down a psycho okay all right but I just come along nice and quiet no don't you see he's nothing but a man sized doll I'm sure the little ones are gonna take over the earth and you're gonna wait and cut out some nice paper doll please listen to me you've got to listen to me you've got to sorry I had all this trouble mr. Perigee poor chap is obviously suffering from delusion well he's not the only one in Washington today you know we've been getting a whole string of crack-ups lately big wigs blowing their tops under pressure if you could see some of the names in our confidential files you keep confidential files on cases like this certainly believe me they'd be dynamite if they ever got in the wrong hands well I better be running is that a talking down yes sergeant well I'll be hey my little girl would be nuts for that so then please accept the doll for saving my life that madman might have killed me yes but I got a home with you as a gift well now I don't know mr. Perigee it's against regulations for us to accept favors but this is not for you it is for your little daughter and if you will only take the doll and give him a good home you will be doing me a great favor well and if you insist and and thanks very much when my kid sees this will she be surprised yes total will come as a great surprise a very great surprise a total night the mansion acts has transcribed Perigee's wonderful dolls an original radio drama written by George Lefford's last name and appeared as Colonel Grayson and John Alexander is Alma with Nines Alexander as Cindy Joe DeSantis played Santa Perigee and Leon Janty was total the talking doll engineer Bill Chambers your narrator was Norman Rose music by Albert Berman dimension axis produced by Van Woodward and directed by Edward King in a moment we'll tell you about next week's show and now here is your Wheaties man Frank Martin look at your Wheaties in a cereal bowl and well they look pretty innocent don't they they're crisp all right and golden brown and you know they've got that wonderful Wheaties nut like taste but where does all that energy come from what is it about Wheaties that give you all those vitamins and minerals and protein I'll tell you what it is there's a whole kernel of wheat in every Wheaties flake not just a portion of a kernel mind you but a whole kernel of wheat now that begins to explain things doesn't tell you why Wheaties energy helps you feel good all morning long like I keep saying no wonder they're America's favorite whole wheat flakes breakfast of champions and all that now you know why Wheaties at seven can help at eleven Wheaties next week the strange story of a curse that came true it's the story of the castaways another adventure into the unknown world of tomorrow the world of and this the Wheaties man Frank Martin inviting you to listen Saturday that's tomorrow night to Joel McCrae in Tales of the Texas Rangers on the Wheaties big parade see you then