 The Anderson family. Hurry up, Mary. I have to meet that 230 train and I'm already late. But I thought you were going to take me to the hairdressers, Oliver. I just can't take the time, Mary. I'm meeting a fellow by the name of Childs. A big buyer and the boss won't stand for any side errands. Well, it won't take but a minute, darling. Okay. Are you ready to go right now? Well, no, but I could be in 10 minutes. And I just have to have my hair done for PTA tomorrow. Would you like to have the ladies point at you and say, her husband isn't working anymore, you know? Uh-oh. Here we go again, folks. Now let's visit the Anderson family. Well, this whole thing started when Oliver Anderson came home unexpectedly in the middle of the afternoon and told Mary he had to meet a train in half an hour. A big buyer is coming in on this train and the boss has given strict instructions that Oliver give the buyer plenty of attention. Right now, Oliver Anderson is putting on the rush act as he enters his home. I can't take the time to explain. I'll tell you as I go along. I'm going to meet a train in a half an hour. Now, where's my clean shirt? Sports shoes and my brown suit. Well, I haven't ironed yet. Your sports shoes are at the shoemakers and your brown suit's down to the cleaners. I see. Does Junior have an extra pair of Levi's I could use? Oh, now, look, calm down, Senator. Oh. What train are you going to meet and why? Well, a big buyer is coming in and the boss has laryngitis, so I'm the selected one to make the deal. I'm also supposed to dress accordingly. Well, it won't take but a minute. I'll iron a shirt for you. I'll get it, Mary. Get started on the shirt. All right. Let's hold her. Well, come on in, I guess. Well, thank you. I've seen you drive up, Oliver, and I thought maybe someone were sick or something. No, no, everyone was well, and I have to hurry. Well, where are you going? To meet a train. Oh, I see. Well, I thought I'd ride downtown with you if you was going right back. Well, I'll be leaving in five minutes, I hope. Yeah, I gotta see the hotel man about some cement work and meeting him in the lobby at 2.45. It's right on your way. Okay, come on in and sit down. How's Martha Homer? Oh, she's got a slight cold. Oh, that's too bad. Look, Homer, Mary's ironing a shirt. Don't talk to her now. I've been giving her peppermint tea and stuff. It seems to kind of relax her. I remember one time... Well, maybe she should get more rest, Homer. Look, Homer, wait out in the car for me, will you? You're just holding up things. Oh, wait in the car, huh? Yeah. It ain't gonna take long. No, I'll hurry. Now, go on. The car's out in back. Well, get on your toes, fella. Can't keep a man waiting. I'll be right there. How's that shirt coming, Mary? Just take it easy now, Oliver. Everything's gonna be all right. You're gonna make it. Will this striped shirt go with the blue suit? I think it looks nice. Well, let's have it. And bring me that old blue suit. I'll jump into it and fly. Maybe the client isn't here. A clean handkerchief. Now, hurry, Mary. Look, my shoes. Thanks. My coat. Here, hold it. Quick! But, Oliver, dear, wait a minute. I don't have the time. Here, give me a kiss. Wish me luck. I do, dear, but... I'll be back with a fat order. But, Oliver, wait a minute. I can't, Mary. Good. Dear, and put on your pants. Oh! Here's the train in yet from the east. How should I know? I don't work here. I'm waiting just like you. Oh, oh. Well, maybe this is the train standing over here, huh? Uh, did you see a man get off the train? Look, brother, I know you're kind. And if you annoy me further, I shall report you. Oh, oh, well, I'm sorry. I'll wait here by the gate. This red flower in my lapel is a sign. He'll probably look me up. Now, where's that card? Oh, here it is. I see child. I'd better remember that name. Excuse me. Are you by any chance Mr. Thompson of Tops Torrance and Thompson Company? Uh, no. I'm, uh, Thompson? No, well, no, no. He's, he's ill with laryngitis. But I'm with the firm. My name's Anderson. Oh, thank goodness. I thought I'd never locate you. But I look for the red flower, and here you are. Yeah. I'm waiting for someone. And I see child. I'm I see child. That's fine. Uh, you're I see child? Of course. Ill-good child. Are you surprised? Well, no, no, I thought it would be a man. Oh, the same thing happens lots of times. Oh, does it? Well, Mr. Anderson, according to my wire, there is a room reserved for me at the hotel. Oh, oh, yes, yes, of course. Well, here, let me have your bag. I want to clean up and get a little rest before we look over the stock. Oh, oh, sure. Right this way. Now, my car's outside. Uh, Mr. Childs. Oh, why don't you just call me Ill-good? Well, it would be easier. Ill-good? Here's your, uh, here's your key, Mr. Childs. It's 304. I'll, I'll carry your bag over to the elevator. I'll wait down here for you, and then you, you'll probably want to eat. You're very kind, Mr. Anderson. It's just part of our firm's services all. Who's that elderly gentleman in the yellow sweater? He's been simply staring at us. Well, oh, uh, oh, that's a neighbor of mine, Homer Meister, he's here on business. Oh, are they opening a carnival in the lobby? Carnival? Oh, you mean the sweater and the cap. And I do believe he wants to speak to you. Here he comes. Oh, he's all right. I ain't met my man yet, Oliver. Oh, well, he'll be along. I suppose so. Uh, uh, uh, I don't believe I've met the young lady. Young lady? Oh, yes, uh, that's that. That's right, you haven't. Miss Childs, may I present Mr. Meister? I'm simply thrilled. Yeah, Ray. Well, I, I like to be right neighborly myself. Of course there ain't nothing personal. Oh, of course, of course, I understand. Yeah, uh, going to be in town long? Just a day is all. Oh, I see. Well, I'd like to have you see our park before you leave town. It's awful pretty this time of the year. And the benches are right comfortable too. Uh, look, look, Homer, Miss Childs is tired now. She doesn't have much time and she has to eat yet. Oh, well, I drop in and out of the hotel during the day and an early evening. Uh, thought maybe not to know anybody in town, Miss Childs. Oh, but I'll be terribly busy, Mr. Meister. And what would we do with Mr. Anderson? Well, well, yes, of course. We've got to thank him too. Look, Homer, go sit down in that chair. I'll be with you in a couple of minutes. Chair? Yeah. Oh, oh, oh, I get it. Sure, I'll wait for you. And I'm mighty happy I had this little talk with you, Miss Childs. I enjoyed it myself, Mr. Meister. Thank you. I don't, uh, don't want to apologize for Homer. He's kind of forward. Oh, but he's delightful. You can't hurt a nice old man like him. I enjoyed it. Really, I did. His eyes just sparkle. Well, that's pretty nice of you to say that. Oh, don't give it another thought, Mr. Anderson. Going up? Oh, here's my elevator. If you'll be kind enough to wait in the lobby for me, I'll be right down. And I'd like to get a bite to eat. Well, I'll have a table reserved. Anytime you're ready to eat. Right. Now, uh, I'm not going home yet, Homer. Oh, yeet, eh? You know, Homer, you're a pretty nice guy, but, uh... Oh, no, no, wait a minute, Oliver. I don't go around talking. That isn't the point. She's a very nice girl. Yep, yep, certainly is. I don't want to hear any more about it. This is a business deal. Yep, yep. I ain't saying one thing one way or the other, but, uh, well, every man's got his own life to live. Uh, you say you ain't going home yet? No, I have to take Miss Charles to dinner first. Well, now, of course it ain't none of my business, Oliver, but Mary's a good woman, and... I know that. And someone's gonna misunderstand, especially with a good-looking babe like her. I don't see why I have to stand here and defend myself when I haven't done anything. Well, I ain't asking you to... And then, go on home and forget it. I'm gonna be busy. I've put you out terribly mr. Anderson. Oh, I don't give it another thought. I get paid for doing a job, and this is a very pleasant one How's the food very good Huh? Oh, oh, oh, excuse me. Yes, child's mr. Briggs another neighbor of mine. Oh How do you do? Thank you? I just met hope of buster. He said you were in the hotel I just had to see you Slide over a bit. Will you get lady slide over here now now wait Briggs? Get in on this side if you must sit down Oh very well Crowding you maybe I'd better stand. Oh, no, I perfectly comfortable Anderson the Millicent is waiting up the up the street. I must have a check cash, but I don't have a check with me And you have a blackwood they'll give you one of the lobby the lobby. Yeah Very well, I'll inquire there You're a You're doing right here. Aren't you young lady? Look Briggs miss childs is here on business now If you don't mind, we'd like to be alone. I should think you wouldn't be embarrassed Anderson However, it's no affair abide. We have divorce courts for this sort of thing. Look miss childs. I'm sorry this whole thing But I'm enjoying it immensely, please mr. Anderson believe me well And as long as you're going to not gonna spend anything Briggs now move on out and give me back my chair very well Anderson But you regret this humiliation Junior where's mom? Yeah, I don't know pop. She was so mad when she left. She didn't even say goodbye to me mom left Yeah, I haven't done a thing honest. Well, what happened? I mean what she mad about I didn't hear All I know is Mrs. Meister came over and mom was putting up some pickles. Oh, I see Martha was over, huh? What'd she say? I don't know But I heard mom working herself up into a rage when I went out to see what was going on She threw the whole pan of pickles out in the backyard. Oh, so that's it Homer went home and told Martha and Martha came over here and told her what pop Nothing, I think mom left some kind of note before she went she asked where a pencil was note Hmm, huh? I've gone to mothers Do the Anderson family Well Oliver Anderson has met the train which brought a client to the Tufts Torrance and Thompson Company The client turned out to be a very lovely young lady as Oliver escorted her to her hotel. He met Homer Meister the neighbor next door and while dining with the young lady Oliver had another brush with a neighbor mr. Briggs Oliver got the order, but when he returned home He found a note saying that Mary had gone to her mother's and so to carry on further. Here's Oliver talking to junior Look junior. Here's the whole story the client I met was a young lady pretty Kind of she no wonder no wonder what Nothing look. I'm trying to explain that Martha must have told Mary I was seen by Homer with a young lady and it was just a client Oh, yeah, the do was tell mom the client was a girl. I didn't know it till she got off the train Of course, I understand pop sure you do mom doesn't well Look, it isn't like her to fly off the handle without first finding out about it Maybe Mrs. Meister didn't tell her pop Maybe Mrs. Briggs did because mom talked to her on the phone before she left. Oh, I see That's another place it could come from I guess a fella has to be pretty careful in a small town like this. Yeah How do you mean? Well, nothing nothing's wrong But still a whole family is broken up and they talk about kids going haywire Well, don't you worry anymore about it mom wants to act that way. She'll get no cooperation from me Well, you're going pop. I'm going to the Briggs. I want to find out just what she told your mother I Can't understand why you act so evasive free Baron. I beg agree. I don't see why Anderson was impolite to you. You must consider the source Scratch his eyes out. Now free Baron pull his tie off. I'll tear it to shreds. Please free Baron control yourself I I beg agree. Why don't you tell me just what he did to you? It's between him and me a pet What have you in this Anderson been doing nothing my dear nothing? It's mighty suspicious to me. He's done nothing still. You're angry Please not free Baron control yourself and please adjust your to pay Good evening, Mrs. Briggs me. I step in I don't want any trouble now Anderson. I don't either. I've got enough Rebearn is in here come in. Yeah, I want to see him. What do you want Anderson? I want to know what your wife said to marry on the phone me. Why nothing nothing at all They must have said something I came home found a note saying she was going to her mother's probably needed a rest How do you mean that just a moment pet? I'll handle this Anderson you're acting in a very obnoxious manner and I will not have my wife It's solid by every peasant of the block why What are you afraid of yes free Baron? What are you afraid of? I'm afraid of nothing I had nothing to do with your misfortune that hope Anderson then how did Mary know we were with that girl free Baron You didn't tell me. Oh, he just kissed me. I barely passed the time of day by dear Yeah, he only wanted to get a check cashed. Oh, I see you're both in this together. How do you mean that? Simply this Anderson your little alibi won't work about the check Cause free Baron cannot cash a check unless it's counter signed by me. Well, maybe it was some other check Where did you get another check free Baron? I? Refuse to answer Very well You'll never forget this little episode free Baron humiliating me in front of a neighbor I don't get it free Baron Millicent do nothing about your escapade Well, it wasn't an escapade only you and a homer knew I was with her that perhaps you'd better look up over In the meantime, you'll excuse me while I help Millicent pack her clothes Yep, what is it look homer? Let me in what fur I want to talk to you. Well make it snappy I gotta get back downtown the fella at the hotel wants to see me about some cement work the fella, huh? Yep, look homer if you don't stay away from this child She'll call the cops and I'm not kidding now wait a minute Oliver Anderson. Oh you wait bud But did you tell Martha that you met me in the hotel lobby with this client of mine? Well in a kind of roundabout way I did yeah, and she ran right over and told Mary She didn't know no such thing. Don't tell me she didn't Mary was so mad she threw out a whole pan full of pickles Shucks, I didn't think Martha'd ever do a thing like it Oliver. Well, she did Well harm's been done. Well, I'll tell Mary different she believes me Mary's gone Gone to her mother. Oh say you know that is bad in it. Why don't you go and bring her back? I'll tell her it ain't so that's too late for that Martha's put me in a pretty bad spot homer. Well now if she's gonna done that she'll answer to me for it Right's right, and I'll stand right up and tell her so too. Dag nevitt. Oh, never mind homer The damage has been done already. Well, maybe you're right Of course the late need of me breaking up my home too. That's right But I'm telling you this homer if you go down to that hotel to see Miss. Child. You're wasting your time Yeah You just don't know women didn't you hear me and invite her to see our park? Yes, I did and being a lady She didn't tell you what she thought of you Jealous, huh? No Anyhow, she's gone. She took the chain back this afternoon. Oh, she did. Yeah So you can take off your cowboy suit and pick up life where you left off Maybe you're right Oliver Sure acted the fool Martha is a good woman, and I reckon I should appreciate her And you should teach her not to carry talk around where it isn't wanted. Look here young fella Don't you worry none about it Oliver? I'll sure give her a piece of my mind about that now. You're getting somewhere if you'll just wait a minute I'll walk as far as your house with you. You better stay away from that hotel Going down there. I just thought I'd Drop it the gem cafe a minute to see Antoinette Murphy the waitress Well now she's a good kid She's never seen any of them seashells. I got at the beach and I thought maybe she'd kind of like to look them over You know what I mean? Yeah, when do we eat maybe there's some junk in the icebox, huh? Could be let's look Well with some pickles in the backyard. I Guess mom must be pretty mad. Oh, so am I Why didn't she talk to me first? Why does she listen to these gossiping neighbors? Let's do We could warm it up a bit. She's still again. Well, you're hungry. Aren't you? Yeah, I guess so Gee it's lonesome without mom It's all her fault you knew maybe if you told her you were sorry sorry sorry about what I haven't done anything Maybe mom's crying and everything don't see why she must feel awful Yeah Yeah, I suppose she does Tell me that potholder son Well, you just can't pull up your roots and start over. Yeah here pop. Thanks Well, I suppose I can spend my vacations with your pop. I'm sure you pick it What are you talking about? Well, I mean if mom can't get over the shock and everything That's your mom now. Yeah, just act like nothing happened. Give her the cold treatment. Okay. I've never been so angry in my life Never welcome home mom mother kept me talking for hours What's wrong with you Oliver you decided to come home, huh? Why of course Well, you've heard Martha's story. Yeah, do you want to hear mine yours? What do you know about pickles? What are pickles have to do with it? Martha told me the wrong way to fix the pickles. I was so mad at the way they came out I threw the whole pan of them out now. Wait a minute. Wait a minute You didn't go to your mother's just because Martha told you oh, of course not I went to mothers to get the recipe shoeses. I left you a note. Surely you saw it Oh, you mean you only went to your mother's to get a recipe and you're not angry. Oh, of course not silly I met mr. Thompson on the street. He told me what a wonderful sale you'd made I'm really proud of you darling. You are I mean Did he tell you who the client was? Oh come on. Don't be childish. Of course. He did He said she was a very attractive young lady and she complimented you highly. Oh, oh, oh Mom you're sure broad-minded isn't she pop? Oh, certainly. What made you think she could be otherwise now? If you'll get out of the way, I'll get us something to eat in a hurry. Oh gee you're really back home to stay, huh? I mean you didn't believe what Martha said Martha Well, she didn't say anything. Oh Oh, I think that's mr. Briggs. He was coming this way when I saw him. Oh, yeah, junior tell Briggs I can't see him now. Okay, but hurry up dinner mom Look after this when you go to your mother's put down the reason too. Will you I thought you left because the client turned out to be a girl Oh, how silly what's wrong in showing a client around the store after all business is business That's well, I can't help it if your father is busy. I have to see this very Now wait a minute Briggs. We're just going to eat. I can't help that Anderson I don't care how you treat your own family, but you'll not break up my why mr. Briggs. What's wrong? I'll go over Mary. I won't be in a minute. I don't get it Mr. Anderson will be over in a few minutes mr. Briggs very well. I'll not be blamed for Anderson I'll be in my room mom when dinner's ready call me, huh wait junior What does he mean Oliver? What escapades? Oh? Nothing I just took the client to lunch at the hotel and Millison is angry because Briggs sat down with us. Oh How cozy well you didn't tell me you took her to the hotel to eat Oh, you never chance and how many times have I asked you to take me there to eat? Oh, how many times have you said? It's awfully expensive. It was on the firm. I had to do it now. What do Millison and Martha think about me? Oliver you should have more respect for me Please try to understand Here we go again folks The Anderson family is written by Howard Swart directed by Herb Lytton and features Dick Lane as Oliver Louise Arthur as Mary Walter Tetley as junior and Herbert Rawlinson as Homer Others in the cast were Jenny Johnson as Mrs. Briggs George Peroni as Free Baron and Jackwell and DeWitt Music by Gordon Kibbe sound effects by Ray Erlenborn and your announcer is Ken Peters The Anderson family is a Hollywood broadcasters production transcribed from Hollywood