 Your Coca-Cola bottler presents Claudia Claudia based on the original stories 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 And stop pushing me expect me to eat without a tie Could have tied ten ties if you've been dressing instead of just acting mysterious Skulking around in corners. You've been skulking around after me. I have not but every time I put my head in here You looked as though you were trying to hide something under the telephone. You look awfully suspicious I'll look and you cook if you want me to dress go put your head in the oven Breakfast is ready. I said three drops of orange juice and a slice of toast. You call that breakfast That's all you ever eat. I'm going to be working in Redbury all day. I want a real breakfast What would you say was the difference between a breakfast and a real breakfast? Never mind the question Just bring me kippered herring possum pie. How many grits and French toast our last herring Just swam away. Well, I'll settle for French toast if you can make it if I can make it Didn't you know you married the toast of parents? I said toast not pawns Or did I muffin that? Oh That's awful. I've got a cook and listen to that. All right, I'll make you friends. Hello Well, hello, Mr. Flannery Mr. Flannery, this is not David Norton. I'm sorry. I have to talk so low No, I I can't talk any louder up Mr. Flannery a Monday's my wife's birthday and I'm trying to surprise her. Oh David Now listen to me Kelly. You've got to get those forms up today because we've ordered the ready mix They can't pour when the drivers get there. You know what'll happen. It won't be good Okay, okay Kelly Kelly does he like French toast too? With honey three times a day. I'm your honey three times a day say David mom and I have a very busy day plan So would you drop me off at her house on your way to Redbury? You want me to drive you? What's the matter with that? Say you're not like yourself at all this morning first You want to eat like a boxer and then you want to drive around like a hermit all right? I'll drive it. I'd love to but it changes my plans a little Claudia hmm. Hmm. I smell something burning. What's burning eggs? Hey? Oh, it's the French toast Hello, Mr. Flannery. This is David Norton again Yes, I know you aren't Kelly. I'll explain all that when I see you I can't waste any time because I'm going to be out of town all day long and and this is my only chance to talk to you Yes Yeah, yeah, I'm calling about the the Great Dane Yes, the one we looked at the other night Have you sold it? Oh never mind. I'll call you later David, are you sure you smell something bro? Now see here Kelly excuse the excuses won't do You'll you'll yeah, yes, you'll have to get those forms in place today, or we'll be we'll be stuck with all the penalties Well that was Kelly again David I haven't even put the French toast on the stove when you smelled it burning was still soaking on the table It's on the stove now and I say I can smell it burning now Oh my poor little post David why didn't you tell me instead of talking? I Know mr. Flannery Yes, I know your name isn't Kelly look don't say anything now you can tell me about it when I come over It's the only time I'll have all day. I'll be in your store just as soon as yet between 915 and 930 this morning. Will you be there? Huh, that's great mr. Flannery. That's great Expecting somebody else No, I'm in hoping I'm expecting laundry. How's the parrot? Seriously, he hasn't had a decent meal for three days. Well, we'll go right down to mr. Flannery's pet shop and buy him a little box of birdseed and Listen besides mama, you ought to thank mr. Flannery for your present Say what do you think David's gonna give me for my birthday? He hasn't told me Maybe it'll be a surprise. Maybe he won't give you anything. That would be a nice surprise I'd hope it doesn't rain on Monday. What's the good of a birthday in the rain? What's a very nice people have been born of the rain but getting presents on sunny days is twice as nice 3d I didn't mean it that way Well, look at us mama. We just give each other presents when we feel like it We don't need occasions like birthdays. You and I are different. We've always been together David and I haven't I Wonder what a surprise me with I'd like to meet the man who can surprise you maybe you have mama I'm not going to ask him questions. Not one if you don't ask him questions. I'll eat my hands It's Mrs. Norton. Well, well, well, I certainly am surprised to see you remember my mother Don't you mr. Flannery your mother? Oh, yeah. Yes indeed your mother Of course, I remember your mother. I remember everyone who's nice to kittens. Good morning, Mrs. Brown Mom and Solomon have had the most wonderful talks. Mr. Flannery they become really intimate I'll find Solomon more interesting the more you know, Mrs. Brown He's such a widely traveled bird. I call him Marco Polo with fetish But poor old Marco Polo isn't getting anything to eat mr. Flannery. He isn't well now as a matter of fact We came here to get another box of parrot food for him. Mrs. Brown I can't tell you how glad I am to hear that you are so fond of Solomon I don't want to see him starve at any rate. Well, here's a box I'll find his board seat And if that parrot has Norton suggested it may suggest you accept it as a gift and hurry right home and feed him Parrots can be very nasty when they aren't fed and they wouldn't waste a minute. We are very generous, mr. Flannery It's a parting gift to my old friend Solomon. Oh, I miss him now Well, oh my it's almost 9 30 and I must feed the canaries and I know you ladies have a busy day ahead of you So I would ask you to say it's a minute longer, but I hope you will come back again some other time You go right ahead and feed the canaries mr. Flannery. Can I watch mama loves animals mama loves kitchen curtains more Goodbye now come along Really Claudia the minute you step foot in the pet shop you go man. I'm coming Goodbye, mr. Flannery and thank you. Goodbye. Oh Flannery. Oh, I'm sorry. I'm so late. I had a terrible time finding a place to park it He isn't sold yet. It's So you're here I knew it was going to be this kind of a morning Drill drill it's been so long. Good morning, mother Good morning, mr. Norton and you too mr. Flannery the top of the morning until you let's take care of that Now what do we say? The ladies dropped in to buy some birdseed for the parrot. They would just leave and mr. Norton Well, I was certainly lucky to come in just when I did wasn't I timed it perfectly. I think so Hey, why aren't you in Redbury? What are you doing here me? Oh, I Just happened to be driving by So I Dropped into say hello. You always do this where we're not in I get an uncontrollable urge to say hello Hello, hello now. What are you doing here? You've just saved you from eating my hat. What do you mean questions? Well, this isn't anything to do with that other thing mama This was hardly a question besides there's no law against my asking perfectly innocent question Well the pets and I won't take any more of your time now But maybe we can look forward to seeing you later mr. Norton mr. Flannery that reminds me wish a special happy new year to the great day And we saw the other day would you know? What great day don't you remember the one we saw the night we bought mama the parrot Oh, you mean that junior grade buffalo. He's probably just as stupid as he is big He's probably much smarter than you are well who wants a dog that's smarter than his owner. It's bad enough to be bigger I want in that tool Another question You've got a small stable to keep him in we've got an extra room that room is reserved for Mr. Young Norton to be wouldn't you feel a lot safer if you knew I had a real dog like that to protect me Claudia he'd probably start wrestling with you the first day I'm sure dr. Rowland would love that he's not a wrestling dog. He's a walking dog, but does he know it? He's just the way you'd be if you were a dog strong and graceful and sure of himself He'd never say anything wrong. There's one great difference between mr. Norton of the great day in the great day in a soul No, oh, oh, that's terrible. He's uh His soul soul, I'm sorry. I didn't get a chance to say so soon a mr. Norton But I've already sold the dain and I don't think I'll ever have another one like him But that settles that Now what David can't we find out who mr. Flannery sold him to maybe he's selling to us Oh, I'm sorry mr. Norton, but knowing what I know about the man I saw him to I don't think he'll ever let the dog go as long as he lives Well, I hope he likes him better than I did before he what's this sudden excitement about a dog? You never mentioned him before two minutes ago. He must have been in my unconscious all the time mama I didn't know you had one and now I know that that's what made me want to come here this morning It just drove me here. I thought it was Solomon's appetite We could have gotten out at the corner and hearing the dain's soul That makes me realize there isn't anything I wanted more than him. What a happy nature my child Have there any way at all we can get a mr. Flannery? I know David wants him just as much as I do even if he isn't saying so Don't you know what did you say that I want him just as much as well? Frankly frankly no. Oh, David. You're just Philosophizing mr. Flannery. Isn't there any other way we could know no way at all? Goodbye, Mrs. Norton. Goodbye, Mrs. Brown and goodbye to you, Mr. Norton. Goodbye. Goodbye. Goodbye, mr. Flannery All the other animals look so little next to him. I'm heartbroken. You recovered there. What makes you think so? I know you darling. You don't know me at all Bye. Goodbye Of course mr. Norton even if the buyer won't sell you the dog it won't hurt for you to know who he is Who is he? He's a man. I was speaking to on the phone this morning He wants the day in for delivery Monday, and he'll have him his name. Mr. Norton is Kelly Kelly Kelly mm-hmm a simple name like that mr. Norton the first name that would come to an Irish man's mind the first thing in the Morning. Well, well mr. Flannery and it's been a fine day in the morning for us Irishmen after all These programs star Catherine Bard is Claudia and Paul Crabtree is David and the entire production is supervised and directed by William Brown Maloney During this festive season if the young folks want to have parties by all means let them where there's open house There's usually goodwill and zest for living just order a case of coca-cola But plenty in the refrigerator and hospitality is on hand awaiting No matter whether your fictions are hearty hamburgers fancy salads and sandwiches or simple crackers or nothing at all Where there's coke there's a party a party you can enjoy too 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 Joe King saying or if war and remember Whoever you are whatever you do wherever you may be When you think of refreshment think of coca-cola or ice-cold coca-cola makes any pause the pause that refreshes