 Your coca-cola bottler presents Claudia 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 any objection to it being me mrs. Brown Mm-hmm surprise, but you don't belong here either not for hours. Well, give me my boots and my saddle and goodbye I'll see you later David you pool come back here all is forgiven. That's better. That's seriously. What are you doing home? So early it's only 6 30. Mm-hmm Something smells delicious. Oh, you said you had a business dinner and meeting and wouldn't be David are you listening to me? What are you cooking mother my dinner? Well mine was called off business, too So I came home to take advantage of the time and take you and the mrs. Outstepping only your missus is outstepping already Well bless a little heart friend of hers Helen Drew is going to be married again. So Claudia was delighted. You were busy You're starting to sound just like Claudia mrs. Brown. I don't understand one word you're saying of course you do David Claudia was delighted. You were busy because of the shower what shower Helen Drew's oh Claudia went I Hope you wore a raincoat and her rubber. It wasn't really a shower. Oh, I see just a drizzle More or less Helen Drew gets married like I won't having babies every now and then you know This is the third one baby husband. No, that's why I called it a shower Well, everything is clear now, but it's only an engagement party and party. I didn't think you'd want to go So that's why she was so delighted. You were busy. She went but she wouldn't have gone if you weren't busy So it worked out fine This is just like talking to Claudia David It's simple the only thing complicated is that your dinner was called off. Well, I am not sorry not one bit But Claudia will be she will certainly because she went to the party Because you weren't and then you weren't busy after all moment. I just doesn't make any sense at all now If you're hitting my mother-in-law that I should meet her at the party. No, oh, no, of course not But you'd be sorry because if you're not busy she won't think she should have gone Especially if it's not a good party Yeah, especially yeah, I hope she's having a good time. So am I it's good for her to go to parties once in a while You know, I sometimes think of living on the farm. She She doesn't got enough of that kind of life. I think she gets as much as she wants David And she doesn't want very much Oh, yes, she has very much and she knows it or should Still Occasionally, I think that 19 is too young for the life that we've chosen to live On a farm an hour from new york the baby to take care of And mainly a cow and a couple of dogs for company. Maybe claudia 19 is too young david But I don't think so But not for the life you live with a baby or the farm Maybe it's too young to have been given such a rich slice of life So much now May leave a little too little to taste later on Perhaps it's safer to spread the good things thin If we could only whore it happen, it's like a squirrel and nut then dig it out Then the years at baron. Well, perhaps we can perhaps Don't worry about claudia david now. That is a fine way for a mother to talk to a son-in-law. I think so And I also think I'm talking a great deal too much My land chop will be squashed to a cinder by now. Oh, let it burn to the bone Now, what have you got against my lamb chop everything but mainly mrs. Brown because it is an only child Just in time I'll turn it over David you turned off the gas. No, you don't want to waste the gas. Do you it's only cooked on one side Tell you what we'll cook the other side tomorrow, but I know but now you and I are going out to dinner You are maybe but not I and why not you I have my dinner right here or cooked on one side lamb chop I'm a very stubborn man mrs. Brown. You and I are on the town tonight. I'm a bachelor and I'm taking you out to dinner It's very sweet. David would call up a friend and leave you in peace. No, no nothing doing. No, David be sensible It's not often you get an evening off and even you can pay the bachelor I advise you make the most of it leave this poor old woman alone mrs. Brown What poor old woman this one? Oh that one And it so happens that she is the poor old woman that I love Now put on your bonnet mama. Let's go now. You don't have to do this. I wouldn't if I had to come on come on last call You're nothing but an idiot But you're the only son-in-law for me. I'm the only one you'll ever have I hope So it's a good thing. You don't mind Now to dinner and dancing and then to a nightclub. How's that David? I'm not 20 and you're not 120 either So come on put on your dancing. Oh, I haven't had them on for years Then we'll dance without them. Well, I'll have to change into something else, but I won't be long What time Claudia say she'd be home not too late. She's good Then we'll have all evening and we'll go round and round and round Deep so early it's only 10 o'clock you have no right 10 o'clock is too early to nobody here either Well, that is funny. You silly power. Are you scared the life out of me you dope Asylum and listen, where did mama go? Oh, why can't you talk like a human being? Is that all you have to say? Well, you're no help Guess I'll get something to eat And don't try to make up to me with that sweet talk now Here's a lamb chop Half cooked. It's funny That's mama's dinner Fogger seven oh four three One Hello, alouisa alouisa's mama there She isn't Well, maybe she went to a movie Oh, well, thanks anywhere alouisa see you soon. Goodbye Mm. That was a big help Solomon tell me how did mama look that's nice I'll marry you all four seven nine four eight This'll do it. Hello, mr. Roger Killian's apartment, please. Hello, Roger. This is Claudia What happened to the meeting you're at? Oh, it was called off and Dave No, he's not here Of course, there's nothing to worry about Roger. He's only probably out with a blonde Well, thanks, Roger. I'll see you soon Shut up Solomon You're very sweet, but you're only a parrot and the last thing I need at this moment is a parrot I didn't know there was so much life in you mama Mama, don't tell me you're home already. All right. I won't tell you see for yourself But David come in here. You won't believe your eyes. Oh, I haven't believed my ears already Oh, don't darling me. I've been home for hours. Oh, it's not even 10 o'clock worried to death where you've been We've been out mama not you don't say And I suppose either of you two hoodlums thought of leaving me a note saying you were out Well, where did you think we'd be if we weren't at home called Roger? He said the meeting was called off Mama Luisa said you'd left and then I found one chop cooked on only one side So I so so you worried. Well, wouldn't you have over a chop cooked on one side? Well, I might have what happened to your party. I left it. No, no too many people. I was lonesome Where were you your David insisted on taking me out to do it? Oh, darling You should have seen mama doing the rum. I don't believe a word he's saying superb such rhythm such likeness of foot We danced one wolf then you should have seen her darling. I can see her now Mama, I haven't seen your cheeks so pink or your eyes so bright Since the day I was born and it's very becoming Say maybe you're as old as you feel now you hush up you two stop trying to make me self-conscious Now this is no time to start acting modest mama after you've been doing the town with a handsome young man And he is handsome welcome. I imagine everyone suspected I was out with a gigolo or else What would I be doing with him now you're fishing mrs. Brown? Oh, I dare say in my time Your father was a very handsome man too claudia Runs in the women in our family. We pick handsome men. What do you eat? I ate two extravagantly I didn't ask you what it cost. I asked you what it was Duck with apple stuffing Look at the prices. You'd think it was stuffed with diamonds. Yeah, like daughter like mother All I had was some of those black fishy canapes Because they've been caviar by the time I hate caviar nobody is supposed to hate caviar Well, I do taste like fish. It isn't good enough to eat. Yeah, that's my girl Hates caviar thinks mink looks cheap and is never thirsty enough to drink champagne. What's wrong with that? It is not normal. Who wants to be normal? What else to eat mama? Isn't that enough? I'm exhausted. I'm going to collapse in bed. Hey, listen you you can't go off just like that Who's going to stop me? We want to talk come on down. Oh, you talk to each other I have the strength to listen and put out the lights before you go to bed, but mommy Just like that Oh, david. Yes, mother. I did have a lovely time Good night. All right, mother You know Stranger'd think you were in love with that woman. Oh, I would be if it weren't for 20 years What 20 years I were 20 years older or mama was 20 years younger Glad you're not So am I because as it is I had to settle for second best And second best is good enough for me. Mr. Norton. You are certainly courting the ladies tonight. Yep Do you mind? I don't even mind being second best, but only to mama Now come here Sit on my lap and tell me about your evening and to watch my doodles party She certainly got gypped. Didn't she what you call it heavens? No mama It was so much of her life left over after my father died Now what um, what about your party? Oh david. I've had the most wonderful evening Wonderful. I I thought you said that it was dull and that you came home early and you don't understand david It's not every girl has a husband who loves her second best to her mother Mama's eyes were so bright Thank you, darling for everything This broadcast of claudia was supervised and directed by william brown maloney Someone has said that the great secret of successful parenthood is to put yourself in the child's place Mothers who do that often let teenagers run their own parties Or they know that entertaining is more fun for youngsters when things are done their way instead of moms The young hosts get a case of coke turn on the phonograph pick up the rugs and a party is on Where there's coke there's sociability the wholesome kind the kind parents approve of 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 joe king saying or it were And remember whoever you are whatever you do wherever you may be When you think of refreshment think of coca-cola Or coca-cola makes any pause the pause that refreshes and ice cold coca-cola is everywhere