 Your Coca-Cola bottler presents Claudia Claudia based on the 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 Well, here's LaGuardia Airport. We'll meet him again where we check in I'm always very suspicious about people who go running off of my suitcase that way I always think I had to say goodbye to it, but I'm never gonna see it again You'll see it again. Don't worry. How do you know because that's the way it's arranged I know it's arranged that way, but that doesn't mean it's gonna happen that way Doesn't look darling the airline people have it all worked out just so it will be arranged that way what I don't know What you've got me so confused. I don't know what I'm trying to say I don't see why you're so excited David. You told me all night that Chicago isn't really very far It's just like going to Bronxville or Where is Bronxville anyway? Bronxville is in West Chester County. Why do I fall for these questions? Now just tag along with me and when I talk to official-looking people, I'll be very happy if you will try Try not to interrupt. I'll try. That's a step in the right direction Maybe I should leave home more often you leave home once every day and that's enough for both of us say David Let's start saying goodbye. Goodbye Is that all you have another ten minutes? My watch was wrong. It's only seven by that clock over there Only seven minutes that isn't fair. I had ten minutes of goodbye already And now I've got one two three minutes left over and I don't know what I'm gonna do with it Save it for the next time I go away. There isn't gonna be a next time is there? No Next time you won't be sick Dr. Williams won't mind if I roll you up in a blueprint and take you along. I'm not sick now David Can I come along? You're not coming period attention, please flight 239 for Washington Winston Salem Savannah Jacksonville in Miami now ready for loading at gate seven. Is that you? Injury what they said Washington Winston Salem. That's in the south. You think Chicago's down south I thought it was on the other side of the Mississippi, isn't it? I think you're thinking of the swanee and it isn't oh This is exciting You know I like to come here sometime when you aren't going away so I could really enjoy it you might find it very educational Where are you hurrying to now? I'm giving up your geography lesson, and I'm going over there to check in where What do you have to do that for so the airplane people know I'm here can't they just see it when they look at you I don't know why everything has to be so complicated It has to be complicated so they know that the plane isn't overloaded when they try to take off How can it be overloaded? I thought there were just so many seats. Are you sure you've never been up in an airplane quite? I can't quite believe that anyone could ask such ignorant questions without knowing the answers I don't think I ever bothered to say so, but I was the first woman to fly to the moon Do tell how is the cheese green? Why are you standing in this line? This is the checking-in line. Oh my suitcase will be along in a minute. They're going to weigh it You really think it's going to find us? It's a very intelligent baggage. It's full of books and blueprints attention Please announcing flight 647 first section for Boston now loading at 8.7. Is that yours David? Not unless the wind is stronger than I think it is Hard for me to believe that there's strong winds way up in the sky Looks so quiet and stately David, are you sure you're gonna be all right? Now look darling. It's it's just like taking a street car It's awfully high up for a street car. They have built them high nowadays. Oh Say You're not going to be silly about this. Are you no sillier than you are for not taking me to Chicago in the first place I didn't tell you to be a hero the other day I nearly get yourself in trouble And I certainly didn't put dr. Williams up to ordering you to stay at home You just wanted to go sailing off to Chicago all by yourself like a hawk or something more like an eagle Gold and eagle just be sure you don't come back like a bald one Impossible I'm only going to be away a couple of days. That's what you said yesterday But your suitcase looked awfully big when you packed it this morning. Now. Here's the checking-in line Where is the suitcase the suitcase? It'll be there when we're at the head of the line Announcing flight 986 non-stop for st. Louis now loading passengers at gate four non-stop to st. Louis Now that that isn't it either good morning. Oh good morning. I'm David not now have a reservation on the 945 for Chicago Good morning Good morning miss. Oh, it's all right. We're together. You also are booked on the 945. Oh, no But I wish I was were one reservation for Chicago on flight 644 name of David Norton One moment, please She's gone. She's gone. She went to check up on things. I suppose. Are you sure it isn't going to be too windy? Oh, I wish you were taking a street car if I were you wouldn't be seeing me again for two months That wouldn't matter after two days. I won't be able to feel anything anyway Announcing the arrival of flight 543 from the Azores in Lisbon with connecting flights from Paris, Rome and Marseille That's not me either Will they tell everybody when you come back or don't they care about a little thing like Chicago? They will if they know you're listening. It's gonna be fun. What happened to the girl we were talking to she's Disappeared they always disappeared Isn't she sort of icy? Here she comes I'm Mr. Norton. I'm afraid there's been some mistake the reservation desk has no record of your reservation They haven't I'm sorry Reservation says that we're without a vacancy on 644 the earliest we can get you off to Chicago is 1150 on flight 1236 That's two hours. What a wonderful. Goodbye. We're going to have hello, but that won't do I'll I'll have to be in Chicago for a one o'clock conference. Why did you have it at one o'clock next Monday? So I can go with you. Isn't there anything you can do? I'm sorry, Mr. Norton Well, of course, Mr. Norton, there's a possibility your reservation is on another line I just assumed that it was on this one I believe the universal just across the terminal has a flight 654 at 948 perhaps your reservation is with them Must be Look at that line in front of their desk. I'd never get through it in time I believe I can take you through the line Mr. Norton, but you'll have to hurry I didn't think you could do that. I'm just going off duty and I'll be happy to do it for you David wait for me. We still haven't said goodbye And at the last minute we'll be so busy we'll forget to I won't forget Right now we've got to keep up with our damsel in distress No, that's wrong. You're the damsel in distress or a reasonable facsimile Funny, I didn't think she was the type to help just any old damsel in distress, did you? Just tall dark and masculine ones Well, if you really want to make a point of it, I don't see why you're so embarrassed Barist who's embarrassed? I'm proud. You're the kind and man other women want to help out of trouble I wouldn't want you any other way. Oh, you don't get into too much trouble down now. Claudia Don't be ridiculous I don't see why you should get so upset just because your own wife says you're a very handsome man And you're especially attractive when you're distracted if you'd know what I mean Claudia, please Announcing the departure of flight 690 for Los Angeles Passengers now loading at gate 8 No, that isn't me. Are you sure? I suppose you want me to parachute out when the plane goes over Chicago Did they let you? All I want to know now is whether they'll let me on board Now we're all alone except for several thousand other people And maybe David, this is a good time to start saying goodbye Perfect Goodbye, darling Is that all you're going to say? It's a beginning Doesn't sound like a beginning Are you going to miss me? What do you think? Oh, Mr. Norton, here's your ticket Yes? But uh, well, what about your baggage? I assumed you had baggage Baggage? I had a suitcase, isn't it there? I told you it wouldn't be, but I'm not going to remind you of that It isn't there? Well, not a sign of it Well, they must have put it over at your checking desk You see, you haven't got such an intelligent suitcase after all Why it isn't even bright enough to be a half box Announcing the departure of flight number 444 Nonstop for Chicago Now loading passengers, gate 3 That's yours, isn't it? No, miss, that's ours Mr. Norton's flight won't be announced for several minutes more Well, I've just time to attend to your suitcase It'll be checked right through for you, Mr. Norton Thank you, thank you very much I hope we may have the pleasure of helping you again, Mr. Norton Ourselves Well The airline, I mean Oh, yes, the airline Goodbye, Mr. Norton Goodbye, miss, have a good flight I'm afraid she thought you were my sister, my younger sister But she was very efficient I wonder what happens to the poor suitcases that don't belong to attractive men I bet they never get on the right plane That has nothing to do with it She was just being helpful Darling, I wouldn't have it any other way Only if she hadn't been so nice, then you would have missed the plane And no, I don't wish that either That's better This is the first moment we have had debris Since we found we were standing in the wrong line Announcing the departure of flight 454 Nonstop for Chicago Now loading at gate 2 I know Your hat sound crooked Thanks I'll fix it myself And let me fix it I don't want to be picturing you for the next two days With your hat on crooked Picture me without a hat on at all And your tie, I want that to be straight too I'll picture you standing just the way you are With your hands at my throat Make me sound dangerous You are terribly dangerous I am You are a menace to freedom You take away about 98% of the fun of going to Chicago Are you going to be terribly miserable? Abject I won't stop crying till we fly over Indianapolis And then I'll sob all the rest of the way I must be awful But I'd be a lot happier if you were going to cry all the way to Chicago I'm going to ball all the way home Serves you right Are you going to dream about me? I certainly am You have no idea how funny you look in my dreams Your tie is still crooked You just fixed it I know, but it's crooked the other way David, hurry back I haven't even left yet And keep away from pretty girls on street cars or I'll scratch all their eyes I am Tough guy, aren't you Mrs. Knott? David, I'm afraid I'm not tough enough Yes, I'm not very tough either Announcing the departure of flight number 694 for a new audience, non-stop The passenger is now loading, gate number one Sure, they haven't announced my plane yet Positive, I certainly would have heard it So would I They haven't announced anything since you started looking for the suitcase Except they announced the other plane to Chicago a second time A second time? I wonder Claudia, come on How do you know which way? It's got to be this way, it's around here And down there That's right That must be where those people are David, I think you'll make it Barely Well, here we are Don't ever go away again Here's till I get back Now please, don't do anything wrong See you in 46 hours David We still haven't said goodbye But darling, I know we'll never really have to This broadcast of Claudia was supervised and directed by William Brown Maloney What a pleasure it is to have the sort of home people love to enter A home where hospitality beckons and good cheer prevails Such homes are many in our fortunate land Youngsters crowd in after school or play for an ice cold coke The older generation says, have a coke at any hour Always sure there's a bountiful supply cooling in your refrigerator How's your stock of Coca-Cola? 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