 Your Coca-Cola bottler presents 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 why don't you answer me? God you never give me a chance. That's a good reason. Well, anyway David! What do you want? I want to know when are you coming down from upstairs? In a moment Why what do you want? Nothing. Nothing? Nothing. You've been howling your head off for me to come down for nothing? If you let me finish I just want to tell you there's no reason for you to rush darling You plenty of time to get to this station. We happen to be early today imagine. I'm so glad you told me Thank you very much. You're so welcome my love. Claudia what is all this shouting about? Nothing mama I thought at least the Indians were coming. What Indians where? I didn't come to answer your pixie questions I never pixie mom. I tell you that Fritz says it's freezing out today Probably the coldest day we've had so far if you go our dress warmly. I wasn't that thoughtful. Look Fritz He really is so sweet did look sort of cold out of the window and I say Mama, how do you think David looks looks the same? Why doesn't look a little tired to you Well, he's been working very hard lately on the eye muting in the winter isn't easy exactly then you do think he looks Oh, Claudia stuck commuting makes for an awfully long day for him now, doesn't it doesn't seem to mind too much Well, he wouldn't admit it if he did He's slept so restlessly all night when I asked him this morning how he slept. He said fine His privilege He certainly hates taking care of himself that man He hates it even worse when I try and do it for him a very normal reaction You should be grateful that David's not a Nambi Pambi man. Mama. I wouldn't have married him if you were Nambi Pambi But being unnambi Pambi has his problems too. Stop worrying about him You're a fine one. That's advice. That's rarely followed and a person loves someone as much as I love David. I Think I'll go out and see if he's dressing warmly. Oh, oh, I'll just pass Fritz's message on to him I'll be my most tactful Claudia Stop worrying about me mom it doesn't pay remember Say David are you up here now David listen? I didn't come up for nothing I came up for a purpose a purposeful female causes men to duck and duck I came up to tell you it is Freezing how do you know if you've been out? No, but Fritz hasn't it's so freezing He even thought it worthwhile to let us in on it. What do you think David? I saw the Danes running around their breath was smoking cigars and what's more the paper said it'd be freezing out today Good for the paper although according to the paper's record that probably means we'll have a heat wave today Yeah, probably while the statistics no reason Well, it was awfully sweet of you darling come all the way up to the bedroom to tell me it was freezing out today Thanks a million David Pardon my asking, but are you wearing woolen socks? What's it to you? Not much, but I hate a man with cold feet. It's too bad sort of lenitude, isn't it? You will have cold feet if you don't wear woolen socks today. Do you want me to hate you? Oh, you wouldn't do that would you? Well, I'm my old David now listen, please wear woolen socks stop being so stubborn How do you know I'm not wearing woolen socks? Then why don't you say so in the first place because it's none of your business Marvels me the way you decide. What's my business and what's your business? Well my feet are my business And if you catch cold, I suppose that's your business if I catch cold and that's my business too Haha, now if you want to stay home and have to stay home complain around the house and if I have a cold I will not stay home and complain around the house Oh, you'd rather go to that office and have me worry about you all day I certainly would I'd much rather fine way to behave I must say a very noble Upstanding way to behave that's the way I behave and that's final David what are we arguing about you don't have cold? Have you? We're not arguing The one thing has to be clear if I have a cold or not. It's my business. Do you have a cold? I have not but David you just I said I said absolutely Nothing of the sort all right you said nothing of the sort, but I distinctly heard you say that that you Is that why you slept badly? David please don't look at me that way the only way you deserve to be looked at all right you win you win I will say another word about it Just one more you know general reminder as I said it is freezing out And it's a long way to the station and a long way to New York and a long way So I suppose you want me to wear my long woolen underwear David that's a brilliant idea. Why don't you go jump on gee hoser you can't possibly mind there because you suggest Now go away go away. Is it about you and taking care of yourself anyway? Well, I don't need you to tell me how that's what well That's not the way it looks to me. What do you think I did all those years before we were mad? Simply shudder to think you must have frizzed all winter and burled all summer Exactly David what's the matter you too good to wear a sweater much too good I'm even too good to catch cold fried go up before a fall David why do you keep talking about cold? You sure you don't have one? No, I had to go and open my big mouth Now leave me alone. I want to tie my tie and I can't I know you can't do it while we're talking. Oh Listen David, why don't you put on a woolen tie? Why to keep my Adam's apple warm even stylish darling so becoming to you. Oh Oh David look at the frost on the windows like hardly see out trees are all ice lovely, isn't it? Sorry, I'm certainly glad. I'm not a bird on a day like this. Oh Look at some puddles of ice on the lawn. Oh Makes me cold just look at it pull down the shade your hands are cutting no ice with me I was only talking to myself You look very handsome in that tie if I do say so myself Are you ready? I'm just taking my tobacco powder. Oh, I hope it'll snow soon. It'll just have to snow on Christmas Or I'll never forgive him Forgive who? Who the weatherman of course you certainly are pixelated this morning here. I'll say goodbye to you here Oh, no, I will not say goodbye to you here. I know you you want me to come down so you can sneak out without your overcoat On earth you take me far anyway a fool. No, not exactly just a man You you really think I I want to go outside Improperly dressed for the winter air half-robed and underclothed Shivers well, I don't think you really want to David But I think you're torn between being manly and being sensible And I just don't see why you can't be manly and sensible both Besides, which you're perfectly manly just the way you are Have you finished? No, but I guess I better stop now I bet your heart broken that fur lined and raccoon coats went out of style for me Oh, you look gorgeous in a raccoon David. I don't really think your winter coats Now I'm not buying another one this year now, then you don't think it's heavy either Will you stop putting words in my mouth darling? I know how you hate being sick and I just thought and they do say an ounce of Prevent I don't mind an ounce, but a ton is too much and put that muffler down mrs. Norton. Oh I didn't realize I have enough around my neck without a muffler. How'd you like a couple of arms for a couple of arms to a muffler? The clothes and you're choking. I just want you to know that I love you. I know you love me and you're choking me I want to apologize. Yeah, I know you take the nag to get you to do anything even then you'll do it The eternal cry of a woman She wasn't a nag when she married him, but her husband made her what she is today Then you are accusing me of being a nag. Well, just for a seasoning. I Forgive you. How lenient you are. I think you'd be really happy if I left the house every morning looking like a Stuff teddy bear. Oh that'd be sweet. Couple of sweaters under my jacket fur-lined coats And I'd be all hunched up and couldn't move Glosses on my feet and earmuffs on my ear and fleece-lined gloves on my hat Whoo, suppose you think that's how the well-dressed males you'd be out that that that's that's going a little too far That's exaggerate What you gonna put on your rubbers my rubbers what for a rubber? I don't wear out. Well, you said it was icy out ice might melt by the time you come home Well good, then it'll be one. Yes. Good, and you'll get your feet wet. That'll be fine Oh David listen everybody wears robbers one is well out even husband's even then love isn't wearing his rubbers And he's not wearing them. I won't besides I'm I'm bigger than he is. I give up when you got whimsical I give up good. I'll have to get whimsical more often. Don't I hate whimsical. So do I but you drive me to it Well, come on. I don't drive you into anything else three. Nope. I'm ready to brave the elements You see you admit it's going to take courage Every time I open my mouth I put my foot in it. Hey, maybe that's why you don't want to wear rubbers Well, it's a pretty good reason Oh, listen, you'll be coming back on the usual train. Yeah, I expect so And I wish it were tonight If you were coming back darling, I'd have nice hot cup of tea on the coffee table and a fire in the heart And your tweed jacket on the chair would be so lovely. No, it sounds almost worth coming home tonight. You know, you're an awful nuisance You know it. Yeah, I know it but for some reason I have a soft spot in my heart for you Well, it's nice of you to say so I'll confess something else, too. What else? I don't like you're worrying about me, but on the other hand, I Like you're worrying about me. I know what you mean David I just don't say it. Don't say it darling listen to the wind You know how you hate to have a cold and you know you're gonna. Yeah, I've been listening to the wind the past 15 minutes I should have left five minutes ago instead of being so nice if you do catch when you'll probably blame it all on me Probably will that's why I that's why I Yes, go on. I David I sneezed. How clever of you Because then he's again Darling You don't think you're catching cold of course not why should I be I bet that's why you've been so apprehensive about Nothing to do with that. What do you feel? Do you have a temperature? David honestly kind of person sneeze. Hey, maybe you ought to go back to bed and drink some hot tea Mustard plaster certainly will not when I at least don't go out of the house today. It's very cold David you kindly stop treating me like a baby or as if I didn't have any sense. I still don't like the way you sneeze does The headache you got any temperature? heaven Dave mm-hmm. Are you the way I sound when you sneeze? Yes, I Guess I am but but I'm serious David I will make a bargain with you. Well, I'll leave you alone David Always forever. I'll leave you absolutely alone if you only leave me alone Well, it does sound inviting you mean that that that that is a deal It's a deal if you're feeling all right if I'm feeling our own David believe me All I did was just just Yeah, it was intact any good neighbor policy consists of friendly give and take of hospitality pleasantly shared Ice-cold Coca-Cola makes such hospitality easy as soon as those frosty bottles appear welcome is in the air Or truly where there's coke. There's hospitality Well, who do you think Mrs. Brown? Well, not David I hope Claudia'd be impossible and so would he no not David. You're safe Claudia's not catching cold either. I better go and see what's going on. Had nothing's going on believe me Mrs. Brown Claudia and David are perfectly healthy good. Oh, I wasn't the least bit worried Of course not Same as a brand. Do you smell snow in the air snow? Well, I'm not much of a weather vane. I'm afraid Yep, that's snow are coming ought to be here for Monday first snow is very exciting All right, Mrs. Brown 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 of war 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 The parts of Claudia and David on this program were played by Catherine Bard and Paul Crabtree and The entire production is supervised and directed by William Brown Maloney And now here's a word from your friendly neighbor who bottles Coca-Cola