 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 Hey, you two chefs in the kitchen Ever get my dinner tonight mama that's David calling again And I've lost my voice with this cold you answer him besides he's your husband I say this time that is your problem. Oh, you're a big help what no answer Why don't you read your newspaper darling? I have read it besides. I don't want to read I want to eat you will When I'd like to know I don't know either. He's really very patient Patient as a man can be when he's hungry. He's usually not very patient Honestly losing that can opener would have to happen just tonight. Yes when we expect company. It isn't just like life Your turn mama I knew I should have stayed in New York the carpenters took so long David Carpenters have to do with my dinner everything Hello, don't change the subject in words of one syllable the carpenters have made your dinner Practically impossible. That's nice. They left just before you came home. Would you believe it? I have to believe it They certainly stayed late. They certainly did certainly did why don't you go look at the work? They did my mama and I try to open some cans cans Yes, can are we back to our honeymoon days? I am surprised that you Mrs. Brown Don't blame me blame your cop. Honestly mama. He's very difficult, isn't he? No, he's just hungry poor man Oh that explains it darling now listen, you know how uncanned for I am as a rule Tonight we have no time to cook. No, it's not cook. Let's eat out. Oh, we can't do that either. Why not? We're expecting company. That's why not. That's something I wanted to forget What time are they coming? Practically now and it's not they. It's a sheet. No, it's our first company since we've been in Eastbrook incident Oh quite an event. Yes, then we'd better hurry. I will open the cans Just the man we've been looking for Claudia just the human can opener now would you ladies mind if I simply open the cans and Proceeded with my dinner not at all proceed You know, he must be very hungry mama using a word like proceed is beginning to look wild around the eye Please just give me the can opener and then joke all you like the joke is ha ha We can't find the spare opener, but I don't want the spare opener ha ha you don't ha ha good Very good. We can't find the spare I want my can opener the streamlined self lubricating wall bracketed can opener the one I bought myself I was afraid of that go on get it over with show it to him. I'm here while I choke you Oh, wait, what did you do with it? What did you do with it? I didn't do anything with it. Mama, you tell him David's pair The child one of the carpenters used it to cut a plank. I think you see how it's been I don't think it could open a can in this condition It couldn't even open a grape. I'll buy you another one. Thanks now. I'll put a lock on it mean time It's getting late our company will be here and we have five unopened cans for dinner Pretty messes in David look Why don't you run down to the hardware store in the corner and buy me a can opener? Not a bad idea Brilliant except that the nearest corner happens to be five miles away It's certainly convenient living in the country. It's a fine restaurant less less than five miles from here If we weren't having company, but we are you um you haven't even told me the company's name or uh is Is it a secret from the thing? She didn't tell me She just called up and said she was a neighbor and could she drop in and see us tonight I hope she's worth a can dinner. She's our first real neighbor calling on us I want to make a good impression on her personally. I'd rather eat than make impressions No, it's obvious that you two gabbling females aren't going to be any help. I will do it alone Give me the camera. Oh, the man to the rescue. There you are Now how are you going to open it? I'm going to open it with my initiative. Mama watch close David is going to open a can with his initiative that I am waiting to see I will have you know that I'm not dependent upon mere Mechanical contrivance that is good because we have many around all I need is a screwdriver and a hammer Now the object is to hit the screwdriver with the hammer and make a small hole in the top of the can In that case, I'd better go get some bandages or anything. Oh, I can't bear to look Well, can I open my eyes When nothing happened said nothing happened as a hole in the can Too bad we're not eating console man. Now this hole is just the beginning David now hurry There's our company I'll open the door at least we don't need a can opener for that Good evening Come in won't you? Well, I will indeed Your mrs. Norton I am and this is my mother mrs. Brown. Good evening. Oh, what a pleasure mrs. Brown and your mr. Norton No, I am Come right in It certainly is a pleasure to welcome you all to our little community. We're very glad to be here Oh, won't you sit down? Oh, no, I never sit down. Oh, you know, I have the time for that But you do now, please come on. Oh, thank you. You too mrs. Brown mr. Norton Thank you very much on on on which side of us do you live mrs. Dear I live at the other end of Eastbrook all together. Oh, I thought you were a neighbor I mean, I I know what you mean, but well, no we are miles between us But we are neighbors like that. It's a nice sentiment mrs. And you you are city people aren't you we like to think we were No, I see Well, have you heard who I am? I'm afraid we haven't well then right off. I'll tell you I am the happy woman. Oh That's nice Yes, yes very nice indeed If you didn't believe me But that's only because you haven't heard about I guess maybe that well then I better explain to you now many places all Over this great big country of ours have a happy woman Now they may be called by different names, but the spirits and the thoughts the same I've come to welcome you to our happy little community. Oh Now I understand Everything really a neighbor at all. I mean not only and they know I'm more than a neighbor I am the representative of all your neighbors in the community Very convenient for the rest of the community and mother Not keeping it from anything. I suppose you've had your dinner. Oh Of course such as it was Anyway, I won't keep it a second. Oh, please don't rush on darling. Now I just want to give you some little gift is and then I vanish into the night Little gift is now these are the nicest presents. We've had to give away in five years We picked a good time to move up teeth growth didn't we David? But we picked a terrible time to have dinner, you know, it's taking you such a long time to move in We've all just been dying of curiosity. Oh, have we dying of hunger now Let's see what I have in my gift that I can hardly wait darling Would you know the first I have is for mr. Nocton David for you? I'm ready Here it is here it is. It's that it's a fuse Well Well, well, well, well, well, well, well, isn't that nice as I live and breathe just what I want Well fuses are very handy. I knew you wouldn't refuse it I hope the fuse is worth it. Oh mr. Not and this is the most perfect little fuse you ever had And it comes with the compliments of PJ mom's. He's our hardware man. You know in the in Eastbrook Center PJ Mom's I've seen his tour. Oh, yeah, right next to the hospital. You must drop in He has an excellent line of hardwood mama remember that and now present from Mrs. Naughton or Perhaps from Mrs. Brahma. I can't decide for it. Oh, give it to mama. Oh, no by all means to my daughter Mrs. Oh just call me the happy woman. Well, well for either one of you ladies I have to what are they my dear their samplers from the nitty shop Oh, of course, they know this isn't the whole samplers just the pattern you do it yourself And you buy all the yarns of the shop mama first thing in the morning. David you'll come along We're if you'll excuse me a moment. I just remembered. I have to go Don't be in hurry. I've got lots more presents for you David darling. You could be busy a little later Oh, man. They're so impatient Here's a little present for the whole house. Well, you've done quite enough for us. Really you have we couldn't accept another thing What else have mama now with the compliments of mr. Arnold the very best grocery in town a Brand new chromium pleated can opener. Did you say can opener? That's what I thought I heard I too and if you need any cans to open with it mr. Arnold gross it'll be very happy to sell them to you. Well, you thank mr. Arnold will be in the sea and but for tonight we have our cans ready and waiting. No, you're so appreciate them And I'm so glad I came so are we in spite of you're not really being a neighbor And you've done me a very great personal favor. Mrs. I have you proved to my wife that the country is much more convenient than the city. I I have yes in the city if she needed a can opener She had to go to the hardware store on the corner, but here in the country the corner comes to her David. That's true I have done that you have indeed Wasn't that nice to me? Well, well, I'm so glad we've all met each other And that you like my little gift is and it will now fuel excuse me I'll climb back into my little car and all I'll go into the night. Well, good night. Good night. Good night. And thank you Good night. Good night. David, she's gone Now we could go to a restaurant and have a real dinner go to a restaurant Yeah with this beautiful little can opener in the house. I should say not mama. He's mad on the contrary I wouldn't dream of insulting our first semi-neighbor who came to call and left such Pretty little Gifties, you're right Claudia. He is mad Well, brandish my trust in you can open there and say follow me ladies to the kitchen To be hospitable any dictionary will tell you is to be friendly Corgio to receive guests with a generous display of goodwill But the generosity of spirit mentioned by websters and funk and wagnols Needing involved generous expenditures of hard-earned money A gracious smile and plenty of ice cold coca-cola define hospitality by anybody standards Well that visit turned out to be quite a surprise. Didn't it mr. King? It certainly was it wasn't what and who I expected though At first we were all a little disappointed that our guest wasn't just a plain guest But in the end it turned out better this way. Oh things have a way of doing that. I hope you're right You see, I'm going to be leaving claudia again on monday going back to new york Yes, I must and I hope it turns out best for claudia that way Well, she's going to be awfully sorry to see you go. I know I'm not looking forward to saying goodbye at the station, but well, that's for monday See you then mrs. Brown See you then mr. King As I was about to say 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 olivar and remember Whoever you are whatever you do wherever you may be When you think of refreshment think of coca-cola For coca-cola makes any pause the pause that refreshes and ice cold coca-cola is everywhere These programs star catherine bard is claudia and paul crabtree is david 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