 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 Claudia come over here to the sofa a moment. I want to measure this sleeve just a second mom I'm in the middle of a sentence. Don't tell me you're still writing that one. Thank you letter. I am And I don't know what to say Honestly, you'd think Julie had no better than to send Bobby a present. Why shouldn't you send Bobby a present? But in the first place because he's not old enough to know it's a present for him And in the second place I am old enough to know that I have to write a thank-you note for a sad state of affairs indeed Therefore I wish Bobby were a little older and I were a little younger then he'd write the letter and you'd get the presents exactly Really sending a silver rattle to a baby not four months old I never heard of such a silly thing babies love rattles. It's so expensive Oh, well She never had a baby of her own so No wonder she doesn't realize that they don't know the difference between silver and celluloid Julia doesn't care whether the baby does or not she doesn't that's all that matters She really is terribly generous She's given us the most wonderful presents since we're married I was certainly lucky when I drew Julia as my husband's sister-in-law wasn't I? And I don't mean that greedy you were lucky when you drew your husband Yep, and I knew at the minute I set eyes on him. I figured right away. He was the right father for my children That's an interesting variation on an old theme What I like so much about David as a father is that he's never fatuous about it He didn't even seem impressed this morning when Bobby reached for his orange juice nothing to be impressed about Has any son of yours ever reached for his orange juice mrs. Brown? You were all the son I ever had Not very proud of you, but you reached for things in a little less than four months too All babies do All babies there's nothing precocious about it nothing at all You take the pleasure out of everything Still I expected David to be a little impressed He's not supposed to know that Bobby is just average. He's his father David's impressed Impressed that any child of yours is even average dear mama. You say the sweetest things to me Anyway, he is getting frightfully cute. Oh, David or the baby David of course He's starting to act as if he really knew what he was doing He follows me around the room with his eyes and he gurgles when I pick him up You know what? I've decided to keep him. That's good. Such a nuisance exchanging things these days Say I wonder where David is. He should be back from the village by now. Stop worrying about him Well, he's not around to hear me Hope nothing's happened now. What could have happened? Well, he only went down time to buy some tobacco. He's been gone for over half an hour David drives sensibly. He doesn't rush when there's no reason like someone I know I hope David will be proud of his son changing the subject there You know, it must be awful when a father is get back to that. Thank you. No to yours. I'm getting dizzy just finishing it love Gloria and come over here and let me measure this sleeve Mama this sweater is going to be beautiful when you're finished I hope you realize my feelings have been very hurt lately. What have I done now? You've been knitting for barbie for the last um four and nine For the last 13 months It's about time you got back to me. I'm practically threadbare Claudia stand still scratch, please Right there behind my left shoulder blade. How can I measure you if you wiggle round get get the right place mama? Right there under the left shoulder blade. Why don't you buy yourself a back scratcher? Are you resigning from your job? I am resignation not accepted Put more emotion into it mrs. Brown many David comes in. I'm going up to bed I ask you to do one little thing for me and the next thing I hear you're going up to bed Now that's enough hold out your arm. Yes, ma'am That's a pretty pose Hey David you're home. Will you stand still claudia? You just made me drop six stitches It's my husband's fault. What were you doing downtown so long? I had a rendezvous with a red head What color was your hair blonde? Oh, I love blonde red heads. David your wife is impossible Thank you. I've been trying to measure her arm for the last five minutes. She simply can't hold it still Hold your arms still. I am you're not if you don't behave properly I'll add three inches to this sweater and give it to David Hmm six inches on each side Bragging Now tell me what were you doing downtown so long? I stopped in to see a double feature. Any good? No terrible. I'm going to bed. What's the matter can't you stand my company for even five minutes mrs. Brown? You're all right alone David, but the woman you married is a little difficult to take claudia Have you been disrespectful to your poor old mother? How can you accuse me of such a thing david? You know I treat mama with the utmost respect Come on david. You haven't told me what you were doing downtown so long may as well confess david Confess what what took you so long buying a can of tobacco? You too, what your justice is inquisitive as your daughter. I inherited it from her. Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you Here it is one can of tobacco Is that all Mama I'm suspicious. I'm suspicious too What's that bulge in your coat pocket david? Mrs. Sherlock Holmes. You may as well give up david She'll nag you until you confess and if she doesn't I will darling really. I'm touched beyond words What is it? What is what? The present you bought me who said anything about bringing you a present the look in your eye the look of a man Who just bought his wife a present for no reason I didn't buy you any present For no reason. That's why I love you. You're such a liar. Oh, don't keep her in suspense. She's bursting I can't imagine what it is. I haven't been hinting for anything lately Look look now. How could I buy you a present? What store would be open to this hour of the night? The stationary store where you bought the cigar greedy, isn't she? She was feeling sorry for herself because bobby was getting all the presents for the family Well, I'm afraid you're in for an awful letdown. Isn't he sweet? I am not sweet And we were going to scold him for being out late just shows you he must never jump to conclusions now david out with it So I can go to bed All right Here it is See mama, I know my husband go on open it. It's all wrapped up so pretty Sort of heavy too Can't imagine what it is. Well, you'll never guess Well, I'm I'm certainly glad that you're not the kind of a husband david that the minute he has a son He forgets all about his wife What does that mean? Well, just that it's a waste of money to buy things for a baby Of course, it's all right for julia wasting little money buying baby a silver rattle, but I'm simply not going to allow myself any such indulgences. You're not you know this afternoon when mom and I were downtown We absolutely forbade ourselves to buy anything for bobby You did Despite of the fact that he you know, he sort of sees things now and he reaches out for them Still he's he's much too young to know how to enjoy anything Stop giving us lectures claudia and open that package Well, I just wanted to make david realize that i'm not too young for this sort of thing I and i'm not too old either Maybe you had better not open the package darling. Oh, I'm opening it david Your ear is burning while you're driving home from downtown No, not especially Mama was saying all sorts of nice things about that's not true david I didn't open my mouth claudia was doing all the talking as usual mama was saying that You were a wonderful father because you didn't dote No bobby's not much to do it about he's just like any other baby sleeping all the time eating all the time And wet all the time claudia. Will you please stop the doodling over that package? I'm going to have a nervous breakdown I'm opening it mama I'm just Side-tracked a little and give it to me. I can open the package and get side-tracked at the same time. Well, you're older than I am Here we are Last layer of paper you're going to be awfully disappointed nothing you could buy for me could ever disappoint me darling Before I look and see what it is. I just want you to know Anything you give me I love well just open the package Gosh everybody looking at me this way. I'm getting so nervous careful. You don't break anything Oh look Isn't it beautiful? It's a locomotive Exactly. It's a locomotive a black locomotive. It is That's what I wanted Isn't it? I thought you'd been ailing for one. Yes. I I've been wishing for months Somebody would give me a black locomotive. Yes, you mentioned it to me once or twice I told you you'd be disappointed. Who said anything about being disappointed And maybe this will teach you not to jump to conclusion. I don't see why you say that this is a Stunning black locomotive. It is that look here. Okay. Let me show you something It it shoots sparks out of the funnel when it rolls across the floor It does works just like a real one What will they think of next? I don't know. They certainly do think of wonderful things for toys these days. Now look at it. Look at this contraption Miraculous It's not miraculous, but it's pretty wonderful if you say so dear You're disappointed aren't you? Well, that that's the last thing I am Just because I expected it to be a present for me that I'm disappointed that it isn't ridiculous Well, that would be if it were me. Oh, no, you wouldn't No, you wouldn't not if we're a present for your son instead Yes, you're right. I I figure that every little boy ought to have a locomotive Did you say little boy david? He's four months old, isn't he? And he's he's reaching for things, isn't he well by this morning He grabbed his orange juice right out of your hand. That makes an old old man of him with a long white beard Claudia, what was that? You were saying a moment ago about david and doting. I remember all too well I am not a doting father now here Concentrate you wind it up this way There now and you put it on the floor give the shove It rolls off Hey, see the sparks starting to fly out of the smokestack. Mama, I was all wrong all wrong What about now just shows you can be married to a husband for over a year and not knowing at all What have I done now? You're not a doting father darling. You're not even a doting husband David you bought that locomotive for yourself Bought it for myself I did not Did I did you Well, if if you don't tell bobby, I'll let you play with it too When the clock strikes noon, that's the signal for a hasty bite of lunch in many households Nutritionist frown on hasty eating They suggest you sit down and relax at all meals Why not pause and lunch refreshed with ice cold coca-cola? You'll find an ice cold bottle of coke with your noonday sandwich or snack both relaxing and refreshing Oh joe, mind if I gather some information from you? Well, not at all, mrs. Brown. What's on your mind? Nothing serious. I was just wondering how many times you would bought presents for yourself Under the guise of buying them for your son Not once mrs. Brown Not twice Perhaps three times good Fathers sometimes let themselves be neglected. I can't complain about that and neither can david. I suppose Especially tomorrow and tomorrow Claudia meets jessie mason. She's the widow of the man who was killed driving into david's car. Oh And I uh, suppose it makes claudia appreciate david bought twice as much. That's the way life works Well, be seeing you mr. King. Goodbye mrs. Brown. Thanks for stopping by And remember 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 of war 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 This broadcast of claudia was supervised and directed by william brown maloney And now here's a word from your friendly neighbor who bottles coca-cola