 as honest Harold the homemaker honest Harold the homemaker has a problem in his own home his young cousin Raymond has been living with him for several months now and he is still out of a job in fact he has never been in a job you said it and so this morning judge Hardy that is honest Harold has decided to have a man-to-man talk with the boy Raymond I think it's about time we had a little chat all right cousin Harold thank you very much now about your future my boy now here you are 22 years old and you still don't have a profession well I played the saxophone that's not a profession that's a misfortune I'm talking about a regular job I made $10 playing at the Oaks Christmas dance and I'm gonna play there again next Christmas working once a year isn't much of a job well it's steady I look my boy there's another reason why you should be thinking of a career you know you have a girl now you and little glory are sort of going steady yeah and someday maybe you'll want to settle down and get married yeah and Raymond you can't support a wife just playing at the Oaks dance every Christmas maybe they'll have a dance on Thanksgiving Raymond I'm trying to be serious now you listen to me now after you and Gloria get married you're gonna want to settle down build a little home and then you'll have children one two three I'll see you later cousin Harold where are you going I'm gonna get a job if Gloria can have all those children by golly I'm gonna support them Raymond's a father I'll connect you good morning Glory good morning Harold I was just talking to a friend of yours Raymond Raymond yes we were just having a serious talk about marriage they're gonna make laughing boy and many Raymond oh fit as a cello you know Gloria I think I've convinced him he should go out and get a steady job oh thank you I think you're awfully sweet Harold and I know somebody else who thinks you're sweet oh who's that my mother wouldn't it be wonderful if I had a father like you father like me Gloria your mother's a fine woman coming down here to the station this morning yes she's going to bring me my lunch but Harold I think she's really coming down to see you I'm sorry Gloria but I can't see her I'm gonna be very busy I mean busy what's that train from Charlieville must be pulling in hello Mrs. O'Day see you around the first of May you're always joking that's what you think and here's your lunch Gloria thank you mother and I brought a cookie for you Mr. Hem a macaron a macaron sweet to the sweet you know well guess I better be going Mr. Hem I had the cutest dream last night dream yes about hunting I was the hunter and you were the helpless antelope you were standing there by a waterhole your nose to the wind I crept upon you closer closer I raised my gun bang but I missed you but the next shot I got you then then I took you home in my car draped over the fender I'm gonna find another waterhole give me a home Raymond's found a job well that is wonderful but kind of a job is it mother he's selling warble where warble what it's a pots and pans and then he's selling a pressure cooker too oh I see I guess that makes Raymond a high-pressure salesman and I suppose he'll talk to his customers mother I've got Raymond's demonstration set out in the kitchen why don't you come out and see yeah all right I will mother there's the pressure cooker of the stove see it has such an odd name mother why do they call it warble where well while it cooks it whistles at you oh my goodness their slogan is when your warble where cooker burst into song you know that dinner won't be long Henry Wadsworth warble where what's that the pressure cooker is about to burst into song oh sweet mystery of life isn't that pretty sounds like Jeanette McDonald and a high wind oh there's Raymond hi cousin Harold Raymond my boy congratulations on your new job oh thanks but what are you gonna do with that saxophone I thought I'd play a duet with the pressure cooker Raymond never mind your music now you should be out selling this kitchenware I can't until I find somebody to give a warble where party a warble where what yeah you have to get somebody to invite guests to their home for dinner then I cook the dinner on warble where to demonstrate it well why aren't you out looking for prospects well I don't know anybody who'd give a dinner for six people oh well it shouldn't be hard to find somebody Raymond why I bet I could dig up a prospect in no time gee thanks cousin Harold what it's sure nice of you to find somebody for me but you're a swell guy but oh well what the heck might as well help you get started my boy there goes the warble where listen to this cousin Harold I'll take the obligato oh brother cousin Raymond is warble where steamy six pressure cooker singing our sweet mystery of life what do they think of next I'm glad I didn't play the Tennessee Waltz line-up doc repeat for Raymond my little cupcake today cupcake isn't that sweet this morning I was a macaroon the adora yes how would you like to give a dinner some night oh you mean a cozy little dinner for just you and me well you and me and warble where warble where is that a girl you know I'm very jealous oh no no he's sort of a cowboy singer yeah he warbles on the range what are you talking about I don't know adora yes I want to ask you a question have you ever thought about buying a set of kitchen utensils might come in handy one of these days why Harold what what a cute way to propose no sudden you will have to give me time to think it over time oh sure take all the time you want to see in the spring good bye mind marrying the adora though there's no use rushing things think I'll drop in and see Pete the marshal that I can talk him into giving a dinner he loves to eat hello Pete old friend you look like a gourmet how's that boy never mind Pete have you made any plans for dinner tonight why no I ain't Harold you know there's nothing like having your friends over for a home-cooked meal well Harold that's real sweet of you what asking me to your house for dinner wait a minute Pete you don't understand I'm not asking you to dinner oh then your mother oh Harold she's a wonderful woman she's true blue and a yard why watch it Pete tell her not to fix anything fancy boy I'll just take potluck if Pete would you listen to me a minute I'm talking about a dinner for warble where oh is he gonna be there too sounds like you'll have quite crowd no Pete warble where is a singing pressure cooker oh sure I saw him on television this thing all mixed up warble where is a trade name well I had a name like that I'd trade it too let me explain oh sure Harold I just remember I can't come to your dinner tonight there's my night to play peanut with the prisoner but yeah but thanks for the invite boy and give my best to mr. warble where yes I'll tell him goodbye what a character hope the old horse doctors it I'll be right with you I'm just giving a cold pill to my French poodle Pierre French poodle Pierre are you ready Pierre open for your mouth silver play here comes you feel better run along now listen to your Maurice Chevalier record I hate to break up this musical appreciation hour doc but cousin Raymond's got a job selling cooking utensils now I'm trying to help him get started oh that's not I'm looking for somebody you'll give a dinner party for six so Raymond can demonstrate the utensils and sell some to the guests oh well Harold you don't have to look any further I'd be glad to give a dinner party you were though that's wonderful when a fella needs a friend all he has to do is call on good old dog yes very nice yeah doc yeah and she's always there with a helping hand yes doc you're swell yes sir when the night is dark and you're looking for a lighthouse all right doc who are you gonna invite to the dinner why my animals you're what just tell Raymond not to cook anything fancy for the kittens just some wielded catnip salad doc and for my horse silver moon a box of weedy yeah just bring a little alfalfa over it doc you don't have to cook the thing for Arthur my goat he'll just eat the kitchen where the brains of an airdale why thank you I guess I'm a big help to Raymond too I certainly didn't Harold cousin Harold hello Raymond Raymond I'm afraid I know Harold I got some wonderful news I've got somebody to give a warble weird dinner for me tonight well that's fine my boy congratulations there's just one thing wrong what's that well I'm supposed to cook the meal for the guests I can't cook oh well don't let that bother you cuz Raymond I'm a good cook since his first job means so much to you my boy I'll go along and help you tonight you will is that a promise thanks Harold all right my boy by the way who's giving the dinner party glory his mother Mrs. O'Day Raymond I can't go there tonight she thinks it's open season on antelopes promise I know I promise if you don't help me I'll lose my job on the first day all right Raymond I'll be an antelope oh thanks a lot what'll we have for dinner I don't know I hope it isn't venison he will return for the second act of our story honest Harold in just a moment CBS wishes to remind you that the Joe Lewis Freddie Bechore fight in Detroit will be heard exclusively on this network later this evening Russ Hodges will be at the ringside to bring you the story of the Brown Bombers second step along the comeback trail on CBS's Bing Crosby show this evening Fred Astaire will be the special guest a promised highlight being a special Astaire Crosby version of the thing the Bing Crosby show and the Joe Lewis Freddie Bechore battle will be heard on most of these same CBS stations and now back to Harold Perry as honest Harold the homemaker well it's the night of the big warble where dinner party at the home of Gloria's mother Mrs. O'Day this is one dinner Harold would like to miss but he has promised cousin Raymond that he'll go along and cook the meal it's late afternoon now and we find our reluctant chef driving to Mrs. O'Days with Raymond gee cousin Harold I don't know how to thank you for helping me out tonight all right my boy but don't forget you promise to help me out Gloria's mother is a nice woman but I just don't want to be left alone with her in the kitchen I used to stay close to me okay when I'm cooking the dinner don't you go lollyganging off somewhere with Gloria you stick with me every minute don't worry I'll be right behind you I don't want you behind me I want you in front of me gee I hope I sell a lot of warble wear tonight yeah I hope so too Raymond you got your little sales talk already yeah I memorized it out of the sales manual yeah let's see right after dinner I get up and say ladies and gentlemen I hope you've all enjoyed your wobble wear dinner cook the knees find utensils hold up pot what you're talking to me then make following humorous remark to put guests in good frame of mind that's good use warble wear and there will always be a smile on your pan wait for laugh ladies and gentlemen there is absolutely no obligation for you to buy warble wear but never mind here we are thank goodness come on Raymond you carry the pots and pans all right see I've got the food vegetables potatoes boiling beef horseradish mustard be careful don't drop that pressure cooker it might crack its voice remember Raymond stick close to me I don't want to be left alone with that old why what a pleasant surprise yeah cousin Harold's gonna cook the dinner for me Mrs. O'Day oh how charming mr. hemp you come like an ancient Egyptian bringing Oriental delicacies to the Queen oh just a new England boiled in her Egyptian what she means that's Raymond come on Sahid help miss O'Day Raymond and I had better go right in the kitchen and get started yeah follow me the kitchen lies to the east I should have stayed in the West here we are thank you lovely kitchen now you probably have a lot of things to do Mrs. O'Day don't let us detain you oh no no no no I haven't a thing to do I just stay here and buzz around hope she doesn't come in for a landing you stay close to me Raymond okay hello Gloria I'm in the kitchen hi Raymond hi Gloria it's really you and it's really you yeah and this is really me now that you got that settle so we get started Raymond oh Raymond yes Gloria would you like to look at the magic lantern pictures but don't you have to look at those in a dark room come on Gloria I'll be right back cousin Harold Raymond Raymond come back oh let them go mr. hemp after all you were young one I was never that young and besides you don't need Raymond oh I'll help you cook the dinner trapped come on now here here's your little apron but Mrs. O'Day I really don't need an apron come on now we'll slip it on that's right now now I'll tie it around your waist Mrs. O'Day you're tickling me oh you look so cute in ruffles and the color brings out the brown in your eyes she goes Raymond well now shall we start the dinner uh if you put the pressure cooker on the stove yeah all right now then let's see oh my you have everything prepared that's me all right now first we'll pop in the meat then we'll pop in the vegetables I'd like to pop out of here now now we turn on the heat oh yeah uh mr. hemp you and I are cooking with gas mr. hemp what do you feel anything huh I'm very psychic you know psychic yes and right now I'm feeling vibrations you are yes oh the signals are coming in very strong well maybe it's a ship in distress no no no no mr. hemp I think I think the vibrations are coming from you you know when two people are in tune they vibrate together they do yes mr. hemp right now you and I are vibrating on the same wavelength oh brother I'd better change my channel oh my goodness there goes warble wear oh listen it's playing our song zonk at the last I found the sounds like she's coming to a boil the job selling vacuum cleaner I guess the dinner's about cooked thank goodness mrs. o day finally got out of the kitchen vibrations she's probably upstairs adjusting her antenna oh certainly been buzzing around me good thing Theodora wasn't here to see us she's a pretty jealous girl oh must be the dinner guests arriving wonder who they are oh good evening mrs. o day he gods it's doc complimented the evening mrs. o day oop I might have known it Pete wonder who else he invited it was very nice of you to ask me mrs. o day Theodora she sees me out here wearing mrs. o day's apron she'll really be jealous I better get out of this thing hmm here comes somebody you see what I see don't you look cute in that apron now look you cook the dinner all by yourself hildegard I just noticed something doc hildegard got a mustache oh it's quiet I don't want Theodora to know that I'm out here oh I get it boy you're we understand what you don't want her to catch you playing house with mrs. o day I'm not playing house were there smoke there's fire boy yeah this this kitchen's pretty smoky that's the pressure cooker well I don't play mrs. o day for falling for you you look mighty fetching in gingham will you cut that out Theodora's coming in here guess she found out about you mrs. o day Romeo yeah I wouldn't want to be in your apron boy come on Pete let it get out of here before the battle starts yeah fine friends what am I going to do maybe I could hide in the oven pretend I'm a baked potato why arrow oh hello Theodora what are you doing in mrs. o day's kitchen now Theodora I can explain everything just came over to cook dinner for mrs. o day I mean I'm helping cousin warble where sal reyman mmm that is Raymond sal warble where Theodora please don't be jealous jealous she's getting hysterical what are you laughing at you look so funny in that apron oh I do and you thought I was jealous he's you and ruffle I thought she'd be jealous maybe she doesn't like me as much as I thought well I don't care at least mrs. o day likes me we vibrate on the same frequency oh hello mrs. o day I must talk to you about us about us yes remember I said we were in tune with each other yeah I was receiving your vibration yeah well it was all a mistake why yes I just realized something the vibrations weren't coming from you at all they were coming from the pressure cooker oh well I hope you and warble where I'll be very happy this turned out to be slaving over a sink full of dirty dishes I'll be ruin my nails everybody else is having a good time and listen to them laughing Theodora is probably still laughing at me oh well cousin Harold hello Raymond guess what I just sold three sets of warble where well that's wonderful my boy and I owe it all to you cousin Harold thanks a lot that's all right glad to do it Raymond why don't you come in and join the party oh thanks I'll just stay here and finish the dishes you run along have a good time okay glory is waiting for me I'll see you later well anyway I'm glad I helped little Raymond better get these pots and pans washed go home well I'm gonna get out of tonight as dishpan hands a sweet mystery of life at last I found you hello Harold good evening miss Theodora are you going to stay out here in the kitchen all night sorry but hildegard has to do her dishes you please hand me the brillo Harold please don't be angry I didn't mean to hurt your feelings that's all right I think it's wonderful you're doing all this for Raymond in fact you're the most wonderful man I know I don't and you really look awfully cute in your I did I guess the ruffles are becoming and Harold here's something for my little teddy bear a kiss you know I'd do anything for you you would okay you do the pots and pans here's the brillo okay the supporting players tonight included Eddie Firestone, Isabel Randolph, Jane Morgan, Mari Alden and Polly Bayer and featured Gloria Holiday as Gloria and Joseph Kearns as old Doc Yack Yack Norman McDonald directed and the music was composed and conducted by Jack Meakin Honest Harold created by Harold Perry was written by Gene Stone, Jack Robinson and Dick Powell good night folks alibi me the tale of a lad with murder on his hands will be Mickey Rooney starring vehicle on suspense tomorrow evening Mickey Rooney will be heard as Georgie who slays his boyhood pal and then tries to find someone to provide an alibi when he at last succeeds this brilliant suspense story takes a novel twist CBS invites you to hear Mickey Rooney and alibi me on suspense tomorrow evening also hear the Hallmark Playhouse a story based on the life of Theodore Roosevelt both Playhouse and suspense are heard every Thursday night on most of these same CBS stations now stay tuned for the Bing Crosby show which follows immediately Bob LeMond speaking this is CBS the Columbia Broadcasting System