 For the safety of your smile use pepsidon twice a day see your dentist twice a year Lever Brothers company presents the pepsidon show my friend Irma created by Cy Howard and starring Marie Wilson as Irma with Joan Banks as Jane Friendship friendship just perfect friendship when other friendships have been forgot Is Christmas Eve at 82 24 West 73rd Street, New York City and on the third floor in apartment 3d all is serene and quiet Except for my roommate Irma Peterson who is reading it was the night before Christmas and all through the house Not a creature. We're stirring Don't get excited. It's lost. It's probably looking for Professor Kropotkin's room Gee, Jane. I've never been so happy on Christmas Eve and that's because I have such wonderful friends You and Richard and Mrs. O'Reilly and Professor Kropotkin and of course Al Oh by all means Al, of course, I can't really consider Al a friend because I'm going to marry him Naturally and Jane, you don't know what it means to have a few good friends. You can count on especially a Christmas Eve Well, you know when you'd really like to be with your family, but mine lives over 1500 miles from here Irma you never say much about your family. Oh Jane. There isn't much to say. They're just an average family just like me Perfectly normal people For instance, there's there's Anna Peterson my younger sister. She's not as old as I am It figures and there's my brother Ernie Peterson. He's engaged to be married, of course Yes, of course. What about your parents? Well, I miss them the most. They're just like a mother and father to me You know that happens in most families Irma, but jeeter they're all in Minnesota and I'm here But I'm not lonesome because I'm surrounded by good friends and Jane. I really appreciate them That's why I'm giving a Christmas Eve surprise party tonight for you and Richard and Professor Kropotkin and Mrs. O'Reilly and Al tonight Uh-huh. Oh Irma honey. Well, I don't know how to tell you but it Tell me what well dear Excuse me, honey. Hello. Oh Hello Richard. Why? Yes, I know it's formal No, I've never been to the Long Island Country Club. Yes, I'm terribly excited. It'll be our second Christmas Eve together I'll be ready Goodbye dear Jane you you mean you're going out tonight with Richard or what about my Christmas Eve party? Well, honey, you didn't say anything about it and Richard invited me to a Christmas party at the Long Island Country Club I'd hate to miss it. It's the affair of the season. But this is Christmas Eve and I thought tonight we'd be together Christmas Eve isn't like other holidays, you know Well, I realized that honey, but I could understand it if it was independence day, then we wouldn't have to be together We could be independent Irma, I'm terribly sorry, but well, there's nothing I can do about it Richard asked me weeks ago Anyway, my not being here shouldn't spoil your party You'll still have Professor Kropotkin and and Mrs. O'Reilly and Al. I understand Jane I I still have the other sure come in It's only me Professor Kropotkin How are my two little Christmas trees one full-grown and the other a little sapling Excuse me a little yuletide joke By the way girls a Merry Christmas to you both Merry Christmas to you too Merry Christmas professor I hope you'll excuse me for coming down. I don't mean to interrupt But I wasn't feeling so good and when I don't feel so good. I always rush out of my room as fast as I can why I wouldn't Be found dead in that place Well girls, do you realize tonight is Christmas Eve? Yes, and just look at that blanket of snow outside Isn't it lovely? That is a matter of opinion if mrs. O'Reilly doesn't put glass in my windows Not only will I have a blanket of snow. I'll have a carpet of the same material Oh, Irma, you'd better ask the professor about this evening before it's too late. Oh, yes, uh professor Will you come to my Christmas Eve party tonight tonight? Oh, I'm so sorry You mean you mean you can't come either. Well, it can't be helped. I'm tonight. I'm playing my fiddle at the gypsy theorem I've been practicing all day. That's terrible. Yes. I know but they pay me for it First Jane disappoints me and now you will now look honey the professor can't help it He must earn a living and after all you still have mrs. O'Reilly and and maybe the Martins upstairs and of course, there's Al Come in Hello everybody Merry Christmas same to you mrs. O'Reilly Merry Christmas say mrs. O'Reilly That's a beautiful stairs, but that sign in the middle of it. You don't like it Merry Christmas lots of cheer remember the landlady or you'll freeze next year To me, it's not a sentimental thought Miss O'Reilly, I'm giving a big surprise Christmas Eve party tonight for you and Al We come tonight or medallin. I'm so sorry you You mean you're too busy to yes The Martins have invited me to go to Jersey with them and since they owe me four months back rent I can't afford to let them get on the train by themselves This is awful first Jane turned me down and the professor now you Oh Maybe next year oh my dear Merry Christmas and goodbye Sweetie now stop crying. I know you're disappointed But you should have told us about your party earlier and besides honey, you won't be left alone You bought some food didn't you what do you mean? Of course I bought some food then Al will show up. I guarantee it Speaking of food, I think I'll go up to my room and have my dinner. Are you cooking professor? No, I just take one look at that dump. I sit down and I eat my heart out Merry Christmas girls. I'm sorry Honey, I'm sorry things turned out this way for you. It's all right Jane This is one way of finding out who my real friends are they're out every one of them Come in hello Jane. Hi you chicken Merry Christmas. Oh Gee al merry merry Christmas. I'm so glad to see you same here chicken. I like being with you, too Mind if I warm my hands on the radiator. Well, of course not honey. Yeah, how'd they get so cold? Wanted to take the crosstown trolley, but with all that snow on the ground took me four hours to find a transfer Honey, that's too bad and your poor face. It's so red. That ain't from the cold chicken. They caught me with yesterday's transfer. Oh My goodness look at the time Richard's going to pick me up in an hour, and I haven't even started to dress Al Aren't you going to take your top coat off? Oh, thanks Jane, but I ain't staying just came in to wish chicken a merry Christmas I got to be on my way. Got a big deal brewing. Oh Chicken, it's important Businesses chicken I got to be running along But I'll be left all alone on Christmas Eve and now I depended on you my own boyfriend chicken if I could only explain Don't bother. None of you must think very much of me if you can leave me alone on Christmas Eve fine friends I have down contemptible good for nothing. Hold it Jane. I won't have you saying those things about the girl I love Talking about Irma, I mean you how could you desert her on Christmas Eve of all nights me? I have to go out with Richard, but you're her boyfriend Jane I love Irma and when a man is in love he ain't responsible He he may do strange things things he'd never do in his right mind What are you talking about? I Went and got a job Got a job Al have you been drinking? Knew it would shock you, but it's just for one night Want to make a little dough and buy Irma present? Oh Well, I apologize Al. I'm sorry. I yelled at you forget it Gee Listen Al the Christmas carolers. She that's pretty Would like to stay, but I got to get to work tell her I'll see you tomorrow, huh? Goodbye go with you that a Christmas dance No Richard. I'm all right. It's just that Well Irma You see Irma hasn't any family or relatives in New York and and this Christmas Eve all our friends seem to be busy And I just couldn't leave her alone Richard. I wouldn't want you to are you sure you mean that Richard? Of course, honey. I understand. I'll talk to you tomorrow. Good. Bye and Merry Christmas Richard I thought you left came back for my hat Didn't mean to eavesdrop Jane But if you're willing to give up a good time tonight for Irma, I guess it's my duty to be with chicken too Oh, that'd be just wonderful But wait a minute what about the present you were going to get for Irma if you don't work tonight Where will you get the money for it? I'm gonna hack my watch But that's the only thing you own you know that no matter how bad times have been you always said you would never Hock your watch. Well a man like me don't need a watch. I I sleep all day long So so time is not important and at night. It's too late to do anything Come in it's you professor excuse me, Jane I've been thinking about pull it learn and well I decided to give up the job so tonight I could be with her but professor won't that cost you money you get big tips during Christmas and Christmas Eve, it's not important to make money. It's important to be with friends after all what's money. Well, it's pretty important I see you've been talking to Mrs. O'Reilly again No, no my little Irma has no father in New York so tonight professor Kropotkin will be her father Arab boy pop listen Al the first chance I get I'm disinheriting you Excuse me everybody. I took the liberty of walking in why Mrs. O'Reilly I thought you were on your way to New Jersey. I changed my mind I got to thinking about poor little Irma being all alone tonight, and I just didn't have the heart to go I'm going to stay here with her. Oh, isn't that wonderful professor Kropotkin just said he's going to be her father I'll tell you if that's the case. I'll be her mother. I Got news for you if you're the mother. I'll be on the train for Reno in the morning Listen everybody I've got a wonderful idea Irma was going to throw a surprise party for us now We'll throw one for her. We'll give her the best Christmas a girl ever had as well I'll go out and hack my watch and buy the present. I'll get my violin. Oh, and we can have the party in my apartment It's bigger come along Janie and we start decorating. Oh, it'll be a merry Christmas. Come on professor Take me arm Fair swap. She's been taking my blood all year Until Irma finds out she'll be the happiest girl in New York Where to miss please mr. What is the fair to Minneapolis? $58 round trip $58. I only have six Where can I go for $6? $6. Let me see. How about Niagara Falls? Oh, I couldn't go to Niagara Falls. 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Yes, you have to fight film every day So brush your teeth twice a day with pepsidon toothpaste Because no other toothpaste can duplicate pepsidon's film removing formula No other toothpaste contains iriam or pepsidon's gentle polishing agent So start now to fight film brush your teeth twice a day with pepsidon The toothpaste with an exclusive formula for removing film Mrs. O'Reilly's room the professor Al and myself Al is beaming proudly Come January the first he will have completed a solid six years of steady Unemployment I'm setting the table and Mrs. O'Reilly is out trying to find a Christmas tree. Oh Me aching feet. I walked all over and I can't find a Christmas tree What did you say Irma anywhere in the neighborhood? No, I didn't but it's nothing to worry about We must get the tree before she gets back tree. Well, there's only one man who can help us Who Al as if I didn't know who else but hello Joe Ah got a problem need a Christmas tree right away Well, I can get one at Macy's already trimmed for a dime Oh the dime is for a glass cutter the tree is in the window No, no no no this this is Christmas Eve when I hear jingle bells. I don't want them on a patrol wagon What Joe you're playing Santa Claus tonight Going down to chimney Joe this is quite a change for you, isn't it? Or you're going in with an empty bag and coming out with a full one Well, Joe nothing I can say except good luck and Merry Christmas noble friend Oh Al what are we going to do? It's getting so late stand over there and we'll put out all the lights and give her a big kiss Come in Merry Christmas, honey. Here's one for me Me too my dawdling daughter For goodness sake will someone please put on the lights Richard I thought Irma needed a shave I thought you went to the club I couldn't take it same old crowd same old monotony So I realized that I'd rather be here with real people on Christmas Eve. Oh gee Richard I'm so happy and you're more than welcome. Where's Emma? Well, she thought we were all deserting her so she went out in the huff That's why we're throwing a surprise party for her. We're waiting for her to come back Don't want to find chicken until we can get a Christmas tree though Uh got any ideas Richard? Why don't we go out and buy one? Nice gesture Richard. We'll wait here for you Richard you don't have to it's my pleasure Jane. I saw several on the way over I'll have one in a few minutes be right back and I'll get the cake out of the oven and I'll make some punch And I'll tell you when it's right Jane what are you crying about the party's taken for I know So wonderful having everyone pitch in Richard getting a tree in and all of you giving up things This is your third round trip on this ferry boat. Ain't you got a home? Ain't you got any friends? No Well, take my advice make some All right, I'll I'll try Thank you and a Merry Christmas to you Jingle bells jingle bells jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride on a sleigh In a one horse. Oh, hold it. Hold it. Hold it fellas. Look lady. We're Christmas carolers We don't do this for a living, but we enjoy it and we rehearse a great deal We don't mind you joining us, but we like to have the sleigh come after the horse Sorry, okay fellas. Let's do it again Jingle bells jingle bells jingle all the way. Oh, what fun it is to ride when the horse comes after the sleigh Look lady, would you mind running along? I was just lonely Merry Christmas Pardon me lady Have you got a dime for a cup of coffee? Christmas Maybe you ought to have another dime for a donut Oh Thank you Oh Gosh, I I don't have any change. Oh, would you like me to break that five for you? If you don't mind a new york too Yeah How about you? I'm from Minnesota Minnesota How well I know that place You know, you look very familiar. I do. Oh, oh, my name is Peterson Of course, you're Peterson's little daughter My father's name is George. Hey, let me think Peterson Hey, that must be George Peterson I don't know. How did you know? Why I remember You used to live in uh in Minneapolis Let me see Minneapolis Peterson Minneapolis That's the place I never forget on there. Oh, well, it's so nice to meet some old friends Especially when you're lonely You you can keep the five dollars, sir Thank you But this is only a loan I'll return it the next time I see your father Good old Fred Petersburg in Wisconsin It's Peterson in Minnesota Perhaps we'd better go home and call the police to look for Irma. Maybe you're right Jane Pardon me, but you got a dime Oh, well, it's you You got that quarter you owe me Mushfaze, ain't you got no character? How can you panhandle on Christmas Eve? A great pickings tonight. Just got a fin from a blonde told her. I knew her old man Peterville or Peterson in Minnesota Peterson. Al much face. Which way'd she go cross town? You know, why what's the difference? I've been feeling like a crumb ever since I clipped Seem like such a nice kid Would you give her back this thin? Yeah, thanks and Merry Christmas Hey bud, you got a dime for a couple croffs Come on out. Come on. Let's go home and call the police. Now. I'm really getting panicky. All right, Jane. I'm with you Look lady, I seen that picture Mildred Pierce. Now you get off this bridge I was just looking at the water, mr. Watchman. Look lady Don't look down there. Everything that's beautiful is up here. It's Christmas Eve, you know Yes, I know it I'm so lonely Oh, I get it. You're all alone, huh? Yes Any friends? Yes, my closest friends are far away Well, uh, don't you cry sister? You're coming home with me. We ain't got much but we're happy to share Hey, bill. Yes sergeant. Did you happen to see a blonde girl? Say lady, what's your name? Irma Peterson. That's all we want to know. Come along sister. I didn't do it. I didn't do it Didn't do what? I don't know but my boyfriend always says to say you didn't do it Look, janey. We got to be brave. Now. It's up to the police. They'll find that but we got to take our minds off it Mrs. O'Reilly Would you like to dance? Oh, I love to I'll dance with her. I'll play the fiddle Merry Christmas everybody Merry Christmas How do you like that? I just started playing and already the neighbors got the police here No, it's a squad car pulling up. I think it's Irma my chicken. Oh, Al. It is Irma the police of fonders She's coming up the steps now quick. Turn out the lights everybody. Come on. We can still surprise her and have the party Come in deity Surprise chicken. Here's a big kiss for you And here's a kiss from your father Why professor? Quick turn on the lights. I'm dying. I just kissed Mrs. O'Reilly Merry Christmas. Where have you been? Oh, you felt so alone Oh, honey, don't you know that people always spend Christmas Eve with their loved ones? And you're the one we love the most Exactly my sentiments. Bless my little Irma. You like me own daughter Sure chicken. I'd never leave you. I want to spend all of my Christmas Eve's with you Oh, this is the best Christmas a girl ever had surrounded by her friends Oh, it's midnight. Is that right Al? Wait a minute. Look at my watch. Where are you going to the window? Watch happens to be across the street You're right chicken. It's 12 o'clock Merry Christmas chicken Merry Christmas Al And Merry Christmas professor Kropotkin and and Mrs. O'Reilly and Richard and Jane And all our friends Merry Merry Christmas And as for me my sentiments are the same as those of my friend Irma Don't think that you are safe from film nearly everyone has it Just run the tip of your tongue over your teeth If you feel a slippery coating that's film and you'd better get pepsidant toothpaste to remove it For film collect stains that make teeth look dull It harbors germs that cause unpleasing breath Film glues acid to your teeth The very acid that many dentists agree is the cause of tooth decay And remember film never stops forming. 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