 help you use your telephone somebody making a call to the celery and a loaf of bread hmm somebody hungry somebody sick don't need to worry that's right all the where I'll take your finger out somebody thoughtful then I won't worry use the telephone to lost his dog take it easy fella my name's handy maybe I can help you now what's your trouble well I lost my job and nobody's home with me I've used those ones and I tried to telephone my mother you just didn't do it right Bobby it's easy if you do it right now now don't worry you want to find your dog don't you yeah well I found lots of dogs you know I find cats too you do it's why in Tel-Azonia where I come from that's where I'm taking a Bobby Bobby what kind of a dog you know the number are you sure you know the right number ready you get the number and call her on the dial telephone he reminds us not to dial until we hear the humming sound dial home all the way down to the finger stop now let the dial go back to right at home Bobby want to see what happens when you dial these machines put through your call but bring the dial all the way around or the machines won't get the number you want do you know what that sound is Bobby answers let's give him plenty of time they may be in some other part of the house we waited about a minute then we've given him plenty of time to answer think where else might we call your mother might try Mrs. Hill you know the number I'm not sure but I think that it's better be sure let's look in the directory if you use the wrong number you won't get the person you want lots of people named here on Elm Street here's the number talking on the other telephone that's right the line is busy and when you hear the busy signal you should hang up right away let's wait a few minutes before we make the call again where we're waiting let's call a dog catcher Bobby the dog catcher help us we often find lost dogs there will you call the dog catcher please there isn't any dial in some places telephones don't have dial when you pick up a telephone without a dial right tells the operator you want to make a call number please when you give her the number thank you she puts through your call the operator is your friend remember to be nice to her she's always nice to you thank you city dog pound mr. Wagner speaking down say I'll take a look shall I call you back shows up bones isn't there where else could he be remember if we call the wrong number we just waste time and bother somebody to call the wrong number and we have to find out how to your mouth you'll never help that way they can't tell what you're saying I say I want to grow up and we'll call a dog catcher beautiful big little dog don't mumble speak so deep it can tell what you're saying and straight into the mouth please cool red red dog and with fire may nine four four five six yes please well yeah that was here a few minutes ago yes so I'm going toward the hill he was maybe he's over by the highway call here maybe you help us on the party line what's a party line party line party line is like a tree each telephone on a branch and each family shares the trunk with his neighbor one at a time you heard a dog bark outside and say you know someone else they want to use the line using the line it isn't nice to bother them when we're talking let's wait a while this has been a presentation of the Library of Congress visit us at loc.gov