 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 You're going to go back into the house That one bird he always sings on the apple tree almost And June means summer our first summer in our own house with our own baby You're getting so excited about it. I've been excited. I'm getting impatient. I don't blame you I wonder what it'll be like. I mean you and me you and I Are you going to correct my grammar in front of our son? I hope that by the time our son is old enough to understand that you will have learned some grammar Anyways, I was saying I wonder what it'll be like you and I having a child Expect everything will be different. I expect so but things are always different I used to hate the idea of life changing. Yeah, I remember I don't any more darling I've gotten so that I trust tomorrow completely It was yesterday and today was so perfect That's a nice compliment a nice feeling too Well, I hope you're right. I am Time that little bird was asleep. What time is it? Almost nine o'clock so late Don't think it's time. This little bird were asleep too. Oh tomorrow Saturday. Oh good. Then we can sleep late You want to go back into the house? Not particularly Nice Phone's ringing inside. Who could that be at this all mama. No, she just phoned an hour ago Maybe she's getting extravagant there. Oh, not a chance. She said she was coming back up in the morning and There's something's happened Hello, this is not an residence. Hello. Hello Who you want to speak to who is it for heaven's sake Missy Norton. Yes, she here gives me the phone She busy now, but she speak to you have patience you belong in the lunatic You'll hear you. Who'll hear me the man is calling you a man for me I don't know if I want you talking to a strange man in front of your Japanese butler What'll you think of your husband? I think he's crazy no matter what David who was on the phone? Give it to me, please. Are you expecting a call from a man? Are you jealous? No That's to prove it to you here talk to it. Thank you so much Hello No, you didn't disturb me from anything much Who is this? Mr. Barney, well hello Barney, I don't know any mr. Barney may not but I do theatrical producer I saw in New York today before yesterday remember He can't be much of a producer if he didn't spot your dramatic talent. What's that? Oh, no, I was just talking to my butler He's so incompetent. I oh You're up in Eastbrook Well, just a second. I'll ask my husband. No, I've been promoted now. I'm your husband David be serious. I'm serious. I'm very serious Jim Barney is just down the road little ways and he wants to drop in and say hello He's at the riddles the riddles. That's that's the house just over the hill. Yeah, maybe isn't as stupid as I thought Maybe he's going to ask you to be in his theater company after all That is not the point all he wants to know is can he drop in? Well, do you want him to? Oh I just believe not it's such a beautiful night to be alone. Well, I think maybe it'd be nice After all he's going to be up here all summer and since you have such serious theatrical aspiration You're trying to get rid of me. How'd you guess go on go on tell him come over Oh, I could remember if he stays and stays after you get sleepy. It was your idea I think women get married just so they can have a husband to blame things on you guess. No, Mr. Barney We'd love to have you come over right away Who'd you say? Of course, I've heard of her we'd love to have you both. Goodbye Who is her Toria Manners? Who is Victoria Manners? You mean to say you've never heard of her? She's a famous actress The name has a familiar ring. She played the lead in outrageous fortune last win. Oh, that's it You don't seem the least bit excited that she's coming over to visit it. I'm not why should I be? Well, I think that a good enough reason would be that I am all right if it pleases you now I'm excited. Oh you don't come on. Let's sit in the living room I'm tired of standing around this phone like a couple of cigar store Indians You can sit down, but I've got things to do for instance How do my nose come my hair fill the ice bucket get some potato chicks Distribute cigarettes clean the ass taste which you keep filled with tobacco when did you say these people were coming? By the way, maybe they'd better come next week instead. David. How do I look? I? Don't expect you to sell it nice or anything. Do I need to change my dress? I don't think you look very different in another dress dear That's big help as a matter of fact you you look pretty all right now. Not bad Don't tire yourself thinking up compliments David. I won't you don't need compliments for me. I married you out of pity You had the nicest eyes. I've seen since I was in love with my Father's Cocker Spaniel That's what I'm trying to do turn it in the direction of the ice bucket. I'll take care of the ice Thoroughly look darling Varney and his friend aren't here to make an inspection. It's just a social call Not the least bit I'll get it as what your husband or the Japanese butler I'm David not that's good to see you I'm Jim Varney and this is Miss Manners. Well, I'd have known Miss Manners do come in you have a Charming place here. Mr. Notting. Well, we're just beginning needs a lot of work A lot of furniture and a lot of everything else. Your wife tells me you're an architect. What does Claudia do anyway? He passed my card around anybody. She thinks it's a potential client. I'm sure you don't need any help from anybody I like your house. I like it very much. It may sound immodest, but so do we Won't you sit down? Claudia be right in here. Hello. Hello. I didn't expect to see you again so soon, but it's nice We think it's nice too. Hello, Miss Manners. Hello, my dear. We've been admiring everything, but I'm sorry I missed Jim tells me you're interested in acting and not for the time being Well, I see what you mean, but after you've had all your children. There'll be time. You still look very young Have you any children? I'm not married at least not at the Present moment. Oh, that's too bad I can understand your being so much in favor of it with such a handsome husband And you'll turn my head Miss Manners. I doubt it. You mustn't take Victoria too seriously, Claudia Why not David is very handsome Now wouldn't you all like something to drink? No, not me. We just finished dinner. There's a there's something I would like Of course anything. I'd like to see a little more of your house from the outside. It looks so attractive Do you really mean it? David, why don't you take Miss Manners out and show her the house? Don't you want to? You're responsible for it darling Besides which you're the authority on houses in this family. I'm not making a nuisance of myself. Am I? Oh, no, no, no on the contrary as a matter of fact There's nothing I prefer more than bragging about this place. No matter how modest I may act Drag all you like to me mr. Norton. I know how artists feel about something. They've created We'll be back in just a minute. That's all right Goodness, she's lovely looking and she doesn't waste any time does she what do you mean? Well, didn't you realize she's making a play for your husband? Of course. I realized and I don't blame her one bit You know What did you say? Well, she'd be a fool if she didn't notice he was handsome and attractive in Victoria Manners isn't the fool and Neither are you neither am I a lot of things she is look honey You're not awfully disappointed about not getting a job with my summer theater. I'm not at all anymore Would you be fewer me if I were you I'd probably be the happiest woman in the world Only Miss Manners makes me feel a little As if I had three legs. She makes everybody feel that way What a terrible responsibility she has. Well, I don't think she considers it that I'll say where's this famous rooster of yours sleep on the job. He's a very baffled bird He never knows what time of day it is. He grows all the time. It must be very confusing for you besides which He's absolutely useless around the house can't even lay an egg Well, why don't you get him a hand? We're thinking of it But David says he doesn't want to start anything We do have a cat and a dog who loved to show off. Oh, you make me feel as if I'd been dead for 20 years That's a funny thing to say. Hello. Hello. We're back. We missed you. I didn't not a bit Oh, Jim you miss get Mrs. Norton to show you around sometimes anytime. I'd love to and now that I've been terribly rude Stolen David away from you too and poke my nose into everything. I think we better go Jim. Yes, long drive back to town It's a lovely night. I wish I were driving someplace. Oh, you have no coats or anything Thanks for letting us drop in honey. Well come again. Thank you. We will indeed. We will I'll be an east book all summer too And now I'm rather looking forward to it. Good night all. Good night Summer is almost here, isn't it I like Varnie. He likes you too Professionally wish I'd had a chance to talk with him. It's a funny evening, wasn't it? They certainly didn't stay long David she is beautiful, isn't she? Not bad. That's long legs and That's a little waist. I didn't notice You must be blind I think you would have enjoyed seeing a nice slender woman for a change for a change from what? For a change from me. Now, what do I want a change for a change besides you're not slender Say I'm not not now. You're skinny. I've always said you could put a little more on your bones. Oh darling You're being so sweet. I'm not being sweet after the baby's born I insisted you try to keep some of this weight. It's very becoming guys. I think you're plum crazy now Why am I crazy here? One of the most beautiful women in America was making a play for you and you won't even admit You're the one who's crazy. She liked the house. Victoria man is interested in architecture. She liked you I'm proud of it Wonderful to be married to a man who mother women want you you're imagining things trouble with you, David Norton is I don't think you appreciate beautiful women. Oh, don't I you couldn't or you or you'd you'd have How'd you like to take a drive mrs. Norton? Me at this hour. You see it's a very beautiful night And I'm very much in love with a very beautiful woman And there are a few things I'd like to say to her under a beautiful moon. Darling, I didn't mean me I'm not beautiful. Who cares what you think? I think you are And that's more important. So here Here take my hand I dream of claudia with the light brown hair Floating light Do Going on a picnic sundae don't forget the coke Remember any kind of food tastes better with ice cold coca-cola picnic food most of all Whatever you do to celebrate decoration day, it'll be a pleasanter celebration if coax along Your friendly bottler of coca-cola has asked me to send you his wishes for a good holiday weekend Hello there mr. King. Oh, mr. Barney thought you'd be halfway into new york by now. Well, we're on our way I just thought I'd tell you what a very especially attractive couple. I thought the noughtons were I know miss manners thought david was yes so much so that i'm almost a little sorry I brought her up to the noughtons tonight Because when victorium manners lets her eyes rest on a man for a moment Usually means that more will be said about it and very soon I wouldn't worry about david that he can take care of himself. We'll find out on monday Victoria has already hit it that grass will not grow under her feet on monday Well, when you know claudia as well as I do you'll know that this story will have quite a different Dating than the one you're worrying about well, you know claudia, but I know victoria and my bets are on victoria She can't win you'll see on monday. So long mr. King. So long mr. Barney 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 Or coca-cola makes any pause the pause that refreshes And ice cold coca-cola is everywhere These programs star catherine bardis claudia and paul crab tree 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