 From Chicago, we invite you to enjoy life like with Luigi a new comedy show created by Psy Howard and starring J. Carol Nash with Alan Reed a Year ago when Luigi Basco left Italy to start his new life in America He promised his mother that he would write her and tell her about his adventures So now we look over Luigi's shoulder as he writes another letter to Mama Basco in Italy dear Mamma Mia America is full of a wonderful of surprises and Yesterday is one more surprise for me in Italy if you want to grow three takes a couple of years What are here in America? Did it happen overnight? Yesterday I passed a big lot on a cornerholster street is empty this morning I passed same lot and the mama Mia is a whole the forest of a Christmas tree I guess the soil in a Chicago is a pretty good Or maybe fellow he used a special kind of seed because each tree she grow with a little price tag on the branch Right now is a big holiday excitement all over America and the signs all over they say is only Four more shopping a day's until a Christmas. So shop for now hurry up I begin to hurry then I look into my pocket for me is a no rush Pasquale my countryman who owns a spaghetti palace next to my antique shop And who bring me to this country? He tries to give me surprise yesterday. He invited me in his house He hangs a six yards of mistletoe over the head of his a fat daughter rose Then he tells me to kiss her Mama Mia is a moral father to kiss at the mistletoe Anyway, I'm not thinking about the roster right now is a no school this week for little kid So my 12 year old a general manager Jimmy O'Connor. He's having a good time this afternoon He comes back from a park and he say what's on the fire boss. You smell a smoke Jimmy. I mean, what's cooking? It's a little early for supper No boss, I mean, what's doing Jimmy, please if there's a three ways of saying the same thing is say it the right the way first time All right boss, I'll watch myself and while you're watching yourself who watch English a language or two Sometimes I don't know which one of us is a foreigner Okay, boss Hey, what you doing? What's that book? I'm adjust to buy what they call a ledger so for new year We start the bookkeeping what we really need around here as an efficiency expert Who's it that's a Jimmy well an efficiency expert is someone who keeps checking on you all the time Tells you what to buy and not to buy and keeps after you to make more money in America That's called an efficiency expert in Italy is it called the wife Look boss, you have to change your business method. What do you mean? Well like yesterday you bought a chair for $30, right right and you sold it for 20 Why keeps of the merchandise are moving But boss, that's not good business take any other businessman around here I guess you're right Jimmy that's the fellow on the next block He buys all the things for a hundred two hundred dollars sells a for eight to nine hundred dollars But boss, he doesn't sell antiques. He sells used cars same a thing All right to Jimmy beginning tomorrow, I'd be good the businessman no more of buying just to sell it What's wrong with starting today? Because I buy something else for that. Oh No, boy. Oh, yes a Jimmy see it's the right in the window that silver cup. Yes. How much I buy it for $50 50 is a cheap. I call up dr. Simpsons from museum. He's gonna look at it I think he's the colonial but boss that only leaves us with $20 in the bank What can you do with $20 don't worry? I figure out of some way to spend it Is a customer Merry Christmas Merry Christmas to you sir My name is Johnson is a fine American name. I'm a Luigi Bosco find Italian name. I Noticed that silver mug in your window. How much are you asking for it too much? Well, it's for sale, isn't it? Yeah, Jimmy, but Mr. Johnson wants to buy it. How do you know he wants to pay what I'm gonna ask Well, what are you asking for that mug $100 fine? Oh, that's great. You sure you want to pay $100? Yes, you're too anxious. How about it 200? What you just said a hundred what you can't do that Why not all the way as a fellow who sell he sells high price to first and then the customer says a low price I'm running my business different. I'm gonna start with a low price And then I go up in a set of a customer coming it down Well, if I said okay to 200 your next price would be 300. That's right. That's ridiculous now We're getting us someplace I've never done business with a man like you. That's because this is the first time of you into my store Nobody's gonna pay you $300 for that cup. I hope so. That's the way. It's a 300 We can't both be crazy I explain to you, Mr. Johnson, I only buy this a cup this morning What's that got to do with it when I get a new thing? I like to keep for two three months Then maybe I sell You're the first antique dealer I've ever seen who ages his own antiques Goodbye, mr. Bosco. Goodbye, mr. Johnson is a pleasure to do business with the old merry christmas Boy, I know what you're gonna say jimmy, but don't worry. Is it gonna be other customer Like uncle pietro saying is the plenty of fish in the sea The bigger the bait the smaller the fish the smaller the fish the bigger the bait What does that mean? I don't know. I think maybe uncle pietro is a drunk when he say that Now go on the back and wash your face. The jimmy is all dirty. I was playing football with the other kids That's all right. There's no excuse to go ahead and wash your face. Then I go out and play some more football Well, maybe I polish up a cup Is a wonderful old cup older than the united states People is born fight die But a smaller silver couple in Hmm Maybe I become a philosopher instead of antique dealer Luigi my friend. Hello, Luigi. Hello. Hello. Hello, fosqually Hey, what are you doing with his shaver the cup into your hand? Is all the mugger from a time of jefferson looks pretty smaller for jefferson. The shave is a mug No, isn't that the for shaving is all the colonial silver drinking a cup What do you talk a cup is a cup? That's all But there's a big difference between cups I explain When the people run away from europe a long time ago They come here without the furniture without anything. So when a fellow want to drink He have no cup. That's about it with the paper cups Fosqually in the olden days never mind, Luigi you and olden days Old antiques, that's the trouble with you everything in these places are old even you getting old Can't help it is it not the possible to get younger That's why i'm coming over to talk to you I'm worried about your future my little man I'm thinking about it too. I save you the trouble because without a fosqually you've got a no future to think about Oh, no no fosqually in america everybody have a future everybody except you Your future my little friend is a past. Oh, no fosqually. Oh, yes, Luigi But i'm gonna give you a bigger future right now. See this little box. Yes is the christmas the president Thank you fosqually don't attach Luigi in this little magic box is your whole future Is a magic box? Hmm. Yes, don't attach Is it like a pandora's a box? You know who is a pandora? I mean lots of people into my business I'm not a remembering all of them No fosqually is all the greek story. I explain since when do you speak a greek? I explain in english Once it was a greek lady pandora. Also was a duper. All right. The nevermind explainer here. Take to the box No, first i explain. Luigi take to the box Okay Now open up. No fosqually. I don't marry ross. Wait the wait See what's inside of the box Oh It's a wonderful What is it? Well, is it it's a wedding array Look what's written inside from luigi For rossa Oh, no fosqually is not even for me. Take it back. I'm not gonna marry ross. You're not gonna marry ross. No You said no. Yes. Yes. No Then here's the five cents What for you buy a newspaper What for I need the newspaper suddenly because it's suddenly luigi. You need a tooting Job and a place to live But For fosqually, I got a lease next month is a finish of your lease But i'm gonna pay my rent where you get the money if I don't sell antique Then you lend me money. I lend you money Every month i'm a lending to you money to pay me my rent because you got a lease Luigi from a now on is a no more lender lease But fosqually my business business you make me laugh. Ha ha business Where's your customers only customer you got as a greaker lady. Mrs. Pandora's Everybody's doing a business Grocery stores are selling the department of stores are selling even a post office is a seller the more stamps This year than the last but are you business is a little slow right now slow is a boulevard to stop No luigi my friend i'm gonna do you a big favor i'm gonna throw you out Then maybe you find a job into some new business I don't know any business then I give you a chance at the rest around a business That's a business people always eat and that's a necessity of business Not the like of shantyx Last the night that I have a 200 people eating a supper in my place 200 people Is against the fire lord to have a more than 100 not to win the 200 people is a 200 a fireman All the nights are long and my wife at the rest is she's a cookin and i'm a carry in a spaghetti ravioli Minestrone she's a cookin and i'm a carry and i'm a carry and she's a cookin He's at two o'clock in the morning before I get a chance to eat what's the food of good Who knows we go eat at a chinese restaurant You make a lot of money last night, huh? You bet you I make the money I make the money all the time But you you never gonna make any money. Pleasure past quality. Give me a little time I sell antiques. I advertise in the paper. I'm gonna advertise on a radio and take a business is no good Maybe I don't go into other business. What maybe I get a job teaching english at the foreigners You foolish a man luigi, but that's quality your friend knows the way to clear all your problems And you have a merry christmas if you marry What do you say my son we'll go by papa And now for the second act of luigi basco's adventures in chicago We turn to page two of his letter to his mother in italy So mama mia, maybe past quality is all right Maybe I know run antique a business is a good So I have a bigger talker with myself and now I'm gonna be a first to class the business a man Just like other chicago fella mr. Receiver robot I'm gonna sell everything in my store And if a customer don't pay me his price Or if he don't pay me my price I compromise I sell it to his surprise Also, I'm not gonna be afraid of past quality anymore. So I go right the way over to see him But squally, I like it to see you not to now busy with important fella run a log a little antique a man I'm coming to see you later Go ahead and mr. Johnson before we interrupt the use that's the fella you know him show I'm gonna bring him to this country. I'm he's a liner lord. He's my best friend He's a very peculiar guy. I hate him. I'm gonna throw him out Before you do that get me that silver cup. He has in his window I'll give you one of my cups and mr. Johnson. No, no, no I was in there and offered him a hundred dollars for it You want to spend a hundred dollars or for that the mug? Yep. I'll get you all the mugs in the chicago You want a 50 dollars a piece I'll even go to 125 125 I bet it don't have caused that much when it's a brand new Oh, naturally the older and antique the more it's worth I've done you a couple of important favors pasquale and sure sure you help for me with my license So you're a friend of the judge. I want to give that cup to my wife for christmas. She's nuts for cups Mr. Johnson, you go home. I buy it for you and don't worry. Sooner your wife is going to be nuttier than ever Okay I'll call me as soon as it's in your hands Hello, luigi. Hello. Hello. Hello pasquale. I'm sorry. I was busy when you come in. What do you want to see me about? Please the pasquale. Maybe you change your mind about the lease. Maybe you don't have to push me out Push you out. Who's going to push you out? You you don't remember? I hear you with the my own eyes Must be another pasquale luigi is impossible. It can't to be two pasquales Oh, you're wrong luigi is a big tragedy in my life because it is the two pasquales luigi I'm a little double the life I'm a man with two faces Must be extra worker when are you shaving the morning? Now don't make a father luigi is really two pasquales He's the one of pasquale who's a mean a selfish All the time he's a holler and a pay me my money or marry a rosa. That's for you Then is the other pasquale. He's a gentle fellow. He's a kinder to people He's a happy to learn a certain of people of money. Is it too bad? That's the pasquale. He don't come to america Luigi, you must forgive me things I do sometimes This only happens when it a bad the pasquale He wins over the good the pasquale pasquale. You ever hear of a dr. Jekyll? Where is he got his office? He's a story dr. Jekyll and a mr. Hyde See is the one man outside But inside is a tool I explained Lisa luigi no explanation I'ma come over here now to help you out. You're gonna help me out of store Stop for this a foolish talk is a christmas of time. I was gonna give you a little money You're gonna give me money. Sure. Here's the 25 hours. Take it before mr. Hyde. He grabs it back No pasquale. I know can take money just like that. He said now you should be in a proud of luigi I'm your countryman. Are you friend or take about how I pay you back? Well, if you feel that way Maybe you're selling me and take it for my money, huh? Then it's a strictly a blizzness of deals I never think are you interested in statutes. No, not a statutes I'm thinking about that a cup you have at the window. What's the for you want to that cup? I'm very much interested in that cup. Oh, sure is all the colonial Maybe even a washington sip a little wine from that cup Georgia washington, huh? Then I'll tell you what I do. I put it. It's a cup in my window and I put up a little side Georgia washington a sifter here It's a nice idea pasquale, but I'm paying the 50 dollars. I'm losing the money if I sell for 25 I'm only sorry for you for 25 dollars a word. Then I don't sell. Okay. I give you 50 dollars When a pasquale is you want to help a friend expenses a no object as long as it doesn't cost the money Why do you suddenly want to buy this a cup? I love and take a cup. Since when? Since Before what the happens? Luigi, you ever catching me telling the truth to before? No All right, Luigi, I'm gonna come clean He's a bigger political fellow. Mr. Johnson. He's gonna do me lots of favor He's bringing lots of customers into my store. Oh, I promise him a copper for his wife I'm sorry for you pasquale. Luigi, if I don't get it. It's a copper for him I'm a runner. Mr. Johnson. He don't do me favors He's your friends that they all stop eating into my place. It doesn't work They eat in a chinese restaurant But I'm gonna go bankrupt. I'm gonna kill myself. Go to buy a pasquale Is the last straw comes at the end of the month out There's a no more antique stores. There's gonna be shoots as a delicatessen No more antiques hot dogs I'm gonna fix how much is this a politician a fellow he offered for cups hundred dollars You'll tell her the truth to pasquale. Luigi, would I lie for 25 dollars a profit? I How are you suddenly make a 25 dollar profit? It's just simple. Mr. Johnson, he's offered a hundred dollars for a cup I'm gonna give you 75 dollars. Are you make a 25 dollars? I make a 25 dollars. It's a 50 50. What do you say, Luigi? Antique a cup of now cost a hundred dollars For a luigi you pay 50 dollars for cup of this a morning. Why is it suddenly 50 dollars a more? Antique is now eight hours early the older and is a work tomorrow All right, Luigi. I'm never gonna forget this here. Here's a hundred is a one the condition Pasquale, you ever hear of a bill of rights? I'm no interested in your bills Is it not to my bill is a government to bill all right when they send me I pay no You know you don't understand bill of rights is a from old days You ever hear of a jefferson sure sure as a street to here in the chicago No, not that the one at thomas a jefferson. He's the right to this the bill of rights I explain After revolutionary war they make a first the constitution. I don't care what they make. I'm interested in the cup So mr. Jefferson, he says must the protect the people Must the guarantee luigi when I'm a want a history lesson. I'm gonna go through the news of real theater What's the bill of rights? I got to do with a cup If you want to buy cup then you sign luigi basco bill of rights Okay, I sign first first time. I must write right First read them of a press read them of a press Means you must never press me to marry rosa Sign here, okay, I sign and I'll sell me the cup next is the freedom of speech What's that? Means you're free to make a speech to me about anything except marina rosa Luigi, that's a very hard condition. I'm a rosa's a pop if I'm gonna ask you to marry her. Who's it gonna ask you? Sign a posquale How's about it? I'm only can ask you on a sunday Well, okay, I make a amendment to posquale You promise you'll never ask me to marry rosa Especially on a sunday Sign the here, okay, I sign and now the cup wait the posquale Now I hang up for luigi basco bill of rights next to this a picture of a jefferson What are you gonna see it all of the time? All right. All right. So give me the cup first to give me the hundred dollars here Thank you posquale. I'm a really good businessman. No posquale You're improving the luigi Very you still gotta wake up at three o'clock in the morning to be the posquale Now i'ma gonna sell this the cup for a hundred and twenty five a dollar. So how you like that? Oh mama mia Mind if I use your phone and my good business friend Hello mr. Johnson Posquale I got a good anew I buy the cup for a hundred and twenty five dollars But i'ma gotta sign on my life away to get this What do you say mr. Johnson? ah You don't wanted the cup Your wife has a new hobby collecting a hundred dollar hats No, i'ma no angry mr. Johnson That's all right Goodbye luigi my friend Well posquale you still own beautiful antique cup Sure. So just do what i need for my restaurant I'ma gonna serve a five center coffee and a hundred dollar cup I hope for my customers that they choke Here luigi buy back your cup. How much do you want the for it? What do you mean how much the same a price i pay a hundred dollars? I give you seventy five dollar posquale is the now second hand luigi Give me a hundred dollars. If i'ma sell it for a hundred and buy it for a hundred. There's no profit No, i give you seventy five Is this you best the price? Is it twenty five dollars more than i pay for it? Okay, here Now here is the seventy five dollars You come in again at some time for posquale is a pleasure to do business or what they are Mr. Bosco, i'm luigi bosco. Here's i'm dr. Simpson the curator at the museum You tell her for me this morning. Oh, yes. It is a pleasure dr. Simpson. Where is the cup? Is it right here? Oh, yes, this looks authentic. I'll just take it back here into the lines luigi, who is it is a fella? Is the doctor simpson is a friend of dr. jackal He he's a curator. What is he cure nothing? Then why you call him a doctor? He's a know about antiques. Oh, then he's a cure antiques, huh? This cup looks to me as if it might have been made by benjamin bird. Uh, who's this banny bird? One of our early silversmiths. Oh, it's a priceless piece mr. Bosco How much will I would want to say exactly but I can tell you this the museum would give a lot to own this one Here mr. Bosco luigi take your hands off of my beautiful a cup So it belongs to you. I'm buying this a cup of backer from you luigi. Here's you seventy five Pascuali every time I sell you the cup is a hundred dollars. Remember Is it worth a hundred dollars a doctor? All I can tell you sir is that if you love silver this cup is extremely precious Suppose I don't love a silver. How much is it worth? I only appraise these items for their artistic value not their monetary worth But I would say that each word never mind a doctor before luigi changes his mind He's a hundred dollars a luigi. Give me the cup. Okay, pasquale Now doctor say as much as you like. I'm listening Oh, you're a lucky man mr. Bosco luigi. Okay, what's your bid? But mr. Bosco luigi five hundred dollars Mr. Bosco luigi our museum would love to own this cup if you were willing to donate it What's the mean a donate? That's a for dunking the donates No, no pasquale Donate is a meaning you give a museum of the cup for free free What do you think pasquale is a crazy? Just to think pasquale every day Thousands of people that go to museum Just to see you're a free cup is a no pasquale cup there As you wish mr. Pasquale, well, please, please the doctor simpson adjust to one a minute Pasquale, I'm not the listener luigi pasquale Inside you now as a dr. Jekyll and he fights with a mr. Hyde this fight. I'm a bet on a mr. Hyde Pasquale Is a big mistake You rich fella You give a museum of this cup It's a wonderful thing for all italian people when you do this It to show them you're kind a man a good man and every day is a thousands of people They see your name and a little piece of a brand under the cup Little piece of bronze Doctor maybe next to my name. Are you putting something else? What would you like us to add mr. Pasquale? Just to say uh, this is a beautiful a cup but donated by mr. Pasquale 23 north the whole state of street Especially this week a blue plated dinner two and a quarter So mama mia I'm making a little money. So jimmy and I we're gonna have a nice christmas Maybe we go ice skating in the lake Rosa She says she want to go too But if she follow once is a no more ice skating a season Is to start throwing a season again? Anyway mama mia I'm a wishing you a very merry christmas Is the most wonderful sound in the whole world? When a church bells ring and the people every place that they shake hands and they say merry christmas Across the ocean mama mia I send you best wishes for a merry christmas and the peace on earth PS You're loving a son of louis g the little immigrant Life with louis g is the cy-howard production that is written by high craft and cy-howard stars j carol nage over cbs the columbia broadcasting system