 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 Hmm It isn't even raining mama, and why should it be raining? Oh, I don't know it all be so much more dramatic if it were raining today I bet you if this were a movie it'd be raining as a matter of fact it rained the day I brought you home from the hospital See this sunny weather this cool breeze is much too perfect Things just don't happen like this don't look a gift horse in the mouth Claudia we'll have enough trouble getting you and all your luggage home without asking for a storm don't forget the baby He's the nicest piece of luggage. I ever had Probably the most expensive Do you ever think of anything but money? I don't think about money much Except how easily it goes well tend to our packing for a minute. I'd like to get it down before David gets here What's the problem now? I've got too many pieces for the puzzle that don't all fit Well, that's funny everything fit when I came in things even rattled Certainly did well with perfume didn't I I think you had a baby for the presents you'd receive We'll make a separate bundle mama. That's what we'll do Just see us going home Now what about these six nightgowns you'd look lovely in them all at once. Thank you very much I never accept hand me down. This is a hand me up. Just look at all this lace Maybe I can take it off and make a blouse of it or use it to trim that old blue surge of mine You'll do nothing of the sort. I hate nightgowns. Oh, well keep the nightgowns. Yes I'm greedy. Now. What about these books? I haven't read them yet. You ever intend to? No, then let's leave them here. I should say not we've got rows and rows of empty bookshelves on the farm So I'll keep the books I wish I thought to bring a trunk. Yeah, give me that wrapping paper and string. Yes, ma'am Say you got yourself pretty dressed up this morning. This is brown nonsense. This is my usual hat usual for occasions I'm trying to wear it out. You will wear it out. Oh You're right. This is pretty much of an occasion. I wish I'd brought a hat to wear it's not the hat that makes the occasion No, but it helps I wonder what it'll be like. What the hat? Us being all together again You David me With the baby, it'll be all right Well, that's the best I can do about the packing David can take the suitcase and this bundle of books and I'll carry the nightgowns and the perfumes and the radio and the Bed jackets and the blanket cover. I will carry the baby. We'll see about that Of course, I'll carry him. Who else is going to I'll tie him up with the books and David can carry both in one hand Here, let's pile everything up neatly by the door Oh, you put down that suitcase. Oh darling, you're here. Put down that suitcase. Oh, I didn't even know I was holding it All right. All right. Don't get so excited. I'll put it down I'll order a little embersal that all you have to say to me. No, I have more but it'll wait till we get home Picking up a suit, but I've had the baby. How long does this nonsense go on? What are we going to do with your mother? I think we'll tie up to the bed post David. Why do you look so warm because it's snowing out Wonderfully cool up here in my ivory tower There's even a breeze. Well, you better pack it up with the baby. We'll be able to use that breeze at home I'll go down the hall and see if the nurse is ready with my grandson her grandson Listen to how possessive she is. Well, he is isn't he a mere coincidence mama No, I wouldn't exactly call it that but we'll discuss it later David get her to sit down Will you she's been on my neck all the morning. Now you heard mama sit down and not on my neck All right, all right, all right fronty. Did you bring the car? It's downstairs I Managed to pocket right around the corner from the hospital. That was lucky David. Do I look funny? Not any funnier than usual. Why? I feel funny in these clothes. You look all right in them. Gee. Thanks, mister Nothing at all. I haven't had this dress on since last year. You look just like yourself again. Just skinny my link What did you expect an improvement? No such luck. I'm starting to feel just like myself, too. Oh Oh What did you expect an improvement? Come on darling chair You're perfect just the way you are. I better be Because the way I are seems to be pretty final good Just thinking another few days. We're going to be back up to the farm. You'll like that won't you? Be good. Be more of a farm to water now that we have something to raise I'm glad we bought the farm. It's Really like going home. You're going to be pretty busy little girl. Never too busy We have a lot ahead of us darling and a lot behind us The best part is ahead That's the way I like to hear you talk. I just hope I can live up to it I really haven't known what it's like having a baby so far Everything's so neatly taken care of for me this hospital so efficient The nurses know so well what they're doing. I've been like Lady Godiva in her tower. I think you were thinking of lady somebody else. Well, you know Because if I sort of lost touch I've had to think about anything or do anything. I've been just like a turtle. Well Now I've got to come out of this nice safe shell David I'm an awful coward. I didn't mind coming to the hospital at all. But now I Feel a little of the same way bringing my whole family home We're really going to come to grips with life from now on You understand everything. No, no Except about you You are an open book. What's the next chapter? And they lived happily ever after Only my knees didn't feel so wobbly still. Oh once you're out of here and home everything will be different. I hope so Where is mama? Why doesn't she come back? Is everything ready to go everything? What are we taking with us everything all of this bath powder? I stopped taking baths and water. I'm going to take them in powder from now on Well, you'll have to to use up this stuff. Oh, no, it's not as much as it looks Oh, no, I just had to make six trips to the car and oh you and mama Robbing me of all my hard-earned presence Mission accomplished everything is the baby dressed warmly enough David she begin Doesn't she think anybody has a brain in their head? She's judging by herself mama didn't answer my question Is he dressed warmly enough? No, we're going to let him freeze. It's all of 90 out travel Well forward marks one two. Oh now. Let me see how we work this I can hang this strap around my neck Yes, tie the books to the end of my and carry the suitcase on my head and carry this package my hand and put this Bottle in my best pocket and get this little bundle in my left hand. Why don't you give the baby something to carry? He's a man isn't he? I wish you were cloudy. This is impossible Nothing is impossible my lad if you set your mind to it, but this isn't my mind It's my back that be even easier for you now. We are even we better hurry miss Kevin He's waiting at the elevator with the baby let him wait a little we waited long enough for him Where is my pocket? I've got it after you mother. We're all oh here here Let me take those flowers. Can I carry something you carry yourself. There's a little of me left to carry meet you at the elevator Coming yes, I'm coming on and just taking a last look before I shut the door behind me You'll be safe darling I'll see to that Ready now Make a pretty picture Loaded like a burrow Cause you're such a greedy little girl compliments compliments. Oh There's mom at the end of the hall. Oh And what is the small bundle in her arms? Oh some cheap little thing I picked up here while I was at the hospital want to leave it behind Well, it will clutter up the house. No doubt. No doubt Since we have it we might as well just take him along. I wish you had hired a nurse to come home with us Oh mama Dress out a nurse. She feels if you weren't earning her way She can give us our money back Well, you two finally made it and you see me under all of this load your ears are sticking out We'll hang something on them. I'll carry because of all this trouble mama. Oh How's he ever gonna know I'm his mother if I never carry him? Look at him David his face all scrunched up. Oh Smile you dope you're going home Everything's all set now. You're sure you don't want a wheelchair mrs. Norton me in a wheelchair look. I've been walking for years Miss Kavanaugh. You've been very kind I We certainly have appreciated everything you've done. Oh, I've enjoyed it mrs. Norton You've been a fine patient, and he's a good baby. Well the last half of that is true mama Has anybody wronged for the elevator I can only last about another two minutes of this Very funny very funny humorous. How would you like to be tickled if you touched me? You'll put you back in the house darling. I don't think it's fair to make you carry all this home too late Now if I dropped one thing I'd come apart like a house of cards Cavani, you know my husband isn't a very strong man, and he just hates carrying bundles just look at him He's welding poor man ring that elevator bell So if you'd like to do him a favor miss Kavanaugh After all since he he he ought to save his strength, and are you driving at Claudia? We haven't got time Just a minute grandma. I'm just trying to make things easier for David. Yes, mrs. Norton Please take all these things take them up to the wards and pass them around all of this. Yep I won't need them perfume books bath powder nightgowns bed jackets It's all behind me now Take them and give them away For mr. Norton's then well, that's very kind of you. I'm sure they'll be appreciated by David most of all Dear darling put everything down Elevator can take it upstairs That was a nice thing to do darling. You look so tired Well, all right That's the reason you want to give isn't so nice of me. It's just lazy I just couldn't face having to find a place to store all this stuff away That still isn't the whole reason this is not I don't think it is either mother Well, maybe it isn't it's just that I Don't know it seems that without anything else with Just the little bundle mama's holding We still have so much more than when we came You know I'm giving it about six thoughts I've decided that Well, you're not such a such a bad girl You know that mmm. I don't know Anyway, whether I'm good or bad. There's no credit to this David Giving so easy when you've received so much. Oh Darling, I have so much Let's go home If you're like so many women you eat a pretty sketchy lunch when you're home alone I'll tell you how you can make lunchtime refreshment time add ice-cold coca-cola to your noonday menu You'll find that coke gives a party air to any meal and it's so easy All you have to do is keep plenty of coke on ice. You don't even need a glass open the bottle and Delicious welcome refreshment awaits you. Oh, Joe. I just want to say goodbye to you before we're left for home Well, goodbye David and Good luck. You mean we still need it more than ever that bodes no good According to my experience with a new member of the family things really start percolating when you get home Oh, I see for instance Have you faced the facts of a baby feeding schedule? Mm-hmm. Yes 10 o'clock at night two in the morning six o'clock in the morning I'm starting to see what you mean now You'll see even better what I mean at 2 a.m. Tomorrow morning. So go home David and catch 40 winks while you can Goodbye David. See you tomorrow at 2 in the morning 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 tomorrow at the same time and now this is Joe King saying or of war and Remember whoever you are whatever you do wherever you may be When you think of refreshment think of coca-cola for coca-cola makes any pause The pause that refreshes an ice-cold coca-cola is everywhere This broadcast of Claudia was supervised and directed by William Brown Maloney and now here's a word from your friendly neighbor who bottles coca-cola