 Your Coca-Cola bottler presents Claudia Claudia based on the original stories 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 Time did he say he'd call David he didn't say what time what did he say he said tonight? There's four hours left tonight precisely, so let's talk about something else What do you think mr. Carrington's gonna say when he calls if I knew darling? I'd tell you and if I told you you wouldn't have any of the fun of waiting for that phone to ring This isn't fun. This is torture You have to read that book Just like to Don't you have anything to do? How about knitting some little things too soon for that I can take a hint You can also hear it thunder. Oh, I wish I could hear the phone ring Come on Shakespeare come on up. You can sit next to me on the sofa, baby. I can almost hear myself think She's just like a wake Where'd that put my darling little Shakespeare, have you seen my little haven't a bet you took it away. I bet you did David David no, I don't mean to interrupt darling, but have you seen my needle? No, oh here it is David you can be quiet again. Thank you Telephone the telephone I didn't hear it if you didn't hear it. Why are you running toward it by six cents told me? Keep your fingers crossed. Hello. Oh Mom, it's you. How could you do this to me? No, don't hang up No, I don't mind talking to you. It's just that we were expecting a call from Mr. Carrington from Chicago No, I don't know what he's gonna say to David. I've asked David and he says he doesn't know either give me that mommy He's tearing the phone out of my hands careful. David. You're listening Mrs. Brown You're worse than Claudia if you're so curious to find out what's going on Why don't you just come over here yourself and find out? I'll not say another word to you over the phone. You come over here this minute. Goodbye She's coming over you were sweet to ask your darling. I'm a fool. Of course, but why? Because one curious woman is more than I can cope with and yet I am about to be surrounded by two I know why you asked mama. You hope we'll ask each other questions and leave you alone I didn't say that but it's an idea Now My lapel here. Thanks. Goodbye. Goodbye You know if anyone would peek through that window this would look very domestic wouldn't it? We live on the 12th floor and we're married. You think we look married? What makes a person look married anyway? Oh, it's nice to be married It's nice when it's eight o'clock and the dishes are done Shakespeare's hurrying away It's Christmas soon. We don't have any place to go tonight I don't intend to move an inch Until the telephone rings is that listed in order of importance? Backwards it is I wish I could purr too. It's so expressive Shakespeare must have a little business in his throat that I hadn't got you've got plenty of little business in your throat Nothing to purr with what do you suppose it is? Something you found in a crackerjack box. Do you want to listen to it? Claudia you just said that you don't want to move an inch. I'll move a foot. I'll move both of them All right. All right. I know what I'm licked All right, darling pull up a chair and sit down next to me I'll even let you breathe down my neck. I don't like chairs chairs aren't a poster in tweed They don't smell of tobacco and lala Chairs don't smile out of the corner of their mouth or raise an eyebrow Chairs simply don't look like you at all. Then why do you keep mistaking me for one? Well, you do have arms and legs Before you pull me up and make yourself comfortable and put down that darning needle It looks too much like a Darning needle. It's dumb So am I You answer no you answer it is for you this time. I know it if it's probably mama saying she's not coming over No, no, it isn't this mr. Carrington. They don't just stand there answer it Hello Yes, this is regent two one four five seven. Yes. I'll hold on. Is that him? It's the operator from Chicago Yes, chicago. Oh, I can't stand it. Keep still. I won't be able to hear how can you be so calm? I'm dying Hello Yes, this is david norton. Of course it is put him on who is it? Not even breathing breathe I can't afford you falling at my feet in the heat Hello Yes, yes, I can hear you fine Yes Yeah Yeah, yes Yes, what's he saying? Yeah, oh Within the month that what month? Yes The plans are pretty well worked out now In chicago chicago. What I see But I have to work from there Yes, of course, I understand Well, I'll have to think that over and let you know Fine fine. Yes. Yes. I'll call you Yes, good night What did he say? When do you start? You heard everything? I didn't all I heard you say was yes. Yes Until I thought I go mad. What did he say? He talked it over with a few of the men there They seem to be very enthusiastic too david. I knew you were brilliant, but I didn't know you were this brilliant What else what else? Well, I Don't know how you're going to feel about this. I feel wonderful about everything I don't even know how I feel about it. What's the matter? Is there fly in the ointment? Fly is chicago Chicago, what's the matter with chicago? Nothing is the matter with chicago Then why is it a fly? Because my ducky we happened to be living in new york So and mr. Carrington would have us move to chicago move to chicago That's what he said It would be the most convenient way of organizing this project But but we can't move to chicago. We've got this beautiful apartment here. We haven't even finished furnishing it yet No, I know I know and we have no place to live in chicago true true Well, I've never even been to chicago. I suppose lots of people in chicago. I've never been to new york. That's different I think this is something we're going to have to talk about darling. We are talking about it I don't see why you can't well I suppose there's no point in suggesting to him that you can't go to chicago is there I really can't think of a good reason why we shouldn't How do you feel about it? Oh, I haven't got anything against it really. I I've lived in lots of other places besides new york. It's all pretty much the same I suppose so as long as you're with the people you love Mama What about mama? Oh david, I couldn't leave mama Why we've never been in two different cities from each other Except when you and I were on a honeymoon and that was yeah, that was different I'd miss her so So would I with the baby coming the babies are long way off, but he's coming And think of mama david. She'd have nobody Wouldn't be so bad for me because I'd have you but Mama, what would she do? She'd get along darling. Mama's a pretty independent person Oh, it's no fun being independent when you have to be So complicated. Why does everything always have to get so complicated? It's a wonderful job Why can't it be here on 42nd street instead of Oh david, what are we gonna do? I told you we don't have to make up our minds tonight postponing won't help I won't change the way I feel David you've changed already david. We're such dopes. Why didn't we think of this before think of what? It's all so simple. This lighting doesn't have to have a cloud We can take mama to chicago with us. Are you serious? Certainly chicago is good enough for us is certainly good enough for mama We're taking the baby and and shakespeare with us So why not mama at this point the baby and shakespeare have no minds of their own mama love it Just because she has an apartment here in new york doesn't mean she can't move After all that's not stopping us I don't think mama is going to want to come to chicago. Who cares whether she wants to or not? She's coming. It's all settled. Oh david call it. Mr. Karen didn't say yes That is mama. Wait till she hears you'll be so surprised Come in come in. We've got news for you Did he call? What did he say no no no don't come in go home and pack your bag claudia That's a nice greeting as I say mama go home and pack your bag david take her away Lock her up someplace and tell me what mr. Carrington said you better listen to her mother Yeah, give me a coat. I'll keep my coat on. I may want to make a quick getaway mama We're moving to chicago. That's nice. What are you leaving mama? You don't understand You're leaving with us. What is going on here? Look, all the two of you are so thick headed. Look mama We've got to go to chicago because mr. Carrington wants david there and we're taking you with us. Oh you are I told you maybe mama doesn't want to go to chicago Ridiculous a prospective grandmother should be with a prospective grandchild. This one is too perspective David I think is wonderful about your new job. It is wonderful very wonderful You know, I didn't expect this kind of an opportunity for years and years. Well, we should grab it We're not even discussing it anymore. We're all grabbing it. Isn't it wonderful to have it all settled? Uh darling, why don't you telephone julia and tell her about it? Awful idea. You have such wonderful ideas mr. Norton Everything's wonderful. I'll call her right away after all she started it all didn't she? Well, well mr. Norton Can it be this simple? No it can't Why not? We would love to have you with us mama. I'd love to come but I can't And I'm glad this has happened. It's just right for you and claudia. She'll really be on her own this time That's what I'm afraid of It's going to be quite a big dose for her to take mother. She'll take it Not sure it's the right thing for just now You know what I mean with the with the baby and all that's just why it's right david She'll learn to be a little less of a daughter and a little more of a mother Well to tell the truth mama All of this worrying of mine. It's it's not entirely about claudia I'm just worried about you Well, that's sweet of you, but Don't worry I'll come and visit you Why you won't be able to get rid of me I thought when you got your own apartment. She'd let go a little but new york is very small Especially when you lived just around the corner Yeah, yeah, I wish I were sure you were right Do you want me to tell her? No I will Not tonight though She's had enough for one day Besides, I'll I'll have to talk it over with roger tomorrow anyway. That is before it's all settled There'll be plenty of time to tell her But david I'm very glad for the two of you I wish I had my hat on mrs. Brown Just so I could take it off To you This broadcast of claudia was supervised and directed by william brown meloni If holiday shopping is fun for you you can make it more fun If it's a chore and a bore you can make it less so Simply by pausing for frosty refreshing coca-cola It's easier to shop when you're refreshed And you'll find more of those familiar red coolers in lunchrooms service stations and food stores nowadays 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 if war and remember Whoever you are whatever you do wherever you may be When you think of refreshment think of coca-cola For ice cold coca-cola makes any pause the pause that refreshes