 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 La la la la la la la. Why is mama so happy today do you think? She's glad to see me go, aren't you mother? Delighted, that's why I'm humming. Mama hums, but I'm mourn. I hate to see you go. Now my humming and mourning damsel If you'll kindly step aside to one side I'll get into my car and off like a breeze through the morning glories Zip to the station. I will drive. What if I won't step aside kindly please? Lift you up kindly please and put you down a side David don't you dare pick her up. You'll hurt yourself. What about hurting me you it doesn't matter. Oh sweet I have my orders my orders from headquarters Claudia kindly step aside of your own volition You're cluttering up the driveway for no reason I can think of my own volition hates to see you go off to New York this morning Darling, I hate to go to just look at this place Beautiful such a nice sunny Tuesday morning. I wish I could think of a reason for you not to go But I have more minutes and you won't have to think of a reason you'll miss your train Are you wishful thinking too or just warning? Just warning. Oh, you have no soul. Mama's right now out of my way. Let me get into my car My car my car too. All right anything. Let me get into your car Our car Claudia splitting possessives this morning. She's getting to be quite a grammarian, isn't she? I am that's nice What's a grammarian? A grammarian is the first cousin to a vegetarian. Oh, that's awful. Now tonight when I come home I'll give you a blow-by-blow description of it tonight. Hmm. I can't wait. I can't wait Goodbye. Tell me now as they say in Guatemala Goodbye, I will never talk to you again. If you don't tell me now good and as they say in gitchy goomy. Goodbye Goodbye. Now we're getting someplace. I'm getting to the station. Hooray See you tonight same time same place and now as they say in Eastbrook, Connecticut Good bye. Why is it? I've got a feeling I'm going to be lonesome for you all day today Probably because you're about to become a mother Well, I thought feelings like this were only felt months ago. Oh, you you you were retarded and glad of it Well, be off with you make your million dollars. See if I care. I'm only going to make one million. Is that all? Mm-hmm. Oh, well tomorrow. I make another million. I miss you too, darling. Well, I should hope so Drive carefully. Yes, ma'am. And don't jump on or off trains or anything else moving. No, ma'am. Hmm. Now lean in that window and what? Maybe that's the phone you Don't say I do I do say well darling Don't you want to know who it is before you leave? Not particularly But maybe it's for you. I doubt it Anyway, if you look down the road, you will see that I have gone But darling even if it's for me, don't you have any curiosity for you? None at all. Oh, you're so stuffy me stuffing Not at all. I'm just Yes, huh What about answering the telephone? Oh mama will she's inside the way that you treat that mother of yours Now get your hands off the car. You're not with dent defenders, right? Goodbye, goodbye I didn't let you go. No mama mama. I am wet David answer that phone. Don't you take your second? You know, this is all a plot to make me miss my train Of course it is. Why can't you cooperate and make it easier for me? If I didn't know you better? I'd believe you. All right. Go on. Go on. Go on. You're not here anymore get Shall I tell him you've gone David? Go on. Make a liar of your one and only mother-in-law All right, mother. I'll answer it, but I'm doing it for you just for you not for Claudia You bluffer you me. Yes, you you're just as curious as the rest of us Who do you suppose it is at eight in the morning? Well, whoever it is it's going to be short to the point and very sweet at least be polite now polite It's a woman David. Of course only a woman would call a man as he's leaving for the station anybody You are so intelligent. Isn't he mama? I think so. Oh Hello Yes Yes, this is mr. Norton speaking Yes, yes, it's David Norton. That's right Well, look now I'm the only one and I'm in a hurry. I've got to go. Oh Western Union Yes, I'm listening go ahead Yes, yes, I've got that Repeated as she goes along. I'm bursting. Yes. Oh, you're the most irritating man. Yes That's all I thank you Western Union David what's it all about? Do I have to worry? Is everything all right? Oh, you needn't bother to send a copy I've got it. Nothing's wrong with anybody. Is it tell me? Goodbye Western Union Well, well You two women you look like pointing beagles nose quivering and ears cock. I hate you my Sentiments exactly all right. All right. I'll relent. It was from Julia and Hartley from Julian Hartley Hartley is David's brother mama. I know and Julia's Hartley's wife. I know that too David go on where they were from from England from the boat from the boat from the boat Oh from the boat little miss echo. How do you do then they must be on their way home exactly? Well, when do they get here at noon today today? That was a little like pulling teeth, but now we know Claudia little boys must have their fun And now that everybody in the world knows what everybody else knows I'm off to the station David You can't just just just go off like that. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Just like what Hartley and Julia are docking at noon today We've got to plan. We've got to plan. We've got to plan plan Yes, little sir echo how we are going to meet them Are you hinting that you're going to be standing at the dock waving them in? Of course Hartley is your only brother, isn't he? I don't think Julia and Hartley expect you to meet them. It's such a commotion. Why did they send us the cable? Just to be nice partly because I'm Hartley's only brother And I think we ought to be nice to and meet them. This is proceeding just as I expected it David How would you feel if you'd been in Europe for for months and you were arriving today? I'd feel wonderful Well, so would I but I'd feel twice as wonderful if I had me to greet me when I arrived My daughter has conceived David. I don't blame her then David you agree we ought to be there Well, of course, I'll be there, but I don't cherish the idea of you getting in all those mobs and excited I won't get excited. I'll stay out of the mob that I would like to see. Are you coming too? I am not now wait a minute. I haven't made up my mind yet darling. Well, I've made up mine same thing more concede No wisdom mama David says yes. Well, you know, you're not supposed to be running around Oh Running around I'm going to go down to New York with you then I'll come back from New York with you and then in between In between nothing except Julian Hartley and if there's time a double feature while you're working David you just can't let your only brother be greeted by a mere customs officer. It isn't decent I told you I'd meet the boat. You are not enough. It needs me to what do you think mother? I'll never think when I can help it. Hmm. I'm not a china dog. You're worse than that You're an incipient mother David. There's no reason to call me names Just because you have no brotherly love. Oh, but I have darling a great deal of it I'll greet Hartley. I I just happen to have a little more husbandly love. That's all. Oh darling, that was sweet There are times however when it's right to sacrifice your finer emotions this and one of them times Who says it am and just think David just think a ship coming in with seagulls and foghorns and julian Hartley He's my closest relative after mama and at louise and you and shake I am not a relative. You're acting like one. Oh, I love to be there I never could decide what was more exciting a sailing or an arrival. I've only been to sailing I think an arrival is better. Happier. No goodbyes when you're coming home. Just smiles and bouquets Mama, when did you meet a boat coming into port? Oh, it's a long story. You never told it to me. Did you? It was a young man in khaki on the boat He'd been away in France two years Yes, mother I was almost afraid to go down to the ship I knew I'd recognize him no matter what the trenches had done, but I worried whether he'd know me Then I found myself on the tear crowds of other women around me most of them crying I remember wondering why ships sailed in seagulls and tugboats and music and handkerchiefs waving The rails of the decks were crowded with uniforms and All the men looked alike from the distance. I couldn't find the right face I wanted to run away, but the pier was too crowded. So the boat docked Then in one moment the years rolled away Time was nothing Two years without my father But he came home I haven't thought of it in years David Your trade. I've missed it It's been nice knowing you missus brown Who cares about a miss train? You'll be late to the office a fine thing for an architect now run along while I make up the marketing list I don't know what got me into talking all of a sudden. Well darling David sometimes I feel is about I didn't know mama at all There are whole years of her life. She just carries around by herself. She carries them well darling It must be so lonesome. I can't even remember them with her David what are you going to do about your train? Not a thing. Take the next one. Nope You're not going to stay home all day just because you missed a silly train. I won't have it. You won't No What's a day darling? You'll be coming home tonight Now let's see what train. No train. I'm going to drive into new york. Go on You are and if I drive in alone They're going to be an awful lot of empty seats in that car. Oh such a waste And it doesn't cost any more for two people to use a car than one such economy So how long will it take you to get ready? No time at all darling. I'm practically ready now That means a half hour. How did I get myself into this? You don't have to pretend you're glad you did because This is one arrival one ship coming in when we'll be standing side by side One memory we can share together You and mama I'm clay in your hands. Now get along with you. What a lucky morning julian heartly coming home And I don't have to say goodbye to you at the gate. You are a spoiled child. I know The worst part of it is I love it Um Watch young people preparing to give a party first thing on the refreshment list is always coca-cola When there's plenty of coke in the refrigerator at home They like to ask friends in after school after a game or after an evening at the movies And you like to have them do so for the home that's full of young people is a friendly place for adults and children both Well joe, I've been took so you have david I warned you yesterday you'd be took to taking claudia into new york That wife of mine and her mother between them a man doesn't have a chance. Do you mind david? No, I don't mind As a matter of fact, I'm very much looking forward to meeting julian heartlet to both Yes, it ought to be exciting landings always are if you're around joe, will you help me keep an eye on claudia You bet I will but one eye isn't going to be enough It'll take several once claudia gets on the pier and learns about customs regulations customs regulations I hadn't thought of that. I suggest you keep claudia away from the customs inspector Have sort of an idea. She won't like his looking through julia's trunks Oh She'll hate it any law is presented by my wife. Yes, I'd I'd better keep them apart. You're absolutely right joe Well, you've got quite a job on your hands david. Good luck on it Thanks, and so long. Bye david 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 tomorrow at the same time And now this is joking saying out of wire 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 And 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