 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 oh I wish it were tomorrow already when you wake up in the morning. It will be if I can sleep You always sleep true. I wish it too. Maybe tomorrow be cooler that better be I'm stifling if we'd all be quiet We wouldn't use up so much air talking not there for talking just not enough for breathing Mama, how can you knit know that wool making you warm rather keep busy stops me from thinking about the weather I just can't do anything. I'm as limp as a rag David aren't your fingers sticking to the pages that book they are What does the paper say about tomorrow that it will come about the temperature tomorrow? Warmer oh no Tomorrow Saturday. It can't be warmer What was that again? Hope it doesn't rain Stretful when it rains on weekends in the summer it spoils everybody's plan. It isn't the rain that makes it wet It's the humidity. Oh I wish it were tomorrow that it wouldn't rain that the temperature would be lower. You wish a lot of things But rains I won't be able to wear my new dress and wear it on Sunday never put off till Sunday what you can do Saturday That's a lovely dress mama bought me Canterine I look just like an orange. You look like orange juice if it doesn't get any cooler I look like orange juice more if it rains You know nothing affects the weather once it's made up its mind why complain about it Because complaining is all the person can do besides. I love having something to complain about The weather is all I've got Seriously David does the paper say rain tomorrow. Mmm. It says rain good why because then it'll be a nice day Papers never know what they're talking about The weather predicts and then whether it will or whether it won't nobody knows It's all a big farce to hoodwink the public hoodwink it in the water. Oh, I don't know just hoodwink it Say is it getting cooler to you? No Thought I felt a little air. He's in the bedroom sleeping. Oh mama. You are warm warm as a hot pun Oh David who would like some Coca-Cola? I'd like to swim in it I'll get you a bottle or two people say hot showers are better in the summer because you feel cooler when you get out It's a fraudulent superstition like walking under ladders You know, I think men suffer more in the hot weather don't you mama suffer more loudly It's a nice day tomorrow. I'll take the baby for a walk a New dress a new baby. I like my old baby best. Oh darling. You're melting me What isn't already melted? I Think I'll use the fancy carriage covered Julius. That's baby. You want to smother the child Well, I can't take him out all exposed. Why not? He might meet somebody he knows I think he's it's cooler in the kitchen with the refrigerator door open. No doubt Yeah, you are just pour it over the top of my head mama David why don't we close up all the windows? I think it's hotter out than in impossible mama sit down You make me warm standing out. She's blaming me. I've been waiting for that I'm up. I'll go see what it is. I hope he won't get prickly heat But you wouldn't mind if I did oh you're too big for prickly heat mama Would you rub some talcum powder on him while you're at it? I'm way ahead of you I hope this weather won't disturb the baby poor little thing poor little thing. He's been sleeping soundly all evening No, but it's so hot. He'll lose his appetite. Good. You've got restless and won't sleep. Oh, that's not so good There's so help this day, but just like little dogs and kittens I think he's conscious enough to feel hot or cold. I don't think he minds too much one way or the other. Oh Well, yes take his chances like the rest of us But it's nice and cool up on the farm Probably 20 below zero with a high gale from the north northeast Seriously, do you think there's much difference? Hmm half a degree. Well, are we going back to the farm darling a couple of days? You miss it Brooke Wall not tree the flower garden. I Miss it how much more than I ever expected Besides as high time our son saw his home Maybe we can go up at the end of next week I Just have more to go back to soon because I know you'll be running up and down the stairs and climbing the hill and One baby in the house is enough. I certainly plan things tell me I should have had this baby in the winter, so you wouldn't have had to miss any summer up on the farm I'll do better by you with the next one. All right see that you do I wonder if the farm misses us He's all right just a little restless any prickly heat a little won't hurt him sit down mama Take the weight off the feet cooler standing. Uh, let's try being quiet. I don't think oh Thinking's much worse than talking. How would you know? Oh What's the matter nothing mama's just giving me the cold shoulder you got another one mama. Thank you mama Why don't you two go to bed? You've been in your pajamas for hours to warm even to dream you might dream of glaciers Yes, or you might dream of skiing down the slope of an Alp Snow up the air. Oh heaven. They must be a fine skier when I was a lad I hate skiing. I simply love it. I didn't know I never tried Very exciting when whistling by Mountains all around snow cap the crunch of ice under your feet. I'm afraid the ice wouldn't be just under my feet I'm afraid to be under my everything else. No doubt. Oh, let's not talk about ice. It makes me too warm. I Am resolved. I am not going to talk about the weather anymore I'm just going to absorb it act as if it isn't here. Mmm. I'm going to go to bed act as if I Isn't here either. I'm going to plop in the bed this minute David Don't you want to pop to as well? Though those mattresses are awfully hot. You're supposed to sleep on them not under them Don't leave on the floor too drafty if there were a draft Good night mama. Leave your door open if you like we can share the air. Thanks. Thanks. Maybe I'll take another shower I've had four you've only been home for hours. I guess it wouldn't help. Good night grandma. Kiss my grandma Some good night for me for a small fee. I think the bedroom is cooler than the living room. Don't you? No, sure. Well, you can tell yourself that anyway. Oh, sure Ouch, what's the matter? This bed is sizzling sizzling. It's gonna be like sleeping on a frying pan. Oh, dear Come on isn't so bad. You want a switch? Oh, it's all purely metal Sleep that knits up the rabble sleeve of care. Don't talk about sleeves on a night like this David I'll never be able to sleep. Never. Neither will I David, are you asleep? Oh, sure Spinning like a top all night. It's only 12 o'clock. It really feels as if it'd been all night This is what I get for wishing it were summer all last winter. Oh try and sleep darling I'm doing as much as I can about it. Even the baby's been restless. It is July still July. I thought it'd be August by now Mama Are you asleep? I thought maybe she is Come on in and be sociable why don't I don't feel sociable. Oh, then we'll come in to you I'm coming and I think for some privacy personally. I think the time has come for this to stop what has the Thermometer of what it has to stop going up. It'll bust. Well, why don't you speak to I intend to I don't understand Why you two are taking this lying down who's lying down mentally and spiritually the two of you are you hear that mother ignore her David, I don't know about you, but I'm going to do something about it. What? well Well, we pay our taxes don't we we have a right to Say something about conditions you you're not old enough to have the right to vote even you are and I am a mother now That should give me some right That's what you think David Hand me the phone. I will not hand it to me. Who are you gonna call it? This are the weather Bureau If you must know, I'm sorry I asked Claudia you you can't call the weather Bureau Of course, I can all I have to do is dial weather About time somebody took a bounty to the Facilities provided by this government for the benefit of its taxpayers. You're kidding of course. Huh, am I what's the use David? It's cooler not to resist her mother Here is the phone. I am going to give them a piece of my mind. Well, don't be too generous darling. I would ignore that W Ah Your daughter my dear mother is mad the heat has gone to her head. There's plenty of room for it there. It's ringing Hmm. I'm not one to sit by and let all the people I love roast to death Hello weather Bureau Claudia you're not talking to anybody. It's a record. They turn on and play. She knows it mother She's just having a good time It's rather touching to see her amused by so little 92 a Record for this hour on this date. I wish she hadn't called. I feel warmer 92 I'll never sleep now now here you listen to me It's high time you did something about this my my husband and and my mother haven't slept a wink all night And they'll they'll both be fidgety all tomorrow. Well, how much longer you're going to let this condition keep up I I insist you do something about it immediately Goodbye there That was swell mrs. Norton That was a great help Congratulations, thank you so much. Oh dear really Well, certainly nothing like talking to the right people and and telling them to get on the ball. Yeah, she's right She's absolutely right mama always go to the top man the man is in charge Why didn't we think of calling the weather Bureau soon? I have no idea Claudia What was that well, I'll be Nothing to it nothing at all It just goes to show you private complaining is useless. It's really useless It's action and talking to the right people that really counts Listen, isn't that beautiful? We'll never live it down David mother. It is raining in quickly close the windows with somebody mind giving me another Blanket, please. I'm chilly and I really feel as if I deserve a little service If you live in the house these summer days You probably take your guests out onto the porch or into the garden for a cool refreshing drink If your house has no terrace or porch or if you live in an apartment You can at least provide refreshment that will help guests feel cooler delicious ice-cold coca-cola There's probably no time when the pause that refreshes is more welcome. I think it was voodoo, mr. King voodoo magic whatever Claudia uses. I'm a lot cooler, right? Oh my I'll sleep now nothing like a summer storm, is there? Especially tonight. Well next time I start feeling the heat. I'll call Claudia. She'll fix it up for me I hope you'll catch her in a helpful mood. You mean she isn't always Claudia I should say she isn't always she and David can be more Unhelpful when they feel pixie than any other two people. I know That I'd like to see come around for dinner on Monday, mr. King and you'll see I'll be there so long, Mrs. Brown Goodbye, mr. King 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 or a bar 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 Bard is Claudia and Paul Crabtree is David 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