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hello friends welcome to this day in
jack benny i'm john henderson this
episode is from november 9
1947. previously on the jack benny
program look there's norman krasno over
there norman krasner yeah he's the
fellow that loved that joke i told last
year you know the one about like a moose
needs a hat rack
oh he was crazy about it he was yeah
watch this hey norman like a moose needs
a hat rack
you see
every every time i mention it he goes
crazy i never thought i'd be lagging
wow look at that ball goal yeah right in
the woods what a slice oh
well come on rochester let's look for it
oh jack you'll never find us i'll find
it don't worry i'll join you on the
fairway see you in a minute
in this episode phil talks about his
other show the previous season phil and
his wife alice fay became the new hosts
of a musical variety program called the
fitch bandwagon gee i can't wait for
phil to come down i'm so anxious to see
what he got me for our anniversary it
was seven years ago today that i married
phil look mommy he hasn't forgotten he's
carrying a big bundle
hello daddy oh hello kids hello phil hi
honey phil is that big bundle for me
this oh yeah yeah yeah it's for you oh
you're wonderful i knew you wouldn't
forget i'll take it darling and thank
you thank you thank you so much
i don't get it this is the first time
she ever kissed me for bringing down my
laundry
dennis also had his own spin-off show
sponsored by colgate called a day in the
life of dennis day dennis it's just
marvelous another job in your spare time
yeah
but do you know anything about insurance
oh i've been studying it for weeks
believe me i've been using my brain
well why didn't you tell me about it
before oh i didn't want to worry you
oh
gosh i sure hope i can make a success of
this if i do i'll feel free to speak to
your mother why darling you mean about
me about anything i'll just feel free to
speak to her
george jessel was a comedian as i stood
in the offing and listening to your
glowing and gracious words of
introduction a warm feeling swept over
me a feeling that seemed to say to were
that surely behind this fine and
generous tribute that must be lurking a
few dollars for me
dick tracy was a detective comic strip
for young people with exaggerated
drawings of exaggerated characters like
flat top and mumbles and it was being
adapted into low budget movies i'm tracy
remember me
i found your corridor door open so i
walked right in
westerns were also becoming more and
more popular
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one of the most famous cowboy actors was
roy rogers he and his horse trigger
could be seen on the big screen in on
the old spanish trail
well trigger looks like somebody's lost
something
several years earlier jack benny himself
had made a western comedy picture called
buck benny rides again
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hi andy how do i look
his last movie was called the horn blows
at midnight after all they don't let
every time dick and harry through those
pearly gates you know the british actor
ronald coleman who played jack benny's
neighbor on the radio show was better
known for his on-screen work like in the
movie random harvest
i don't believe it let me look it's a
small check but it's a check oh aren't
you terribly happy
yes i am
means an awful lot
smithy i'm proud of you
you didn't know you had an author on
your hands did you oh yes i did i knew
you were good i'm really not a bit
surprised and remember this is before
the days of streaming movies dvds or
even vhs home video tapes if you wanted
to watch a movie you pretty much had to
go to the theater although there were
some hobbyists who had projectors and
screens at home the number of prints you
could find was limited there were also
no podcasts so if you wanted to listen
to the radio you actually had to listen
to the radio so if you enjoy this day in
jack benny where you can hear these
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rochester dennis day and yours truly don
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passengers please step to the rear step
to the back of the bus please oh isn't
this awful catherine you think some
gentleman would get up and give one of
us a seat i beg your pardon ladies but
would any of you care to sit down oh
you're very kind isn't he katherine he
certainly is he got up and gave the
three of us a seat
yes
he has a very big heart
hey
aren't you don wilson jack benny's
announcer well yeah yes yes i am i just
love that program it has so many
interesting characters they act so crazy
oh jeanette they only do that to make
people laugh on the radio
those things never happen in real life
oh they don't huh well now let me tell
you something that really happened
yesterday what was it well jack benny
phil harrison dennis day dropped him to
the corner drugstore to get a bite to
eat
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what are you gonna have phil i don't
know jackson what are you gonna have i
don't know how about you dennis i don't
know
see it's so hard to decide what the
just look at that
waiter waiter yes sir look there's
lipstick on my glass well there's water
in it too wash it off
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their bread should be that fresh
well phil have you decided yet yeah i
think i know what i want jackson what'll
it be sir a roast beef sandwich and a
fifth of milk
phil milk doesn't come in fifth well how
do i know it's the first time i ever
ordered this stuff
dennis have you made up your mind yet
yeah way to bring me a dish of ice cream
with a strip of bacon on it
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dennis ice cream with bacon that's
ridiculous why don't you have it with
chocolate syrup okay way to bring me
some bacon with chocolate chocolate
circle
yeah yeah that's what i meant
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hey what are you gonna have jackson yeah
i don't know hey waiter what would you
suggest how about lamb stew
no
some veal cutlets
no i'm going home soon i just want
something to hold me together how about
some scotch tape
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look just get their orders and i'll
think of what i want let's hey dennis
how's your colgate show doing oh it's
fine i like the idea of having two shows
gee i don't know what to order how's
your pitch bandwagon doing phil great
kid great alice just picked up my option
for another 13 weeks
maybe i already holy smoke jackson
haven't you made up your mind yet what
you want to eat well how can i think
with you fellas always talking i got two
shows i got two shows i got two shows
that's all you're here two shows you
ought to be ashamed of yourself putting
other people out of work with two shows
i haven't got two shows they've got two
shows well fully for them
what hey your orders gentlemen now what
do you have well i think i'll have a
hamburger and let's see do you have any
hot chocolate no but here's a hershey
bar on a match
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oh nuts they're in it too
never mind just just give me that piece
of chocolate cake right there that's
vanilla it is not vanilla it's chocolate
i'll dust it off and show you
don't bother just give me a piece of
that huckleberry pie you want to make a
bet
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well give it to me whatever it is a man
could starve to death in here guessing
now give me that pop jackson jackson huh
hey look look at that beautiful blonde
coming toward the counter oh yeah hey
phil she's heading this way i'll move
over one then she'll have to sit between
hmm us i was sitting on the end stool
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help me up off the floor phil well
there's a switch me picking you up
well look fellas i got to go home now
look i'll see you later hey jackson wait
a minute wait a minute jackson what
about the check jackson what about
after 11 years you'd think i'd know
better
how tight can the guy hey dennis what
are you looking at that magazine over
there ronald coleman's picture's on the
cover oh yeah ronald gee look at him for
those broad shoulders intelligent eyes
pearly teeth dimple in the chin if he
was one inch taller he'd look just like
me
uh yeah ronnie manny sure is handsome
thank you old fellow it was awfully nice
of you to say that
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hey dennis you know something you
sounded just like him yeah i like to do
imitations yeah you're doing pretty good
too kid you know i can hardly wait
hey hey wait a minute huh hey look i got
a great idea hey you want to have some
fun kid yeah huh well now look let's
give jack some time to get home then
we'll call him on the phone you disguise
your voice like ronald coleman's and
invite him over to his house for a party
oh boy come on let's go in that phone
booth well take it easy take it easy now
we got to give him plenty of time to get
home he's walking and he ain't really 38
you know
all right while we're waiting let's play
the jukebox one of my records is in it
oh your wreck is okay here you are i'll
drop a nickel in there
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as the night went along
there was suddenly a song
and me me
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all the world seemed to say
that they loved the cavern
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but i knew that when she'd seen me
mimi sang
for dancing with the one
that i adore
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now i'm sitting sad
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just for me
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well here's my house it wasn't such a
long walk out to beverly hills after all
i might as well plant grass out of my
front yard they won't let me park cars
here anymore
let me see
where's my key to the front door
here's the key to my car here's the key
to the back door
here's the key to my hope chest key to
my trunk
key to the garage
here's the key to that can of salmon i
had last night
why do i save those things
oh here it is
is that you boss
rochester what are you doing at home
you're supposed to be out at hillcrest
golf course looking for my golf ball
it's no use boss i've been looking for
that ball for three weeks now and i just
can't find it
well did you look behind all the rocks
you look in all the bushes
did you look down the gopher holes i
even took the golfers to a doctor's
office and had them x-rays
you had the golfer's x-ray we found six
acorns a bunch of roots a canadian penny
but no golf balls
why one of them had gallstones and they
fooled us for a while
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well that's the silliest thing i ever
heard taking gophers to a doctor's
office i wish you would wait a minute
rochester what's that what's that
wiggling around your pocket gopher i
thought you'd like it for a pet
oh look boys he's peeking out at you
oh isn't he cute
look at that sweet little face
he's got blue eyes just like mine
i wonder if i could get his teeth
straight
imagine the patter of little gopher feet
around the house
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say rochester how'd you happen to pick
this one to bring home he's the one with
the canadian penny
oh
when do we operate boys
stop joking now rochester you better go
back out of the golf course and keep
looking for the ball
it must be hey i just thought of
something
maybe we looked in the wrong place now
we took it for granted that i hit that
ball in the rough
maybe i hit such a good shot and landed
right on the green oh boss come now
yeah i guess you're right well we'll
look for the ball tomorrow by the way
rochester what are we going to have for
dinner six acorns a bunch of roots and
southern fried gopher
i don't want that just open a can of
sardines okay give me your keychain
here you are in a hurry
i haven't had anything but a dusty piece
of pie all day
i'll be in the
there's a phone i'll get it
hello hello boy this is ronald coleman
ronald coleman
well ronnie how are you splendid
splendid thank you
good good how's bonita who
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bonita you're why oh oh i thought you
said santanita
denise is fine good good oh well by the
way jack what are you doing tonight
nothing nothing why well beneath and i
are having a little party at the house
and we'd love to have you come over
tonight gee that'll be swell ronnie what
time should i be there in just a minute
i'll ask santanita
benita my wife oh
hey phil what time shall i tell him to
be there nine o'clock and tell him to
bring his girl with him hello jack
benita says nine would be fine and to
bring your lady friend with you you mean
my girl gladys abisco yes we've both
been anxious to meet her hey kid kid
tell him it's a costume party oh well
by the way jack when you come over
tonight we wish you'd wear something
what a costume party you know oh a
costume party gee that'll be fun we'll
be there at nine o'clock sharp goodbye
ronnie goodbye jank hey rochester
rochester i've been invited over to mr
mrs coleman for a party tonight you want
me to get your tuxedo no no this is a
costume party gee i don't know how to
dress why don't you wear your toupee
upside down and go as a bird's nest
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say maybe i
no it would tickle me hey wait a minute
i know where i can get a cowboy costume
that's it i'll go as a cowboy are you
going to take ms liverstone no no she's
out of town this week i'm going to take
my old girlfriend vladis abisco she'll
love it
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gee gladys it's
nice out tonight isn't it it's your
aunt's painting
i'm glad you were able to make it i
thought that since it's so close to
thanksgiving you might be busy oh i got
hilda to fill in for me
but can hillary do your work oh sure she
can pluck turkeys faster than anybody
that's a feather in her cap
oh gee you're so witty speedy what
people say in georgie jaisal i'll never
know
d gladys you'll like the coleman ronnie
bonita are regular guys even though
they're high class and interested in
things like opera and art
no no no gladys no don't show them your
tattoos
keep your
keep your sleeves down you know
say gladys would you like a cigarette
sure
yeah yeah
a lucky stripe
no they're made from that fine that
light that naturally mild tobacco listen
to the man who knows i always say
you know gladys quality of product is
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you know and another thing gladys lucky
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ain't it's the truth
god gladys you look so cute in your
costume so western so do you speedy we
were both lucky to find that costume
shop open so late yeah they certainly
fixed me up with a complete cowboy
outfit last sue 10 gallon hat and a gun
i can't wait till we get to the ronald
coleman
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oh ronnie what is it
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bonita did you close the living room
windows before you got into bed i did
darling well
if you're ready to go to sleep i'll turn
out the light no no just a minute i'm
not quite through reading
you know benita this is really exciting
you must read it when i'm through with
it oh i've already read it you know
there's one part there where no no don't
tell me don't tell me i want to find out
myself what mumbles is going to
he's do interesting fellow you can find
out tomorrow i'm going to turn out the
light all right just a moment
there
all right you can turn it out now
you know
i know you won't think i'm conceited but
random harvest is one of the best
pictures ever made
i agree with you darling
now shut off the projector and let's go
to sleep
all right
oh i'm glad we turned in early tonight
got a lot of retakes the studio tomorrow
morning yes i know
good night
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bonita you're snoring
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thought that was you
oh goodness it's the front door
i wonder who in the world
well it's the butler's night off and
there's only one way to find out go down
and see who it is
please i suppose it's a burglar what
would i do i don't know i've never been
in a picture with that particular
situation
there's probably a telegram now put on
your robe and go to the door oh all
right all right all right i'm coming i'm
coming imagine getting a man out of a
nice warm bed
yes here with our father being a little
woman
i killed a young
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uh just a minute just a minute then
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but jack jack there must be something
where's bonita well she's upstairs we
will go get the little woman down here
now look
tell her you're bombing
all right all right all right
it's jack benny
benny yes and he has a gun
lend him what he wants and send him home
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he doesn't want to borrow anything this
time he thinks we're having a party
not funny my dear you should have seen
benny and that girl bursting in here
with those silly costumes costumes yes
ben is dressed up like roy rogers oh
what does the girl look like trigger
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just because you're angry at jack i mean
there's no reason to insult the girl
she's probably a critical thing but how
old is she i don't know somewhere
between 35 and 14. no chicken not for
those turkey feathers all over him
imagine imagine benny doing a thing like
this
i have a good notion to
yes that's what i'll do oh darling no we
can't stop sending our laundry to him
i suppose not
he is a master with the starch
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anyway i think it's absolutely disgraced
well well i'll get back into bed i'll go
downstairs and tell him to leave no you
starting he won't even listen to you
say i have a better idea
get dressed what i know what i'm doing
bonita get dressed
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yeah i wish they'd hurry down they've
been upstairs a long time they sure have
speedy
uh while we're waiting let's turn on the
radio okay
gee that's our song there player let's
dance nooksy it would be an extreme
pleasure
see what memories this brings back
our first meeting
we were dancing like this remember
and as we dance you sang the words into
my ear
sing them again
go ahead gladys will
huh i'd love to hear your thing
i love you
i always knew
it would be you oh come on dance a
little closer sweetie okay
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what's the matter those feathers are
tickling
me sorry but i had to get into my
costume at the place where i worked well
don't worry gee i wonder why the
colemans aren't down yet
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ronnie you think it was right of us to
sneak out the back way and go to a movie
yes
and it'll teach benny a lesson well what
movie are we going to see i don't know
and i don't care anything to get away
from that man ah they're still in our
house how long do you think they're
staying i have no idea but tomorrow open
another airwick
i don't blame you for being upset it's
amazing the way jack benny brings out
the worst in people how do you mean well
for instance take that play right fella
norman krasnow what about mr krasner
well usually he's a very brilliant
conversationalist but as soon as he gets
around benny all he can say is
please please people are staring oh i'm
sorry here's the theory oh yeah
um two large seats please here you are
sir by the way miss we didn't notice
what picture you're showing the horn
blows at midnight
what ronnie ronnie let go of the girl
it's not her
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gene fault and do you think the colemans
remind us going into their kitchen and
getting something to eat no it's half
past 12 and we're hungry gee they sure
have a big refrigerator yeah i wonder
what program they wanted on
now let's see what's inside
there's some ham and
half a roast beef
well how do you like that
only this morning i sent rochester over
they told them they were out of eggs
and look they're lousy with butter too
well say gladys look look there's a
turkey please not on my day off
oh yes i forgot well let's eat something
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look ronnie you can see them through our
window they're still in the house
yes
and i've got to get some sleep well
there's only one thing to do and i'm
going to do it come on benita
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wow mr miss coleman you've got the wrong
house you live next door we know where
we live just show us mr benny's bedroom
we've got to get some sleep but mr
coleman
good night manchester good night
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on set boulevard next stop please leave
the bus by the rear exit well this is
where i get off girls mr wilson that was
a very funny story you told us about
jack benny but a thing like that
couldn't really happen oh yes it could
that's why i'm taking the bus to work
why mr coleman then his car broke down
and he's using mine
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so
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this is nbc the national broadcasting
company
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fw pitch company makers of fitch shampoo
presents the pitch bandwagon written by
ray singer and dick chevrolet starring
alice faye and phil harris
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last friday was a big day in the harris
household it was the seventh wedding
anniversary of phil and alice so let's
go back to friday morning
children did you wake daddy up as i
asked you to we tried to mommy but you
know how hard it is to wake him up we
rolled him out of bed pushed him into
the shower and turned the water on like
you told us to well didn't that cold
water wake him up i don't think so he
came out of the shower got his rubbers
and umbrella kissed us goodbye and said
don't go out today kids it's raining and
we're back
wait a minute wait a minute i hear phil
coming down now
it's november 7th
doesn't that mean anything to you
november 7th
oh of course merry christmas everybody
phil it's our anniversary and you forgot
and a verse oh no no no no i didn't
forget how could i ever forget honey gee
whiz forget are you kidding well you
became my beautiful little bride just 10
years ago today
it was seven years ago oh yeah and we
were married in that little church in
new york it was galveston oh yeah i'll
never forget what that justice of feast
said it was a minister i could see still
see you standing there in that beautiful
dress you wore a dress didn't you
what and you say i don't remember
well you didn't honestly remember and
you haven't even got a present but i
have i i well i i i did get you a
present and well i was just going
downtown to pick it up oh that's sweet
of you phil but you don't really have to
get me anything i don't have to she says
as she hands me my hat and coat and
points me in the direction of saks fifth
avenue
stop pushing
made one little mistake but i'm going
out right now and buy her a nice present
that's what i'll do i'll go downtown and
buy her a beautiful painting
now if i was a good painting where would
i hang out
it's alice's anniversary and i want to
get her really something nice hiya curly
oh hi afraid oh am i glad to see you lou
look
i'm just leaving i'm going downtown to
get alice a present i want to get her a
beautiful painting do you know anything
about it maybe you could help me out
well you come to the right guy curly if
there's one thing i have an appreciation
of it's good odd
and i know just the painting for you
it's a thing of beauty
where is this painting it's over the bar
at clancy's cocktail lounge
it's a picture of a dame and she's hold
it
that's not the kind of picture i want at
all this is our anniversary it's alice's
anniversary i got to get something
high-class my class hey i know just a
place where you can get it come on i'll
take you there okay
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this high class shop i was telling you
about is right along here someplace
oh here it is
this is a pawn shop
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this is a pawn shop
[Laughter]
goodness gracious
this comes as a distinct shock to one
who's led a sheltered life such as i
look frankie you know very well that i
can't be seen going in a place like this
remember my position i'm a big
stockholder in the fitch company
beneath this uncouth exterior there
beats the heart of an artist
and i might add that i have more
artistic talent in this one little
finger than uh than than i have in this
other little thing
why
why i've never been in a pawn shop in my
life
well neither have i curly
but i seen some nice paintings in the
window we can get them at a good price
here i guess
let's try it anyway oh
i wonder who one talks to in these
places
you brought me in here go ahead figure
it out for yourself i'll ask that
gentleman over there
pardon me sir i'm here i know frankie
you want to redeem your overcoat again
you um you're taking it out a little
earlier than usual this year
sir this is obviously a case of mistaken
identity
never been in a pawn shop before frankie
the least you can do is be honest about
these things that's telling him and now
if you'll give me your ticket harris
i'll get your watch for you
so you've never been in a point job
either huh curly nah
nah
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just happened to come by here one day
and go in and try to put my watch in in
case it might happen you know i mean see
what i could get on it i was curious
that's all yes he was curious eight
times last month
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never mind look i'm here to buy a good
painting have you got any good paintings
have i got good ones i've got the best
there's one on the wall there a genuine
oil painting look at that pastoral scene
and notice that bull in the foreground
why he looks almost alive as he stands
there in all his stately dignity defying
the world
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it looks good to me curly and i know
what painted that masterpiece whose
name's at the bottom wait a minute i'll
see
some indian artists smoke bull durham
he's very clever no wait a minute it's
not that at all
hey look this ain't nothing but a poster
now look i'm looking for a good painting
do you have one or not well if you want
something really good i've got a
masterpiece that was done by
michelangelo in the 15th century and was
brought over to this country by columbus
that's too old
yes
it hung in the library of congress from
there it went to the metropolitan museum
of art and this is the first time it's
been put up for public sale it's a
priceless art treasure
gee
sounds great yeah how much you want for
it
would eight dollars be asking too much
look will you listen to me i'm trying to
tell you i don't want any cheap
paintings and i don't want any phony
paintings this is for my wife and i want
something good well i have a modernistic
painting in the back room i can let you
have for five hundred dollars hey i like
that modernistic stuff let's look at
that one no i don't like it i don't hey
wait a minute hey
hey look frankie that picture on the
wall there that fishing scene yeah hey
that's just what i'm looking for hey how
much is that 200 i'll take it now look
here's the money but i want you to
change that frame i'll be glad to do
that it'll take about a half hour hey
curly i think you're making a mistake
alice won't like this fishing scene it's
still masculine a woman likes something
with warmth and beauty let's look at
that modernistic forget about it now
look frankie you wait here for the
picture and i'll go home and get alice
out of the way so we can hang it up and
surprise her okay curly i'll see you
later
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hey alice i'm home i don't know phil
where's my present what'd you get me
show it to me let me have it let me have
alice please stop going through my
pockets
your president will be here soon
frankie's bringing it over frankie uh uh
he helped me pick it out
frankie helped you
oh no
what is it phil now wait a minute i
can't tell you but i will say that it's
something gee it's very nice and i had
frankie help me pick it out because uh
well uh he's an expert on that sort of
thing just what i needed a mocked racing
form
now wait a minute honey it's nothing
like that if you must know it's a
beautiful oil painting an oil painting
oh phil that's a wonderful gift yeah
uh-oh that must be frankie now now look
honey i don't want you to see the
presents yet so you go in the den until
i call you all right but hurry up phil
i'm so anxious to see the picture
oh hello frankie you got the painting
huh yeah
there
that's not bad
of course it ain't good either well what
am i going to do i'll put the sheet over
it and hope for the best before i call
alice in to unveil it i better go
upstairs and get the smell and salt
she's very sensitive
phyllis daddy's gone we can come out
from behind the sofa now poor daddy
everybody's making fun of his painting
yes i wish we could do something about
it i got an idea alice you go get your
paint set my paint set
phyllis we can't paint over daddy's
picture we might ruin it are you kidding
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i just can't wait any longer for phil to
call me i just have to go in and take a
peek at my present
i'll sneak in and
children what are you doing in here what
are you up to
girls we're fixing them with our paint
set oh children you shouldn't have done
that you've made an awful mess of it we
haven't touched it yet
all we did is paint this little line on
the bottom well you shouldn't have
touched it at all give me that wet rag
and i'll see if i can rub that line off
we don't want to hurt daddy's feelings
by making him think i didn't like it the
way it is you're rubbing too hard all
the paint's coming off oh dear i'm
ruining it and i
oh wait a minute there's another
painting under this one keep rubbing the
one underneath looks pretty
yeah it is pretty
why look it's a lovely landscape
i don't understand this but i mommy
mommy i hear daddy coming quick children
i'll put the sheet back over it and you
hide your paints now let's sit down over
there and when daddy comes in and
unveils it we'll all be surprised
especially daddy
oh oh oh there you are honey phil hardy
up i'm dying to see it all right uh
um
well now
well now look um
i'll count three and then take the sheet
off
one
two
three
oh
phil it's beautiful
is a landscape
oh yeah could i have been holding this
thing upside down all the time
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oh this is a lovely picture you picked
out you really know something about art
don't you i do i mean i do yeah
oh of course i do honey it took a lot of
time to find this one you know darling a
man with your great talent for picking
paintings should do something about it
that's right and you're absolutely right
and i'm gonna do something about it you
know i'm going to take up art collecting
as a hobby oh that's a wonderful idea
and phil if you want to discover some
more great paintings i'm going to give
you something that will help you what is
it honey an art catalog no a wet rag
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