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By transcription. Hello, hold youcan, this is Archie. Come over
right away. It's a matter oflife or death. I relaxed, Orgie,
relax, Yes again, the youngster, millions of readers. Aren't you
coming? Magazine? No and loveNoelle, Archie Andrews and all the game
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And now for our weekly visit toRiverdale. It's Sunday afternoon. As we
look in on the Andrews family,and at the moment, all is peaceful
and quiet. We find mister Andrewsseated in his favorite armchair reading his newspaper.
If she's mommy, I don't getmoney, sup, But daddy always
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good? Hey, Hey, Dodgersand Cardinals playing today. That should be
a great ball game starts at twothirty. Good grief, it's almost two
thirty now. But George, I'mgonna turn the radio one and listen to
that ball game. He is,sir, It's been a long time since
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I've listened to a ball game,and that's just what I'm gonna do this
afternoon. And that'll be the battingorder. We still aren't sure the pitchers
will be, but as soon aswe find out, we'll let you know.
Ah, yes, there it's along time, since I spent a
nice afternoon listening to a good ball, then I don't have to remind you
that with the traditional rivalry between thesetwo teams, every pitch and every hit
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today will count. Good grief.I just remember left my cigars and my
jacket. Every player out there isout doing today. Ready, gets some
cigars right now, so I won'thave to get up once the game gets
started, no matter who wins.And this here'll be a lot of baseball
played on this time of today.Yes, there are a lot of baseball,
yeah, and I don't want tomiss any of it. Yeah,
I'll get those cigars right now.So here today's pictures. Mon Marion is
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going to start al brass along themounds, and those Dodgers don't like what
he throws their way at all,No, sir, see Archie prayer and
hurling for the Dodgers will be donKer Petty's sake. I was sure Fred
was off here, and today there'sone three and last one on earth.
Left that radio on, and CharlieDresser knows what he's going to put in
telling you. The next time Fredcomplains about electric bills, I'll remind him
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about leaving the radio one when nobody'slistening. He and Archie all here,
Yes, sure, no, I'mall said, good cigars, not a
good board game. Who could askher anything? Good grief? Who turned
off that radio? Hope during thingisn't broken? And so in just a
minute now we'll hear the old cryof pall and the game will be on
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for a minute. There. Iwas afraid I wouldn't hear the game.
Peanuts Bowery is gonna lead off ofthe CODs. He's already out there afting
couple of bats all about home plate. Yes, sir, I'll just light
up a good cigar and it's goodgrief, no match, and there goes
down. You come up to themound. I'll just have to go get
some I don't know why I can'tthink of these things. All of one.
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You comes looking at new ball overonce again, the female You are
here now? For Petty's sake,he isn't Ball's got to do tricks from
today? Yes, sir? Whoturned that radio one again? In just
about half a minute. I neverknow my day saw family like this turn
the radio. Want to just leaveit all? Yes, sir, I
won't miss any of that game now, bye, George. Now for po
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who take that radio off again?Can I hear a ball game in my
own house? I can right firstpitch of the game, and it's strike
one on Lawry gave started. Yes, they just settle down here and listen
to it. There's wind up bitchlo on outside balling. I won't get
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up out of this chair for oh, good grief. No ash tray,
you're account. Certainly wish Mary wouldput a mash pray back in here after
she washes him. She always leavesthem off. Wind up pitch strike to
swing me in one? Oh man, oh man, what a mighty swing
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that was? Is that you wouldhave gone places if connected? For Petty's
sake, there's no one in hereyet, and that radio is on again
again. It's never in all mydaystea touch nonsense. I've turned this radio
off three times now, and Icertainly like to know keep turning it on.
Oh hello, dear, good ballgame on today? It's Mary.
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Are you the one who's been turningoff that radio? Are you the one
who's been leaving it on? Ofcourse I im I want to hear the
ball again. I turned it off. You want it off anyway? Don't
you turn this out when you're nota ball team in my own house.
You don't you care about it?Every time I turned my back to radio
is off again. Nobody here,nobody's here. I'm married. I lecture
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me about economy, but then youdo a police thing. Mary. I'm
Mary. I'm wondering all of these, the lights on in his roam and
the water running. Fred, whaton earth you shouting about? Mary?
I am shouting is the only possiblemeans of making myself heard about the general
uproar. Now, Fred, youweren't making any uproar, but neither was
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I. Now, look, Ican explain the whole thing very simply.
I wish you were. I willyou see, I am simply Oh,
hello, Archie, Mary, I'msimply trying a mom. Dear Mary,
I'm fine, Mary, I'm simplyam Archie. Huh, I'm trying to
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talk to your mother. Do youmind? She was no dead? I
don't mind, Thank you you are, Watchie? Okay, Dad, Okay,
Well Mary. As I was aboutto say, I was simply trying
to I was trying to Mary.What was I trying to? I have
at the least idea, But Iwas trying to find out who keeps leaving
the radio on radio? Oh theradio, Mary, that was it.
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I'm trying to listen to it,and you keep turning it off. Bread
Every time I came in here,the radio was on and there was no
one here. I guess you justhappened to come in when I was out
of the room getting a match orsomething, because I want to listen to
the ballgame without getting up. Ohfor pity's say, ball game? She
was what ball game? The Dodgersand the Cardinals. The Dodgers and Cardinals.
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She wish are they playing today?That? Yes, Archie, they
are playing today. Oh boy,I'll listen with you. That, Archie.
That is an offer for which Iam deeply grateful. Huh, Fred,
Never mind the sarcasm. Now goahead and listen. I won't disturb
you. Now, I'm glad that'ssettled. She was that, Go ahead
and turn the radio on. Iam Archie. I hope, boy,
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But the game is started by Now. Who are you rooting for? Dad,
Archie? I am not rooting.I just want to hear a good
ball game. Good grief? Whohit it? Thank you, welcome you.
That's what old b we rees mustbe saying for that last pitch because
that run was show Welcome to theDodgers right now, so that ties off
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the ball game one one. Ohboy, Dad, this is going to
be some game, yeah, sheie, certainly should be. It's oh fine,
aunt she answered that, okay,Dad, But what a time for
a phone call? Hello? Hello, Hello, she was, I can't
hear a thing. Hold on aminute, Dad, would you turn the
game off for a minute? Ohfine? He didn't hear me, Dad,
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Oh fine, John, let signthat radio, Archie? Are you
what are you shouting about? Abit? I can't hear anything on this
phone, right you, Archie.I want to hear this game, but
Dad, I can't even hear who'scalling. It'll just take a minute,
dad, Oh me, all right, and it's right there. It's Bob.
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He'd take hurry up. I will, Dad, I will Hello hello,
Otchie? Oh oh fine, whyyou're Archie? Kin? Oh boy,
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it's awful nice to hear your voice, Hotchie, say oh no,
Auntie, will you please stop tackling? Got an old lady in a Turkish
bathness Okay, Dad, okay,hello Tekish bath? I mean hello,
Veronica. I can't talk now becausemy father's listening to the ballgame. What
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did you want? Oh well,Louchie, I just wondered if you would
like to go on a pidney apicnic. Uh huh, I'll go today
with Pam. Awful nice day fora picnic. She whispering, cause that's
not a bad idea. Uh huh. We could ask Juck hidden Betty and
have a real good time chie.Okay Dad, Okay, she was Veronica.
That's a swell idea. But willyou call them up? I can't
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use the phone. Ohie, I'llhave Juck hidden meat you and then you
call for Betty and me. Okay, Veronica. That's fine, all right,
good bye now Chie, good byenow Veronica, bye? Fine?
Well are you finally through? Oh? Yes, that all through? And
guess what, Dad, We're goingon a picnic Veronica and Betty and Jug
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hidden me. Not a swell idea, all right, all right, but
I want to hear that ball game, she was, Okay, Dad,
I'm going up and change my clothesand I will bother you anymore. Well,
hallelujah, Why did you say that? Not a thing? Oh okay,
it's a high fly deep in thecenter. Heal. It could be
a hit. It could be nobrillers under its A cat can be heavy.
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Oh that's three out, retiring sideand leaving a scar three to the
Dodger three two. Good grief,how did you get to be three two?
But that's one thing you can't complainabout in this game. There's been
plenty of back year, sir.It's not only a picture, Archie.
Are you calling me? Yeah?What again? Archy, I can't hear.
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You wouldn't like turning the radio off? Now what did you want?
I wanted to know what the storyis? Oh great, Archie, Is
that all you wanted to know?Is that all she was? That?
That's an important Jane? Oh me, Archie? The scar is three two?
Okay, Dad, Thanks, you'rewelcome. Oh that's kid can't listen
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to the radio. Half a minuteand he's four four and sends Campanella to
hurt. Oh fine, yes,Archie three the two favorite who favor the
Dodgers? Oh? Thanks, thatyou're welcome. Hey who? Sometimes I
wonder why that boy is. Ohwell, what's the difference. I guess
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he's entitled to know the score.But I sit Oh fine, yes,
no, I want to listen tobut I haven't heard him mad, but
I can't even listen. I'll letthe door bell. Why I can't listen
to a ball game on my ownradio? I'll never know? No,
Oh good, great, jughead.Whould you expect to lull love her?
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No? Baling? But I didn'texpect you either. But come in quickly,
please, I'm listening to the ballgame, he was, What a
coincidence? What's a coincidence? SoChine and I are going on a picnic,
Yes, Judge that I know thatyou know what I put along?
Yes, Jughead the baseball? Ohfine, and is that the coincidence?
Huh? I might have a catchat the picnic, yes, judghead,
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but I like having a catch,don't you. Yes, Judge, but
I want to have a catch now, yes, judge, no, no,
no, jug head, I donot want to have a catch now,
and I do not want to hearany more about how you want to
have a catch now. For Pete'ssake, jug If you want to see
Archie, go call him. ButI want to listen to the ballgames.
Head sometimes. Oh no, judgehead, please don't stop that, judged
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would you please be dhead with yourplease stop that shouting? Oh me,
yes, you can't you even comeinto the house without yelling? What on
earth you shouting about? Mary?I am judge Miss. I came over
to see Archie. Oh Fred,why don't you let the boy go up
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and see Archie? Mary? Youalways seem to pick arguments with poor jughead,
Poor jug head, Mary, ourpoor jugheaded head. And I thought
you wanted to listen to the basketballgame. It's a baseball game, not
basketball. Then why don't you justlisten to it? Well? I,
oh me, all right, Larry, I won't say another word, not
another word? All right? Theidea of arguing with the boy life?
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How do I get into these things? How? I don't know how,
chug Head. You heard what mywife said. Now go see Archie so
I can listen to the ballgames,watch the gown. Oh me, Archie,
I don't know what it is,you know? How? Come?
All right? But trying to keepjughead quiet? That's how come, judge
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head, he would be here already. Hi, shut, hiach shut,
Archie. If you want to talkto Judgehead, come down here and talk
to him. I can't. Whynot? No pants? Oh great?
Then be quiet and come down assoon as you get your pants on.
Okay, the same goes for you, Judghead, I can pants on,
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chug Head. I know that Imean about being quiet. I want to
turn this set on. So ifyou're going to wait for Archie, wait
quietly, quiet like a mount goodhim coming up to bat. Now,
boy, Jackie Robinson, my fingershis wind up pits. He swings and
it's a high fly. But it'sa double job. Jug I ain't home
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right, jog whole fright? Jackieright? What did he say? He
said it was a foul ball.Foul ball? It's one strike on Jackie
Robinson? Oh, Kelly, I'mfive head. Oh I'm fine the bat,
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chug Head, that was not acall strike? He hit it foul?
Oh he did, yes he did. But pet Thick, why was
she get so excited from the nervoustype. We'll get unnervous up again.
He showed me chug yet see whatouts he wants? Now? Okay,
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chugged, Why you can turn thatradio off? How can I hear Archie
with it on? Oh no,junkhead, all right, but hurry up?
What do you want? Aren't?What's the store now? What's the
scoring now? Mis staying? Whydon't I don't know, oh, Archie,
your father doesn't know what the storyjug head. I didn't appreciate the
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way you said that. Hi Judghead, Hi Dad, Oh fine, Hi
Uchi all set for the picnic?You are you sure good? Huh?
I said good? If you andJudghead are set for your picnic, go
ahead and go to your picnic soI can turn this radio on. Okay,
judg let's go. We got acall for the girls. Yeah,
but you know something. Yeah,why Uncle Hermit says it's gonna rain,
said, you know rain, Archiewith it is not Archie. Look,
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would you and Judghead argue about theweather someplace else? Please? Okay?
That okay? As soon as Isee what the radio says about the weather,
all right, then I can seewho says about the weather. It's
the radio. There's a newscast onthe other station now and they always give
the weather. But I'll only takea minute that. Yeah, but now,
you don't want me to go ona picnic and get caught in the
rain, do you? Yeah?Oh? All right, Achi, turn
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on your news cast check the weather, but do it quickly, okay,
Dad, okay, never Oh mydad's heard of any I'm sorry to make
you miss the ballgame, Dad,that's all right, Auchie. Well,
what's another home run? It's justtake me a second to find the station
that gives the weather. Must behmm, here's the station right here.
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Boy, that should doesn't sound likethe weather, No it doesn't. She
was, I guess we missed thenewscast. Oh fine, what have you
missed it? You missed it,so just turn it back to the ballgame
and go ahead on your picnic.It's not going to rain today anyway.
Yeah, that's what I say,Achie, I said, turn that dial
back to the ballgame. She wishthat. I'm trying to trying to Anchie.
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What do you mean you're trying tojust that? Dad? This knob's
broken. Good For a minute,I was a what's broken this knob?
It's loose or something. See itturns and turns, but nothing happens.
Oh no, he wish, Aren'tie? And do you mean to tell me
I can't dial the ball game now? See I'm afraid so, Dad,
Not until we get this knob tightened, Archie, don't get excited. This
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knob always comes loose, and it'svery easy to fix it. By right,
I just go get your screw driver, Dad, and I'll have it
fixed in two seconds. You'll seethat Partie. Something tells me i'd better
come with you actually come back herearound, I don't call me? What's
U's? All I want to dois listen to a ball game? And
what happens? What all you shutup lullabies? Yet? When I want
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to hear a ball game? Ohfine? Now what hello? Hello?
Oh great? Hello Benny? Yesand no, yes, yes, he's
here, but he went to geta trewe driver to fix the radio.
He just broke. Rayo, golly, what are you doing pulling with the
radio when he's supposed to call forme and Veronica? Betty, that's exactly
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what I'd like to know. Buthe's not leaving this house until that radio
is fixed. And we better changeour plans, change anything you like.
Well, would you tell Archie atthe same time, all come over there
and I'll come Veronica and have herpick us all up at your house,
pick you up at my house?Had Betty on second thought, Archie kick
but Betty wait wait, wait waitehello hello Betty? I oh fine.
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Sometimes I think that Betty is justa female jug head. Here's the screwdriver.
Dad. Oh, oh good,give it to me. Hey,
your dad, Now just tighten thatset screw on the knob and it'll work
fine. Yes, actually I knowall about that. Just put the screwdriver
in there. And hm, that'syou tightening now? Driving out there,
I am it looks like it worksnow here. You see, Dad,
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I told you it was easy tofix. Yes, Stephen, Now put
the scooterrabber back in my work bench. But Dan, I gotta call for
Betty. She's Rochie. You donot have to call for Betty. She
just called that she's coming over here. She is, Yes, Archie,
she is. Now put the screwdriverback in my work bench'll do it quickly.
She was okay that I still bettergo with you, Hachie. Your
father sure hasn't been him, chughead. I do not have a bad
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temper. I just want to listento this gate. He mean, what's
the use? Just turn the gameon and listen bubble. I go out
of my mind. Let's time.I don known read. Yes, I
answering that I don't know why.Hell, mister Andrews, how's the radio
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coming along? Oh? Hello,Betty? The radio is all fixed,
and I have high hopes of gettingto hear that ball game any day.
Now, ball game? Go?Are you listening to the baseball game?
That, Betty, is a verydifficult question to ask. Oh, golly,
I love baseball, don't you.Yes, Betty, by my father
took me to see a baseball gamelast year. That's very interesting. And
you know what happened. The pitcherscored five touchdowns. Oh fine, look,
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Betty, touchdowns is football? Itis? Golly, I was sure
it was baseball, Betty. Baseballor football time, Betty. Oh watchie,
hello, Betty, and look outfor miss strangers. He's in an
awful hold todayhead. Look, lookyou kid, now, if you have
all that's all, your exchange,your greetings, exchange, that would your
mind going to your picnic so Ican get to my radio. Oh god,
we can't go yet. Veronica's comingover, she was. She I
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called her and told her to pickus up here, she would. Well,
now we'll just have to wait forher. Oh no, you don't,
huh. You are not waiting inhere. I have had absolutely all
the interruptions and nonsense. I'm gonnastand for now. If you must wait
for Verona, go wait outside someplace. She was, okay, dad,
Come on, kids, we'll waiton the front porch. She was,
let's go wait in the backyard.We can have a catchbow. We'll wait.
That's your fine idea. Go outin the backyard, way out.
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Okay, come on, Betty,you you got the ball, duck head?
Yeah right here. Oh those kids. I've never all my days seen
anything like this. Every time Itried her listen to this game, something
else goes wrong. I might aswell get that game on while the listening
is good. It's funny. Doorbellhasn't run yet. Maybe it isn't going
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to Maybe I'm actually going to hearthis ball game after all. It long
lies And once again stand the manmusical steps up to the plate, and
man, oh man, just lookat the outfields rough back. Yes,
sir, this is more like it. Some good baseball at last, ells
crouched plates and from the looks ofhim, he'd like to go around those
bass at least once more today.Ah, there's a pitch. He swings
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mess strike one. I'd sure liketo hear music. You'll get a hit.
Here's a wind up pitch. Here'sour swings again, and it's strike
two. WHOA, what a game? My buddy strikes on Sin's moment.
Folks, the cars can use thathit, but it's two strikes. I'm
usal right now. Good grief,the pickens is that's blowing that horn anyway?
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Oh great, it's for Ron.Fine, Veronica, Why are you
blowing that horn? Struck out?And the guy probably wants fine out.
You can ask why you're going onefine, Veronica, I can't hear you
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just a minute or not? Thedog. Now, maybe I can make
out what the biggers That kid wants? Hello, Veronica, what do you
want? Oh fine, Veronica.He's around the back of the house someplace.
Now, will you please go andget him and stop honking that horn?
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It's all right. I'm terribly storvyse, she says. Sometimes I wonder
how aren't you can have so manydizzy friends at one time? What's the
difference. I'd better get this ballgame turned on if I remember going to
I'm sure wish those kids would leavefor that picnic. Then I'd have a
little piece of quiet around here.And that makes it three and two on
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musica. Three and two. Yes, their three and two got a spot
for a pitcher to be in forthat matter, what a spot for muse,
how to be in good grief?What a spot for anybody to be
in? Yes, what a spotfor anybody to be in. Yeah,
Ral's yelling for a hit. Youcome. Probably would rather walk him,
but that boy Musico prefers to hithim. And my guess is he's going
to swing at this next ball ifit's anywhere within a block of the bat.
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Bet he does. He's wind upbits and he swings and hits it.
He hit it, He hit itup. It may go over the
hands, may land in teneb whereit's calling. Is anybody's game. He
came in here and right in thestand, and the fans are fighting for
the ball. I got it,I got it right. It's funny though,
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How the biggest does that ball getneared? How Muso did bad?
I'll never know, may I don'tknow. Face, Thank you through the
window, Dad? Did that comein here? I'm in the back.
Did you get here? Window?Just a minute? That's better. Now
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listen to me, all of you. This nonsense has gone far enough,
too far. In fact, yes, yes, yes, that so has
the ball. You should have judgedbe quiet. Half an hour ago I
decided to try to listen to aball game on the radio, and what
happens he struck out? Judghead,be quiet. I certainly did strike out,
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And why goust? Nobody around herehas the least regard for me.
People keep calling everybody and turning theradio off and asking for the score,
and then judge Head throws a baseballright through the window. Now, if
you kids are going on the picto go and right now, and I
want nobody to sapt put in thisroom until that ballgame is over. Now
do you all understand that? Yes, mister Andrew, Yes, dear,
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yes that would you repeat the question, chug Head, please be quiet?
Well go on, what are youwaiting for? Go on your picnics?
Okay, Dad, come on,kids, let's go. Oh thank heavens,
Hana, Mary, I am goingto hear that ball game, yes,
dear, and I'm terribly sorry youhad so much trouble. Oh look,
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dear, let's just forget the wholething. I want to do nothing
but relax and listen to this game. Yes, I guess that's it,
folks. It's coming down heavier nowand the Empire has just called the game
because of rain good. I alwaysliked the Empire. Yeah, call the
game. Because of rain. Iwent through Archie will be back in just
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a minute, but first, Ina way, America is like a large
family. We squabble and squawk amongourselves sometimes, but when danger threatens and
the chips are down, we standtogether. Or right now in this time
of emergency, A good many Americansare doing their part as members of the
Army, Navy, air Force,or marines. A good many others have
gone to work in defense plants tohelp turn out the weapons needed to protect
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this nation. Plots of us belongto volunteer defense organizations as aircraft spotters,
auxiliary firemen or policemen, nurses' aidsand so on. And also many help
through the Red Cross by giving bloodor time or money. Well, it's
one defense job everyone can do,and it doesn't interfere with our regular jobs.
Either to buy defense bonds, buyhim where you work through the payroll
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savings or where you bank through thebond a month plan. Buy him regularly
and buy extra bonds too. Bondsare the backbone of your defense effort,
and defense is everybody's job. Nowand now back to the Andrews. It's
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a short time later and we findmister Andrews just recovering from the shock of
discovering that the ball game was calledon a carniv rain. He's in the
kitchen talking to missus Andrews. Doyou feel better now, dear yeh,
Mary, I certainly. Do youknow this tea was just what I needed?
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Good? And what are you goingto do for the rest of the
afternoon? Dear, well, Iknow. I just thought I'd take a
nice and easy and listen to theradio anyway, even if there is no
ball game. Man, oh said, you can't do that. I can't.
Why not because the children cancel theirpick me because of the rain,
and they're all out in the livingroom playing records, playing records, Mary
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Andrews, Now you listen to beyour big I'm want to put up you've
been listening to another transcribed capital TheAdventures of Archie Andrews, written by Carl
Champell and based on the copyrighted peatureappearing in Archie Comics magazine. Archie is
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played by Bob Hastings, Judhead byHarlan Stone, Mom and Dad Andrews are
played by Alice Yorman and Arthur Cole. Veronica and Betty by Gloria Mann.
And Rosemary Rice. The sports announcerwas Ross Martin. This program was produced
and directed by Kenneth McGregor. Listennext Sunday at the same time for more
of the merry adventures of Archie Andrews. This is mel Brand saying, so
long, tell them Red Chimes MeGood Times on NBC Raymond Massey and Shirley
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