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Here he is in the movie WakeIsland. He was the Brooklyn Marine in
abroad with two Yanks. He's Biffthe Private But tonight he's just another American
citizen looking forward the good old ThanksgivingDay. Yeah, and I got plenty
to be thankful for this year.Our family's going to have a turkey food
with chestnut. When I was akid, we had a chesnut food with
turkey. The American Meat Institute presentsWilliam Bendix in the Life of Riley.
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And later during our show, we'llhave a special visit from your favorite Hollywood
correspondent, Jimmy Fidler. And nowon behalf of all those engaged in supplying
meat to the nation. The AmericanMeat Institute presents the Life of Riley with
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William Bendick. That Riley. TheRileys have just witnessed the performance of a
Thanksgiving play at the high school,and right now they're waiting for their daughter
Babs outside the stage door. Why. I thought the play was fine,
especially the way Babs played Priscilla.Yeah, yeah, Babs was good.
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And I got a laugh when CaptainMyles Standish's bid fellow boy was his face
nude? Oh if I was PriscillaI tutor marry Miles Standish and Elmer Gillis
that the Gillis boy. I wasplaying John Alden. She had to marry
him. That's history. Oh waita minute. If they were so stuck
on getting history into what answered me? This? Where was Nathan Hale?
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Nathan Hale wasn't a pilgrim. CropYou're all mixed up, jun you a
little respect, please, I knowhistory too. Nathan Hale was the fellow
who said I regret that I haveput one wife to give to my country.
Ryany if you see any of Babs'steachers, don't talk history with him.
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I believe me that play wasn't history, and that Elmer wasn't a pilgrim.
He was a grim pill. Whatan actor? He ain't got enough
life in him to play a deadbuddy. That guy there's Elmer's father,
Well well, well, if Iain't still Riley Hollo Dellis, I was
(02:23):
just saying, how your boy Elmerplayed John Orton. Great, thanks,
and whatever you've been saying about myboy Elmer's acting goes double for your daughter
backs what Oh yeah, those Pilgrimssure lived in rhumatic days. Sometimes I
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wish we'd been born in those days. If we had, we'd be pretty
old by now. Huh. Isuppose you might have married Captain Miles Standish
instead of me? Big Well,it depends, Riley. You think you
could have kept us in fresh Turkey'sJohn Olden get Priscilla? Shoot right?
No, how to shoot a gun? Remember the time we had a shooting
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match down at Cohen's farm. Didn'tI shoot the cigar right out? I'm
ly Turkey's mouth? Well, sureyou did, But the target was a
tin can on a fence, wasn'tyes, Riley, if I was a
Turkey, it wouldn't be worried whenyou came around. There's a woman's logic
for you. Look, Peg,we're married, ain't we. If you
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was a Turkey, I'd be aturkey too, And turkeys don't go around
shooting each other. Now you takeme, Riley. Every year I go
up to Antelope Valley, I shoota gobblet for Thanksgiving? Oh you do?
Is sure? That's my word?You hear that, Riley? What
he can do? I can do? Sure you can. It's the same.
I'm getting out a turkey from Jake'smarket. Now listen, hey,
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Peg, where you're going, I'llbe right back. I'm just going inside.
He was eating bad Oh wait aminute, I'll go with you.
Mom. Look gillous. What's theidea of tearing me down in front of
my wife telling them cock and bulletstories about shooting turkeys? Huh, well
it's true. If I'm lion,may I never see my landlord again.
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I still don't believe you on thelevel writing. See every thanksgiving up in
Antelope Valley, they have a bigtikey shoe. The first ten scores win
a tykey. It's only a dollara try, and with five dollars you're
sure to win one. Oh,I can win a turkey of a shooting
matcher. We sure it's a cinch. And figure Odell the Undertaker. He'd
lent you his cabin he's got upthere. Oh that'd be perfect. But
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look, supposing a guy naming nonames. But suppose that this guy couldn't
shoot so good and he wanted toshow his wife he was a good shot.
Suppose this guy loses in the match. Well, I know one man
again, name and no name,but he happens to be my children's father.
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This guy, if he loses inthe shoot he finds a turkey from
some guy who win. Oh,I get it, give us. Yeah.
Well, the first thing tomorrow I'mseeing Digger o'dellan talking turkey. Good
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morning, Digger, Gladi point yourhome. How's my favorite undertaker? Glad
to see you, Riley. You'relooking fine, very natural. I feel
good, say Digger. I gota favor to ask you about Thanksgiving.
Oh, Thanksgiving rose turkey, Grandberry'ssauce, gravy. I adore Thanksgiving.
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It's so good. Yeah. Well, well, I want to prove to
my wife that I'm a good shot. So could I borrow your place up
in Adler Valley? This Thanksgiving place? Certainly? Riley. Glad to be
of help in your hour of need. In my profession, we have a
(06:14):
slogan, the good that you doto people will come back to you in
the end, and so will thepeople. Riley. You'll enjoy my ranch.
Rag Say how big is this place? You yours? It's a mile
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long by fifteen feet wide. Theland used to belong to a railroad,
but they moved over to straighten thetrack. Well that's a kind of an
odd shape though it yes, longand narrow, but very comfortable personally.
(06:59):
I adore it. The wide openspaces, the bracing air, the smell
of wood smoke, the shopping,the appetite. It makes you feel so
alive. But I gotta be going, and thanks for everything, bigger chat
Ol Riley? Oh, by mea lone we ell think you asked me,
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Riley. I think spending Thanksgiving inthe woods is silly, but you
love diggers rich. The house isfilled with wide open spaces. You gotta
brace yourself against the fresh air becausebecause your lungs are filled with wood smoke.
But it makes you feel as ifyou were alive. Well maybe,
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but I still think the better stayhome on Thanksgiving. Nothing doing. I'm
gonna make you take back what yousaid about me being a bad shot.
I'm gonna win at that shooting match. Oh I don't mind going, but
couldn't we buy a turkey and bringit up there, you know, just
in case a worrying peg. Iguarantee to bring in a turkey. If
I don't, I'll eat my hatsave the crown for me. Pop.
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Hello, Oh, hell a Rley. I'm glad I got you in time.
Hurry up, Gillis. We're justleaving for the woods. The family's
outside waiting for me. Oh,I got bad nose, Riley? Huh,
I just hang that the turkey shoot'sbeen crawled off. Ruh. They
can't do this to me. Whatam I gonna do? Now? Call
the trip off? I can't backout now. I've been bragging so much
about what a good shot I am. If I don't win a turkey,
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I'm a dead duck. I'm coming, but I gotta go now. Gillis,
maybe y'all think of something on myway to the station. Then why
are you looking to gloomy b Gilliswas just telling me about a nice family.
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He knows that maybe without a turkeyfor Thanksgiving. In a moment,
we'll find out if Riley can wriggleout of his dilemma. But right now
(09:33):
this is Ken Niles. You're aminute man for meat, and my minute's
worth tonight is on this question.What can you do about the cuts of
meat you can't get these war days? And the answer is you braise the
cuts of beef you do get.You see, our government is taking a
big part of beef steaks and beefroasts these days to feed our fighters.
So a lot of the beef leftfor us on the home front is what
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we call the brazing cuts. They'relean, and you must prepare them a
little more thoroughly if you want toserve them at their best. So the
American Meat Institute recommends braizing. Now, braising is a little like roasting,
and it's a little like frying.It accomplies through low heat over a longer
time, and on top of thestove you'll pan brown your short ribs or
(10:18):
plank steak or pot roasts or whateveryou're braizing. You add liquid, put
on the cover, and letter braisand boy old boys braised beef brown,
glistening, drenched with gravy. Tender, though lean is something to kiss your
cook about. So, ladies,if you're hungry for kisses or compliments,
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or just plain hungry, braise thatbeef. Remember the brazing cuts of beef
are rich in proteins of highest quality, just as all cuts of meat.
All meat is a yardstick of proteanfoods, because all meat measures up to
every protein meat. Well, it'sThanksgiving morning and the Rileys are at Bigger
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Odell's cabin in the woods. Rileydetermined to keep up his big bluff that
his shooting skill will get him aturkey. He's tramping through the woods gun
in hand with Junior. Or Idon't know why you had to come along
here. You're gonna make me nervouswhen i'm when I'm aiming at the target.
I'm sticking with you, Pop,I want to see how you're doing
that shooting match. Don't even trustyour own father. Hey, Bob,
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you said the turkey shoots being heldnear Hooper Falls. We're going the wrong
way. Look there's the station.Yeah, I know, Junior. Look,
we gotta have a father and sontalk. It's time you you knew
something. I can't put it offany longer. Oh you mean you're gonna
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tell me about the bees and theflowers now, Junior? About the birds?
One particular bird a turkey. Look, Jr. We always been good
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friends with us. It's been onefor all and every man for himself.
It's always gonna be that way,right, Okay, Pop? What is
it you don't want me to tell? Mom? You don't have to be
so brunt. But you see,the turkey shoot was called off. You
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mean we aren't gonna have a turkey. Well, it looked that way at
first, but just before we goton the train. I got a big
idea. I phoned Jake's Meat Marketfrom the deep owner. I fixed it
with Jake. The ship of turkeyup here on the morning train. Now
I pick it up the station andtell you whether I wanted it the turkey
shoot, ha ha ha, whata rib what a fib wow? After
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we're all full of turkey, I'mgonna tell the truth. Oh, here's
the station pipe. Oh gosh,here, I don't see it outside,
and the station's locked. Somebody's gottabe here. How am I gonna get
my turkey? Wait? Wait,here's a note on the window here closed
today closed. No, they can'tdo this to me. Oh Pop,
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No, he ain't gonna have anyturkey. And it's Thanksgiving. Thanks Junior
for keeping me in fun. Ohwell, Pop, let's go home,
Junior. I can't go home withouta turkey. So so now I'm I'm
really going hunting the pop. There'sno turkeys in these woods. Well,
there's other games to hunt. There'sthere's dear, dear, but we'll never
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get at home. But dear's toobig. Oh all right, then I'll
shoot a rabbit that that's smaller.Oh you couldn't shoot a rabbit, that's
too fast. I will keep youreye open for a turtle. Gosh,
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turtle. Oh, I heard,it's very tasty. We can have turtle
drumsticks and stuff the show with chestnuts. Come on, well, if you
ask me, we're on a wildgoose chase. If we get a wild
goose, that's better than nothing.Come on, gee, we've been walking
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for four hours and here we are, back of the train track. My
feet would give their right arm toget out of my shoes. What did
you ever hear of a mirage thatlooked like a turkey? No? Pop,
Then you look where I'm pointing,and if you see what I see,
I'm gonna shoot it. It's abird, okay, pop listen,
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jury, it's a turkey. Gota big coupboard, Junior, stand back.
I'm taking him. Pop. Fuck, he's shaking. Should I hold
a gun? Still? No,you better go hold the turkey. No,
No, stay here, jip behindme, Junia, let me shoot
it. Pop nold, No,my god, Now I got a beat
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on him. I see him underthe gun sight Pop, pop, he's
coming towarters. I won't shoot tillI see the white meat of his eye.
One two. You missed him.I couldn't have missed. Well,
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open your eyes and look he's stillcoming at you. Pop. I'll get
him this time. Take him up, Junia. You didn't even touch him.
Now he's running toward us. Junior, he's surrendering. He knows when
he's late. Lush, Pop,I think he wat you. I can't
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shoot no bird that gives himself upnow, God, go, go go
wait Turkey shoot? Why Turkey stoppedtrying to kiss me? God? Hey,
mom, bro, there's a tagon his lean. No read it.
Let's see. My name is Sultan. I belong to Patty Kane eight
seven. Please do not feed mefaede him. I wanted him to feed
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me. Gosh, what a Thanksgiving? No Turkey bother? It ain't right.
I'm a long Biden man. Don'tI do my work. Don't I
buy war puns? Don't I letthe government withhold my text? And I
have to go without Turkey on Thanksgiving? That ain't right. Boy. That
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cabin she looks good, don't it. Pop. I gotta go in and
explain to your mother about no turkey. This is what I get for trying
to be a smart alec. Huhthere it goes, Junior, where you've
been, Bob Peg? I've beenthinking, why don't we all go on
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a diet starting today, a foodlessdiet. Hope we could talk about it
after dinner. Meanwhile, the turkey'sgetting gold like gosh, did you say
turkey? Of course, turkey thedining room on the table turkey. Gosh,
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Junior, look what a turkey?Did you shoot? Yeah? Peg?
However, who that was some jokeyou played on us? Riley,
you clever thing station massage said youhad it chipped up here from town.
He knew we'd wanted today, broughtit here himself. Ain't that ironical?
Hook? Hey, Bob, yournext getting read that sunburn left over from
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last summer? Ready, daddy?Okay, folks grab your chairs. Everyman
for himself, Come on, lookedcarbon popp Okay, let me have that
carbon knife. Doctor O'Riley wanted insurgery, just to make sure everybody gets
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enough turkey. I'm gonna give youyour second help when his first. Oh
huh, haven't you forgotten something?Huh oh oh yeah yeah yeah yeah I
almost forgot? Well? Uh hereit is uh another Thanksgiving day and we
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have plenty to thank you for forour food and for our work that earns
it, and most of all,for all of us being here together.
Some families are pretty far apart today. If I if, if you could
see your way clear to bring'emback together again pretty soon now, we
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we'd be mighty grateful for that too. We thank you for letting us live
in a country where they'll always bea Thanksgiving Day, And and if you'll
help us how we'll do all wecan so that someday there won't be any
place in the world where people can'tlive in peace with each other. Amen.
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Amen. Riley will be back ina moment with your favorite Hollywood correspondent,
Jimmy Fiddler. Remember, folks,all neat, regardless of cut or
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kind, as the right kind ofproteons to build and rebuild body tissues.
That's what makes meat a yardstick ofproteon foods. It measures up to every
protein neat And may I add thenutritional statements just made about meat are accepted
by the Council on Foods and Nutritionof the American Medical Association. By ken,
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folks, this is Bill Bendix welcomingJimmy Fiddler, who has a special
special message for us so Jimmy onbehare of all the rallies welcome. Our
microphone is yours. Thank you,Thank you very much, Ladies and gentlemen,
Thanksgiving Day is almost here. Perhapsif you have loved ones overseas,
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and if there will be infant chairsat your table on Thanksgiving, you may
thank you haven't much for which tobe grateful. Perhaps food rationing, gas
rationing shortages here and shortages are haveaggravated you. If that's true, open
your minds and your hearts. WeAmericans have plenty to be thankful for it.
We can be thankful that we havefreedom of the speech. We can
be thank grateful for the free press, for free screen and radio, freedom
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of the worship God as we wish. Thankful that we can laugh and can
speak our minds without fear, thatwe can say no, not be forced
to say yes at the point ofa bayonet, like the people of Germany
and Japan. We can be thankfulat our cities and homes haven't been bombed,
our babies haven't gone hungry. Wecan be thankful that the men who
lead us today are now determined thatthere should be no more wars, no
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more death and tragedy. And famine. Let's protect this magnificent and freedom,
improve our thanks by buying war bunds, buying them to our pocketbooks are pinched.
Good Night, Follow the Life ofRiley, starring William Bendixon, sponsored
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by the American Meat Institute next weekat the same time, that is the Bloom Network
Here he is in the movie WakeIsland. He was the Brooklyn Marine in
abroad with two Yanks. He's Biffthe Private But tonight he's just another American
citizen looking forward the good old ThanksgivingDay. Yeah, and I got plenty
to be thankful for this year.Our family's going to have a turkey food
with chestnut. When I was akid, we had a chesnut food with
turkey. The American Meat Institute presentsWilliam Bendix in the Life of Riley.
(00:33):
And later during our show, we'llhave a special visit from your favorite Hollywood
correspondent, Jimmy Fidler. And nowon behalf of all those engaged in supplying
meat to the nation. The AmericanMeat Institute presents the Life of Riley with
(00:54):
William Bendick. That Riley. TheRileys have just witnessed the performance of a
Thanksgiving play at the high school,and right now they're waiting for their daughter
Babs outside the stage door. Why. I thought the play was fine,
especially the way Babs played Priscilla.Yeah, yeah, Babs was good.
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And I got a laugh when CaptainMyles Standish's bid fellow boy was his face
nude? Oh if I was PriscillaI tutor marry Miles Standish and Elmer Gillis
that the Gillis boy. I wasplaying John Alden. She had to marry
him. That's history. Oh waita minute. If they were so stuck
on getting history into what answered me? This? Where was Nathan Hale?
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Nathan Hale wasn't a pilgrim. CropYou're all mixed up, jun you a
little respect, please, I knowhistory too. Nathan Hale was the fellow
who said I regret that I haveput one wife to give to my country.
Ryany if you see any of Babs'steachers, don't talk history with him.
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I believe me that play wasn't history, and that Elmer wasn't a pilgrim.
He was a grim pill. Whatan actor? He ain't got enough
life in him to play a deadbuddy. That guy there's Elmer's father,
Well well, well, if Iain't still Riley Hollo Dellis, I was
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just saying, how your boy Elmerplayed John Orton. Great, thanks,
and whatever you've been saying about myboy Elmer's acting goes double for your daughter
backs what Oh yeah, those Pilgrimssure lived in rhumatic days. Sometimes I
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wish we'd been born in those days. If we had, we'd be pretty
old by now. Huh. Isuppose you might have married Captain Miles Standish
instead of me? Big Well,it depends, Riley. You think you
could have kept us in fresh Turkey'sJohn Olden get Priscilla? Shoot right?
No, how to shoot a gun? Remember the time we had a shooting
(03:05):
match down at Cohen's farm. Didn'tI shoot the cigar right out? I'm
ly Turkey's mouth? Well, sureyou did, But the target was a
tin can on a fence, wasn'tyes, Riley, if I was a
Turkey, it wouldn't be worried whenyou came around. There's a woman's logic
for you. Look, Peg,we're married, ain't we. If you
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was a Turkey, I'd be aturkey too, And turkeys don't go around
shooting each other. Now you takeme, Riley. Every year I go
up to Antelope Valley, I shoota gobblet for Thanksgiving? Oh you do?
Is sure? That's my word?You hear that, Riley? What
he can do? I can do? Sure you can. It's the same.
I'm getting out a turkey from Jake'smarket. Now listen, hey,
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Peg, where you're going, I'llbe right back. I'm just going inside.
He was eating bad Oh wait aminute, I'll go with you.
Mom. Look gillous. What's theidea of tearing me down in front of
my wife telling them cock and bulletstories about shooting turkeys? Huh, well
it's true. If I'm lion,may I never see my landlord again.
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I still don't believe you on thelevel writing. See every thanksgiving up in
Antelope Valley, they have a bigtikey shoe. The first ten scores win
a tykey. It's only a dollara try, and with five dollars you're
sure to win one. Oh,I can win a turkey of a shooting
matcher. We sure it's a cinch. And figure Odell the Undertaker. He'd
lent you his cabin he's got upthere. Oh that'd be perfect. But
(04:36):
look, supposing a guy naming nonames. But suppose that this guy couldn't
shoot so good and he wanted toshow his wife he was a good shot.
Suppose this guy loses in the match. Well, I know one man
again, name and no name,but he happens to be my children's father.
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This guy, if he loses inthe shoot he finds a turkey from
some guy who win. Oh,I get it, give us. Yeah.
Well, the first thing tomorrow I'mseeing Digger o'dellan talking turkey. Good
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morning, Digger, Gladi point yourhome. How's my favorite undertaker? Glad
to see you, Riley. You'relooking fine, very natural. I feel
good, say Digger. I gota favor to ask you about Thanksgiving.
Oh, Thanksgiving rose turkey, Grandberry'ssauce, gravy. I adore Thanksgiving.
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It's so good. Yeah. Well, well, I want to prove to
my wife that I'm a good shot. So could I borrow your place up
in Adler Valley? This Thanksgiving place? Certainly? Riley. Glad to be
of help in your hour of need. In my profession, we have a
(06:14):
slogan, the good that you doto people will come back to you in
the end, and so will thepeople. Riley. You'll enjoy my ranch.
Rag Say how big is this place? You yours? It's a mile
(06:35):
long by fifteen feet wide. Theland used to belong to a railroad,
but they moved over to straighten thetrack. Well that's a kind of an
odd shape though it yes, longand narrow, but very comfortable personally.
(06:59):
I adore it. The wide openspaces, the bracing air, the smell
of wood smoke, the shopping,the appetite. It makes you feel so
alive. But I gotta be going, and thanks for everything, bigger chat
Ol Riley? Oh, by mea lone we ell think you asked me,
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Riley. I think spending Thanksgiving inthe woods is silly, but you
love diggers rich. The house isfilled with wide open spaces. You gotta
brace yourself against the fresh air becausebecause your lungs are filled with wood smoke.
But it makes you feel as ifyou were alive. Well maybe,
(07:54):
but I still think the better stayhome on Thanksgiving. Nothing doing. I'm
gonna make you take back what yousaid about me being a bad shot.
I'm gonna win at that shooting match. Oh I don't mind going, but
couldn't we buy a turkey and bringit up there, you know, just
in case a worrying peg. Iguarantee to bring in a turkey. If
I don't, I'll eat my hatsave the crown for me. Pop.
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Hello, Oh, hell a Rley. I'm glad I got you in time.
Hurry up, Gillis. We're justleaving for the woods. The family's
outside waiting for me. Oh,I got bad nose, Riley? Huh,
I just hang that the turkey shoot'sbeen crawled off. Ruh. They
can't do this to me. Whatam I gonna do? Now? Call
the trip off? I can't backout now. I've been bragging so much
about what a good shot I am. If I don't win a turkey,
(08:50):
I'm a dead duck. I'm coming, but I gotta go now. Gillis,
maybe y'all think of something on myway to the station. Then why
are you looking to gloomy b Gilliswas just telling me about a nice family.
(09:13):
He knows that maybe without a turkeyfor Thanksgiving. In a moment,
we'll find out if Riley can wriggleout of his dilemma. But right now
(09:33):
this is Ken Niles. You're aminute man for meat, and my minute's
worth tonight is on this question.What can you do about the cuts of
meat you can't get these war days? And the answer is you braise the
cuts of beef you do get.You see, our government is taking a
big part of beef steaks and beefroasts these days to feed our fighters.
So a lot of the beef leftfor us on the home front is what
(09:54):
we call the brazing cuts. They'relean, and you must prepare them a
little more thoroughly if you want toserve them at their best. So the
American Meat Institute recommends braizing. Now, braising is a little like roasting,
and it's a little like frying.It accomplies through low heat over a longer
time, and on top of thestove you'll pan brown your short ribs or
(10:18):
plank steak or pot roasts or whateveryou're braizing. You add liquid, put
on the cover, and letter braisand boy old boys braised beef brown,
glistening, drenched with gravy. Tender, though lean is something to kiss your
cook about. So, ladies,if you're hungry for kisses or compliments,
(10:39):
or just plain hungry, braise thatbeef. Remember the brazing cuts of beef
are rich in proteins of highest quality, just as all cuts of meat.
All meat is a yardstick of proteanfoods, because all meat measures up to
every protein meat. Well, it'sThanksgiving morning and the Rileys are at Bigger
(11:09):
Odell's cabin in the woods. Rileydetermined to keep up his big bluff that
his shooting skill will get him aturkey. He's tramping through the woods gun
in hand with Junior. Or Idon't know why you had to come along
here. You're gonna make me nervouswhen i'm when I'm aiming at the target.
I'm sticking with you, Pop,I want to see how you're doing
that shooting match. Don't even trustyour own father. Hey, Bob,
(11:33):
you said the turkey shoots being heldnear Hooper Falls. We're going the wrong
way. Look there's the station.Yeah, I know, Junior. Look,
we gotta have a father and sontalk. It's time you you knew
something. I can't put it offany longer. Oh you mean you're gonna
(11:58):
tell me about the bees and theflowers now, Junior? About the birds?
One particular bird a turkey. Look, Jr. We always been good
(12:22):
friends with us. It's been onefor all and every man for himself.
It's always gonna be that way,right, Okay, Pop? What is
it you don't want me to tell? Mom? You don't have to be
so brunt. But you see,the turkey shoot was called off. You
(12:45):
mean we aren't gonna have a turkey. Well, it looked that way at
first, but just before we goton the train. I got a big
idea. I phoned Jake's Meat Marketfrom the deep owner. I fixed it
with Jake. The ship of turkeyup here on the morning train. Now
I pick it up the station andtell you whether I wanted it the turkey
shoot, ha ha ha, whata rib what a fib wow? After
(13:09):
we're all full of turkey, I'mgonna tell the truth. Oh, here's
the station pipe. Oh gosh,here, I don't see it outside,
and the station's locked. Somebody's gottabe here. How am I gonna get
my turkey? Wait? Wait,here's a note on the window here closed
today closed. No, they can'tdo this to me. Oh Pop,
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No, he ain't gonna have anyturkey. And it's Thanksgiving. Thanks Junior
for keeping me in fun. Ohwell, Pop, let's go home,
Junior. I can't go home withouta turkey. So so now I'm I'm
really going hunting the pop. There'sno turkeys in these woods. Well,
there's other games to hunt. There'sthere's dear, dear, but we'll never
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get at home. But dear's toobig. Oh all right, then I'll
shoot a rabbit that that's smaller.Oh you couldn't shoot a rabbit, that's
too fast. I will keep youreye open for a turtle. Gosh,
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turtle. Oh, I heard,it's very tasty. We can have turtle
drumsticks and stuff the show with chestnuts. Come on, well, if you
ask me, we're on a wildgoose chase. If we get a wild
goose, that's better than nothing.Come on, gee, we've been walking
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for four hours and here we are, back of the train track. My
feet would give their right arm toget out of my shoes. What did
you ever hear of a mirage thatlooked like a turkey? No? Pop,
Then you look where I'm pointing,and if you see what I see,
I'm gonna shoot it. It's abird, okay, pop listen,
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jury, it's a turkey. Gota big coupboard, Junior, stand back.
I'm taking him. Pop. Fuck, he's shaking. Should I hold
a gun? Still? No,you better go hold the turkey. No,
No, stay here, jip behindme, Junia, let me shoot
it. Pop nold, No,my god, Now I got a beat
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on him. I see him underthe gun sight Pop, pop, he's
coming towarters. I won't shoot tillI see the white meat of his eye.
One two. You missed him.I couldn't have missed. Well,
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open your eyes and look he's stillcoming at you. Pop. I'll get
him this time. Take him up, Junia. You didn't even touch him.
Now he's running toward us. Junior, he's surrendering. He knows when
he's late. Lush, Pop,I think he wat you. I can't
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shoot no bird that gives himself upnow, God, go, go go
wait Turkey shoot? Why Turkey stoppedtrying to kiss me? God? Hey,
mom, bro, there's a tagon his lean. No read it.
Let's see. My name is Sultan. I belong to Patty Kane eight
seven. Please do not feed mefaede him. I wanted him to feed
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me. Gosh, what a Thanksgiving? No Turkey bother? It ain't right.
I'm a long Biden man. Don'tI do my work. Don't I
buy war puns? Don't I letthe government withhold my text? And I
have to go without Turkey on Thanksgiving? That ain't right. Boy. That
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cabin she looks good, don't it. Pop. I gotta go in and
explain to your mother about no turkey. This is what I get for trying
to be a smart alec. Huhthere it goes, Junior, where you've
been, Bob Peg? I've beenthinking, why don't we all go on
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a diet starting today, a foodlessdiet. Hope we could talk about it
after dinner. Meanwhile, the turkey'sgetting gold like gosh, did you say
turkey? Of course, turkey thedining room on the table turkey. Gosh,
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Junior, look what a turkey?Did you shoot? Yeah? Peg?
However, who that was some jokeyou played on us? Riley,
you clever thing station massage said youhad it chipped up here from town.
He knew we'd wanted today, broughtit here himself. Ain't that ironical?
Hook? Hey, Bob, yournext getting read that sunburn left over from
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last summer? Ready, daddy?Okay, folks grab your chairs. Everyman
for himself, Come on, lookedcarbon popp Okay, let me have that
carbon knife. Doctor O'Riley wanted insurgery, just to make sure everybody gets
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enough turkey. I'm gonna give youyour second help when his first. Oh
huh, haven't you forgotten something?Huh oh oh yeah yeah yeah yeah I
almost forgot? Well? Uh hereit is uh another Thanksgiving day and we
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have plenty to thank you for forour food and for our work that earns
it, and most of all,for all of us being here together.
Some families are pretty far apart today. If I if, if you could
see your way clear to bring'emback together again pretty soon now, we
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we'd be mighty grateful for that too. We thank you for letting us live
in a country where they'll always bea Thanksgiving Day, And and if you'll
help us how we'll do all wecan so that someday there won't be any
place in the world where people can'tlive in peace with each other. Amen.
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Amen. Riley will be back ina moment with your favorite Hollywood correspondent,
Jimmy Fiddler. Remember, folks,all neat, regardless of cut or
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kind, as the right kind ofproteons to build and rebuild body tissues.
That's what makes meat a yardstick ofproteon foods. It measures up to every
protein neat And may I add thenutritional statements just made about meat are accepted
by the Council on Foods and Nutritionof the American Medical Association. By ken,
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folks, this is Bill Bendix welcomingJimmy Fiddler, who has a special
special message for us so Jimmy onbehare of all the rallies welcome. Our
microphone is yours. Thank you,Thank you very much, Ladies and gentlemen,
Thanksgiving Day is almost here. Perhapsif you have loved ones overseas,
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and if there will be infant chairsat your table on Thanksgiving, you may
thank you haven't much for which tobe grateful. Perhaps food rationing, gas
rationing shortages here and shortages are haveaggravated you. If that's true, open
your minds and your hearts. WeAmericans have plenty to be thankful for it.
We can be thankful that we havefreedom of the speech. We can
be thank grateful for the free press, for free screen and radio, freedom
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of the worship God as we wish. Thankful that we can laugh and can
speak our minds without fear, thatwe can say no, not be forced
to say yes at the point ofa bayonet, like the people of Germany
and Japan. We can be thankfulat our cities and homes haven't been bombed,
our babies haven't gone hungry. Wecan be thankful that the men who
lead us today are now determined thatthere should be no more wars, no
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more death and tragedy. And famine. Let's protect this magnificent and freedom,
improve our thanks by buying war bunds, buying them to our pocketbooks are pinched.
Good Night, Follow the Life ofRiley, starring William Bendixon, sponsored
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by the American Meat Institute next weekat the same time, that is the Bloom Network
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