A Date With Judy 42-07-07 (016) Baby Trouble

Summary

Podcast Summary: "A Date With Judy 42-07-07 (016) Baby Trouble"

Podcast Information:

• Title: Harold's Old Time Radio
• Episode: A Date With Judy 42-07-07 (016) Baby Trouble
• Host/Author: Harold's Old Time Radio
• Release Date: May 18, 2025
• Description: Relives iconic radio shows from the Golden Age of Radio, capturing the charm of pre-television family entertainment with beloved programs like The Shadow, Abbott & Costello, Amos & Andy, and Dragnet.

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Introduction

The episode opens with an advertisement for Expedia, setting the nostalgic tone typical of old-time radio shows. Shortly after, the Narrator introduces the main character, Judy Foster.

Notable Quote:

• Narrator [00:18]: "Captivant invite you to have a date with Judy. Here's Judy Foster again. So far she's lived 16 years and life has been a whirl the whole way."

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Judy’s Domestic Science Class

Judy Foster is portrayed as a 16-year-old student enrolled in a special summer class in domestic science at City High School. The class focuses on preparing young women for their roles in the world, emphasizing domestic responsibilities such as child-rearing.

Key Events:

• Judy's Note-Writing: Judy writes a note to her crush, Joe Putnam, expressing her feelings and admiration.
• Classroom Dynamics: Miss Randolph, the teacher, admonishes Judy for her distraction and insists on the importance of domestic skills over dreaming about men.

Notable Quotes:

• Judy Foster [00:49]: "We are preparing ourselves for women's place in the world. And that, of course, includes the rearing and training of children."
• Miss Randolph [01:10]: "If you don't think about dreaming, you don't get married. And if you don't get married, you don't have any domestic signs to worry about."

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Judy’s Baby-Minding Business

Inspired by her domestic science class, Judy decides to start a baby-minding business to earn money. Her mother is initially skeptical but becomes supportive when an opportunity arises.

Key Events:

• Business Proposal: Judy proposes charging 25 cents an hour for baby-minding services, planning to work nights and go on dates during the day.
• Securing the Job: Randolph, Judy’s friend, helps her secure a baby-minding job with the Hess family, who are attending a wedding.
• Preparation: Judy confidently assures Mrs. Hess of her capabilities, having practiced with a hypothetical baby in class.

Notable Quotes:

• Judy Foster [04:22]: "Mother, I can bathe a baby. Oh, how nice, dear."
• Mrs. Hess [04:58]: "Give him his bottle now and then at 6 o'clock again and at 10 o'clock tonight."

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The Baby Contest

Judy enters the baby she’s minding, Chester, into a local baby contest with the hopes of winning a $25 prize for the most beautiful baby. However, her inexperience leads to a series of comedic mishaps.

Key Events:

• Entering the Contest: Judy registers Chester for the contest, thinking it’s a straightforward competition based on appearance.
• Competition Day: At the contest, Judy becomes nervous about Chester’s presentation and contemplates ways to make him stand out.
• Unexpected Twist: The contest judge, Gerald Hutton, mistakenly identifies Judy’s baby, leading to confusion and chaos.

Notable Quotes:

• Judy Foster [08:52]: "Oh, how do you do? I'd like to enter this baby in the contest."
• Judy Foster [10:57]: "Second son. Oh, what do you want with a blue ribbon?"

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The Baby Mix-Up

A mix-up occurs when Judy inadvertently brings home the wrong baby from the contest, believing Chester is her own. This leads to a frantic effort to rectify the mistake before the official results are announced.

Key Events:

• Realization of the Mistake: Judy notices that the baby she brought home doesn't match Chester and becomes panicked about the potential consequences.
• Gerald Hutton’s Intervention: The judge confronts Judy about the mix-up, insisting that she has mistakenly taken Mrs. Deluci’s baby.
• Efforts to Correct: Judy and Randolph attempt to switch the babies back, leading to humorous and frantic exchanges as they try to avoid getting caught.

Notable Quotes:

• Judy Foster [13:41]: "Gerald Hutton. Do you win?"
• Gerald Hutton [15:25]: "If you'll just let me face. Now, let's see. Methodically. This baby is Chester Foster."

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Resolution

The confusion culminates at Mrs. Hess's house, where the true identities of the babies are confirmed. Gerald Hutton announces that the genuine winner of the contest, Chester, was disqualified for being overage, thereby restoring order.

Key Events:

• Climactic Confrontation: At Mrs. Hess's home, Judy and Gerald work together to resolve the baby mix-up.
• Announcement of the True Winner: Gerald reveals that Chester was disqualified, inadvertently ensuring Judy that her baby is indeed hers.
• Final Reconciliation: Judy decides not to charge Mrs. Hess for the baby-minding services, reflecting personal growth and responsibility.

Notable Quotes:

• Gerald Hutton [24:44]: "Judy."
• Gerald Hutton [24:57]: "I certainly do not. I think you have the wrong number."

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Conclusion

The episode wraps up with a heartfelt narration emphasizing themes of friendship and support, interspersed with another advertisement, maintaining the period-authentic feel. Judy’s adventure highlights the comedic trials of adolescence and the importance of responsibility.

Notable Quotes:

• Narrator [25:40]: "Well, five years is a long time and it's easy to forget things. But what about those five years? Have they been pleasant ones for you?"
• Narrator [27:50]: "Now, five long years, China has been fighting to save her freedom from the gap... United China Relief deserves... your support."

Final Remarks: The episode concludes with a tease for the next installment, encouraging listeners to return for another engaging adventure with Judy.

Notable Quote:

• Narrator [27:52]: "Good night, Judy. Remember, you all have another date with Judy. Come Tuesday next."

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Key Takeaways

• Coming of Age: Judy Foster navigates the challenges of adolescence, balancing her responsibilities with personal aspirations.
• Humor and Chaos: The episode employs classic comedic elements, such as misunderstandings and frantic problem-solving, characteristic of Golden Age radio dramas.
• Moral Lessons: Emphasizes the importance of responsibility, honesty, and the complexities of growing up.

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Judy Foster [00:49]: "We are preparing ourselves for women's place in the world. And that, of course, includes the rearing and training of children."
• Miss Randolph [01:10]: "If you don't think about dreaming, you don't get married. And if you don't get married, you don't have any domestic signs to worry about."
• Judy Foster [04:22]: "Mother, I can bathe a baby. Oh, how nice, dear."
• Judy Foster [08:57]: "I'm terribly nervous. Isn't there something we ought to do to the baby to help him win the prize?"
• Gerald Hutton [10:05]: "Five months. How fine little fellow."
• Judy Foster [13:41]: "Gerald Hutton. Do you win?"
• Gerald Hutton [15:25]: "If you'll just let me face. Now, let's see. Methodically. This baby is Chester Foster."
• Narrator [25:40]: "Well, five years is a long time and it's easy to forget things. But what about those five years? Have they been pleasant ones for you?"
• Narrator [27:52]: "Good night, Judy. Remember, you all have another date with Judy. Come Tuesday next."

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This episode of "A Date With Judy" masterfully blends humor, teenage angst, and the timeless chaos of mistaken identities, all while maintaining the engaging and structured storytelling that captivated audiences during the Golden Age of Radio.

Transcript

[Expedia Voice]

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[Narrator]

Captivant invite you to have a date with Judy. Here's Judy Foster again. So far she's lived 16 years and life has been a whirl the whole way. Right now she's in a special summer class in domestic science over at City High School.

[Judy Foster]

We are preparing ourselves for women's place in the world. And that, of course, includes the rearing and training of children. Judy, Posture. The workings of the underground in occupied Norway are of nothing compared with what is going on in this class. I don't know what you mean, mister. Is this a class in domestic science or is this a class in note writing? It's a class in domestic science, Judy. You wouldn't have had to take so much trouble to send a note to Nipsey. You could simply have read it aloud to her in the first place, like you're going to do now. But goofy, if I read it to Mipsy everybody else who he is? That is the idea. Read it, Judith. All right, but you won't like it. I'm sure I won't like it. Let's read it anyhow. Quote, Dear Mitzi, I think your dream man is a fool. My type of dream man is Joe Putnam, who is the most unfilchy man I ever saw. Are you sure you want me to go on, Miss Switzerland? I'm positive. Well, I'd give anything to snag a date with him. If he has strictly not given me a tumble up to date. That is enough. Now could we return to domestic tie in? Poor Je. Ms. Woodel, if you don't think about dreaming, you don't get married. And if you don't get married, you don't have any domestic signs to worry about. Guilty. Oh, Jesus. Whistle. You probably didn't think about g men when you were young and you didn't get married. Judy, I don't want to hear another word from you. Now return to our classwork in the hypothetical problem of bathing a baby. Now, missy, what is the first thing one does when one bathes a baby? One undresses it, naturally. And after that, one places some water and one spas a nap. And then one sticks the baby in the water. Ah, but the water one test it for temperature. Very good, Judy. One puts the thermometer in the water and if it says 96 degrees, it's okay. And if one doesn't have a thermometer One sticks in one's elbow. And if one's elbow feels about 69 degrees, I mean 96 degrees, one goes ahead and sticks the baby in the water. Quite right. I see. If one can put green men out of one's mind, one is quite able to concentrate on domestic fire. I still think one's got to concentrate on agreement before domestic science is very practical on accounting. You did.

[Narrator]

We're off on another date with Judy, chaperoned by pepsidan. And in a moment, we'll see where concentration on dream men will lead. Judy, you know, the direct opposite of a dream man in Judy's set is a drip. Now, a drip is an ick with no personality, no sunny smile. And why no sunny smile, then? We see, that's the trouble. On the other hand, the lads who use Peptidant toothpaste have the brightest, sparklingest smiles there are. Yes, sir. Peptidant with Iriem is the super cleanser that speeds up reserve. It makes teeth not only look cleaner but feel cleaner than they've ever felt before. It gives your mouth a wonderful feeling of freshness too. There's no excuse for anybody to go around with dingy teeth when it's so easy to keep them really clean. With Pepsidin, it's so easy to have a bright, beautiful pepsidan smile. If that's what you'd like tomorrow. Well, go to your drug cover tonight and say Peptidant toothpaste, please. And now let's get back to that date with Judy.

[Judy Foster]

Mother. Mother. We're in the kitchen, dear. Mother, I can bathe a baby. Oh, how nice, dear. Now, if you only had a baby. Randolph, this was a hypothetical baby we bathed in class. Did it get hypothetically cleaned? Mother? Please, Ms. Randolph, stop discouraging me. Randolph, stop discouraging Judy. I'm not discouraging her. I'm just trying to find out how good she is at bathing a baby. Why, dear? Because my dog hasn't been washed in three months. Are you trying to get me to wash your dog? The dog's mighty smelly, my field of babies. Mother, I have a wonderful idea. I could go in the baby minding business. Oh, no, not that. Think of the future generations. People are always looking for somebody to come in and mind their babies. I could charge 25 cents an hour. And if I worked seven nights every morning and went out on dates in the daytime. Oh, that's right. Oh, well, it would have been a good idea. Maybe some night when I don't have a date, I'll do it. I'm sure glad my cradle days are over. Judy. Judy. Yes, Randolph? Judy, I drummed up some business for you. Business? What kind of business? Baby minding business. Mr. And Mrs. Hess have to go to their sister's wedding and they want you to come over and take care of their baby this afternoon and stay all evening until they get home. But I might still get a date for tonight. Mrs. Hess will pay 30 cents an hour, Judy. 30 cents an hour? Why, that's a nickel more than I planned on charging. Well, don't change your plans. The nickel is for me for getting you the job. Now, you know what to do, Judy. Give him his bottle now and then at 6 o' clock again and at 10 o' clock tonight. Can I bathe him, Mrs. Hess? No, it won't be necessary. He had his bath this morning. Now, here are the bottles in the refrigerator and just keep them in the bottle warmer. I know how to give a baby a bath. He's perfectly clean. Judy, are you sure I can trust you to like him home? Oh, absolutely, Mrs. Hess. You don't need to give the baby another thought. I've been taking care of a hypothetical baby in Domestic Science for the last two weeks. I know simply everything. If my husband didn't want to go to his sister's wedding so much, I'd stay home. But nothing could possibly go wrong. Nothing went wrong in domestic science. Yes, well, all right. Don't forget his bottles. You can have the most implicit trust in me. Well, goodbye, Judy. Thanks, Falcon. God of pain has a little baby. God of pain. Nasty old tummy. Yes, you might. What a pain and nasty old tum tum. Oh, it's you, Randolph. For a moment I thought the baby was talking. What are you doing here? Oh, I just thought I'd stop in and see how well you're mining the baby. I've got to look out for my commission, you know. I think I'll give the baby a bath. Does it need it? Well, its mother said it didn't. She said to give it a bottle. I think it ought to have one of the others. Is it a boy baby or a girl baby? It's a boy baby. Are you sure? Well, its name's Chip. Give it a bottle. Now, what I came over here mainly to tell you is that I detect a little item in the newspaper which reads as follows. Baby contest this afternoon. $25 prize for most beautiful baby. Honestly, Randolph, why, that's wonderful. We could enter Chestnut. Well, he isn't very beautiful. My enthusiasm for the contest has practically petered out since I saw him. Never mind, Randolph, you have a great idea. I'll get the baby ready right away. Come on. Sweet and cool. Kim's got to look mighty pretty. Kim's going to be, Randolph. He's kind of, you know. Well, don't look at me. Mrs. Hess gave you the directions about what to do in emergency. Oh, I don't think I'll bother. After all, they'll just look at him at the contest. Well, put his hat on and hurry up. He's got him to be falling on. Well, we're ready. My, won't everybody be surprised when they hear we won the baby contest? Yeah, and won't they be goggle eye when they hear we kept the 25 bucks? Look at the mess of babies. I feel kind of out of place, Judy. I like dog toes better than this. We aren't concerned with dogs today, Randolph. We're concerned with babies.

[Gerald Hutton]

Entrance register here.

[Judy Foster]

Oh, how do you do? I'd like to enter this baby in the contest.

[Gerald Hutton]

Well, how do you do? I'm Mr. Singer, the judge. So you want to enter your baby. My, how young you are to be a mother.

[Judy Foster]

Yes, isn't she?

[Gerald Hutton]

May I have your name, madam?

[Judy Foster]

Judy Foster Foster.

[Gerald Hutton]

And the baby's name, madam?

[Judy Foster]

Jester.

[Gerald Hutton]

And his age, madam?

[Judy Foster]

Five months.

[Gerald Hutton]

Oh, that's fine, madam. Now, just go over there to the last seat and make yourselves comfortable.

[Judy Foster]

Thank you.

[Gerald Hutton]

The judge, that's me, is ready to begin. And good luck, madam.

[Judy Foster]

I wish you'd stop calling me madam. Sit down and hold him in your lap. Well, the judge is starting down the line. Gee, Judy, I'm terribly nervous. Isn't there something we ought to do to the baby to help him win the prize? Do to him? Well, when I entered my dog in a contest, I stood him on the floor and pointed his tail. Well, you can't do that to a baby. We ought to do something. He looks terrible. Do you think he looks better lying down or with me holding him up? At the dog show, I made my dog stand up on his hind legs. The judge is getting closer. You know, I'd feel a lot better about it if we'd have fed this baby raw eggs for a few weeks beforehand. Makes the coat so much glossier. Random. My goodness. Chester will never win the prize if the judge hears. You're talking about here and now.

[Narrator]

Just a foster.

[Gerald Hutton]

Five months. How fine little fellow.

[Judy Foster]

Aren't you going to see those biceps?

[Gerald Hutton]

Well, no. The contest is based purely upon appearance.

[Judy Foster]

I guess I'd go for Cook.

[Gerald Hutton]

Well, this is the last one I'LL now go into a huddle and decide the winner. Meanwhile, will everybody please place their baby on the blanket in the center of the room so the photographers can photograph them all together.

[Judy Foster]

Geez, he's going to have his picture took and bring him over here. Judy, sit him down someplace. The squawking mist. Look, Randolph, here's a baby with a bonnet just like Chester. Now this is no time to worry about millinery.

[Gerald Hutton]

And now everybody, while the photographer sets up his camera, I wish to announce the results of the contest. First size of $25 baby Dorothy Johnson. Oh, now that's better. Yes, a little gloss. Baby touch the faucet.

[Judy Foster]

Second son. Oh, what do you want with a blue ribbon? I don't know, but my visions of living in wealth for the rest of my life are paving trash. Randolph, let's get out of here. What if probably take just picture finds out about this? There's no use taking any risk. Okay, grab Jeff. Let's climb. Here he is. Come on. How are you? Glad you're out of there. Imagine that. Down there a cow. Put the chest in. Does he look pretty strange to you? Yeah, he doesn't look like Chester at all. Randall, we drive along the wrong day.

[Narrator]

Judy's troubles with the baby mining business are becoming a bit hectic. And somehow they remind me of my work. It happened when I tried one of those toothbrushes with the stiff scratchy bristles. I couldn't break it in. Finally, I gave up and threw it away. Now, a pestilent 50 cup toothbrush would have saved me all that trouble. Because the nylon bristles in the pestilent toothbrush are gentle. They're kind to your mouth, but they're not wishy washy. They give you extra cleansing power because 50 cups of gentle bristles are united for strength. So if you want the best feeling, smoothest working and most efficient toothbrush you've ever used, get a Pepsodent 50 cup toothbrush at your store tonight. And get that bonus for buying it. Remember, packed in every Pepsi 50 brush container is a cash certificate good for 10 cents in extra spending money. And now let's get back to that date we have with Judy.

[Judy Foster]

Oh, Randolph, it was the most terrible mistake I ever made. Mrs. Hill isn't going to like it at all. My goodness. Don't you ever look at anything but a baby's hat? Well, you were there too. You could have worked. Gee, I can't understand. I picked too much and made it. Well, we gotta do something. Gotta get the right baby back. Since we're sitting here in postmortem, chief. I hope better than this again. Hello, Judy.

[Gerald Hutton]

I called you home just now. And tell me where you were. This is Gerald Hutton.

[Judy Foster]

Gerald Hutton. Do you win?

[Gerald Hutton]

I was your dream man.

[Judy Foster]

Oh, Darren, that's an absolute vicious lie.

[Gerald Hutton]

Well, I got it on good authority. Listen, how about a date?

[Judy Foster]

A date? See, I belong to General, but I'm minding a baby. And I just got him mixed up with another baby. And now I've got to get the right baby back. If you want to help me, you can.

[Expedia Voice]

Well, it sounds like I'm hobbling packages by Expedia. You were made to be rechargeable. We were made to package flights, hotels and hammocks for less. Expedia made to travel.

[Judy Foster]

Different. Well, then come over here to the Hexaton.

[Gerald Hutton]

Okay, I'll be right over.

[Judy Foster]

Oh, swam. Well, I was just wondering what happened at the baby contest when some kid's mother found the wrong baby under its bonnet. Oh, God, she. Randolph, I'm worried. Don't worry. The penalty for kidnapping isn't so bad. Only the death sentence.

[Gerald Hutton]

Now, now, now, do try and control yourself, Mrs. Deluci.

[Judy Foster]

But this isn't my baby, Mr. T. Somebody put my bonnet on this baby and stole my Eleanor.

[Gerald Hutton]

Well, keep calm. I'm. I'm sure there must be some very simple explanation of it, Mrs. Saluti.

[Judy Foster]

And where's my name if it's so simple as anything? Where's my Eleanor?

[Gerald Hutton]

If you'll just let me face. Now, let's see. Methodically. This baby is Chester Foster. I know because I was just about to ward it. Second time that Mrs. Foster left without waiting for the photographer.

[Judy Foster]

Sure she left because she stole my own order.

[Gerald Hutton]

Let's not say stole, Mrs. Deluci. This is a very respectable baby contest.

[Judy Foster]

He stole it.

[Gerald Hutton]

Come now, we must be ready. Why should she prefer one baby to another?

[Judy Foster]

Because my baby is a better baby than her baby.

[Gerald Hutton]

Now, Matt, now, now, remember, her baby won second prize in your Z.

[Judy Foster]

My baby should have won second prize. She never won first prize.

[Gerald Hutton]

Now, now, Mrs. Deluci, the judge's decision is final.

[Judy Foster]

I don't care. I want my Eleanor back.

[Gerald Hutton]

Now, just keep Carrie calm. It's so simple. I'll just go to the phone and call Mrs. Foster. And I'm sure as soon as she realizes her mistake, she'll return your Eleanor to you at once because there's nothing.

[Judy Foster]

Who are. The door. Hello?

[Gerald Hutton]

Hello? Is this Mrs. Monster?

[Judy Foster]

Yes, it is.

[Gerald Hutton]

I'm so glad I was able to reach.

[Judy Foster]

Be Quiet. Randolph, what point did you wanted me to do?

[Gerald Hutton]

I want you to learn.

[Judy Foster]

Look at your baby. My baby? All right, I'm looking at him.

[Gerald Hutton]

Are you sure he's your baby?

[Judy Foster]

Well, of course I'm sure he's my baby.

[Gerald Hutton]

Well, then look again. Are you. How.

[Judy Foster]

What is this? If it's a practical joke, I don't think it's very funny.

[Gerald Hutton]

Now, I want to ask you something else. Is your baby a boy or a girl?

[Judy Foster]

A boy, of course.

[Gerald Hutton]

Now, there's where you're wrong. The baby. Yes, that baby's a girl. It's Mrs. Deluci's baby.

[Judy Foster]

Mrs. Deluci? Why, this is ridiculous. Whizzes.

[Gerald Hutton]

Why, this is Mr. Samuel. I just awarded your lady second by the lady contest, remember?

[Judy Foster]

I certainly do not. I think you have the wrong number. Goodbye. Of all the crazy things. Try to tell me you're a girl. Randolph, he's talking about baby contests. Baby contest? Wait a minute, baby. Here come Randolph. Where's Judy? Now, there's an interesting question, Randolph. I don't want any of your heading out of it. Has Judy done something with the head baby? Well, if you look at the matter close to yes, I'm implicated too. Tell me, Randolph, and tell me quick. I guess I'd better. Judy and I took the Hespey to do a contest. By mistake. We brought home the wrong baby. Oh, no. Judy's out with Gerald Putnam trying to re switch her baby. Oh, for the love of Kevin. Look, I'm going out and find Judy and you stay right here, Randall. Well, don't worry. After this, I'm not going near her baby until she's at least 18. Okay, okay, I'm coming. Well, yes. Oh, no. Mr. Singer.

[Gerald Hutton]

Where's the baby?

[Judy Foster]

You give me back my Eleanor. Here's your baby. Take. Yes, ma' am. Hi S. Now, give me back my baby. Well, I couldn't do that at the moment.

[Gerald Hutton]

Now, come, come. Let's unravel this whole perturbing mess. This is Mrs. Deluci, and she's come for her child. Now, where's Mrs. Foster?

[Judy Foster]

She's out.

[Narrator]

Out? My.

[Gerald Hutton]

And I got no satisfaction at all from her on the telephone.

[Judy Foster]

Honest. Right now I couldn't say just where your baby is.

[Gerald Hutton]

Look here, you're certainly the boy who was with Mrs. Foster at the contest.

[Judy Foster]

Oh, don't bother with him, sir.

[Gerald Hutton]

All right, all right. You go upstairs, Mrs. Alicia, and I'll look over here.

[Judy Foster]

Nice seeing you again. Hey, Justin, while they're looking around, what do you say you and I scram over to your house. Right here. In one quick switch we'll straighten this whole thing out. We'll get you home and get Mrs. Deluci. His baby had a good boy.

[Narrator]

Boy.

[Gerald Hutton]

Now where did he go? And where's the baby? We left with him. Mrs. Saluti. Mrs. Saluti, something terrible has happened. Now we're missing.

[Judy Foster]

Go. Baby. Hey, Randolph, what are you doing with the baby? Oh, go away, Cully. I'm gonna hurry sad and stuff Hunt. And I expected to see you carrying a baby. Randolph Blockchain. Why, you sure look funny. You gotta follow me every place I go. Where are you going in this house for? Because Chester lives here. Chester? Just here. Judy. Hey, Judy. Oh, children. Juniper. I would get stuck with a baby on my hands and he look real to me. Grandol, you gotta mind this baby for a while. Where are you going? I gotta find my assistant. Judy. Now don't let this baby out of your sight. Stay right here. Go ahead and stay at Chester. Kind of a domestic. Oh, hello, Ms. Foster. Shirley, what are you doing here? I'm writing the baby. Well, you can stop right now. I'm taking it back where it belongs. Doesn't it belong here, Mrs. Foster? It certainly does not. It belongs to a Mrs. Deluci, and I'm going to take it right back to her. But Mrs. Foster, I don't know how Judy could have mistaken one baby for another. What so goodness sake. Oh, Gerald. Now what do we do? I thought somebody put me at the baby contest, but they were all gone.

[Gerald Hutton]

Well, you can tell Mrs. Hess had.

[Judy Foster]

Tried to get her baby back. Oh, Gerald, I'll never be able to face you.

[Gerald Hutton]

I'll tell you what, let's go back to Mrs. Hess's house. You still got this baby. Maybe she won't notice the difference.

[Judy Foster]

Of course she'll notice. Judy. Hey, Judy. Oh, I've been looking all over. What do you want? Come on to Mrs. Hess house, quick. I got chance for that. You did? That's wonderful. You grab this baby.

[Narrator]

Oh, come on, Judy, let's run.

[Judy Foster]

We can't take any chances on making connections this time. That baby you got there, his name is Deluci. His mother's been screaming all over the place. Your mother's been screaming all over the place too, Judy. Jeepers. Oh, deeper.

[Gerald Hutton]

Oh, boy, I sure got my fingers crossed.

[Judy Foster]

Here we are. Now, where's Chester?

[Gerald Hutton]

Yay.

[Judy Foster]

He was right here. Well, Curly isn't here. Maybe we added this same old what's his name? Lucy. Gee, there's been a mighty lot of baby snapping Going on. I wonder if whoever snatched Chester just now snatched Curly, too. Curly's very curly. Where have you been? I've been around. Well, I wish you'd been around, Chester. Somebody took him. Your mother did? Mother? Yeah, she said he belonged to Mrs. Deluci or something like that. She just took the baby and walked out. Well, you're some baby miner, you are. Well, sure. What? John Maple, she's been over this roof. There's no way she is now. Why, sure. I just came back from there. Well, lead us through it, ass old Mr. Man. Gee, what do we do, Carol? We can't just walk in and say, how do you do? Here's your baby. Give us hours, they arrest us something worse. Maybe.

[Gerald Hutton]

I can.

[Judy Foster]

That's a good idea. Come on. No see it. Charlie take your beauty. Beauty, we're home. Oh, hello, Mr. Cat. Come right in, Chester. Just. Oh, look at the little dad. And sound asleep. Well, Judy, I can't tell you how much I appreciate you taking care of Chester. Poor child. You must have had a very dull day. Oh, it was all right. Oh, my Chesterless contended. You must have taken marvelous care of him. He's sleeping peacefully as a little angel. I guess I could be tired. Oh, what would he have to be tired about after a peaceful day at home? The little darling.

[Gerald Hutton]

Judy.

[Judy Foster]

Hey, Judy, I thought I'd meet you on the way home. Listen, I've got the most amazing news. What's wrong, Randall? Oh, nothing's wrong. Listen, the baby that won first prize was disqualified for being overage. And Mr. Singer just called to St. Chester. Won first prize. He did? Yeah. And I went right over to Mr. Singer's house with Dr. Do waiting $5 ton him. Oh, my, all is funny. For heaven's sake. Gee, I hardly feel right about keeping. You know, Randolph, what I think would be the fair thing to do? What? Not to charge Mrs. Hess for taking care of the baby.

[Narrator]

Well, that's that. Oh, Randolph. Randolph, what were you doing five years ago today?

[Judy Foster]

Sorry, Mr. Keating, I haven't any idea. Really observant.

[Narrator]

Well, five years is a long time and it's easy to forget things. But what about those five years? Have they been pleasant ones for you?

[Judy Foster]

Oh, sure. Everything has been just.

[Narrator]

Well, that's because you've been one of the lucky ones, Randolph. And I wouldn't want to change that for anything. But here's something that all true Americans should try to change. For five years, things haven't been so swell for some real friends of ours, the Chinese people. Five years ago today, Japan launched its brutal assault on China. For five long years, China has been fighting to save her freedom from the gap. And those years have been horrible ones for the Chinese people. More than 3 million Chinese soldiers have been killed. Soldiers like your sons, brothers and husbands. 50 million Chinese civilians are homeless people who are as peaceable and home loving as you and your neighbors. Two million Chinese children are orphans, helpless, innocent children just like yours. No, things haven't been so swell in China. Let's do all we can to change that. You can help relieve the suffering there by contributing to United China Relief. And when you do, remember this. Not only does China need us, but we need China. If the Chinese front falls, our hope of a short war falls with it. So put it on the basis of giving tangible evidence of American friendship to the Chinese people. Put it on the basis of insurance against the invasion of our shores and the bombing of our homes and factories. Put it on any basis you want. United China Relief deserves. Yes, demands, your support. Send your money to your local United China Relief chairman or the united China elite. 1790 Broadway, New York, New York.

[Judy Foster]

Well, good night.

[Narrator]

Good night, Judy. Remember, you all have another date with Judy. Come Tuesday next. A Date with Judy with Deli Ellis and Dick Davis is written by Jerome Lawrence and Aline Leslie. Original music by Gordon Jenkins. And remember, for the safety of your smile, use Pepsidin twice a day. See your dentist twice a year. Larry Keating speaking. This program came to you from Hollywood. This is the National Broadcasting Company.

[Gerald Hutton]

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