
Take it from Here 46-09-05 First Contestant - Mrs. Jacobsen
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John M. Kennedy
Say, would you like to look for.
Mike Roy
A needle in a haystack?
John M. Kennedy
Would you like to win valuable prizes while having fun? Okay, then, take it from there. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the American Broadcasting Company brings you radio's new surprise show, Take It From There. And here is the man who is all set to take it from there. £260 of him, Mike Roy.
Mike Roy
Thank you, John M. Kennedy. And hi again. This is your blue eyed boy, rugged Michael Roy, protecting arm and guiding light of the working girl, radio's happy little multitude. That's right. We're glad you joined our Take It From There party. The show is just what the name implies. We present the beginning of a situation and then some volunteer for fun from our studio audience takes it from there. Okay, John, we're all set, so let's meet the people.
John M. Kennedy
Well, Mike, here are two ladies who were impartially selected by a serviceman from our studio audience before we went on the air. First, Mrs. Jacobson and Mrs. Williams.
Mike Roy
Mrs. Jacobson, where are you from, please? Brooklyn, New York. Brooklyn, New York. Welcome to Take It From There in California. What's the wrong with California? Everyone from Brooklyn seems to find fault with any place except Brooklyn. Am I right in there? No, no. You like California? Very much. Come right in close and tell us about it. Thank you. That's good. Very nice. It's my. It's what? My third fish and I wish I could stay here. Oh, sure. Well, come on out and stay. And Mrs. Williams, where are you from? From Los Angeles. You're from la, I see. And are you? What's your profession? You're a housewife, Ms. Williams. What do you do for a living? Mrs. Jacobson? You're a housewife too. All wonderful. Well, every week I'll take it from there. Two ladies prove that it is possible to actually find needles in haystacks. You see? And tonight you are the lucky lady. We have on either side of the stage, two haystacks. Now, one is red, the other is white. Now, right in full view of the audience, my assistants are hiding needles in the hay, you see. Don't peek now, girl, just keep looking right where you are. There are 16 needles in all, eight in each stack. Now, 14 of the needles are silver and two are gold. Each one of you will have a gold needle. Now, to the one finding the gold needle first will go $25 in cash. And for each silver needle you find, you'll receive a beautiful gift. Now, to the one who has found the most needles. By the end of the program will go a special grand prize. Now, how many prizes is possible for you to take home with you, Mrs. Williams? How many think you can win? Oh, probably four. You think that's about all. What do you think you can win, Mrs. Jacobson? You're gonna go three. Well, don't forget. Keep fighting for the big one there. It's possible for one of you to walk away with $25 in cash, seven gorgeous gifts and a grand prize. And the other one to take with her eight gorgeous gifts plus the grand prize. You see, because we have duplicate awards on the grand prizes in cases of ties. Now, does that sound like those needles are worth looking for? Ladies, sir? Well, you don't sound very enthusiastic. Step right up and say, certainly. Oh, cycle. That's it. Certainly. That's what I was waiting for. Well, I'll tell you what, Mrs. Jacobson. You take the white haystack on the right, and whenever you find a needle, you ring this bell. And when you find a needle in your haystack over there on the red one, you blow this horn. All right? Remember, ring the bell or blow the horn, whatever. You find a needle. Then you go right on looking for more needles. We'll be over to award the prizes as soon as possible. Okay, head for the haystacks and take it from there.
John M. Kennedy
Michael Roy, this is Mr. C.A.
Mike Roy
Larson. Well, how do you do, Mr. Larson? Good to see you, sir. Larson. Are you from the Great. The state up north, no doubt. Oh, from Minnesota. Yes. You're Minnesota. That's what I taught you. Satisfied? Yeah, you bet your life. Well, my mother's name was Bostrom. That's why I can use that corny dial and get away with myself. All right with you? Wonderful. Can you say 777,777 in Swedish for me? Wonderful. Well, now, Mr. Larson did. What's your profession, by the way? I'm an accountant. You're an accountant? You keep care of figures, things like that. Well, you. You. You've heard Tom Brennaman's Breakfast in Hollywood, haven't you? Oh, yes. Well, Mr. Larson, you've heard the lady shriek when Tom tried on one of those silly Brennaman hats. Yes. Well, I wonder how you'd look in one of those silly Brennaman hats, Mr. Larson. Well, I imagine I take them pretty good. Well, tonight we're going to find out. We want you, Mr. Larson, to leave the studio and go Tom Brennaman's rabinery over there. Want you to go inside, look around, then pick out what you think is the silliest looking hat. In the whole place. You think you can do that to you say 777,777 in Swedish again. My gosh, you got it again. Now we got it. We want you to go over to Brennama's as we said. And you tell the lady wearing the hat that you've always had an ambition to try on a ladies hat in Brennaman's venery. Now you've come all the way to Hollywood just to do that. You tell this lady, you see? Well, then you try on the hat and you, you bring the lady back to the studio with you, if she'll come. Now that'll depend on you. You think you can do that, Mr. Larson? Well, I'll try. Why, sure, we know you can. We have confidence in you. You see. Now, if Tom Brennaman can do it, you can do it. That's what we say. By the way, Mr. Larson, we want you to wear that hat across Sunset Boulevard and back to the studio when you come. Okay? Say, 777,777 again. Okay, Mr. Larson, you have the instructions. Take it from there. Off you go. We'll see you later. Well, neither one of our haystack ladies have met with any successes yet. They're both looking in the hay, but they have found no needle. So, John, what do we got coming up now?
John M. Kennedy
Well, Mike, I don't exactly know. Do you have any idea what happened to Mr. Tarshish and Mr. Haymworth?
Mike Roy
Well, sure I do. We sent them off to get dressed. Or rather undressed. Come on out of the wings now, fellas. And here they come. They're in their red flannel underwear. Right over here, fellas. It's Mr. Herman Tarsus, is that right? And Mr. Sherman Heimwirtz. Is that correct? Mr. Heimwitz and Mr. Tarshish. Where are you from? Mr. Heimwitz, originally from Jersey City. You're. And where are you from? There's somebody else in Jersey City out there. Lots of neighbors and friends in our audience this night. Mr. Tarshish, where are you from? I originally came from New York City. What do you do out here, Mr. Heimworth? I go to school. I see. What kind of school? Radio school. Mr. Highworth is standing there in red flannels. And he doesn't exactly look like a schoolboy at this stage in the game. Mr. Tarshish, what do you do out here? Oh, we're off in a cloud of dust. I think that was Mrs. Williams who just found her first needle. Keep right on looking. We'll be over to award the prize. What did you say you did, Mr. Tarsh? It wasn't me talking. That was the lady talking. Jacobson has found a needle. Ring it real loud, Mrs. Jacobson. When you find a needle, that's the girl. What did you say? You did know I also attend school. What kind of school do you go to?
John M. Kennedy
Radio school.
Mike Roy
Well, you got a couple of radio school members here standing before us in these red flannel underwear. Well, now, fellas, I believe you said before we went on the air that you had ambitions when you were kids to grow up to be firemen. Am I right about that? Yeah, I'm afraid you're right. Well, I'll tell you, the ticket from their department for helping people realize their childhood ambitions is going to make your dreams come true. You see, we're going to make you both firemen. Would you like that, Mr. Tarshish? I'm beginning to wonder. Oh, how about you, Mr. Heimworth? Tarshish and Timeworth. Now, there's a great name for a firm, don't you think? Well, I'll tell you, fireman, we want you to go to those two cots over there and lie down in your red flannel underwear. Now, you are to imagine that it's 2:00 in the morning and you're fast asleep. Now, when the fire alarm sounds, you wake up, you climb out of bed, you put on your trousers, your raincoats and your fire helmets, all of which are beside the cots over there. Now then, you're ready to go to the fire. Fellas, I think we'll need a fire about here. So let's place one over here on the other side of the stage. Here it is. It's a great big candle. It's all lit. You think? All right. That's quite a fire. Don't you think so? Yeah. Oh, fine. He makes puns yet. We ought to have a hot time with that. Well, we're going to have to make you, the boys, put the fire out. So we put a fire extinguisher by the side of each bed. Now, when you get dressed, you grab the fire extinguisher and race for the candle. The first one to get fully dressed and put out the fire will receive a beautiful prize. You understand that, fellas? Remember, you got to get fully dressed over there. Put your clothes on over your red flannel Underwood. Now, when you hear the sound of the fire alarm, that's the time to take it from there. All set? Okay, tiny lamb, ring the bell. And let's have the fire alarm go up. There they go, the two boys in the red flannel underwear. They're sleeping over there on the side. There goes the fire bell, fellas. Out of bed. There they go, out of bed. Mr. Heimworth is doing all right and so is Mr. Cartius. They're both scrambling into their pants. They're having a difficult time of it, but holy smokes, Mr. Carson can't get his second leg through. But Mr. Heimworth is in good shape. He hasn't got his pants buttoned at this stage in the game though. But he's getting into that, that rubber coat. Here comes the big fire helmet. He grabs these firing things. He's running across the street. He's doing a trap. There goes the candle. They're so wonderful. Come on over here, Mr. Mr. High Morris. Now, Mr. Carson was our winner in the race. He's a guy, he can't get his pants on the way back up. Well, it looks like you're the best fireman, Mr. Tarshes. You put out the flame. So we would like to make you a gift of a whole year's supply of those wonderful precision Persona razor blades. And a genuine Kirsten pipe with matching cigarette holder. There they are. They're all for you. And to you, Mr. Heimworth. You tried nobly. So we would like to give you a handsome General Electric alarm clock that will automatically turn your radio on for you whenever you want to want it set. And by the way, be sure to set it or take it from there. All right, here comes. Oh, here I see Mrs. Jacobson right behind us. Oh, she found the gold needle at this stage. And Mrs. Jacobson, for finding the gold needle, here is $25 in cash just for you. Now we're also going to give you another prize because that is the second needle you found. You have a prize that's due you for finding the first silver needle. And for that prize, Mrs. Jacobson, a Sun kissed electric juicer. There it is. And I see that Mrs. Williams has also found one needle. So we will award her one prize. For Your first prize, Mrs. Williams, a gleaming electric super broiler. It's all yours. Keep on looking. We'll be back to award. No.
John M. Kennedy
Right now I'd like to introduce Mr. And Mrs. Ed and Peggy Rudloff.
Mike Roy
Mr. And Mrs. Rudloff. And where are you from, Mrs. Rudlock?
Mrs. Rudloff
San Jose.
Mike Roy
San Jose. Would you come in and talk a little bit closer to us?
Mrs. Rudloff
Yeah. San Jose.
Mike Roy
San Jose. And you're from San Jose? Too. Were you both from San Jose? Did you grow up there?
Mrs. Rudloff
Yes.
Mike Roy
How did you happen to meet Mr. Rudlock, Mrs. Rudlock?
Mrs. Rudloff
Oh, we met in college. San Jose State.
Mike Roy
Yeah, San Jose State. What was the school yell at? San Jose State. I'd like to have you give the school yell just like can do it. Just like you used to do.
Mrs. Rudloff
J O, J O J O S J. San Jose.
Mike Roy
San Jose.
Mrs. Rudloff
San Jose State. Rah, rah.
Mike Roy
Well, you had to say it louder than that, didn't you? Oh, fine. This is Mrs. That's it. Mrs. Jacobson is a little backward about ringing her bell. When she finds the needle, keep right on ringing it, Mrs. Jacobson. Don't worry. And you went to San Jose, too. What did you study there, Mr. Redlock? Physical education. Are you a coach? Oh, not yet. You want to be a coach? Yes, sir. I see. Well, you know, I think we might be able to reverse that little situation this evening in the coach department, you know. You know, Mrs. Rudloff, there are a lot of men listening in tonight who don't know the first thing about handling babies. Oh, Mrs. Jacobson is going to town over there in the needle department thought that, well, perhaps you'd want to help them out with a little practical instruction on the proper care of infants. You think you can do that, Mrs. Rudlock?
Mrs. Rudloff
Yeah.
Mike Roy
You have a youngster of your own, do you?
Mrs. Rudloff
Yeah.
Mike Roy
Well, we'll soon find out how capable you are. What we want you to do is instruct your husband, who will serve as sort of a stand in for all of our men listeners, you see. Does he know much about maybe, Mrs. Rudloff?
Mrs. Rudloff
No.
Mike Roy
Is that right, Mr. Rudlock? I think I know quite a bit about him. I see. Who's right, Mrs. Rudloff?
Mrs. Rudloff
I am.
Mike Roy
I see. Well, Mrs. Rudlock, we don't want to have any live babies available at the moment, you see, for your course of instruction. Do you think a doll would serve all right as a demonstrating model?
Mrs. Rudloff
Yes, that's fine.
Mike Roy
Okay, I'll tell you what. You go off stage and get your doll over there. Be thinking of what you're going to say. And incidentally, what we want to tell Mr. Rudloff and our listeners is how to get a reluctant baby to go to sleep. You see, that's the point. We want to demonstrate. Okay, off you go, Mrs. Rudloff. We'll see you in a few minutes. Mrs. Rudloff is going off the stage. She's very lovely. A little blonde wearing a very chic black dress. Now, she's off stage. Wonderful. Out of hearing. Well, good. Now, Mr. Redloff, if you're going to follow her instructions, you see, you'll need a doll also, won't you? Yes, I will. What kind of a doll would you like to have, Mr. Redlock? Well, would this one do? This one is just coming on stage right now. She's a lovely carol girl. How do you like your doll, Mr. Redlaw? I think he's pretty swell. Would you like to. Would you like to be introduced? I sure would. Well, this is beautiful Earl Carroll Girl, Ms. Gloria Wilson. Would you mind describing to our air audience how Ms. Wilson has dressed, Mr. Redlock? Just take it right easy, Mr. Redlock. Maybe we better say that she's dressed for her opening act at Earl Carroll's this evening. Okay. Now, you go to the other side of the screen over here, you see, where your wife won't be able to see you. And now you follow her instruction. Now, she'll be talking about the doll. You'll be talking about Ms. Wilson, you see? Do you think that you. You have the same thing as she does? So everything she says she's doing to the tide. The toy doll, you do to the glamorous girl, Carol girl, Gloria Wilson. You see? Okay, get over behind that screen. There we go. Right, now, get all set over there. Now, let's bring Mrs. Rudloff back into the studio. We'll see how she's made out. Just take things easy over there, Mr. Rudloff, for a moment. Gee whiz. Mrs. Rudloff looks so lovely. Here she comes now. She has a wonderful little black Eyed doll with her. Mrs. Rudloff, I want to. You stop right here. Welcome back. I see you have your little doll. It's a cute little thing, isn't it?
Mrs. Rudloff
Yes.
Mike Roy
And while you were gone, we decided Mr. Rudloff would need a doll also. So we gave him one, you see, and then we put him on the other side of the screen where he couldn't see you. Now, we want him to be able to follow your instructions. You do you person in some cares for the air audience who can't see us, you see? Now, are you sitting in your chair, Mr. Redlock? I sure am. All right. Now, your doll refuses to go to sleep, Mrs. Rudlaugh. And we want you to take it from there. Come right over here to your chair. Now, what's the first procedure in putting your doll to sleep? Your baby?
Mrs. Rudloff
Well, the first thing is to hold this baby in your arms.
Mike Roy
You hold the baby in your arms. I See?
Mrs. Rudloff
Get your arm right around it.
Mike Roy
You get your arm right around it. Have you got your arm right around it, Mr. Redloff? Now, she said that's the next thing. Get your arm right around it. I've got it around.
Mrs. Rudloff
Then make sure the baby's head is down.
Mike Roy
Make sure the baby's head is down. Did you hear that, Mr. Redloff?
Mrs. Rudloff
So it's thighs. Hello.
Mike Roy
So it's eyes closed, Mr. Rudlock.
Mrs. Rudloff
And you sing to it.
Mike Roy
All right. Are you singing, Rockaby Baby? Well, why don't you sing to your doll, Rockaby Baby?
Mrs. Rudloff
Rock a bye baby on the tea top.
Mike Roy
I see. Let's hear you sing to your doll, Mr. Rudloff. Rock a bye baby Rock a bye baby on the tea doll. Well, Mr. Rudloff. Mr. Rudloff is doing so fine. You must have played with dolls like this before, Mr. Rudloff. Oh, gee. Well, your doll is so wonderful over there, don't you think? Then when the baby's asleep, kind of don't you give the doll a big hug and maybe give it a great big kiss?
Mrs. Rudloff
Oh, yes, Mr. Rudloff.
Mike Roy
Give the doll a big hug and a big kiss. Well, I'll tell you what we should do. Now, let's pull that screen back so Mrs. Rudloff can see how well Mr. Rudloff has followed our instructions. He's doing very wonderful. They did a beautiful job, all those A3. Mrs. Rudloff was very surprised when she saw Gloria Wilson as the doll over there. I think you did a wonderful job. What do you think now, Mrs. Rudloff?
Mrs. Rudloff
Well, I don't know about this.
Mike Roy
All right. How about you, Mr. Redlock? Let's try it again. Come on, Mr. And Mrs. Rudlaugh. You know, you've been such wonderful Sports. So for Mr. Rudlaugh, we want to give you, styled by Don Juan of Hollywood, three of those almost impossible to get white shirts. And they're all yours, Mr. Rudloff. And Mrs. Rudloff, to you a half dozen pairs. Six pairs of those gorgeous gossamer sheer holly bold nylons. And our thanks to you, Gloria Wilson, for being such a beautiful Earl Carol girl. Now, let's check with our haystack ladies. We see so far that Mrs. Jacobson over there has found thus far five needles, including the gold needle. We've awarded her $25 for the gold needle. We've awarded her one prize. So, Mrs. Jacobson now. Oh, Mrs. Wilson just found. Mrs. Williams, rather just found another needle. Mrs. Jacobson now has three additional prizes to receive for your second prize, Mrs. Jacobson, a glamorous full color 8 by 10 photograph of yourself from John E. Reed, the Studio of the Stars. Your next prize, a four piece set of that famous club Aluminum. Now you can really get that full flavor in your cooking. And for your next prize, a beautiful Helene Curtis permanent wave. The wave that means so much for your hair. Now Mrs. Williams has found an additional needle. She has another gift coming. And Mrs. Williams, for you, a gorgeous bouquet of extra long stems, chrysanthemums and a beautiful corsage designed for Take It From There by the Biltmore Flowers and Gifts of Los Angeles. And now it's time for everyone in our studio audience to participate and take it from there. We want all of you to join us in singing that final favorite, My Body Lies over the Ocean. Yes, indeed. We're going to take a traveling mic out into the audience. And as soon as we spot someone who is putting everything he or she has into the song, we'll blow this little whistle. And then all of you in the audience stop singing, except the person facing the portable mic. Now, Dean Foster, give us that first chord on the organ and let's take it from there. So wonderful. I'd like to meet that lady. Just a moment. Here she comes up on the stage now. She sounded so good. I think she really did a remarkable job. What's your name, please? Eulody. Eula Lee. Eula Lee. Are you from the South, Ms. Wilson? Well, I'm almost a native daughter. You are a native Californian?
Mrs. Rudloff
Almost.
Mike Roy
What do you say almost for? Because I started school here. I see. I came from Minnesota. You came from Minnesota, too? Yeah. Well, can you say 777,700 cents? Well, wonderful. You did a great job for singing for us. And for you. This gorgeous genuine lizard purse. It's all yours, Eula Lee. And thank you for coming to take it from there.
John M. Kennedy
At the beginning of our program tonight, Mike Roy sent a member of our studio audience over to Tom Brennaman's to select what he thought was the silliest looking hat in the restaurant. Then he was to try it on and wear it back to the studio, bringing the lady who owns the hat back with him if he could. We've just received word that he's arrived back at the studio and here he comes now.
Mike Roy
Here comes Mr. Larson. Oh, he's really gonna have to. Mr. Larson, say it again. 777,777 bushes and bohandra. Mr. Larson, you look like you really did all right over at Brennaman's. I wonder what. That's. That's quite a hat you have on there. That's. That's really a ch. I wonder if you could describe it for us. Well, I don't know. It's pretty hard. It looks like it's a kind of a pillow with some ribbons and stuff and bow on top of it. That's one of those redesign. Gee whiz, we were pretty anxious to know what happened to you. I got the hat on now. Mr. Larson gave it to me. Well, Mr. Larson, just what happened when you went over to Brennaman's Beanery? Well, I went over and I looked around and all of a sudden I saw this night looking young lady sitting at a table all by herself. And that hat kind of attracted my attention. So I was nervous. Had nerve enough to go over and ask her if I could take him five hats. Would you mind introducing her to it? I didn't get. You mean she came and you didn't. Oh, Mr. Larson, say 770 7777. We're all for the cloud of dust. Well, dear, I think you really did a job. What did Mr. Larson say to you when he asked you about if he could try on your hat?
Mrs. Rudloff
Well, he just asked me if I would mind if coming over to the studio with him. He said that he was on a contest and he was supposed to get the nicest hat. Those mine was nice with you.
Mike Roy
I see. And what's your name, please?
Mrs. Rudloff
This is Thomas Halle.
Mike Roy
Thomas. Well, Mrs. Thomas for you. Believe it or not, this beautiful baked leather manicure kit from Zuni, the new Hollywood nail enamel. It's all yours for being such a grand sport. And to you, Mr. Larson, a handsome 17 Jewel Gruen very thin wristwatch. America's precision watch, a product of the Gruen watch. All right. Well, that just about does it for this week, friends. We see that Mrs. Jacobson has found five needles and Mrs. Williams but two. Mrs. Jacobson wins the grand prize. The grand prize. Mrs. Jacobson, a handsome filler radio with all yours till next week. This is your blue eyed boy, rugged Michael Roy, protecting arm and guiding light of the working girl saying thanking you for helping us take it from there.
John M. Kennedy
Take the mayor has featured Mike Roy at national ceremonies and is written and produced by Harfield Wheaton. This is John Milton Kennedy speaking. Join us at this time on most of these ABC stations next week when once again from our Hollywood studios, we'll take it from there. This is abc, the American Broadcasting Company.
Mike Roy
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Podcast Information:
[00:05 - 00:39]
The episode kicks off with John M. Kennedy introducing Mike Roy as the charismatic host of the new ABC surprise show, Take It From There. Mike exudes charm and humor, setting an engaging and lively atmosphere.
Mike Roy [00:39]: "This is your blue eyed boy, rugged Michael Roy, protecting arm and guiding light of the working girl, radio's happy little multitude."
Mike explains the show's format: presenting the beginning of a scenario that volunteer audience members will continue, fostering spontaneous and entertaining narratives.
[01:02 - 03:39]
John introduces the first set of contestants: Mrs. Jacobson from Brooklyn, New York, and Mrs. Williams from Los Angeles. Both are housewives selected impartially by a serviceman from the studio audience.
Mike Roy [01:10]: "Everyone from Brooklyn seems to find fault with any place except Brooklyn. Am I right in there?"
Mike engages the contestants in light-hearted banter about their hometowns before introducing the main game: the Haystack Contest.
[03:10 - 07:30]
Mike Roy unveils two haystacks—one red and one white—each containing eight needles, totaling sixteen. Among these needles, fourteen are silver, and two are gold. Each contestant has a gold needle, and the objective is to find the gold needle first to win $25 in cash. Additionally, each silver needle found awards the contestant a beautiful gift, with a grand prize up for grabs based on the total number of needles found by each participant by the episode's end.
Mike Roy [02:10]: "There are 16 needles in all, eight in each stack. Now, 14 of the needles are silver and two are gold."
Instructions are given:
The contestants are encouraged to keep searching diligently for more needles.
Mike Roy [02:55]: "When you find a needle, then you go right on looking for more needles."
[03:39 - 07:30]
Introducing a comic relief segment, Mr. C.A. Larson from Minnesota is tasked with visiting Tom Brennaman's Rabinery to select the silliest-looking hat. The challenge includes trying on the hat and returning to the studio with the hat owner if possible.
Mike Roy [03:41]: "We sent them off to get dressed. Or rather undressed."
This segment showcases Mike's playful interaction with contestants, adding humor and variety to the episode.
[06:09 - 11:20]
Mr. Herman Tarshish and Mr. Sherman Heimwirtz, both aspiring firemen from New York and Jersey City respectively, are introduced. Dressed in red flannel underwear, they partake in a humorous skit where they must respond to a simulated fire alarm by dressing appropriately and extinguishing a lit candle.
Mike Roy [07:32]: "Fireman, we want you to go to those two cots over there and lie down in your red flannel underwear."
The segment combines physical comedy with friendly competition, culminating in prizes awarded based on their performance.
Mike Roy [08:45]: "He puts out the flame. So we would like to make you a gift of a whole year's supply of those wonderful precision Persona razor blades."
[11:20 - 17:32]
Mr. and Mrs. Ed and Peggy Rudloff from San Jose join the show. Mrs. Rudloff is asked to demonstrate baby care using a doll, instructing her husband, Mr. Rudloff, on how to put the doll to sleep. This interactive segment aims to provide practical advice while entertaining the audience.
Mike Roy [15:14]: "Well, the first thing is to hold this baby in your arms."
The demonstration is humorous as Mr. Rudloff mimics the instructions, creating a charming and relatable scenario for listeners.
[17:29 - 23:20]
The show transitions to a musical segment where the entire studio audience participates in singing "My Body Lies Over the Ocean." An enthusiastic participant, Eula Lee, is spotlighted for her spirited performance and awarded a "genuine lizard purse."
Mike Roy [20:56]: "What do you say almost for? Because I started school here."
Following the musical interlude, prizes continue to be distributed to contestants based on their game performances. Mrs. Jacobson leads with five needles found, securing her the grand prize.
Mike Roy [23:09]: "And to you, Mr. Larson, a handsome 17 Jewel Gruen very thin wristwatch."
[23:21 - 24:45]
As the episode nears its end, Mike Roy summarizes the accomplishments:
Mr. Larson's successful hat challenge is also acknowledged, awarding both him and Thomas Halle with stylish prizes.
Mike Roy [24:12]: "Mrs. Jacobson wins the grand prize... Mrs. Jacobson, a handsome filler radio with all yours till next week."
The show wraps up with a heartfelt thank you from Mike Roy, reinforcing the communal and entertaining spirit of the program.
Mike Roy [24:12]: "Thanking you for helping us take it from there."
Mike Roy [00:39]: "This is your blue eyed boy, rugged Michael Roy, protecting arm and guiding light of the working girl, radio's happy little multitude."
Mike Roy [02:10]: "There are 16 needles in all, eight in each stack. Now, 14 of the needles are silver and two are gold."
Mr. Tarshish [06:15]: "I originally came from New York City."
Mrs. Rudloff [12:42]: "Yeah."
Mike Roy [16:24]: "I think he's pretty swell."
Mike Roy [20:56]: "What do you say almost for? Because I started school here."
Community and Participation: The show emphasizes community involvement, with audience members actively participating in games and demonstrations.
Humor and Entertainment: Light-hearted humor is a constant thread, making the show enjoyable and engaging for listeners.
Interactive Learning: Segments like the baby care demonstration blend education with entertainment, providing value beyond mere amusement.
Awards and Recognition: Prizes serve as incentives, fostering friendly competition and rewarding participation.
Nostalgia and Classic Appeal: The format pays homage to the Golden Age of Radio, invoking nostalgia while maintaining timeless entertainment values.
"Take it from Here 46-09-05 First Contestant - Mrs. Jacobsen" offers a vibrant snapshot of classic radio entertainment, blending interactive games, humorous skits, and musical engagement. Hosted by the affable Mike Roy, the episode successfully captures the essence of family-oriented radio shows from the pre-television era, ensuring both entertainment and community connection. Through well-structured segments and lively interactions, the show remains accessible and enjoyable for both longtime fans and new listeners alike.