In this episode, we dive into the fascinating world of classic radio, exploring how iconic shows like "The Avengers" made their mark in regions without television, such as South Africa. Despite the lack of a national television service until 1976, South Africans found ways to enjoy these British series through film rentals, highlighting the global reach and impact of these productions.
We also follow the comedic adventures of Dennis Day as he navigates the challenges of keeping a local radio station alive. With the station facing closure, Dennis and his friends hatch a plan to save it by becoming actors and disc jockeys themselves. Through a series of humorous events, they manage to bring the station back to life, showcasing the power of creativity and community support in the world of radio.
(00:34) The Avengers in South Africa
(01:20) The Palmolive Plan for Better Skin
(02:32) A Day in the Life of Dennis Day
(04:03) Colgate Dental Cream's Unique Benefits
(05:32) Dennis Day's Radio Dilemma
(07:59) The Petition to Save WEAV
(13:05) Dennis Day's Creative Solution
(18:04) Dennis the Disc Jockey
(24:26) The Success of Make Believe Bedlam
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Wayfair. Every style. Every home. Other shows we have for you to enjoy at myclassicradio.net. The Avengers was most certainly not a household name in South Africa prior to the radio series. With no national television service until 1976, the mechanism simply was not present in the country to show television programs to mass audiences. While many other countries reveled in the filmed adventures of John Steed and Company, South Africa was not equipped to join in the fun. The series took Britain by storm and made a major impression in the American markets, being that greatest of rarities, a British series given a network transmission slot. However, as a film series, rather than a videotaped one, the avengers was able to gain a modicum of exposure in South Africa through film rentals.
Come and listen at myclassicradio.net.
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now.
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Ladies and gentlemen, Dennis Zay. Girl hair. The dentist day show with Barbara Eiler, VBent Orchestra, and yours truly, Verne Smith, is written by Frank Galen and stars our popular young singer in A Day in the Life of Dennis Day. Here's Dennis to sing, I'm looking over a four leaf clover.
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I'm looking No need explaining the one remaining to somebody I adore.
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Try Colgate Dental Cream to bring out the natural sparkle and beauty of your teeth for a wake up flavor you'll thoroughly enjoy. And always use Colgate Dental Cream after you eat and before every date to clean your breath while you clean your teeth. Well, as you know, the whole town of Weaverville, there's no one quite like our young hero, Dennis Deggi, and most of the town is grateful for it. But Dennis can be happy or sad just like the rest of us, and today it's distinctly the latter. It seems that the local radio station is moving to another city, and with it will go all of our hero's favorite programs. Not even his girlfriend Mildred seems able to chase his gloom at this dire news.
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You don't understand what that means, Mildred. How can I face the morning without Ma and Pa Peterson? Without the story of Myra Wilson or David Driscoll, boy powers model? Well, they're only morning cereals, Dennard. But they're so real to me. You take Monica for Fufnik's passion at 09:30. Honestly, if that station goes off the air before I find out whether Monica's boyfriend gets a divorce, I don't know what I'll do. Well, the station will be on the air for another week. Yeah. But her boyfriend is a Turkish sultan. It may take years before he gets rid of the whole crowd. Oh, I see. Gosh. Last week he told her he couldn't live without her. And you know something? He nearly didn't. He slashed all his veins, took poison, and jumped off a 10 story building. Oh my god. Yeah. He was laid up for three installments.
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Dennis, you're taking this too seriously.
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Oh, hi, daddy. Good morning, children.
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Morning, mister Anderson. Well, what's the matter? Trouble again, Dennis? Yes, sir. There's an item this in this morning's paper that says that w e a v is going off the air. W e a v? No. Don't say that. Oh, do you like to sob your way to work every morning too? Well, it isn't that, Dennis. It's something far more important.
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In fact, it may be a matter of my life or death. Your death? Oh, now, mister Anderson, it couldn't be. Well, wait till you hear. You see, my wife Oh, she's involved. I guess I was wrong. I'm afraid so. A few years ago, I bought a hundred dollars worth of stock in WEAB
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without telling Poopsie about it. You you acted without orders from the bridge?
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Yes. The salesman told me it was a great opportunity for a fearless man, and I, for a moment, forgot who he was talking to.
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Golly. And now when this radio station goes broke, she'll find out you lost the whole hundred.
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Exactly. Well,
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farewell, children. Well, daddy, you're not going away. Not far. Only about six feet straight down. Now wait a minute. There might be a way to keep WEAB on the air at that. Suppose we got up a petition and had everyone in town sign it pledging their support to the station. Then the advertisers would be glad to keep their programs going and even buy more. Hey, Milner. That's wonderful. And I think it'll work too. A petition,
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the very thing. Then let's get busy. Dennis, you take the south side of town and I'll take the north. And remember, get those signatures. Boy, I'll say I will. Do you think I wanna miss hearing just plain old Sam being committed to an institution or Mary McCord's children die off slowly one by one? I'm entitled to some happiness out of life. Yes? How do you do, madam? I have a petition here I'd like you to What again?
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Petitions and polls. Polls and petitions. That's all I get these days. They're coming out of my ears. But all I want I'm in the bathtub. All of a sudden, the telephone rings. What program am I listening to? I'm watching my back and they wanna know who sponsors it. But madam I go back in the tub and
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there it is again.
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Do I want a republican in or do I want a democrat in? I don't want anybody in. I'm taking a bath. Yes. But you said I time I get into the tub the same John thing. Questions. Questions. Questions. Until I can't be straight. What's a woman gonna do? Cross them up. Change the day you bathe. In the tub. What do I think of business? How would I combat inflation? Who knows from combating inflation? But I just And now you come along to ask me some more questions. What is it this time? Why does my husband drink I suppose?
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Oh, no, ma'am. I can see why
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I
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didn't mean it like that. I must see enough out of you white guys. You can take your pole and decline it. Yes? Well, hello there my little man. My dear chap, I'm not a man and I'm most certainly not good. Let's not be patronizing, shall we? Oh,
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Yes, sir. I'm sorry, sir.
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Well, come come, fella. Speak up. What is it? Well, do you ever listen to the radio? Oh, I might tune in one of those comedy programs occasionally. Like Tom Meeting of the Air or Chicago Roundtable. How about the quiz kids? Good heavens. No. I can't stand those three second pauses while they're thinking. Oh, I beg your pardon. Well, anyway, there's a move on foot to deprive Riverville of way radio. Good. I consider most of it unutterable garbage. And now if you'll excuse me, good day. I'm in the midst of a little experiment in nuclear fission.
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Yes, sir. I hope they're biting.
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And if you want to walk in this house at 02:30 in the morning again, George, sit down It's my house. I'll come home anytime I please. Yeah. Just
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try it. That's all.
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Yeah. What'll you do? You'll see what I'll do. Oh, if I am known that you would like when I'm married Shut up.
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What do you want?
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Would you be interested in signing a petition?
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Why would your mother be at the door? She can fly right through the window on her prude.
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There's one more quack about my mother George Simpson and you'll regret it the rest of your life. Oh, yeah? You heard me. The radio station might close down.
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I suppose your mother is a rogue. Every time she sticks her big nose in this house, there's trouble. At least she don't lie around in bed till noon every day like yours.
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Oh, is that so? Get down right. It's so. Permanently.
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That's
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another thing I got against it.
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Yeah. Yeah.
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You'd have nothing to listen to.
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As far as I'm concerned, you can tell that old battle axe to stay home. Oh, an old battle axe, Vicky. Well, I'll show you. Well, madam, we Not that. Don't throw that.
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Miss me again. Now what was it you wanted, bud?
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Nothing anymore. That was your radio she just threw at you.
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Oh, Dennis. This is wonderful. Over 400 names on your petition.
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Must have taken you hours. No. I got them all in a few minutes. The whole 400? Sure. It was a cinch once I got to the cemetery.
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So the cemetery?
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You mean you copied them off the tombstone? Why not? I figure if our mayor lets them vote every year, they can sign a petition.
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Oh, but didn't you get any living people to sign it? No. That's the one type of person I was unsuccessful with.
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Oh my golly. And I only got two names my myself. Well, what are we gonna do? Well, your father just told me it's too late to do anything now anyway. All the actors have quit the station. They couldn't go on the air if they wanted to. Alright.
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Then we'll be actors. We'll work for nothing just so the station can stay on and maybe attract some business. What?
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You and me? Sure. You're talented. Oh, you can talk in dozens of languages. I've heard you. Yeah. But there's one slight drawback. What? I never know what I'm saying. What what of it? Yeah. Who can tell? In radio, that might even help.
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Now listen. I'm gonna write a script for it. I'll play it. I'll write it so it'll show off those wonderful foreign accents of yours. So mister Thompson will be so impressed with you, he'll keep his station on the air.
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Well, gee, Mildred. Oh, please, Dennis.
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Think how badly daddy will feel if he has to confess to mother that he lost that hundred dollars.
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I doubt if he'd feel anything after the first few blows, but okay. We'll try it. Good boy. Gosh, Mildred. Shouldn't we have rehearsed? I haven't even seen the script yet. Well, there wasn't time, Dennis. Besides, they often do it this way in radio. Oh, yeah? It does sound like it sometimes, but I don't know. Come on. We haven't much time.
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Mr. Thompson? Yes? I'm Mildred Anderson. I just phoned you for an appointment and, this is Dennis Day here. Where?
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Oh, behind your skirt.
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Well, what is this all about miss Anderson?
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Mister Thompson, we think we can help you. I've written a script and we're going to play it together. I do just one little bit of a character, but Dennis has a dozen foreign language roles. Yes. But miss Anderson All we want you to do is listen. Now the first one's French. A scene in Paris. A young man and a girl terribly in love. The girl's feet. Oh, my darling. How wonderful it is to have you back again. To feel the dear nearness of you. To cut your hands, your lips, your eyes. Do you feel the same about me, Pierre? Tell me, my dear one. Do you? Oui. Now the next one's in Russia.
Kamathar Dubrovnik has just been asked to take over the Red Army in Siberia. It will be cold, bitter cold, and the dirty will be arguing. Still, it's the premier himself who has asked him to do it. There's a hush that Kamathar Dubrovnik makes it
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it Oh, now really. He should say more than that. In Russia?
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But that's right. Now we're in Spain, the court of Queen Isabella. A humble sailor stands before her majesty as she asked him to find a new route to the gold of the Indies. Can he do it? She holds her breath as he says.
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Yes, senor, I think.
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Now see here, this is preposterous. Oh, wait a minute. How's she got a macho and a Hokus pork and a half anish fanchineck?
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I don't care to hear them. Oh, but mister Tom Miss Anderson, I'm not interested in actors and plays. All my dramatic shows were sustaining anyway. The only thing that kept me in business here was my disc jockey program. Your disc jockey program? Yes. Chuck Stewart and his make believe bedlam. He had all our sponsors, sponsors, and he's left us. Oh, then find another disc jockey. Where?
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Purdue.
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Him? Impossible.
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Besides, the record library belonged to Chuck Stewart and he took it with him. Oh, we have a whole cabinet full of records home. And if you have requests for something or we haven't got, Dennis can imitate him. Imitate him? Sure. We'll just use a record without a vocal for background. You mean he could actually?
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Oh, but that's ridiculous. Pretty positive.
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Do you know what? No, that's crazy. Why? What harm can I do now? By George, that's true. All right, young man. Report to me the first thing in the morning. Yes, sir. Gee, you sure are putty in your hands, aren't you?
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Oh,
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why did I talk myself into doing this thing anyway? It's just fantastic. Now don't worry about a thing, mister Thompson. We'll put it across for you. Won't we, mister Anderson? Oh, you just bet we will. I've written all the commercials myself, and I know Dennis can handle the music. Well, I hope so. You're sure you're familiar with the disc jockey type of program. Naturally. You don't think I do my housework in silence, do you?
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Well, if we fail, I'll be the last oh my gosh. There goes the lights. Go ahead. You're on the air. Well, very good good evening, ladies and gentlemen. This is Dennis the Disker bringing you the latest and best in modern recordings as per your request on our make believe bedlam. We'll be back in a moment with the first batch of requests. But first, here's a few words for Herbie Anderson about the Jiffy razor who sponsors the first minute and a quarter of our program.
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Friends, is your beard tough, wiry, and bristly? Especially you, men. A tender skin is almost always the cause of your shaving difficulty. The Jiffy razor will remove it instantly. Remember that the next time you buy a razor. Thank you, Herbert. Request. Here is
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the lane in Middletown, the Weaverville Hockerside High, and the girdled girls of Moosapet and Ringo's doing Temptations. Haven't got any of them, but here we go anyway. Here we go.
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They fags around your eyeballs, which is red instead of white. The way you think,
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just I should have known that you're a temptation. You smile and leering me on.
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That was swell, Joe. And now a brief message.
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The thrill of a lifetime is coming your way. Humphrey go karting bloody gore at the major theater.
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When the next convict shoots eight men in cold blood, will the girl he loves lose respect for him? She Blood is gore and find out filled with puffs quickening action.
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Ghosturing love. Heartwarming laughter. Yeah. Yeah. They're at the Bijoux soon.
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And now, friends, here's a request from missus George Bachman of Middletown. Missus Bachman writes, tonight is my tenth wedding anniversary, and I know my husband is just crazy about Nelson Eddy's version of please play Jean Tablanc singing Gitanze. We'll be happy
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to,
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Girls, now you can be shorter than he is. Do you feel tall, gangly, uncomfortable because your boyfriend is shorter than you are? Then buy a pair of Lester shoes today. Lester shoes have the specially built in electric drill heel. Let you sink three to four inches into the pavement with every step. Now you can
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Well, ladies and gentlemen, we have time for just about one more number. And we have a whole host of requests here for a song called I Don't Care. Eva Tanguay made this song famous, but the record is an imitation by Beatrice K. And since we don't have this well, anyway, what you're gonna get is here's I Don't Care.
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I don't care. I don't care what they may think of me. I'm happy go lucky. Men say I'm plucky, so jolly and Geoffrey. I don't care. I don't care if I do get the meanest, don't it dare? If I'm never successful, it won't be if people gonna try to treat me fair. My voice may sound funny, but it's getting me the money
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And that ladies and gentlemen winds up make believe bedlam until the same time tomorrow night. Good night everybody.
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Today, that was sensational. The switchboard's been going ever since you went on the air. All my sponsors wanna come back. You say, Pysation.
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Wow. Boy. Do you hear that, mister Anderson? Oh, shucks. I could have told you it would happen.
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Talent is talent, and I just happen to have it. That's the best.
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I can never repay you, fellows. It came off perfectly. Yeah. We didn't have any of the records that were requested either. We are sure lucky with those requests. Lucky? What do you mean? I have a feeling that if someone had asked for the end of this, I'd have been in trouble.
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Dennis Day will be back in just one minute to sing passing fancy. But first, Grand news, wonderful news. Now Lustre cream shampoo comes in tubes as well as jars. Yes, Lustre cream, the utterly new cream shampoo that gives you soft glamorous green girl hair. Try Lustre cream shampoo. Four ounce jar, $1. Smaller sizes, tubes or jars, whichever you prefer, 49 and 25¢. But whether you prefer the tube or the jar, you will prefer luster cream shampoo. Be a dream girl, a lovely luster cream
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girl. Dream girl. Dream girl. Beautiful luster cream girl. Hair that screams and glistens from a luster cream shampoo. Dream, girl. Dream, girl. Beautiful luster cream, girl. You owe your crowning glory to a lustre cream shampoo.
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The incomparable voice of Dennis Dave, the music of Charles Dent in the orchestra, and the beautiful ballad, passing fancy, sung as only Dennis Day can sing
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it.
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Good night, everybody. Dennis Day Show brought to you by cold you clean your teeth and Luster Dream Shampoo for soft glamorous dream girl hair. This is Verne Smith speaking. Good night, everyone. This is NBC, the National Broadcasting Company.
We interrupt this program to bring you an important Wayfair message. Wayfair's got style tips for every home. This is Nicole Beyer, helping you make those rooms flier. Today's style tip, when it comes to making a statement, treat bold patterns like neutrals. Go wild. Like an untamed animal print area rug under a rustic farmhouse table from Wayfair.com. Oh, fierce. This has been your Wayfair style tip to keep those interiors superior.
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Wayfair. Every style. Every home. Other shows we have for you to enjoy at myclassicradio.net. The Avengers was most certainly not a household name in South Africa prior to the radio series. With no national television service until 1976, the mechanism simply was not present in the country to show television programs to mass audiences. While many other countries reveled in the filmed adventures of John Steed and Company, South Africa was not equipped to join in the fun. The series took Britain by storm and made a major impression in the American markets, being that greatest of rarities, a British series given a network transmission slot. However, as a film series, rather than a videotaped one, the avengers was able to gain a modicum of exposure in South Africa through film rentals.
Come and listen at myclassicradio.net.
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Days for the plum olive plan was tested on women with all types of skin, dry, oily, even skin that was not clear. Yes. Regardless of age, type of skin, or previous doctors prove the fourteen day palm olive plan brings fresher, brighter, younger looking complexion. So get palm olive soap and start your fourteen day palm olive plan
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now.
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Ladies and gentlemen, Dennis Zay. Girl hair. The dentist day show with Barbara Eiler, VBent Orchestra, and yours truly, Verne Smith, is written by Frank Galen and stars our popular young singer in A Day in the Life of Dennis Day. Here's Dennis to sing, I'm looking over a four leaf clover.
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I'm looking No need explaining the one remaining to somebody I adore.
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Colgate Dental Cream cleans your breath while it cleans your teeth. No other toothpaste does a better job of cleaning teeth than or Colgate Dental Cream has a safe polishing agent that cleans your teeth both gently and thoroughly, brings out their natural sparkle and beauty. You can actually see and feel the difference. And scientific tests prove that Colgate Dental Cream cleans your breath while it cleans your teeth. Yes. Actual scientific tests prove conclusively that in seven out of ten cases, Colgate instantly stops unpleasing breath that originates in the mouth. Colgate Dental Cream is famous for its wonderful wake up flavor too. Nationwide tests of leading toothpastes prove that Colgate's is preferred for flavor over every other brand tested. Yes. Preferred over every other brand tested. And no wonder. For constant effort to produce the finest toothpaste in the world today. For cleaning teeth, for flavor, for sweetening breath. So see if you don't agree with the millions who have made Colgate Dental Cream, America's favorite toothpaste.
Try Colgate Dental Cream to bring out the natural sparkle and beauty of your teeth for a wake up flavor you'll thoroughly enjoy. And always use Colgate Dental Cream after you eat and before every date to clean your breath while you clean your teeth. Well, as you know, the whole town of Weaverville, there's no one quite like our young hero, Dennis Deggi, and most of the town is grateful for it. But Dennis can be happy or sad just like the rest of us, and today it's distinctly the latter. It seems that the local radio station is moving to another city, and with it will go all of our hero's favorite programs. Not even his girlfriend Mildred seems able to chase his gloom at this dire news.
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You don't understand what that means, Mildred. How can I face the morning without Ma and Pa Peterson? Without the story of Myra Wilson or David Driscoll, boy powers model? Well, they're only morning cereals, Dennard. But they're so real to me. You take Monica for Fufnik's passion at 09:30. Honestly, if that station goes off the air before I find out whether Monica's boyfriend gets a divorce, I don't know what I'll do. Well, the station will be on the air for another week. Yeah. But her boyfriend is a Turkish sultan. It may take years before he gets rid of the whole crowd. Oh, I see. Gosh. Last week he told her he couldn't live without her. And you know something? He nearly didn't. He slashed all his veins, took poison, and jumped off a 10 story building. Oh my god. Yeah. He was laid up for three installments.
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Dennis, you're taking this too seriously.
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Oh, hi, daddy. Good morning, children.
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Morning, mister Anderson. Well, what's the matter? Trouble again, Dennis? Yes, sir. There's an item this in this morning's paper that says that w e a v is going off the air. W e a v? No. Don't say that. Oh, do you like to sob your way to work every morning too? Well, it isn't that, Dennis. It's something far more important.
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In fact, it may be a matter of my life or death. Your death? Oh, now, mister Anderson, it couldn't be. Well, wait till you hear. You see, my wife Oh, she's involved. I guess I was wrong. I'm afraid so. A few years ago, I bought a hundred dollars worth of stock in WEAB
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without telling Poopsie about it. You you acted without orders from the bridge?
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Yes. The salesman told me it was a great opportunity for a fearless man, and I, for a moment, forgot who he was talking to.
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Golly. And now when this radio station goes broke, she'll find out you lost the whole hundred.
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Exactly. Well,
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farewell, children. Well, daddy, you're not going away. Not far. Only about six feet straight down. Now wait a minute. There might be a way to keep WEAB on the air at that. Suppose we got up a petition and had everyone in town sign it pledging their support to the station. Then the advertisers would be glad to keep their programs going and even buy more. Hey, Milner. That's wonderful. And I think it'll work too. A petition,
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the very thing. Then let's get busy. Dennis, you take the south side of town and I'll take the north. And remember, get those signatures. Boy, I'll say I will. Do you think I wanna miss hearing just plain old Sam being committed to an institution or Mary McCord's children die off slowly one by one? I'm entitled to some happiness out of life. Yes? How do you do, madam? I have a petition here I'd like you to What again?
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Petitions and polls. Polls and petitions. That's all I get these days. They're coming out of my ears. But all I want I'm in the bathtub. All of a sudden, the telephone rings. What program am I listening to? I'm watching my back and they wanna know who sponsors it. But madam I go back in the tub and
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there it is again.
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Do I want a republican in or do I want a democrat in? I don't want anybody in. I'm taking a bath. Yes. But you said I time I get into the tub the same John thing. Questions. Questions. Questions. Until I can't be straight. What's a woman gonna do? Cross them up. Change the day you bathe. In the tub. What do I think of business? How would I combat inflation? Who knows from combating inflation? But I just And now you come along to ask me some more questions. What is it this time? Why does my husband drink I suppose?
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Oh, no, ma'am. I can see why
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I
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didn't mean it like that. I must see enough out of you white guys. You can take your pole and decline it. Yes? Well, hello there my little man. My dear chap, I'm not a man and I'm most certainly not good. Let's not be patronizing, shall we? Oh,
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Yes, sir. I'm sorry, sir.
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Well, come come, fella. Speak up. What is it? Well, do you ever listen to the radio? Oh, I might tune in one of those comedy programs occasionally. Like Tom Meeting of the Air or Chicago Roundtable. How about the quiz kids? Good heavens. No. I can't stand those three second pauses while they're thinking. Oh, I beg your pardon. Well, anyway, there's a move on foot to deprive Riverville of way radio. Good. I consider most of it unutterable garbage. And now if you'll excuse me, good day. I'm in the midst of a little experiment in nuclear fission.
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Yes, sir. I hope they're biting.
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And if you want to walk in this house at 02:30 in the morning again, George, sit down It's my house. I'll come home anytime I please. Yeah. Just
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try it. That's all.
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Yeah. What'll you do? You'll see what I'll do. Oh, if I am known that you would like when I'm married Shut up.
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What do you want?
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Would you be interested in signing a petition?
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Why would your mother be at the door? She can fly right through the window on her prude.
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There's one more quack about my mother George Simpson and you'll regret it the rest of your life. Oh, yeah? You heard me. The radio station might close down.
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I suppose your mother is a rogue. Every time she sticks her big nose in this house, there's trouble. At least she don't lie around in bed till noon every day like yours.
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Oh, is that so? Get down right. It's so. Permanently.
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That's
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another thing I got against it.
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Yeah. Yeah.
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You'd have nothing to listen to.
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As far as I'm concerned, you can tell that old battle axe to stay home. Oh, an old battle axe, Vicky. Well, I'll show you. Well, madam, we Not that. Don't throw that.
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Miss me again. Now what was it you wanted, bud?
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Nothing anymore. That was your radio she just threw at you.
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Oh, Dennis. This is wonderful. Over 400 names on your petition.
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Must have taken you hours. No. I got them all in a few minutes. The whole 400? Sure. It was a cinch once I got to the cemetery.
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So the cemetery?
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You mean you copied them off the tombstone? Why not? I figure if our mayor lets them vote every year, they can sign a petition.
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Oh, but didn't you get any living people to sign it? No. That's the one type of person I was unsuccessful with.
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Oh my golly. And I only got two names my myself. Well, what are we gonna do? Well, your father just told me it's too late to do anything now anyway. All the actors have quit the station. They couldn't go on the air if they wanted to. Alright.
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Then we'll be actors. We'll work for nothing just so the station can stay on and maybe attract some business. What?
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You and me? Sure. You're talented. Oh, you can talk in dozens of languages. I've heard you. Yeah. But there's one slight drawback. What? I never know what I'm saying. What what of it? Yeah. Who can tell? In radio, that might even help.
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Now listen. I'm gonna write a script for it. I'll play it. I'll write it so it'll show off those wonderful foreign accents of yours. So mister Thompson will be so impressed with you, he'll keep his station on the air.
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Well, gee, Mildred. Oh, please, Dennis.
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Think how badly daddy will feel if he has to confess to mother that he lost that hundred dollars.
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I doubt if he'd feel anything after the first few blows, but okay. We'll try it. Good boy. Gosh, Mildred. Shouldn't we have rehearsed? I haven't even seen the script yet. Well, there wasn't time, Dennis. Besides, they often do it this way in radio. Oh, yeah? It does sound like it sometimes, but I don't know. Come on. We haven't much time.
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Mr. Thompson? Yes? I'm Mildred Anderson. I just phoned you for an appointment and, this is Dennis Day here. Where?
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Oh, behind your skirt.
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Well, what is this all about miss Anderson?
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Mister Thompson, we think we can help you. I've written a script and we're going to play it together. I do just one little bit of a character, but Dennis has a dozen foreign language roles. Yes. But miss Anderson All we want you to do is listen. Now the first one's French. A scene in Paris. A young man and a girl terribly in love. The girl's feet. Oh, my darling. How wonderful it is to have you back again. To feel the dear nearness of you. To cut your hands, your lips, your eyes. Do you feel the same about me, Pierre? Tell me, my dear one. Do you? Oui. Now the next one's in Russia.
Kamathar Dubrovnik has just been asked to take over the Red Army in Siberia. It will be cold, bitter cold, and the dirty will be arguing. Still, it's the premier himself who has asked him to do it. There's a hush that Kamathar Dubrovnik makes it
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it Oh, now really. He should say more than that. In Russia?
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But that's right. Now we're in Spain, the court of Queen Isabella. A humble sailor stands before her majesty as she asked him to find a new route to the gold of the Indies. Can he do it? She holds her breath as he says.
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Yes, senor, I think.
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Now see here, this is preposterous. Oh, wait a minute. How's she got a macho and a Hokus pork and a half anish fanchineck?
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I don't care to hear them. Oh, but mister Tom Miss Anderson, I'm not interested in actors and plays. All my dramatic shows were sustaining anyway. The only thing that kept me in business here was my disc jockey program. Your disc jockey program? Yes. Chuck Stewart and his make believe bedlam. He had all our sponsors, sponsors, and he's left us. Oh, then find another disc jockey. Where?
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Purdue.
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Him? Impossible.
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Besides, the record library belonged to Chuck Stewart and he took it with him. Oh, we have a whole cabinet full of records home. And if you have requests for something or we haven't got, Dennis can imitate him. Imitate him? Sure. We'll just use a record without a vocal for background. You mean he could actually?
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Oh, but that's ridiculous. Pretty positive.
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Do you know what? No, that's crazy. Why? What harm can I do now? By George, that's true. All right, young man. Report to me the first thing in the morning. Yes, sir. Gee, you sure are putty in your hands, aren't you?
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Oh,
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why did I talk myself into doing this thing anyway? It's just fantastic. Now don't worry about a thing, mister Thompson. We'll put it across for you. Won't we, mister Anderson? Oh, you just bet we will. I've written all the commercials myself, and I know Dennis can handle the music. Well, I hope so. You're sure you're familiar with the disc jockey type of program. Naturally. You don't think I do my housework in silence, do you?
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Well, if we fail, I'll be the last oh my gosh. There goes the lights. Go ahead. You're on the air. Well, very good good evening, ladies and gentlemen. This is Dennis the Disker bringing you the latest and best in modern recordings as per your request on our make believe bedlam. We'll be back in a moment with the first batch of requests. But first, here's a few words for Herbie Anderson about the Jiffy razor who sponsors the first minute and a quarter of our program.
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Friends, is your beard tough, wiry, and bristly? Especially you, men. A tender skin is almost always the cause of your shaving difficulty. The Jiffy razor will remove it instantly. Remember that the next time you buy a razor. Thank you, Herbert. Request. Here is
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the lane in Middletown, the Weaverville Hockerside High, and the girdled girls of Moosapet and Ringo's doing Temptations. Haven't got any of them, but here we go anyway. Here we go.
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They fags around your eyeballs, which is red instead of white. The way you think,
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just I should have known that you're a temptation. You smile and leering me on.
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That was swell, Joe. And now a brief message.
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The thrill of a lifetime is coming your way. Humphrey go karting bloody gore at the major theater.
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When the next convict shoots eight men in cold blood, will the girl he loves lose respect for him? She Blood is gore and find out filled with puffs quickening action.
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Ghosturing love. Heartwarming laughter. Yeah. Yeah. They're at the Bijoux soon.
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And now, friends, here's a request from missus George Bachman of Middletown. Missus Bachman writes, tonight is my tenth wedding anniversary, and I know my husband is just crazy about Nelson Eddy's version of please play Jean Tablanc singing Gitanze. We'll be happy
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to,
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Girls, now you can be shorter than he is. Do you feel tall, gangly, uncomfortable because your boyfriend is shorter than you are? Then buy a pair of Lester shoes today. Lester shoes have the specially built in electric drill heel. Let you sink three to four inches into the pavement with every step. Now you can
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Well, ladies and gentlemen, we have time for just about one more number. And we have a whole host of requests here for a song called I Don't Care. Eva Tanguay made this song famous, but the record is an imitation by Beatrice K. And since we don't have this well, anyway, what you're gonna get is here's I Don't Care.
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I don't care. I don't care what they may think of me. I'm happy go lucky. Men say I'm plucky, so jolly and Geoffrey. I don't care. I don't care if I do get the meanest, don't it dare? If I'm never successful, it won't be if people gonna try to treat me fair. My voice may sound funny, but it's getting me the money
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And that ladies and gentlemen winds up make believe bedlam until the same time tomorrow night. Good night everybody.
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Today, that was sensational. The switchboard's been going ever since you went on the air. All my sponsors wanna come back. You say, Pysation.
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Wow. Boy. Do you hear that, mister Anderson? Oh, shucks. I could have told you it would happen.
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Talent is talent, and I just happen to have it. That's the best.
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I can never repay you, fellows. It came off perfectly. Yeah. We didn't have any of the records that were requested either. We are sure lucky with those requests. Lucky? What do you mean? I have a feeling that if someone had asked for the end of this, I'd have been in trouble.
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Dennis Day will be back in just one minute to sing passing fancy. But first, Grand news, wonderful news. Now Lustre cream shampoo comes in tubes as well as jars. Yes, Lustre cream, the utterly new cream shampoo that gives you soft glamorous green girl hair. Try Lustre cream shampoo. Four ounce jar, $1. Smaller sizes, tubes or jars, whichever you prefer, 49 and 25¢. But whether you prefer the tube or the jar, you will prefer luster cream shampoo. Be a dream girl, a lovely luster cream
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girl. Dream girl. Dream girl. Beautiful luster cream girl. Hair that screams and glistens from a luster cream shampoo. Dream, girl. Dream, girl. Beautiful luster cream, girl. You owe your crowning glory to a lustre cream shampoo.
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The incomparable voice of Dennis Dave, the music of Charles Dent in the orchestra, and the beautiful ballad, passing fancy, sung as only Dennis Day can sing
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it.
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Good night, everybody. Dennis Day Show brought to you by cold you clean your teeth and Luster Dream Shampoo for soft glamorous dream girl hair. This is Verne Smith speaking. Good night, everyone. This is NBC, the National Broadcasting Company.
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The Palmolive Plan for Better Skin
A Day in the Life of Dennis Day
Colgate Dental Cream's Unique Benefits
Dennis Day's Radio Dilemma
The Petition to Save WEAV
Dennis Day's Creative Solution
Dennis the Disc Jockey
The Success of Make Believe Bedlam
