:49:02
- Right, Professor?
- Almost.
:49:04
- And our little hostess has her work to do.
- Oh, it's not so much.
:49:14
Perhaps we can drive out and have lunch
with you one day soon, Mr. Hollingsway.
:49:17
Maybe at one of the other stores.
:49:19
We'll make our appointment
well in advance and at your convenience.
:49:23
You're gonna be a giant.
Relax and enjoy it.
:49:26
I hope you listened
conscientiously, my dear.
:49:29
Particularly to Linda Gray.
You can learn a great deal about writing.
:49:33
- Yes, they are well-written, aren't they?
- Why, they're perfection.
:49:40
Didn't you think so, Mr. Phipps?
:49:42
Oh, I beg your pardon.
I wasn't listening.
:49:44
We'll see how much
of an expert you are.
:49:46
Which of the programs
did you think was the best?
:49:48
They all sounded
pretty much alike to me.
:49:51
Uh, I thought you were
a student of good writing.
:49:54
Oh, he is.
He's given courses in the university.
:49:56
- Then which was the best?
- I wish you wouldn't ask me that.
:50:00
- Why not?
- Because it's a question I don't want to answer.
:50:03
Oh, go ahead, dear. I'm sure your opinion
is a very valuable one.
:50:07
- Well, if you're sure you want me to.
- Not if you feel you shouldn't.
:50:10
Stating it as kindly as I can,
Mrs. Manleigh...
:50:13
none of that bilge has the remotest connection
with good writing.
:50:16
Do you realize that Linda Gray
has been written for eight years...
:50:19
no summer layoff,
by Myrtle Tippet?
:50:21
- Who?
- You can't be much of an authority, Mr. Phipps...
:50:24
if you don't know Myrtle Tippet.
:50:26
Linda Gray has made her an immortal,
and she's only 32.
:50:29
Well, Keats, Shelley and Marlowe beat her
by a couple of years anyway.
:50:33
They were immortal
before they were 30.
:50:35
- Classroom stuff.
- Radio writing is the literature of today.
:50:38
- The literature of the masses!
- Then heaven help the masses.
:50:41
Well, it just serves
a different purpose, that's all.
:50:43
The purpose of radio writing,
as far as I can see...
:50:46
is to prove to the masses
that a deodorant can bring happiness...
:50:49
a mouthwash guarantee success
and a laxative attract romance.
:50:52
- Well!
- Take it easy, George.
:50:55
Let him alone.
He'll run longer than Linda Gray.
:50:58
"Don't think," says the radio,
"and we'll pay you for it.