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Family Theater: Fairy Tale

Family Theater · July 27, 1955 · 28 min · 4,570 words

The transcript of “Fairy Tale”, an episode of Family Theater first broadcast July 27, 1955. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Thanksgiving Radio plays Family Theater free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Family Theater presents Jack Haley. From Hollywood, the mutual network in cooperation with Family Theater, presents Fairy Tale starring Jack Haley. Now here is your hostess, Deborah Patrick. Family Theater's only purpose is to bring to everyone's attention a practice that must become an important part of our lives if we are to win peace

for ourselves, peace for our families and peace for the world. Family Theater urges you to pray. Pray together as a family. And now to our transcribed drama fairy tale starring Jack Haley as Leo So little red riding hood and the good wolf and red riding hoods grandmother all laughed and laughed and laughed

And then like the fine friends they were sat down and grandmothers parlor to enjoy the biscuits and the apple jelly that red riding hood Had brought from home. Oh, it's just beautiful. Mr. Randall. Thank you, mrs. Okemont I think it absolutely stinks mr. Houghley now just a minute. Well, but Leo you've taken the thought

best known, best-love-ferri-stories in the world, and turned them into a lot of pointless pap. You obviously don't appreciate what Mr. Randall is trying to do. I appreciate Mrs. Oakmont that one of my best authors of child literature has been wasting his time for the last six months.

Well, but let me say so. I wish you would, and make it something sensible for a change. When Mrs. Oakmont first came to me with this idea, I thought it had drawbacks. Serious drawbacks. Mr. Randall was very doubtful at first.

You convinced him, her, Mrs. Oakmont. I convinced myself. The things you call our best love fairy stories are, in fact, mostly tales of harm and violence. They're just make-believe. Kids know they're just make-believe. Look at Little Red Riding Hood, Mr. Hafflinger.

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