Let George Do It: The Picnic

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Have a dog that needs walking? Have a wife that needs spanking? Let George do it. George Valentine put that ad in the paper, opened an office and waited for the client to pour in. He was mildly successful, but for the past few days, nobody has entered his office except his secretary, Claire, and her brother, Sonny, his self-appointed assistant.

Not one to worry, George has decided that they need some relaxation. Now we find them driving in the country, looking for a place to picnic. Here? Not enough trees. Keep going, Miss Valentine. Claire, I'm starved. I want this picnic to be perfect. You must have just the right spot.

Awwwwww. Here? Too flat. I want a hill. Keep going. Don't listen to him, Mr. Valentine, or we'll die all horrible death. Imagine the irony. They'll look in the car and see a picnic back. Fried chicken, potato salad, double eggs, and three emaciated bodies.

How about here? There's no theme of water. Keep going. Oh, Mr. Valentine, I'm an agony. After all, I'm still a growing boy. How can I grow when nobody feeds me? Why are you stopping? Because we're gonna have our picnic right here. All right, last stop, everybody else.

Everybody out. Mr. Valentine, you can't be serious. Take you can somebody's front yard. Why not? There are trees, grass, a hill. And if you want to stream of water, just bring their doorbell and tell them you're thirsty.

I think it's a slow idea. I won't get out of the car. Well, fix yourself. Hand me the basket, Sonny. You bet. Mr. Valentine, I promise. Move, Robert. The very next case, it looks good.

There's nothing wrong with this spot. I like it. But it's private property. We'll be shaped all. The place is deserted. Didn't you notice, Claire? It's all boarded up. Nobody home. Oh, the perfect spot for a picnic.

Chicken leg, Sonny. Wait a minute, I fixed that line. Well, come on and join it. And if you behave yourself, I may even let you sit next to me. Oh, look at that basket. I'll sit.

All right, then snap into it. Oh, all right. Nick? Not on an empty stomach. This is Valentine. Care for wings? Make that two wings, and you made a sale. There's nothing I like better than chicken wings.

You know what I was a kid I'd- Oh, what's the matter? somebody hit me. Come on out which one of you is guilty who hit me. I don't know what you're talking about. Hey look somebody threw a shoe at you. I told you we shouldn't have stopped here. How do you like that a lady slipper. Well you

suppose it came from open the house the court look out there on the second floor. I don't see anything. Well there's a window open over to the right. Hey and I thought the place was deserted. Mr. Valentine there's a note tied to this a slipper. What does it say? I know it written in a lipstick.

Hmm. And treating. Well, don't keep it to yourself. Read it. I am being held prisoner in this house. Please save me. Well, a maiden in distress. Now that's silly. Okay. Cute little slippers. Five double A. Hmm. A teach? Somebody's trying to play a joke on you. Written in orange lipstick. Hey, she must be a blonde. See you later. Mr. Valentine, where are you going?

rescue the maiden of course yeah but you think it's on the level i don't know but i'm going to find out now mr valentine somebody's trying to make a fool out of this well i'm in the mood for it wait a minute you must go that i'm going with you may need help you may be up against the gang are you thinking of the gang or

the orange lipstick what are you thinking of that's the leading question come on to the rescue Do you think we'll have to break the door down Mr. Valentine? Only as a last resort, Sonny. I've always wanted to see someone break down a door.

Hey, this is kind of exciting. What was that? It sounded like a bell. Or the camera. See, please, I'm sorry Mr. Valentine. I guess I leaned on the door bill. Oh, sorry. He's Valentine. I hear someone turn into the door.

Alright, now you two keep mom. I'll do the talking. Well, what do you want? Oh, I'm very sorry to disturb you, madam. I didn't think there was anyone here. The place is boarded up. That's not your fair at all. Now what do you want? What are you doing here?

Well, we're having a little car trouble. Would you mind if I used your phone? No, certainly would. You can't come in. But, madam, we said... Anyway, the phone is out of order. Yes, then disconnected.

Now, get away from here. Oh, now wait a minute, lady. Don't close the door. I have nothing else to say to you. Get off my property immediately. Well, what a nice, even temper. He almost slammed that door on my nose.

Well, Mr. Valentine, now are you satisfied? Nothing wrong in there, she was just an old lady. What about the slipper? And the note written in lipstick. Maybe it didn't even come from his house. That's the only one around for miles.

Hey, maybe somebody tossed it out of the tree. Oh, a squirrel? Anyway, it's none of your affair. Let's get away from here. Oh, Claire, where's your sense of chivalry? Then why don't you go to the police?

Now there's a sense of a suggestion. Why bother the police until I find out what this is all about? out what this is all about. Remember I earned my living getting people out of trouble. But Mr. Valentine you don't have a client. Oh yes I have. It's 5 double A.

You asked me to save her. You saw the nose. Yeah but that old lady won't let you in the door. Well then I won't use the door. Mr. Valentine what are you gonna do? Nothing.

Until it gets dark. Come on kids. Let's have our picnic. Yeah, but do you think the trellis will hold you? You're full of chickens.

Got a whole week. Climbing up a trellis is your age. Shit. Very romantic. I feel like a cross between Romeo and Robin Hood. Don't you sound like? Just a little slippery. How do you know you can get in that window?

Oh, I'll get in. I used to be a vacuum cleaner salesman. What are we supposed to do while you're selling a vacuum cleaner? Just stay there. If I don't come out in half an hour, get the cop.

It's all right. Some drop is a split slip. Time to keep quiet. He'd be splattered all over the flagstone walk. Time to... He'd make quiet a splash. Time to... Gaudium, I don't like this. It's breaking into someone's house.

You know, I just got a hand into him, sissy. He's pretty brave at that. It's the orange lipstick. So that it wasn't a man's shoe, he'd have kept right on eating chicken. I wonder what he's doing now.

Probably looking for the other slippers. Maybe a ball to that old lady. I'm not gonna stand out here all evening. This is ridiculous. Funny ring the bell. Oh, now I'll spare you a spoil everything.

You heard what he said. It's not a half hour yet. All right. All right. Come on in. But don't make any noise. Is it okay? What happened? Nothing. The coast is clear. Nobody around but the old woman.

And she's in the front rump laying solitaire. solid there. Come on. What are we gonna do? Upstairs. Follow me and take it easy. I don't like this. Kind of a spooky house. Let's start with these Romans. Sunny are you game? Yeah well I, yeah I guess so.

What do I have to do Mr. Valentine? You take the Romans to the right of the stairway. Try the doors. If you come across one that's locked let me know. You got it? Where would you be? I'm gonna look over the rooms on the other side. Claire you better come along with me.

Well maybe she ought to come with me. I mean just for company. No I want to look after her. You think something's gonna happen? Now Sonny if you're afraid just say so. Oh I'm not afraid. It's cautious that's all.

Okay then get going. Come on. I'm right behind you Mr. Valentine. I wish I could whistle. Use the door. Go on Sonny open it. Put your hand on the knob and turn it. Oh, it would be the squishy door.

It's just somebody's bedroom. Nothing in here. Hmm. Let's take another door. Oh, this is pretty easy. Well, go ahead, Sonny. Open it. There's lots. Hehehe.

Well, there's a key in the door. Garnet. Come on, Sonny. Unlock it. Be brave. Dark in here. Oh. Oh, pardon me, I didn't know there was anybody in here. Gee, for a minute I thought, there was somebody in there.

I'm getting out of here. Mr. Valentine, Mr. Valentine. Keep quiet and come in close that door. What's the matter with you, Sonny? What happened? Oh, nothing left. I just heard somebody moaning. That's all. Monning, who was it?

Did you see anybody? I didn't wait to investigate. All right, stay here with Claire. I'll have a look around. Oh, I'm going with you. Now, Claire, you might get my way. You'll be safe here.

Just... Mr. Valentine! All right. The lights went off. That's all. Now, now don't get excited. But it's so dark. Well, somebody's having fun with a switch. You think the lights went out all over the house?

I don't know, maybe. Come on, we're getting out of here. What's not it? The doors are locked. But it can't be. I just walked in. Well, somebody must have been following you and locked the door after you.

after you. Somebody's been watching us all this time. They've locked us in the room. What do they do to us? Now play a remember. You're not the hysterical type. I'll try to remember. Good girl. Say what size shoe do you wear? Maybe you can throw it out the window. I'm not really frightened. What do you

like to sort of hold it? Oh, a pleasure. Where are you? And I'm here. Do I have to Hold your hand too? There must be another way out of this room. Got any matches? I never used them.

So, and I left my lighter in the car. There isn't any other way out. How do you know, Sonny? I didn't say anything. Clara, is your voice changing? I didn't say anything. Well, then who said that?

Where'd that voice come from? Don't waste time trying to find... ...because I'm not in the room with you. Gee. That's a Valentine we're going to do just what that voice said. Valentine, did you hear?

I think we better, Mr. Valentine. sounded like it meant it. Mr. Valentine. And what about Miss 5AA? And the morning you heard? You can report that to the police. When it's too late to do anything?

After all, it's not hard there, Mr. Valentine. She really isn't our client. Well, what's that got to do with it? You'd risk our lives just because of a slipper and orange lipstick. Okay. Okay. Maybe you're right, Claire.

Of course I'm right. Sure she is. Okay. Okay. Claire, you want Sonny to get out of the car? Better drive straight to the police. What about you? I'll stay here and look around a bit.

I see. Sonny? Sonny? Yes, sir. You go down to the car. Better drive straight to the police. Claire, what about you? I'll help Mr. Valentine. Look around at it. Oh. Well, I guess the car will be safe enough just where it is.

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A George Claire and Sonny have been warned by a mysterious voice that they'd better get out of the house and within five minutes. Now the time is up and George is just reaching for the doorknob.

Yep, it's unlocked all right. Come on, I want it to look as if we're leaving the house. So Claire, you and Sonny start to walk down the stairs. But slowly, understand? What would you do?

I want to check up on that morning. How Sonny point out that room to me? Right over there, Mr. Valentine, the one next to the top of this there. Good. Alright, start going down. What's slow?

I wish I'd never thought of a picnic. Oh, hot. Don't worry, sis. I'll look at you. Hey, wait for me. Not so fast. Why couldn't I have suggested a movie? Or even bowling? Slower, sis.

I wish he'd come downstairs with us instead of poking around up there. He doesn't know how many people make it. AHHHHH! That came from downstairs. Claire, Claire, are you alright? It wasn't Claire, it was someone downstairs.

Let me go ahead, Sunny stay with her. Okay. Let me go on over this way. Please, it's the Valentine, be careful. Now, where's that red king buried? So, when can't she still play in solitude?

She acts as if nothing happened. Yeah, I'll have maybe a star. Sorry to interrupt you, madam, but the game is up. I guess you're right, I can't win without the red king. If you, so what are you doing in this house?

I told you the phone is disconnected. Look, what do you say we stop pretending? Who screams? Scream? Oh, you mean the radio. I was listening to a program, but it's frightening me, so I turned it off.

After who locked the door on us, Mr. Valentine? Yeah. And what about that voice? Look, lady, I'll admit we have no business here, but that's not important now. Someone locked us in a room, then we heard a voice and seemed to come over a loudspeaker.

I'm sure I don't know what in the world you're... Oh! Roland, of course! That boy will be the death of me. Boy. Did you say boy? I never should have given him that detective said.

Rowland! Rowland! Wait a minute, I don't get this. It's McGramson. He fancies himself an amateur detective. He has this whole house rigged up with microphones and speakers and well always playing tricks on me. Rowland! This is going to be a grand moment!

Now you go upstairs this minute and go right straight to bed on the stand. No longer tricks. Oh, the very idea. I'll be just grand moment, I promise. Merk. You mean to tell me that that kid?

He's your maiden in distress, Mr. Valentine. He really had you going, huh? Okay, okay, the joke's on me. I'm very sorry, madam. Maybe I made a little mistake. You have been a little ridiculous young man.

Alright, forgive us for barging in on you. Come on, kids. Let's get out of here. Quick. And to thank you, even climb the trellis to rescue her. Alright, go ahead. Have you fun. I still say the whole thing is pretty fishy.

So Mr. Just an old lady and a little boy who likes to play tricks. Uh huh. Think so? Valentine, what do you mean? Aren't you satisfied yet? No. No, I'm not satisfied at all. What about the note?

It was feminine handwriting. I swear to that. Maybe the note came with his detective set. Uh huh. I wonder if his detective set included a big black cigar. Cigar? Sure. Didn't you notice it on the ashtray in the living room?

Well, there's no accounting for some people. Maybe it belonged to the old woman. She didn't look that type. And why are they living in a house that's boarded up? What do you say we talk about it on the way home?

Oh no, Claire. I have a better idea. Suppose you two wait in the car for me. Oh, Mr. Valentine, you're not going back in that house again. This time I'm going around the back way and have a look.

Then I'm going with you. Well, here we go again. Count me in too. OK, but you've got to be quiet. I hope no one sees her. It would be a moonlit night. The moonlight is very becoming you, Claire.

on you and what's not a this is no time for that kind of always in their kitchen they care for a stay behind the street the life coming from somewhere the kitchen someone in there mister valentine i look for boy detective rolling hey look at him mime mime mime what a sweet innocent little child

smoking a cigar how Doesn't he know that'll stunt his growth? Not his, Sonny. He'll never grow any taller. You mean... Since Valentine, he's a midget! Of course, I knew it all along. He turned out the light. He's going in the other room.

Come on, let's see about this window. They were in luck. It's not a lot. It's the Valentine, are you sure you want to go in there? Of course, can't give up now. What do you think you'll accomplish?

I'm surprised that you, Player. Don't you remember your fairy stories? Here's the slipper. I'm Prince Charming. So, gotta find Cinderella. Okay, the coast is clear upstairs. Come on. Where's the nidget gaudage you see him?

He's in the living room with the old lady. Now, Sonny, which room did the morning come from? Let's see. First I went into this room, and then I went into that room. Or did I go into that one first and then this one?

Well, make up your mind. Why don't you look in both rooms and sit down in time? I'm pregnant. Exercion. Okay. No noise. I seem to remember the creek in the store. Where's the light switch?

Oh, here it is. Well, there's no one in here. I guess the moaning came from the other room. Hey, wait a minute. Here's the mate to that slipper. Now I've got two shoes. You can open up a shoe store.

Mr. Valentine. What is it, Claire? Look, on that chair, it's a whip. Oh, yes, that looks like it would hurt. a big black whip. The kind Simon Legree used. Oh, Mr. Valentine, do you think that someone's been using it on this five double A? Oh, we'd better not waste any more time. Come on, we'll

try the other one. Is this the door, Simon? Yeah, I'm pretty sure the morning came from this room. Hey, it doesn't last. It was locked before. I'm sure it was. Never mind. Let me go first. I think that's a fine idea. The light switches over to the left. Close the door.

Mr. Valentine, look, there's someone lying on the bed. Hey, it's a girl. Miss 5 AA? Is she? No. No, she's all right. Sleeping Sally though. Maybe she's been drugged. Harden me for mentioning it, Mr. Valentine.

But she's not exactly petite. In fact, she's enormous. Well, I just go to show you. You can never tell by the size of the shoe. Who's in here? Who is it? Now, don't be frightened, Miss.

We came to help you. Who are you? Prince Charming. Who? You threw a slipper out of the window, didn't you, with a note on it? Did you find it? Yes, I've got the slipper. You've got to help me, thank heaven.

Oh, please, please get me out of this house, they're torturing me. Umm, the Valentine's a poor girl. There you see what I tell you. Now don't you worry, you're gonna be all right, we'll take care of it.

You gotta get me away from them? Is there anyone in this house besides the midget and the old lady? Not so far as I know. Oh, please, you will help me get away from me, I can't take anymore.

Now now, pull yourself together. Look, there's a trellis outside this window, we'll help you climb down it. Oh, excuse me Mr. Valentine, but it'll never hold her. Oh, yeah, you're right. You won't leave me?

No, of course not. We'll get you out of here some way. Hi, Katie. You're that voice again. Roland's up to his old choice. He's gonna torture me again, I know it. No, not take it easy. We're here.

Tiny! Not again! How do you like that, Sousling? No, I'm tiny. Ah, wrong! Chris, oh, Mr. Valentine, listen to that. Stop them! Can you hear the juice running out? Oh, how horrible. Keep this. That's the way you like it, honey.

Stay. Hey. Say, what is this? Oh, stop. You're the connoisseur. I'm the longer I've got to give in. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. What's this all about? What kind of torture is this anyway?

Say, who are you? No, don't you recognize me? I'm tiny. You know, with the circus. The circus. I used to be the fattest woman in the business. That was before I went on a diet.

Now I'm down to 310. Oh. A mere shadow. Right? They were afraid I'd ruin my career so they locked me in here and they've been torturing me a rooster. Torturing you? How? They're trying to force me to break my diet and eat it again.

I still don't get it. Who was they? Who's the midget in the old lady? He's a clown. She's the lion, tamer. Oh, I thought you could crack a weapon. We found this place boarded up so we decided to move in until the circus opens again.

Now, why do they try to get rid of us? They didn't want anyone to know they were living here. Well, they were living here. But I don't understand. Tiny, why did you want to ruin your career?

Why did you want to die? You should understand you're a woman. Romance has never entered my life. I thought that maybe if I got thin, well, thinner, someone somewhere, well, somehow I might have just one fleeting moment of romance.

Then I could go back to the circus and be happy with my memories. Haven't anyone ever looked at you twice? to try. They'd have to look at her twice to take her all in. Sonny, will you shut up?

Well, once something wonderful almost happened to me, was very beautiful. He thought he was in love with me and I thought I was in love with him. Who was he? The tattooed man in the circus, but it wasn't best until I asked. Oh, why not?

Well, you see, he said that when he fell in love he was going to have the girl of his dreams tattooed on his chest. Yes, his chest wasn't big enough. Oh That was my only experience with romance. Oh, well, I wouldn't exactly say that tiny I know a man who risked his life for you. You're joking joking

Listen, I climbed a trellis and almost broke my neck. I was locked in a room I was threatened but I stayed anyway just to bring you your slipper. Why were you saying just to bring it to me?

Well, because it's the most beautiful slipper I ever saw. You have very dandy feet, Danny. Dandy, see, well that's the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me. It's something I can treasure all my life.

Well, and there's your memory. Yes, whenever I'm unhappy I'll think of what you said. Dandy's feet. Now can you go back to your career? I can start eating again. For one little moment, romance ended into my life.

I'll never forget you. Oh my Prince charming! Oh no, I didn't... I've got her in work! Hey, what? Don't dare help! This isn't the way home. Where are you taking us now, Prince John?

Never mind. Yeah, but it's late, and I'm hungry. She's a procedure that men use. Snake, mashed potatoes. Hey, are you going to a restaurant? I'm going to a doctor. I better have him look me over.

She must have cracked all my ribs. And my Adam's apple doesn't go up and down like it should. What does it matter? Just so it had a happy ending. Jack liked the story book. Sucklin' can't what a day all we went through for a few cracked ribs.

And a crush larrying. Oh, cut it out, will ya? We saved a career, didn't we? Now, Tiny, you'll be satisfied to be what you was meant to be. Maybe it's my practical mind, Mr. Valentine.

Maybe I shouldn't even mention it. But you are in business, you know. The next time you go after a client, will you please see to it that you collect a fee? Why, Clara, what are you talking about? I did get my fee.

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Let George Do It, starring Robert Bailey as George, with Francis Robinson as Claire and Eddie Firestone Jr. as Sunny, is written by Pauline Hopkins, produced and directed by Owen Vincent. Others in the cast were Martha Wentworth as Susan, Tommy Bernard as Roland, and Mottie Marguettes as Tiny. The music was composed and conducted by Charles

Danth, your announcer John Houston. Let's again next week, same time, same station to let George do it. This is the mutual Don Lee broadcasting system.