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The Mel Blanc Show · February 11, 1947 · 23 min · 3,385 words
The transcript of “Mels Birthday”, an episode of The Mel Blanc Show first broadcast February 11, 1947. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). The Mel Blanc Show plays The Mel Blanc Show free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.
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Hollywood, Colgate Two-Father presents the Melblanc Show written by MacVinoff with Mary Jane Croft, Joe Kern, Tom Conry, the sportsman Victor Miller in his orchestra, and starring the creator of The Voice of Bud's Bunny. Eeeeeeee!
What's this, Dad? Yes, Colgate Two-Father for a breath that's sweet and tees its sparkle brings you the Melblanc Show, with Mel playing his new character Zookie. Hello, everybody. Hello, everybody. Hello, everybody. Hello, everybody. Hi.
And sorry himself in person, now blank. Hi folks, Agaboo, Agaboo, Agaboo, Agaboo, Agaboo, Agaboo. All over the country, business firms prepareratory to filing their tax statements are making their estimates of earnings for the fiscal year.
In New York, insurance executive William Linnahan checks his statements. Incom 157,000, expenditure to 122,000, net 35,000. Everything checks. I am heading for Florida. and in Los Angeles, Oliver B. Schwab, prominent attorney, checks his payment.
Income 400,000, expenditure 300,000, net 100,000. Everything checks. I'm heading for Palm Springs. And in Melblank's little town, Melblank's fix it shop proprietor checks his payment. Income? Hmm. Liability? Hmm. Profit for the year? Everything checked, I'm heading for bankruptcy.
And as soon as Mel's bank checked his statement, they agreed with him. So today, on his birthday, Mel Black received this letter. And in order to satisfy your creditors, we shall be forced to sell your fix-it-shop at public auction.
Signed Roger P. Grimes, president. Gosh, functioning off my fix-it-shop today. I bet they wouldn't do it if they knew it was my birthday. Let's see what else it says in the letter. P.S. Happy birthday.
Mmm. Today it's my birthday. Tomorrow it's Lincoln's. Now I know what they meant when they wrote that song. What a difference a day makes. Here comes Betty. She'll have a kind word for me. Oh, I heard the news about the auction.
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