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00:00You have a date with the Angels, starring Betty White, Bill Williams as Gus Angel, presented
00:29by the Plymouth Dealers of America, who proudly fell and surfaced the beautiful new Plymouth
00:35for 1957.
00:42The time?
00:44About six months after Vicki and Gus Angel were married.
00:47The main character?
00:48A plain blue tie.
00:50The plot?
00:51Something old and something new, something borrowed and something blue.
00:56Up.
00:59Just a minute.
01:02Vicki, I'm frantic.
01:03What's the matter?
01:04Well, I'm on my way home from work, so I don't have time to use psychology on you.
01:07I need your help.
01:09Anything, Dolly.
01:10What is it?
01:10Well, right here it is without Freud.
01:13Ethel's a bridal consultant down at the department store, and yesterday she quit.
01:18So?
01:19Well, the job's available, but I want you to take it.
01:21All the bridal consultant has to do is tell young, engaged couples that their marriage
01:26will be a complete flop unless they buy everything at Martindale's department store.
01:32And to tell them how lucky they are to have found love and how happy they'll be after
01:36they're married.
01:38In other words, you're a fountain of misinformation.
01:42Dolly, don't talk that way.
01:44There are lots of happily married couples.
01:46That's why I thought of you.
01:48You believe all that jazz.
01:52Even if I wanted to, you know how Gus feels about my working.
01:55Well, I promised the department manager I'd find somebody.
01:58Well, you better un-promise the department manager.
02:01I can't.
02:02It's me.
02:07Hi, honey.
02:08No, no.
02:10Well, ask him.
02:13Ask me what?
02:14You wouldn't want me to take a job at Martindale's department store, would you?
02:21No.
02:22No, see?
02:24Don't use the negative approach.
02:26Gus, wouldn't it be nice if Vicki went to work for a while and brought home some extra money?
02:32No.
02:33What I meant was these temporary jobs can develop into something permanent.
02:38Well, I've simply got to find somebody.
02:40Sorry, darling.
02:42We still have our luncheon date tomorrow, don't we, dear?
02:44We sure have.
02:45I'll be downtown all day.
02:46I'm riding in with Gus.
02:46Well, I tried.
02:48I'm sorry.
02:48I hope you find somebody.
02:50I know it's old-fashioned, honey, but that's how I feel about it.
02:53Here's how I feel about it.
02:55Oh, I'm glad I believe in this kind of jazz.
02:59Nothing.
03:00Honey, will you do me a favor while you're downtown tomorrow?
03:02The same thing you...
03:04What?
03:07Pick me up a blue tie to go with my gray suit.
03:10Okay.
03:11It'd be kind of fun to buy you a present for no reason at all.
03:14Blue polka dot?
03:15Mm-mm.
03:16Plain blue.
03:18What color stripes?
03:20Plain blue.
03:22Plain blue.
03:25How many mermaids?
03:26Honey, a plain blue tie.
03:32A plain blue tie.
03:35Okay.
03:35I don't know what we're going to do, Mrs. Koenig.
03:51I can't spend all my time in the bridal department.
03:55They're opening the doors downstairs, and we don't have a bridal consultant.
03:59Wallace, I cannot go through another day like yesterday.
04:02I just can't face all those starry eyes by myself.
04:06What about your friend?
04:08She chickened out.
04:10Well, call her up and get her down here.
04:12I'll talk her into it.
04:14Well, can't personnel handle it?
04:18Well, you're on your own.
04:20They're playing my song.
04:21May I help you, miss?
04:32I'm beyond help.
04:33I'm already a missus.
04:35Oh, hi, Vicki.
04:36Sorry my back was turned.
04:38Hey, it's only nine o'clock.
04:41You changed your mind.
04:43Changed my mind about what?
04:44Oh, bless your heart.
04:45Here's the bridal book.
04:46Now, get all the romantic little boobs to sign it,
04:48and for heaven's sake, get their aggressors,
04:50because if we don't sell them anything here,
04:51we beat them to death with circulars.
04:55Don, I didn't come down here to work.
04:57Now, here's the sales book.
04:59There's seven cotton copies for each sale,
05:00and no matter...
05:00What do you mean you didn't come down here to work?
05:03I came down to buy Gus a tie.
05:05Take the job, and you get a 20% discount.
05:07I just couldn't, darling.
05:08Not even for an old friend.
05:10It's just that Gus feels so strongly about my working.
05:13Okay, Vicki.
05:15No more feelings.
05:16Oh, gee.
05:20They're, uh, they're pretty, aren't they?
05:39They're beautiful.
05:41It's just that I don't want to hurt Gus.
05:44Just take the job for one day.
05:46Dolly, it's just...
05:49Stick around.
05:50They want me in the front office.
05:51How do you know?
05:54Because I am the one for whom the bells are told.
05:56That's pretty coy.
05:58What do you know?
06:03Hold me to the show.
06:05What do you know?
06:08What am I gonna do?
06:09Why do you know?
06:13Let me walk.
06:18What do you know?
06:19I will never relax.
06:22Oh, boy, am I out of bounds.
06:49Say, you're just about my Margaret size.
06:52I beg your pardon?
06:53Oh, well, she's my wife.
06:55Yesterday.
06:58Are those any good?
07:00I think so.
07:01They seem to be well made, and I imagine they'd launder nicely.
07:04Well, could a girl get along on, say, a dozen pair of those things?
07:09She sure could.
07:11Oh, well, would you wrap me up a dozen and let me get out of here?
07:14Oh, well, I couldn't very well do that.
07:17But would you like me to help you pick some out?
07:18What color is this?
07:19Oh, any color.
07:20Just throw them in a sack, huh?
07:21Well, what have we here?
07:23I'll wait over there.
07:29Mr. Wallace.
07:30Mr. Wallace, may I present Mrs. Angel?
07:33How do you do?
07:34How do you do?
07:35Just ten, eleven, twelve.
07:38I just selected these for that gentleman over by the elevator.
07:42Well, I better have them wrapped before he discovers how much they cost.
07:45Well, good for you.
07:47We've been trying to move those slips for a long time.
07:50Welcome to the Bartondale team, Miss Angel.
07:53Oh, no.
07:54Nobody was here, and he looked so helpless.
07:56Well, you see how much we need you.
07:58Now we have a wonderful retirement plan at age sixty-five.
08:05Wallace, I came down here to buy a plain man's blue tie.
08:09Oh, splendid.
08:11You're entitled to a ten percent discount.
08:13Dolly said twenty percent.
08:15That's wonderful.
08:17I didn't realize you wanted to become a permanent employee.
08:20Hey, wait a minute, Vicki.
08:23I can't get Junior away from the elevator.
08:26Mr. Wallace.
08:27Yes?
08:27I didn't come down here for a job.
08:29I've never sold anything in my life.
08:31Oh, I thought you understood.
08:35This isn't selling.
08:36You advise these young brides.
08:38You sympathize with their problems.
08:40You guide them into choosing the silver pattern they will cherish.
08:44You become their friend.
08:47Don't I sell?
08:47Oh, if they insist.
08:51I'll tell you what.
08:53We'll give you a sales book just in case.
08:56You've been very kind, and I hate to say no, but I...
08:59Oh, fine.
09:00There are one or two details to take care of its personnel.
09:04Dolly.
09:05Welcome to the Martindale team, dear.
09:10Well, I was sort of trapped into it.
09:14Is that a business call, Miss Angel?
09:15I have to hang out now, Mom.
09:19Well, it's not so much selling.
09:21It's more advisory.
09:23I really have to go, sweet.
09:25I advise brides and grooms.
09:27Oh, no, nothing like that.
09:29No, I just tell them what to buy.
09:33Fine.
09:34Fine.
09:34Good.
09:35Goodbye, now.
09:37Miss Angel.
09:37Miss Angel.
09:38Miss Angel.
09:39I assumed you'd know about personal calls when you asked for this job.
09:44When I asked.
09:48Take care of the customers.
09:56Oh, dear.
09:58I'm looking for a wedding dress.
10:00Anything she wants.
10:02What size?
10:04We're moping.
10:05I think that's just from home.
10:15Well, it's, uh, uh, come to think of it, Emily, we didn't need that ladder.
10:23Oh, that's the way they did it in the movie, don't you remember, Dad?
10:27Oh, it was so romantic.
10:28It sure was.
10:34That Claraboe is some chicken.
10:38And you got the idea from that.
10:41Well, that must have been 25, 30 years ago.
10:43Heck no.
10:44We saw it last night on television.
10:49Say, better make it snappy, dearie.
10:51We've got to be on that plane to Las Vegas in an hour.
10:55Las Vegas?
10:55Yeah, we want to go someplace where it's nice and quiet.
11:00Well, I don't like to rush you, but you'll just barely have time to get to the airport.
11:04Oh, Xander, I don't know what we're going to do.
11:06I did want to look all gutted up for you, Xander.
11:12Well, as long as you're so pressed for time, why don't you get your wedding things in Las Vegas?
11:15They got a dry goods store up there?
11:20Oh, they have some lovely shops.
11:21It's nicer, nicer than this.
11:25Thank you, my dear.
11:26We'll send you a slice of wedding, Kate.
11:29Good luck to you.
11:32My friend, I'm going to love you, dear.
11:34May I help you?
11:44Hello, where's Ethel?
11:46Ethel?
11:46Oh, she's no longer with us.
11:48Is there something I could do?
11:49We've come for the final fitting for the bridal gown.
11:51The name is Johansson.
11:53Johansson.
11:54If you'll just make yourself comfortable, I'll be right with you.
11:56Oh, I can't wait to see it.
11:57Oh, it's going to be lovely.
11:58I know it is.
11:59I bet it is.
12:00Oh, Miss Johansson.
12:02Well, Mr. Wallace.
12:04It's very nice to see you.
12:06I believe your gown is all ready.
12:08Well, Mr. Wallace, I'd like you to meet one of my bridesmaids.
12:10This is Virginia Nelson.
12:12How do you do?
12:14Well, Miss Nelson, if you catch the bouquet, Martindale stands ready to serve you.
12:19Oh, Mr. Wallace.
12:24Now, this should look beautiful.
12:26Oh, have I got the wrong dress?
12:29Miss Angel.
12:30Oh, Miss, look at the size of this thing.
12:38You could hold the wedding reception in here.
12:45Mr. Angel.
12:47This says Johnson.
12:50Please bring Miss Johansson's gown.
12:52Oh, no, Mr. Wallace.
12:54It says Johansson's gown.
12:56Johnson.
12:57Well, if it doesn't, as you say, isn't that funny?
13:00I don't...
13:01Excuse me.
13:04New girl, you understand.
13:06She's trying.
13:08But very trying.
13:15Mr. Wallace is looking for you.
13:17Don't let him look.
13:20What's your problem?
13:22I don't think I'll work this afternoon.
13:25Oh, don't let Wallace bother you.
13:27He gave up solitaire because of the emotional strain.
13:32It's not that.
13:33It's Gus.
13:34I'm doing the very thing he asked me not to.
13:37Well, just finish out the day.
13:39Gus doesn't ever have to know anything about it.
13:41We don't have that kind of a marriage.
13:44Well, there's never been a bit of deceit in the whole six months.
13:50Then I won't tell him either.
13:54Have you seen the pattern they call Spring Blossoms?
13:57Spring Blossoms?
13:58Lovely.
13:58I have that at home.
14:00Is it in his catalog?
14:01Oh, you can't get it here.
14:02We got ours at Benson's department store.
14:06Do you know it's $23 cheaper than anything in this book?
14:10Maybe if we got that, I could afford one of your wedding gowns.
14:15Do you want to take a look?
14:16Yes.
14:16I'll be right with you.
14:21You've got another phone call.
14:24I'm busy with a customer.
14:25Would you take the message?
14:27I did.
14:28Wilma thinks maybe she'll serve veal cutlets Thursday night after all.
14:33Well, oh, Mr. Wallace,
14:36we don't carry the Spring Blossom pattern in silverware, do we?
14:40No, we don't.
14:40But we do carry Spring Festival,
14:42which is similar and much more durable.
14:45No.
14:46No, I think I'll take your suggestion and get my silverware at Benson's.
14:54Shall we take a look at these gowns?
14:56This is a lovely one.
14:57Good morning.
15:04Oh, may we help you, sir?
15:05I'd like to get a little something from my wife.
15:07Is Mrs. Koenig around?
15:09No, I'm afraid she's busy.
15:11Perhaps, Miss...
15:12No, she'd send you across the street.
15:16Just wait here.
15:17I'm sure Mrs. Koenig will be right back.
15:19Thank you, sir.
15:20Oh, may I help you, sir?
15:25Oh, boy.
15:29I'm meeting a client uptown in 20 minutes,
15:31so we'll have to make this fast.
15:32No, I'm with you, yes.
15:33Look, Vicki made a remark last night that gave me an idea.
15:37I'd like to get a little something for no reason at all.
15:39We don't sell them.
15:40Don't you?
15:41No, make a block.
15:42Very nice and block.
15:43Here we are.
15:44I'll see what's in the other room.
15:45You want to wait here?
15:45Something down here in the bottom shelf, possibly.
15:49Well, that looks all right.
15:50Look, you can get the same thing in the basement at half price.
15:57Oh, no kidding.
15:59Sure, all you pay for on this floor is the label.
16:05You too, Mrs. Koenig?
16:12I'll explain later, Mr. Wallace.
16:15The basement's right at the bottom of the elevator shaft.
16:18Thanks a lot, Dolly.
16:21Oh, by the way, Dolly.
16:23I wish you'd stop trying to get Vicki a job.
16:30I quit trying this morning.
16:32Good.
16:33You understand, don't you?
16:35She just wouldn't fit into a place like this.
16:37Oh, you are so right.
16:38You better get going now.
16:40Oh, thanks again, Dolly.
16:44Dolly.
16:46I'm glad you understand.
16:47I do.
16:48I do, I do, I do.
16:49Good, good.
16:50Down the basement.
16:51Yes.
16:51And thanks again, Dolly.
16:53I'll see you real soon, honey.
16:54Bye.
17:07Is he gone?
17:07Who?
17:08Oh.
17:11Mr. Wallace.
17:12This girl has no business.
17:14These dresses are too expensive.
17:15It's no nice, miss.
17:17Well, missus, what's the matter?
17:19I just noticed the price tag.
17:20I can't afford to spend $195 for a dress.
17:23I'm only going to wear one.
17:26Well, I know what you can do.
17:28There's a little place around the corner where you can rent one.
17:33I have an idea.
17:34Where is this place?
17:36And what do they charge?
17:38Well, I imagine you can rent one for $20, $25.
17:41It'll make these look sick.
17:42And then, if you got your silverware at Benson's, you could go to Yellowstone on your honeymoon
17:48instead of Catalina's.
17:50Oh, wait till Tom hears about this.
17:51Where is this place?
17:53Well, isn't it right around the corner on 3rd Street?
17:55You can't...
17:56I'll go with you.
17:59Miss Angel.
18:02Thanks again, miss.
18:03Tom and I will never forget you.
18:04Miss Angel.
18:12What have you got against Martindales?
18:20Who turned Angel loose with Mrs. Appleton?
18:23Mr. Wallace, I'm not the bridal consultant.
18:26But Mrs. Appleton's a personal friend of the Martindales.
18:31She'll send him to Benson's.
18:33I don't think so, Miss Wollett.
18:35Mrs. Appleton can afford Martindales.
18:42Oh, good afternoon, Mrs. Appleton.
18:45Hello, Mr. Wallace.
18:46My prospective daughter-in-law, Miss Brown.
18:49Oh, charm.
18:50Is everything to your satisfaction, Mrs. Appleton?
18:52Yes.
18:53The gowns will be modeled in just a moment, Miss Brown.
18:55Good.
18:55And when you see them, Mrs. Appleton, you'll just love it.
18:58That'll be all, Wallace.
19:00Oh.
19:04I'm not too sure about the silver, Mrs. Appleton.
19:08Call me mother.
19:10We have many other silver patterns, Miss Brown.
19:13No, we like the one I selected.
19:16Now, about the rest of the trousseau,
19:18what do you suggest in nightwear?
19:21Oh, we have some lovely things right over this way.
19:23Now, this, I think, is particularly pretty.
19:30Something sensible.
19:32Oh, but, Mrs. Mother, I love that.
19:36Something in flannelette.
19:43Flannelette?
19:43Oh, no, no, no, that isn't it at all.
19:52Take it away, young lady.
19:55I didn't even see it.
19:57Neither did I.
19:59It was much too frivolous.
20:01My Robert wouldn't like it.
20:02Well, where were they?
20:06Well, about all we've settled on is the silverware,
20:08and I don't think Miss Brown is too sure about that.
20:10Well, I just thought it might be hard to clean.
20:13Those cherubs do collect dirt.
20:16Nonsense.
20:17A half-poor servant.
20:19Oh, but we aren't going to live with you, Mrs. Mother.
20:22Bob and I lived in an apartment.
20:24I persuaded my Robert to cancel the lease on that dingy little hole.
20:29It wasn't dingy.
20:31It was beautiful.
20:33They'll need crystal.
20:35They're deep-edged roses.
20:39Is that what you want?
20:40Oh, no.
20:41I'm the one that's talking to you, young lady.
20:45My job is to consult the bride.
20:48Maybe, maybe if you and your Bob came in and selected your own thing.
20:53Well, she's right.
20:55My Bob is the type of man who'd be happy to drink out of a jelly glass.
20:58He doesn't need your wretched roses.
21:00And don't forget the dirty cherub.
21:01And the dirty cherub.
21:06Young woman, I'm reporting you to Mr. Martindale.
21:09What's your name?
21:11Angel.
21:12Don't get flipped with me.
21:18I don't want to be disrespectful, Mrs. Appleton,
21:21but it just seems to me your Robert and her Bob are two different men.
21:25And I'm going to find out which one I'm getting before it's too late.
21:28And I think your Robert is going to lose.
21:32I'll never be able to thank you enough, miss.
21:35Miss?
21:36Well, Mr. Martindale is going to hear of this immediately.
21:40Who is she modeling for?
21:51Somebody you sent to Benson's.
21:53Who's she modeling for?
22:05Somebody you sent to Benson's?
22:09Thank you very much.
22:12Would you mind if I left early today, Mr. Wallace?
22:15I would love it.
22:17Well, that's very nice of you.
22:19There's something I want to pick up from my husband.
22:21May I see your sales book?
22:23I just performed a wonderful public service.
22:28It may interest you to know that you have set an all-time record.
22:33Never in the history of Martindales has one of our employees done so much for Benson's.
22:41Not one sale.
22:45Didn't Mrs. Appleton buy anything?
22:48No.
22:49But she's gone up to see Mr. Martindale about me.
22:51I thought you ought to know.
22:53Well, at least that's something.
22:59Yes, what is...
23:01Yes, Mr. Martindale.
23:05Oh, yes, Miss Angels, dear.
23:08She what?
23:10Oh, she did?
23:12Uh, BB Brain.
23:14Yes, she is.
23:15Oh, me?
23:16Uh, oh, yes, sir.
23:17Thank you, sir.
23:19A link from Booth.
23:20Yes, sir.
23:20That, that, that, too.
23:22Oh, uh, huh?
23:23You're fired?
23:24Look at Mr. Martindale.
23:26Come on, Bill.
23:32Anybody home?
23:33Coming, sweetie.
23:35Oh.
23:36What kind of a day did you have?
23:37Oh, it was sort of a quiet day.
23:39Just with a $40 claim, caught up on some paperwork, and dropped in the Martindale's.
23:45Martindale's?
23:45What did you go there for?
23:47Oh, no special reason except to buy a little present for a very special girlfriend.
23:54Gosh.
23:55Did you have lunch with Dolly today?
23:57Uh-huh.
23:59What does he think?
24:01Oh, darling, it's beautiful.
24:04I'm glad you like it.
24:06Uh, what happened to you today?
24:09Oh, I just love it.
24:12Well, uh, what happened downtown?
24:16Oh, well, I had lunch with Dolly.
24:20You said that before.
24:22Is she still trying to get you that job?
24:24No, she gave that up.
24:26Oh.
24:28Good.
24:31Gus.
24:31Hmm?
24:32I did spend practically the entire day at Martindale.
24:36Oh, you women.
24:37How can you spend a whole day in one store?
24:40Well, I didn't sell anything, if that's what you mean.
24:44What'd you do?
24:46Well, I...
24:49I bought you a plain blue tie.
24:53Oh, thank you, honey.
24:54Oh.
24:55Oh.
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25:08Going to meet her at seven
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