Post: Alpha-Bits Cereal, 1960s
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- | Hi, Spike. Hey, I'm glad you called. | 0:01 |
I got a great script for your show next week, | 0:02 | |
make a wonderful sketch. | 0:04 | |
Now get this. | 0:05 | |
See, these two boxes of golden alphabets, | 0:06 | |
that's a new alphabets that are frosted with brown sugar. | 0:09 | |
Well, they meet on a grocery shelf, see | 0:11 | |
and they fall madly in love with each other. | 0:13 | |
They adore each other because, well, they're sweet. | 0:14 | |
Well, not too sweet, | 0:17 | |
(audience laughter) | ||
but just sweet enough. | 0:18 | |
Well, one day a woman comes in, see and buys | 0:19 | |
one of the boxes takes it home. | 0:21 | |
Well the box that's left on the shelf is heartbroken. | 0:23 | |
All the golden brown sugar frosted letters | 0:26 | |
in the alphabet inside, | 0:28 | |
which always spell out energy from A to Z, | 0:29 | |
now they're spelling despair. | 0:31 | |
Three days later, the same woman comes in, | 0:33 | |
buys the other box, takes it off the shelf, takes it home | 0:35 | |
and they both show up on the same breakfast table, see. | 0:38 | |
Now get this for a finish. | 0:42 | |
As the husband and wife, both pour their golden alphabets | 0:43 | |
into the bowls, the letters spell out "I love you". | 0:46 | |
(laughter) | 0:49 | |
How do you like that? | 0:50 | |
What do you mean where'd I get the script? | 0:51 | |
From the sponsor, of course. | 0:53 | |
(laughter) | 0:54 | |
- | Start your day with new golden alphabets, folks. | 0:55 |
They're brand new, brown sugar frosting. | 0:58 | |
You'll love 'em. | 1:00 |
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