ADVENTURE IN TELEZONIA (1949)

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One of the Bell Telephone System's many films instructing the public on proper use of the telephone. Bobby finds his lost dog with the help of the residents of Telezonia, who teach him how to use directory assistance, party lines, and proper phone manners. NOTE: Adventurein Telezonia was the Bairds' second film for AT&T. This film is from the A/V Geeks 16mm Film Archive. Contact us at footage@avgeeks.com for more information about the film and if you want to use the footage for your project.

Complete Record: One of the Bell Telephone System's many films instructing the public on proper use of the telephone. Bobby finds his lost dog with the help of the residents of Telezonia, who teach him how to use directory assistance, party lines, and proper phone manners. NOTE: Adventurein Telezonia was the Bairds' second film for AT&T. This film is from the A/V Geeks 16mm Film Archive. Contact us at footage@avgeeks.com for more information about the film and if you want to use the footage for your project.

Transcription

[Music] [Applause] [Music] hello folks my name's handy you know me I help you use your telephone uh-oh somebody making a [Music] call yes that's right and send me two bunches of celery and a loaf of bread somebody hungry thank you I'll send it right over quick [Music] work I'm so glad I found you in doctor oh somebody [Music] sick well there's no need to worry I'll be right over [Music] that's right all the way around now take your finger out hello Mom can I go to Johnny's and stay a while somebody thoughtful all right Tommy then I won't worry well folks as I was [Music] saying [Music] ouch that's not the way to use the telephone bone here bones oh Bon he must have lost his dog hey Bobby let me help you who are you take it easy fella my name's handy maybe I can help you now what's your trouble well well I lost my dog bounce and nobody's home but me I whistled for him and I tried to telephone my mother you just didn't do it right Bobby it's easy if you do it right n no don't worry you want to find your dog don't you well I found lots of dogs you know I find cats [Music] too you hear that sound Bobby it means somebody is talking on the other telephone that's right the line is busy and when you hear the Busy Signal you should hang up right away let's wait a few minutes before we make the call again well while we're waiting let's call the dog catcher oh Bobby the dog catcher will help us we often find lost dogs there will you call the dog catcher please what there isn't any dial in some places telephones don't have dials number please when you pick up a telephone without a dial a light tells the operator you want to make a call number please when you give her the number thank you she puts through your call the operator is your friend remember to be nice to her she's always nice to you thank you City dog pound Mr Wagner speaking bounce say I'll take a look shall I call you back all right then hold the line I'll look bounce [Music] bounce bounce [Music] I'm sorry we don't have your dog sure I'll be glad to call you back if he shows up bounce isn't there where else could he be the butcher sometimes he goes there for a bone I I think the number better look it up remember if we call a wrong number we just waste time and bother somebody too I got it I got it I got it I got a number I way to find talking on Telephone boy here Bob Lo the dog and we have to find out oh very important oh no Mumble Bo take that candy out of your mouth you'll never help that way they can't tell what you're saying I said I want hurry up and we catch you a big little dog don't Mumble speak so people can tell what you're saying and straight into the mouth piece to the red red dog and and we what yes I did yes I did may not operator can't understand what you're saying up up help because we going to try to find a little little r away [Music] and Main 9 4456 yes please well yes bounce was here a few minutes ago yes all right so I'm going toward the hill he was gee then maybe he's over by the highway [Music] Jimmy lives over that way let's call him maybe he's seen bom that's right you help us on the party line what's a party line a party line a party line is like a tree with each telephone on a branch and each family shares the trunk with his neighbor one at a [Music] [Music] time hello is Jimmy there hello yes just a minute I'll call him Jimmy hello gee I thought I heard a dog bark I'll look outside and see Hold the Line we better call back Party Line you know someone else may want to use the [Music] line nothing at all nothing at all oh Haven got a thing to do just thought I'd call up and K little time you know what I mean someone is using the line it isn't nice to bother them while they're talking Let's Wait a [Music] While maybe they're through now hit him see how surprised he was when I said that he's still talking I'm used to the line get off get off you can call when I finished I'm sorry well get off get off get off get off the line who does she think she is well anyway as I was saying as I was sitting around with nothing to do trying to decide whether to take another nap or sit up and rest or so well I decided it wasn't it's that party line piggy he won't have hang up he won't let me use the line how can anybody be so selfish and just when we nearly found bounce bounce might be over by the [Music] railroad oh better call Jimmy again got her away anyway here I come I'm going to find let me do it let me do it I'm going to find B I'm going to find operator you do what I say operator they can't understand what you're saying you'll never find Bounce That Way rudness never gets you anywhere either do what I say you better help me you better help me I don't care what you said I don't care what you said I don't care a fight stop you've wasted enough time besides when people can't see your face they judge your manners by your voice this is the way people think you [Music] look that my voice oh people must think I'm awful we have to make that call it's so easy if you do it right I can do it now let me call [Music] Jimmy hello Jimmy it's Bobby yes sure bring him right [Music] home I found bounce oh handy oh handy nothing at all Bobby nothing at all if you ever need me I'm right [Music] here now remember anytime you need [Music] me


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