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[Theme Song/Carousel
Turn to Next Scene] There's a great, big,
beautiful tomorrow Shining at the end of
every day There's a great, big,
beautiful tomorrow And tomorrow's just a
dream away Man has a dream and
that's the start He follows his dream
with mind and heart When it becomes a
reality It's a dream come true
for you and me So there's a great,
big, beautiful tomorrow Shining at the end of
every day There's a great, big,
beautiful tomorrow Just a dream
away [Father]
Now we're in the
frantic forties. And it's
amazing how today's household appliances are helping
to take over the hard work.
Like our new electric washing machine. It does about everything but hang
up the clothes.
And electric ranges are a
big improvement over those early models of the
nineteen
twenties. And refrigerators
are bigger and better than ever. It keeps vegetables
garden fresh for days.
There's a meat compartment and it makes lots more ice
cubes. Dishwashing has gone
electric too.
And that's real progress,
believe me. [Dog] Growwwl! [Father] Sport, stop pickin' on
'em. Yes sir, kitchens are
now places to relax in. I
spend lots of time here. Have to. Grandma and Grandpa have taken
over my den. Radios and
automatic record players are now
combined in one unit. And
Grandma has a new hearing aide. [Grandma] Hmm? [Father] Nothing,
Grandma. [Grandma] Oh, I thought you said
I had a new hearing aide. [Father] Huh, huh. Well
our... [Dog] Growwwl! [Father] Sport!
Well, our whole family
is caught up in the new do-it-yourself craze.
Mother's remodeling my
basement workshop into something called a
rumpus room. Be careful now,
Mother. [Mother] Don't worry about me,
dear. [Father] Mother's pretty
ingenious, like using her food mixer for
stirring... paint? Well, that's my wife Sarah. You know, I remember
when... [Mother] Oh!! [Loud Crash] Darn! [Father] Is there a doctor in
the house? [Mother] Never mind. I'm all right,
dear. [Father] Well, okay. Now, where was I? Oh, remember back in the twenties
when young people got their
exercise dancing the Charleston?
Well, today our daughter Jane keeps in
shape with electricity. [Jane with warbling
voice from a fat jiggling machine] Babs, did you know
that Kelly is going steady with Leroy?
Imagine! [Babs on other end of
the telephone] Jane, are you going to
the dance? [Jane] Yes, but I'm not going
to the dance with that jerk Wilfred. [Babs] I don't blame you one
bit. [Jane] Besides, I wouldn't
been seen in his old jalopy.
Makes me bounce and shake like a bowl of
jelly. Oh, and listen
Babs... [Father] I'm having another
phone put in next week. [Dog] Growwwl! [Father] Now stop that! He may be a good customer of
General Electric! Well, thanks to
progress, Mother and I can spend more time
together. We've got the new
electronic babysitter.
Television is here and no doubt it will improve. But I'll bet there'll always be
the good guys shooting it out with the bad
guys. Yes sir, it seems like
these are the best years of our lives. Or does that sound like an echo
from the past? Well, I
guess it's about time
to move on. All of us should
know the song by now. Let's sing it
together...
[Theme Song/Carousel
Turn to Next Scene] Oh, there's a great,
big, beautiful tomorrow Shining at the end of
every day There's a great, big,
beautiful tomorrow And tomorrow's just a
dream away Man has a dream and
that's the start He follows his dream
with mind and heart And when it becomes a
reality It's a dream come true
for you and me So there's a great,
big, beautiful tomorrow Shining at the end of
every day There's a great, big,
beautiful tomorrow Just a dream
away [Mother] Merry
Christmas! [Father]
[Mother] When getting ready for
the holidays meant hectic days of cleaning house and
preparing extra
food... [Father] And as I started to
say... [Mother] When Christmas Day
arrived, I was too exhausted to enjoy it. [Father] But today our
new... [Mother] Yes, today our new all
electric home gives us lots more time to
enjoy ourselves. [Father] In fact, it's
a... [Mother] And would you believe
it? I'm cooking dinner, or
rather, my electric range is. I just set the time and
temperature controls and relax.
It even has a self-cleaning
oven. And we were able to
pick our appliance colors from so many beautiful
combinations. [Father] All of the appliances
are improved today, take a refrigerator. Why I remember
when... [Mother] When the man of the
house had to work twice as many hours to earn one as
he does now. And today we have a better
product. [Father] You took the words
right out of my mouth, dear. [Mother] And I'm trilled with
my new dishwasher. And doing
a big family wash is simply a breeze
now. Oh, how I used to dread
doing that job. [Father] Now Mother has time
for... [Mother] Activities like my
Garden Club, the Literary Society, Ladies Bowling
League, and... [Dog] Growwwl! [Father] Quiet while Mother's
interrupting! [Mother] Home entertainment for
our family is centered in one area.
And from here we can enjoy radio,
hi-fi, and stereo music anywhere in our home. We
can even change our
lighting to match the mood of the music. [Father] Our television console
is more than just a TV set.
It has a built-in video tape
recorder... [Mother] Now we can record our
favorite shows for viewing at a more convenient
hour. And television
programming is so much improved today. [Father] What Mother means is,
they're still shooting it out, but now it's in
color. [Mother] You're probably
wondering what happened to Grandma and Grandpa. Well, they're no longer with
us. They have their own home
now in a community for senior
citizens. [Father] Grandpa's in the
eighties...his golf score that is. [Mother] The children are
meeting Grandma and Grandpa right now at our new
jet airport. [Father] And speaking of
new... [Mother] We haven't said
anything about our community. [Father] That's changed too,
and in a... [Mother] And in a great, big,
beautiful way. Yes, the
progress of the last century has changed not only
our homes, but also our transportation,
recreation, and the places we
work. [Father] Mother... [Mother] It has brought
convenience and enjoyment we never knew
before. [Father] Mother... [Mother] Dear, you've hardly
said a word. Why don't you
say something? [Father] Well, I would like to
say this much, progress is something we can't
take for granted. Progress takes a lot of people
wanting it and willing to work for it. And so next, Mother and I invite
you to come along and see some of the electrifying new
ideas from General Electric.
For our city, and for your own
hometown. [Theme Song/Carousel
Turn to Exit & Progress City] There's a great, big,
beautiful tomorrow Shining at the end of
every day There's a great, big,
beautiful tomorrow And tomorrow's just a
dream away Man has a dream and
that's the start He follows his dream
with mind and heart And when it becomes a
reality It's a dream come true
for you and me So there's a great,
big, beautiful tomorrow Shining at the end of
every day There's a great, big,
beautiful tomorrow Just a dream
away [Father] Every time is seems
we've gone about as far as we can, there's a
new springtime of
progress. Now our whole
community goes to work at the click of a
switch. There's a great, big,
beautiful tomorrow? Looks
like tomorrow is already here. [Mother] Everything you see in
Progress City is possible today in any city. Even where you live. We have all the latest all
electric ideas to help cities look better. And to make them better places to
live and work in. [Father] Take our
transportation. It's a
coordinated electric system. [Mother] I just love getting
around in my own little transporter. [Father] And we have other
electric vehicles. In fact
the heart of Progress City's transportation is our
rapid transit system that's controlled by
computers. I get to work in half
the time on a high-speed electric train. Sure
beats traffic
jams. [Dog] Growwwl! [Father] Take it easy,
Sport. He's complaining
because electric vehicles are so quiet. [Mother] Going shopping is
simply a breeze too. And
getting there is only half the fun. Today our whole downtown is
completely enclosed. Whatever
the weather is outside, it's
always dry and comfortable inside. [Father] General Electric calls
it a climate controlled environment.
But Mother calls
it... [Mother] A sparkling
jewel. Now far off to your
right, we have a welcome neighbor... [Father] Our GE nuclear power
plant, dear. And next door,
is Industrial Park which really looks more
like... [Mother] Like an attractive
city park, thanks to beautiful lighting and
landscaping. [Father] And speaking of parks,
outdoor lighting has added hours to our recreation
time. We have night lighted stadiums,
ball fields, golf courses, we even have our own amusement
park. [Mother] It's not exactly
Disneyland, but it is clean and bright and lots of
fun. [Father] Mother, it's time for
Grandma and Grandpa to take off. [Mother] That could be their
jet now, dear. [Father] Look at it go! And imagine how convenient air
travel will be in the future. Maybe
then... [Mother] Maybe then, we'll do
the traveling. [Dog] Growwwl! [Father] Now calm down,
Sport. We'll always come back
to Progress City. And we
hope you folks will come
back too. But right now, it's
time to go.
Remember... [Mother] Everything you've seen
here in our all electric city is really
possible today. [Father] So if you know any
cities looking for a new springtime of progress, tell
them about General
Electric's Progress City. [Father &
Mother] Thanks for joining us! |
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