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[Father] Welcome to the General Electric Carousel
of Progress. Now most carousels just go 'round and 'round without getting
anywhere. But on this one, at every turn we'll be making progress.
And progress is not just moving ahead. It's dreaming and working and building a
better way of life. Progress is the sound of a motor, the hum of a
turbine, the heartbeat of a factory, the sound of a symphony, the roar of a
rocket. Progress is people getting release from drudgery, gaining more time
to enjoy themselves and live richer lives. And as long as man
dreams and works and builds, this progress will go on...in your life and
mine. [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]
Oh, just before the turn of the century.
And believe me, things couldn't be any better then they are today. Yes sir, we've got all the latest things.
Gas lamps, a telephone, and the latest design in cast iron stoves. That
reservoir keeps five gallons of water hot all day, on just three buckets
of coal. Sure beats choppin' wood. And isn't our new icebox a beauty? Holds
fifty pounds of ice. Milk doesn't sour as quick as it used to. Our
dog Rover here, keeps the water in the drip pan from overflowing. Ya know, it wasn't too long ago we had to
carry water from a well. But thanks to progress, we've got a pump
right here in the kitchen. 'Course we keep a bucket of water handy to prime
it with. Yes sir, we've got everything to make
life easier. Mother? I was reading about a
fellow named Tom Edison who's working on an idea for snap-on electric lights. [Mother] I'll believe that when I see it. [Father] Huh. That's my wife Sarah. [Mother] But with my new wash day marvel, it takes
only five hours to do the wash. Imagine! [Father] That's right, folks. Now Mother has
time for recreations like, uh... [Mother] Like canning, and polishing the stove? [Father] Okay mother. You just iron the
wrinkles out of my shirts. [Mother] Yes, dear. [Father] But no one can improve on nature for
dryin' clothes. [Thunder] Oh well, the cistern was low on rainwater
anyway. [Dog] Growwwl! [Father} Rover! Mind your manners! You know spring cleaning is a lot easier
than it used to be. Our new air suction vacuum cleaner operates on
one boy power. Sure an improvement over the old carpet beater. Folks, we don't have an opera house in
our town, but right here in our own home we got the next best thing, a
talking machine. [Talking Machine Music] There's a great, big, beautiful tomorrow, Shining at the end of every day [Parrot] Roc! She keeps that thing going all
day long, roc! That tenor is driving me nuts. Roc! Progress.
Roc! [Father] You know, the young folks have their own
ideas about entertainment. For instance, Jane, our teenage daughter, is
getting ready to go to a trolley party on one of those new electric
streetcars. She says hayrides are old fashioned. [Jane] Oh! [Father] Don't be upset daughter, they're friends. [Jane] Oh. [Father] Huh, huh. It's hard to imagine how
life could be any easier. But there's a new company, uh, General Electric they
call it, who are trying to bring the same power that runs the trolley into
folk's homes. I don't know, but if those fellows work that out, one thing
is certain... [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]
way since the turn of the century, twenty
years ago. But no one realized then that this would be the age of
electricity. Everyone's using it; farmers, factories, whole towns. With electric street lights, we don't
worry so much about the youngsters being out after dark. And what a
difference in our home. We can run as many wires as we need, in any direction
for Mother's new electrical servants; electric sewing machine, coffee
percolator, toaster, waffle iron, refrigerator; and they all go to
work at the flick of a switch. Take it easy...you'll blow a fuse! [Dog] Growwwl! [Father] Buster, leave 'em alone. Well, the days of lugging heavy, hot
irons from an old stove to an ironing board are gone forever. And with an
electric iron and electric lights, Mother has something to do to fill in her
evenings. Now it's no problem at all to get my collars smooth, right
Mother? [Mother] Yes, dear. [Father] Oh, by the way, we've got a phonograph
now. And there's a new kind of music called jazz that all the youngsters go
for. With his crystal set, Grandpa can get big-time entertainment from
distances up to a hundred miles away. Now that's called static. You know, there's something progress
can't improve on; it's called romance. [Mother] Jane, it's after nine-thirty. [Jane] Yes, Mother. [Father] Huh, Huh. Mother broadcast the time
signals long before radio got the idea. [Dog] Growwwl! [Father} Cut that out, Buster! Well, we've got indoor plumbing now,
saves a lot of walking. In our new bathroom, we've got a... a
houseguest...Cousin Orville. And as usual, he's taken up the coolest spot in the house.
I will say one thing for him though, Orville's rigged up something
pretty clever. He calls it air cooling. Too bad he's not reading
the help wanted ads. [Orville] No privacy at all around this place. [Father] Sorry, Orville. You know,
considering all the conveniences we have, it looks as though we've progressed about as
far as we can. But when we read about the things those research people at
General Electric are working on, well we can be sure of one thing...
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