But I wouldn’t do commercials,
No, I wouldn’t do commercials,
No, I wouldn’t do commercials
And innerup the show—”
It was Irene who interrupted, laughing.
“We just couldn’t get that one word right. Judy Irene is only two and a half. I wouldn’t interrupt the show either. But I do want to introduce a very good friend of ours, Clarissa Valentine! She will appear on this show regularly and will star again in Sleeping Beauty two weeks from tonight. Right now she has a message from our new sponsor.”
The message was brief and in good taste. The sponsor turned out to be a nationally known manufacturer of cereal. Clarissa opened a box and poured out two servings of what she called crispy, crunchy nuggets of golden corn.
“That’s how they’re going to work it. Clarissa won’t mind doing the commercial,” Judy began, but again Peter held up his hand for silence. And suddenly, right there on the TV screen, was Judy’s own little namesake doing a commercial and not even knowing it. For she sat down at a table opposite her mother and began eating the golden nuggets as if they were the tastiest things in the world.
“They’re good, Mommy!” she said between mouthfuls.
“I like them, too. Why don’t you try them?” Irene asked the TV audience as the commercial ended.