1 00:00:33,742 --> 00:00:36,787 Lucy, for goodness' sakes, aren't you ready yet? 2 00:00:36,912 --> 00:00:38,956 I'll be ready in a minute, dear. 3 00:00:39,081 --> 00:00:40,958 Hurry up, we're going to miss 4 00:00:41,083 --> 00:00:42,459 the start of the movie. 5 00:00:42,584 --> 00:00:45,337 I'll be ready in a minute, dear. 6 00:00:45,462 --> 00:00:47,965 I wonder what time that feature starts. 7 00:00:48,090 --> 00:00:49,967 What did you do with the paper? 8 00:00:50,092 --> 00:00:52,010 I'll be ready in a minute, dear. 9 00:00:52,135 --> 00:00:54,012 "I'll be ready in a minute, dear." 10 00:00:54,137 --> 00:00:55,347 "I'll be ready in a minute, dear." 11 00:00:55,472 --> 00:00:57,307 Ay-ay-ay. 12 00:00:57,432 --> 00:00:58,767 Oh, there it is. 13 00:01:02,938 --> 00:01:06,275 High Noon, Gary Cooper... 14 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:08,277 8:23! 15 00:01:08,402 --> 00:01:10,444 I'll be ready in a minute, dear. 16 00:01:10,571 --> 00:01:11,822 Ay-ay-ay. 17 00:01:13,197 --> 00:01:16,075 Lucy, you haven't even got your dress on yet. 18 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:17,995 You were supposed to be ready an hour ago. 19 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:19,371 Well, it's all your fault. 20 00:01:19,496 --> 00:01:20,455 My fault? 21 00:01:20,581 --> 00:01:21,665 Yes, I wasted an hour 22 00:01:21,790 --> 00:01:23,625 telling you I'd be ready in a minute. 23 00:01:23,750 --> 00:01:25,544 Oh, now, come on, what are you doing? 24 00:01:25,669 --> 00:01:28,130 Now, honey, I'm almost ready and you're not helping any. 25 00:01:28,255 --> 00:01:29,715 If you want to make yourself useful, 26 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:31,215 get a dress out for me to put on. 27 00:01:31,340 --> 00:01:32,926 All right, all right. 28 00:01:35,262 --> 00:01:37,264 Which, which dress you want to wear? 29 00:01:38,890 --> 00:01:40,601 Well, which dress you want to put on? 30 00:01:40,726 --> 00:01:41,602 I'm thinking. 31 00:01:41,727 --> 00:01:43,103 I can't make up my mind. 32 00:01:43,228 --> 00:01:44,187 Put on any dress, honey. 33 00:01:44,313 --> 00:01:45,688 The Mertzes will be here in a minute. 34 00:01:45,813 --> 00:01:46,857 What makes you think so? 35 00:01:46,982 --> 00:01:48,358 I talked to Ethel ten minutes ago. 36 00:01:48,483 --> 00:01:49,735 She wasn't anywhere near ready. 37 00:01:49,860 --> 00:01:51,153 She'll be here. 38 00:01:51,278 --> 00:01:54,323 Fred told me that tonight she's going to be here 39 00:01:54,448 --> 00:01:57,993 ready to go, with her coat on, at 8:00, no matter what. 40 00:01:58,118 --> 00:01:59,119 Hah! If I know Ethel. 41 00:01:59,244 --> 00:02:01,204 She's just about getting out of the tub. 42 00:02:01,330 --> 00:02:02,748 Well, look, just in case 43 00:02:02,873 --> 00:02:04,583 they happen to be on time 44 00:02:04,708 --> 00:02:07,461 would you please decide which dress you want to put on? 45 00:02:07,586 --> 00:02:09,713 Well, what dress would you like me to wear? 46 00:02:12,382 --> 00:02:13,758 How about this one, eh? 47 00:02:13,883 --> 00:02:15,135 You like that dress? 48 00:02:15,260 --> 00:02:18,096 Yeah, sure, I like it; it's beautiful, fine. 49 00:02:18,221 --> 00:02:20,556 No, Ethel's seen me in that so much. 50 00:02:23,894 --> 00:02:25,103 How about this one? 51 00:02:25,228 --> 00:02:27,898 Oh, honey, everybody's seen me in that. 52 00:02:32,526 --> 00:02:35,030 Oh, I wouldn't wear that to a movie. 53 00:02:35,155 --> 00:02:36,406 Why not? 54 00:02:36,531 --> 00:02:38,450 Don't tell me Gary Cooper has seen you in it. 55 00:02:40,577 --> 00:02:42,120 No, it's too tight. 56 00:02:42,245 --> 00:02:43,622 Ay-ay-ay. 57 00:02:43,747 --> 00:02:45,290 [Fred] Hi, Rick, here we are! 58 00:02:45,415 --> 00:02:46,291 You folks ready? 59 00:02:46,416 --> 00:02:49,252 We'll be ready in a minute, dear. 60 00:02:52,172 --> 00:02:53,590 Now you got me doing it. 61 00:02:53,715 --> 00:02:55,342 You see, he's got Ethel up here, ready to go, 62 00:02:55,467 --> 00:02:56,425 just like he said he would. 63 00:02:56,550 --> 00:02:57,803 You go out and talk to them, dear. 64 00:02:57,928 --> 00:02:58,804 I'll be right out. 65 00:02:58,929 --> 00:03:00,097 Okay. 66 00:03:00,222 --> 00:03:01,931 Now, look, if you're not ready in five minutes, 67 00:03:02,056 --> 00:03:03,183 we're going to go without you. 68 00:03:03,308 --> 00:03:04,559 Yes, dear. 69 00:03:04,685 --> 00:03:05,686 All right. 70 00:03:07,479 --> 00:03:08,939 Hiya, Fred. Hi, Ethel. 71 00:03:09,064 --> 00:03:09,940 Hi, Rick. 72 00:03:10,065 --> 00:03:11,441 You did better than I did. 73 00:03:11,566 --> 00:03:12,776 Lucy's still dressing. 74 00:03:12,901 --> 00:03:14,111 You're not firm enough. 75 00:03:14,236 --> 00:03:16,780 Well, I'll be firm enough tomorrow night, boy. 76 00:03:16,905 --> 00:03:19,366 We're going to have dinner with the new buss. 77 00:03:19,491 --> 00:03:21,910 You're having dinner with a bus? 78 00:03:23,995 --> 00:03:27,457 Mr. Littlefield-- the fellow that bought the nightclub-- 79 00:03:27,582 --> 00:03:29,626 I work for him now; he's my buss. 80 00:03:29,751 --> 00:03:31,962 Oh, I thought you meant bus, 81 00:03:32,087 --> 00:03:35,090 like they have at the boss station. 82 00:03:35,215 --> 00:03:36,091 Oh. 83 00:03:36,216 --> 00:03:37,384 Yeah. 84 00:03:37,509 --> 00:03:39,678 Well, she'd better be on time tomorrow night 85 00:03:39,803 --> 00:03:41,054 or she'll really be known 86 00:03:41,179 --> 00:03:43,056 as the late Mrs. Ricardo. 87 00:03:43,181 --> 00:03:44,599 - I heard that remark. - Hi, Fred. 88 00:03:44,725 --> 00:03:46,184 - Hi, Lucy. - Hi, Ethel. 89 00:03:46,309 --> 00:03:48,145 Oh, gee, do you look pretty! 90 00:03:48,270 --> 00:03:49,479 Is that new? 91 00:03:49,604 --> 00:03:51,565 What's the matter with you? 92 00:03:51,690 --> 00:03:52,941 Oh, she's mad at me. 93 00:03:53,066 --> 00:03:55,736 When I say 8:00, ready or not, I mean it. 94 00:03:55,861 --> 00:03:57,779 I don't get it. 95 00:04:09,332 --> 00:04:11,460 Lucy, it's one minute to 7:00, 96 00:04:11,585 --> 00:04:14,421 and we're supposed to be there at 7:30. 97 00:04:14,546 --> 00:04:16,923 I'll be ready in a minute, dear. 98 00:04:17,048 --> 00:04:18,759 Lucy, I'm telling you, 99 00:04:18,884 --> 00:04:21,470 I don't want anything to go wrong tonight. 100 00:04:21,595 --> 00:04:23,472 I'm talking to Mr. Littlefield 101 00:04:23,597 --> 00:04:26,057 about making me the manager of the club. 102 00:04:26,183 --> 00:04:29,936 Now, I'm going to give you 25 seconds... 103 00:04:30,061 --> 00:04:31,646 20 seconds... 104 00:04:31,772 --> 00:04:33,899 What were you saying, dear? 105 00:04:35,901 --> 00:04:39,863 Lucy, you're all dressed and ready to go. 106 00:04:39,988 --> 00:04:41,823 Naturally. 107 00:04:41,948 --> 00:04:45,076 Well, I apologize for everything I ever said. 108 00:04:46,244 --> 00:04:47,412 How did you do it? 109 00:04:47,537 --> 00:04:49,039 I played a little trick on myself. 110 00:04:49,164 --> 00:04:50,123 What do you mean? 111 00:04:50,248 --> 00:04:51,750 Well, knowing my own weakness 112 00:04:51,875 --> 00:04:53,835 I wanted to make sure that I'd be on time 113 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:55,295 so I turned the clock back 114 00:04:55,420 --> 00:04:56,755 so I'd have an extra hour. 115 00:04:56,880 --> 00:04:58,548 It's only 6:00, instead of 7:00. 116 00:04:58,673 --> 00:05:00,342 Why, honey, that's wonderful. 117 00:05:00,467 --> 00:05:01,426 I'm proud of you. 118 00:05:01,551 --> 00:05:02,552 Thank you. 119 00:05:02,677 --> 00:05:04,888 You know, I can really get things done 120 00:05:05,013 --> 00:05:06,723 if I just put my mind to it. 121 00:05:06,848 --> 00:05:08,475 Oh, gee, I hope the Littlefields 122 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:09,601 have a good dinner. 123 00:05:09,726 --> 00:05:10,726 I'm starved. 124 00:05:10,851 --> 00:05:12,979 Me, too-- I didn't have any lunch. 125 00:05:13,104 --> 00:05:15,690 You know, that clock idea is real clever. 126 00:05:15,815 --> 00:05:18,735 I should have thought of that a long time ago. 127 00:05:18,860 --> 00:05:19,861 Come on, honey. 128 00:05:19,986 --> 00:05:21,112 Okay, dear. 129 00:05:23,365 --> 00:05:26,451 Gee, look how dark it is, and it's only 6:00. 130 00:05:26,576 --> 00:05:29,120 Yeah, well, the days are getting shorter. 131 00:05:29,246 --> 00:05:32,040 No, they're not, they're getting longer. 132 00:05:37,546 --> 00:05:38,713 Lucy? 133 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:39,880 What? 134 00:05:40,005 --> 00:05:42,551 Which way did you turn this clock? 135 00:05:44,219 --> 00:05:46,096 Forward or backwards? 136 00:05:46,221 --> 00:05:48,431 Backwards, so I'd get an extra hour. 137 00:05:48,557 --> 00:05:49,558 Oh, no! 138 00:05:49,683 --> 00:05:51,601 You should have turned it forward. 139 00:05:51,726 --> 00:05:52,601 Forward? 140 00:05:52,726 --> 00:05:54,604 Sure, then when it said 7:00, 141 00:05:54,729 --> 00:05:56,106 it would only be 6:00. 142 00:05:56,231 --> 00:05:57,148 It's now 8:00. 143 00:05:57,274 --> 00:05:58,859 Eww... 144 00:06:00,569 --> 00:06:02,362 We'll be an hour late for dinner. 145 00:06:02,487 --> 00:06:03,904 Come on, will you? 146 00:06:04,029 --> 00:06:05,031 Oh, no! 147 00:06:08,201 --> 00:06:09,786 Alvin, what do you suppose 148 00:06:09,911 --> 00:06:12,205 could have happened to the Ricardos? 149 00:06:12,330 --> 00:06:13,415 I can't imagine. 150 00:06:13,540 --> 00:06:15,458 I told them dinner at 7:30. 151 00:06:15,584 --> 00:06:16,960 It's nearly 8:30 now. 152 00:06:17,085 --> 00:06:19,754 Really, when I realize how you rushed me. 153 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:21,339 "Have it ready on time." 154 00:06:21,464 --> 00:06:22,966 "Have it ready on time." 155 00:06:23,091 --> 00:06:24,968 "Be sure it's ready on time." 156 00:06:25,093 --> 00:06:28,305 Phoebe, you know I consider tardiness a major sin. 157 00:06:28,430 --> 00:06:31,725 I wish I could get you to feel that way. 158 00:06:31,850 --> 00:06:36,730 Oh, darling, why do you persist in sneaking these in here? 159 00:06:36,855 --> 00:06:38,940 They're so cheap-looking. 160 00:06:40,567 --> 00:06:42,485 We can afford real fruit, you know. 161 00:06:42,611 --> 00:06:43,820 Alvin... 162 00:06:43,945 --> 00:06:44,988 Mama gave us that wax fruit 163 00:06:45,113 --> 00:06:46,281 for our wedding anniversary. 164 00:06:46,406 --> 00:06:47,365 Now you put it right back where it belongs. 165 00:06:47,490 --> 00:06:48,450 I don't care, Phoebe... 166 00:06:50,994 --> 00:06:53,079 Oh, there they are now. 167 00:07:02,088 --> 00:07:03,505 Well, come in, come in, come in. 168 00:07:03,632 --> 00:07:05,592 I don't believe you've met Mrs. Littlefield. 169 00:07:05,717 --> 00:07:06,635 Phoebe, may I present 170 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:07,844 Mrs. Ricardo, Mr. Ricardo. 171 00:07:07,969 --> 00:07:09,220 - How do you do? - How do you do? 172 00:07:09,346 --> 00:07:10,221 Pleasure. 173 00:07:10,347 --> 00:07:12,057 Oh, I'm so sorry that we're late. 174 00:07:12,182 --> 00:07:13,433 It's just disgraceful. 175 00:07:13,558 --> 00:07:14,517 It's quite all... 176 00:07:14,643 --> 00:07:15,685 Won't you sit down? 177 00:07:15,810 --> 00:07:16,770 Mr. Ricardo, 178 00:07:16,895 --> 00:07:19,064 you come and sit here next to me. 179 00:07:19,189 --> 00:07:20,398 Thank you, thank you. 180 00:07:20,523 --> 00:07:23,234 Gee, I hope we haven't ruined your dinner. 181 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:24,778 Oh, not at all. 182 00:07:24,903 --> 00:07:25,779 Of course not. 183 00:07:25,904 --> 00:07:26,905 Oh, that's good. 184 00:07:27,030 --> 00:07:29,991 It was delicious. 185 00:07:32,035 --> 00:07:34,245 You mean you finished dinner? 186 00:07:34,371 --> 00:07:35,580 Oh, some time ago. 187 00:07:35,705 --> 00:07:38,708 When I say 7:30, I mean 7:30. 188 00:07:38,833 --> 00:07:39,834 Oh. 189 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:41,670 Of course, I could fix you something 190 00:07:41,795 --> 00:07:43,755 even though everything has been put away 191 00:07:43,880 --> 00:07:45,382 and the dishes are all washed. 192 00:07:45,507 --> 00:07:50,053 Oh, well, I hate to bother you, but, gee, I'm so darn hungry... 193 00:07:50,178 --> 00:07:51,763 No, thank you, Mrs. Littlefield, we've eaten. 194 00:07:51,888 --> 00:07:53,098 But, Ricky... 195 00:07:53,223 --> 00:07:54,975 We've eaten. 196 00:07:58,186 --> 00:08:01,147 See, when... when we saw that we couldn't get a cab right away, 197 00:08:01,272 --> 00:08:02,816 we-we had a little snack. 198 00:08:02,941 --> 00:08:05,235 - [Mrs. Littlefield] Oh, well, if you're quite sure. - [Ricky] Yes. 199 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:08,196 Well, it's too bad you couldn't make it for dinner. 200 00:08:08,321 --> 00:08:09,698 Phoebe outdid herself. 201 00:08:09,823 --> 00:08:11,491 [Phoebe] It wasn't anything special. 202 00:08:11,616 --> 00:08:12,617 Just pork chops. 203 00:08:12,742 --> 00:08:14,077 Pork chops? 204 00:08:14,202 --> 00:08:15,996 Oh, they're my favorite. 205 00:08:16,121 --> 00:08:18,415 Oh, then you would have loved these. 206 00:08:18,540 --> 00:08:19,624 They were stuffed 207 00:08:19,749 --> 00:08:23,420 and about that thick. 208 00:08:23,545 --> 00:08:24,587 About that thick? 209 00:08:24,713 --> 00:08:26,923 And the potatoes were a masterpiece. 210 00:08:27,048 --> 00:08:28,258 Now, Alvin! 211 00:08:28,383 --> 00:08:30,927 Oh, but they were, my dear, they were-- 212 00:08:31,052 --> 00:08:34,222 Baked, and with big globs of cheese... 213 00:08:36,057 --> 00:08:37,767 and butter. 214 00:08:37,892 --> 00:08:40,520 Big globs of cheese and butter? 215 00:08:40,645 --> 00:08:42,397 I must have gained five pounds, 216 00:08:42,522 --> 00:08:44,607 what with all that cheese and butter 217 00:08:44,732 --> 00:08:46,276 and the hollandaise sauce. 218 00:08:46,401 --> 00:08:47,402 Hollandaise sauce? 219 00:08:47,527 --> 00:08:48,403 What was it on? 220 00:08:48,528 --> 00:08:49,612 Asparagus tips-- 221 00:08:49,738 --> 00:08:52,991 Fresh, tender asparagus tips. 222 00:08:57,412 --> 00:09:00,957 Are you... are you sure you've both had dinner? 223 00:09:01,082 --> 00:09:02,458 Oh, yes, we had plenty. 224 00:09:02,583 --> 00:09:03,585 Didn't we, Lucy? 225 00:09:03,710 --> 00:09:05,295 Hollandaise sauce, huh? 226 00:09:05,420 --> 00:09:08,339 Perhaps you'd like an after-dinner mint. 227 00:09:08,465 --> 00:09:10,216 Oh, where are they? Where are they? 228 00:09:16,181 --> 00:09:18,141 Well, I-I think I have room 229 00:09:18,266 --> 00:09:21,102 for just one teensy-weensy mint. 230 00:09:21,227 --> 00:09:22,145 I always say 231 00:09:22,270 --> 00:09:24,272 there's nothing quite... 232 00:09:38,620 --> 00:09:39,996 There's nothing 233 00:09:40,121 --> 00:09:43,166 quite like a good after-dinner mint, is there? 234 00:09:45,293 --> 00:09:46,377 Oh! 235 00:09:50,298 --> 00:09:52,008 I'll get some more. 236 00:09:57,679 --> 00:10:00,517 I, uh, I must say, Mr. Ricardo, 237 00:10:00,642 --> 00:10:02,769 I hope this being late isn't a habit with you. 238 00:10:02,894 --> 00:10:05,396 I like punctuality in the people who work for me. 239 00:10:05,522 --> 00:10:06,523 Oh, yes, I know. 240 00:10:06,648 --> 00:10:08,775 This was just an accident, sir. 241 00:10:08,900 --> 00:10:10,777 [Littlefield] Well, I hope it was. 242 00:10:16,866 --> 00:10:18,576 Mrs. Ricardo! 243 00:10:19,535 --> 00:10:20,495 [Ricky] Lucy! 244 00:10:20,620 --> 00:10:22,664 Lucy! 245 00:10:37,470 --> 00:10:40,056 Honey, I don't know what you're so upset about. 246 00:10:40,181 --> 00:10:43,809 The Littlefields understood when we explained the clock business. 247 00:10:43,934 --> 00:10:46,729 Mrs. Littlefield cooked dinner for us, didn't she? 248 00:10:46,855 --> 00:10:47,730 It doesn't matter. 249 00:10:47,856 --> 00:10:49,190 It was very embarrassing. 250 00:10:49,315 --> 00:10:52,152 She wouldn't have had to go through all that trouble 251 00:10:52,277 --> 00:10:53,945 if you would have been on time. 252 00:10:54,070 --> 00:10:56,573 Now, how long does it take you in the bathtub? 253 00:10:56,698 --> 00:10:58,741 To do what? 254 00:11:00,785 --> 00:11:03,203 What are you writing there? 255 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:05,290 "Lucy's schedule"? 256 00:11:05,415 --> 00:11:06,291 Lucy who? 257 00:11:06,416 --> 00:11:07,792 Lucy you, that's who. 258 00:11:07,917 --> 00:11:09,252 Let me see this. 259 00:11:09,377 --> 00:11:10,920 I'm making out a schedule 260 00:11:11,045 --> 00:11:12,881 so you can budget your time. 261 00:11:13,006 --> 00:11:13,923 Budget my time? 262 00:11:14,048 --> 00:11:15,466 You mean like I budget my money? 263 00:11:15,592 --> 00:11:16,467 Heaven forbid. 264 00:11:16,593 --> 00:11:17,468 Give me that. 265 00:11:17,594 --> 00:11:18,678 Now, Ricky, listen... 266 00:11:18,803 --> 00:11:19,888 You listen to me. 267 00:11:20,013 --> 00:11:21,222 Now, I'm sick and tired 268 00:11:21,347 --> 00:11:22,974 of you being late all the time. 269 00:11:23,099 --> 00:11:25,101 It's obvious you cannot budget your time, 270 00:11:25,226 --> 00:11:26,936 so somebody has to do it for you. 271 00:11:27,061 --> 00:11:29,272 Well, I don't think I'm going to like this. 272 00:11:29,397 --> 00:11:30,773 How does it go? 273 00:11:30,899 --> 00:11:32,232 Well, we'll write down everything 274 00:11:32,357 --> 00:11:34,319 that you do during the day, 275 00:11:34,444 --> 00:11:36,779 and we'll allow so much time for each thing-- 276 00:11:36,905 --> 00:11:38,948 Ten minutes for this, 15 minutes for that... 277 00:11:39,073 --> 00:11:42,827 Oh, I'm going to need more than 15 minutes for that. 278 00:11:42,827 --> 00:11:42,869 Oh, I'm going to need more than 15 minutes for that. 279 00:11:44,996 --> 00:11:46,748 Never mind. 280 00:11:46,873 --> 00:11:48,917 You're going to go on this schedule 281 00:11:49,042 --> 00:11:51,211 and you're starting tomorrow morning, understand? 282 00:11:51,336 --> 00:11:52,795 Yes, sir. 283 00:12:11,064 --> 00:12:12,065 Good morning, dear. 284 00:12:12,190 --> 00:12:13,482 Good morning. 285 00:12:13,607 --> 00:12:15,526 How about a good-morning kiss? 286 00:12:16,819 --> 00:12:19,197 Sorry, it's not on the schedule. 287 00:12:23,952 --> 00:12:25,620 You know, as a matter of fact, I want to congratulate you 288 00:12:25,745 --> 00:12:27,038 on the way you've been budgeting your time 289 00:12:27,163 --> 00:12:28,206 in the last few days. 290 00:12:28,331 --> 00:12:29,540 Well, as much as I hate to admit it, 291 00:12:29,666 --> 00:12:31,042 this thing does seem to work. 292 00:12:31,167 --> 00:12:32,043 Good. 293 00:12:32,168 --> 00:12:33,044 Is breakfast ready? 294 00:12:33,169 --> 00:12:35,046 Yep, all set. 295 00:12:35,171 --> 00:12:36,422 There's nothing on the stove. 296 00:12:36,547 --> 00:12:37,423 Where is it? 297 00:12:37,548 --> 00:12:39,342 Well, I knew I wouldn't have time 298 00:12:39,467 --> 00:12:40,760 to cook it this morning. 299 00:12:40,885 --> 00:12:43,096 So, I had some time left over last night, 300 00:12:43,221 --> 00:12:45,181 so I cooked breakfast last night. 301 00:12:48,101 --> 00:12:49,018 You did what? 302 00:12:49,143 --> 00:12:50,602 Don't worry about it spoiling. 303 00:12:50,727 --> 00:12:51,980 It's all in the freezer. 304 00:13:06,619 --> 00:13:08,496 Lucy, I can't eat this egg. 305 00:13:08,621 --> 00:13:09,664 Why not? 306 00:13:09,789 --> 00:13:11,582 It's too salty. 307 00:13:14,419 --> 00:13:15,837 Well, I'd cook you another one, 308 00:13:15,962 --> 00:13:18,381 - but it would throw me off my schedule. -Never mind. 309 00:13:18,506 --> 00:13:20,258 I have an appointment with Mr. Littlefield. 310 00:13:20,383 --> 00:13:21,676 Just give me some coffee, huh? 311 00:13:21,801 --> 00:13:22,677 Yes, sir. 312 00:13:22,802 --> 00:13:23,803 Thank you. 313 00:13:50,621 --> 00:13:51,664 Lucy... 314 00:13:51,789 --> 00:13:52,832 What's the matter? 315 00:13:52,957 --> 00:13:55,126 You always like iced coffee. 316 00:14:20,651 --> 00:14:22,695 More coffee, Ricky? 317 00:14:22,820 --> 00:14:24,655 Oh, yes, thank you. 318 00:14:25,323 --> 00:14:26,366 Another roll? 319 00:14:26,491 --> 00:14:27,825 Don't mind if I do. 320 00:14:31,329 --> 00:14:34,374 Don't you people ever eat at your house? 321 00:14:34,499 --> 00:14:35,708 Yes, sir. 322 00:14:35,833 --> 00:14:38,878 It-it's just that I have a very big appetite. 323 00:14:39,003 --> 00:14:41,547 Oh. Oh, I see. 324 00:14:41,672 --> 00:14:42,965 Well, let's get down to business. 325 00:14:43,091 --> 00:14:45,259 Um, I've been thinking over your suggestion 326 00:14:45,385 --> 00:14:47,261 about being the manager of the club, 327 00:14:47,387 --> 00:14:48,596 and I'd like to talk to you about it. 328 00:14:48,721 --> 00:14:49,597 Well, certainly. 329 00:14:49,722 --> 00:14:50,848 I've been watching you, 330 00:14:50,973 --> 00:14:52,892 and I like the way you handle things. 331 00:14:53,017 --> 00:14:54,018 Oh, thank you. 332 00:14:54,143 --> 00:14:55,603 In fact, you have all the qualifications 333 00:14:55,728 --> 00:14:56,896 to be manager of the Tropicana. 334 00:14:57,021 --> 00:15:00,108 Oh, well, then can I... can I get the job? 335 00:15:00,233 --> 00:15:02,026 No. 336 00:15:02,151 --> 00:15:03,444 Oh. 337 00:15:03,569 --> 00:15:06,948 I'd say yes, except for one little thing-- 338 00:15:07,073 --> 00:15:10,660 That business about being late for dinner the other night. 339 00:15:10,785 --> 00:15:12,787 Oh, but that was my wife's fault. 340 00:15:12,912 --> 00:15:13,913 Oh, that's just it. 341 00:15:14,038 --> 00:15:15,498 If a man can't run his own home, 342 00:15:15,623 --> 00:15:18,126 I certainly can't give him a nightclub to manage. 343 00:15:18,251 --> 00:15:19,377 Uh, cigarette? 344 00:15:19,502 --> 00:15:21,087 Yes, thank you. 345 00:15:21,212 --> 00:15:23,256 You can appreciate my position, of course. 346 00:15:23,381 --> 00:15:26,217 Oh, yes, sir, I do, of course I do. 347 00:15:28,010 --> 00:15:30,138 Uh... 348 00:15:30,263 --> 00:15:33,141 You see, Mr. Littlefield, you don't understand. 349 00:15:33,266 --> 00:15:34,434 That was before. 350 00:15:34,559 --> 00:15:36,686 Things are all different now. 351 00:15:36,811 --> 00:15:37,687 Oh? 352 00:15:37,812 --> 00:15:39,105 Oh, yes, sir. 353 00:15:39,230 --> 00:15:41,899 The other night when I got home, I laid down the law. 354 00:15:42,024 --> 00:15:44,735 I made out a schedule and I'm making her stick to it. 355 00:15:44,861 --> 00:15:46,154 And? 356 00:15:46,279 --> 00:15:47,780 It's working fine. 357 00:15:47,905 --> 00:15:50,199 She's really doing what you say? 358 00:15:50,324 --> 00:15:52,076 Oh, sir, I got her jumping around 359 00:15:52,201 --> 00:15:53,286 like a trained seal. 360 00:15:53,411 --> 00:15:54,871 A trained seal. 361 00:15:58,124 --> 00:16:02,128 Oh, I sure would like to see a thing like that. 362 00:16:02,253 --> 00:16:04,172 Well, why don't you come for dinner tonight, 363 00:16:04,297 --> 00:16:06,048 and you can see how the schedule works? 364 00:16:06,174 --> 00:16:07,133 May I bring my wife? 365 00:16:07,258 --> 00:16:08,259 Certainly. 366 00:16:08,384 --> 00:16:09,469 Then she can see 367 00:16:09,594 --> 00:16:11,345 that a house can be run on schedule. 368 00:16:11,471 --> 00:16:13,264 If it works the way you say it does, 369 00:16:13,389 --> 00:16:14,682 you can be the new manager. 370 00:16:14,807 --> 00:16:16,184 Thank you very much. 371 00:16:18,603 --> 00:16:19,479 [Ethel] Hi. 372 00:16:19,604 --> 00:16:20,646 Oh, oh! 373 00:16:20,771 --> 00:16:22,315 Hi, Ethel. 374 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:23,483 Uh... sit down. 375 00:16:23,608 --> 00:16:25,776 I have three-and-a-half minutes to spare. 376 00:16:25,902 --> 00:16:28,112 Listen, Lucy, you're going to have to cut out 377 00:16:28,237 --> 00:16:29,363 this schedule business. 378 00:16:29,489 --> 00:16:30,573 Why? 379 00:16:30,698 --> 00:16:32,783 'Cause Fred thinks it's a wonderful idea. 380 00:16:32,909 --> 00:16:35,244 If it works out, he's going to put me on one. 381 00:16:35,369 --> 00:16:36,537 Well, truthfully, Ethel, 382 00:16:36,662 --> 00:16:38,331 I find that I get everything done, 383 00:16:38,456 --> 00:16:39,790 and I have time left over. 384 00:16:39,916 --> 00:16:42,335 Of course, I cheated a little bit. 385 00:16:42,460 --> 00:16:44,754 What do you mean, you cheated a little bit? 386 00:16:44,879 --> 00:16:47,089 I drew in an extra hour at the bottom of the chart. 387 00:16:47,215 --> 00:16:49,675 Where did you get the extra hour? 388 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:52,678 From the next day. 389 00:16:52,803 --> 00:16:54,263 From the next day? 390 00:16:54,388 --> 00:16:57,517 Yeah. It'll work out fine till the end of the year 391 00:16:57,642 --> 00:17:00,311 and then I'll be two weeks short. 392 00:17:02,063 --> 00:17:03,481 Who can that be? 393 00:17:06,317 --> 00:17:08,027 Oh, Mrs. Littlefield! 394 00:17:08,152 --> 00:17:09,028 How do you do? 395 00:17:09,153 --> 00:17:10,363 Come in, won't you? 396 00:17:10,488 --> 00:17:12,198 Uh, this is my neighbor, Ethel Mertz. 397 00:17:12,323 --> 00:17:13,199 This is Mrs. Littlefield. 398 00:17:13,324 --> 00:17:14,534 - How do you do? - How do you do? 399 00:17:14,659 --> 00:17:15,618 Sit down, won't you? 400 00:17:15,743 --> 00:17:16,994 Thank you. 401 00:17:17,119 --> 00:17:19,497 Well, I... I didn't expect you until tonight. 402 00:17:19,622 --> 00:17:22,041 Mrs. Ricardo, what are you trying to do 403 00:17:22,166 --> 00:17:23,584 to the wives of America? 404 00:17:23,709 --> 00:17:25,545 I beg your pardon? 405 00:17:25,670 --> 00:17:27,505 Your husband told my husband 406 00:17:27,630 --> 00:17:30,550 that you're running this house on a time schedule. 407 00:17:30,675 --> 00:17:33,052 - That's right. - You Benedict Arnold. 408 00:17:33,177 --> 00:17:34,887 What do you mean? 409 00:17:35,012 --> 00:17:39,058 We wives have spent years persuading our husbands 410 00:17:39,183 --> 00:17:40,726 that we haven't time to do our work. 411 00:17:40,851 --> 00:17:42,270 Now, if you go through with this, 412 00:17:42,395 --> 00:17:44,021 you'll louse it up for all of us. 413 00:17:44,146 --> 00:17:46,107 You're darned right. 414 00:17:46,232 --> 00:17:48,526 My husband wants to put me on a schedule, too. 415 00:17:48,651 --> 00:17:50,486 If my Alvin sees what he likes 416 00:17:50,611 --> 00:17:51,904 here at dinner tonight 417 00:17:52,029 --> 00:17:54,657 I start punching a time clock tomorrow. 418 00:17:54,782 --> 00:17:57,159 Well, I can't let Ricky down. 419 00:17:57,285 --> 00:17:58,494 He's asked you here tonight 420 00:17:58,619 --> 00:17:59,996 to show you how proud he is of me. 421 00:18:00,121 --> 00:18:01,122 Oh, yes? 422 00:18:01,247 --> 00:18:03,916 Well, I overheard him tell my husband 423 00:18:04,041 --> 00:18:06,085 that he had you hopping around 424 00:18:06,210 --> 00:18:07,670 like a trained seal. 425 00:18:07,795 --> 00:18:11,424 Oh, he didn't mean it like that. 426 00:18:11,549 --> 00:18:14,385 No, of course not. 427 00:18:14,510 --> 00:18:16,596 Trained seal, huh? 428 00:18:16,721 --> 00:18:18,013 It was probably 429 00:18:18,138 --> 00:18:20,558 just an unfortunate choice of words 430 00:18:20,683 --> 00:18:22,768 when he invited us here tonight 431 00:18:22,893 --> 00:18:24,395 to "watch you perform." 432 00:18:24,520 --> 00:18:26,272 "Watch me perform"? 433 00:18:26,397 --> 00:18:28,941 Well, I'm sorry, but you're not going to see me 434 00:18:29,066 --> 00:18:30,859 balance a ball on my nose tonight. 435 00:18:30,984 --> 00:18:32,361 Good girl! 436 00:18:32,486 --> 00:18:34,113 Lucy, what are you going to do? 437 00:18:34,238 --> 00:18:35,781 Will you and Fred come to dinner tonight? 438 00:18:35,906 --> 00:18:37,407 - Sure. -This is no time for formality. 439 00:18:37,532 --> 00:18:38,576 Phoebe, will you help me? 440 00:18:38,701 --> 00:18:40,119 Lucy, I'll do anything. 441 00:18:40,244 --> 00:18:41,119 Thank you. 442 00:18:41,244 --> 00:18:42,121 Me, too. 443 00:18:42,246 --> 00:18:43,289 Thank you. 444 00:18:43,414 --> 00:18:45,583 Trained seals of the world, unite! 445 00:18:49,545 --> 00:18:50,421 Lucy? 446 00:18:50,546 --> 00:18:52,048 Yes, dear? 447 00:18:52,173 --> 00:18:53,799 Are you sure dinner is going to be ready 448 00:18:53,924 --> 00:18:55,176 when the Littlefields get here? 449 00:18:55,301 --> 00:18:56,427 Now, don't worry, dear. 450 00:18:56,552 --> 00:18:58,179 Everything will come off right on schedule. 451 00:18:58,304 --> 00:18:59,180 Good girl. 452 00:18:59,305 --> 00:19:00,640 I got to hand it to you, Rick. 453 00:19:00,765 --> 00:19:03,267 That schedule idea was a real brainstorm. 454 00:19:03,392 --> 00:19:05,394 I'm putting Ethel on one tomorrow. 455 00:19:05,519 --> 00:19:06,771 [Ricky] Attaboy! 456 00:19:06,896 --> 00:19:09,648 You know, that little idea is going to make me 457 00:19:09,773 --> 00:19:10,983 a nightclub manager. 458 00:19:11,108 --> 00:19:11,984 Good. 459 00:19:13,277 --> 00:19:14,445 Here they are. 460 00:19:17,281 --> 00:19:18,282 Come on in, come on in. 461 00:19:18,407 --> 00:19:20,159 Hello, good evening, Mr. Littlefield. 462 00:19:20,284 --> 00:19:21,160 How are you? 463 00:19:21,285 --> 00:19:22,286 Oh! 464 00:19:24,455 --> 00:19:25,915 Sit right down here, Mr. Littlefield. 465 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:27,500 Oh, I'd like you to meet Mr. Mertz. 466 00:19:27,625 --> 00:19:28,667 Mr. Littlefield. 467 00:19:28,792 --> 00:19:30,252 - How do you do? - Sit right down. 468 00:19:30,378 --> 00:19:31,754 Come in, Mrs. Littlefield. 469 00:19:31,879 --> 00:19:33,214 Right over in here. 470 00:19:34,965 --> 00:19:35,965 Lucy. 471 00:19:36,092 --> 00:19:36,967 What? 472 00:19:37,093 --> 00:19:38,010 What is this? 473 00:19:38,135 --> 00:19:39,303 Well, can't waste time. 474 00:19:39,428 --> 00:19:41,180 Got to keep on schedule, you know. 475 00:19:41,305 --> 00:19:44,100 Oh, oh. Oh, Mr. Little... the schedule, you know, 476 00:19:44,225 --> 00:19:45,393 Mr. Littlefield, the schedule. 477 00:19:45,518 --> 00:19:46,852 Oh. Oh, yeah, very interesting. 478 00:19:46,977 --> 00:19:47,978 Well, let's talk. 479 00:19:48,104 --> 00:19:49,563 How have you been, Mr. Littlefield? 480 00:19:49,689 --> 00:19:50,690 Oh, fine, fine. 481 00:19:50,815 --> 00:19:52,525 I had a cold, but I went to the doctor. 482 00:19:52,650 --> 00:19:53,526 He gave me a shot. 483 00:19:53,651 --> 00:19:54,944 It went right away. 484 00:19:55,069 --> 00:19:57,321 Of course, there's been a lot of colds going around... 485 00:19:57,446 --> 00:19:58,321 Time's up! 486 00:19:58,446 --> 00:19:59,782 How are you, Fred? 487 00:20:02,326 --> 00:20:03,703 Not so good-- I got kind of a hitch... 488 00:20:03,828 --> 00:20:06,122 Sorry. Mr. Littlefield used up all your time. 489 00:20:06,247 --> 00:20:07,957 How about a drink? 490 00:20:08,082 --> 00:20:10,792 - Yeah, that's a good idea. - I'd love one! 491 00:20:10,917 --> 00:20:12,086 Yeah, so would I; had a hard day. 492 00:20:12,211 --> 00:20:13,379 A drink would just hit the spot. 493 00:20:13,504 --> 00:20:15,256 Well, it's too bad we don't have time for one. 494 00:20:15,381 --> 00:20:16,424 Well, let's sit down and eat. 495 00:20:16,549 --> 00:20:18,050 You sit right here, Mr. Littlefield. 496 00:20:18,175 --> 00:20:20,219 Fred, you're right across from Mr. Littlefield. 497 00:20:20,344 --> 00:20:22,555 Mrs. Littlefield, would you help me in the kitchen? 498 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:23,556 I'd love to. 499 00:20:23,681 --> 00:20:25,599 Lucy, Mrs. Littlefield is a guest. 500 00:20:25,725 --> 00:20:26,600 I don't mind. 501 00:20:26,726 --> 00:20:27,852 She doesn't mind. 502 00:20:31,689 --> 00:20:33,733 Well, I'm really hungry. 503 00:20:33,858 --> 00:20:34,734 Me, too. 504 00:20:34,859 --> 00:20:36,109 Well, that's good 505 00:20:36,234 --> 00:20:39,488 because Lucy's a wonderful little cook, you know. 506 00:20:39,613 --> 00:20:40,740 [Ricky] Yes, sir! 507 00:20:40,865 --> 00:20:42,950 - Soup. - Soup! 508 00:20:43,075 --> 00:20:44,910 Oh, and doesn't that look good. 509 00:20:45,035 --> 00:20:46,412 [Ricky] Isn't that nice? 510 00:20:46,537 --> 00:20:48,705 [Lucy] Well, dig in, everybody. 511 00:20:52,877 --> 00:20:54,879 Lucy, where are you going? 512 00:20:55,004 --> 00:20:56,922 It's all the time we had for soup. 513 00:20:57,047 --> 00:20:58,758 Got to stick to the schedule, you know. 514 00:20:58,883 --> 00:21:00,885 - The schedule. - The schedule. 515 00:21:08,642 --> 00:21:11,395 I didn't have time to taste it. 516 00:21:12,396 --> 00:21:14,607 Too bad. It was delicious. 517 00:21:14,732 --> 00:21:18,778 I wonder what kind it was. 518 00:21:19,904 --> 00:21:21,655 Split pea, I think. 519 00:21:25,493 --> 00:21:27,661 Split pea, yep. 520 00:21:31,499 --> 00:21:33,459 - Salad. - Salad! 521 00:21:33,584 --> 00:21:34,627 Well, this is a nice salad. 522 00:21:34,752 --> 00:21:35,628 Looks fine. 523 00:21:35,753 --> 00:21:36,629 Doesn't that look good. 524 00:21:36,754 --> 00:21:38,088 That is really... 525 00:21:53,854 --> 00:21:55,856 Did you get any? 526 00:21:57,316 --> 00:21:58,442 Me, either. 527 00:22:01,779 --> 00:22:04,990 Look, look. There's a radish. 528 00:22:05,115 --> 00:22:06,116 Ah! 529 00:22:11,955 --> 00:22:12,957 Yeah. 530 00:22:16,961 --> 00:22:18,629 [Ricky] Lucy! 531 00:22:18,754 --> 00:22:20,214 What are you trying to do? 532 00:22:20,339 --> 00:22:22,465 Just trying to stay on schedule. 533 00:22:22,590 --> 00:22:23,843 I'll talk to you later. 534 00:22:23,968 --> 00:22:25,177 Well, okay. 535 00:22:25,302 --> 00:22:28,180 I think I have some free time at 11 :43 tonight. 536 00:22:30,307 --> 00:22:32,601 What's the matter, Mr. Littlefield? 537 00:22:32,726 --> 00:22:35,354 There's a shirt button in my water glass! 538 00:22:35,479 --> 00:22:36,355 Lucy! 539 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:37,898 [Lucy] Yes, dear? 540 00:22:38,023 --> 00:22:41,026 There's a shirt button in Mr. Littlefield's water glass! 541 00:22:41,151 --> 00:22:42,695 Oh, oh, well, I know how that happened. 542 00:22:42,820 --> 00:22:44,655 You see, I found that I could save time 543 00:22:44,780 --> 00:22:47,199 by washing the dishes and the clothes together. 544 00:23:00,754 --> 00:23:02,256 What is this? 545 00:23:02,381 --> 00:23:04,383 Steak and peas. 546 00:23:04,508 --> 00:23:05,384 They look frozen. 547 00:23:05,509 --> 00:23:06,927 They are. 548 00:23:07,052 --> 00:23:09,888 You see, there's no time on the schedule for defrosting. 549 00:23:10,013 --> 00:23:11,307 But don't worry. 550 00:23:11,432 --> 00:23:14,143 We have some nice hot biscuits. 551 00:23:14,268 --> 00:23:16,436 Ethel, let's have those biscuits! 552 00:23:16,561 --> 00:23:17,855 Here we go, girl! 553 00:23:17,980 --> 00:23:19,565 [Lucy] Right smack through the middle! 554 00:23:19,690 --> 00:23:20,773 There we go, yes, sir! 555 00:23:20,900 --> 00:23:21,984 Pass them right along. 556 00:23:22,109 --> 00:23:23,109 That a girl! 557 00:23:23,234 --> 00:23:25,321 Come on, Ethel, that's it, kid! 558 00:23:25,446 --> 00:23:27,071 Faster, faster. There we go. 559 00:23:27,196 --> 00:23:28,741 Come on, a little faster! That a girl. 560 00:23:28,866 --> 00:23:30,075 Right straight through the middle! 561 00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:32,453 That a girl! Very good. 562 00:23:32,578 --> 00:23:33,746 - Just... - Yeah, boy! 563 00:23:33,871 --> 00:23:34,872 Just a minute! 564 00:23:34,997 --> 00:23:36,373 - Yeah, boy! - I've had enough of this. 565 00:23:36,498 --> 00:23:37,833 I tell you... 566 00:23:42,338 --> 00:23:43,422 Mr. Littlefield, please. 567 00:23:43,547 --> 00:23:44,757 Please, Mr. Littlefield. 568 00:23:44,882 --> 00:23:46,800 I think I can explain this, Mr. Littlefield. 569 00:23:46,926 --> 00:23:47,927 So can I! 570 00:23:48,052 --> 00:23:49,637 You've got this poor girl terrified. 571 00:23:49,762 --> 00:23:51,013 She's scared to death of you. 572 00:23:51,138 --> 00:23:52,556 She's afraid of losing a second. 573 00:23:52,681 --> 00:23:53,599 Anyone can see that. 574 00:23:53,724 --> 00:23:54,600 Yeah! 575 00:23:54,725 --> 00:23:55,768 What a temper you must have. 576 00:23:55,893 --> 00:23:57,144 Yeah. 577 00:23:57,269 --> 00:23:59,939 It's one thing wearing the trousers in the family, 578 00:24:00,064 --> 00:24:02,107 but it's another being a Simon Legree, 579 00:24:02,232 --> 00:24:03,317 an ogre, a... a... 580 00:24:03,442 --> 00:24:04,484 Monster. 581 00:24:04,609 --> 00:24:06,654 - Yeah. - Yeah. 582 00:24:09,406 --> 00:24:11,450 Well, may-may-maybe I have been cracking down 583 00:24:11,575 --> 00:24:12,785 a little bit too hard. 584 00:24:12,910 --> 00:24:14,703 [Mr. Littlefield] I should say you have. 585 00:24:14,828 --> 00:24:18,332 Now, first, we're going to get rid of this nonsense! 586 00:24:25,422 --> 00:24:26,799 [Ricky] Yes, sir. 587 00:24:26,924 --> 00:24:30,469 Being a slave driver is no way to run a home. 588 00:24:30,594 --> 00:24:31,553 No, sir. 589 00:24:31,679 --> 00:24:33,305 But... it's the only way 590 00:24:33,430 --> 00:24:37,142 to run a nightclub, Mr. Manager. 591 00:24:37,267 --> 00:24:40,270 - Mr. Manager! - Mr. Manager! 592 00:24:53,157 --> 00:24:55,244 Mr. Littlefield was played by Gale Gordon, 593 00:24:55,369 --> 00:24:58,038 and Mrs. Littlefield was played by Edith Meiser. 594 00:25:15,305 --> 00:25:17,558 I Love Lucy is a Desilu production.