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Westinghouse,

first with the future,

presents...

The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show

with special guest star Red Skelton,

and, of course, Vivian Vance and William Frawley.

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

On behalf of Westinghouse,

I wanna welcome you to another of our Lucy special shows.

Our story begins tonight

with the Ricardos and the Mertzes flying to Alaska,

where I'm booked to appear with my band on Red Skelton's television show.

It's originating from Nome to help celebrate Alaskan statehood.

So now if you'll excuse me,

I'll have to rush to the airport and catch the plane.

Here's where our property is, Rick.

Our own little Fort Knox.

You know, Fred, I can't thank you enough

for cutting me in on this real estate deal.

I still say we should have waited until we got to Alaska

and looked at the property before we bought it

instead of going ahead and buying a frozen pig in a poke.

Listen, Ethel,

this hunk of land is only ten minutes from the heart of town.

Bargains like that don't grow on trees.

How do we know that it's a bargain?

Just because some conniving friend of yours from Alaska happens to write--

Just a minute. Just a minute. Charlie Charles is no conniver.

He's as honest as the day is long.

Yeah, but in Alaska, it's the nights that are long.

And you, you're the level-headed one.

You were supposed to talk him out of this deal.

What happens? He talked you into it.

A thousand dollars for a 100-acre Popsicle.

[Ethel] Yeah.

Fred, I always knew you were a little daffy,

but I thought Ricky had more sense.

Don't bug me, Ethel.

Alaska's gonna have the biggest land boom in history.

- Oh, sure. - That's right. He's right.

Must I remind you of Florida in 1927?

That little sand dune she wouldn't let me buy is today known as Miami Beach.

Well, I still agree with Ethel.

I don't think we should've paid $500 apiece for some land we haven't even seen.

That's right.

Secretary of State Seward bought the entire territory of Alaska

without ever having seen it.

And that turned out pretty well.

And 10-to-1, he was a bachelor.

- Oh, I've never been so cold in my life. - Oh, you and me both.

Now I know why Eskimos rub noses.

If they kiss through their lips, they'd stick together.

When I get up to our room,

I'm going to put a hot water bottle in my snuggies.

- You do that, dear. -

Hello. We'd like to check in.

Uh, names, please?

Ricardo and Mertz. We have reservations.

Ah, yes. Here we are.

Just a minute.

These reservations start tomorrow.

Oh, I know, but we came up a day early because we bought some property up here.

Yeah, our husbands are driving out to look at it right now.

I'm sorry, we don't have a thing for tonight.

You don't?

Not a thing, and I'm afraid you'll find all the other hotels in town filled too.

- Oh. - Oh, fine.

Well, Lucy, what'll we do?

Well, we'll just have to wait here until Ricky and Fred come.

Are you sure you haven't got anything at all?

I'm sorry, there's not a thing for tonight.

Oh, dear.

Oh, for heaven's sake.

- Mr. Skelton, welcome to Nome. - How are you?

Thank you. Thank you.

Whew. Boy.

This one's that one's mother.

This is the nephew. I didn't want to break up the family.

Give them a bowl of milk and put them to bed.

Uh, your suite is all ready for you, Mr. Skelton.

- [Red] Thank you. I'll go right on in. - Uh...

- Oh, Mr. Skelton? - Yes?

I'm Lucy Ricardo, Ricky Ricardo's wife.

Oh, glad to know you.

And I'm Ethel Mertz. My husband is her husband's band manager.

How do you do?

- Gee, your hair really is red. - Naturally.

That's more than she can say about hers.

I wish I'd have said that.

Mr. Skelton, uh, maybe you could help us.

You see, we came up here a day early,

and they don't have any rooms for us until tomorrow.

Maybe you could use your influence.

Well, I can try.

- S-- - I'm sorry, Mr. Skelton.

- There isn't a thing available. - Oh?

- Oh, my. What'll we do, Lucy? - I don't know.

Say, I'll tell you what.

Tonight, you can use one of the rooms in my suite.

Oh, no, we wouldn't think of inconveniencing you.

No, it's quite all right. I'm on a diet, and I'm supposed to cut down on sweets.

Yes.

That's a good hotel joke.

I'm on a diet, and I'm supposed to cut down on sweets.

What, sad news?

Oh, you sure it's all right now, Mr. Skelton?

Well, anyway, do the best you can.

Yeah, we just got to have more beds.

Okay.

Said they'd try to find some for us.

Well, they'd better.

It's obvious the four of us can't sleep on that.

- That's for sure. - [Ethel chuckles]

Hey, what do you know?

Alaskan Muzak.

- -

[Ricky] I must have been out of my mind to let you talk me into this thing.

Well, it wasn't my fault.

Well, it certainly wasn't my fault.

What's the matter?

You know the property we bought was supposed to be ten minutes

- from the heart of town? - Yeah?

Well, it's ten minutes from the heart of town all right.

- By airplane. - Oh, no.

Fred, is it really that far?

If it was two miles farther, it'd be in Siberia.

For heaven's sake.

From the looks of it, we cornered the snow market.

Thanks to Fred.

What do you mean, "Thanks to Fred"?

You were supposed to talk me out of buying the property.

If you didn't have crooked friends like Charlie Charles,

this thing wouldn't happen in the first place.

Oh, will you two stop bickering?

Say, now that we know we bought a white elephant,

maybe we could sell it back to Charlie.

- Ha! - We tried that.

Just because he's crooked,

doesn't mean he's also stupid, like somebody else we all know.

I'm getting sick and tired of your insults, Ricardo.

Come on, Ethel. Let's go to our room.

This is our room.

All right, then, we'll go to ours.

This is ours.

- You mean the four of us are gonna share-- -

Honey, honey.

Mr. Skelton will hear you. He's right in the next room.

So let him hear me.

Honey, this is part of his suite.

He was nice enough to let us use it for tonight.

Yeah, Ricky. Our reservations don't start until tomorrow,

and there wasn't another room available.

Well, ain't that just dandy?

First I blow 500 bucks on a frozen moose pasture...

...and now this.

Don't worry. They're sending up more beds.

Well, they'd better.

I'm not going to sleep in that old thing.

Well, I'm not going to sleep in that old thing.

- If you think I am, you're crazy. -

[Lucy] Come in.

- Here are your sleeping accommodations. - Okay.

Say, that looks like an army cot, a hammock and a sleeping bag.

Yeah, that's what is it all right.

Oh, here you are.

Thank you.

- I hope you have a good night's sleep. - Sure.

Hurry up, Fred! I want to get ready for bed too.

Hold your horses, Ethel. I'll be out in a minute.

- Some accommodations. - Oh, now, Rick, it's kind of cozy.

Yeah, be it ever so humble, there's no place like Nome.

Things aren't bad enough, huh?

Good night.

Just a minute.

We're going to do this democratically.

We're going to draw to see who sleeps where.

That's right.

Me first. Me first.

Ah-ah-ah-ah! Don't cheat.

My mother told me to choose...

you!

The hammock.

Don't blame me. Blame your mother.

I'll go last.

What did you get, Fred? What did you get?

None of your business.

And get your big feet off my bed.

- -

Fred, where are you going?

Downstairs to complain.

I didn't come 4,800 miles to sleep in an envelope.

- Well, I guess I'll get ready for bed. -

Is it all right, dear?

Oh, yeah. Comfy-dandy.

- I just... - What?

I think it would be awfully nice if you'd offer to buy Fred's half of the property.

What?

Well, $500 is a lot of money for Fred to lose.

Well, it's a lot of money for me to lose.

Well, I know, but we can afford to hang on to the land better than Fred can.

Nothing doing.

We went into this thing as partners, and we're gonna go broke as partners.

Yes, and as long as you're partners, you're gonna be at each other's throats.

And our friendship with the Mertzes means more to me than $500.

All right, then. You buy it.

Oh!

- I really do-- -

Oh. Good night, Ethel.

- Good night. -

- Good night. -

Lucy, be careful. You're going to hurt yourself.

You all right?

Yes...

Takes knowing how, I guess, to sleep in one of these.

I wish you'd let me help you, dear.

Thank you.

- Good night. - Good night.

All right.

Of all the double-distilled, triple-chilled,

crazy, upside-down ideas,

this is it.

This is it. I want to tell you people something.

Before they make Hawaii a state,

they'd better be sure they got enough beds to go around.

I'm going to write my congressman about this thing.

What's his name?

How do you get into one of these goofy contraptions, anyhow?

Look.

You know, I'm liable to freeze to death lying on this floor.

A lot you'd care.

Fred, are you going to keep yapping all night?

If I feel like it, yes.

Oh, Fred.

Okay, you take the bed.

Come on, or none of us will get any sleep.

- All right. Thanks. - Honestly.

The way it should have been.

Oh! No! Don't turn out the light.

I don't want people walking over me all night.

- All right. -

Good night.

Good night.

- - Good night.

I'm terribly sorry.

Oh, that's all right. No damage done.

I just came in to see if everyone was taken care of.

Oh, yes, everything is fine.

- Peachy. - Thanks a lot.

- Good night. - Good night.

That's all right. It's fine.

I'll make sure that doesn't happen again.

You need any help, dear?

No. I'm all right.

That floor really is hard.

You could say that again.

If you think that's hard, you should try this.

Will everybody pipe down?

Listen, if it hadn't been for you and your lame-brained scheme,

we wouldn't be in this predicament in the first place.

It's not bad enough we've got 49 states,

now we gotta hear from Cuba.

Oh, will you two stop fighting?

- [Ricky] Good night. - Good night.

- [Ethel] Good night. - Good night.

- -

Come in!

It's me again.

I thought you was hooked on that door. That's why I came in this door.

Yeah, well, I thought you were going to come in that door.

That's why I hooked on that door.

But that's all right. Don't-- Don't worry about it.

Well, I hate to be a nuisance,

but I have a little problem I thought Ricky could help me to solve.

All right, sure, Red. What is it?

Well, the actress that's supposed to work in the sketch with me

is not going to be able to make it.

So, I thought maybe the girl that plays the harp in your band could pinch-hit.

Well, I'd love to let her do it, but she doesn't know anything about acting.

Well, it's a "Freddie the Freeloader" sketch.

Mostly pantomime. I can teach it to anybody in about 15 minutes.

- Lucy? - Yes?

No!

Why not? I could do it!

Listen, with you in the show, Alaska will succeed from the Union.

Succeed?

Secede. Get out. Get out.

- Oh, I'm sorry. - Oh, no, Mr. Skelton, not you.

Secede-- Get out of the Union. Get out of the Union.

Oh, please, Mr. Skelton. Give me a chance. I'm sure I could do it.

- Don't be a fool. - Don't listen to him.

If you let her do it, you'd be out of your mind.

He will not!

And why are you so mean to me?

Mean to you?

Yes, mean and stubborn too!

Hold it, hold it, hold it.

I only came in to ask for a favor.

I didn't want to start another Spanish-American war.

I say let her do it.

Well, thank you, Fred.

I'm glad you think I can do it.

It's got nothing to do with your talent.

I just want to get some sleep.

Listen, you. You stay out of this, huh?

Please, Rick, if you don't let her do it,

none of us will get any sleep.

All right. All right.

Oh, thank you, honey!

Fine. We'll try it first thing in the morning at rehearsal.

Thank you, Mr. Skelton. You won't be sorry you gave me this chance. Believe me.

I'm gonna get a good night's sleep, and I'll be fresh as a daisy in the morning.

Yes. Here.

Good. Uh ...

Hey, I've got an idea.

Why don't you two girls take my double bed,

and I can sleep here in the hammock?

Oh, no, we couldn't do that.

Why not?

I don't mind. I can sleep anywhere.

Oh! Oh, thank you!

That certainly is very nice of you, Mr. Skelton.

- Thank you, Mr. Skelton, so much. - [Red] Sure.

Good night.

All right, this does it.

Come on, Fred. Move over there.

- Move over-- - I'm not budging!

I'll freeze to death next to that window.

All right then. I'll sleep next to the window.

- - Come on.

You and your schemes. You have to--

What are you trying to do, give me pneumonia?

I just want half of the blankets.

We're still partners, remember?

Don't remind me.

Ethel.

Ethel.

Oh, Lucy, I got to get some sleep.

Listen, I've been thinking.

I hate to see Ricky and Fred squabbling over that property.

Uh-huh.

You know, big stars like Red Skelton all own real estate.

Yeah. So?

So, why don't I ask Red Skelton to buy that property

and save our friendship?

Okay.

That's a good idea.

I'll ask him the first thing in the morning at rehearsal.

- Good night. - Good night.

What now?

I forgot to kiss Ricky good night.

Oh, good grief.

Ricky?

For corn sakes!

That's fine.

Is Mr. Skelton ready for a dress rehearsal on the "Freddie the Freeloader" sketch?

I think so. He's been working with the girl all morning.

- Good. We'll take it from Maury's intro. - Okay.

All right, stand by for a dress rehearsal on the "Freddie the Freeloader" sketch.

Mr. Skelton, your entrance is on a musical cue.

♪ Show me a richer pair Than you and me ♪

♪ Travelin' everywhere And travelin' free ♪

♪ Poor us ♪

♪ Poor us ♪

♪ Poor everybody else ♪

♪ People who don't have money Don't pay bills ♪

♪ Boy, am I glad we took Our pauper pills ♪

♪ Poor us ♪

♪ Poor us ♪

♪ Poor everybody else ♪

♪ We don't give a darn Give a darn, give a darn ♪

♪ Now, I ask Isn't that the way to live? ♪

♪ We don't give a darn ♪

♪ Give a darn ♪

[Lucy] ♪ Give a darn ♪

♪ Of course We haven't even got a darn to give ♪

♪ All that we have is lots Of time to spend ♪

♪ Wanderin' through the land Of let's pretend ♪

♪ Poor us ♪

♪ Poor us ♪

♪ Poor everybody else ♪

♪ Poor us ♪

♪ Poor us ♪

♪ Poor everybody else ♪

♪ Poor everybody else ♪

♪ Poor everybody else ♪

- Ah, yeah. Hey, you hungry? -

- Famished. - Yeah.

- Dinner? - Where?

How about the Waldorf?

- Oh, not again. - The Ritz?

Why not? I love the maître d'.

Really?

- -

- -

♪ Pity the folks who think They have much more ♪

♪ They are the ones That we feel sorry for ♪

♪ Poor us ♪

♪ Poor us ♪

♪ Poor everybody else ♪

- ♪ What do we got? ♪ - ♪ Nothin' ♪

♪ Nothin's what I choose ♪

- ♪ What do we got? ♪ - ♪ Nothin' ♪

♪ Oh, what do we got to lose? ♪

♪ We don't want your sympathy ♪

♪ Give it to the poor ♪

♪ Poor everybody ♪

♪ Poor everybody ♪

♪ Poor everybody else ♪

- -

- Hi. - Hi, honey.

How did rehearsal go?

Just wonderful.

Red said I was fine, and I get to do the show.

Oh, that's great. Did Ricky think you were good?

I didn't even ask him. He and Fred are still at each other.

I did want to get within snarling range. But I talked to Red about the property.

We rented a jeep and are driving out there to look at it right now.

- And if he likes it, he's gonna buy it. - Great.

- You want to come along? - No, thanks, honey.

I'm going to go buy some souvenirs.

With Fred at rehearsal, this is my big chance.

Okay.

Listen, don't say a word to the boys, 'cause I wanna close the deal first.

- I wouldn't open my mouth. - Well, I just want to make sure.

- You've known me longer than that. - Yeah. Bye.

Bye.

Say, that's great news!

Thank you very much for calling.

Fred! Fred!

What do you want now?

The way you've been chasing me around, my feet are worn clear up to my ankles.

Wait till you hear the news. That was Charlie Charles on the phone.

They think there is oil on our property!

- Oil? - Yeah!

- Yippee! Yippee! - [Ricky laughs]

What do you know?

We didn't make such a bad business deal after all.

I knew that you were a shrewd businessman.

You're a pretty smart little man yourself, Mr. Ricardo.

- Hey, hey, hey, hey! Fellas! - What's the matter?

What are you trying to do, strangle each other?

- Wait till you hear the news! - What news?

They think that there's oil on our property!

- Oil? - Yes, oil.

- M-O-N-E-Y. - Isn't that's great?

- Oh, my gosh! - What's the matter?

Well, uh, Lucy rented a jeep,

and she and Red are on their way out to look at the property right now.

- For what? - Well,

she felt if she got rid of it, you two would stop fighting.

And Red said if he liked the property, he'd buy it.

- What? - Buy it?

- Yeah. - Oh, no!

- Oh, no. - Maybe we can stop her.

What are you going to do, fly?

Why not? We'll go to the airport and rent a plane.

- Come on. Let's go. Move! Move! - Rent a plane?

Hey, it's beginning to snow.

Yeah. Hope it's not much farther.

Isn't this beautiful country?

Hey, it's coming down hard.

Maybe we ought to turn back.

Oh, you haven't seen the property yet.

I'll drive a little faster. You keep an eye out for cops.

Okay.

Hey. Look.

Is she kidding?

She could do it, too.

Extreme cold front passing Nome.

Visibility and snow reduced to zero. Gambell clear to Nome.

I got it.

Roger. Out.

[Ricky] Oh, hello.

Uh, mister, we would like to rent an airplane with a pilot.

- Yeah. It's important. - Money's no object.

Quiet, Ethel.

What about the plane, mister?

I'm sorry, all planes have been grounded. There's a blizzard heading this way.

A blizzard?

Oh, no.

Wouldn't you know it?

First Miami Beach, then the '29 crash and now this.

If I don't get back, I'm going to miss my television show.

Yeah, but you haven't seen the property yet.

Look, I'll make a deal with you.

If you'll turn back now, I'll buy the property without even looking at it.

- You will, honestly? - Honestly.

Ah, Mr. Skelton, you're wonderful.

I could kiss you for that.

- -

Boy, when you kiss, you kiss!

Oh, dear. Now what are we going to do?

Start walking or wait till the spring thaw.

I'm a member of the Motor Club.

Oh, that's keen. That's keen.

I don't think they have a branch in this neighborhood.

Oh, well, that could be.

Yeah, we'd better get out and start walking.

Boy, is it cold.

My feet are freezing.

I don't know how the penguins stand it.

What a place to own property.

I'll probably have to come up in the summer and mow the snow.

Oh...

What are you doing out here in this blizzard?

We're lost.

Yeah. We're-- Our jeep got stuck in the snow.

We're trying to find our way to Nome.

You can't go in this blizzard.

Yeah, you're telling us.

Have you got an old dog sled or something we can mush in?

Dog sleds are old-fashioned.

We use airplanes.

Airplanes?

We were just on our way to the airstrip to make sure my plane is tied down.

Hey, maybe you could fly us in.

I'm sorry. It's too dangerous.

Would you do it if we paid you?

How much?

A hundred bucks.

It's too risky.

How about 200?

I only brought a hundred with me.

Oh. Fly now, pay later?

I'm sorry. My plane's too valuable.

Oh.

I've got an idea.

Hey, I think I can make it worth your while.

They must be freezing out there in that jeep.

Are you sure my wife is all right out there?

It's coming down pretty hard.

She may be delayed a little in getting back,

but I'm sure there's nothing to worry about.

I hope you're right.

Believe me, this weather is only dangerous if you're flying,

and who'd be silly enough to be doing that?

Hey, the blizzard stopped.

- No. We're flying above it. - Oh.

What's that blue stuff out there?

Sky.

- Yeah? Sure is clear. - Mmm.

You act as though you've never seen sky before.

I haven't. I live in Los Angeles.

Are you warm?

Well, it is kind of close in here.

How about you?

I'm very comfortable.

Boy, I'm roasting. Phew!

Hot.

Do you mind if I open the window?

No, no, don't touch that!

I have a feeling you turned the wrong handle.

Yeah.

What's the matter? What's the matter?

He's unconscious.

He must have hit his head.

- Hey! Wake up! Wake up! - Hey.

Oh, it's no use. He's out like a light.

Oh, for heaven's sake.

What are we-- What-- Do you know how to fly?

No.

Don't you?

- No! - Hey.

Hey, don't just sit there. Get up here and do something.

First we've got to get him back here.

Okay. Pull.

This blizzard is gonna last forever.

Oh, now, don't give up hope, Fred.

All that oil slipping through my fingers.

Oh, Fred, take it easy.

How do you know Lucy sold him the property?

Because Lucy hasn't done one thing right since the day we met her.

That's how I know she sold him the property.

Oh, don't worry, Red.

- Everything's going to be all right. - [Red sobbing]

They say these planes are simple enough for a child to fly.

Yeah, but how you going to get a child up here?

Oh...

- Oh. The radio. - What's the matter with it?

Maybe I can contact somebody.

What do I say?

Don't ask me. I haven't been on radio in years.

- Hey. - Huh?

It looks like the blizzard stopped.

- Oh, great. - Stopped? Oh.

Yeah. I think it stopped snowing.

Great.

- Mister. - Hey, it stopped snowing.

Can we go up now?

[Lucy on radio] Hello? Hello, Roger? Hello?

Nome Airport.

- - What's the matter?

I got the Nome Airport.

What do I say?

Hello? Hello? Hello, air-- airport.

Identify yourself.

This is Lucy Ricardo.

That's my wife, sir.

Lucy, where are you?

Ricky, we're in an airplane.

In this kind of weather?

You come right down here!

- We'd love to, but we can't. - Why not?

Uh, Red, you'd better tell him.

[Red] We're in a little trouble. Our pilot got knocked cold.

Who's flying the plane?

[Red] Don't tell the Motor Vehicle Department, but I am.

Oh, oh, thank goodness.

Thank goodness, Red, that you know how to fly.

How much flying time have you had?

Going on three minutes.

Honey!

[Lucy] Oh, don't worry, Ricky. We'll be all right.

The plane practically flies itself.

What are we going to do?

The first thing to do is find out if she sold him the property.

Fred!

Oh!

Is there anything we can do at all?

Now you keep calm and listen carefully.

I'll tell you exactly what to do.

Okay, okay, just a minute.

The man at the airport's gonna give us instructions. I'll tell you what he says.

Go ahead, Roger.

[Ricky] That's them right there.

I've got you on the radar scope.

You're close enough now to start losing altitude.

They got us on radar scope.

Oh, good.

He says to lose altitude, you push forward on the wheel.

- Push forward on the wheel? - Yeah.

Okay, cross your fingers.

Hang on! Put your hands on.

Too much. Too much. Pull it back.

I get the feeling we're doing something wrong.

He says we're looping.

Looping?

What do you know, I'm a stunt pilot.

- Push in the wheel slowly. - Huh?

Do something, quick!

Like what?

Anything.

Okay, let's change seats.

You take the wheel.

The man says turn the wheel to the right.

The right?

Oh.

Hey, I wonder if this is how Orville and Wilbur started.

I think I hear them coming.

Where are they?

They're approaching the south runway.

- I'll have to talk them in. Come on. - Yes, sir.

- Over there! There they are, right there! - [Ethel] Oh, yeah.

All right now, listen carefully and prepare for a landing.

He says prepare for a landing.

Oh?

What are you doing?

I know what's going to happen, so I'm preparing.

- Oh... -

Now what's the matter?

I'm too young to land.

Oh, this is no time to be a coward.

Now push forward slowly on the wheel.

That's better. Now hold it steady.

Here they come.

Now-- Now cut your speed by pushing in on the throttle.

A little more.

You-- You're going too fast.

Yeah.

Do something.

Yeah.

They're heading right for us.

You're coming in too fast. Go up! Up!

Pull back on the wheel!

Yeah.

- Pull back on the wheel! - Look out!

Don't worry. They'll be all right.

What's the matter with you? You almost hit that building.

Now you know my secret. I'm a show-off.

He says circle the field and try it again.

Okay.

- Here they come again! - Here they come.

- Keep calm now. - Calm.

The last time you overshot the runway because you didn't cut your speed enough.

That's right, yeah!

You're coming in fine now.

Cut your speed to 70.

Setenta millas.

Please. Please.

Cut your speed to 70.

- Your right wing's a little low. - Yeah.

That's better. Fine, fine, good.

Now straighten out.

Push the throttle all the way in.

- Perfect! Perfect! -

- Hey, they made it! - [Ricky] Come on!

[Fred] They made it, hey!

We made it.

Yeah.

There's Ricky!

Hi, honey.

Here they are.

We'd better slow down.

Slow down.

We're gonna hit 'em!

Ricky!

Look out!

They can't get it to stop!

It'll stop when it hits that snowbank.

- - [Ethel screams]

[Ricky] Lucy!

Honey! Are you all right, dear?

- Yeah, I'm all right. - Are you all right? Oh, baby.

Oh, honey.

- Hiya, Red. - Hi.

I never thought I'd see you again.

Oh, what an experience that must have been.

- It sure was. - Oh, baby. We were so worried.

Is he all right?

He's a little groggy, but I think he'll be okay.

Where am I?

- This is Nome. - Nome?

Who flew plane?

- We did. -

Oh, I wonder if he's...

He's gonna be all right. I'll take him inside.

[Fred] Now can I ask her about the property?

Okay, now.

What about the property, Lucy? Did you sell it to Red?

Oh, yes, and he was so nice, he bought it without even seeing it.

Oh, no!

What's the matter with him?

Well, they think there's oil in that property.

- Oil? - Oh, no!

What are you crying about?

You're going to be Mr. Standard Oil of Alaska.

- No, I'm not. - [Ricky] What do you mean?

I had to give it to our Eskimo friend for the plane ride.

Thank you. Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen.

And Lucy and I would like to give a special thanks to Red Skelton

for his wonderful performance tonight.

I must say that we certainly agree with his millions of fans

who consider him one of the greatest clowns in the world.

- And now about next week-- - Honey.

Honey, would you help us out?

Doing what, dear?

Well, would you-- See, we're going shopping.

And we'd like you to stand guard outside the store in case Fred finds out.

Yeah, you know Fred. Whenever he thinks I'm buying anything,

he starts foaming at the pocketbook.

Well, I'd like to help you out, girls,

but right now I'm telling the folks about next week's show.

Oh. Well, later. Come on, dear.

Later.

Now, you stand guard right here.

Turn around.

Come on, Ethel.

- [Lucy] Hi, Betty. - Hi, Lucy. Ethel.

Hey, what you got there?

They're pocket encyclopedias of Alaska.

Westinghouse dealers are giving them away free in honor of your show tonight.

See, there's a beautiful color map on this side.

Hey, Ethel, now we can see where we've been.

Yeah.

And interesting facts about our 49th state on the other side.

This is beautiful enough to frame.

Fred would love this.

- Sure, it's free. - Oh, you.

It's our way of introducing people to the new '59 line

of wonderful Westinghouse appliances.

We're calling these Lucy-Desi Wonderama Days.

- Oh. - Yeah.

Oh, Betty, what a beautiful new refrigerator.

And it's the first refrigerator

that keeps meat, even hamburgers, store fresh seven days without freezing.

- No kidding. - It's the truth.

It's all because of this brand-new meat keeper

and the amazing Westinghouse cold injector refrigerating system.

[Ethel] Gee, I wish I had one. I'd only have to shop once a week.

[Betty] That's right.

And besides, this frost-free refrigerator and big separate home freezer

hold almost ten shopping bags full of food.

- Please, you're making me hungry. -

[Lucy] Hey, Ethel.

Look at this freezer.

These new Westinghouse home freezers freeze faster and stay colder.

They're just great.

And just feast your eyes on this wonderful new Laundromat.

- [Ethel gasps] Ooh! - It's like furniture.

- And listen. -

What was that?

That was the sound of the first home laundry that's more than automatic.

It can think.

Hey, maybe it can think up a way to get Fred to buy me one.

Well, I don't know about that.

You see, it has this program computer.

At the touch of a single button, it thinks out and carries out

the perfect washing program for any fabric.

Fantastic.

Have you seen the girls?

What girls?

- Well, there they are. - Now, now, now.

- Get out of the-- Let me go. - No, you don't--

- You don't go in there now. - How come?

I just got to have this range.

With this new Westinghouse, never again a ruined roast.

You can cook a roast exactly as you like it

and keep it that way even though dinner's delayed for hours.

How wonderful.

Wee! Look, Ethel, the Westinghouse roll-about dishwasher, just like mine.

- Remember Lucy's little helper? - I remember.

- Look out, will you? You're in my way! - [Ricky] Wait a minute.

What are you doing in here?

Some guard you are.

Well ...

Here.

- What's that? - Pocket encyclopedia of Alaska.

- No, thanks. - It's free.

Well, just what I've always wanted.

You girls weren't thinking of buying anything?

Now, Fred, if we were thinking of buying, we wouldn't think of buying just anything.

Only the best. Those wonderful Westinghouse appliances for 1959.

And there are wonderful buys

during your Westinghouse Lucy-Desi Wonderama Days.

As Betty always says...

You can be sure if it's Westinghouse.

Never let me say that.

Next week, our stars will be Janis Paige,

Harry Guardino, Kurt Kasznar and Ray Danton.

And they get involved in a tale of romance and intrigue

that takes place in a Panama nightclub, Chez Rouge.

We'll see you there then,

next week, same time, same station

when the Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse presents Chez Rouge.

Until then, hasta la vista.

The Westinghouse Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show.

Directed by Jerry Thorpe.

Written by Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller.

Script consultants, Madelyn Martin and Bob Carroll Jr.

Produced by Bert Granet.

Executive producer, Desi Arnaz.

Others in tonight's cast were Hugh Sanders,

William Newell, Iron Eyes Cody,

Jess Kirkpatrick, Sid Melton.

Electricity builds jobs.

This is the theme of National Electrical Week.

February 8th through 14th.

Westinghouse is proud to be a part of America's great electrical industry

and calls your attention to the thousands of jobs

and new industry that electricity creates.

They all help you to live better electrically.

Don't forget, next week,

the Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse will present Chez Rouge,

starring Janis Paige and Harry Guardino.

The Westinghouse Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show

is a Desilu Production brought to you by Westinghouse

and was filmed in Hollywood and Alaska by Desilu.