I Love Lucy (1951–1957): Season 2, Episode 29 - The Camping Trip - full transcript
Lucy and Ethel want to go with Ricky and Fred on their camping trip.
It's your lead, Lucy.
I know it.
Play it while
you're still young.
You leave her alone.
This is important.
Oh, how did you
know to lead hearts?
Ah, just a good guess!
That's mine, that's mine!
Down two, double and redouble.
That'll take a lot of figuring.
Oh, say, have you
heard about Joanne?
No, what about her?
They're getting a separation.
Joanne and Greg?
Oh, honestly! Is that true?
You're kidding, Caroline!
They decided they no longer
had anything in common.
He claimed she was so
wrapped up in the children,
she didn't care about him.
If that's true,
then it's her fault.
She claimed he came home
and buried himself in the paper
and didn't want her to
have any part of his life.
If that's true,
then it's his fault.
Aw, listen, it's both their
fault, and it's nobody's fault.
It happens to every couple.
There's nothing
you can do about it.
Why, Ethel Mertz, I'm ashamed
to hear you talk like that.
That could never
happen to Ricky and me.
Why, we just have
everything in common.
Oh, come now, Lucy, every
marriage reaches a point
where the honeymoon's over.
Yeah, our honeymoon
was over on our honeymoon.
I think you're
all just terrible.
Ricky and I never get
bored with each other.
He's interested in
everything that I do
and I'm interested in
everything that he does.
And the honeymoon
isn't over at all!
Well, it isn't!
Oh, come on, let's play cards.
Oh, hi, dear.
Oh, hi, honey.
How did things go at
rehearsal today, dear?
Fine, just fine.
Uh... I had a pretty
interesting day today.
Don't you want to hear about it?
Uh-huh.
Well, I took little Ricky
to the park this morning,
and then this afternoon,
Ethel and I had a
bridge game and we won.
We won 25 cents.
That's 12½ cents apiece.
That's wonderful, dear.
What's that for?
Ricky Ricardo, you
put down that paper.
We're going to talk.
Talk?
Yes... I say something,
you say something,
then I say something, then
you say something and so on.
Well, I am aware of
the way it goes, but why?
Because we're married, and I
don't want you to come home
and bury yourself in the
paper like I didn't exist.
Oh, well, honey, that's
a very good reason.
Okay.
Let's talk.
Well, that's better.
Uh...
How did rehearsal
go today, dear?
Fine.
You told me that much before.
Well, that's all.
It went fine.
You know, nothing went wrong.
Everything was just... fine.
Oh...
What kind of a day did you have?
Oh, fi... real good.
Uh, this morning I took
little Ricky to the park
and this afternoon Ethel and I
had a bridge game and we won.
25 cents.
Oh, I told you that
much before, too, didn't I?
Yeah.
Uh...
You start this time.
Okay.
Um...
What will we talk about?
Anything... anything
you're interested in,
I'm interested in.
Okay.
Just pick a topic.
Um...
What do you think
of the new tax law?
Pick another topic.
Well, aren't you interested
in anything else, dear?
Right now I'm interested
in reading my paper.
Oh, well, go ahead.
We'll both read it.
Okay.
There you are.
Thank you.
Why did you give
me the society page?
I want the sports page.
The sports page?
Sure! What do you
think I am, a square?
I want to read the sports page.
Well, I'll read it to you.
Oh... all right.
Who won the fight last night?
The fights...
Now, let's see.
Uh...
fight, fight, oh, here it is.
"Williams bags crown
by Tko in eighth."
"Tko"?
Yeah, Tko, t-k-o.
How else would you pronounce it?
That's how you
pronounce it... t-k-o.
It means technical knockout.
Oh, of course, sure, sure.
Well, how long has
this been going on?
What?
They're racing little
girls at Churchill Downs!
What?
It says so right here... see?
"First race won by
three-year-old maiden."
Well, I wouldn't worry about
that little girl if I were you.
She's as strong as a horse.
Well, she certainly was
carrying a lot of money
for a little girl.
She had $2,000 in her purse.
Thank you, Grantland Rice.
What?
Grantland Rice.
You surely heard
of Grantland Rice?
Oh, sure, I've heard of it,
but I've never tasted it.
Yeah.
Gee, isn't it fun reading
the sports page together?
It's very enlightening.
I've been reading the
sport pages for years,
I never found any of
that stuff in there before.
Well, you learn
something every day.
Maybe you can move over there
and we can read
it at the same time.
Oh, sure.
I'd like that.
Sure.
Okay.
Isn't this fun, dear?
Mm-hmm.
We have a lot in
common, don't we?
Mmm.
Oh, Ricky, it's so wonderful
having you around this morning.
Didn't you like it?
I sure did, honey.
Oh, I sure did.
I wish you could
do it more often.
Uh... will you let go
of my arm long enough
to put my coat on?
Oh, sure.
Let me help you.
Thank you.
Remember now, honey
if anything interesting
happens to you down at the club,
be sure to tell me
because I'm interested
in anything interesting
that happens to you.
All right, honey, sure.
Hi, Rick.
Oh, hiya, Fred.
I'm glad I caught you.
What's up?
I just heard from my brother
and he's got everything all set
for our camping trip.
How's the last
week in July for you?
Oh, that sounds just great.
Great. He's got the guide
and the pack train all set
and he says the
streams are so full of trout
that they jump in your pocket.
Oh, boy!
Oh, boy!
I'll write and tell
him okay, huh?
Oh, sure.
We wouldn't miss
it for the world.
Honey...
Oh, the baby.
Honey, I'll be right back.
Uh... the camping
trip is going to be
just wonderful, Fred.
What camping trip?
Oh, now, come on, Fred.
No, no, no.
If Lucy's going,
Ethel will want to go,
and I could be
miserable at home.
Look, Fred, I'll
talk her out of it.
It's just that she's in
a funny kind of mood.
She wants to do
everything that I do.
I don't know what's
the matter with her.
Yeah, Ethel told me about that.
Well, tell me, would
you... What's cooking?
Well, Lucy's been
trying to prove
to the gals in the bridge club
that you two are not
bored with each other
like other couples
who've been married
as long as you have.
Oh, that's it, huh?
Well, that explains
the whole deal.
She's been sticking
to me every minute.
It's like having a piece
of gum stuck to your shoe,
you know?
Well, you better try
and scrape her off
before it's time to go
on the camping trip.
Don't worry, Fred,
I'll talk her out of it.
I'll think of something.
Well, I hope so.
Well, let's see, there must
be some way to do this.
Hey...
suppose I take her on
a preview camping trip.
I don't quite get you.
Well, I could play up all
the discomforts of camping...
Make her work her head
off... you know, really rough it.
By the time I'm through,
she won't want to go
on another camping trip again.
You've really got
something there.
Oh, gee, fellas, that camping
just sounds wonderful...
That camping trip.
I'll do all the cooking for us.
Listen, honey, just
to get you an idea
of what it's going to
be like next summer,
I thought that maybe
you and I should go
on a camping trip next
weekend as a rehearsal.
Just the two of us, Ricky?
Ethel and I can
take care of the baby.
Oh, thank you.
Oh, honey, that's wonderful!
I'd just love it.
Oh, honey!
Lucy?
I'll be right there!
Well, do I look like I stepped
out of Field and Stream?
You look more like you fell in.
Well!
Never mind that.
I've got news for you.
What?
Do you know why Ricky's
taking you on this little trip?
I certainly do.
Because we do
everything together
and because he can't
stand being away from me.
Oh, no.
What do you mean, "Oh, no"?
He doesn't want you
to go this summer,
so he's going to take
you on this little trip
and make things so tough for you
that you'll never want
to go camping again
as long as you live.
I don't believe that!
I can't help it.
I heard him talking
when he came down to
borrow Fred's sleeping bag.
He says he's sick and
tired of you and him
being the Bobbsey twins.
The Bobbsey...
Well, that big...
How do you like that.
Lucy, when you tell Ricky
you're not going with him,
don't mention that I...
What do you mean, I'm not going?
Well, are you?
I certainly am.
I'm going to beat him
at his own little game.
What do you mean?
Well, of course,
I'll need the help
of a very loyal friend,
one who will tell Fred
that she's visiting her mother,
but who in reality
will be staying
at a lodge nearby.
Oh, no, I won't!
Now, Ethel!
I'm not going to do it!
You haven't even heard my idea!
You thought it up...
That's enough for me!
What kind of a friend are you?
Every time you get an idea,
I get dragged in on it somehow.
Just answer me that...
What kind of a friend are you?
I always end up...
I think it's right around
here someplace.
Yeah, that's the
spot right down there.
That's where the
good fishing is.
My feet hurt.
Well, honey, I'm sorry, but
you've got to hike for miles
before you get to
the good fishing spot.
Your feet will feel better
when you're
standing in the water.
Standing in the water?
You got to walk right
out into the stream.
How are we going
to catch these fish...
By stepping on them?
Don't mind that...
That's the way that
you fish for trout.
Oh.
So you got to go
right into the stream
and stand in the water there,
and you stand there
for hours and hours.
Water is cold... freezing.
Maybe you want to
call the whole thing off.
It's too much for you?
No, no...
Too much for me? Pooh!
What's a little cold water?
Listen, Ricky, do you think
this measly little
basket is big enough
for all the fish I'm
going to catch?
Oh, well, I wouldn't worry
about that if I were you.
No?
No, usually the first
time that you come out,
you don't catch anything,
except maybe a cold
or a mosquito bite,
or frostbitten feet.
Oh.
Well, come on, let's go.
Listen, Ricky, let's
not fish together.
Let's, uh, separate
and see who catches the most.
Well, don't be
silly, now, come on.
No, no, really, you
know how fish are.
No, how are they?
Well, they're shy.
If there's too many
people around,
the fish just won't
stay... they go.
Okay, we'll go downstreams a way
and then we'll separate.
Well, I think I'll go
upstreams a way.
Look, I've been
here a hundred times
and there's no
good spot up there.
There's no fish up there.
Oh, I don't know.
It looks pretty
fishy up there to me.
Okay, have it your own way.
I'll meet you back
here in one hour.
Okay.
All right.
Watch out for bears!
Bears!
Ethel?
Ethel?
Oh!
I thought you were a bear.
Huh?
Did you get the fish?
One dozen of the best trout
that they had at
the fish market.
Good.
No, don't give them to me.
Throw them to me.
Throw them to you?
I want to be able to
tell Ricky I caught them.
Oh.
Okay.
Ooh!
Oh, they're beauties.
How'd you get here?
I trailed you like an Indian.
That was some walk, wasn't it?
Not for me.
I borrowed a station
wagon from the lodge.
I've trailed you all the
way from your campsite.
It's parked back down the road.
Hey, that gives me an idea.
What?
Go back in the
car and wait for me.
What are you going to do?
I'll tell you later.
Just go in the car and
wait for me on the road.
Don't let anybody see you.
Okay.
Say "Ah."
Lucy?
Oh, there you are.
I don't blame you for quitting.
The fish are really
not biting today.
Oh, haven't you caught any yet?
And how many did you caught?
Well, I didn't have
very much luck.
That's what I thought.
Only these.
You catch all those?
Yes, sir.
I certainly did.
What did you use for bait?
Bait?
Yeah, didn't you put
anything on the hook?
No, no.
I just threw the hook in
and then when all
the fish jumped on,
I just pulled them out.
Ay-ay-ay, ay-ay-ay-ay.
Well, we better
get back to camp.
How do you feel?
Tired, huh?
Well, yeah, those
fish put up quite a fight.
Well, I'm sorry, but we're
going to have to keep
a pretty good brisk
pace back to camp,
or we'll never make
it back there by night.
Well, don't worry,
I'll keep up with you.
I hope you're able to.
Able to? I'll tell
you what I'll do...
I'll race you back to camp.
Race me back to camp?
Yeah.
You've been standing
out in the heat too long.
Well, nevertheless I'll race you
and I'll bet you five dollars
that I'll beat you back.
Are you game?
Okay, I'll just take
you up on that.
And because you're a woman,
I'll give you a head start.
Well, because I'm a woman,
I'll take it.
Hey, you keep up that
pace, you won't last a mile.
Slow down!
Isn't this a beautiful night?
Yeah.
What time is it?
Eight o'clock.
Three hours, what do
you think is keeping Ricky?
Give him time.
He didn't have me
waiting in a station wagon
to bring him back like you did.
Here he comes! Hurry up!
Be sure and meet me right here
in the morning.
Don't forget!
Keep out of sight!
What took you so long, dear?
Great day for a hike, wasn't it?
Nothing like a hike
to tone up those
old muscles, eh?
Ricky, say something.
Water!
Of course, dear.
Oh, I'm sorry, dear.
I must have used it all up.
You see, I got back so early,
I had time to wash my hair.
Look, honey, if you're so tired
you'd better go to bed, huh.
Yeah.
Come on.
That a boy.
Remember, you promised
to take me hunting
at 5:00 in the morning.
Oh, no.
Okay, I'm all
ready to go hunting.
All right.
I'll get the guns.
Okay.
Ethel?
Ethel?
Ethel?
Here I am.
Where?
Here.
Where?
Here.
Where?
Up here.
How did you get up there?
It wasn't easy.
Where have you got
the horseshoe nailed up?
Over there on that tree.
Where?
Over there.
Way over there?
I can hardly see it.
Don't worry, you'll
hit it every time.
Let's hear how
it's going to sound.
Shh!
That's fine.
Remember now, I'm
depending on you.
Yeah.
How about the ducks?
Everything's under control.
Okay.
Are you sure you
want to go hunting?
Sure, I want to go.
Which gun is mine, that one?
Yeah. You know how to
use one of these things?
Do I know how to use
one of these things.
You see that
horseshoe over there?
Where?
Right over there.
Way over there?
Don't tell me you're
going to hit that.
Watch this.
The trigger is the
one behind there.
Oh... oh, it's that
kind of a gun, huh?
Yeah.
I don't believe it.
Now, with my eyes closed.
Over my shoulder.
Aha, you missed that time.
Well, anybody could miss...
One of my slow ones.
What's going on around here?
Now, Ricky, look,
That's enough target practice.
What's say we
start hunting, huh?
I bet I get more
ducks than you do.
Ducks?
Yeah, you know,
birds flying over.
Well, there isn't one duck
within 100 miles of here.
Oh, I don't know.
These look like pretty
good duck trees to me.
This might come as a
surprise to you, Lucy,
but you find ducks on the water,
not up in the trees.
Well, I'm sure I saw...
Oh, there they are!
There they are!
Watch it, watch it!
Watch it, watch it!
You know, that's
pretty good shooting.
Not only did you kill the duck,
but you knocked his feathers off
and you cleaned it, too.
Yeah, well, that's
enough duck hunting.
Let's do something else.
Now, wait a minute.
I think you're right.
I think there's a
lot of ducks here.
No, no.
Oh, I think so.
I don't think there's any.
Look, there's a nice big fat one
right over there.
Don't shoot, Ricky, it's me!
Ethel, you get out of that tree!
Okay.
What are you doing up in there?
I was just looking at the view.
Never mind that,
get out of there!
Oh...
You come here!
Ethel, what's the
matter with you,
getting ducks that are
all cleaned and plucked?
I didn't unwrap the package
till I got up in the tree
and then it was too late.
Oh!
So Ethel has been
here all the time, huh?
Well, that explains
a lot of things.
Does it explain why
you brought me up here
just to make me hate camping?
That has nothing...
Oh, you knew about that?
Yeah, I knew about that.
Oh.
Well, I guess this
makes us even, huh?
Oh, all right, Ricky.
I'm sorry.
You know, I really don't want
to share everything with you.
You dun't?
No, I "dun't."
Just certain things.
Like this.
I Love Lucy is a
Desilu production.
Lucille Ball and Desi
Arnaz will be back next week
at this same time.
This is the CBS
television network.
I know it.
Play it while
you're still young.
You leave her alone.
This is important.
Oh, how did you
know to lead hearts?
Ah, just a good guess!
That's mine, that's mine!
Down two, double and redouble.
That'll take a lot of figuring.
Oh, say, have you
heard about Joanne?
No, what about her?
They're getting a separation.
Joanne and Greg?
Oh, honestly! Is that true?
You're kidding, Caroline!
They decided they no longer
had anything in common.
He claimed she was so
wrapped up in the children,
she didn't care about him.
If that's true,
then it's her fault.
She claimed he came home
and buried himself in the paper
and didn't want her to
have any part of his life.
If that's true,
then it's his fault.
Aw, listen, it's both their
fault, and it's nobody's fault.
It happens to every couple.
There's nothing
you can do about it.
Why, Ethel Mertz, I'm ashamed
to hear you talk like that.
That could never
happen to Ricky and me.
Why, we just have
everything in common.
Oh, come now, Lucy, every
marriage reaches a point
where the honeymoon's over.
Yeah, our honeymoon
was over on our honeymoon.
I think you're
all just terrible.
Ricky and I never get
bored with each other.
He's interested in
everything that I do
and I'm interested in
everything that he does.
And the honeymoon
isn't over at all!
Well, it isn't!
Oh, come on, let's play cards.
Oh, hi, dear.
Oh, hi, honey.
How did things go at
rehearsal today, dear?
Fine, just fine.
Uh... I had a pretty
interesting day today.
Don't you want to hear about it?
Uh-huh.
Well, I took little Ricky
to the park this morning,
and then this afternoon,
Ethel and I had a
bridge game and we won.
We won 25 cents.
That's 12½ cents apiece.
That's wonderful, dear.
What's that for?
Ricky Ricardo, you
put down that paper.
We're going to talk.
Talk?
Yes... I say something,
you say something,
then I say something, then
you say something and so on.
Well, I am aware of
the way it goes, but why?
Because we're married, and I
don't want you to come home
and bury yourself in the
paper like I didn't exist.
Oh, well, honey, that's
a very good reason.
Okay.
Let's talk.
Well, that's better.
Uh...
How did rehearsal
go today, dear?
Fine.
You told me that much before.
Well, that's all.
It went fine.
You know, nothing went wrong.
Everything was just... fine.
Oh...
What kind of a day did you have?
Oh, fi... real good.
Uh, this morning I took
little Ricky to the park
and this afternoon Ethel and I
had a bridge game and we won.
25 cents.
Oh, I told you that
much before, too, didn't I?
Yeah.
Uh...
You start this time.
Okay.
Um...
What will we talk about?
Anything... anything
you're interested in,
I'm interested in.
Okay.
Just pick a topic.
Um...
What do you think
of the new tax law?
Pick another topic.
Well, aren't you interested
in anything else, dear?
Right now I'm interested
in reading my paper.
Oh, well, go ahead.
We'll both read it.
Okay.
There you are.
Thank you.
Why did you give
me the society page?
I want the sports page.
The sports page?
Sure! What do you
think I am, a square?
I want to read the sports page.
Well, I'll read it to you.
Oh... all right.
Who won the fight last night?
The fights...
Now, let's see.
Uh...
fight, fight, oh, here it is.
"Williams bags crown
by Tko in eighth."
"Tko"?
Yeah, Tko, t-k-o.
How else would you pronounce it?
That's how you
pronounce it... t-k-o.
It means technical knockout.
Oh, of course, sure, sure.
Well, how long has
this been going on?
What?
They're racing little
girls at Churchill Downs!
What?
It says so right here... see?
"First race won by
three-year-old maiden."
Well, I wouldn't worry about
that little girl if I were you.
She's as strong as a horse.
Well, she certainly was
carrying a lot of money
for a little girl.
She had $2,000 in her purse.
Thank you, Grantland Rice.
What?
Grantland Rice.
You surely heard
of Grantland Rice?
Oh, sure, I've heard of it,
but I've never tasted it.
Yeah.
Gee, isn't it fun reading
the sports page together?
It's very enlightening.
I've been reading the
sport pages for years,
I never found any of
that stuff in there before.
Well, you learn
something every day.
Maybe you can move over there
and we can read
it at the same time.
Oh, sure.
I'd like that.
Sure.
Okay.
Isn't this fun, dear?
Mm-hmm.
We have a lot in
common, don't we?
Mmm.
Oh, Ricky, it's so wonderful
having you around this morning.
Didn't you like it?
I sure did, honey.
Oh, I sure did.
I wish you could
do it more often.
Uh... will you let go
of my arm long enough
to put my coat on?
Oh, sure.
Let me help you.
Thank you.
Remember now, honey
if anything interesting
happens to you down at the club,
be sure to tell me
because I'm interested
in anything interesting
that happens to you.
All right, honey, sure.
Hi, Rick.
Oh, hiya, Fred.
I'm glad I caught you.
What's up?
I just heard from my brother
and he's got everything all set
for our camping trip.
How's the last
week in July for you?
Oh, that sounds just great.
Great. He's got the guide
and the pack train all set
and he says the
streams are so full of trout
that they jump in your pocket.
Oh, boy!
Oh, boy!
I'll write and tell
him okay, huh?
Oh, sure.
We wouldn't miss
it for the world.
Honey...
Oh, the baby.
Honey, I'll be right back.
Uh... the camping
trip is going to be
just wonderful, Fred.
What camping trip?
Oh, now, come on, Fred.
No, no, no.
If Lucy's going,
Ethel will want to go,
and I could be
miserable at home.
Look, Fred, I'll
talk her out of it.
It's just that she's in
a funny kind of mood.
She wants to do
everything that I do.
I don't know what's
the matter with her.
Yeah, Ethel told me about that.
Well, tell me, would
you... What's cooking?
Well, Lucy's been
trying to prove
to the gals in the bridge club
that you two are not
bored with each other
like other couples
who've been married
as long as you have.
Oh, that's it, huh?
Well, that explains
the whole deal.
She's been sticking
to me every minute.
It's like having a piece
of gum stuck to your shoe,
you know?
Well, you better try
and scrape her off
before it's time to go
on the camping trip.
Don't worry, Fred,
I'll talk her out of it.
I'll think of something.
Well, I hope so.
Well, let's see, there must
be some way to do this.
Hey...
suppose I take her on
a preview camping trip.
I don't quite get you.
Well, I could play up all
the discomforts of camping...
Make her work her head
off... you know, really rough it.
By the time I'm through,
she won't want to go
on another camping trip again.
You've really got
something there.
Oh, gee, fellas, that camping
just sounds wonderful...
That camping trip.
I'll do all the cooking for us.
Listen, honey, just
to get you an idea
of what it's going to
be like next summer,
I thought that maybe
you and I should go
on a camping trip next
weekend as a rehearsal.
Just the two of us, Ricky?
Ethel and I can
take care of the baby.
Oh, thank you.
Oh, honey, that's wonderful!
I'd just love it.
Oh, honey!
Lucy?
I'll be right there!
Well, do I look like I stepped
out of Field and Stream?
You look more like you fell in.
Well!
Never mind that.
I've got news for you.
What?
Do you know why Ricky's
taking you on this little trip?
I certainly do.
Because we do
everything together
and because he can't
stand being away from me.
Oh, no.
What do you mean, "Oh, no"?
He doesn't want you
to go this summer,
so he's going to take
you on this little trip
and make things so tough for you
that you'll never want
to go camping again
as long as you live.
I don't believe that!
I can't help it.
I heard him talking
when he came down to
borrow Fred's sleeping bag.
He says he's sick and
tired of you and him
being the Bobbsey twins.
The Bobbsey...
Well, that big...
How do you like that.
Lucy, when you tell Ricky
you're not going with him,
don't mention that I...
What do you mean, I'm not going?
Well, are you?
I certainly am.
I'm going to beat him
at his own little game.
What do you mean?
Well, of course,
I'll need the help
of a very loyal friend,
one who will tell Fred
that she's visiting her mother,
but who in reality
will be staying
at a lodge nearby.
Oh, no, I won't!
Now, Ethel!
I'm not going to do it!
You haven't even heard my idea!
You thought it up...
That's enough for me!
What kind of a friend are you?
Every time you get an idea,
I get dragged in on it somehow.
Just answer me that...
What kind of a friend are you?
I always end up...
I think it's right around
here someplace.
Yeah, that's the
spot right down there.
That's where the
good fishing is.
My feet hurt.
Well, honey, I'm sorry, but
you've got to hike for miles
before you get to
the good fishing spot.
Your feet will feel better
when you're
standing in the water.
Standing in the water?
You got to walk right
out into the stream.
How are we going
to catch these fish...
By stepping on them?
Don't mind that...
That's the way that
you fish for trout.
Oh.
So you got to go
right into the stream
and stand in the water there,
and you stand there
for hours and hours.
Water is cold... freezing.
Maybe you want to
call the whole thing off.
It's too much for you?
No, no...
Too much for me? Pooh!
What's a little cold water?
Listen, Ricky, do you think
this measly little
basket is big enough
for all the fish I'm
going to catch?
Oh, well, I wouldn't worry
about that if I were you.
No?
No, usually the first
time that you come out,
you don't catch anything,
except maybe a cold
or a mosquito bite,
or frostbitten feet.
Oh.
Well, come on, let's go.
Listen, Ricky, let's
not fish together.
Let's, uh, separate
and see who catches the most.
Well, don't be
silly, now, come on.
No, no, really, you
know how fish are.
No, how are they?
Well, they're shy.
If there's too many
people around,
the fish just won't
stay... they go.
Okay, we'll go downstreams a way
and then we'll separate.
Well, I think I'll go
upstreams a way.
Look, I've been
here a hundred times
and there's no
good spot up there.
There's no fish up there.
Oh, I don't know.
It looks pretty
fishy up there to me.
Okay, have it your own way.
I'll meet you back
here in one hour.
Okay.
All right.
Watch out for bears!
Bears!
Ethel?
Ethel?
Oh!
I thought you were a bear.
Huh?
Did you get the fish?
One dozen of the best trout
that they had at
the fish market.
Good.
No, don't give them to me.
Throw them to me.
Throw them to you?
I want to be able to
tell Ricky I caught them.
Oh.
Okay.
Ooh!
Oh, they're beauties.
How'd you get here?
I trailed you like an Indian.
That was some walk, wasn't it?
Not for me.
I borrowed a station
wagon from the lodge.
I've trailed you all the
way from your campsite.
It's parked back down the road.
Hey, that gives me an idea.
What?
Go back in the
car and wait for me.
What are you going to do?
I'll tell you later.
Just go in the car and
wait for me on the road.
Don't let anybody see you.
Okay.
Say "Ah."
Lucy?
Oh, there you are.
I don't blame you for quitting.
The fish are really
not biting today.
Oh, haven't you caught any yet?
And how many did you caught?
Well, I didn't have
very much luck.
That's what I thought.
Only these.
You catch all those?
Yes, sir.
I certainly did.
What did you use for bait?
Bait?
Yeah, didn't you put
anything on the hook?
No, no.
I just threw the hook in
and then when all
the fish jumped on,
I just pulled them out.
Ay-ay-ay, ay-ay-ay-ay.
Well, we better
get back to camp.
How do you feel?
Tired, huh?
Well, yeah, those
fish put up quite a fight.
Well, I'm sorry, but we're
going to have to keep
a pretty good brisk
pace back to camp,
or we'll never make
it back there by night.
Well, don't worry,
I'll keep up with you.
I hope you're able to.
Able to? I'll tell
you what I'll do...
I'll race you back to camp.
Race me back to camp?
Yeah.
You've been standing
out in the heat too long.
Well, nevertheless I'll race you
and I'll bet you five dollars
that I'll beat you back.
Are you game?
Okay, I'll just take
you up on that.
And because you're a woman,
I'll give you a head start.
Well, because I'm a woman,
I'll take it.
Hey, you keep up that
pace, you won't last a mile.
Slow down!
Isn't this a beautiful night?
Yeah.
What time is it?
Eight o'clock.
Three hours, what do
you think is keeping Ricky?
Give him time.
He didn't have me
waiting in a station wagon
to bring him back like you did.
Here he comes! Hurry up!
Be sure and meet me right here
in the morning.
Don't forget!
Keep out of sight!
What took you so long, dear?
Great day for a hike, wasn't it?
Nothing like a hike
to tone up those
old muscles, eh?
Ricky, say something.
Water!
Of course, dear.
Oh, I'm sorry, dear.
I must have used it all up.
You see, I got back so early,
I had time to wash my hair.
Look, honey, if you're so tired
you'd better go to bed, huh.
Yeah.
Come on.
That a boy.
Remember, you promised
to take me hunting
at 5:00 in the morning.
Oh, no.
Okay, I'm all
ready to go hunting.
All right.
I'll get the guns.
Okay.
Ethel?
Ethel?
Ethel?
Here I am.
Where?
Here.
Where?
Here.
Where?
Up here.
How did you get up there?
It wasn't easy.
Where have you got
the horseshoe nailed up?
Over there on that tree.
Where?
Over there.
Way over there?
I can hardly see it.
Don't worry, you'll
hit it every time.
Let's hear how
it's going to sound.
Shh!
That's fine.
Remember now, I'm
depending on you.
Yeah.
How about the ducks?
Everything's under control.
Okay.
Are you sure you
want to go hunting?
Sure, I want to go.
Which gun is mine, that one?
Yeah. You know how to
use one of these things?
Do I know how to use
one of these things.
You see that
horseshoe over there?
Where?
Right over there.
Way over there?
Don't tell me you're
going to hit that.
Watch this.
The trigger is the
one behind there.
Oh... oh, it's that
kind of a gun, huh?
Yeah.
I don't believe it.
Now, with my eyes closed.
Over my shoulder.
Aha, you missed that time.
Well, anybody could miss...
One of my slow ones.
What's going on around here?
Now, Ricky, look,
That's enough target practice.
What's say we
start hunting, huh?
I bet I get more
ducks than you do.
Ducks?
Yeah, you know,
birds flying over.
Well, there isn't one duck
within 100 miles of here.
Oh, I don't know.
These look like pretty
good duck trees to me.
This might come as a
surprise to you, Lucy,
but you find ducks on the water,
not up in the trees.
Well, I'm sure I saw...
Oh, there they are!
There they are!
Watch it, watch it!
Watch it, watch it!
You know, that's
pretty good shooting.
Not only did you kill the duck,
but you knocked his feathers off
and you cleaned it, too.
Yeah, well, that's
enough duck hunting.
Let's do something else.
Now, wait a minute.
I think you're right.
I think there's a
lot of ducks here.
No, no.
Oh, I think so.
I don't think there's any.
Look, there's a nice big fat one
right over there.
Don't shoot, Ricky, it's me!
Ethel, you get out of that tree!
Okay.
What are you doing up in there?
I was just looking at the view.
Never mind that,
get out of there!
Oh...
You come here!
Ethel, what's the
matter with you,
getting ducks that are
all cleaned and plucked?
I didn't unwrap the package
till I got up in the tree
and then it was too late.
Oh!
So Ethel has been
here all the time, huh?
Well, that explains
a lot of things.
Does it explain why
you brought me up here
just to make me hate camping?
That has nothing...
Oh, you knew about that?
Yeah, I knew about that.
Oh.
Well, I guess this
makes us even, huh?
Oh, all right, Ricky.
I'm sorry.
You know, I really don't want
to share everything with you.
You dun't?
No, I "dun't."
Just certain things.
Like this.
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