I Love Lucy (1951–1957): Season 4, Episode 10 - Getting Ready - full transcript
The Ricados and Mertzes prepare for their trip to California where Ricky will be acting in a movie.
Hi, honey.
Oh, hi there.
How's the baby?
He's fine. We played
for a couple of hours
and then he went to sleep.
Oh, good. Wait till
you see what I got.
Lucy... What?
You didn't buy more clothes?
Didn't I?
Now, look, honey, I'm only
going to do one part in one picture,
and we're only going to
be in Hollywood one month.
Exactly. We're going to
be there a whole month.
It sounds different
when you say it.
Wait till you see the
wonderful bathing suit I got.
Look.
That's real cute.
You like it? Yeah.
You want to see how it looks?
Now wait just a minute, honey.
Don't wake up little Ricky
just to try a
bathing suit on him.
Little Ricky? This is for me.
What?!
Usted no se puede
poner ese traje de bano
en ningun lugar del mundo!
How dare you say
whatever you said!
Look, no wife of mine is gonna
be seen wearing that thing.
All right, I'll take it back.
Okay.
I can't afford to
argue with you...
till we get out there.
What's all that?
Travel folders.
Trying to figure out
which is the best way to go.
You know, we've got
to save as much money
as we can on this trip.
Well, movie stars always fly.
I'm not a movie star yet.
Let's not spend the
money before we make it.
I was undecided between
the bus and the train.
Oh, the bus or the train.
No, Ricky, we're gonna fly.
Well, I don't know...
It's better for the baby.
It's the quickest. He'll
sleep the whole way.
Well, that's true. Look here.
"Special facilities for
the baby. Family plan.
Your wife and children
can fly for half fare."
Well, I... I guess it'll
be better for the baby.
Why, sure. Well, you'd
better make reservations, too.
Good flights are hard to get on.
Okay, I'll call them.
The bus or the train.
Really, Ricky.
All right, all right!
I was just thinking.
Reservations, please.
I'd like to make reservation
for Los Angeles next Monday.
That's two adults and a child.
Family plan.
Uh, Ricky, you've never been
across the country, have you?
No.
What?
Leaves in the evening,
gets there the next morning?
Well, that will be fine.
Yes, the name is Ricardo.
Just a minute, Ricky.
Listen...
Ricardo. R-i-c...
You know, it'd be a
shame to cross the country
and not really get a chance
to see it, don't you think?
No, no, no. "C." "C."
"R-I..." You know, on the train,
you can see the country
you're passing through.
This is little Ricky's
first chance to go across
the United States,
so don't you think
you ought to get a
chance to really see it?
Don't you think so? Would
you please keep quiet?
No, not you, sir. No.
Would you please
hang on a minute?
Now, look, honey, will you keep
quiet so I can talk to the man?
Yeah, well, talk all you want
to, but we're taking the train.
All right.
Well...
What?!
I said we're taking the train.
Would you please
hang on a minute?
Look, this may be
the baby's only chance
to cross the United States,
and I think he should see it.
Now, we are taking the train.
Look, mister, I'm afraid
that I'm gonna have...
Oh, you're married, too.
Thanks anyway.
Now, look, Lucy, why
don't you make up your mind
which way you want to go
before you get me involved
with all these people?
First, it's got to be the plane.
Now, it's got to be the train.
Yeah, well, you got to
admit it makes sense.
Now, now, here's the
number. You call them.
You'd better read the bus
folder before I call them.
Oh, don't be silly, the bus.
You sure you want the train?
I'm positive.
All right, the train.
It's a wonderful
chance for the baby
to see all of the United States.
I just didn't think of it. Okay.
That's all. Okay.
Reservations, please.
Look, I'd like to
make a reservation
for Los Angeles next Monday
for two adults and a child.
Yes, I'll hang on.
Uh, Ricky?
What?
Uh...
Oh, that's good.
Yeah, I'll pick
them up tomorrow.
How much would they be?
Uh, could I speak to you, dear?
In a minute.
No, now, dear.
Will you please
hang on a minute?
Uh... i-if... I...
Well, listen.
"Get the most out of
your cross-country trip.
"Don't fly over it
"or whoosh through it
at 80 or 90 miles an hour
"without stopping.
"On the bus, you
make frequent stops.
"You can get out,
see the scenery,
"meet the people in
various parts of the country.
You and your fellow passengers
are one big happy family."
One big happy family.
Isn't that nice?
Look, mister, I'll have
to call you back on this.
Yes, thank you very much.
I was only thinking of the baby.
Look, Lucy, this whole
thing was my fault.
I...
Your fault?
Yeah.
It was something that I said
that started this whole thing.
What'd you say?
I do.
Now, look, I'll carry
you and little Ricky
across country piggyback
if you'll just make up your
mind which way you want to go.
Now, once and for
all, what is it gonna be?
Plane, train or bus?
Have you decided?
Yes.
Well? We'll go by car.
Good. I'll call...
By car?
Yeah.
We don't even own a car.
Well, we'll get one.
I don't know why didn't
think of this before.
That way, we can
really see the country.
Stop where we want
to as long as we want to.
We can see the Grand Canyon,
Pike's Peak, Yosemite. Huh?
You know, you'll
have to get a car
when you get out there anyway.
You absolutely need a
car in Southern California.
You do, huh? Yeah.
I've been reading up on it.
There's a car for every
2½ people in California.
Now, you and I and little
Ricky, that's 2½ people.
When we get to the
border, without a car,
they won't let us in.
Well, you know something?
I think you've got
something there someplace.
We probably can
get a convertible here
a lot cheaper than out there.
A Cadillac convertible!
Who said nothing about
a Cadillac convertible!
I mean, maybe if we
can get a used car,
we maybe can afford it,
but don't get your heart set
on a Cadillac
convertible kind of a deal.
No. No, I won't give
it another thought.
Good.
Cadillac convertible!
Oh, hi. Come on in.
Hi. Hi.
Hi, Fred. Hi, Ethel.
Oh, Ethel, wait till you see
the wonderful
bathing suit I got.
Look, honey, isn't this
just absolutely dreamy?
Very nice.
What's eating her?
She's been moping around
the house like a sick cat
just 'cause you two are leaving.
Aw, honey, don't feel like that.
We're only gonna
be gone a month.
No, you won't.
Ricky will be a big star
and they'll give him
a long-term contract
and you'll get a house
and stay out there.
We'll never see you again.
Oh, honey, of course you will.
Even if we do stay out there,
you'll come visit us.
Oh, no, we won't.
It's too far.
Besides, you'll
make all new friends.
They'll be rich and famous.
You won't have any time for us.
Yes, we will, honey.
Now, look, Ethel, I promise you,
no matter how big
a star we become,
and even after we win the Oscar,
you'll still be our dearest
and closest friends.
We'll never forget you, honey.
We'll never forget you either.
Look at those two, will you?
Two sentimental idiots.
Well, I can't help it
when I think I may never
see my little godson again.
Oh, no...
Now, cut it out.
Yeah, cut it out, will you?
When you see all
those fancy people,
we'll look kind of
dowdy and plain to you.
No, honey.
You won't want
to see us anymore.
Hey, hey!
Why don't you
come along with us?
You mean, us?
Go to California?
Yeah. Why not?
Oh, wonderful!
Sure, that would be great.
Hey, hey, hold it.
We can't afford
a trip like that.
Oh, why not, Fred.
We never go anyplace.
I haven't been out of
this town for 20 years.
Now, just a minute.
You forget that lovely
trip you took to Minnesota.
Oh, that was a lot of fun.
I went to Mayo Brothers to
have my gallstones taken out.
You can yak all you want to.
You know as well as I do
that we can't afford this trip.
Those tickets cost money.
Oh, no, no, Fred!
We're getting a
car and driving out.
Oh, you're buying
a car, huh? Yeah.
And the whole
back seat is empty,
so you might as well come along.
How about it, Fred?
Well, it does seem
like a cheap way to go.
California, here we come!
Hooray!
That's great, Fred.
It'll practically
be for nothing.
We'll each pay
for half of the gas...
Bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup.
Pay for half the gas?!
New York, here we stay.
Well, I thought as
long as you're going,
you'll want to pay for
half of the expenses.
Well, I don't see why.
You're going anyway.
Well, when the front seat
goes, the back seat has to follow.
Well, I just thought...
Don't think I'm gonna
pay for half your trip.
Well, how do you like that?
All right now, fellas,
don't lose your tempers.
Oh, it's no use, Lucy.
I knew it was too good to last.
The only way I'll get a trip
is to stay right
here in New York
and hope for another gallstone.
Gee, Ethel, I sure
feel sorry for you,
being married to
such a pinch penny.
Sheesh!
Well, you're not exactly
married to the horn of plenty.
What do you mean by that?
Well, for once, I
think Fred is right.
Why should you stick
us for half your gasoline?
Stick you? Well!
Now I know who holds the penny
while Fred pinches it!
That does it.
Yeah, we wouldn't go
now if you begged us!
Don't worry. Come on, Fred.
Yeah, get out of our back seat.
Gladly.
How do you like that?
We got to go anyway.
We got to buy... Pay
for the gas anyhow.
Huh! Huh, huh!
Hey, hey, wait a minute.
Ricky?
Ricky, we are going anyway.
Hmm?
We do have to pay
for the gas anyhow
and the back seat is empty.
Hmm.
How do you like that?
I think it's finally happened.
What has?
Well, I think that this time
I'm a tighter skate than Fred.
Huh?
My flint is skinnier than his.
Does that mean that
you want them to go?
Sure.
Oh! Oh, boy!
You'll really take us, Ricky?
Will you pay for
half of the oil?
No, but I'll furnish
all the water.
♪ Oh, California,
here we come. ♪
Hi, girl.
Hi. Hi.
How's the baby?
Mrs. Trumbull took him
over to the park for a walk.
Did you buy a car?
No. No.
We looked at a hundred of them
and drove them
all around the block.
If we'd been driving
in a straight line,
we'd be in California by now.
Oh, what a shame.
And all those ads in the
paper sounded so good, too.
Yeah, they sounded good,
but you should've seen them.
I slid in and out of so many
car seats, my pants are shiny.
Aw, Ricky.
Well, don't give up.
Fred may be able to help you.
Fred? Yeah.
He's got a friend who's
in the used car business.
Now he tells us.
He never thought about
it until after you left.
Oh, good. I'll call him.
Fred!
He and this guy are real pals.
They used to be in
vaudeville together,
so he ought to give
you a good deal.
Fred!!
Oh, I'm sorry.
I didn't see you come in.
Huh?
Listen, Lucy and
Ricky didn't find a car.
I can't hear you. My
head's still ringing.
Now what?
Lucy and Ricky
didn't find a car.
They want to
talk to your friend.
Oh, oh, oh.
Yeah, listen, Fred.
Who is this fellow?
Well, it's Al Hergershimer.
He's got a lot over in Brooklyn.
You think he'll give
us a good deal?
Sure. He says since it's me,
I can have any car on
the lot at wholesale price.
Hey, that sounds wonderful.
Yeah, we'd better
go see him right now.
No, no, no, no, no. I'd better
go over there alone, Rick.
Why? Well, he probably has read
the paper about him
becoming a movie star.
Oh.
Oh, The price will
go up right away.
Yeah.
All right, you'd
better go alone.
Now, you sure you
know what we want?
A Cadillac convertible.
Yeah.
Good transportation
at a reasonable price.
Don't worry, just
leave it to me.
Okay, now, look. Take
a good look at the tires.
It's a long trip to California.
Yeah, Fred, get a
pretty color, will ya?
Yeah.
And get a nice, big,
roomy back seat.
Okay, now, wish me luck.
Okay. Okay.
Bye. So long.
So long.
Good transportation
at a reasonable price.
Yeah, well, sure.
Sure, we're just gonna
take our time driving out
and see the country.
Oh, isn't it wonderful? I
can hardly believe it myself.
Hey, would you like
me to give a message
to any of the gang out there?
You know, Clark or
Cary or Van or Marlon?
Oh, all right.
Tell Bill Holden that
Marion Van Vlack
saw Sabrina five times!
Well, he'll be delighted.
Lucy, Lucy, hang up. Yeah, what?
I got something to tell you. Oh.
I'll call you back,
dear. Bye-bye.
What? Fred just called me.
Yeah, what is it?
Well, wake up Ricky. I
want him to hear this, too.
Okay. Honey, honey, honey.
Huh? No, no, no.
No, Mr. Zanuck, no.
My price is a million
dollars, Mr. Zanuck.
Now, yes or no?
Make up your mind.
Shake him again.
Well, I kind of hate to wake
him up until he's made the deal.
Oh, Ricky! Ricky, wake up!
What?! Wake up, Ricky!
I got something to tell you.
Come on, Huh? come on.
What's the matter? Yeah.
Fred just called me.
He's bought a car and
he's on his way home with it.
Bought it?! What?!
Without showing it to us?
Well, he couldn't
get you on the phone
and he said there were two guys
were waiting just to snap it up.
What is it? What kind is it?
It's a Cadillac.
A Cadillac! What color?
Blue.
Oh, that'll be
wonderful with my hair!
Is it a convertible?
I don't know,
but he said it was
just like brand-new,
that paint's in good
shape, the tires are fine
and the top works perfectly.
The top. That means
it's a convertible.
Oh, sure.
A blue Cadillac convertible!
Oh, boy!
Eh, how-how-how
much did it cost?
$300.
$300?
For a Cadillac?
Oh, no, that...
Oh, that must be the down
payment or something.
Oh, well, maybe so.
I was so excited,
I don't really know.
Well, let's go downstairs
and wait for him, huh?
I'll get my coat
Okay. and meet you...
I wonder how much
he really paid for this.
Gee, I hope the baby
gets back in time to see it.
Oh, boy, a blue
Cadillac convertible!
I wonder what's keeping him.
Gee, our first car.
I can hardly wait to see it.
I hope he got a good car.
It's a long trip to California.
Oh, it will be a good one.
I told you, this is a
good friend of Fred's.
That's good. Hey,
here comes a blue car.
And it's a Cadillac.
And isn't that Fred driving?
I don't think so.
Oh, it's a beauty and
it's almost brand-new.
Sure, that's Fred.
No.
Of course it is.
It's our car, and
it's Fred driving.
Then how come it
turned the corner?
Oh.
Oh...
Here comes a blue car!
Yeah.
Oh, that isn't a
Cadillac, is it, Ricky?
I don't think so. I hope not.
That car must be
seven or eight years old.
We'll never get to California.
Well, what do you think of it?
Fred Mertz, this better
be some kind of a joke.
Joke?
This is a very fine car.
It is a Cadillac.
It is?
Yeah, it's a Cadillac all right.
And it is a convertible.
The top goes up and down.
Well, the doors work fine.
Fred, you really
didn't pay 300 bucks
for this hunk of junk?
Now, just for your information,
two other guys
wanted to buy this car.
Where were they from?
The Smithsonian Institute?
So, it isn't brand-new,
but it's better than
one of those flimsy jobs
off the assembly line.
They don't make
them like this anymore.
I can understand why.
Now, put that back.
Does this one come off, too?
Nyah.
You dropped something.
It's falling apart right
in front of our eyes.
Well, maybe the body
does need a little tightening,
but that engine is
sound as a dollar.
Yeah? That's about
all it's worth, too.
I tell you, this
car's in good shape,
and it drives beautifully.
Now jump in and I'll
take you for a spin.
Well, what have we got to lose?
Our lives, that's what.
Come on, get in, get in.
All right, go on.
Get in.
Come on, let's hurry
up and get out of here
before we have to ride
the engine bareback.
Well... okay, here we go.
Just needs a little
tune-up, that's all.
Fred Mertz, you go
right back to Brooklyn
and get the money you
paid for this time bomb.
Well, maybe it isn't
everything he said it was.
I'm sorry, Ricky. I hope I
can get your money back.
My money?!
Well, naturally, I
didn't want to buy a car.
Well, I didn't tell
you to buy this thing.
How about that, Ethel?
Don't come crying to me.
Anybody who's dumb enough
to pay $300 for this thing
deserves to lose the money.
Now, you go back to Brooklyn,
and don't you come home
until you've got our
money in your pocket.
Okay.
Have you got 15
cents for the subway?
Gee, I felt sorry for Fred.
He looked so disappointed.
Yeah.
I wish there was some way
that I could help him, Ethel.
Oh, it serves him right.
Maybe it'll teach him a lesson.
You think they'll give
him his money back?
Well, if they don't, maybe
he can sell it to somebody.
Who?
Where are you going
to find another Fred?
Well, there must be somebody
that wants an old car like that.
Maybe a museum or something.
Well, maybe a television
company or a moving picture outfit
or something like that
might be able to use it...
Hey!
Hey!
How about calling
Fred's used car pal
and telling him that
we're a television studio
and that we need
a car like that?
And that we'll pay
maybe as much as... $500.
Oh, he'd buy it back
from Fred in a jiffy.
What's that guy's name?
Uh, Hergershimer.
I got the number.
Fred gave it to me in
case I had to call him.
Uh, Nevins 8-2098.
Lucy, I got to hand it to you.
You got a wonderful sneaky mind.
Well, thank you very much.
Hey, you let me...
better let me talk to him.
Where are you
supposed to be from?
The Cuban Television Network?
Yeah. CBS.
The Cuban Broadcasting System.
Oh...
Hello. Hello.
Um... I know this is no use.
I've made about a
hundred phone calls,
but, uh, we need a
certain type of automobile
for a television
sketch that we're doing.
Uh, yes, we need a... a
1923 Cadillac touring car.
Uh, we don't have much money,
but, uh, we could pay $500.
Oh. Oh, you don't
have one right there,
but you know where
you could get one?
Oh, that's wonderful.
Just a minute.
Oh, that's wonderful,
Mr. O'Brien!
He knows where he
can get one, Mr. O'Brien!
Faith and Begorra,
that is good news!
Uh, yeah, would you, would
you call me back on that?
Uh, my name is McGillicuddy.
Uh-huh.
Uh, yes, I'm with the...
Television Company.
Yes, the telephone number
is Murray Hill 5-9-0-9-9...
Yes.
Yes, will you call
me right back?
Thank you.
He bit!
Ah, ya-hoo!
Hi, Fred.
Thought I was pretty dumb, huh?
Thought I couldn't
make a decent deal, huh?
What happened, Fred?
What happened, Fred?
Well, I'll tell you
what happened.
I no sooner walked on his lot,
then he wanted
to buy the car back.
Well, you sold it back to him.
Just a minute. Just a minute.
He offered me $250.
Before I could say
yes or no, he said 300,
350. He was so
anxious, I got suspicious.
But you sold it back to him.
Now, just a minute.
Let me tell you, will you?
When he got as high as $400,
I said that's good
enough for me.
So you sold it to him and
made a hundred dollars profit.
Why, you sly old dog.
Did you, Fred?
When he said
$400, I said to him,
"Now, look, Al, I know you.
Come clean with me."
So, he admitted that
some television
company was after the car
and had offered $500.
They left their telephone
number with them,
so that gave us $200 profit.
We decided to split.
Oh, so he gave you the $400.
Well, not exactly. I gave
him another hundred
and he gave me the
telephone number.
I Love Lucy is a
Desilu Production.
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
will be back next
week at this same time.
Oh, hi there.
How's the baby?
He's fine. We played
for a couple of hours
and then he went to sleep.
Oh, good. Wait till
you see what I got.
Lucy... What?
You didn't buy more clothes?
Didn't I?
Now, look, honey, I'm only
going to do one part in one picture,
and we're only going to
be in Hollywood one month.
Exactly. We're going to
be there a whole month.
It sounds different
when you say it.
Wait till you see the
wonderful bathing suit I got.
Look.
That's real cute.
You like it? Yeah.
You want to see how it looks?
Now wait just a minute, honey.
Don't wake up little Ricky
just to try a
bathing suit on him.
Little Ricky? This is for me.
What?!
Usted no se puede
poner ese traje de bano
en ningun lugar del mundo!
How dare you say
whatever you said!
Look, no wife of mine is gonna
be seen wearing that thing.
All right, I'll take it back.
Okay.
I can't afford to
argue with you...
till we get out there.
What's all that?
Travel folders.
Trying to figure out
which is the best way to go.
You know, we've got
to save as much money
as we can on this trip.
Well, movie stars always fly.
I'm not a movie star yet.
Let's not spend the
money before we make it.
I was undecided between
the bus and the train.
Oh, the bus or the train.
No, Ricky, we're gonna fly.
Well, I don't know...
It's better for the baby.
It's the quickest. He'll
sleep the whole way.
Well, that's true. Look here.
"Special facilities for
the baby. Family plan.
Your wife and children
can fly for half fare."
Well, I... I guess it'll
be better for the baby.
Why, sure. Well, you'd
better make reservations, too.
Good flights are hard to get on.
Okay, I'll call them.
The bus or the train.
Really, Ricky.
All right, all right!
I was just thinking.
Reservations, please.
I'd like to make reservation
for Los Angeles next Monday.
That's two adults and a child.
Family plan.
Uh, Ricky, you've never been
across the country, have you?
No.
What?
Leaves in the evening,
gets there the next morning?
Well, that will be fine.
Yes, the name is Ricardo.
Just a minute, Ricky.
Listen...
Ricardo. R-i-c...
You know, it'd be a
shame to cross the country
and not really get a chance
to see it, don't you think?
No, no, no. "C." "C."
"R-I..." You know, on the train,
you can see the country
you're passing through.
This is little Ricky's
first chance to go across
the United States,
so don't you think
you ought to get a
chance to really see it?
Don't you think so? Would
you please keep quiet?
No, not you, sir. No.
Would you please
hang on a minute?
Now, look, honey, will you keep
quiet so I can talk to the man?
Yeah, well, talk all you want
to, but we're taking the train.
All right.
Well...
What?!
I said we're taking the train.
Would you please
hang on a minute?
Look, this may be
the baby's only chance
to cross the United States,
and I think he should see it.
Now, we are taking the train.
Look, mister, I'm afraid
that I'm gonna have...
Oh, you're married, too.
Thanks anyway.
Now, look, Lucy, why
don't you make up your mind
which way you want to go
before you get me involved
with all these people?
First, it's got to be the plane.
Now, it's got to be the train.
Yeah, well, you got to
admit it makes sense.
Now, now, here's the
number. You call them.
You'd better read the bus
folder before I call them.
Oh, don't be silly, the bus.
You sure you want the train?
I'm positive.
All right, the train.
It's a wonderful
chance for the baby
to see all of the United States.
I just didn't think of it. Okay.
That's all. Okay.
Reservations, please.
Look, I'd like to
make a reservation
for Los Angeles next Monday
for two adults and a child.
Yes, I'll hang on.
Uh, Ricky?
What?
Uh...
Oh, that's good.
Yeah, I'll pick
them up tomorrow.
How much would they be?
Uh, could I speak to you, dear?
In a minute.
No, now, dear.
Will you please
hang on a minute?
Uh... i-if... I...
Well, listen.
"Get the most out of
your cross-country trip.
"Don't fly over it
"or whoosh through it
at 80 or 90 miles an hour
"without stopping.
"On the bus, you
make frequent stops.
"You can get out,
see the scenery,
"meet the people in
various parts of the country.
You and your fellow passengers
are one big happy family."
One big happy family.
Isn't that nice?
Look, mister, I'll have
to call you back on this.
Yes, thank you very much.
I was only thinking of the baby.
Look, Lucy, this whole
thing was my fault.
I...
Your fault?
Yeah.
It was something that I said
that started this whole thing.
What'd you say?
I do.
Now, look, I'll carry
you and little Ricky
across country piggyback
if you'll just make up your
mind which way you want to go.
Now, once and for
all, what is it gonna be?
Plane, train or bus?
Have you decided?
Yes.
Well? We'll go by car.
Good. I'll call...
By car?
Yeah.
We don't even own a car.
Well, we'll get one.
I don't know why didn't
think of this before.
That way, we can
really see the country.
Stop where we want
to as long as we want to.
We can see the Grand Canyon,
Pike's Peak, Yosemite. Huh?
You know, you'll
have to get a car
when you get out there anyway.
You absolutely need a
car in Southern California.
You do, huh? Yeah.
I've been reading up on it.
There's a car for every
2½ people in California.
Now, you and I and little
Ricky, that's 2½ people.
When we get to the
border, without a car,
they won't let us in.
Well, you know something?
I think you've got
something there someplace.
We probably can
get a convertible here
a lot cheaper than out there.
A Cadillac convertible!
Who said nothing about
a Cadillac convertible!
I mean, maybe if we
can get a used car,
we maybe can afford it,
but don't get your heart set
on a Cadillac
convertible kind of a deal.
No. No, I won't give
it another thought.
Good.
Cadillac convertible!
Oh, hi. Come on in.
Hi. Hi.
Hi, Fred. Hi, Ethel.
Oh, Ethel, wait till you see
the wonderful
bathing suit I got.
Look, honey, isn't this
just absolutely dreamy?
Very nice.
What's eating her?
She's been moping around
the house like a sick cat
just 'cause you two are leaving.
Aw, honey, don't feel like that.
We're only gonna
be gone a month.
No, you won't.
Ricky will be a big star
and they'll give him
a long-term contract
and you'll get a house
and stay out there.
We'll never see you again.
Oh, honey, of course you will.
Even if we do stay out there,
you'll come visit us.
Oh, no, we won't.
It's too far.
Besides, you'll
make all new friends.
They'll be rich and famous.
You won't have any time for us.
Yes, we will, honey.
Now, look, Ethel, I promise you,
no matter how big
a star we become,
and even after we win the Oscar,
you'll still be our dearest
and closest friends.
We'll never forget you, honey.
We'll never forget you either.
Look at those two, will you?
Two sentimental idiots.
Well, I can't help it
when I think I may never
see my little godson again.
Oh, no...
Now, cut it out.
Yeah, cut it out, will you?
When you see all
those fancy people,
we'll look kind of
dowdy and plain to you.
No, honey.
You won't want
to see us anymore.
Hey, hey!
Why don't you
come along with us?
You mean, us?
Go to California?
Yeah. Why not?
Oh, wonderful!
Sure, that would be great.
Hey, hey, hold it.
We can't afford
a trip like that.
Oh, why not, Fred.
We never go anyplace.
I haven't been out of
this town for 20 years.
Now, just a minute.
You forget that lovely
trip you took to Minnesota.
Oh, that was a lot of fun.
I went to Mayo Brothers to
have my gallstones taken out.
You can yak all you want to.
You know as well as I do
that we can't afford this trip.
Those tickets cost money.
Oh, no, no, Fred!
We're getting a
car and driving out.
Oh, you're buying
a car, huh? Yeah.
And the whole
back seat is empty,
so you might as well come along.
How about it, Fred?
Well, it does seem
like a cheap way to go.
California, here we come!
Hooray!
That's great, Fred.
It'll practically
be for nothing.
We'll each pay
for half of the gas...
Bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup.
Pay for half the gas?!
New York, here we stay.
Well, I thought as
long as you're going,
you'll want to pay for
half of the expenses.
Well, I don't see why.
You're going anyway.
Well, when the front seat
goes, the back seat has to follow.
Well, I just thought...
Don't think I'm gonna
pay for half your trip.
Well, how do you like that?
All right now, fellas,
don't lose your tempers.
Oh, it's no use, Lucy.
I knew it was too good to last.
The only way I'll get a trip
is to stay right
here in New York
and hope for another gallstone.
Gee, Ethel, I sure
feel sorry for you,
being married to
such a pinch penny.
Sheesh!
Well, you're not exactly
married to the horn of plenty.
What do you mean by that?
Well, for once, I
think Fred is right.
Why should you stick
us for half your gasoline?
Stick you? Well!
Now I know who holds the penny
while Fred pinches it!
That does it.
Yeah, we wouldn't go
now if you begged us!
Don't worry. Come on, Fred.
Yeah, get out of our back seat.
Gladly.
How do you like that?
We got to go anyway.
We got to buy... Pay
for the gas anyhow.
Huh! Huh, huh!
Hey, hey, wait a minute.
Ricky?
Ricky, we are going anyway.
Hmm?
We do have to pay
for the gas anyhow
and the back seat is empty.
Hmm.
How do you like that?
I think it's finally happened.
What has?
Well, I think that this time
I'm a tighter skate than Fred.
Huh?
My flint is skinnier than his.
Does that mean that
you want them to go?
Sure.
Oh! Oh, boy!
You'll really take us, Ricky?
Will you pay for
half of the oil?
No, but I'll furnish
all the water.
♪ Oh, California,
here we come. ♪
Hi, girl.
Hi. Hi.
How's the baby?
Mrs. Trumbull took him
over to the park for a walk.
Did you buy a car?
No. No.
We looked at a hundred of them
and drove them
all around the block.
If we'd been driving
in a straight line,
we'd be in California by now.
Oh, what a shame.
And all those ads in the
paper sounded so good, too.
Yeah, they sounded good,
but you should've seen them.
I slid in and out of so many
car seats, my pants are shiny.
Aw, Ricky.
Well, don't give up.
Fred may be able to help you.
Fred? Yeah.
He's got a friend who's
in the used car business.
Now he tells us.
He never thought about
it until after you left.
Oh, good. I'll call him.
Fred!
He and this guy are real pals.
They used to be in
vaudeville together,
so he ought to give
you a good deal.
Fred!!
Oh, I'm sorry.
I didn't see you come in.
Huh?
Listen, Lucy and
Ricky didn't find a car.
I can't hear you. My
head's still ringing.
Now what?
Lucy and Ricky
didn't find a car.
They want to
talk to your friend.
Oh, oh, oh.
Yeah, listen, Fred.
Who is this fellow?
Well, it's Al Hergershimer.
He's got a lot over in Brooklyn.
You think he'll give
us a good deal?
Sure. He says since it's me,
I can have any car on
the lot at wholesale price.
Hey, that sounds wonderful.
Yeah, we'd better
go see him right now.
No, no, no, no, no. I'd better
go over there alone, Rick.
Why? Well, he probably has read
the paper about him
becoming a movie star.
Oh.
Oh, The price will
go up right away.
Yeah.
All right, you'd
better go alone.
Now, you sure you
know what we want?
A Cadillac convertible.
Yeah.
Good transportation
at a reasonable price.
Don't worry, just
leave it to me.
Okay, now, look. Take
a good look at the tires.
It's a long trip to California.
Yeah, Fred, get a
pretty color, will ya?
Yeah.
And get a nice, big,
roomy back seat.
Okay, now, wish me luck.
Okay. Okay.
Bye. So long.
So long.
Good transportation
at a reasonable price.
Yeah, well, sure.
Sure, we're just gonna
take our time driving out
and see the country.
Oh, isn't it wonderful? I
can hardly believe it myself.
Hey, would you like
me to give a message
to any of the gang out there?
You know, Clark or
Cary or Van or Marlon?
Oh, all right.
Tell Bill Holden that
Marion Van Vlack
saw Sabrina five times!
Well, he'll be delighted.
Lucy, Lucy, hang up. Yeah, what?
I got something to tell you. Oh.
I'll call you back,
dear. Bye-bye.
What? Fred just called me.
Yeah, what is it?
Well, wake up Ricky. I
want him to hear this, too.
Okay. Honey, honey, honey.
Huh? No, no, no.
No, Mr. Zanuck, no.
My price is a million
dollars, Mr. Zanuck.
Now, yes or no?
Make up your mind.
Shake him again.
Well, I kind of hate to wake
him up until he's made the deal.
Oh, Ricky! Ricky, wake up!
What?! Wake up, Ricky!
I got something to tell you.
Come on, Huh? come on.
What's the matter? Yeah.
Fred just called me.
He's bought a car and
he's on his way home with it.
Bought it?! What?!
Without showing it to us?
Well, he couldn't
get you on the phone
and he said there were two guys
were waiting just to snap it up.
What is it? What kind is it?
It's a Cadillac.
A Cadillac! What color?
Blue.
Oh, that'll be
wonderful with my hair!
Is it a convertible?
I don't know,
but he said it was
just like brand-new,
that paint's in good
shape, the tires are fine
and the top works perfectly.
The top. That means
it's a convertible.
Oh, sure.
A blue Cadillac convertible!
Oh, boy!
Eh, how-how-how
much did it cost?
$300.
$300?
For a Cadillac?
Oh, no, that...
Oh, that must be the down
payment or something.
Oh, well, maybe so.
I was so excited,
I don't really know.
Well, let's go downstairs
and wait for him, huh?
I'll get my coat
Okay. and meet you...
I wonder how much
he really paid for this.
Gee, I hope the baby
gets back in time to see it.
Oh, boy, a blue
Cadillac convertible!
I wonder what's keeping him.
Gee, our first car.
I can hardly wait to see it.
I hope he got a good car.
It's a long trip to California.
Oh, it will be a good one.
I told you, this is a
good friend of Fred's.
That's good. Hey,
here comes a blue car.
And it's a Cadillac.
And isn't that Fred driving?
I don't think so.
Oh, it's a beauty and
it's almost brand-new.
Sure, that's Fred.
No.
Of course it is.
It's our car, and
it's Fred driving.
Then how come it
turned the corner?
Oh.
Oh...
Here comes a blue car!
Yeah.
Oh, that isn't a
Cadillac, is it, Ricky?
I don't think so. I hope not.
That car must be
seven or eight years old.
We'll never get to California.
Well, what do you think of it?
Fred Mertz, this better
be some kind of a joke.
Joke?
This is a very fine car.
It is a Cadillac.
It is?
Yeah, it's a Cadillac all right.
And it is a convertible.
The top goes up and down.
Well, the doors work fine.
Fred, you really
didn't pay 300 bucks
for this hunk of junk?
Now, just for your information,
two other guys
wanted to buy this car.
Where were they from?
The Smithsonian Institute?
So, it isn't brand-new,
but it's better than
one of those flimsy jobs
off the assembly line.
They don't make
them like this anymore.
I can understand why.
Now, put that back.
Does this one come off, too?
Nyah.
You dropped something.
It's falling apart right
in front of our eyes.
Well, maybe the body
does need a little tightening,
but that engine is
sound as a dollar.
Yeah? That's about
all it's worth, too.
I tell you, this
car's in good shape,
and it drives beautifully.
Now jump in and I'll
take you for a spin.
Well, what have we got to lose?
Our lives, that's what.
Come on, get in, get in.
All right, go on.
Get in.
Come on, let's hurry
up and get out of here
before we have to ride
the engine bareback.
Well... okay, here we go.
Just needs a little
tune-up, that's all.
Fred Mertz, you go
right back to Brooklyn
and get the money you
paid for this time bomb.
Well, maybe it isn't
everything he said it was.
I'm sorry, Ricky. I hope I
can get your money back.
My money?!
Well, naturally, I
didn't want to buy a car.
Well, I didn't tell
you to buy this thing.
How about that, Ethel?
Don't come crying to me.
Anybody who's dumb enough
to pay $300 for this thing
deserves to lose the money.
Now, you go back to Brooklyn,
and don't you come home
until you've got our
money in your pocket.
Okay.
Have you got 15
cents for the subway?
Gee, I felt sorry for Fred.
He looked so disappointed.
Yeah.
I wish there was some way
that I could help him, Ethel.
Oh, it serves him right.
Maybe it'll teach him a lesson.
You think they'll give
him his money back?
Well, if they don't, maybe
he can sell it to somebody.
Who?
Where are you going
to find another Fred?
Well, there must be somebody
that wants an old car like that.
Maybe a museum or something.
Well, maybe a television
company or a moving picture outfit
or something like that
might be able to use it...
Hey!
Hey!
How about calling
Fred's used car pal
and telling him that
we're a television studio
and that we need
a car like that?
And that we'll pay
maybe as much as... $500.
Oh, he'd buy it back
from Fred in a jiffy.
What's that guy's name?
Uh, Hergershimer.
I got the number.
Fred gave it to me in
case I had to call him.
Uh, Nevins 8-2098.
Lucy, I got to hand it to you.
You got a wonderful sneaky mind.
Well, thank you very much.
Hey, you let me...
better let me talk to him.
Where are you
supposed to be from?
The Cuban Television Network?
Yeah. CBS.
The Cuban Broadcasting System.
Oh...
Hello. Hello.
Um... I know this is no use.
I've made about a
hundred phone calls,
but, uh, we need a
certain type of automobile
for a television
sketch that we're doing.
Uh, yes, we need a... a
1923 Cadillac touring car.
Uh, we don't have much money,
but, uh, we could pay $500.
Oh. Oh, you don't
have one right there,
but you know where
you could get one?
Oh, that's wonderful.
Just a minute.
Oh, that's wonderful,
Mr. O'Brien!
He knows where he
can get one, Mr. O'Brien!
Faith and Begorra,
that is good news!
Uh, yeah, would you, would
you call me back on that?
Uh, my name is McGillicuddy.
Uh-huh.
Uh, yes, I'm with the...
Television Company.
Yes, the telephone number
is Murray Hill 5-9-0-9-9...
Yes.
Yes, will you call
me right back?
Thank you.
He bit!
Ah, ya-hoo!
Hi, Fred.
Thought I was pretty dumb, huh?
Thought I couldn't
make a decent deal, huh?
What happened, Fred?
What happened, Fred?
Well, I'll tell you
what happened.
I no sooner walked on his lot,
then he wanted
to buy the car back.
Well, you sold it back to him.
Just a minute. Just a minute.
He offered me $250.
Before I could say
yes or no, he said 300,
350. He was so
anxious, I got suspicious.
But you sold it back to him.
Now, just a minute.
Let me tell you, will you?
When he got as high as $400,
I said that's good
enough for me.
So you sold it to him and
made a hundred dollars profit.
Why, you sly old dog.
Did you, Fred?
When he said
$400, I said to him,
"Now, look, Al, I know you.
Come clean with me."
So, he admitted that
some television
company was after the car
and had offered $500.
They left their telephone
number with them,
so that gave us $200 profit.
We decided to split.
Oh, so he gave you the $400.
Well, not exactly. I gave
him another hundred
and he gave me the
telephone number.
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