I Love Lucy (TV Series)

Lucy Does a TV Commercial (1952)

Lucille Ball: Lucy Ricardo

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Quotes 

• Ricky Ricardo : [Lucy is angry at Ricky and will not speak or acknowledge him]  Honey, could you please make my breakfast?

  [She ignores him] 

  Ricky Ricardo : Lucy, why won't you answer me?

  [She still ignores him] 

  Ricky Ricardo : What do you want me to do, starve to death?

  Lucy Ricardo : Would you, please?

• [after many takes - and many spoonfuls of Vitameatavegamin... containing alcohol] 

  Lucy Ricardo : Well, I'm your Vitavigavegivat Girl. Are you tired, run down, listless? Do you pop out at parties? Are you unpoopular?

  [pause] 

  Lucy Ricardo : Well, are you? The answer to all your problems is in this little ol' bottle, Vitameatavegamin.

  [Checks the bottle label] 

  Lucy Ricardo : That's it. Vitameatavegamin contains vitamins, meat, megetables and vinerals. So why don't you join the thousands of happy peppy people and get a great big bottle of Vitaveatyvemeanyminimoe. I'll tell you what you have to do. You have to take a whole tablespoonful after every meal. It's so tasty too. It's just like candy.

  [Takes a bit of time, if not too much, trying to sample the liquid. Finally...] 

  Lucy Ricardo : [slurred speech]  So everybody get a bottle of...

  [pointing at the bottle] 

  Lucy Ricardo : This stuff.

• Lucy Ricardo : So why don't you join the thousands of happy peppy people and get a great big bottle of mitameatamigimen. Remember that name, mitavatameatymac.

• Ricky Ricardo : I need someone with sperience.

  Lucy Ricardo : Well I've had sperience.

• Fred Mertz : Need any work done up here? Ethyl's gone to see mother for a couple days and I got a lot of time.

  Lucy Ricardo : Ethyl's gone and you want to work?

  Fred Mertz : Yeah, it seems loafing isn't any fun unless she's nagging me to get some work done.