I Love Lucy (TV Series)

Lucy Is Enceinte (1952)

Desi Arnaz: Ricky Ricardo

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Quotes 

• Lucy Ricardo : [Sets food in living room; Rick enters]  Oh, hi Ricky. Eh... I thought you'd never get here...

  Ricky Ricardo : [Check watch]  Whaddya talkin' about? I'm ten minutes early.

  Lucy Ricardo : [Stares off dreamily]  Oh... Uh h-hows everything darling.

  Ricky Ricardo : [Sifts through mail]  Everything's terrible.

  Lucy Ricardo : [Smiles, unknowing what Ricky said]  Oh, good.

  Ricky Ricardo : [pause]  Good? I said everything was terrible.

  Lucy Ricardo : [Looks at Ricky]  Huh? Oh, terrible?

  Ricky Ricardo : Yeah, terrible.

  [Puts mail down] 

  Ricky Ricardo : I don't think I'll put on another night club show as long as I live...

  [Paces about the room] 

  Ricky Ricardo : The lights are all wrong, the costumes are all wrong, *nobody* knows their number!

  [Shakes his head] 

  Ricky Ricardo : Nothing good happened today...

  Lucy Ricardo : Oh, it will, dear. Why don't you sit down.

  [She seats Ricky on the couch] 

  Lucy Ricardo : See? I made lunch in here, it's more... cozey and comfortable.

  Ricky Ricardo : [Smiles and reaches for platter]  Oh, gee honey; that looks wonderful -

  [Lucy almost sits on his out-strecthed arms; he looks at her] 

  Lucy Ricardo : Maybe you should relax a little.

  [Sits him back again] 

  Ricky Ricardo : No, it's okay, I'm just hungry, honey -

  [She sits on his arms again as he reaches for the food] 

  Lucy Ricardo : [Sits him back again]  Sit back, dear.

  [Sits on his lap and wraps her arms around him; Ricky takes a bite of food in his hand] 

  Lucy Ricardo : Ricky... darling...

  Ricky Ricardo : [Muffled full of food]  What ith it, honey?

  Lucy Ricardo : Put that away.

  [Takes food out of his hand] 

  Lucy Ricardo : Now, swallow that.

  [Ricky pain-stakingly does so; Lucy puts her arms around him a second time] 

  Lucy Ricardo : Ricky... Ricky Darling -

  [Ricky takes food from his other hand, chews it openly and looks back at Lucy] 

  Lucy Ricardo : Ricky, do you have to eat *now*?

  Ricky Ricardo : Well, honey it's lunch time. You fix me a beautiful lunch.

  Lucy Ricardo : Well, just wait a minute. Now, swallow that.

  Ricky Ricardo : [Eyes widen as he forces to swallow]  My stomach is gonna think I lost my teeth.

  Lucy Ricardo : [Wraps her arms around him again]  Ricky... Darling -

  [telephone rings; Lucy glares at it and holds Ricky closer while pouting slightly] 

  Ricky Ricardo : Uh, honey the phone's ringin'.

  Lucy Ricardo : I know it...

  Ricky Ricardo : Well, honey, *one* of us has to get up and answer it.

  Lucy Ricardo : No.

  [Ricky motions to get up] 

  Lucy Ricardo : No, let it ring.

  Ricky Ricardo : [Gently slides her off while looking intently at the phone]  Oh, now, come on, honey. It might be important. Come on...

  [Lucy groans in disapointment and sits down on the couch while Ricky answers the phone]