Frank Gannucci
04-15-2023, 07:17 AM
An I Love Lucy Income Tax Day:
(Lucy & Ricky are at the dinner table.)
Ricky: “Lucy, I took a look at your to-do pile and I see that you haven’t done your taxes yet.”
Lucy: “I will do them Ricky.”
Ricky: “Lucy, Tax Day is in a few days. WHEN are you going to do them?”
Lucy: “When I have the time. I’m too tired to do them today.”
Ricky: “I got them done weeks ago.”
Lucy: “Tonight, I’m too busy. I have to watch CSI and we have to watch Netflix.”
Ricky: “Lucy, I think you should rather to do your taxes than watch Netflix.”
Lucy: “I know. I know but with me, it’s instant Netflix. Don’t worry. I won’t forget. I’ll do them.”
(On Saturday night, Lucy is banging on Ethel & Fred’s door. They answer.)
Lucy: “Hello Fred & Ethel. I forgot my taxes. I need to do them right now. I need you two to help.”
(Fred slams the door in her face.)
Ethel: “Fred!”
Fred: “Oh, I’m too old for this Ethel.”
(Ethel opens the door.)
Lucy: “Tgsnks Ethel & Fred. Good thing that Ricky is performing tonight. Here are my forms. I have the Ramseys babysitting Little Ricky.”
(Lucy is pacing as the Mertzes are doing Lucy’s taxes.)
Lucy: “Come on you two. I need my taxes done. I took one look at them and I can’t understand what they are saying and I live with Ricky.”
Fred: “Look at all the clothes you bought. $1,989 dollars.”
(Fred faints. They revive him.)
Fred: “Thsnk you. The only time that I reacted worse to something tax related is when I found out that Ethel paid $600 to buy new clothes.”
Ethel: “Oh Fred. We will get these done.”
Fred: “All we have to do is this and then sign here Lucy.”
(Both things happen.)
Lucy: “No. Off to the IRS. If we hurry, we can get there before they close.”
(They do but the IRS is closed. They come home. Lucy is all upset as they greet Ricky.)
Lucy: “Oh Ricky! I’m going to jail. I forgot about my taxes and I had these two do them for me this evening and after that, we sped our way to the IRS office. Fred had to pay for the speeding tickets and when we got there, they were closed.”
Ricky: “Lucy, the deadline for filing taxes this year is April 18th since April 15th is Saturday.”
Lucy: “Ewwww.”
Fred: “Oh come on. I paid $100 in speeding tickets for no reason.”
(He faints. They try to revive him as the sketch ends.)
(Lucy & Ricky are at the dinner table.)
Ricky: “Lucy, I took a look at your to-do pile and I see that you haven’t done your taxes yet.”
Lucy: “I will do them Ricky.”
Ricky: “Lucy, Tax Day is in a few days. WHEN are you going to do them?”
Lucy: “When I have the time. I’m too tired to do them today.”
Ricky: “I got them done weeks ago.”
Lucy: “Tonight, I’m too busy. I have to watch CSI and we have to watch Netflix.”
Ricky: “Lucy, I think you should rather to do your taxes than watch Netflix.”
Lucy: “I know. I know but with me, it’s instant Netflix. Don’t worry. I won’t forget. I’ll do them.”
(On Saturday night, Lucy is banging on Ethel & Fred’s door. They answer.)
Lucy: “Hello Fred & Ethel. I forgot my taxes. I need to do them right now. I need you two to help.”
(Fred slams the door in her face.)
Ethel: “Fred!”
Fred: “Oh, I’m too old for this Ethel.”
(Ethel opens the door.)
Lucy: “Tgsnks Ethel & Fred. Good thing that Ricky is performing tonight. Here are my forms. I have the Ramseys babysitting Little Ricky.”
(Lucy is pacing as the Mertzes are doing Lucy’s taxes.)
Lucy: “Come on you two. I need my taxes done. I took one look at them and I can’t understand what they are saying and I live with Ricky.”
Fred: “Look at all the clothes you bought. $1,989 dollars.”
(Fred faints. They revive him.)
Fred: “Thsnk you. The only time that I reacted worse to something tax related is when I found out that Ethel paid $600 to buy new clothes.”
Ethel: “Oh Fred. We will get these done.”
Fred: “All we have to do is this and then sign here Lucy.”
(Both things happen.)
Lucy: “No. Off to the IRS. If we hurry, we can get there before they close.”
(They do but the IRS is closed. They come home. Lucy is all upset as they greet Ricky.)
Lucy: “Oh Ricky! I’m going to jail. I forgot about my taxes and I had these two do them for me this evening and after that, we sped our way to the IRS office. Fred had to pay for the speeding tickets and when we got there, they were closed.”
Ricky: “Lucy, the deadline for filing taxes this year is April 18th since April 15th is Saturday.”
Lucy: “Ewwww.”
Fred: “Oh come on. I paid $100 in speeding tickets for no reason.”
(He faints. They try to revive him as the sketch ends.)