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Aticineto · 10-01-2006, 03:10 PM

What are some of your favorite Ricky Ricardo mis-uses of English? My favorite (not sure what episode this is from) is when he says to Lucy and the Martzes "the cast is dead." "Huh?" Ethel says. Lucy clarifies "he's trying to sayt the dye is cast." Classic!

Larry Surrell · 10-01-2006, 07:36 PM

Two of my favorites are from the Don Juan is Shelved episode

Ricky: They gave me the door in the fence.
Lucy: They gave you the door in the fence?
Ricky: Yeah, it's an American spression; they gave me the door in the fence!
Lucy: Oh, they gave you the gate.

and

Ricky: Well, they're shovelin' the picture.
Fred: So what if they're shovelin' it.

Madame X · 10-05-2006, 04:14 PM

One of my favorites is not a phrase, but a scene. In "Lucy Hires an English Tutor," it is so funny when Lucy tells Ricky to read a children's story and he gets all confused reading and pronouncing the words bough, rough, through, cough and enough.

Yooch · 10-05-2006, 11:09 PM

When Ricky says, "Loocee?" You got a lot of 'splainin to do.

and how he doesn't pronounce "-ing", e.g., everythin, somethin

and the way he says "Fred"; it sounds like "fret" like on a guitar, or to worry.

Ireneparalegal · 10-06-2006, 01:08 PM

One of my faves is in the NURSERY SCHOOL EPISODE when Ricky tells Lucy he wouldn't know anything if Ethel didn't "Spin the beans out of the cat bag" once in a while.

Then, Lucy says, "It isn't SPIN THE BEANS OUT OF THE CAT BAG, it's 'spill the beans' or 'let the cat out of the bag'..." That makes me LMAO!!!!!!!!!

treky · 10-07-2006, 01:44 AM

I like; in one episode when he says to Lucy & Ethel (and, I think Fred-I haven't seen "I Love Lucy" in a while) "You have arranged the sheets and pillows, now go take a nap"! Then walks out the door. Ethel says to Lucy "Huh"? or "What'd he mean by that"? or something; and Lucy says "He means 'You have made your bed, now lie in it' "

Another time he's telling Ethel they should take Lucy to a phsyciatrist only he says "fiseeceeatrist" Ethel says "Huh"? and he repeats it a couple times then says "You know, a head doctor". Then Ethel says "Oh, you mean a phsyciatrist"! He says "Yes". And starts looking in the phone book for one saying "fiseeceeatrist, fiseeceeatrist" then "F" and she just looks at him.

CTLucyfan · 10-07-2006, 05:12 PM

I just watched the episode where Lucy delivered in season 2 and Ricky called Fred for his makeup bag for the African number and he called his voodoo bag a "woodoo" bag.

comedyfreak · 10-09-2006, 04:17 AM

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Originally Posted by treky

Another time he's telling Ethel they should take Lucy to a phsyciatrist only he says "fiseeceeatrist" Ethel says "Huh"? and he repeats it a couple times then says "You know, a head doctor". Then Ethel says "Oh, you mean a phsyciatrist"! He says "Yes". And starts looking in the phone book for one saying "fiseeceeatrist, fiseeceeatrist" then "F" and she just looks at him.

I like this one too....I also like how he pronounces don't dunt.

Ireneparalegal · 10-09-2006, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Yooch

When Ricky says, "Loocee?" You got a lot of 'splainin to do.

and how he doesn't pronounce "-ing", e.g., everythin, somethin

and the way he says "Fred"; it sounds like "fret" like on a guitar, or to worry.

Yeah, it does sound like FRET instead of FRED. He was so damn funny even when he wasn't trying to be.

Remember the episode with Harpo Marx and Harpo was playing charades with Ricky trying to get him to say WOMEN'S BENEFIT?? BEND KNEE FEET...BEND KNEE FEET...finally he had to twist up Ricky's face to get him to say BENEFIT.

10-01-2006, 03:10 PM	#1
Aticineto Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 25, 2003 Posts: 48	favorite Ricky mis-use of the English language What are some of your favorite Ricky Ricardo mis-uses of English? My favorite (not sure what episode this is from) is when he says to Lucy and the Martzes "the cast is dead." "Huh?" Ethel says. Lucy clarifies "he's trying to sayt the dye is cast." Classic!

10-05-2006, 11:09 PM	#4
Yooch Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 07, 2006 Location: California Posts: 3,180	When Ricky says, "Loocee?" You got a lot of 'splainin to do. and how he doesn't pronounce "-ing", e.g., everythin, somethin and the way he says "Fred"; it sounds like "fret" like on a guitar, or to worry.
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10-06-2006, 01:08 PM	#5
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10-07-2006, 01:44 AM	#6
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	I like; in one episode when he says to Lucy & Ethel (and, I think Fred-I haven't seen "I Love Lucy" in a while) "You have arranged the sheets and pillows, now go take a nap"! Then walks out the door. Ethel says to Lucy "Huh"? or "What'd he mean by that"? or something; and Lucy says "He means 'You have made your bed, now lie in it' " Another time he's telling Ethel they should take Lucy to a phsyciatrist only he says "fiseeceeatrist" Ethel says "Huh"? and he repeats it a couple times then says "You know, a head doctor". Then Ethel says "Oh, you mean a phsyciatrist"! He says "Yes". And starts looking in the phone book for one saying "fiseeceeatrist, fiseeceeatrist" then "F" and she just looks at him.
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10-01-2006, 07:36 PM	#2
Larry Surrell Ed M. 1918-2006 RIP Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 27, 2003 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA Posts: 702	Two of my favorites are from the Don Juan is Shelved episode Ricky: They gave me the door in the fence. Lucy: They gave you the door in the fence? Ricky: Yeah, it's an American spression; they gave me the door in the fence! Lucy: Oh, they gave you the gate. and Ricky: Well, they're shovelin' the picture. Fred: So what if they're shovelin' it.

10-05-2006, 04:14 PM	#3
Madame X Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 15, 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,831	One of my favorites is not a phrase, but a scene. In "Lucy Hires an English Tutor," it is so funny when Lucy tells Ricky to read a children's story and he gets all confused reading and pronouncing the words bough, rough, through, cough and enough.

10-07-2006, 05:12 PM	#7
CTLucyfan Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 18, 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 64	I just watched the episode where Lucy delivered in season 2 and Ricky called Fred for his makeup bag for the African number and he called his voodoo bag a "woodoo" bag.