- Ricky Ricardo: Have you ever heard about my wife?
- Charles Boyer: Oh, yes, yes. Her name is Lucy...
- Ricky Ricardo: That's right, yeah.
- Charles Boyer: [he chuckles] Yes, yes, I heard all those, uh, publicity stories about her.
- Ricky Ricardo: Yeah, well, I've got news for you. Those were *not* publicity stories.
- Charles Boyer: You mean they were true?... She must be quite a character.
- Ricky Ricardo: Well, she's, uh, more than just a character. She's a...
- Charles Boyer: Oh, yes. We have a word for her in French: bal du vis.
- Ricky Ricardo: What does that mean?
- Charles Boyer: Screwball.
- Ricky Ricardo: That's the word!