I Love Lucy (TV Series)

Off to Florida (1956)

Lucille Ball: Lucy Ricardo

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• Radio announcer : And now for the latest bulletin in the Evelyn Holmby case. Police believe that Evelyn Holmby, famous gray haired hatchet murderess, who escaped from New York State Prison, Thursday, to be heading south in a cream colored convertible coupe. Now back to our regular program.

  [Lucy turns off the radio] 

  Ethel Mertz : What'd you turn it off for?

  Lucy Ricardo : Did you hear what he said?

  Ethel Mertz : Yeah so what?

  Lucy Ricardo : Which way are we heading?

  Ethel Mertz : South.

  Lucy Ricardo : Exactly. Gray haired, cream colored convertible.

  Ethel Mertz : Oh Lucy, that's just a coincidence.

  Lucy Ricardo : But think, it all fits. Likes to drive around in the dark, won't stop at motels, uses back roads. Just why do you suppose she uses back roads?

  Ethel Mertz : She told us, to save time.

  Lucy Ricardo : Oh sure, she uses back roads to avoid the police!

  Ethel Mertz : Oh Lucy, the woman they're looking for is a hatchet murderess. She doesn't look like a...

  Lucy Ricardo , Ethel Mertz : Hatchet!

  Ethel Mertz : We're just jumping to conclusions. She brought the hatchet along to uh... to uh...

  Lucy Ricardo : To what? Chop watercrest? Ethel that woman definitely has a criminal face. She's REALLY that Evelyn Holmby the police are looking for.

  Ethel Mertz : No!

  Lucy Ricardo : Yes! And we've got to make a break for it.

• Ethel Mertz : What's she doing with a hatchet?

  Lucy Ricardo : [imitating Edna]  Oh didn't I tell you to bring a hatchet?

• Mrs. Edna Grundy : I was just admiring your lovely red hair. Is it dyed?

  Lucy Ricardo : Dyed?

  Ethel Mertz : [suddenly waking up]  WHO DIED?

  Lucy Ricardo : My hair.

• Ethel Mertz : [Ethel drops by and finds Lucy frantically searching the apartment]  What's the matter?

  Lucy Ricardo : Now, Ethel, don't get panicky.

  [she keeps searching] 

  Lucy Ricardo : Now, Ethel, don't get panicky. I'll find them.

  Ethel Mertz : Lucy, don't tell me you've lost our train tickets.

  Lucy Ricardo : Don't get panicky, Ethel.

  Lucy Ricardo : [she searches in the bedroom, then comes back to the living room]  Ethel... get panicky.

  Ethel Mertz : Oh, Lucy, of all the stupid things to do.

  Lucy Ricardo : Ohhhh, if Ricky finds out about this, he'll kill me.

  Ethel Mertz : Not this time he won't. I intend to do the job myself.

• Lucy Ricardo : [Lucy can't figure out how to remove the flat tire]  ¡Mira que tiene cosa la como esta! ¡MIRA QUE TIENE COSA LA COMO ESTA!

  Ethel Mertz : What are you doing that for?

  Lucy Ricardo : That's what Ricky always does when he changes a tire.