The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (TV Series)

Lucy Takes a Cruise to Havana (1957)

William Frawley: Fred Mertz

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• Lucy Ricardo : [telling the story of meeting Ricky on a cruise to Havana with her pal, Susie Macnamara]  We saved our money to go on this ocean cruise. Y'see, Susie and I were looking for some... culture.

  Fred Mertz : The way I remember it, you had your hooks out for a man.

  Lucy Ricardo : Well, let's just say we were looking for some cultured men.

  Susie MacNamara : [later, on shipboard, they seem to be getting nowhere]  I have searched this boat stem to stern, top to bottom, fore and aft, and I haven't found one available man. I hate to tell you, Lucy: we're travelling on a floating YWCA.

  Lucy Ricardo : Brother, they weren't kidding when they said this ship was on its maiden voyage.

  Lucy Ricardo : [as they commiserate, Fred Mertz strolls by, and they look him over]  Well, he's better than nothing.

  Susie MacNamara : I was looking for something a little younger.

  Lucy Ricardo : Yeah, so was I.

  Lucy Ricardo : [she takes another long look at Fred, then turns to Susie]  Y'know, the farther we go, the younger he looks.