I Love Lucy (TV Series)

The Girls Want to Go to the Nightclub (1951)

William Frawley: Fred Mertz

Quotes 

• [Lucy and Ethel come out from the kitchen; Ricky and Fred stand up] 

  Lucy Ricardo : What's the matter? What are you standing up for?

  Ricky Ricardo : Because two gorgeous ladies entered the room.

  Lucy Ricardo : They did? Where?

  Ethel Mertz : They mean us.

  Lucy Ricardo : Oh! You great big latin lover you!

  [she pinches Ricky's cheek] 

  Ethel Mertz : Oh! You sweet, handsome man you!

  [she pinches Fred's cheek] 

  Ricky Ricardo : You gorgeous, exciting, woman you!

  [he pinches Lucy's cheek] 

  Fred Mertz : I pass.

• Fred Mertz : Hey Rick, are you doing anything Monday night?

  Ricky Ricardo : I don't think so. It's my night off, why?

  Fred Mertz : I'd like you to join me in commemoration of an 18-year-old tragedy.

  Ricky Ricardo : What do you mean?

  Fred Mertz : Well, it's our wedding anniverary.

  Ricky Ricardo : Oh, you want us to join you in the celebration?

  Fred Mertz : I'd prefer to think of it as a grim reminder.