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Desi Arnaz in I Love Lucy (1951)

Desi Arnaz: Ricky Ricardo

The Ricardos Dedicate a Statue

I Love Lucy

Desi Arnaz credited as playing...

Ricky Ricardo

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  • [as Ricky Ricardo unveils the statue, Little Ricky's dog, "Fred", comes up and licks on Lucy, as she was posing, trying to appear as the statue, that was broken up]
  • Ricky Ricardo: Lucy? Lucy?
  • [Lucy then takes off the patriotic hat]
  • Lucy Ricardo: Shoot, if you must, this old red head.
  • [Lucille Ball's quote, was the very last sentence and eight words spoken, as the series concluded]
  • [Ricky is annoyed that Fred - the dog - has been chewing up his slippers]
  • Ricky Ricardo: I thought you were taking him to obedience school.
  • Lucy Ricardo: I have been.
  • Ricky Ricardo: Well, then, how come that he hasn't learned how to obedience?
  • [Ricky is set to appear at Westport's Yankee Doodle Day festivities]
  • Lucy Ricardo: Did you try your costume on yet?
  • Ricky Ricardo: Well, now that's another thing. I'll make the speech, but I'm not gonna wear that silly-looking Yankee Doodle Dandy outfit that you got me.
  • Lucy Ricardo: Oh, Honey, you look so wonderful in a Revolutionary War uniform... . Those knee-breeches'll give you a chance to show off your good-looking legs.
  • Ricky Ricardo: [firmly] I am not going to be seen in those silly, early-American snickers.
  • Lucy Ricardo: It's 'knickers'.
  • Ricky Ricardo: That's what I said, itsnickers.
  • Ricky Ricardo: Listen, I paid 30 bucks for this character to go to that school. I want to see what he learned.
  • Lucy Ricardo: I don't want to show it to you right now. I will show you later.
  • Ricky Ricardo: Apparently, the wrong one went to obedience school.
  • Ricky Ricardo: Are you sure they didn't give him the diploma just to get rid of him?
  • Ricky Ricardo: Well, you just told me he graduated from obedience school.
  • Lucy Ricardo: Well, he learned obedience, but he's not ready for "The Ed Sullivan Show".

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