I Love Lucy 1952-02-26 Breaking The Lease

Summary

Podcast Summary: "I Love Lucy 1952-02-26: Breaking The Lease"

Introduction

In this captivating episode of Harold's Old Time Radio, listeners are transported back to the enchanting era of the Golden Age of Radio with the beloved sitcom "I Love Lucy." Titled "Breaking The Lease," this episode delves into the comedic struggles of Lucy and Ricky Ricardo as they navigate the challenges of their living situation with their landlords, Fred and Ethel Mertz. Through witty dialogue and humorous antics, the episode showcases the timeless charm and enduring humor that have made "I Love Lucy" a classic favorite.

Plot Overview

The episode revolves around Lucy Ricardo's growing frustration with her current apartment lease. Determined to find a way out without incurring the hefty penalty of five months' rent, Lucy concocts a series of schemes to irritate their downstairs landlords, Fred and Ethel Mertz. Her ultimate goal is to make the living situation so unbearable that the Mercers will willingly terminate the lease, freeing Lucy and Ricky from their contractual obligations.

Character Dynamics

• Lucy Ricardo: The spirited and imaginative wife, always eager to embark on new adventures, often leading to humorous situations.
• Ricky Ricardo: Lucy's supportive yet exasperated husband, striving to maintain harmony amidst Lucy's playful schemes.
• Fred and Ethel Mertz: The patient and understanding landlords, often the unsuspecting victims of Lucy and Ricky's antics.

Key Scenes and Discussions

1. Introduction to the Lease Problem ([01:58])

   Ricky Ricardo sets the stage by explaining how he and Lucy ended up in their current predicament. He humorously recounts their journey from Cuba to America, highlighting Lucy's playful nature and their initial romantic encounter.

   Ricky Ricardo ([01:58]): "The whole thing started 10 years ago. I had just come to this country from Cuba and I didn't know much about your customs."

2. The Jam Session Gone Awry ([03:35] - [07:06])

   A late-night jam session with Fred and Ethel becomes the first attempt at normalizing their social interactions. However, Lucy's enthusiasm leads to unintended disturbances, foreshadowing the challenges ahead.

   Lucy Ricardo ([03:35]): "Hey, how about sweet soup."

   Ricky Ricardo ([04:50]): "That's it. I said we're moving."

3. Decision to Break the Lease ([15:43] - [16:02])

   Frustration mounts as Lucy and Ricky confront the harsh terms of their lease. Ricky humorously declares their transformation into disagreeable tenants to achieve their goal.

   Ricky Ricardo ([16:02]): "We are going to become the two most unpleasant, disagreeable, nasty people in the whole world."

4. Operation Nasty ([19:43] - [28:10])

   Lucy takes charge of "Operation Nasty," employing various tactics to annoy the Mercers. From making excessive noise to disrupting household harmony, their efforts aim to force the landlords' hand in terminating the lease.

   Lucy Ricardo ([19:43]): "I'm stamping around the room in football shoes, throwing books on the floor and generally making as much noise as I could."

   Ricky Ricardo ([24:35]): "A loud one. All right. Listen."

5. Confrontation and Realization ([28:10] - [30:32])

   After a series of failed attempts, Lucy and Ricky face the reality of their situation. Through humorous exchanges, they acknowledge the futility of their efforts and the value of their relationship over material inconveniences.

   Lucy Ricardo ([28:37]): "We could have been such good friends with a couple of stinkers."

   Ricky Ricardo ([29:12]): "Look, Fred, it doesn't matter to me, you know, but for some crazy reason or other, I think Lucy wants to stay."

6. Resolution and Renewal ([29:49] - [30:32])

   In a heartfelt conclusion, Lucy and Ricky decide to renew their lease, opting for a long-term agreement to ensure stability and peace. Their decision underscores the importance of friendship and understanding over contractual obligations.

   Lucy Ricardo ([29:58]): "Only this time I want a long lease so that we don't ever get kicked out."

   Ricky Ricardo ([30:32]): "Well, what do you know? I just happen to have a new lease already made out."

Notable Quotes

• Ricky on Lease Challenges ([16:02])

  "We are going to become the two most unpleasant, disagreeable, nasty people in the whole world."

• Lucy on Friendship and Living Together ([04:17])

  "Besides, what's wrong with good friends harmonizing a little? That's what the world needs more of."

• Ricky on Their Antics ([19:43])

  "I joined in. My dear old Ann. You even sounded good."

• Lucy on the Lease Agreement ([15:54])

  "We have to give them five months rent before we can leave. I guess we're stuck here."

• Ricky's Realization ([28:37])

  "We could have been such good friends with a couple of stinkers."

Conclusion

"Breaking The Lease" masterfully blends humor with relatable marital dynamics, illustrating the lengths to which Lucy and Ricky Ricardo will go to navigate their living situation. Through a series of comedic endeavors, the episode emphasizes themes of friendship, understanding, and the value of home over contractual bindings. Harold's Old Time Radio successfully captures the essence of "I Love Lucy," offering listeners a delightful journey filled with laughter, heartfelt moments, and timeless lessons about love and companionship.

Transcript

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[Ricky Ricardo]

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[Ricky Ricardo]

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[Fred Mertz]

Transcription, let's join Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz as Lucy and Ricky Ricardo in I Love Lucy.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Hello, I'm Ricky Ricardo and I'm the Guy who Loves Lucy. The whole thing started 10 years ago. I had just come to this country from Cuba and I didn't know much about your customs. The first girl I had a date with was Lucy. It was a romantic night, and after all, I had a reputation to live up to as a Latin lover. So I kissed her goodnight. It was right then that she told me that under the Constitution of the United States, if a man kisses a girl, he has to marry her. Time I found out she tricked me. I didn't care, because after all, if I hadn't married her, I would have married someone else. And Lucy is just like any other American girl who is pretty, charming, witty and partly insane. She's always doing such crazy things. Take the other night, for instance. I came home at midnight from the Tropicana. That's the nightclub where I work. Now, some wives would be fast asleep in bed, but not Lucy. She invited our landlord, Fred Merce, and his wife, Ethel, who live on the floor below us, to come up for a little jam session. So naturally, being something of a singer myself, I joined in. My dear old Ann. You even sounded good.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Thank you.

[Ricky Ricardo]

You know, a little more practice and we could do singing commercials for television.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Gee, Ethel, you certainly play the piano wonderfully. Oh, thanks, Lucy. Hey, how about sweet soup.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Yeah, but that has a nice harmony.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Wait there, Russell. It's. It's 2:00 in the morning.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Well, what about it, honey? Yeah, yeah, 2:00's a perfect time for Sweet Sue.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Yeah, I mean, it's a little late. Won't the other tenants complain?

[Ricky Ricardo]

Complain about what, honey?

[Lucy Ricardo]

About all the noise. Noise?

[Ricky Ricardo]

We're not making noise. We're making music. Yeah, let them phone the landlord. I'm not home.

[Lucy Ricardo]

I always forget to cure the landlord.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Come on.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Besides, what's wrong with good friends harmonizing a little? That's what the world needs more of.

[Ricky Ricardo]

You're right.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Oh, it's so wonderful to have landlords like you two. What a break for us to have tenants like you two.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Well, okay, okay. Sweet suit.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Look at this place, Lucy. You've taken such good care of it. We could rent it tomorrow and not have to change a thing.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Okay, okay, Sweet Sue.

[Lucy Ricardo]

You know, why, Ethel, it was in such wonderful condition when we moved in.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Well, all right, all right. Guess now, Sweet sue, you're the nicest.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Tenant I ever had. And you're certainly the nicest landlady I've ever had.

[Ricky Ricardo]

And this is the most sickening conversation I've ever heard. You're so right.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Oh, you two have no sentiment. I move that we dedicate the next number to our wonderful friendship.

[Ricky Ricardo]

I subscribe to that friendship. Here we go. Every star above knows the one I love you no one else is me no can I use here I don't know what I do in this heart of life you live on your Nobody but you yeah, we gotta get out of here. Thanks for everything, Rick. See you in the morning. Good night.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Wonderful people.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Yeah, they sure had a lot of fun, honey.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Oh, I had such a good time tonight. I want to live in this apartment the rest of my life.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Well, honey, I think that you and I and Fr. And Ethel are fated to go through life together. Y. Hey, look. Ethel left her rings here.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Oh, yeah.

[Ricky Ricardo]

You know, honey, she's absolutely right. People ought to do more singing in this world.

[Lucy Ricardo]

That's right, honey.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Every star above knows the one I love you Just you no one else has ever Share my dreams who's that? I don't know. Come on, let's go.

[Lucy Ricardo]

That sounded like it came from the Mertz apartment.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Oh, no, honey, Couldn't be.

[Lucy Ricardo]

No, I guess not.

[Ricky Ricardo]

You live on the principal joke.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Hello? Hello, Lucy. Hi, Ethel.

[Ricky Ricardo]

What?

[Lucy Ricardo]

You know what's on your mind? What's going on up there, anyway? Oh, we're singing sweet, too. Want to come up for another chorus. Do you know what time it is? How do you expect anybody to get to sleep? Why, Ethel, what's the matter? You thought it was fine when you were up here. Well, I'm down here now, and I think it's lousy. Well, really, Ethel, how can you change in such a short time? Good night, Lucy. Good night.

[Ricky Ricardo]

What's the matter with Ethel?

[Lucy Ricardo]

She must have walked downstairs too fast and got in the bends.

[Ricky Ricardo]

What?

[Lucy Ricardo]

But she's a little grumpy because we're making noise. Well, I thought she was. So did I. She'll be over it in the morning. Come on, honey, let's go to bed.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Lucy and I decided to ignore the Mercer's phone call and get ready for bed. Now, this should be a fairly simple thing to do, but not with Lucy and me. We always argue about the temperature of the bedroom. Lucy, who is part polar bear, likes lots of fresh air. If she had her way, we could rent the bedroom out as a deep freeze. Now, like every normal person, I like to sleep in a room with the windows closed and the heat turn as high as it will go. You know, warm and cozy as usual, the battle of the bloodstream began. Lucy, put the window up. I put the window down.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Oh, no, you don't.

[Ricky Ricardo]

What do you want me to do?

[Lucy Ricardo]

A little fresh air isn't going to hurt you, you hot house plant.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Hello. Will you cut out that racket up there?

[Lucy Ricardo]

Fred.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Yes, Fred. How do you expect people to get any sleep? Well, I was only closing the windows. What, with a sledgehammer? Now, listen, Fred. Listen, my foot. Now, let's have it quiet up there. How do you like that? Let's have a choir up there, he says.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Some lousy landlords they are.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Nurse to the merch.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Yeah. Well, good night, baby.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Good night, honey.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Oh, no. The shower is drippy.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Yep, sure is.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Somebody should get up and fix it.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Yep, somebody should.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Well? Well, this isn't getting us any place. We'll both get up and fix it. That's the only fair way. When I count to three, we'll both jump out of bed. All right, you ready?

[Ricky Ricardo]

Ready.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Okay. One. Two. Three. Apparently, he can't trust either of us.

[Ricky Ricardo]

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[Lucy Ricardo]

Well, as far as I'm concerned, that shower can drip all night. I just don't care. I won't pay any attention to it.

[Ricky Ricardo]

All right, neither will I. All right. All right. I can't stop it anymore. I can't stand it. I can't. I can't.

[Lucy Ricardo]

What are you doing?

[Ricky Ricardo]

I can't Lock it up. I can't lock it. I'm going to use a wrench. No. What's going on up there now?

[Lucy Ricardo]

Ricky's trying to fix some of your antique plumbing, that's what's going on.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Oh, no. Let me talk to him.

[Lucy Ricardo]

All right. Greg wants to talk to you.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Gas the better.

[Lucy Ricardo]

What happened? What happened?

[Ricky Ricardo]

What happened? If I broke, that's what happened.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Honey, you're all wet.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Give me that phone.

[Lucy Ricardo]

How.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Listen. Lookhead, stop pounding on those pipes. Listen, you old poop, why don't you put some decent plumbing in this fire trap? We will, as soon as we get some decent tenants. Yeah, well, maybe you like us to move. That'll shoot me five. All right, all right. That's it. I said we're moving.

[Lucy Ricardo]

I wouldn't stay in this crummy apartment with those horrible Mertzes if you paid me. Hello? I'd like to speak to Mrs. Mertz. Hello? Whoever told you you could play the piano? Good morning. I hate to bother you, Mrs. Ricardo, but I believe I left my diamond rings on your piano last night. Yes, you did, Mrs. Mertz. I'd be very happy to get them for you. Oh, don't bother. I'll get them if they're still there. I don't know why you should worry. You can always buy another box of Cracker Jack. I'll have you know these are real diamonds. Mrs. Ricardo, would you be so kind as to inform me just when we are to be deprived of your charming company? Very shortly. Good. Thank you. My, it'll certainly be nice getting away from such disagreeable people. It certainly will. Would you like to give me the check for the next five months rent now? Of course, I'd be delighted. What do you mean, the next five months rent? Well, if you're leaving, you have to pay off your lease. Our lease? Yes, don't you remember? You begged me on bended knee to give you a lease just so that no one else could have this fantastically inexpensive, lovely apartment. Oh, you mean that one sided, unfair, binding contract that we were forced to sign before you would grant us the privilege of moving into this broken down hovel? Broken down is right. Look at this place. It'll take the next five months, Rhett, to redecorate. Redecorate? Yes, after we fumigate. You can leave the check in my mailbox.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Honey, I don't seem to be able to.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Shut up.

[Ricky Ricardo]

What's the matter with you?

[Lucy Ricardo]

Oh, I'm sorry. Ethel was just up here and she made me so darn mad. What now she says they're going to hold us to our lease. We have to give them five months rent before we can leave. I guess we're stuck here.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Well, now that. That all depends.

[Lucy Ricardo]

On what?

[Ricky Ricardo]

On whether we can break the lease or not.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Do you think we can?

[Ricky Ricardo]

Could be.

[Lucy Ricardo]

What's on your mind?

[Ricky Ricardo]

We are going to become the two most unpleasant, disagreeable, nasty people in the whole world.

[Lucy Ricardo]

But how?

[Ricky Ricardo]

We'll force ourselves. Oh boy.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Let's see now. What can we think of that'll make them kick us out?

[Ricky Ricardo]

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[Lucy Ricardo]

Think nasty or we'll get it.

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[Ricky Ricardo]

Well, after we decided to try and break our lease, Lucy and I spent the whole morning thinking of ways to annoy the Mercers. I had to go to rehearsal at noon, so I left Lucy in charge of Operation Nasty. And I couldn't have left it in more capable hands. What a brain she has. If you ever need any good, clean, dirty work done, I've got just the kit. As you know, the Mercers live directly beneath us. And when I came home, I found Lucy stamping around the room in football shoes, throwing books on the floor and generally making as much noise as she could honor. Honey.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Hi.

[Ricky Ricardo]

How's my little lid breaker doing?

[Lucy Ricardo]

Just fine. Last night rehearsal.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Oh, pretty good.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Look, a riveter's hammer. Watch.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Hey, that's very good. That's very good.

[Lucy Ricardo]

I'm surprised they haven't moved out. I have quite a schedule.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Yeah.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Oh, it's time to make another call. There.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Let me, let me look a little it.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Hey, get this. Hello, this is the Ajax Salvage Company. We buy old glass. I understand you have some rings that you're interested in selling.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Oh, I'm Mike Lamb on your side.

[Lucy Ricardo]

We'll break that leaf yet. Now, remember, when you come home tonight, make a lot of noise.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Oh, that reminds me. I won't be home till late tonight, honey.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Why?

[Ricky Ricardo]

Well, we have to rehearse for a couple of hours after the club closes.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Ricky, why don't you have the rehearsal.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Here, Honey, Are you crazy? I got a 16 piece band. I'll blow the roof off the joints.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Well, it doesn't look like rain.

[Ricky Ricardo]

I'll do it. I'll do it. Okay, fellas, remember, this is to break the lease, so make it loud. 1, 2.

[Lucy Ricardo]

The best number you've done since midnight.

[Ricky Ricardo]

What time is it? 4:30.

[Lucy Ricardo]

All right. Now, let's have a loud one.

[Ricky Ricardo]

A loud one. All right. Listen. I wonder how Fred and Eel are enjoying it.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Well, they have a lot of courage. I haven't heard a peep out of them.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Oh, boy, this is swell, honey. What? All these people.

[Lucy Ricardo]

I don't know, but the more the noisier.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Yeah. All right. We'll dedicate the next number to Fred and Ethel Merch. Hey, all right.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Yes, our lovely landlord.

[Ricky Ricardo]

They won't hear this. They're still down in the street.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Down in the street?

[Ricky Ricardo]

Yes. They have a big sign that says jam session tonight. Ricky Ricardo in person. And they're selling tickets.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Oh, no.

[Ricky Ricardo]

How do you like that?

[Lucy Ricardo]

I'm going down there. Give them a piece of my mind.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Yeah.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Oh, they're back in their apartment. It was too cold outside. Oh, they sold us the last ticket. Oh, they're back in their apartment, are they? Well, we'll dedicate the next number to Fred and Ethel Merce. An old Cuban folk dance called El Breako. The Liso.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Eliso. Yes. How does this all Cuban folk dance go? Hey, somebody's at the door. Come in, come in. Come on.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Okay, okay, you win. Here's your leash.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Well, the next few days we spent packing. Finally, on Saturday morning, I put the last dish in the last barrel, and Lucy took the pictures of the wall. We were ready to leave the Mercer's apartment house forever. Is that all, honey?

[Lucy Ricardo]

I think so. It'll certainly be good to get out of this joint, won't it?

[Ricky Ricardo]

Do you tell Ethel we'll be moving today?

[Lucy Ricardo]

Well, I haven't seen her since she brought up the lease. I mailed her a note telling her to come up and get the keys today.

[Ricky Ricardo]

What shall I do about this?

[Lucy Ricardo]

What is it?

[Ricky Ricardo]

There's a picture of us and Fred and Ethel taken in Atlantic Cedar last summer. Oh, we sure had a lot of fun there, didn't we?

[Lucy Ricardo]

Yeah.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Why should I do it? Throwing away?

[Lucy Ricardo]

Oh, no, no. I better pack it, huh? Well, we can always cut them out with the scissors.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Where are all these things at?

[Lucy Ricardo]

Oh, there's some things I borrowed from Ethel. She has a lot of my things, too, if she hasn't sold them.

[Ricky Ricardo]

You know, I got a lot of tools that belong to Fret. Some of them we bought together. What shall I do about those?

[Lucy Ricardo]

I don't know. Gee, it's amazing. We could have been such good friends with a couple of stinkers.

[Ricky Ricardo]

We sure had a lot of fun in the last nine years. Until they show their true colors.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Yeah, well, that just shows you how sneaky they are.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Hey, honey, you want some paper for them? Come in. Come in, please. Oh, these are yours. Oh, thanks. These are yours, I guess. Thanks. So I.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Here's some things of yours that somehow got into my apartment. Thanks. There's some of your things that I managed to get hold of. It's all there. You can count it if you like. Oh, well, that won't be necessary, Mrs. Mertz. I trust you. You do?

[Ricky Ricardo]

Look, Fred, it doesn't matter to me, you know, but for some crazy reason or other, I think Lucy wants to stay. Don't you, Lucy? Well, it doesn't matter to me either, but it's up to Ethel. What. What do you say, hon? I. You heard what the girl said. I guess we're staying, eh? Yeah.

[Lucy Ricardo]

Only this time I want a long lease so that we don't ever get kicked out. Well, Fred.

[Ricky Ricardo]

Well, what do you know? I just happen to have a new lease already made out. Let's help me upset.

[Fred Mertz]

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