All language subtitles for I Love Lucy s01e35 ricky asks for a raise

Well, honey, the Littlefields will be
here any minute.

Well, how do I look?

Oh, you look wonderful, dear.

Oh, fine.

How can I look wonderful? I have on an
old house dress and haven't even done my

hair. Well, why not?

Well, I thought maybe if I didn't look
too good, it would help things along

you asked Mr. Littlefield for that raise
tonight.

Now, Lucy?

Maybe I ought to suck in my cheeks so
he'll think we don't get enough to eat.

Now, you listen to me, honey.

Look, I don't want you to try any of
your crazy stunts tonight.

Honey, you promised me you were going to
ask him for a raise. I will, I will.

I just don't want you to go pushing me
into it.

Ricky, if you're afraid to ask for a
raise, you're never going to get it.

I'm not afraid. I'll do it.

Well, what are you going to say? Let's
rehearse.

Rehearse? Sure, you can't leave a thing
like this to chance. Now, look, I'll

pretend I'm Mr. Littlefield and you
pretend you're you. Now, we finished

Mr. Littlefield is full of food.

He's leaning back, weak, bloated, and
vulnerable.

Ricardo, my boy, your wife sure is a
good cook.

Go ahead, Ricky. Here's where you speak
up.

Uh... Uh... Mr. Littlefield?

Oh, yes, my boy. What's on your mind?

Uh... I was wondering... Yes?

You couldn't give me any more money next
year, could you?

Well, that ought to sweep him off his
feet. Well, honey, if he wants to give

a raise, that'll do it.

Honey, nobody ever wants to give anybody
a raise. You have to demand it. Now,

look, you be Mr. Littlefield and I'll be
you. Go ahead, sit down.

You're Mr. Littlefield.

All right.

My boy!

That was a good meal.

Well, Mr. Littlefield, I want to talk to
you about my new contract.

How much of a raise am I getting?

How much?

Yes, how much?

You know, Mr. Littlefield, I have to
decide whether to stay with you or

one of my many other offers.

I don't have any other offers. Oh, well,
honey, I know that, but Mr. Littlefield

doesn't know it.

Now, put yourself in his place. Think.
How would you react, honestly?

Well, Mr. Littlefield?

Are you going to top those other offers
or do I quit?

What do you say?

Don't quit, my boy. I'll give you the
race.

See? Hey, I got the race.

How do you know?

How about that?

Yeah. I just hope that little Phil sees
things that logically. Don't worry.

He'll see things that logically.

Come on. Let's go into the parlor and
wait for the fly.

Wonderful dinner.

Your wife certainly knows how to cook,
Ricky.

Oh, thank you.

Phoebe, I want you to get Mrs.

Ricardo's recipe for that cheesecake. It
was delicious.

Yes, Alvin. I'd love it, Lucy, if you'll
give it to me. Oh, I'd be glad to. I'll

write it out before you leave.

Did you say something?

No. No, but Ricky has something to ask
you, don't you, dear?

Uh... Oh, no, not really. It can wait.

No, go ahead, dear.

Oh, yes, Ricky, what is it?

Well, uh... Mr. Littlefield?

Yes?

Mr. Littlefield?

You and I are going to have to have a
talk very soon about my new contract.

And there's one thing I have to know.

And I have to know it right away.

What's that?

You couldn't give me any more money next
year.

Well, as a matter of fact, Ricky, I've
been thinking over the idea of giving

a raise.

Yes? And my boy, it's out of the
question.

Well, the nightclub business isn't what
it used to be.

Taxes have come up, things are more
expensive.

So you can see that I'm in no position
to give you any more money. Oh, yes,

absolutely. It's out of the question.
You want any more coffee, Mrs. Lester?

Ricky, I guess you're just going to have
to accept one of those other offers,

then.

Other offers?

Yes, Ricky wasn't going to say anything.
He's so loyal, you know. But other

clubs have been clamoring for him.

Really?

say that they're... Just the other day,
a club owner called, I won't mention any

names, and offered Ricky twice as much
money as you're paying him. It wasn't

twice as much. Oh, no, no, that's right.
It was three times as much.

But Ricky said, no, no, no, if it's at
all possible, I want to stay with good

old Mr.

Littlefield. Didn't you, Ricky?

Oh, yes, yeah, yeah.

My sack worse.

His sack worse.

Well, that's very flattering.

Well, you understand, Mr. Littlefield, I
don't want to leave. I want to stay

right where I am. I don't want to go
anyplace, you know. I'm happy there.

But the people, they're offering me so
much money. I mean, I don't know what

else to do, you know. I see. I see your
problem.

How many such offers have you had?

Four. Twelve.

I got eight more this morning.

Oh, this is a very difficult decision.

Very

difficult.

Very difficult.

You've been wonderful for the Tropicana.

We have a fine personal relationship.

Yes? I can't stand in your way, my boy.
Take one of those other out.

and upward and you'll get to the top of
the heap.

But, Mr.

Littlefield, you don't understand.

If you don't give Ricky that raise,
you'll lose him. He'll quit.

I understand perfectly.

Oh, you do?

We'll give him one more chance, dear.

Uh, Mr. Littlefield, are you sure you
don't want to change your mind and...

I quit. K -W -I -T.

All right.

All right. All right. All right.

I don't think you're going to get my
recipe for cheesecake either.

Lucy. What? What's the meaning of this?

What? This ad in the paper says that
Xavier Valdez and his orchestra are

at the Tropicana Club Thursday night.

Isn't Ricky there anymore?

No. thanks to a certain big -mouthed
redhead.

What are you talking about?

Well, the other night, Ricky told Mr.
Littlefield that he had to have a razor.

He'd quit, and I egged him onto it.

And? That was some of the rottenest
egging I ever did.

Oh, Lucy. How's Ricky taking it? Just
terrible. He's done nothing but mope

around the house for two days. Won't
even get out of his pajamas.

Hi, Ethel.

Hi. Hi, Ricky.

I'll get your breakfast. No, no, thank
you. Thank you. I want to get downtown.

Oh. Oh, that's the spirit, Ricky. Don't
let this get you down. Get out and

fight. You'll be bringing home a check
again any day now.

That's right.

I'm on my way to the unemployment office
right now.

Well, how does it feel to be married to
an also -being?

An also -being?

He means a has -ran.

Gee, it's pitiful, Ethel.

I've got to do something about getting
this job back.

Well, maybe this Xavier Valdez won't
work out, and Mr. Littlefield will be

forced to ask Ricky to come back again.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if nobody
showed up for Xavier's opening?

Eh, it would take a miracle, though.

Yeah.

Wait a minute.

What? I feel a miracle coming on.

What do you mean? Listen, there are 75
tables at the Tropicana.

different people and made 75
reservations and then at the last minute

headaches and couldn't make it.

Hey, that might work out. Sure, the
place would be empty. I'm going to call

Tropicana right now.

Tropicana Club?

Mrs. Bradford. You are our first
reservation.

Oh, how charming.

Charming, yes. I'd like a table for
eight, please.

Yes.

Yes, you're welcome.

It worked!

Who will I be now?

Say, listen, Ethel, why don't you go
down and make reservations on your

That way we'll tie up the line and
nobody else will be able to get a table.

That's a good idea.

Okay. I think I'll be a celebrity this
time. I'll check with you later. Okay,

honey.

Yeah, they're like one of those darling
little tables underneath those darling

little palm trees, darling.

Goodbye, Mrs. Thompson.

Hello,

Tropicana.

Yes, we have a nice table for two. De la
Choppa. Thank you.

Hello,

Tropicana.

Yes, Mrs. Thompson.

Just one minute, please.

Hello,

Mrs. Bennett.

Yes. Would you hold her for a second,
please?

Yes, Mrs. Thompson.

All right, Mrs. Bennet. All right, all
right.

Now, that's right. That's four at eight.

Eight at ten.

Ten at... Oh, no, I'm sorry. I'm very
sorry.

I'm very sorry.

No, I didn't mean you. I... Mrs.

Mrs.

Mrs.

Oh, mon dieu, que la vente. Que la
vente.

Thank you. Thank you very much.

We'll be delighted to see you.

Goodbye.

Well, how's everything going, Maurice?

It's amazing, Mr. Littlefield. We opened
the book for reservation two hours ago,

and we are completely, completely sold
out.

Splendid. Splendid. You know, I cannot
understand it.

This is the first time this has happened
in the history of the club. It's quite

clear to me. I finally hired someone
with talent.

Oh, no.

Hello? Tropicana Club?

No. I'm very, very sorry. We are all
booked out. We are completely sold out.

Yes, yes.

But it's impossible, madame. That's
impossible.

Oh, well, are you sure?

but it'll certainly make the other guy
look bad.

Hey, that's right, Ethel.

We have to make Mr.

Littlefield realize that those people
aren't showing up because Ricky Ricardo

isn't there.

Oh, yeah.

How?

Gee, I don't know. I guess we'll just
have to go in and sit down at the table

and then everybody get up and walk out
and we find out Ricky isn't playing

there. Oh, no. We'd be recognized.

Well, not necessarily.

Depends on how we're fixed up.

We'd all be disguised. Yeah.

But, Lucy, one table of people walking
out isn't going to mean anything.

Well, maybe we could go out and come
back again a couple of times or

How?

Well... Wait a minute. What?

I got a pal that's a quick change
artist.

Hal King?

Yeah, and I'll bet he let us borrow all
his trick wardrobe.

They're beginning to arrive.

Good

evening.

Good evening.

You have a reservation?

Mrs. Worthington Proudford and Party.

Yes, yes, table 29.

29, yes, yes.

This way, please.

Charming place.

They've changed the decor here.

Chap Ricky Ricardo. Very remarkable
chap, Ricky Ricardo.

Oh, I'm sorry, madame.

What about?

Ricky... Yes, Ricky Ricardo is not here
anymore.

Oh, but we have that world -famous
entertainer, Xavier Valdez. No, Ricky

Ricardo.

But we only came here to hear Ricky
Ricardo.

Certain what?

Well, if the Ricardo chap isn't here,
we...

You'll enjoy Xavier Valdez. He's a lot
more clever than Ricky Ricardo.

Please!

No one is more clever than Ricky
Ricardo, peasant.

Yes, yes, I know, I know.

Good

evening.

Mrs. Miriam Chumley and party.

Oh, certainly.

Table 27.

This way, please.

Miss McGillicuddy's table, number 11.

Oh, yes. The rest of the party will be
here shortly.

This web business... Hi, Laurie.

Hi, Becky.

How are you?

Hi.

This is your table. I guess I'm a little
early.

You know, this is my favorite club. You
always put on a good show here. I always

say that. I always tell everybody that.
You should hear me. I always say, you

never get let down if you go and see
Ricky Ricardo. That's what I always say.

Oh, but Ricky Ricardo is not here
anymore.

no more.

Well, I'm getting out of this crummy
dump. Oh, but if you please... Please,

your breath.

I beg your pardon.

Did I hear you say that Ricky Ricardo
isn't here anymore?

Yeah, how do you like that?

Well, I don't like it at all. Please,
please, please, I assure you if you

you won't be disappointed.

Ha!

My good man, is Ricky Ricardo appearing
here tonight or not?

Well... No.

That's all. Let me use your telephone.

Please, Mrs. Chumley, no. If you just...
Sidebuster.

Who's the stoop that let Ricky Ricardo
slip through his fingers?

You?

Well, yes.

Oh, brother.

Hello, Mary.

This is Miriam. I just called to tell
you not to bother to come to the

Club tonight.

Ricky Ricardo isn't appearing here
anymore.

Yes, I knew you'd want to know.

Oh, no, no, please, please. Cancel Mrs.

Ackerman's reservation.

But Mrs.

Ackerman has a reservation for 30
people. I know.

That a girl, Crumley.

Here we go, up and at them. Oh, but
ladies, ladies.

Jolly well is stupid, you know.

Mr. Littlefield. After all, they looked
rather strange.

Maybe they did look strange, but they
were paying customers.

Hello.

Ah.

Oh.

Oh, it's you.

What's the matter, Al?

Well, where is everybody?

They're all out. out washing their
hands.

Isn't this opening night? Aren't you
sold out? What happened? Oh, please,

stop asking so many questions, Phoebe.
Here, here, sit down.

Pretend you're enjoying yourself.

Well, at least smile.

Don't we have a reservation? Oh, dear.

Hazel, look.

Oh, Countess Bublitsky. Ricky Ricardo
isn't playing here tonight.

Ricky Ricardo is not here anymore.

Well, Mr.

Ricardo finished his engagement here.
Well, where is he playing? We'll go

Yes. Well, that does it.

Maurice, get Ricky Ricardo on the phone.

If I don't get him back, I'll go
bankrupt.

That's a very smart move, my man.

When you get Ricky Ricardo back here,
we'll be back again.

Didn't his note say he phoned?

No, it just says... It says Mr.
Littlefield called and wanted to talk to

think he wants to hire me back.

Here he is. Hi, honey.

How's everybody?

We got your note. What happened?

Oh, Lucy, you should have seen what
happened. No kidding.

Listen, I went down to the Tropicana.
Yeah? And there wasn't one single

soul in the place.

Oh, no.

And not only that, but Maurice told me.

that the few people that came in, as
soon as they found out that I wasn't

out they went.

Fantastic.

My goodness.

Boy.

Well, I guess I didn't realize how
popular I am.

Well, what did Mr. Littlefield say? Does
he want you back?

Does he want me back?

I'll say he does.

He offered me twice as much money as I
was getting before.

Really? When do you start?

I don't.

You don't?

What do you mean?

Well, why should I work for him?

If I'm that popular, I can write my...

was played by Gail Gordon, Mrs.
Littlefield by Edith Miser, and William

played by Maurice Marsack.

I Love Lucy is a Desilu production.