All language subtitles for I Love Lucy s06e04 little ricky gets stage fright

Lucy!

I was getting little Ricky ready for his
recital. He looks so cute.

Good. Oh, I'm so nervous. Imagine our
son playing drums in public for the

time. Yeah, it's quite an occasion, all
right. Oh, it sure is.

Hmm.

Well?

Well, what?

What about my lunch?

Oh, yes, honey. I got a nice sandwich
for you already in the refrigerator.

Thanks,

honey.

Lucy. What?

The refrigerator is that big white thing
back there.

What's the matter with me? Here it is.

There you are, dear.

Thank you. And I have some hot coffee
here.

There we are. Oh, gee.

Isn't this exciting?

Mm -hmm.

What's the matter? What's the matter?
Oh, honey, it's too hot. Oh, I'm sorry.

Well, look.

We'll just do this, what my mother used
to do.

There we are.

That'll cool it off. There you are,
dear.

It's cooler, all right, but I like it a
little stronger.

Oh, for heaven's sake. Oh, honey, I'm so
sorry. There you are, dear.

It's still too hot. Maybe a nice cube
will help.

A nice cube, a nice cube, a nice cube,
yeah.

Okay, dear.

Here we are.

There's an ice cube for you. That's a
very good idea.

Lucy. Yeah?

Do you always put the ice cubes in the
oven?

Oh, no, not always, dear. Honey,

calm down.

Why are you so nervous?

Oh, honey, I can't help it. I just can't
help it. He's such a baby.

Do you think we're rushing him?

Oh, now, honey, it's just a little
recycle at his music school.

I know, I know, but this is such a big
moment in my child's life. I'm just

nervous about it, that's all.

What's with you? It's your child, too.
How come you're so calm?

What is there to be uncalm about?

Nothing to worry. The recycle will be
great.

Now, are you ready?

Yeah, I'm all ready.

Is little Ricky ready? Yeah, he's ready.
How about you?

I've been ready for hours. Come on,
let's go.

Look at you.

I'm not nervous, huh? Yeah, I guess you
are.

I'll tell the nurses to see if they're
ready.

Hi, Lucy.

Hi. Have you seen Ethel? I can't find my
green tie.

No, she hasn't been here.

Well, I'll be ready in a minute. Yeah,
hurry up.

For the first time in 20 years, we've
been trying to find each other.

Oh, hi.

Come on, let's get going.

We're all ready, dear. Oh, I'm as
nervous as a cat. Me too.

I was so nervous, I couldn't eat my
breakfast.

And believe me, for Ethel, that's
nervous.

Oh, look who's talking.

He was so nervous, he got dressed first
and then took a shower.

Ethel, we know family secrets.

Everybody's so jittery. Yeah, what's the
matter with us? It's silly to be this

way. Of course. The kid has been taking
drum lessons for a month, and we know

he's good.

Good? Why, he's wonderful.

That kid's dynamite.

That's right. So what do we have to
worry about? Yeah, why worry about it?

Honey, do you really think he's good?

Oh, look, Lucy, I have complete
confidence in the boy. It just so

he has inherited his father's musical
ability.

Yeah, but is he good?

Look, didn't Mr.

Crawford say that he was the best
drummer in the school?

Uh -huh. Well, there you are.

Of course, he's the only drummer in the
school.

Now, honey, don't worry. The recycle is
going to be... Hi, Mr. Crawford. Hi,

there it is.

Well, now, how do you feel, honey?

Fine, Mommy.

Look how calm he is.

Sure, perfectly relaxed.

That's kids for you.

You're not nervous, are you, honey? No.

He's not a bit nervous. We knew you
wouldn't be.

Mommy. What, honey?

What's nervous?

Nervous? Well, that's when you get stage
fright, like when you're playing drums

in front of a lot of strangers.

Oh,

go get your coat on, honey. We'll get
our hats and coats, honey. We'll be

back, Rick, and help you with the drums.

What's the matter with you? Well, honey,
I didn't mean to say anything in front

of him. I didn't want to put ideas in
his head, but I...

Maybe it didn't register, but just, you
know, if we're calm, then he'll be calm.

Yeah. Yes, you and I... It's kind of
hard to be calm. Well, yes, you and I

get nervous, and then the head will be
all right.

We don't get all excited.

I don't want to play.

You're not nervous, are you, Rick? No,
not nervous. Well, the two cars were

there, and we were talking. I didn't see
what I was doing. Let's go.

Grab something. Let's go.

I can carry this. Okay.

Have we got everything?

I think so. Sorry, dear.

I got that bass drum. And the snares. I
got the cymbals. I got the tom -tom.

Okay, we got everything. Let's go. All
right, here we go.

That was really very nice.

Now, Diana Van Fossen. The favorite for
the selection on the violin. Diana.

That's my little girl.

Very good.

Now, as a finale for our little recital
here, our own little six -piece band is

going to play... Has anybody seen my
gal?

Now, first on bass is Buddy Noble.
Buddy.

Buddy. Buddy.

Buddy. Buddy. Buddy. Buddy. Buddy.
Buddy. Buddy. Buddy.

Buddy. Buddy.

Jeff Woodruff.

And accordion, Larry Gleason.

And on drums, Ricky Ricardo Jr.

And on drums, Ricky Ricardo Jr.

What's the matter? I'm nervous, Mommy.
I've got taste.

He's got taste.

He's got taste. It's all right, look.

It's all right, Ricky.

Lucy. What?

What are you doing?

Well, his drums have been in the closet
for three whole days. He hasn't even

gone near them. I thought maybe if I put
them out in plain sight... I thought we

agreed not to force him to play.

Who's...

I'm just going to use the power of
suggestion. If he sees the drums out

may want to play them, that's all.

All right, but I don't want to make him
play. Oh, honey. I want it to be his own

idea. Now, you know I wouldn't make him
do anything he didn't want to do. I

won't say a word. The drums will be out
here. If he wants to play them, fine.

Okay. I got to go get finished dressing.
I got to get out of here. All right,

honey.

Hi, you want to go to the grocery store
with me? I can in about half an hour.

Oh, Lucy.

Little Ricky's playing his drums again.

No, no, honey. This is just my idea. I
thought if I put him out, maybe I'd put

the idea in his head.

Oh. Gee, I sure hope it works.

Oh, me too.

Call me when you're ready to go to the
store. Okay, dear. Maybe I can get a

little dusting done.

Okay.

Lucy, you'll be glad to know that I'm
going to fix that loose railing on the

back porch.

Well, what's the rush? We only reported
it five years and three delivery boys

ago.

Very, very funny.

Hey! Is my... Godson coming out of
retirement? No, your godson isn't coming

of retirement. I'm just putting the
drums out here. If he wants to play

can. Now, listen, mother hen.

Don't peck at me because you're upset
about your baby chick.

out here they look kind of lonely I bet
they wish somebody would play

them

Do you really think so, Mr. Crawford?
Oh, absolutely.

Stage fright is just like falling off a
horse.

If you don't get right back on, you'll
never ride again.

Is that so?

Yes.

And I want you to know, Mrs. Ricardo,
I'm every bit as concerned about your

as you and Mr. Ricardo are. Well, thank
you, Mr. Crawford. We certainly

appreciate that. And thanks for the
advice. I'll talk to my husband when he

comes in. Goodbye, Mr.

Crawford.

What is it you want to talk to me about?

Little Ricky's got to get right back on
his horse.

What? When you fall off a horse, you've
got to get right back on.

Little Ricky fell off a horse?

What was he doing on a horse?

Oh, relax, honey. He didn't really fall
off a horse.

Oh. Why do you say so?

Mr. Crawford was just using a figure of
speech.

He meant that if we wanted to help
Little Ricky get over his stage fright,

wanted to make sure that he played in
public again as soon as possible.

Oh. Well, that's the way he got
frightened in the first place.

That's just the point. This is now the
cure.

Well, I don't know, honey. I think we're
making too much of this.

Maybe the kid just doesn't want to play
the drums.

Look, whether he wants to play the drums
or not is no longer important.

The big thing now is his fear.

Being afraid to play at the recital was
only the beginning.

From here on, he could develop a fear of
all sorts of things.

He might be afraid to go to school. He
might be afraid to meet people, appear

public. Why, if we don't conquer this
right now, it could ruin his whole life.

Well, that makes a lot of sense.

Boy, I'm sure glad that you're the
mother of my child.

Well, thank you, dear.

When I think of all those other women I
might have married.

Yeah, you sure were lucky.

All what other women?

Like you say, we have enough problems
already.

We'll just talk about that later. Right
now, the important thing is finding a

place for little Ricky to play in public
as soon as possible.

All right.

What do you suggest?

Well... I was thinking, why can't little
Ricky and his band play at your club

one night?

Lucy, what's come over you?

Bad idea, huh?

No. Good idea. What's come over you?

Well, I don't know. I guess I just make
a mistake now and then.

I think it's a wonderful idea.

You do?

Oh, sure. It's probably just what he
needs to snap him out of this mood that

he's in. Uh -huh. And I bet you that the
audience will love it. Well, honey, I'm

so happy you like my suggestion.

Yes, baby.

Close your eyes, Ethel. I don't want you
to get any wild ideas.

All right.

All right. We bought little Ricky a
present.

Oh, how cute.

might take the hint.

That costs 49 cents.

But in a case like this, money is no
object.

Well, dear, it's a wonderful idea and
thanks a lot, but I think we've got the

problem all settled.

You have? Yeah.

Yeah, we're going to have little Ricky
and his band play at the Club Babaloo

night. You are?

Yeah, we decided if he's not going to go
through life being afraid, he has. He

just has to play the drums again. Right
away. Oh, of course.

Oh, boy, I'm glad it's all settled.

Wait a minute.

Is it all settled?

If we can't get him to play here in the
living room, how are we going to get him

to play at the club?

Hey, that's right.

If we could get him to play at the club,
we wouldn't have to get him to play at

the club. That makes sense.

Or does it?

Of course it does.

The trick is how to get Little Ricky to
do it.

Oh. One of us will just have to go in
there and talk him into it.

Okay.

Well?

now that we got astray who his parents
are, which one of you is going in there

and talk to him? Why don't you?

Me?

Yeah, why not?

You're his godfather.

Well, you're his godmother.

Well, now that we got astray who his
godparents are, which one of you is

to go in there and talk to him?

Go ahead, Ethel. Me?

Yeah, go ahead, Ethel.

on him. That always works with children.

Well?

What happened? Did your reverse
psychology work?

Not exactly. I said, little Ricky, you
don't want to play those nasty old

do you? And he said, no.

could talk him out of his stage fright.

If anybody can talk anybody into doing
anything, it's Lucy.

Yeah, she's good at that sort of thing.
Sure.

Next.

Samara, can you talk him into it? I got
stage fright.

Oh.

Well,

I guess that leaves you and me, Fred.

Leaves you.

I'm chicken.

Hi, partner.

Hi, Daddy.

I brought a surprise for you.

Depressive from Uncle Fred and Aunt
Ethel.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Well, you say we have a little talk,
huh?

Okay.

You know,

When I was a little boy your age, I used
to love to go down to my daddy's office

and visit him.

But I don't have an office.

I work in a nightclub.

The Babaloo?

That's right.

How do you like to come down to the
Babaloo and visit me?

I like that, Daddy.

Okay. And would you like to bring your
drums with you and your little band and

play there?

Will you be there, Daddy?

I sure will.

Yeah? I'll stay home.

Stay home.

Why, are you afraid?

Well, now, you come over here, partner.

You know, I want to tell you something.

It's all right to be afraid.

You know, when I play in front of
people, I'm afraid, too.

I don't know whether they're going to
like me or whether they're going to

at me or what.

Is that the way you feel?

Yeah.

The minute that I start playing, the
minute that I hear the music, I'm not

afraid anymore.

I'll show you what I mean. You see our
little friend here?

Look at that. He's so scared he can't
even move.

Now let's pretend that he's going to
play at the club, see?

And let's pretend that all these are the
people in the audience, and they're all

sitting around, and they're going to
watch him play the drums, see?

Now let's see what happens to him, okay?

afraid anymore.

And look at them.

They're not laughing at him. They like
him.

And if they like him, they'll like you a
lot more.

Because you're a much better drummer
than his.

So, uh, what do you say, partner?

Okay, partner.

Good boy.

There you are, Robert.

Oh, Robert looks great, doesn't he?
There you are, honey. There you are.

Hey, everybody here, Mr. Crawford?
Everybody but Earl Robey, the ukulele

Well, you better call the house and find
out if he's left. Well, that's a good

idea. Yeah.

Listen, kids, you want to peek at the
audience through the curtains?

Peek at the audience? That's lots of
money. Get your instruments. We might as

well put them on the bandstand, huh?
Well, listen, honey, will you bring him

right back?

Yeah, I'll bring him right back. I
haven't finished dressing him yet. Okay,

bring him right back. He'll come right
back now, darling. Just let him take a

peek. Okay.

Oh, don't they look cute? Oh, boy,

I hope this idea works.

Me, too. My stomach's so full of
butterflies, I could start a collection.

Honey, now, whatever you do, don't say
anything about being nervous in front of

little Ricky. Oh, no, now, Fred, don't
even mention the word scared or stage

fright now. Okay, okay. Don't forget
now. Okay, son.

Hey, uh... Get him ready right away,
Mom. I'm gonna start the show right now.

All right, honey, we will.

Well, did you see all the nice people?

I'll say.

How do you feel, honey? Fine, Mommy.

Attaboy, you're not the least bit ner...
What are you trying to do, scared?

Watch yourselves. You're going to give
little Ricky stay as sweet as you are.

Oh, dear.

What's the matter? The ball thing. What?

Oh, Roby can't be here. He has the
measles. Oh, for heaven's sake.

No ukulele.

and they've rehearsed for six and now
they want to get fun. I don't know how

it'll sound. It'll just blow the whole
thing wide open. Mr. Crawford. This is

the most terrible thing that could have
happened to us.

Mr. Crawford. What a catastrophe. No
ukulele. Mr. Crawford.

That's what I told Mr.

McCarter. I'm so nervous. Mr. Crawford.

Here, put your hat on, sweetheart.

Here we go. We're all ready now.

Mommy. Yes, dear.

I think everything's going to be just
fine. Here are your drumsticks.

But I don't want to play with a ukulele.
Now, look, honey.

Honey, look. I promise you. I promise
you. You'll have a ukulele player. Do

hear? Fred, get a message to Ricky. Tell
him the band will play a schedule.

All right. All right.

Here, fix his coat. Okay, I'll fix his
coat.

I'll button up your coat.

And you'll go out there and just be
great and play your drums.

ladies and gentlemen, tonight we have a
wonderful new attraction for you here at

the Club Babaloo.

And I am indeed very proud to present to
you Ricky Ricardo

Jr.

and his Dixieland band.

You bet.

I Love Lucy is a Desilu production.

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz will be back
next week at this same time.