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Lucy? Yes, dear?

Where are you?

Right here.

Where'd you go?

I'm here. I'm looking for you.

Well, wait there. I'll come back.

No.

Stay where you are. I'll find you. I know this jungle better than you do.

I presume.

What is all this?

The laundry. I can't hang it outside today. It looks like rain.

Well, can you hang it someplace else besides the kitchen?

Well, there's always the living room or the front hall.

Well, I guess it is a problem. I'll say it is. It's an awful problem.

But it's one that you could solve if you'd just say the word.

What word?

Automatic dryer.

That's two words and I'd like to add one more.

What would you like to add?

No. Oh, now, Ricky, if I had a dryer, this wouldn't happen every time it

And there's a lot of rain ahead. I read about it just the other day in the

almanac. Look, honey, the answer is no.

Dryers are too expensive.

They are not expensive.

Not considering all the back -breaking work they save.

I know, honey, I know. You don't...

How come?

I can't find the stove.

I know it's around here someplace, but I just haven't been able to find it. All

right, all right, all right. I'll eat downtown.

How do I get out of here?

I won't tell you.

Ay, Dios mio, man. Esta mujer está completamente loca.

sure make a lot of laundry.

I'll say.

I've been trying to talk Ricky into buying me an automatic dryer, but he

they're too expensive.

I'm surprised he doesn't want me to get down to the river and beat the clothes

clean on a stone.

Well, at least you've got a good washing machine.

How'd you like to do your wash in that old relic of mine?

Honestly, I think it was the first one ever made.

much it costs. We can buy it on time or something, but I'm going to have a

dryer.

Honey, I'm home.

Good. We can have this out right now. Do you mind if I come with you? Not at

all, but why?

I want to watch your technique.

If it works, maybe I can use it to get a new washing machine out of Fred.

Be my guest.

Hi, honey. Hi. Hello, Ethel. Hi, Ricky. Ricky, I have something to say to you.

Well, honey, I got something to tell you. Hold it, Buster. I'll do the

here. I want a new...

Understand? Now, I know they're expensive, but we can buy it on time and

little bit each week. Well, honey, I bought a new washer and dryer today. You

just don't realize what I go through. Up and down those stairs 20 times a day.

Up and down.

I got a good deal.

Oh, honey, you're so thoughtful. I love you.

Aren't they sweet?

Just like two lovebirds.

What are you, a bird watcher?

as much as it sounds.

I got them wholesale, and the fellow is allowing me $35 on our old washing

machine. Hey, wait a minute.

How'd you like to have a new washing machine?

Oh, Fred, do you really mean it? Sure, I'll buy you the Ricardo's old one.

Old one? You just said a new one.

Well, it'll be new to you.

Oh, fine. All I ever get is hand -me -downs. All right, if you don't want it,

you don't have to... Oh, no, no, I'll take it. We can give our old one to the

Smithsonian Institute.

No, just a minute. I don't think this whole thing is any good. Why not?

Well, my father told me many years ago, Your

father said that?

Never mind. It was good advice.

Well, will somebody please tell us what it means?

It means never do business with friends or relatives.

Oh, honey, that's just silly.

It isn't silly.

Listen, people act in a very strange way when they're dealing with money.

Arguments about a business deal could mean the end of our friendship.

Oh, you certainly don't think much of our friendship.

Well, I do, too. That's why I don't think it's a good idea.

Now, you let me sell it to the dealer and have him sell it to you.

Oh, that's fine. You'll sell it to him for $35 and he'll charge me $75.

Yeah, Ricky.

If you sell it to us, you'll be saving us $40. Yeah, the dealer might even

charge him $100, and then you'd be saving him $65.

Yeah. And the dealer might even charge him $125, and then you'd be saving us

probably as much as a month, Ricky.

You'll be doing me a favor. I'll never get a new washing machine out of

secondhand Louie here.

Now, look, suppose that something goes wrong. Oh, honey, what could go wrong?

We've had that machine for four years. and nothing's ever gone wrong.

What if some little thing does go wrong? I'm handy with tools. I can fix it.

Sure. Oh, it can't affect our friendship?

Of course not.

Ethel, Fred, you may have the machine.

For $35.

Oh, thanks, Ricky. That's fine. Great. I'll go and make out the check. Oh,

wait, Fred. No, no, that's no hurry.

Okay. Let's move the machine right now over to our apartment, huh? Are you

finished with it, Lucy?

They're delivering the new one in the morning. Okay. Come on, let's go.

it it might ruin our

washing machine.

How about some lunch? I'll fix me a sandwich. Good, I'm hungry. Good.

Hi.

Oh, how are you, honey? Come on in.

Come on.

Oh, you got the little doll with you? Yeah.

Oh, hello, honey.

Say hi.

Look at that little champion.

Get the dukes up, champ.

was doing. You mean my washing machine.

Oh, that's right. I forgot.

Oh, Lucy, it's just wonderful. It washes everything so fast I've run out of

things to wash. Really?

As a matter of fact, I was just getting ready to ask Fred to go out someplace

and get dirty.

Hi. Hi, Ruth. I thought I found you here. Hi, honey. I didn't expect you

soon. I'll go get your lunch. Oh, no. Stay and eat with us. Oh, no. Oh, I got

cold cuts and everything. You sure you got enough?

Anybody from Albuquerque's always had enough to eat.

You're right there.

What do you mean, before the deal went through?

Yeah. Well, I hope you don't think we're buying this piece of junk.

You already bought it.

I did not. No money changed hands.

You took possession of the merchandise.

That's the same thing.

Yeah.

I told you we should have sold it to them. You didn't.

Not much I did. You're going to pay me for this washing machine.

you, so they cagily plan to palm it off on us.

Palm it off? You begged us to let you have it.

Begged? Yeah, begged.

He says I'm a very handy man with tools.

If anything goes wrong, I can fix it.

It won't harm our friendship a little bit.

Welching?

I'll make you to haul this hunk of junk out of our kitchen.

It is immaterial to me, Mr. Mertz, what you do.

Happy to, Mrs. Ricardo, only that this happens to be your washing machine. Oh!

washing machine in front of her door.

No.

Removing Mrs. Ricardo's washing machine in front of her door.

Well, if you don't mind my saying so, you're doing it the hard way.

What's the matter?

You seem to be angry with each other.

I'll tell you what's the matter.

Truth. Truth.

I'll tell you exactly...

Ricky bought me a new washing machine, and the Mertzes insisted on buying our

old one. And then they got it over into their place, they ruined it, and they

refused to pay for it. Oh, that isn't the way it happened at all.

As a favor to them, we allowed ourselves to be talked into buying this piece of

junk, and when we got it home, it fell.

in a friendly manner.

There is. They can pay us our friendly $35.

What? Now wait just a minute. I'll tell you.

I have a nephew who works in an appliance business.

I'll ask him to look at it. Maybe he can fix it. How about that?

Don't ask me. It isn't my machine.

She can do anything she wants to with her washing machine. It is none of my

business.

so darn mad.

Oh, you too.

Well, I just came up to tell you that I'll be able to babysit with little

this afternoon. Oh, well, thank you, Mrs. Trumbull. I'm very happy that you

because I... How

is it, Joe?

Anything serious?

No, I think we can pull it through, Aunt Matilda.

But I think somebody's confused.

This is a washing machine. They've been trying to use it as a garbage disposal.

That's strange.

How much did it cost to fix it?

Oh, seeing that you're friends, about a dollar and a half.

Say, they wouldn't want to sell this, would they?

I don't know.

I'll give them 50 bucks for it.

Well, I'll tell them and let you know what they say.

I'd better go look after the baby now.

So long, Joe. Goodbye, Aunt Matilda.

No, it's in pretty good shape. It can be fixed up. Oh, yeah?

Say, you don't know if they'd like to sell that machine, do you?

Sell it?

Yeah, whoever owns it, I'll give them 50 bucks for it.

It belongs to my husband and me, but I don't know

whether he'd want to sell it so cheap.

Have you spoken to the Ricardos?

Ricardos? Who are they?

Oh, never mind.

I'll call you. Have you got a card?

Hmm.

Yeah. Oh, thanks. Well, I'll let you know if my husband decides to sell it.

such a good machine.

Yeah.

Okay, goodbye.

Bye.

Fred! Fred!

Hi, Mr. Trumbull.

Hello, Mrs. Trumbull. How did little Ricky behave?

Like an angel.

Gave him his bottle and he went right back to sleep. That's good.

I wanted to talk to you about your washing machine.

Oh, you mean the Mercer's washing machine.

Well, whoever it belongs to, it belongs to the Mercer's. Yes, that's right.

Well, my nephew says he'll pay $50 for it.

He'll pay $50 for our washing machine?

That's what it said.

Well, uh, did you speak to Ethel about it? No, no.

I haven't told her yet. Oh, yeah, well, don't bother, dear. I'll tell her for

you. Thank you so much.

It's all right. Let me know if they decide to sell it. Oh, yes, yes, I will.

Thanks very much for coming down. I hope little Ricky wasn't too much trouble.

Wasn't any trouble at all. Thank you, Mrs. Bramble. Goodbye.

I'm glad the Mertzes didn't buy it now. Oh, this is perfect.

We will go tell them that we will relieve them of their... obligation.

We've been talking over this silly washing machine situation.

Oh, so have we. Isn't that a coincidence?

Well,

we did act pretty terrible.

Yeah, we're ashamed of ourselves, and we want to apologize.

Oh, it's... Ricky, here's your check.

Oh, now, now, now, look here on mine, but you really don't know. No, no, no,

couldn't take your check. Well, why not?

Why? Why, we just wouldn't expect you to pay for a washing machine that wasn't

any good.

Oh, nonsense.

I'm a man of my word, and a deal's a deal.

No, sir,

no, no. Not when I tried to palm off some faulty merchandise on you. No, we

wouldn't let you pay for it. To tell you the truth, we knew it would break down.

Why? We're practically swindlers.

That's right, yeah.

We tried to welch on a perfectly legitimate deal.

Give him the money, Fred.

Yes, sir.

a washing machine. Now there's your check.

You said it was your washing machine. You said you were ashamed.

Pardon me. I was up here this afternoon looking at a washing machine. I offered

50 bucks for it. I spoke to you.

Yeah, I know.

Well, I got a buyer for it. He'll go as high as $75.

the cost of the rare with you.

Okay, and I'll give you $17 .50 for half of that washing machine.

Trumbull was played by Elizabeth Patterson, and Joe was played by Herb

I Love Lucy is a Desilu production.

This is the CBS television network.