The Lucy Show - Season 6 Episode 21 - Lucy Helps Ken Berry
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00:00The Lucy Show
00:12Starring Lucille Ball
00:17Co-starring Gail Gordon
00:30Hello, Theodore.
00:55Hello, Mr. Cheever. What's new?
00:58Well, unless you can explain okaying this loan, the man standing behind your desk will be new.
01:04Uh, what loan?
01:06This loan for $1,200.
01:08They have filed bankruptcy proceedings and left us holding the bag.
01:12Oh, oh, oh, sir, this is dated April the 20th.
01:16That's when I was away on vacation.
01:18Nevertheless...
01:19I don't remember...
01:21Miss! Miss!
01:23Now, Mr. Mooney, when you left me in charge, you told me to use my initiative. I was only trying to help the bank.
01:31Help the bank?
01:33Yes, sir. When this man came in to ask for a loan to open a donut shop, it sounded like a good investment at the time.
01:39Donut shop?
01:41Why did a donut shop sound like such a good investment?
01:44Well, Mr. Mooney always taught me that timing in a business deal is very important.
01:49And at the time the man told me about opening the donut shop, I was starving.
01:53When you initiate any more bad loans in this office, and you really will be starving.
02:02Let that be a lesson to you.
02:04And you'll be starving right along with me.
02:11Well, I hope you're satisfied.
02:13Oh, I'm sorry, but I'm only human. Haven't you ever made a mistake?
02:17I'll thank you to keep my wife out of this.
02:20Now, you get to work while you still have a job.
02:26Oh.
02:30Hi, Mrs. Carmichael.
02:32Oh, hello.
02:34Oh, dear. Good to see you again.
02:37I want you to meet my boss, Mr. Mooney.
02:39Mr. Mooney, this is Mr. Jones.
02:40Oh, hi. You're just the man I wanted to see.
02:43Oh, about what?
02:44About the loan I made to finance my dancing school.
02:46A dancing school?
02:47Uh, yes, sir. I have his file right here, Mr. Mooney.
02:50It's the Ken Jones dancing school.
02:53Oh, really? I don't recall any transaction of this kind.
02:56Well, Mr. Jones applied for the loan while you were out of town.
03:00Not on another one.
03:02Well, now, you can see he's a very reliable person.
03:06Mr. Mooney, I have a $250 payment that's due.
03:09Oh, fine.
03:10And I'd like to ask for a little more time.
03:12What?
03:13Well, I've been having a little trouble.
03:15Now, according to this contract, the payment was due yesterday.
03:19But, sir, this is the first time I've ever asked for an extension.
03:22It's your first payment.
03:26Well, they're always the toughest.
03:28Yeah, they sneak up on you so fast.
03:30I had such a terrible time with my TV set.
03:33Oh, please, will you be quiet?
03:36I'll be in a terrible mess if Mr. Cheever hears about this.
03:40Oh.
03:43Sir, all I need is a little more time.
03:45You see, it takes a while for a business like a dancing school to get started.
03:49Oh, I'm not interested in your problems.
03:52I'll simply have to foreclose and liquidate your assets.
03:56What assets?
03:59The equipment you have listed right here is collateral.
04:02Oh!
04:03Oh, you mean the stuff I've got stored in the back of my place.
04:06What kind of stuff is it?
04:08I don't know.
04:09It used to be a donut shop.
04:15A donut shop?
04:17Oh, that's going to be nice to explain to Mr. Cheever.
04:21But, look, Mr. Mooney, if you went to the loan department and asked for a little extension,
04:27then maybe Mr. Jones would have time to make his first payment and Mr. Cheever wouldn't have to know anything about it.
04:32Oh, no, no, I don't think I could do that.
04:34Well, now, you've always said that the financial structure of a bank is built on helping small business.
04:40With your kind of help, this bank will become a small business.
04:44Oh, well, all right, I'll see what I can do.
04:47I won't guarantee anything.
04:48All right.
04:49I don't know why I get into these messes.
04:53Oh, Mrs. Carmichael, I'm sorry I caused you all this trouble.
04:56Oh, now, it's not your fault, but you did seem so confident, you know, when you told me about opening your dancing school.
05:03Yeah, well, I guess I just didn't have enough money to get started.
05:06You know, I can't afford to advertise my school on television.
05:09To get pupils, I have to depend on word of mouth.
05:11Oh, well, maybe I can help.
05:13I got a big mouth.
05:16How much are your lessons?
05:18Well, I give a course of lessons that's guaranteed to teach a full routine for only $25.
05:23Oh, well, you can put me down.
05:25Oh, no, no, no, Mrs. Carmichael, you've done enough.
05:27No, now, listen, I would love to take lessons.
05:30$25.
05:32There you are.
05:33Gee, thank you.
05:34Well, you know, just for that, I'm going to see that you star in my first recital.
05:38Star?
05:39Yes.
05:40Oh, my goodness.
05:41Well, what kind of dancing do you teach?
05:44Well, it's professional dancing.
05:46Like what?
05:47Well, a variation of tap and soft shoe.
05:50Well, I think I can show you better than I can tell you.
05:53Oh.
05:54Let me see here.
06:10What are you doing?
06:13I'm sorry, sir.
06:20Oh, Mr. Mooney, everything's gonna be all right.
06:22I just bought $25 worth of dancing lessons.
06:25That's all I need. You in a tutu.
06:30Sir, if I can only get nine more students,
06:33I'll have enough money to make the first payment.
06:34Well, you have exactly ten days. I got the extension point.
06:37All right.
06:38After that, any delinquent loans will be referred directly to Mr. Cheever's office.
06:42Yeah, well, don't you worry. I'll go to everybody I know
06:44and ask them to take dancing lessons.
06:45Great. Oh, here, here. Take some of my cards.
06:48Oh, yeah. Pass them around.
06:49Oh, Mr. Mooney, you know, if I could just borrow a little more money
06:52for some advertising, I'd be trapped out of here.
07:03Ow!
07:12Miss, I'd like to cash a check, please.
07:21Yes, sir.
07:22And I have some identification right here.
07:24Oh, oh, you don't need any identification.
07:26Oh, oh, I recognize you from your television program.
07:30You're Ralph's story.
07:32Yes, that's right.
07:33Oh, my, I just love all those programs you do about places of interest.
07:37Oh, well, thank you.
07:38Oh, the one you did the other day on the, uh, at the date growl
07:42about the sex life of the date.
07:45Oh, I found that very enlightening.
07:48Oh, and the one about the little old steamer that goes to Catalina.
07:51I love that.
07:52Have you made that trip?
07:54No, I've never been abroad.
07:58There's your money.
07:59Thank you very much.
08:00Hey, hey, Mr. Story.
08:03Hey, you remember me?
08:04Sure, I do.
08:06Tony's Pizza Parlor.
08:08That's right.
08:09Oh, how are things going?
08:11You know, since you make your show for my pizza parlor,
08:16my business, you know, she's a double up for three times.
08:22Oh, well, I'm glad to hear that, Tony.
08:24Really, that's the most gratifying part of my work.
08:27And nice to see you, Mr. Story.
08:29And thanks again.
08:31Not at all.
08:31Nice to see you again.
08:32Mr. Story.
08:33Yes?
08:34You mean, just from being seen on your program,
08:36Tony got all that new business?
08:38Well, it's amazing the results exposure on television gets.
08:42You know, I think I have a wonderful idea for your program.
08:46You, too.
08:48Well, we're always looking for new ideas, really.
08:51Oh, good.
08:51I'm taking dancing lessons,
08:53and I think that you should feature a dancing school recital on your program.
08:58I think it'll be very entertaining.
08:59You know, we've never done a dance recital.
09:01Well, you better do it before someone else beats you to it.
09:04How soon could you put it on?
09:06What do you mean, how soon?
09:07Well, like maybe within ten days?
09:11Possibly.
09:12You know, come to think about it,
09:13I do need something for next week.
09:15We were going to do a program about a donut shop, but it went out of business.
09:20Well, you see, you should have gotten there sooner.
09:26You could have saved them.
09:27Now, look, I think, I think a dance recital is a good human interest story.
09:34And your audience will have a chance to see a star being born.
09:37A star being born?
09:39Yeah, well, if not, I'm throwing away 25 bucks.
09:42Oh, well, we can't let that happen, can we?
09:46Then you'll do it?
09:47You've sold me.
09:48I'll schedule it for next week's program.
09:50Oh, Mr. Story, how nice.
09:52Here's my card.
09:53Oh, thank you.
09:56Mr. Mooney, I've got the most wonderful news.
10:00You've been drafted.
10:02Ralph's story is going to feature a recital from Ken Jones Dancing School.
10:11And it'll be on his program next week.
10:13Do you realize what that means?
10:16What?
10:16It means the school will be a big success.
10:18Oh, Mrs. Carmichael, you're forgetting one thing.
10:21What's that?
10:21You have to have pupils to put on a recital.
10:24And so far, he only has you.
10:27Heaven help him.
10:29Now, please get to work.
10:36Oh, sir, sir, you dropped an envelope.
10:39Oh, thank you very much, lady.
10:44You know what's in this envelope?
10:46What?
10:465,200 bucks of the union's money.
10:49Oh.
10:50It's the truck driver's recreation fund.
10:52Oh, well, I'm glad I was a help to someone today.
10:55Help.
10:55Lady, you saved my life.
10:57If there's anything I can ever do for you, just name it.
11:02Okay.
11:05Sir.
11:06Sir.
11:07Um, I wonder if you would be interested in taking some dancing lessons.
11:13Dancing lessons?
11:14Yeah.
11:15Oh, no, lady.
11:16Lady, you've got the wrong guy.
11:17I got two left feet.
11:19Well, uh, what about some of the other fellows in your union?
11:22Wouldn't they like to learn how to dance?
11:24Those road jockeys?
11:25They've been sitting behind a steering wheel for so long, they haven't even learned to walk.
11:30Look, I only need enough pupils to put on a recital.
11:33Maybe just 10 or 12.
11:35Uh, hey, and you said if I ever needed anything, just name it.
11:38Well, as a true knight of the road, I'm a gentleman of me work.
11:43You do it?
11:44Just let me know where it is, and I'll, uh, persuade some of the boys to come over.
11:48Oh, good, good.
11:49I'll give you the address.
11:51There you are.
11:52And, uh, uh, uh, do you really think you can persuade them?
11:55If I can't persuade them, I'll nudge them a little.
12:03Nothing's impossible we have found.
12:05For when your chin is on the ground, just pick yourself up, dust yourself off.
12:09Come on, I'll show you that step.
12:11Okay.
12:13Now, remember, it's syncopated, right?
12:14Now, we start on the right foot.
12:16Right foot.
12:16Ready?
12:16And bam, bam, bam, bam, bam.
12:19Oh, hi, Mrs. Carmichael.
12:20Hi.
12:21Mr. Mooney.
12:21Hi.
12:22Got a pupil, huh?
12:23Oh, no, no, he's my partner.
12:25Come on over and meet him.
12:28Sid, Sid Howard, this is Mrs. Carmichael.
12:30Mrs. Carmichael.
12:30And Mr. Mooney from the bank.
12:32How do you do?
12:35He must be, uh, ready to foreclose.
12:37I can tell by his smile.
12:39Oh, no, we have wonderful news.
12:42What?
12:42I have a whole bunch of pupils coming over here this afternoon.
12:45Oh, that's great.
12:46And Ralph Story wants to feature a dance recital from your school on his program next week.
12:51Ralph Story?
12:52Yeah.
12:53Hey, Ken, that would really put this school across.
12:55Oh, yeah, what a commercial, huh?
12:56You won't have to worry about that loan anymore.
12:58Who's worried?
12:59As a matter of fact, I've been doing some research on commercial enterprises that have been featured
13:04on Mr. Story's programs, and the results were so gratifying that I would like to invest in
13:10your dance school.
13:11Yes?
13:12Yes, here's a certified check for $2,500.
13:16That should be worth, oh, half interest.
13:19Half interest?
13:20Oh, well, then, let's say a third.
13:23Forty three and a third percent.
13:27A third interest is 23 and a third percent.
13:31It's 33 and a third percent.
13:33Yeah.
13:35Get the more like it.
13:38Does 33 and a third percent sound fair, Ken?
13:41Oh, that sounds fair.
13:42Get the money.
13:43Yeah.
13:44Anybody, it's a deal?
13:45Yes, it's a deal.
13:46Oh, boy, it's got a cursive we can put on with $2,500.
13:50Two gold or a costume.
13:51Oh, wardrobe, costumes.
13:53Hey!
13:54This is wonderful.
13:58Yes?
13:59This a dancing school?
14:01Yes.
14:01Why?
14:02He was told to come down here and get some dancing lessons.
14:07Who was persuaded?
14:08Actually, we was nudged.
14:10Oh, oh, these must be the pupils from the Truck Drivers' Union.
14:16Truck Drivers' Union?
14:18Yeah, yeah, the recreation group.
14:22Well, uh, okay, fellas, uh, have any of you ever taken any dancing lessons before?
14:31Yeah, well, okay, well, we'll give it a try anyway, huh?
14:34Come on out here in the studio.
14:35Here, guys, spread out, guys, and give yourselves plenty of room, huh?
14:39All right, don't stand too close to each other.
14:40Now, all the way over there in the corner, will you, fellas?
14:42Good.
14:43Yeah, right.
14:45Spread out, now.
14:47Now, now, look, fellas, I'm gonna give you a very simple, a very simple little dance step.
14:53See?
14:54Now, I'm gonna do it first, and then we'll break it down later, and you guys will learn it.
14:58It's very simple.
14:59Now, just watch this.
15:00And.
15:01Bam, bam, bam, bam, bam, bam, bam, boom, bam, boom, bam, boom, bam, boom, bam, bam, bam.
15:05Now, you think you can do that?
15:06Yeah.
15:07Yeah.
15:07Hey, let's try it, let's try it.
15:11Come on, let's try it.
15:12Mrs. Carmichael, get me my check back.
15:16No, now, Mr. Mooney, a deal is a deal.
15:19Now, give him a chance.
15:20Shh, be quiet.
15:21Okay, let's try that step again, huh, fellas?
15:23You ain't gonna make no twinkle toes out of us.
15:27We're truck drivers.
15:28We drive a truck.
15:31Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, fellas, I got an idea that's gonna make it a whole lot easier for all of you.
15:37Now, here, just think of the dance floor as the floorboard on your truck.
15:41See?
15:42All right, now, try this with me, will you?
15:43Uh, uh, uh, here, try this.
15:46Step on the clutch.
15:47Yeah, good.
15:48Now, on the gas.
15:49Good.
15:50Now, step on the brake.
15:53Now, back on the clutch again.
15:56And the brake.
15:57Kick open the door.
15:59Step out.
16:01And go back and try it all over again.
16:03Not bad, fellas, not bad.
16:04Good, good.
16:12Well, now, let's try it again.
16:13Uh, Sid, give us a little music, will you, please?
16:15Yeah, how about some trucking music?
16:18Maybe it'd be better if I just honked the horn.
16:21Oh, great, great, great, great, great, great, great.
16:23Uh, Mrs. Carmichael, you may as well come in.
16:24You're a pupil, too, you know.
16:25Oh, that's right.
16:27What gear?
16:28First, second, or high?
16:29Hey, Sid, hey, just give me a pickup, a real slow, about, uh...
16:34Now, the clutch, and the gas, and the brake, and the clutch again.
16:44The brake kick open the door, step out and try it over again.
16:48The clutch, and the gas, and the brake, and the clutch again.
16:52The brake来, the door Oh!
16:55And the gas, and the brake, and the clutch again.
16:58Ow!
17:00Ow!
17:01Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.
17:18Ralph Story here in Los Angeles.
17:20Tonight, our program is slightly smaller than the birth of a nation,
17:25but slightly larger than the birth of a baby.
17:28In showbiz terms, we call it a star is born.
17:32And it proves once again that a little luck, a little talent,
17:35and a little hard work will get you absolutely nowhere.
17:39Now, our future star is a bank employee named Mrs. Carmichael,
17:44assisted by Ken Jones, the dancing master,
17:47and 12 representatives of the local trucking union
17:51who drive by day and dance by night.
17:55So, you see, this is one show that really should be on the road.
18:00So, lights, music, and curtain.
18:04Here we go.
18:06Today we will bring our 여러분 over the road.
18:09Here we go.
18:39That we are working stiffs
18:41On account of we've got so much class
18:44No ands or buts or ifs
18:47But pulling loads out on the road
18:50We're rough, we're tough, we swear
18:52But when work is done and we've made a run
18:55We become quite debonair
19:09We manicure our fingernails
19:14Put lilac on our faces
19:15Thanks to dancing lessons
19:18We've acquired
19:19Social graces
19:21Thank you
19:23Thank you
19:27Thank you
19:29Thank you
19:31Thank you
19:33So now let's hear a fanfare
19:53For the champ our local knows
19:55The man who taught us savoir faire
19:58Put the twinkle in our toes
20:02Steppin' out with my baby
20:25Can't go wrong
20:26Cause I'm in right
20:27It's for sure
20:29Not for maybe
20:30That I'm all dressed up tonight
20:32Steppin' out
20:34With my honey
20:35Can't be bad
20:37To feel so good
20:38Never felt
20:39Quite so sunny
20:40And I keep on
20:42Knockin' wood
20:43There'll be smooth sailin'
20:45Cause I'm
20:46Trimmin' the sail
20:47With a bright shine
20:50On my shoes
20:51And on my nails
20:52Steppin' out
20:55With my baby
20:56Can't go wrong
20:58Cause I'm in right
20:59Ask me when
21:00Will the day be
21:02The big day will be
21:04Tonight
21:05The big day will be
21:35The big day will be
22:05Glad I got my new tuxedo pressed
22:08Glad we shine the buttons
22:10On our vest
22:11Cause tonight
22:12We've gotta look our best
22:14Lucy's back in town
22:16Didn't know her left foot from her right
22:30Used to be I couldn't dance at all
22:33Never got invited to a ball
22:36But I'm learnin' now
22:37So grab a wall
22:39Lucy's back in town
22:41Didn't know her left foot from her right
22:44Had to be a stay at home each night
22:47Now she's so way out
22:48She's out of sight
22:50Lucy's back in town
22:52And so we see from this recital
23:09At the Ken Jones Dancing School
23:11That the birth of a star
23:12And success in show business
23:14Is mostly a matter of just
23:16Putting the right foot forward
23:18And throwing a lot of weight around
23:20Incidentally Ken
23:22The phone's been ringing backstage
23:24And civic groups
23:25Union groups
23:26Recreation clubs
23:27They've all called
23:28And they'd all like to put their feet
23:30In your hands
23:32Hey, we've got it made
23:34Yeah
23:35Nothing's impossible
23:39We have found
23:40For when your chin
23:41Is on the ground
23:42Just pick yourself up
23:44Dust yourself off
23:45And start all over again
23:47Work like a soul inspired
23:50Till the battle of the day is won
23:52You may be sick and tired
23:55But you'll be a man my son
23:58Pick yourself up
24:13Dust yourself off
24:17And start all over again
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