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The Young Fans - I Love Lucy episode 20, originally aired 2/25/1952

A neighborhood girl (Janet Waldo) develops a crush on Ricky. Lucy tries to solve the problem by having the girl transfer her affections to a boy her own age (Richard Crenna). However, the boy promptly develops a crush on Lucy! To solve the problem, Lucy and Ricky pretend to be much, much older in order to scare the young lovebirds away—and into each others’ arms.

The Young Fans is available on the season 1 I Love Lucy DVD collection.

I Love Lucy Quotes

Arthur: Mrs. Ricardo doesn’t look so old. She’s kinda well preserved.

Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball): Yeah, he’s babaed his last lu.

Ricky Ricardo (Desi Arnaz): Keep jiggling, Peggy! You’re a much better jiggler than Lucy.

Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball): [to Ricky] I used to think I’d enjoy growing old with you, but after this preview you better grow old alone.

Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball): Oh swell. Here we are in the middle of a four-sided triangle.

Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball): I gave Arthur a dancing lesson.
Ricky Ricardo (Desi Arnaz): Arthur. Arthur who?
Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball): Well believe me, it wasn’t Arthur Murray.

Arthur: Mrs. Ricardo, I can’t dance with you. You’re a woman.
Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball): Yeah, my husband likes me that way.
Arthur: Well, I don’t know...a woman.
Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball): Look, Arthur. Some people are men and some people are women. They’re made that way so they can dance together.

Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball): Arthur, Arthur, take shorter steps. You’ll be dancing with a girl not an antelope.

Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball): Now what about boys your own age?
Peggy: Oh, they’re all so icky.
Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball): They’re icky, huh?
Peggy: Yeah, except Arthur.
Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball): Arthur?
Peggy: Arthur Morton. He’s wonderful. He’s got curly hair, big sad eyes, and floppy ears. He looks like Gregory Peck.
Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball): Sounds more like Lassie.

Peggy: Gosh, you have that certain something.
Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball): Well, that’s quite a compliment. But how would a girl your age know I have that certain something?
Peggy: I can tell by the way my mother looks at my father when my father looks at you.

Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball): [about Ricky] He’s a little older too.
Peggy: I know. He’s middle age.
Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball): What?!
Peggy: He must be pushing 23.
Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball): Yeah, he’s pushing 23 alright. In fact he’s pushed it all the way to 35.

Peggy: Did I startle you?
Ricky Ricardo (Desi Arnaz): No, I always wash my hands in the coffee every morning.
Peggy: That’s interesting.

Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball): [with lowered voice] I had Arthur come over here, and I gave him a dancing lesson to get Peggy off your neck.
Ricky Ricardo (Desi Arnaz): What are you whispering about?
Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball): If my feet ever find out that it was my idea, they’ll kill me!

I Love Lucy Trivia

No appearance by Fred or Ethel Mertz.
Richard Crenna co-starred in Desilu’s second TV series, Our Miss Brooks
Janet Waldo provided the voice of several well-known cartoon characters, including Judy Jetson, Penelope Pitstop, and Josie from Josie and the Pussycats