In Italy, Lucy gets homesick and wants to call Little Ricky in New York on his third birthday.In Italy, Lucy gets homesick and wants to call Little Ricky in New York on his third birthday.In Italy, Lucy gets homesick and wants to call Little Ricky in New York on his third birthday.
- Giuseppe
- (as Bart Bradley)
- Theresa
- (uncredited)
- Woman on Telephone
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe owner of the hotel in Florence where the Ricardo/Mertz party stays is named Sig. Nicoletti. The choice of this name probably came from Louis Nicoletti, a frequent face in episodes of this series, and an Assistant Director on Lucy's later sitcoms, as well as Lucy's film with Henry Fonda, Yours, Mine and Ours (1968).
- GoofsWhen hotel owner Sig. Nicoletti tells the shoeshine boy to get out of his lobby, he speaks to him in English. In real life, surely they would automatically speak Italian to each other. Also, since all he's doing is shooing the boy out of the building, the (American) audience would know what he's saying in Italian just by his gestures and tone. This was the technique used when the Italian woman was monopolizing the hotel telephone as Lucy was waiting for her call - she spoke only in Italian, both in her telephone conversation and when speaking to Lucy.
- Quotes
Giuseppe: [while shining Lucy's shoes, Giuseppe notices she is upset] Why you cry, signora?
Lucy Ricardo: Well, I'm lonesome for my little boy back in America. It's his birthday today, and I'm just lonesome for him.
Giuseppe: Ahhh, I'm-a sorry.
Lucy Ricardo: Y'know, he looks something like you.
[she shows him a picture]
Giuseppe: Si.
Lucy Ricardo: Of course, he's much younger.
Giuseppe: I use-a to be younger.
Lucy Ricardo: My little boy'll be three years old today.
Giuseppe: Hey, you wanna know sump-a-thing? Today, she's-a my birthday, too.
Lucy Ricardo: It is?... Well, how old are you?
Giuseppe: Eight and a half... I mean-a, nine. I forget!
- SoundtracksTheme From 'I Love Lucy' (Instrumental)
Written by Eliot Daniel
Performed by Wilbur Hatch and the Desi Arnaz Orchestra
- whimseyq-1
- May 7, 2022
Details
- Runtime30 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1