Best family TV character mistakes of 1951

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Ricky Asks For a Raise - S1-E35

Character mistake: After Tropicana nightclub owner Mr. Littlefield replaces Ricky Ricardo with Xavier Valdez, "the Konga King," Lucy, Fred and Ethel try to get Ricky's job back by going to the nightclub in a succession of different wigs and costumes, then leaving when they learn that Ricky is no longer performing there. At one point, Fred and Ethel enter the nightclub, posing as "Mr. And Mrs. Crumley." A disguised Lucy enters one minute later and is outraged to hear that Ricky is no longer there. Ethel then pretends to phone a friend to tell her to not come to the nightclub. Lucy says, "Attagirl, Mrs. Crumley." However, when Ethel had told the maitre d' she had a reservation for "Crumley," Lucy had not yet entered and therefore should not have known that name.

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Suggested correction: During the point when Mrs. Crumbley wants to call her friend to get her friend to cancel her reservations as well, Mr. Littlefield says, "But Mrs. Crumbley," to protest as she walks to the phone to make her call. So he did say her name in front of Lucy, thus giving her the name to reply with, "Attagirl, Mrs. Crumbley."

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