"Please Mother, I'd rather do it MYSELF!"

[Neil]

Anacin had a series of these commercials with the same basic script: some head-ache suffering hot-head flying off the handle, whose demeanor changes after they take two anacin (with a jigger of scotch, probably). This was the most famous one with the oft-repeated tag line that worked its way into many sitcom scripts. I know of at least 2 times this was used on "The Lucy Show".

 

 

And here's our own Janet Waldo in another version:

 

 

In real life, the follow up scenes would have been

#1: The daughter pouring an entire shaker of salt over mother's meal. "Is that enough, you old BAT?:

#2: Janet forcing loud-mouthed Jimmy's face down on her sewing machine and stitching his lips SHUT.

[C L A U D E]

Anacin had a series of these commercials with the same basic script: some head-ache suffering hot-head flying off the handle, whose demeanor changes after they take two anacin (with a jigger of scotch, probably). This was the most famous one with the oft-repeated tag line that worked its way into many sitcom scripts. I know of at least 2 times this was used on "The Lucy Show".

 

 

And here's our own Janet Waldo in another version:

 

 

In real life, the follow up scenes would have been

#1: The daughter pouring an entire shaker of salt over mother's meal. "Is that enough, you old BAT?:

#2: Janet forcing loud-mouthed Jimmy's face down on her sewing machine and stitching his lips SHUT.

Yeah, I remember those and they used to mock them on many variety shows too.

[Luvsbway]

I do remember this from a LS and Lucy yelling it at someone.

[Irene Kampen Tripp]

YES Lucy yelled that on Season Three's LUCY AND THE MONSTERS.. she says to the Mummy trying to tie her up... "Please Mummy.. I'd rather do it myself!"

[Luvsbway]

Thanks. I save that one for my Halloween viewing so I will be watching that later this month.

[HarryCarter]

Lucy also yells it at Viv when Viv is kibitzing during her baking in  "Lucy Enters a Baking Contest." 

[Luvsbway]

The baking contest was the one I was thinking of.

[C L A U D E]

Thanks. I save that one for my Halloween viewing so I will be watching that later this month.

Same here, hated that ep but so perfect for Halloween.  Same as the two Lucy shows for Christmas.

[Luvsbway]

I'm throwing in Vincent Price HL this year.

[C L A U D E]

I'm throwing in Vincent Price HL this year.

Oh yeah, great idea, YOU'VE DONE IT AGAIN SWEETIE!