Tickle Me (1965)

Julie Adams: Vera Radford

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• Estelle Penfield : [assessing all the food Stanley is wheeling on a cart to bring to the guests Mr. & Mrs. Dabney]  Stanley! For us?

  Stanley Potter : Mrs. Penfield! They're for our guests, Mr. and Mrs. Dabney. They put money in this place. Naturally we cant put them on a diet.

  Mrs. Dabney : Down the hatch!

  Stanley Potter : Hello, Mr. Dabney, sir!

  Mr. Dabney : [as Stanley starts serving the couple their 2 cornish hens]  There he is! End of the line, boy. Put them right here.

  Mrs. Dabney : Don't they look wonderful?

  Mr. Dabney : Oh yes, indeedy!

  Stanley Potter : This one's for you, Mr. Dabney.

  Mr. Dabney : Why thank you. Now I can serve the rest.

  Stanley Potter : Yes sir, Mr. Dabney.

  Mr. Dabney : All right.! You've got to hand it to Vera. When she throws a party she doesn't fool around.

  [Estelle Penfield sneakily lifts Mr. Dabney's cornish hen from behind the bush with a long serving fork while his mind is occupied on the ambrosia wine] 

  Mr. Dabney : Now what's this? Oh, ambrosia! Pour a little wine, dear.

  Mrs. Dabney : Oh yes. thank you.

  Mr. Dabney : [Suddenly discovering that his chicken is missing]  Hey it's gone!

  Mrs. Dabney : Did you say something?

  Mr. Dabney : Well, didn't the boy put a chicken on that plate, or am I going crazy?

  Mrs. Dabney : Well, he certainly put a chicken on your plate, I saw it.

  Mr. Dabney : I thought so. Ohhh!

  Mrs. Dabney : [as Estelle makes an attempt to steal Mrs. Dabney's chicken]  Now you have my chicken, honey! Honey!

  [Estelle accidentally pokes Mrs. Dabney in the butt] 

  Mrs. Dabney : OWWWW! Ahhh! I've been stabbed! Ohhh! Something bit me!

  Mr. Dabney : What's going on here?

  Mrs. Dabney : Something bit me and it hurts.

  [wailing in pain] 

  Mrs. Dabney : OH HO HO HO!

  Stanley Potter : Please sit down and relax.

  Mrs. Dabney : Oh I can't sit down. I've been stabbed!

  Mr. Dabney : Listen here now, young man, I'm not used to this sort of treatment!

  Vera Radford : What's going on here?

  [as Vera catches Stanley drinking from the Dabneys' wine bottle] 

  Vera Radford : STANLEY!

  Mr. Dabney : Vera, does this sort of thing happen everyday?

• Vera Radford : Oh, no, of course not. Stanley, please get Mr. and Mrs. Dabney fixed up. Will you please get them some more chicken?

  Mr. Dabney : Yes, and get us a chicken that won't fly away this time.

  Vera Radford : Oh

  [chuckles] 

  Vera Radford : of course.

  [turning to Mrs. Dabney] 

  Vera Radford : Are you all right, dear?

  Mrs. Dabney : Well, I think I am.

  Vera Radford : Of course, you're gonna have some more dinner, and now we're going to have some entertainment. All right?

  Mr. Dabney : Oh that's nice!

  Vera Radford : Lonnie. I think we better start the entertainment... right away.

  Lonnie Beale : Sure, Miss Radford.

• Vera Radford : Any objections to working for a woman?

  Lonnie Beale : No objections. I never had a lady boss before.

  Vera Radford : Well, you have now.

• Lonnie Beale : I thought I was going to work on your ranch, ma'am?

  Vera Radford : This is my ranch! A guest ranch. A ranch that serves models, career women. We help the girls get in shape.

  Lonnie Beale : Well, you're doin' a real good job.

• Vera Radford : We're going to have to do something about your singing.

  Lonnie Beale : I've been tryin' for years.

  Vera Radford : Don't get me wrong, the guests think its wonderful and so do I. But, my staff complained that you through this place into such a tizzy yesterday, their whole routine was disrupted.

  Lonnie Beale : Well, I'm sorry to hear that.

  Vera Radford : You don't have to be. Just - pick your moment.

• Vera Radford : Do you like it here, Lonnie?

  Lonnie Beale : Sure! It's the best ranch I've ever worked on. The smell of perfume instead of the smell of the...

  Vera Radford : Sit down, Lonnie.

• Vera Radford : Now, there's been some discontent for another reason. Jealousy. You know how it is when a pack of women get together. If it appears that you're giving more attention to one than to another, even if it only seems that way, they begin clawing and scratching like wild cats. Try to keep everybody happy. Won't you?

  Lonnie Beale : I'll certainly try, ma'am.

  Vera Radford : And may I say this, management also approves.

  Lonnie Beale : I'm glad to hear that; because, I approve of management.

• Vera Radford : I'd appreciate it if you'd at least think it over. Oh, at ease, Lonnie. Forget you're working for me.

  Lonnie Beale : I thought this was gonna be strictly business?

  Vera Radford : Oh-oh, I mean business.

  Lonnie Beale : I've heard of this happening to secretary's before, but, this is ridiculous.

• Vera Radford : Is anything wrong?

  Lonnie Beale : No. It's, eh, just that I've never been kissed by my boss before.