The Fuller Brush Girl (1950)

Lucille Ball: Sally Elliot

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Quotes 

• Sally Elliot : It only took you a year to finish that correspondence course.

  Humphrey Briggs : Yeah, but that was a six month course.

• Sally Elliot : If we can't keep up the payments we'll lose our house. I gotta get another job right away.

  Jane Bixby : Well I don't know about a job but if you're interested, there's a position open for a Fuller Brush girl.

  Sally Elliot : Oh, I couldn't do that.

  Jane Bixby : That's what I thought too, but these cosmetics practically sell themselves. I bring in 80 a week.

  Sally Elliot : [stunned]  Dollars?

  Jane Bixby : It's good for food and house payments.

• Babysitter : I've been a babysitter for a long time, but these are the worst children I've ever seen.

  Sally Elliot : Yeah well they won't bother you anymore.

  [cut to all four kids tied to their beds and gagged] 

• Sally Elliot : [looks at Ruby Rawlings' poster]  Mrs. Simpson, a burlesque queen?

  [shakes head] 

• Sally Elliot : [tying up Ruby Rawlings with the contents of her wardrobe]  That's probably the most clothes you've had on in years.

• Henry : [interrupts Sally and Humphrey]  Kissing spreads germs!

  Sally Elliot : See what I mean about the patter of little feet?