ðə fɹˈɛd mˈɜːts kˈæɹɪktɚ, ðɪ ˈæktɚ hˌuː poːɹtɹˈeɪd hˌɪm wˈɪljəm fɹˈɔːli, ænd sˌʌm ʌv ðɛɹ kˈɔstuːmz ɑːɹ məmˈoːɹɪəlˌaɪzd ɪnðə lˈuːsɪl bˈɔːldˈeɪsi ˈɑːɹnæz sˈɛntɚɹ ɪn dʒˈeɪmztaʊn, nˈuː jˈɔːɹk lˈuːsɪl bˈɔːlz ɹˈiːəllˈaɪf hˈoʊmtaʊn.
The Fred Mertz character, the actor who portrayed him (William Frawley), and some of their costumes are memorialized in the Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Center in Jamestown, New York (Lucille Ball's real-life hometown).