fɹˈɛdɚɹˌɪk hˈoʊbɑːɹt mˈɜːts, plˈeɪd baɪ wˈɪljəm fɹˈɔːli, ɪz ɐ fˈɪkʃənəl kˈæɹɪktɚɹ ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈɪtkɑːm aɪ lˈʌv lˈuːsi.
Frederick Hobart Mertz, played by William Frawley, is a fictional character in the 1950s American sitcom I Love Lucy.