| # |
Title |
Film Date |
Original airdate |
| 1 |
Lucy Thinks Ricky Is Trying to Murder Her |
September 8, 1951 |
November 5, 1951 |
| After reading a murder mystery and listening to Ethel's fortune-telling, Lucy concludes that Ricky is trying to do away with her. |
| 2 |
The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub |
September 15, 1951 |
October 15, 1951 |
| The Ricardos and the Mertzes agree to celebrate the Mertzes' wedding anniversary together. The girls decide on a night club. The men opt for the prize fights. An old friend helps the girls play a trick on their husbands, but the men see through the ruse and turn the tables. |
| 3 |
Be A Pal |
September 21, 1951 |
October 22, 1951 |
| Lucy thinks Ricky is losing interest in her. Ethel finds a book full of advice on how to rekindle the flame, and insists that Lucy take up Ricky's interests. Her attachment quickly becomes very annoying. |
| 4 |
The Diet |
September 28, 1951 |
October 29, 1951 |
| Ricky provides an incentive for Lucy's diet by telling her she can appear in his show if she can fit into a size 12. Can Lucy resist the temptations of eating? |
| 5 |
The Quiz Show |
October 5, 1951 |
November 12, 1951 |
| Desperate to win a $1000 jackpot to balance her household accounts, Lucy agrees to a quiz show stunt in which she has to introduce a stranger to Ricky as her "long lost husband." |
| 6 |
The Audition (The Lost Pilot) |
October 12, 1951 |
November 19, 1951 |
| Ricky tries to keep Lucy away from the club while he does a TV audition, but when a clown has an accident and can't make it, Lucy shows up in his place.(This a remake of an original pilot that was lost until 1990) |
| 7 |
The Séance |
October 19, 1951 |
November 26, 1951 |
| Lucy and Ethel have taken up the art of the Ouija Board. When Ricky and Fred scoff, Lucy arranges for a "spirit" to show up at a séance that evening. Problems arise when Ricky and Fred have the same idea! |
| 8 |
Men Are Messy |
October 25, 1951 |
December 3, 1951 |
| Tired of Ricky's messy habits, Lucy divides the apartment in half -- he can be a slob in his half, but not hers. Unfortunately, the kitchen and door are on Ricky's side! |
| 9 |
The Fur Coat |
November 9, 1951 |
December 10, 1951 |
| Ricky borrows a mink coat for an act at the club, but Lucy thinks it's for her, and won't take it off. He arranges for Fred to pose as a burglar and "steal", it, but when a real thief comes in, Lucy manages to hang on to it! |
| 10 |
Lucy Is Jealous of Girl Dancer |
November 16, 1951 |
December 17, 1951 |
| Lucy, upset by a gossip column item that links Ricky's name with a girl at the club, dons a disguise and heads for the Tropicana. |
| 11 |
Drafted |
November 2, 1951 |
December 24, 1951 |
| Lucy intercepts a letter for Ricky that asks him to appear at a local Army station. She becomes convinced that he has been drafted. When Ricky asks Fred to join him, Ethel thinks the same, and they start knitting them going away presents. |
| 12 |
The Adagio |
November 23, 1951 |
December 31, 1951 |
| Lucy hears that Ricky needs a dancer for the Parisian Apache dance number at the club, and thinks she can fill the bill. But her Parisian dance teacher has more than dancing in mind. |
| 13 |
The Benefit |
November 30, 1951 |
January 7, 1952 |
| Ethel wants Ricky for the club's benefit show, but Lucy thinks a husband and wife team would be more appropriate. |
| 14 |
The Amateur Hour |
December 7, 1951 |
January 14, 1952 |
| Lucy makes an unexpected leap into show business when she takes care of a young boy who is to appear in an amateur hour. His desperate mother drops off his twin brother without telling Lucy, leaving her to take care of both rambunctiously rude children. |
| 15 |
Lucy Plays Cupid |
December 13, 1951 |
January 21, 1952 |
| Lucy's neighbor, Miss Lewis, has her eye on Mr. Ritter, the grocer. Lucy tries her hand at playing Cupid, but Mr. Ritter thinks that her dropped hints mean that she is attracted to him! Lucy must make herself a little less desirable to scare Mr. Ritter off. |
| 16 |
Lucy Fakes Illness |
December 18, 1951 |
January 28, 1952 |
| Lucy fears that if Ricky keeps refusing to hire her as part of his night club act, she may just have a nervous breakdown. She suffers from the "three stages" of one, but Ricky learns of the trick and quickly turns the tables. |
| 17 |
Lucy Writes a Play |
December 22, 1951 |
February 4, 1952 |
| Playwright Lucy pens a drama with a Cuban locale. She figures Ricky for the star. The hitch: he refuses the part. |
| 18 |
Breaking the Lease |
January 5, 1952 |
February 11, 1952 |
| Everyone is having fun at a mirth-filled "at home" evening with the Ricardos and Mertzes. But when the Ricardos continue singing after Fred and Ethel go back downstairs to their apartment, the Mertzes, as landlords, decide that the Ricardos' merrymaking has gone too far. (I Love Lucy was briefly a radio program, also, and this episode, retitled "The Lease Breakers," was broadcast on February 27, 1952.) |
| 19 |
The Ballet |
January 11, 1952 |
February 18, 1952 |
| Lucy performs an unexpected stint as a ballerina, then has a lesson in burlesque from a professional comic. Included is the classic routine "Slowly I Turned". |
| 20 |
The Young Fans |
January 18, 1952 |
February 25, 1952 |
| A teenager (Janet Waldo) has a crush on Ricky. Lucy tries pairing her up with another teenager (Richard Crenna) who quickly thinks that Lucy herself has feelings for him! The "old" couple decide to make themselves appear a bit longer in the tooth to fool their young chargers. |
| 21 |
New Neighbors |
January 25, 1952 |
March 3, 1952 |
| Lucy and Ethel are certain that the new tenants are planning to blow up the building. |
| 22 |
Fred and Ethel Fight |
January 30, 1952 |
March 10, 1952 |
| To gain Ricky's sympathy after a fight, Lucy pretends to have been hit by a speeding bus. |
| 23 |
The Moustache |
February 8, 1952 |
March 17, 1952 |
| When Ricky grows a moustache, Lucy decides to fight fire with fire -- she acquires a white beard. |
| 24 |
The Gossip |
February 15, 1952 |
Monday, March 24, 1952 |
| The boys try to prove that women are bigger gossips than men. |
| 25 |
Pioneer Women |
February 22, 1952 |
March 31, 1952 |
| The Mertzes and the Ricardos bet they can live the same pioneer existence as their ancestors. This episode contains the classic moment when Lucy's loaf of bread explodes from the oven. |
| 26 |
The Marriage License |
February 28, 1952 |
April 7, 1952 |
| After taking another look at her marriage license, Lucy is not sure that she and Ricky are man and wife. |
| 27 |
The Kleptomaniac |
March 7, 1952 |
April 14, 1952 |
| Ricky finds some extra money and silverware in the apartment and jumps to the conclusion that Lucy is a kleptomaniac. |
| 28 |
Cuban Pals |
March 14, 1952 |
April 21, 1952 |
| A visiting Cuban dance troupe asks Ricky to do a number with "Little Renita Perez" -- a little girl he used to dance with in Havana. Lucy's all for it -- until she finds out that "Little Renita" isn't so "little" anymore. |
| 29 |
The Freezer |
March 21, 1952 |
April 28, 1952 |
| Lucy and Ethel buy two whole sides of meat. After unsuccessfully trying to pawn it off, the two install a battered meat locker in the basement. Lucy learns the hard way how cold it is - she gets locked inside! |
| 30 |
Lucy Does a TV Commercial |
March 28, 1952 |
May 5, 1952 |
| Lucy is hired to do a TV commercial for "Vitameatavegamin" health tonic. After four takes she's "happy" but not very "peppy." |
| 31 |
The Publicity Agent |
April 4, 1952 |
May 12, 1952 |
| Feeling that Ricky's publicity has fallen off, Lucy dreams up a stunt which involves her posing as the "Maharincess of Franistan." |
| 32 |
Lucy Gets Ricky on the Radio |
April 11, 1952 |
May 19, 1952 |
| Lucy is so impressed at Ricky's correct answers to a radio quiz show that she gets him on the show as a contestant. |
| 33 |
Lucy's Schedule |
April 18, 1952 |
May 26, 1952 |
| Ricky is determined to teach Lucy the importance of punctuality, so he puts her on a rigid time schedule. |
| 34 |
Ricky Thinks He's Going Bald |
April 25, 1952 |
June 2, 1952 |
| Ricky's receding hairline is giving him much concern, so Lucy decides to give him painful scalp treatments. |
| 35 |
Ricky Asks for a Raise |
May 2, 1952 |
June 9, 1952 |
| At Lucy's insistence, Ricky tries to pressure his boss into giving him a raise. |
| # |
Title |
Film Date |
Original airdate |
| 36 |
Job Switching |
May 30, 1952 |
September 15, 1952 |
| Ricky and Fred think doing housework is much easier than earning money. Lucy and Ethel feel the opposite. So the boys try doing the housework while the girls attempt to hold down a job at a candy factory. Problems soon arise on both fronts. |
| 37 |
The Saxophone |
June 6, 1952 |
September 22, 1952 |
| Lucy plots to join Ricky's band for a series of one-night engagements by trying to play a saxophone. There's only one problem-she can't play a single note! |
| 38 |
Anniversary Present |
May 9, 1952 |
September 29, 1952 |
| Ricky asks a neighbor, Grace Foster, to help him surprise Lucy with an anniversary present, but Lucy gets the wrong idea. |
| 39 |
The Handcuffs |
May 16, 1952 |
October 6, 1952 |
| One of Lucy's practical jokes backfires when she and Ricky are caught in a pair of antique handcuffs. |
| 40 |
The Operetta |
May 23, 1952 |
October 13, 1952 |
| Lucy and Ethel decide to write an operetta, and Lucy pays for the costumes and scenery with a post-dated check. |
| 41 |
Vacation from Marriage |
August 1, 1952 |
October 27, 1952 |
| Bored with married life, Lucy and Ethel decide that a few days away from their husbands would be a welcome change. |
| 42 |
The Courtroom |
August 8, 1952 |
November 10, 1952 |
| The Ricardos buy the Mertzes a new TV set for their wedding anniversary. |
| 43 |
Redecorating |
August 15, 1952 |
Monday, November 17, 1952 |
| Ricky decides to fool Lucy into thinking she's won a new home furnishings contest. But the joke backfires when Lucy sells all their furniture. |
| 44 |
Ricky Loses His Voice |
August 22, 1952 |
November 24, 1952 |
| Ricky catches a cold and loses his voice during rehearsals for a new show, prompting Lucy to secretly stage the show herself. |
| 45 |
Lucy is Enceinte |
October 3, 1952 |
December 8, 1952 |
| Lucy waits for the "right" moment to tell Ricky the news that she's going to have a baby. |
| 46 |
Pregnant Women Are Unpredictable |
October 10, 1952 |
December 15, 1952 |
| With the baby coming, Ricky decides that Lucy should stay in bed while he does the chores. |
| 47 |
Lucy's Show Biz Swan Song |
October 17, 1952 |
December 22, 1952 |
| Even with motherhood fast approaching, Lucy still wants to be in Ricky's "Gay 90's Revue." |
| 48 |
Lucy Hires an English Tutor |
October 24, 1952 |
December 29, 1952 |
| Lucy wants her baby to be raised in the "proper vocal environment," so she hires a tutor to teach Ricky proper English diction. |
| 49 |
Ricky Has Labor Pains |
October 31, 1952 |
January 5, 1953 |
| With all the attention that mother-to-be Lucy has been getting, father-to-be Ricky feels neglected. |
| 50 |
Lucy Becomes a Sculptress |
November 7, 1952 |
January 12, 1953 |
| No child should grow up without artistic influence, so Lucy takes up sculpting. |
| 51 |
Lucy Goes to the Hospital |
November 14, 1952 |
January 19, 1953 |
| With the baby due at any moment, Ricky and the Mertzes carefully rehearse the trip to the hospital. But when the fateful moment actually comes, things don't go quite so smoothly. |
| 52 |
Sales Resistance |
August 29, 1952 |
January 26, 1953 |
| When Lucy buys yet another new gadget, Ricky complains that she's "got no sales resistance." |
| 53 |
Inferiority Complex |
September 6, 1952 |
February 2, 1953 |
| A handsome psychiatrist might be the cure for Lucy's "inferiority complex." |
| 54 |
Club Election |
September 12, 1952 |
February 16, 1953 |
| It's Lucy versus Ethel for President of the Wednesday Afternoon Fine Arts League. |
| 55 |
The Black Eye |
September 19, 1952 |
March 9, 1953 |
| The Mertzes won't accept Lucy's truthful explanation of how she got a black eye. |
| 56 |
Lucy Changes Her Mind |
September 26, 1952 |
March 30, 1953 |
| Whether it's getting dressed or ordering dinner at a restaurant, Lucy seems unable to finish anything without changing her mind. |
| 57 |
No Children Allowed |
March 20, 1953 |
April 20, 1953 |
| The Ricardos' lease says no children allowed, and the squalling new baby doesn't help matter with the landlord. |
| 58 |
Lucy Hires a Maid |
March 27, 1953 |
April 27, 1953 |
| Ricky hires a maid because Lucy keeps falling asleep during the day from staying up nights with the new baby. |
| 59 |
The Indian Show |
April 3, 1953 |
May 4, 1953 |
| Ricky is planning an Indian number for his nightclub act, and assumes that motherhood has ended Lucy's show business ambitions. No such luck. |
| 60 |
Lucy's Last Birthday |
April 10, 1953 |
May 11, 1953 |
| Lucy tells everyone to forget all about her birthday, and then gets upset when they take her at her word. |
| 61 |
The Ricardos Change Apartments |
April 16, 1953 |
May 18, 1953 |
| Lucy thinks they need a bigger apartment, but Ricky says they can't afford it. |
| 62 |
Lucy Is Matchmaker |
April 25, 1953 |
May 25, 1953 |
| Lucy tries to fix up her girlfriend with a batchelor friend of the Mertzes but ends up as an unwitting third party in a love triangle. |
| 63 |
Lucy Wants New Furniture |
May 1, 1953 |
June 1, 1953 |
| When Lucy buys a new sofa and coffee table without Ricky's permission, he says she'll have to pay for it out of her allowance. |
| 64 |
The Camping Trip |
May 8, 1953 |
June 8, 1953 |
| Ricky plans to end Lucy's new togetherness kick by making her "rough it" with him on a camping trip. But Lucy and Ethel have a plan of their own. |
| 65 |
Ricky and Fred Are TV Fans |
May 22, 1953 |
June 22, 1953 |
| Ricky and Fred never want to do anything but watch the fights on TV. |
| 66 |
Never Do Business With Friends |
May 29, 1953 |
June 29, 1953 |
| A beautiful friendship is almost ruined when the Ricardos sell their old washing machine to the Mertzes. |
| # |
Title |
Film Date |
Original airdate |
| 67 |
Ricky's Life Story |
May 15, 1953 |
October 5, 1953 |
| A magazine does a picture story on Ricky's life, but Lucy's not in it. Lucy decides to upstage Ricky during his "Lady in Spain" number at the club. |
| 68 |
The Girls Go Into Business |
September 11, 1953 |
October 12, 1953 |
| Lucy and Ethel buy a dress shop on a shoestring, but they wind up in the red. |
| 69 |
Lucy and Ethel Buy the Same Dress |
September 17, 1953 |
October 19, 1953 |
| The girls are going to appear on TV. Everybody's pleased, until both of them buy the same dress for the occasion. |
| 70 |
Equal Rights |
September 24, 1954 |
October 26, 1953 |
| Everything's fine at the Ricardos' and the Mertzes', until the girls demand "equal rights." |
| 71 |
Baby Pictures |
October 1, 1953 |
November 2, 1953 |
| The Ricardos have decided they're not going to brag about their new baby. |
| 72 |
Lucy Tells the Truth |
October 8, 1954 |
November 9, 1953 |
| Ricky bets Lucy that she can't go 24 hours without telling a fib. |
| 73 |
The French Revue |
October 15, 1954 |
November 16, 1953 |
| Ricky's going to stage a French Revue at his club and Lucy bets him $50 that she can get into the act no matter what he does to stop her. |
| 74 |
Redecorating the Mertzes' Apartment |
October 22, 1954 |
November 23, 1953 |
| The Ricardos help the Mertzes redecorate their apartment. They paint the walls and cover the furniture - in typical Ricardo fashion. |
| 75 |
Too Many Crooks |
October 29, 1954 |
November 30, 1953 |
| The police are looking for "Madame X," the mysterious cat burglar. The finger of suspicion points to Lucy. |
| 76 |
Changing the Boys' Wardrobe |
November 5, 1953 |
December 7, 1953 |
| Ricky and Fred infuriate the girls by wearing their oldest clothes in public. So Lucy and Ethel secretly sell their husbands' clothes to a second-hand clothes dealer. |
| 77 |
Lucy Has Her Eyes Examined |
November 12, 1953 |
December 14, 1953 |
| A visit to the eye doctor leaves Lucy's vision hopelessly blurred for the rest of the day. But that doesn't stop her from auditioning a jitterbug number at the club. |
| 78 |
Ricky's Old Girlfriend |
November 19, 1953 |
December 21, 1953 |
| Lucy wants to know about Ricky's old girlfriends, so he invents one named Carlotta Romero. Then a singer with that name shows up in town. |
| 79 |
The Million-Dollar Idea |
November 28, 1953 |
January 11, 1954 |
| Lucy concocts a delicious salad dressing, and Fred tells her she ought to market it. |
| 80 |
Ricky Minds the Baby |
December 3, 1953 |
January 18, 1954 |
| Ricky decides that Lucy deserves a rest, so he offers to take care of Little Ricky. |
| 81 |
The Charm School |
December 10, 1953 |
January 25, 1954 |
| After seeing the boys give a pretty girl the eye, Lucy and Ethel decide to go to charm school. |
| 82 |
Sentimental Anniversary |
December 17, 1953 |
February 1, 1954 |
| It's the Ricardos' wedding anniversary, and they plan to spend it alone, together. That's the plan, anyway. |
| 83 |
Fan Magazine Interview |
January 7, 1954 |
February 8, 1954 |
| The Ricardos prepare for an interview with a reporter from a fan magazine by putting on their best clothes and manners. |
| 84 |
Oil Wells |
January 14, 1954 |
February 15, 1954 |
| Lucy and Ethel learn that their new neighbors own stock in a Texas oil well. |
| 85 |
Ricky Loses His Temper |
January 21, 1954 |
February 22, 1954 |
| Lucy has a scheme that's sure to net her a new hat. All she has to do is get Ricky to lose his temper. |
| 86 |
Home Movies |
January 28, 1954 |
March 1, 1954 |
| Ricky's home movies inspire Lucy to become a professional moviemaker. |
| 87 |
Bonus Bucks |
February 4, 1954 |
March 8, 1954 |
| Lucy has the winning dollar bill in the newspaper's "Bonus Buck" contest, but lets it slip through her fingers. Now she has only a few hours left to get it back. |
| 88 |
Ricky's Hawaiian Vacation |
February 11, 1954 |
March 22, 1954 |
| Ricky's band gets an offer to play in Hawaii. Lucy goes on a TV game show to try to raise enough money so she and Mertzes can go along. |
| 89 |
Lucy Is Envious |
February 16, 1954 |
March 29, 1954 |
| Lucy is tired of just reading the society columns. She yearns for a glamorous life of her own. |
| 90 |
Lucy Writes a Novel |
March 4, 1954 |
April 5, 1954 |
| Lucy reads about a housewife who makes a fortune writing a novel in her spare time. |
| 91 |
Lucy's Club Dance |
March 11, 1954 |
April 12, 1954 |
| The girls decide to raise money for their Wednesday afternoon Fine Arts League by sponsoring a dance. |
| 92 |
The Black Wig |
March 25, 1954 |
April 19, 1954 |
| Lucy dons a black wig to test Ricky's marital fidelity. |
| 93 |
The Diner |
March 18, 1954 |
April 26, 1954 |
| Ricky decides to quit show business, and the Ricardos and the Mertzes decide to open up a diner. |
| 94 |
Tennessee Ernie Visits |
April 1, 1954 |
May 3, 1954 |
| Tennessee Ernie Ford shows up in the big city with his guitar and a letter of introduction to the Ricardos. |
| 95 |
Tennessee Ernie Hangs On |
April 8, 1954 |
May 10, 1954 |
| Ernie is still boarding at the Ricardos. |
| 96 |
The Golf Game |
April 15, 1954 |
May 17, 1954 |
| Ricky and Fred's obsession with golf is driving the girls crazy. So Lucy and Ethel decide to take up golf, much to the boys' dismay. |
| 97 |
The Sublease |
April 22, 1954 |
May 24, 1954 |
| The Ricardos have sublet their apartment. But Lucy, deciding they were too hasty, decides to frighten away the new tenant. |
| # |
Title |
Film Date |
Original airdate |
| 98 |
The Business Manager |
June 17, 1954 |
October 4, 1954 |
| Ricky hires a business manager, and Lucy finds him tighter with money than Ricky. |
| 99 |
Mertz and Kurtz |
July 1, 1954 |
October 11, 1954 |
| To help Fred impress his ex-vaudeville partner, Barney Kurtz, Lucy agrees to pose as the Mertzes' maid. |
| 100 |
Lucy Cries Wolf |
June 3, 1954 |
October 18, 1954 |
| To find out how much Ricky really loves her, Lucy calls him during a rehearsal and says there's a burglar in the apartment. |
| 101 |
The Matchmaker |
June 10, 1954 |
October 25, 1954 |
| Matchmaker Lucy invites girlfriend Dorothy and her beau to a cozy dinner at the Ricardos' apartment, hoping to present an example of marital bliss. |
| 102 |
Mr. and Mrs. Television Network |
June 24, 1954 |
November 1, 1954* |
Ricky has a chance to do an "at-home" TV show, and Lucy wants to be in it.
- This episode's original scheduled network broadcast was pre-empted. It eventually aired on April 11, 1955.
|
| 103 |
Ricky's Movie Offer |
September 16, 1954 |
November 8, 1954 |
| A Hollywood talent scout wants Ricky to audition, and everyone wants to get into the act. |
| 104 |
Ricky's Screen Test |
September 23, 1954 |
November 15, 1954 |
| Ricky gets an unsolicited assist from Lucy when he appears as Don Juan in a screen test. |
| 105 |
Lucy's Mother-In-Law |
September 30, 1954 |
November 22, 1954 |
| Lucy's trying desperately to perfect her Spanish-speaking skills in preparation for meeting her Cuban mother-in-law for the first time. |
| 106 |
Ethel's Birthday |
October 7, 1954 |
November 29, 1954 |
| Fred asks Lucy to choose something special for him to give Ethel for her birthday. Ethel opens the gift, then complains that Fred's choice of presents is getting worse every year. |
| 107 |
Ricky's Contract |
October 14, 1954 |
December 6, 1954 |
| Ricky's still waiting for the results of his screen test. |
| 108 |
Getting Ready |
October 21, 1954 |
December 13, 1954 |
| The Ricardos and the Mertzes are all ready to leave for California, until they see the car Fred has bought for the trip. |
| 109 |
Lucy Learns To Drive |
October 28, 1954 |
January 3, 1955 |
| Ricky makes the mistake of teaching Lucy to drive his brand new car. |
| 110 |
California, Here We Come! |
November 4, 1954 |
January 10, 1955 |
| Lucy and Ricky are all ready to start their trek to California when complications develop: Lucy's mother decides to join them. |
| 111 |
First Stop |
November 11, 1954 |
January 17, 1955 |
| After a long day of non-stop driving, the Ricardos and the Mertzes pull into a run-down cafe somewhere near Cincinnati. |
| 112 |
Tennessee Bound |
November 18, 1954 |
January 24, 1955 |
| Lucy's rush to California lands the Ricardos and the Mertzes in jail in Bent Fork, Tennessee, the home town of their favorite "peapicker", Tennessee Ernie Ford. |
| 113 |
Ethel's Hometown |
November 25, 1954 |
January 31, 1955 |
| The Ricardos and the Metzes arrive in Ethel's home town: Albuquerque, New Mexico. Lucy, Ricky, and Fred are jealous when the townfolk give Ethel a big welcome. |
| 114 |
L. A., At Last |
December 2, 1954 |
February 7, 1955 |
| Arriving in Hollywood, Lucy goes star hunting at the Brown Derby restaurant, and finds William Holden and Eve Arden. |
| 115 |
Don Juan and the Starlets |
December 9, 1954 |
February 14, 1955 |
| Ricky leaves Lucy at home and goes out for an evening of publicity with five gorgeous starlets. |
| 116 |
Lucy Gets Into Pictures |
December 16, 1954 |
February 21, 1955 |
| Lucy finally gets her chance - she lands a part as a showgirl in a major MGM musical. |
| 117 |
The Fashion Show |
December 23, 1954 |
February 28, 1955 |
| Lucy is determined to have a beautiful Don Loper gown for her very own and winds up being part of a "Hollywood wives" fashion show. |
| 118 |
The Hedda Hopper Story |
February 3, 1955 |
March 14, 1955 |
| Desi's agent concocts a publicity stunt designed to land Ricky in Hedda Hopper's celebrity gossip column. |
| 119 |
Don Juan Is Shelved |
February 10, 1955 |
March 21, 1955 |
| When producer Dore Schary decides to shelve Ricky's film, "Don Juan," Lucy schemes to create public demand for Ricky's talent. |
| 120 |
Bull Fight Dance |
February 17, 1955 |
March 28, 1955 |
| Asked to appear in a Spanish dance number on Ricky's "Heart Fund" show, Lucy envisions herself as an exotic Senorita. But Ricky has something altogether different in mind. |
| 121 |
Hollywood Anniversary |
February 24, 1955 |
April 4, 1955 |
| Ricky has forgotten the date of their anniversary, but he has a scheme to convince Lucy that he knew it all along. |
| 122 |
The Star Upstairs |
March 3, 1955 |
April 18, 1955 |
| Lucy poses as a bellboy to gain entrance to movie star Cornel Wilde's hotel room. |
| 123 |
Lucy in Palm Springs |
March 17, 1955 |
April 25, 1955 |
| Upset by a quarrel with their husbands, Lucy and Ethel leave for a weekend in Palm Springs, where they encounter Rock Hudson. |
| 124 |
The Dancing Star |
March 31, 1955 |
May 2, 1955 |
| Carolyn Appleby, a friend of Lucy's, visiting from New York, wants to meet some of the stars that Lucy has befriended, starting with Van Johnson, who is appearing at the Ricardos' hotel. |
| 125 |
Harpo Marx |
March 24, 1955 |
May 9, 1955 |
| Lucy promised Carolyn Appleby she'd produce some real Hollywood celebrities. Now she's got to deliver. |
| 126 |
Ricky Needs an Agent |
April 7, 1955 |
May 16, 1955 |
| Lucy pretends to be Ricky's agent and tries to bluff a studio executive into casting Ricky in a film. |
| 127 |
The Tour |
April 14, 1955 |
May 30, 1955. |
| Lucy and Ethel take a bus tour of movie stars' homes in Beverly Hills, and Lucy winds up picking grapefruit in Richard Widmark's back yard. |
| # |
Title |
Film Date |
Original airdate |
| 128 |
Lucy Visits Grauman's |
September 9, 1955 |
October 3, 1955 |
| Lucy discovers that the cement slab with John Wayne's footprints in front of Grauman's Chinese Theater has come loose. |
| 129 |
Lucy and John Wayne |
September 15, 1955 |
October 10, 1955 |
| Lucy and Ethel have made off with the cement slab of John Wayne's footprints. Now the police are called in to investigate. |
| 130 |
Lucy and the Dummy |
September 22, 1955 |
October 17, 1955 |
| MGM asks Ricky to help entertain executives at a studio party. Ricky has plans to go deep sea fishing, but as far as Lucy is concerned, "the show must go on." |
| 131 |
Ricky Sells the Car |
September 29, 1955 |
October 24, 1955 |
| Ricky sells the car and buys train tickets for the trip back East, but he forgets about Fred and Ethel. |
| 132 |
The Great Train Robbery |
October 6, 1955 |
October 31, 1955 |
| On the train trip back East, Lucy gets entangled with a jewel thief. |
| 133 |
Homecoming |
October 20, 1955 |
November 7, 1955 |
| Back in New York City, Ricky is surrounded by excited friends wanting to know about his picture. Soon all the attention goes to his head. |
| 134 |
Face to Face |
October 20, 1955 |
November 14, 1955 |
| Lucy and Ricky are scheduled to appear on Ed Warren's TV interview show, "Face to Face," at their home. But the network agent suggests that the apartment is a "dump" and urges them to move into ritzier quarters. |
| 135 |
Lucy Goes to a Rodeo |
October 27, 1955 |
November 28, 1955 |
| Ricky is dismayed to learn that he signed not for a radio show, but a rodeo show. |
| 136 |
Nursery School |
November 3, 1955 |
December 5, 1955, reruned August 27, 2007 on The CW |
| Lucy is not happy about being separated from Little Ricky, but Ricky Sr. insists the lad must start Nursery School. |
| 137 |
Ricky's European Booking |
November 10, 1955 |
December 12, 1955 |
| Ricky's band gets booked in Europe, and the girls can only go if they can come up with enough money to pay their own way. |
| 138 |
The Passports |
November 17, 1955 |
December 19, 1955 |
| Lucy needs her birth certificate in order to get her passport, but Jamestown has no record of her being born. |
| 139 |
Staten Island Ferry |
November 24, 1955 |
January 2, 1956 |
| The Ricardos and Mertzes are all ready to leave for Europe, until Fred announces that he gets seasick easily. |
| 140 |
Bon Voyage |
December 1, 1955 |
January 16, 1956 |
| After boarding the ocean liner, Lucy goes ashore just one more time to kiss Little Ricky goodbye, and misses the boat. |
| 141 |
Lucy’s Second Honeymoon |
December 8, 1955 |
January 23, 1956 |
| Lucy plans to make the ocean voyage a second honeymoon, but Ricky has previous shipboard engagements with his band. |
| 142 |
Lucy Meets the Queen |
December 15, 1955 |
January 30, 1956 |
| Lucy and Ethel go looking for the Queen on their first day in London, but no luck. When they arrive back at the hotel, Ricky tells her she's going to be presented to the Queen the next evening. |
| 143 |
The Fox Hunt |
December 22, 1955 |
February 6, 1956 |
| Lucy wants to spend a weekend on a British estate, but Ricky makes her promise not to try to wangle an invitation out of Sir Clive Richardson, with whom Ricky is scheduled to talk business. |
| 144 |
Lucy Goes to Scotland |
January 6, 1956 |
February 20, 1956 |
| Lucy dreams of visiting her relatives in Scotland. |
| 145 |
Paris at Last |
January 12, 1956 |
February 27, 1956 |
| The Ricardos and the Mertzes arrive in Paris only to find themselves locked up in jail for passing counterfeit francs. |
| 146 |
Lucy Mets Charles Boyer |
January 19, 1956 |
March 5, 1956 |
| Ricky has a luncheon engagement with Charles Boyer, and he wants to keep Lucy away from him. |
| 147 |
Lucy Gets a Paris Gown |
February 16, 1956 |
March 19, 1956 |
| After much begging, Ricky buys Lucy a Paris "original." |
| 148 |
Lucy in the Swiss Alps |
February 23, 1956 |
March 26, 1956 |
| The Ricardos and the Mertzes go mountain climbing in the Swiss Alps, and are caught in an avalanche. |
| 149 |
Lucy Gets Homesick in Italy |
March 1, 1956 |
April 9, 1956 |
| Lucy gets homesick for Little Ricky on his birthday. |
| 150 |
Lucy's Italian Movie |
March 8, 1956 |
April 16, 1956 |
| On route to Italy, an Italian producer offers Lucy a role in a film called "Bitter Grapes." So she decides to take a job in a vineyard to absorb a little "local color." This episode contains the famous scene in which Lucy stomps grapes and picks a fight with her fellow stomper. |
| 151 |
Lucy's Bicycle Trip |
March 22, 1956 |
April 23, 1956 |
| Lucy organizes the Ricardos and the Mertzes for a bicycle trip from Italy to the French Riviera. But she doesn't know about the rough terrain, the aches and pains -- or where she put her passport. |
| 152 |
Lucy Goes to Monte Carlo |
March 29, 1956 |
May 7, 1956 |
| Ricky has declared the casino at Monte Carlo out-of-bounds for Lucy, but she and Ethel "just happen" to eat dinner there. |
| 153 |
Return Home from Europe |
April 5, 1956 |
May 14, 1956 |
| Homeward bound from Europe, Lucy tries to get out of paying overweight charges on the plane by disguising a big piece of Italian cheese as a baby--much to the consternation of the new mother seated next to her. |
| # |
Title |
Film Date |
Original airdate |
| 154 |
Lucy and Bob Hope |
June 5, 1956 |
October 1, 1956 |
| Sighting Bob Hope at Yankee Stadium, Lucy hopes to convince him to appear at Ricky's club. To get closer to him, she disguises herself as a hot dog vendor, then as a tobacco-chewing pitcher. |
| 155 |
Little Ricky Learns to Play the Drum |
June 28, 1956 |
October 8, 1956 |
| Little Ricky's non-stop drum playing threatens the Ricardos' and Mertzes' friendship. |
| 156 |
Lucy Meets Orson Welles |
June 14, 1956 |
October 15, 1956 |
| Lucy wangles a job as Orson Welles's assistant when he appears at Ricky's club. He's doing a magic act, but Lucy's doing Shakespeare! |
| 157 |
Little Ricky Gets Stage Fright |
June 21, 1956 |
October 22, 1956 |
| Little Ricky gets stage fright before his first school music recital. |
| 158 |
Visitor from Italy |
September 20, 1956 |
October 29, 1956 |
| When the Venetian gondolier the Ricardos met in Europe shows up in New York, a series of mishaps result in Lucy working at a pizza parlor. |
| 159 |
Off to Florida |
September 13, 1956 |
November 12, 1956 |
| Driving to Florida to meet their husbands, the girls share the drive with a strange lady they mistakenly think is an ax murderess. |
| 160 |
Deep-Sea Fishing |
September 27, 1956 |
November 19, 1956 |
| On a deep-sea fishing trip, the boys bet the girls that they'll catch bigger fish. |
| 161 |
Desert Island |
October 4, 1956 |
November 26, 1956 |
| Lucy and Ethel's scheme to prevent the boys from judging a beauty contest leaves the Ricardos and the Mertzes marooned on a desert island. |
| 162 |
The Ricardos Visit Cuba |
October 18, 1956 |
December 3, 1956 |
| Lucy is bent on impressing Ricky's family when they visit Havana, but she can't seem to say or do anything right. |
| 163 |
Little Ricky's School Pageant |
October 25, 1956 |
December 17, 1956 |
| The Ricardos and the Mertzes sign on as extra cast members in Little Ricky's class play. |
|
I Love Lucy Christmas Show |
November 22, 1956 |
December 24, 1956 |
| Lucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel reminisce (courtesy of flashbacks to favorite episodes) as they trim the tree on Christmas Eve. |
| 164 |
Lucy and the Loving Cup |
November 1, 1956 |
January 7, 1957 |
| Lucy jokingly dons a loving cup Ricky is supposed to present to jockey Johnny Longden, but then she can't get it off of her head! |
| 165 |
Lucy and Superman |
November 15, 1956 |
January 14, 1957 |
| Lucy promises to produce Superman for Little Ricky's fifth birthday party and unofficially becomes the first woman to wear a Superman outfit, thereby becoming the first onscreen Supergirl. |
| 166 |
Little Ricky Gets a Dog |
November 8, 1956 |
January 21, 1957 |
| Little Ricky's new puppy prompts complaints by another tenant. |
| 167 |
Lucy Wants to Move to the Country |
December 6, 1956 |
January 28, 1957 |
| Fed up with the city, Lucy yearns for the suburban life. |
| 168 |
Lucy Hates to Leave |
December 13, 1956 |
February 4, 1957 |
| The Ricardos find themselves boarding with the Mertzes while waiting to be able to move into their new Connecticut home. |
| 169 |
Lucy Misses the Mertzes |
December 20, 1956 |
February 11, 1957 |
| Lucy and Ricky miss the Mertzes so much that they take the train to New York to surprise them. But Fred and Ethel have the same idea, and are on their way Connecticut! |
| 170 |
Lucy Gets Chummy With the Neighbors |
January 10, 1957 |
February 18, 1957 |
| Lucy's new neighbor Betty Ramsey talks Lucy into buying all new furniture. |
| 171 |
Lucy Raises Chickens |
January 17, 1957 |
March 4, 1957 |
| Lucy and Ricky decide to raise chickens to help make ends meet. Soon the house is overrun with baby chicks. |
| 172 |
Lucy Does the Tango |
February 7, 1957 |
March 11, 1957 |
| Lucy "boosts" egg production by buying several dozen eggs. But her plan to hide them in her blouse goes awry when Ricky asks her to help him rehearse a tango number. |
| 173 |
Ragtime Band |
February 14, 1957 |
March 18, 1957 |
| Lucy promises that Ricky will play at a local benefit, but he refuses. So she and the Mertzes put together their own combo -- featuring Ricky Ricardo, Jr. |
| 174 |
Lucy's Night in Town |
February 21, 1957 |
March 25, 1957 |
| In Manhattan for dinner and a hit broadway show ("The Most Happy Fella"), Lucy discovers that their tickets were for the matinee performance. |
| 175 |
Housewarming |
February 28, 1957 |
April 1, 1957 |
| Ethel is jealous of Lucy's friendship with Betty Ramsey. But when Betty reveals that she's from Ethel's home town of Albquerque, the two become fast friends, and now it's Lucy who feels left out. |
| 176 |
Building a B-B-Q |
March 14, 1957 |
April 8, 1957 |
| Lucy and Ethel decide that the only way to get Ricky to build the backyard barbecue is to start the project themselves. |
| 177 |
Country Club Dance |
March 21, 1957 |
April 22, 1957 |
| At a club dance, Ricky, Fred and Ralph Ramsey shower attention on a sultry young blonde. So Lucy, Ethel, and Betty fight back. |
| 178 |
Lucy Raises Tulips |
March 28, 1957 |
April 29, 1957 |
| Lucy is determined to beat Betty Ramsey in Westport's "Best-looking Garden" contest, and she accidentally runs over her tulip garden with a lawn mower. |
| 179 |
The Ricardos Dedicate a Statue |
April 4, 1957 |
May 6, 1957 |
| Ricky's been chosen to dedicate a new Revolutionary War statue in the Westport Town Square. There's only one problem -- Lucy has accidentally destroyed the one-of-a-kind sculpture. |
