| # |
Title |
Film Date |
Original airdate |
| 1 |
The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub |
September 15, 1951 |
Monday, October 15, 1951 |
| The Ricardos and the Mertzes agree to celebrate the Mertzes' wedding anniversary together. The girls decide on The Copacabana. 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. |
| 2 |
Be a Pal |
September 21, 1951 |
Monday, 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 after failed attempts at seducing Ricky and joining his card game. Determined to remind Ricky of his childhood in Cuba, Lucy puts on a performance as Carmen Miranda. |
| 3 |
The Diet |
September 28, 1951 |
Monday, 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? |
| 4 |
Lucy Thinks Ricky Is Trying to Murder Her |
September 8, 1951 |
Monday, 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. |
| 5 |
The Quiz Show |
October 5, 1951 |
Monday, 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." Frank Nelson makes the first of several appearances as game show emcee "Freddie Fillmore". |
| 6 |
The Audition |
October 12, 1951 |
Monday, 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 is a remake of an original unaired pilot that was considered "lost" until 1990.) |
| 7 |
The Séance |
October 19, 1951 |
Monday, November 26, 1951 |
| Lucy and Ethel have taken up the art of Numerology. When Ricky and Fred scoff, Lucy arranges for a "spirit" to show up at a séance that evening. Problems arise when Ricky and Lucy have the same idea! |
| 8 |
Men Are Messy |
October 25, 1951 |
Monday, 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. Lucy gets the door and kitchen, while Ricky gets the bathroom and bedrooms. Unfortunately, Ricky-and his apartment-are going to appear in a magazine spread, and the photographer comes to the apartment! |
| 9 |
The Fur Coat |
November 9, 1951 |
Monday, 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 Singer |
November 16, 1951 |
Monday, 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 |
Monday, 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 begin knitting their husbands going away presents. Ricky and Fred, however, think the girls are pregnant. |
| 12 |
The Adagio |
November 23, 1951 |
Monday, 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 |
Monday, January 7, 1952 |
| Ethel wants Ricky for the club's benefit show, but Lucy thinks a husband and wife team would be more appropriate.
Note: This episode was edited together with the episodes "Breaking the Lease" and "The Ballet", along with twenty minutes of new footage to create the unreleased I Love Lucy movie in 1953.
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| 14 |
The Amateur Hour |
December 7, 1951 |
Monday, 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 |
Monday, 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.
Guest Stars: Bea Benaderet as Miss Lewis and Edward Everett Horton as Mr. Ritter.
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| 16 |
Lucy Fakes Illness |
December 18, 1951 |
Monday, 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-amnesia, delusions of being Tallulah Bankhead and regression to childish behavior. Ricky learns of the trick and quickly turns the tables by inviting a "doctor" to the house to examine Lucy! Hal March appears as "himself". |
| 17 |
Lucy Writes a Play |
December 22, 1951 |
Monday, February 4, 1952 |
| Playwright Lucy pens a drama with a Cuban locale. She figures Ricky for the star. The hitch: he refuses the part. So she changes her play from Cuba to England and has Fred take Ricky's spot. However, Ricky has decided to surprise Lucy and appear in the play...only problem is he has the wrong script. |
| 18 |
Breaking the Lease |
January 5, 1952 |
Monday, 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.
Notes: I Love Lucy was briefly a radio program, also, and this episode, retitled "The Lease Breakers," was broadcast on February 27, 1952. Also, this episode was edited together with the episodes "The Benefit" and "The Ballet" to create the unreleased I Love Lucy movie.
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| 19 |
The Ballet |
January 11, 1952 |
Monday, 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". Mary Wickes appears as the ballet teacher.
Notes: This episode was edited together with the episodes "The Benefit" and "Breaking the Lease" to create the unreleased I Love Lucy movie.
|
| 20 |
The Young Fans |
January 18, 1952 |
Monday, 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 |
Monday, March 3, 1952 |
| After snooping in the new tenant's apartment, she finds herself over-hearing the couple talking about murdering her and Ricky; stealing their identities; and then blowing up the Capitol. Little does Lucy realize that the new tenants are rehearsing a scene for their job. Lucy sneaks out of the apartment and puts the apartment on lock-down as the Ricardos and Mertzes prepare to defend themselves. Hayden Rorke guest stars as the new tenant. |
| 22 |
Fred and Ethel Fight |
January 30, 1952 |
Monday, 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 |
Monday, March 17, 1952 |
| When Ricky grows a moustache, Lucy decides to fight fire with fire—she acquires a white beard. Things go bad when the beard won't come off and a movie agent decides to visit Ricky at the apartment. |
| 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 |
Monday, 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 |
Monday, 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 |
Monday, April 14, 1952 |
| Ricky finds some extra money and silverware in the apartment and jumps to the conclusion that Lucy is a kleptomaniac. Joseph Kearns guest stars. |
| 28 |
Cuban Pals |
March 14, 1952 |
Monday, 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. She takes Renita's place at the club-but Ricky switches numbers, and Lucy is chased by a man in full voodoo garb! |
| 29 |
The Freezer |
March 21, 1952 |
Monday, April 28, 1952 |
| Lucy and Ethel have a meat freezer installed in the basement and celebrate by buying two sides of beef, unaware of how much a side is. Now they must try to get rid of it before Ricky and Fred find out. Lucy learns the hard way how cold it is - she gets locked inside! |
| 30 |
Lucy Does a TV Commercial |
March 28, 1952 |
Monday, May 5, 1952 |
| Ricky needs a girl to act in a commercial for his television debut. Lucy immediately volunteers, but Ricky denies her. Irrepressible Lucy goes to the set anyway, and ends up in the sponsor's "Vitameatavegamin" health tonic commercial. As the tonic is 23% alcohol, Lucy soon ends up completely drunk. |
| 31 |
The Publicity Agent |
April 4, 1952 |
Monday, 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 |
Monday, 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 |
Monday, May 26, 1952 |
| After being late for dinner with his new boss (Gale Gordon), Ricky is determined to teach Lucy the importance of punctuality, so he puts her on a rigid time schedule. |
| 34 |
Ricky Thinks He's Getting Bald |
April 25, 1952 |
Monday, 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 |
Monday, June 9, 1952 |
| At Lucy's insistence, Ricky tries to pressure his boss (Gale Gordon's second appearance as "Mr. Littlefield") into giving him a raise...only to get him fired. To get his job back, Lucy and the Mertzes pose as various club-goers who leave after hearing Ricky isn't performing at the club anymore. |
| # |
Title |
Film Date |
Original airdate |
| 1 |
Job Switching |
May 30, 1952 |
Monday, 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. Ricky and Fred cause a huge mess in the apartment by burning the clothes with irons and getting food all over the kitchen. Lucy and Ethel find themselves fighting against a speedy belt of chocolate. Elvia Allman guest stars. |
| 2 |
The Saxophone |
June 6, 1952 |
Monday, 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. |
| 3 |
The Anniversary Present |
May 9, 1952 |
Monday, September 29, 1952 |
| Ricky asks a neighbor, Grace Foster (Gloria Blondell), to help him surprise Lucy with an anniversary present, but Lucy gets the wrong idea. |
| 4 |
The Handcuffs |
May 16, 1952 |
Monday, October 6, 1952 |
| One of Lucy's practical jokes backfires when she and Ricky are locked without a key in a pair of antique handcuffs. |
| 5 |
The Operetta |
May 23, 1952 |
Monday, October 13, 1952 |
| Lucy and Ethel decide to write an operetta, and Lucy pays for the costumes and scenery with a post-dated check. Meanwhile, Ethel and Ricky persuade the chorus to join in whenever Lucy, playing "Camille, Queen of the Gypsies," starts to sing. |
| 6 |
Vacation from Marriage |
August 1, 1952 |
Monday, October 27, 1952 |
| Bored with married life, Lucy and Ethel decide that a few days away from their husbands would be a welcome change. |
| 7 |
The Courtroom |
August 8, 1952 |
Monday, November 10, 1952 |
| The Ricardos buy the Mertzes a new TV set for their wedding anniversary. When Ricky tries hooking it up, the picture tube explodes! In retaliation, Fred marches up to the Ricardo apartment and kicks in their own picture tube. The whole issue ends up with both couples in court. |
| 8 |
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. |
| 9 |
Ricky Loses His Voice |
August 22, 1952 |
Monday,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. Arthur Q. Bryan appears as Ricky's new boss. |
| 10 |
Lucy Is Enceinte |
October 3, 1952 |
Monday, December 8, 1952 |
Lucy feels strange, and tells Ethel. She responds by suggesting Lucy might be pregnant! Lucy laughs...but comes back from a doctor's visit and reveals that Ethel was right. Lucy tries to prepare the "perfect" moment to tell Ricky, but his business at the club keeps him away. Eventually, Lucy anonymously requests that Ricky perform his song "We're Having A Baby" at the club. Ricky gets quite a surprise when he finds out who requested the song!
1The title of the episode uses the French word for "pregnant," Ball's way to get around the network censor restriction at the time which barred the word "pregnant" from being spoken or referred to directly. |
| 11 |
Pregnant Women Are Unpredictable |
October 10, 1952 |
Monday, December 15, 1952 |
| With the baby coming, Ricky decides that Lucy should stay in bed while he does the chores. |
| 12 |
Lucy's Show Biz Swan Song |
October 17, 1952 |
Monday, December 22, 1952 |
| Even with motherhood fast approaching, Lucy still wants to be in Ricky's "Gay 90's Revue." |
| 13 |
Lucy Hires an English Tutor |
October 24, 1952 |
Monday, December 29, 1952 |
| Lucy wants her baby to be raised in the "proper vocal environment," so she hires a tutor (Hans Conried) to teach Ricky proper English diction. The tutor turns out to be a struggling actor, and hopes that Ricky will give him a break. Lucy, Ricky, Fred, and Ethel all sing a ridiculous song composed by the tutor. |
| 14 |
Ricky Has Labor Pains |
October 31, 1952 |
Monday, January 5, 1953 |
| With all the attention that mother-to-be Lucy has been getting, father-to-be Ricky feels neglected. |
| 15 |
Lucy Becomes a Sculptress |
November 7, 1952 |
Monday, January 12, 1953 |
| No child should grow up without artistic influence, so Lucy takes up sculpting. When Ricky scoffs, Lucy arranges for an art critic to arrive and judge her work. When her sculpture accidentally breaks, though, she ends up disguising herself as a bust to fool the critic. |
| 16 |
Lucy Goes to the Hospital |
November 14, 1952 |
Monday, 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. When they eventually get there, Lucy stays in labor for quite a while, so Ricky goes to do a show at the club. He is in full tribal face makeup when the call comes from the hospital, and he rushes over still in costume!
2This episode aired the same day Lucille Ball's son Desi Arnaz, Jr. was born. For five episodes after this one, any scene featuring Lucy was filmed in advance to accommodate Ball's leave, with bookending scenes featuring only the other cast members filmed closer to the actual airdate. |
| 17 |
Sales Resistance |
August 29, 1952 |
Monday, January 26, 1953 |
| When Lucy buys yet another new gadget, Ricky complains that she's "got no sales resistance." Sheldon Leonard guest stars as the salesman. |
| 18 |
Inferiority Complex |
September 6, 1952 |
Monday, February 2, 1953 |
| A handsome psychiatrist might be the cure for Lucy's "inferiority complex." Gerald Mohr guest stars as "Dr. Molin" (aka "Chuck Stewart"). |
| 19 |
The Club Election |
September 12, 1952 |
Monday, February 16, 1953 |
| It's Lucy versus Ethel for President of the Wednesday Afternoon Fine Arts League. |
| 20 |
The Black Eye |
September 19, 1952 |
Monday, March 9, 1953 |
| The Mertzes won't accept Lucy's truthful explanation of how she got a black eye. |
| 21 |
Lucy Changes Her Mind |
September 26, 1952 |
Monday, March 30, 1953 |
| Whether it's getting dressed or ordering dinner at a restaurant, Lucy seems unable to finish anything without changing her mind. Ricky loses his temper, so Lucy tries to play a trick with an old, unfinished love letter to a beau from high school. Fred warns Ricky of Lucy's plot, and Lucy is soon in over her head. |
| 22 |
No Children Allowed |
March 20, 1953 |
Monday, April 20, 1953 |
| The Ricardos' lease says no children allowed, and the squalling new baby doesn't help matters with the landlord. This episode marked the beginning of a recurring character- Mrs. Trumbull (Elizabeth Patterson). |
| 23 |
Lucy Hires a Maid |
March 27, 1953 |
Monday, April 27, 1953 |
| Ricky hires a maid because Lucy keeps falling asleep during the day from staying up nights with the new baby. Verna Felton guest stars as the pushy maid. |
| 24 |
The Indian Show |
April 3, 1953 |
Monday, 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, as Lucy persuades the girl singer in the number to switch places with her. |
| 25 |
Lucy's Last Birthday |
April 10, 1953 |
Monday, May 11, 1953 |
| When it seems that everyone has forgotten Lucy's birthday, she becomes depressed and wanders around town. She meets the "Friends of the Friendless" in the park, and joins the ranks of the unhappy mob. They all march to Ricky's club to protest-where a surprise party is waiting for the birthday girl! This episode features Ricky singing "I Love Lucy", a version of the show's theme song with lyrics. |
| 26 |
The Ricardos Change Apartments |
April 16, 1953 |
Monday, May 18, 1953 |
| Lucy thinks they need a bigger apartment, but Ricky says they can't afford it. |
| 27 |
Lucy Is Matchmaker |
April 25, 1953 |
Monday, May 25, 1953 |
| Lucy tries to fix up her girlfriend with a bachelor friend of the Mertzes but ends up as an unwitting third party in a love triangle. Hal March guest stars. |
| 28 |
Lucy Wants New Furniture |
May 1, 1953 |
Monday, 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. To save money, Lucy attempts to make her own clothes and gives herself a home perm. |
| 29 |
The Camping Trip |
May 8, 1953 |
Monday, June 8, 1953 |
| Lucy develops an annoying attachment to Ricky. She finally goes too far when she decides to join him and his friends on a camping trip. Fred suggests that Ricky take Lucy into the wilderness for some "camping practice" to scare her, but Lucy and Ethel team up to thwart their husbands. |
| 30 |
Ricky and Fred Are TV Fans |
May 22, 1953 |
Monday, June 22, 1953 |
| Ricky and Fred are excited about watching a big fight on TV. Lucy and Ethel claim that they will have a wonderful time away from their husbands. While Ricky and Fred stay glued to the set, Lucy and Ethel are mistaken for jewel thieves. Frank Nelson and Allen Jenkins guest star. |
| 31 |
Never Do Business With Friends |
May 29, 1953 |
Monday, June 29, 1953 |
| A beautiful friendship is almost ruined when the Ricardos sell their old washing machine to the Mertzes. Herb Vigran guest stars. |
| # |
Title |
Film Date |
Original airdate |
| 1 |
Ricky's 'Life' Story |
May 15, 1953 |
Monday, 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. |
| 2 |
The Girls Go Into Business |
September 11, 1953 |
Monday, October 12, 1953 |
| Lucy and Ethel buy a dress shop on a shoestring, but they wind up in the red. |
| 3 |
Lucy and Ethel Buy the Same Dress |
September 17, 1953 |
Monday, October 19, 1953 |
| The girls are going to appear on TV with their club, having chosen to sing Cole Porter's "Friendship" in celebration of their bond. Everybody's pleased, until the two women buy the same dress for the occasion. |
| 4 |
Equal Rights |
September 24, 1953 |
Monday, October 26, 1953 |
| Tired of Ricky and Fred's attitude towards them, the girls demand equal rights. Ricky and Fred turn the tables on them when, out to dinner, they call for separate checks, and Ethel and Lucy, lacking any money in their purses, must wash dishes to pay for their meals. |
| 5 |
Baby Pictures |
October 1, 1953 |
Monday, November 2, 1953 |
| The Ricardos have decided they're not going to brag about their new baby. |
| 6 |
Lucy Tells the Truth |
October 8, 1953 |
Monday, November 9, 1953 |
| Ricky bets Lucy that she can't go twenty-four hours without telling a fib. Problems begin when Lucy starts being brutally frank with everyone. |
| 7 |
The French Revue |
October 15, 1953 |
Monday, November 16, 1953 |
| Ricky's going to stage a French Revue at his club and Lucy bets him fifty dollars that she can get into the act no matter what he does to stop her. |
| 8 |
Redecorating the Mertzes' Apartment |
October 22, 1953 |
Monday, November 23, 1953 |
| The Ricardos help the Mertzes redecorate their apartment. They paint the walls and cover the furniture - in typical Ricardo fashion. |
| 9 |
Too Many Crooks |
October 29, 1953 |
Monday, November 30, 1953 |
| The police are looking for "Madame X," the mysterious cat burglar. Due to mutual misunderstandings, Lucy is suspected by the Mertzes, and Ethel is suspected by the Ricardos. |
| 10 |
Changing the Boys' Wardrobe |
November 5, 1953 |
Monday, 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. Hans Conried guest stars. |
| 11 |
Lucy Has Her Eyes Examined |
November 12, 1953 |
Monday, 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. |
| 12 |
Ricky's Old Girlfriend |
November 19, 1953 |
Monday, 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. |
| 13 |
The Million-Dollar Idea |
November 26, 1953 |
Monday, January 11, 1954 |
| Lucy concocts a delicious salad dressing, and Fred tells her she ought to sell it. Marketing the product as "Aunt Martha's Old Fashioned Salad Dressing," the girls manage to receive hundreds of orders. The problem: they've priced the product so cheaply that it will cost them rather than make them money. |
| 14 |
Ricky Minds the Baby |
December 3, 1953 |
Monday, January 18, 1954 |
| Ricky decides that Lucy deserves a rest, so he offers to take care of Little Ricky. |
| 15 |
The Charm School |
December 10, 1953 |
Monday, January 25, 1954 |
| After seeing the boys give a pretty girl the eye, Lucy and Ethel decide to go to charm school. Future Gilligan's Island star Natalie Schafer appears as the charm school instructor. |
| 16 |
Sentimental Anniversary |
December 17, 1953 |
Monday, February 1, 1954 |
| It's the Ricardos' wedding anniversary, and they plan to spend it alone, together. That's the plan, anyway. |
| 17 |
Fan Magazine Interview |
January 7, 1954 |
Monday, February 8, 1954 |
| The Ricardos prepare for an interview with a reporter from a fan magazine by putting on their best clothes and manners. |
| 18 |
Oil Wells |
January 14, 1954 |
Monday, February 15, 1954 |
| Lucy and Ethel learn that their new neighbors own stock in a Texas oil well. |
| 19 |
Ricky Loses His Temper |
January 21, 1954 |
Monday, 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. |
| 20 |
Home Movies |
January 28, 1954 |
Monday, March 1, 1954 |
| Ricky's home movies inspire Lucy to become a professional moviemaker, with disastrous results when Ricky's TV pilot is shown with Lucy's footage (which was a disaster to begin with) spliced in. |
| 21 |
Bonus Bucks |
February 4, 1954 |
Monday, 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. |
| 22 |
Ricky's Hawaiian Vacation |
February 11, 1954 |
Monday, March 22, 1954 |
| Ricky's band gets an offer to play in Honolulu. Lucy goes on a TV game show to try to raise enough money so she and Mertzes can go along. |
| 23 |
Lucy Is Envious |
February 16, 1954 |
Monday, March 29, 1954 |
| After Lucy inadvertently pledges a five-hundred dollar donation to the charity run by her rich high-school pal, she and Ethel pose as "women from Mars" to earn the money. Herb Vigran guest stars. |
| 24 |
Lucy Writes a Novel |
March 4, 1954 |
Monday, April 5, 1954 |
| Lucy reads about a housewife who makes a fortune writing a novel in her spare time, so she takes a crack at it by writing her first novel, "Real Gone with the Wind." However, Ricky, Ethel, and Fred don't like the way Lucy has portrayed them and try to stop the book from being published. |
| 25 |
Lucy's Club Dance |
March 11, 1954 |
Monday, April 12, 1954 |
| The girls decide to raise money for their Wednesday Afternoon Fine Arts League by sponsoring a dance. |
| 26 |
The Black Wig |
March 25, 1954 |
Monday, April 19, 1954 |
| Lucy dons a black wig, believing it changes her appearance enough to test Ricky's marital fidelity. |
| 27 |
The Diner |
March 18, 1954 |
Monday, April 26, 1954 |
| Ricky decides to quit show business, and the Ricardos and the Mertzes decide to open up a diner. |
| 28 |
Tennessee Ernie Visits |
April 1, 1954 |
Monday, May 3, 1954 |
| Tennessee Ernie Ford shows up in the big city with his guitar and a letter of introduction to the Ricardos. |
| 29 |
Tennessee Ernie Hangs On |
April 8, 1954 |
Monday, May 10, 1954 |
| Ernie is still boarding at the Ricardos'. |
| 30 |
The Golf Game |
April 15, 1954 |
Monday, 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. Golf champion Jimmy Demaret guest stars as himself. |
| 31 |
The Sublease |
April 22, 1954 |
Monday, May 24, 1954 |
| The Ricardos have sublet their apartment. But Lucy, deciding they were too hasty, decides to frighten away the new tenant. After discovering that the new tenant was a witness in a murder trial, Lucy and Ethel decide to stage a murder in front of him. |
| # |
Title |
Film Date |
Original airdate |
| 1 |
The Business Manager |
June 17, 1954 |
Monday, October 4, 1954 |
| Ricky hires a business manager (Charles Lane), and Lucy finds him tighter with money than Ricky. |
| 2 |
Mertz and Kurtz |
July 1, 1954 |
Monday, October 11, 1954 |
| To help Fred impress his ex-vaudeville partner, Barney Kurtz (Charles Winninger), Lucy agrees to pose as the Mertzes' maid. |
| 3 |
Lucy Cries Wolf |
June 3, 1954 |
Monday, 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. It's only after two attempts that Lucy finds herself tied and gagged by two local crooks. |
| 4 |
The Matchmaker |
June 10, 1954 |
Monday, 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. |
| 5 |
Mr. and Mrs. TV Show |
June 24, 1954 |
Monday, November 1, 1954* |
Ricky has a chance to do an "at-home" TV show, and Lucy wants to be in it. Things go well until Lucy discovers Ricky only let her do the show because the sponsor insisted.
- This episode's original scheduled network broadcast was pre-empted. It eventually aired on Monday, April 11, 1955.
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| 6 |
Ricky's Movie Offer |
September 16, 1954 |
Monday, November 8, 1954 |
| A Hollywood talent scout (Frank Nelson) wants Ricky to audition, and everyone wants to get into the act. |
| 7 |
Ricky's Screen Test |
September 23, 1954 |
Monday, November 15, 1954 |
| Ricky gets an unsolicited assist from Lucy when he appears as Don Juan in a screen test. |
| 8 |
Lucy's Mother-In-Law |
September 30, 1954 |
Monday, 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. |
| 9 |
Ethel's Birthday |
October 7, 1954 |
Monday, 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. |
| 10 |
Ricky's Contract |
October 14, 1954 |
Monday, December 6, 1954 |
| Ricky's still waiting for the results of his screen test, to later find out he got the job.
This episode was, according to a CBS press release of August 14, 1954, to be broadcast in color, but ultimately plans to film it in color were abandoned.
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| 11 |
Getting Ready |
October 21, 1954 |
Monday, December 13, 1954 |
| The Ricardos and the Mertzes are all ready to leave for California, until they see the antique car Fred has bought for the trip. |
| 12 |
Lucy Learns To Drive |
October 28, 1954 |
Monday, January 3, 1955 |
| Ricky makes the mistake of teaching Lucy to drive his brand new car. It's only after showing Ethel how the car works that she crashes into another car and has to get them unhooked and fixed in time. |
| 13 |
California, Here We Come! |
November 4, 1954 |
Monday, January 10, 1955 |
| Lucy and Ricky are all ready to start their trek to Los Angeles when complications develop: Lucy's mother decides to join them. |
| 14 |
First Stop |
November 11, 1954 |
Monday, 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. |
| 15 |
Tennessee Bound |
November 18, 1954 |
Monday, 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. Future TV producer Aaron Spelling has a bit role as a gas station attendant. |
| 16 |
Ethel's Home Town |
November 25, 1954 |
Monday, January 31, 1955 |
| The Ricardos and the Metzes arrive in Ethel's home town: Albuquerque, New Mexico. Lucy, Ricky, and Fred are shocked when the town-folk give Ethel a big welcome since Ethel told everybody she was the aspiring star. |
| 17 |
L. A., At Last |
December 2, 1954 |
Monday, February 7, 1955 |
| Arriving in Hollywood, Lucy goes star hunting at the Brown Derby restaurant, and finds William Holden and Eve Arden. |
| 18 |
Don Juan and the Starlets |
December 9, 1954 |
Monday, February 14, 1955 |
| Ricky leaves Lucy at home and goes out for an evening of publicity with five gorgeous starlets. |
| 19 |
Lucy Gets Into Pictures |
December 16, 1954 |
Monday, February 21, 1955 |
| Lucy finally gets her chance - she lands a part as a murdered showgirl in a major MGM musical. |
| 20 |
The Fashion Show |
December 23, 1954 |
Monday, 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. |
| 21 |
The Hedda Hopper Story |
February 3, 1955 |
Monday, March 14, 1955 |
| Ricky's agent concocts a publicity stunt designed to land Ricky in Hedda Hopper's celebrity gossip column...save Lucy from drowning in the hotel pool. |
| 22 |
Don Juan Is Shelved |
February 10, 1955 |
Monday, 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. Vivian Vance's then-husband, Philip Ober, appears as Schary. |
| 23 |
Bull Fight Dance |
February 17, 1955 |
Monday, 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. |
| 24 |
Hollywood Anniversary |
February 24, 1955 |
Monday, 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. |
| 25 |
The Star Upstairs |
March 3, 1955 |
Monday, April 18, 1955 |
| Lucy poses as a bellboy to gain entrance to movie star Cornel Wilde's hotel room. It's getting out of the room that proves to be tougher with dangling down off the balcony to his room. |
| 26 |
Lucy in Palm Springs |
March 17, 1955 |
Monday, 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. |
| 27 |
Dancing Star |
March 31, 1955 |
Monday, 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. |
| 28 |
Harpo Marx |
March 24, 1955 |
Monday, May 9, 1955 |
| Lucy promised Carolyn Appleby she'd produce some real Hollywood celebrities. Now she's got to deliver. Dressing up as Clark Gable, Gary Cooper and other celebrities, she manages to fool the near-sighted Carolyn. However, the real Harpo Marx shows up only to discover Lucy dressed up as him. |
| 29 |
Ricky Needs an Agent |
April 7, 1955 |
Monday, May 16, 1955 |
| Lucy pretends to be Ricky's agent and tries to bluff a studio executive (Parley Baer) into casting Ricky in a film, only to get him released from his contract. |
| 30 |
The Tour |
April 14, 1955 |
Monday, 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 backyard. |
| # |
Title |
Film Date |
Original airdate |
| 1 |
Lucy Visits Grauman's |
September 9, 1955 |
Monday, October 3, 1955 |
| Lucy discovers that the cement slab with John Wayne's footprints in front of Grauman's Chinese Theater has come loose. Lucy talks Ethel into helping her steal the slab, and they make their get-away, Lucy gets her foot caught in a bucket of cement. |
| 2 |
Lucy and John Wayne |
September 15, 1955 |
Monday, 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. John Wayne guest stars. |
| 3 |
Lucy and the Dummy |
September 22, 1955 |
Monday, 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"--and she ends up being offered a contract. |
| 4 |
Ricky Sells the Car |
September 29, 1955 |
Monday, October 24, 1955 |
| Ricky sells the car and buys train tickets for the trip back East, but he forgets about Fred and Ethel. |
| 5 |
The Great Train Robbery |
October 6, 1955 |
Monday, October 31, 1955 |
| On the train trip back to New York City, Lucy gets entangled with a jewel thief. Sanka Coffee was a background image with the credits. |
| 6 |
Homecoming |
October 20, 1955 |
Monday, November 7, 1955 |
| Back in Manhattan, Ricky is surrounded by excited friends wanting to know about his picture. Soon all the attention goes to his head. Sanka Coffee was a background image with the credits. |
| 7 |
Face to Face |
October 20, 1955 |
Monday, November 14, 1955 |
| Lucy and Ricky are scheduled to appear on Ed Warren's (Elliott Reid) TV interview show, "Face to Face", at their home. But Ricky's new agent says the apartment is a "dump," and urges them to move into ritzier quarters. |
| 8 |
Lucy Goes to a Rodeo |
October 27, 1955 |
Monday, November 28, 1955 |
| Ricky is dismayed to learn that he signed up to do not a radio show, but a rodeo show. |
| 9 |
Nursery School |
November 3, 1955 |
Monday, December 5, 1955 |
| Lucy is not happy about being separated from Little Ricky, but Ricky insists the lad must start nursery school. |
| 10 |
Ricky's European Booking |
November 10, 1955 |
Monday, 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. Barney Phillips guest stars. |
| 11 |
The Passports |
November 17, 1955 |
Monday, December 19, 1955 |
| Lucy needs her birth certificate in order to get her passport, but Jamestown has no record of her being born. She devises a way to sneak to Europe with the others: hide in a large steamer trunk. Naturally, she ends up locked in the trunk, and no one has a key. |
| 12 |
Staten Island Ferry |
November 24, 1955 |
Monday, January 2, 1956 |
| The Ricardos and Mertzes are all ready to leave for Europe, until Fred announces that he gets seasick easily. Charles Lane guest stars. |
| 13 |
Bon Voyage |
December 1, 1955 |
Monday, January 16, 1956 |
| After boarding the ocean liner SS Constitution, Lucy goes ashore just one more time to kiss Little Ricky goodbye, and misses the boat. Future Chico and the Man star Jack Albertson appears as a helicopter dispatcher. |
| 14 |
Second Honeymoon |
December 8, 1955 |
Monday, January 23, 1956 |
| Lucy plans to make the ocean voyage a second honeymoon, but Ricky has previous shipboard engagements with his band. |
| 15 |
Lucy Meets the Queen |
December 15, 1955 |
Monday, January 30, 1956 |
| Lucy and Ethel go looking for Queen Elizabeth II 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. Future Beverly Hillbillies star Nancy Kulp appears as a chambermaid. |
| 16 |
The Fox Hunt |
December 22, 1955 |
Monday, 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. Hillary Brooke guest stars. |
| 17 |
Lucy Goes to Scotland |
January 6, 1956 |
Monday, February 20, 1956 |
| In this Brigadoon-inspired episode, complete with musical numbers, Lucy finds herself in her ancestral village in Scotland. The villagers are delighted at her arrival, as it is once again the year when they must sacrifice a McGillicuddy to a man-eating, two-headed dragon (Fred and Ethel)--and until Lucy showed up, the clan was believed to be extinct. Will "Scotty McTavish McDougal McCardo" (Ricky) fight the dragon to save Lucy's life? |
| 18 |
Paris at Last |
January 12, 1956 |
Monday, February 27, 1956 |
| The Ricardos and the Mertzes arrive in Paris only to find themselves locked up in jail for passing counterfeit francs. |
| 19 |
Lucy Meets Charles Boyer |
January 19, 1956 |
Monday, March 5, 1956 |
| Ricky has a luncheon engagement with Charles Boyer, and he wants to keep Lucy away from him. |
| 20 |
Lucy Gets a Paris Gown |
February 16, 1956 |
Monday, March 19, 1956 |
| After much begging, Ricky buys Lucy a Paris "original"...or so she thinks. |
| 21 |
Lucy in the Swiss Alps |
February 23, 1956 |
Monday, March 26, 1956 |
| The Ricardos and the Mertzes go mountain climbing in the Swiss Alps, and are caught in an avalanche. |
| 22 |
Lucy Gets Homesick in Italy |
March 1, 1956 |
Monday, April 9, 1956 |
| Lucy, while in Florence, gets homesick for Little Ricky on his birthday. |
| 23 |
Lucy's Italian Movie |
March 8, 1956 |
Monday, April 16, 1956 |
| On route to Rome, 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. |
| 24 |
Lucy's Bicycle Trip |
March 22, 1956 |
Monday, 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. |
| 25 |
Lucy Goes to Monte Carlo |
March 29, 1956 |
Monday, May 7, 1956 |
| Ricky has declared the Monte Carlo Casino out-of-bounds for Lucy, but she and Ethel "just happen" to eat dinner there. |
| 26 |
Return Home from Europe |
April 5, 1956 |
Monday, May 14, 1956 |
| Homeward-bound from Europe, Lucy tries to get out of paying duties by disguising a big piece of Italian cheese as a baby—much to the consternation of the new mother seated next to her on the plane. Frank Nelson and Mary Jane Croft guest star. |
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Title |
Film Date |
Original airdate |
| 1 |
Lucy and Bob Hope |
June 5, 1956 |
Monday, October 1, 1956 |
| Sighting Bob Hope at Yankee Stadium, Lucy hopes to persuade him to appear at Ricky's club. To get close enough to him, she disguises herself first as a hot-dog vendor, then as a tobacco-chewing umpire. |
| 2 |
Little Ricky Learns to Play the Drums |
June 28, 1956 |
Monday, October 8, 1956 |
| Little Ricky's non-stop drum playing threatens the Ricardos' and Mertzes' friendship. |
| 3 |
Lucy Meets Orson Welles |
June 14, 1956 |
Monday, 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. |
| 4 |
Little Ricky Gets Stage Fright |
June 21, 1956 |
Monday, October 22, 1956 |
| Little Ricky gets stage fright before his first school music recital. Howard McNear guest stars. |
| 5 |
Visitor from Italy |
September 24, 1956 |
Saturday, October 27, 1956 |
| When the Venetian gondolier the Ricardos met in Europe shows up in New York, a series of mishaps result in Lucy's working at a pizza parlor. |
| 6 |
Off to Florida |
September 13, 1956 |
Sunday, November 4, 1956 |
| Driving to Miami to meet their husbands, the girls share the drive with a strange lady (Elsa Lanchester) they suspect is an ax murderess. Character actor Strother Martin appears as a store clerk. |
| 7 |
Deep-Sea Fishing |
September 27, 1956 |
Monday, November 19, 1956 |
| On a deep-sea fishing trip, the boys bet the girls that they'll catch bigger fish. To win the bet, the men and the women each buy large tunas to pass off as their catch...the only problem is hiding the fish from their spouses. |
| 8 |
Desert Island |
October 4, 1956 |
Monday, 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. Claude Akins guest stars as himself. |
| 9 |
The Ricardos Visit Cuba |
October 18, 1956 |
Monday, December 3, 1956 |
| Lucy is bent on impressing Ricky's family when they visit Havana, Cuba, but she can't seem to say or do anything right. |
| 10 |
Little Ricky's School Pageant |
October 25, 1956 |
Monday, December 17, 1956 |
| The Ricardos and the Mertzes sign on as extra cast members in Little Ricky's class play, "The Enchanted Forest". |
| 11 |
I Love Lucy Christmas Show |
November 22, 1956 |
Monday, December 24, 1956 |
| Lucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel reminisce (courtesy of flashbacks to favorite episodes) as they trim the tree on Christmas Eve.
Note: CBS would re-broadcast this episode in primetime on December 18, 1989. The "wrap around" segments (the non-flashback parts) were broadcast in color in 1990, and these color scenes are available on the season's DVD release. Because this was a "special episode," it was never re-broadcast in syndication.
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| 12 |
Lucy and the Loving Cup |
November 1, 1956 |
Monday, 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 her head. |
| 13 |
Lucy and Superman |
November 15, 1956 |
Monday, January 14, 1957 |
| Lucy promises to produce Superman (George Reeves) for Little Ricky's fifth birthday party, but must make alternate plans when he is unable to attend. |
| 14 |
Little Ricky Gets a Dog |
November 8, 1956 |
Monday, January 21, 1957 |
| Little Ricky's new puppy prompts complaints by another tenant. |
| 15 |
Lucy Wants to Move to the Country |
December 6, 1956 |
Monday, January 28, 1957 |
| Fed up with city life, Lucy yearns for the suburban life. |
| 16 |
Lucy Hates to Leave |
December 13, 1956 |
Monday, February 4, 1957 |
| The Ricardos find themselves, and all their belongings, boarding with the Mertzes while they wait to move into their new Westport, Connecticut home. |
| 17 |
Lucy Misses the Mertzes |
December 20, 1956 |
Monday, February 11, 1957 |
| Lucy and Ricky miss the Mertzes so much that they decide take the train to New York to surprise them. But Fred and Ethel have the same idea, and are on their way to Connecticut! |
| 18 |
Lucy Gets Chummy With the Neighbors |
January 10, 1957 |
Monday, February 18, 1957 |
| Lucy's new neighbor, Betty Ramsey, talks Lucy into buying all new furniture. Frank Nelson and Mary Jane Croft make their initial appearance as the Ramseys. |
| 19 |
Lucy Raises Chickens |
January 17, 1957 |
Monday, March 4, 1957 |
| Lucy and Ricky decide to raise chickens to help make ends meet. Soon the house is overrun with baby chicks. |
| 20 |
Lucy Does the Tango |
February 7, 1957 |
Monday, 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. This resulted in one of the longest sustained audience laughter sequences in sitcoms. |
| 21 |
Ragtime Band |
February 14, 1957 |
Monday, 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. |
| 22 |
Lucy's Night in Town |
February 21, 1957 |
Monday, March 25, 1957 |
| In Manhattan for dinner and a hit Broadway show ("The Most Happy Fella"), Lucy discovers that their tickets were for the matinée performance. Joseph Kearns has a minor role. |
| 23 |
Housewarming |
February 28, 1957 |
Monday, 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 Albuquerque, the two become fast friends, and now it's Lucy who feels left out. |
| 24 |
Building a B-B-Q |
March 14, 1957 |
Monday, 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. Things go bad when Lucy can't find her wedding ring and decides to take apart the entire B-B-Q. |
| 25 |
Country Club Dance |
March 21, 1957 |
Monday, April 22, 1957 |
| At a club dance, Ricky, Fred, and Ralph Ramsey shower attention on a sultry young blonde (portrayed by a then-unknown 22-year-old Barbara Eden in an early role), much to the chagrin of their wives. |
| 26 |
Lucy Raises Tulips |
March 28, 1957 |
Monday, April 29, 1957 |
| Lucy is determined to beat Betty Ramsey in Westport's "best-looking garden" contest, and she accidentally runs over Betty's tulip garden with a lawn mower. |
| 27 |
The Ricardos Dedicate a Statue |
April 4, 1957 |
Monday, May 6, 1957 |
| Ricky's been chosen to dedicate a new Revolutionary War statue in the Westport Town Square. There's a problem: Lucy has accidentally destroyed the one-of-a-kind sculpture. |