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Year: 1951  |  1952  |  1953  |  1954  |  1955  |  1956  |  1957


Season 1


Season 1, Episode 0: Unaired Pilot

Original Air Date—1951

Season 1, Episode 1: The Girls Want to Go to the Nightclub

Original Air Date—15 October 1951
It's Fred and Ethel's 18th wedding anniversary, Ethel wants to go to the Copa Cabana and Fred wants to go to the fights. Lucy helps Ethel to try and change the boys minds and Ricky helps Fred to do the same with the girls. Neither side will give in so Lucy tries to find dates to escort her and Ethel to the Copa, when Ricky finds out he tells Fred they need to find dates so they can go to the Copa and keep an eye on the girls. They both end up calling the same person for help with finding escorts and the result was the beginning of TV's funniest sitcom ever.

Season 1, Episode 2: Be a Pal

Original Air Date—22 October 1951
Worried that Ricky is starting to lose interest in her, Lucy decides to remind Ricky of Cuba and his childhood. With Ethel's help she decorates the home and decides to impersonate a singer like Ricky's mom.

Season 1, Episode 3: The Diet

Original Air Date—29 October 1951
Lucy can be in Ricky's act, but only if she can lose 12 pounds in four days.

Season 1, Episode 4: Lucy Thinks Ricky Is Trying to Murder Her

Original Air Date—5 November 1951
After becoming to involved in a murder mystery book, Lucy believes that Ricky is trying to murder her.

Season 1, Episode 5: The Quiz Show

Original Air Date—12 November 1951
When Lucy is months behind in paying the bills, she decides to go on a radio show to win $1,000. Two win the money, she has to introduce a stranger to Ricky as her 'first husband'.

Season 1, Episode 6: The Audition

Original Air Date—19 November 1951
After the clown in Ricky's act gets injured, Lucy fills in for him.

Season 1, Episode 7: The Seance

Original Air Date—26 November 1951
In this episode, Lucy gets superstitious with the daily Horoscope. When she explains to theatre producer Mr. Merriweather that Ricky's horoscope is not Ricky's day and he should say no, Lucy once again convinces Ricky to invite Mr. Merriweather to contact his beloved Tilly. However, the Ricardos get a big surprise of who Tilly really is.

Season 1, Episode 8: Men Are Messy

Original Air Date—3 December 1951
When Lucy gets mad at how sloppy Ricky is, she decides to get back at him by only cleaning 'her half' of the apartment. When a magazine photographer comes to photograph the place for a musician's magazine, she goes all out and makes it as messy as she can.

Season 1, Episode 9: The Fur Coat

Original Air Date—10 December 1951
Lucy thinks a mink coat that Ricky rented for a dance number at the club is actually her anniversary gift. She's so thrilled that Ricky can't bring himself to tell her the truth. He plans to fake a burglary to get it away from her.

Season 1, Episode 10: Lucy Is Jealous of Girl Singer

Original Air Date—17 December 1951
After reading a newspaper article planted by Ricky's press agent, Ethel convinces Lucy that Ricky is fooling around with the lead dancer in his nightclub act.

Season 1, Episode 11: Drafted

Original Air Date—24 December 1951
Ricky and Fred are going to do a show for the Army troops at Fort Dix. To keep Lucy from wanting to get be in it, they keep the reason they're going a secret. Lucy and Ethel think they've been drafted.

Season 1, Episode 12: The Adagio

Original Air Date—31 December 1951
Lucy decides to try out for a job as an Apache dancer in Ricky's show. She gets a man to rehearse with who falls madly in love with her.

Season 1, Episode 13: The Benefit

Original Air Date—7 January 1952
Lucy gets Ricky to perform with her at a benefit for Ethel's club.

Season 1, Episode 14: The Amateur Hour

Original Air Date—14 January 1952
To earn some extra money to pay for a new dress, Lucy takes a job babysitting a little boy. She is amazed that she will be getting $5 an hour. She finds out why when the boy's mother sneaks second, twin boy into the apartment.

Season 1, Episode 15: Lucy Plays Cupid

Original Air Date—21 January 1952

Season 1, Episode 16: Lucy Fakes Illness

Original Air Date—28 January 1952
Lucy is so frustrated that Ricky won't let her go into show business, she fakes being mentally ill. When Ricky finds out, he hires an actor to play a doctor and tell her she's really very sick and needs an operation.

Season 1, Episode 17: Lucy Writes a Play

Original Air Date—4 February 1952
Lucy has been borrowing from the club account and decides to write a play for the club show because of the lack of funds. She also back dates the check for the props and costumes.

Season 1, Episode 18: Breaking the Lease

Original Air Date—11 February 1952
The Ricardos try to break their lease after a fight with the Mertzes.

Season 1, Episode 19: The Ballet

Original Air Date—18 February 1952
Lucy claims to have been a ballerina, to get into Ricky's show. She goes to Madame Lamand's class to hone her ballet skills.

Season 1, Episode 20: The Young Fans

Original Air Date—25 February 1952
Lucy and Ricky try to deal with youthful admirers.

Season 1, Episode 21: New Neighbors

Original Air Date—3 March 1952
Lucy thinks the new neighbors are plotting a murder.

Season 1, Episode 22: Fred and Ethel Fight

Original Air Date—10 March 1952
Lucy tries to reunite the separated Mertzes after they had a big fight.

Season 1, Episode 23: The Mustache

Original Air Date—17 March 1952
Ricky grows a mustache to get an acting job in a movie. Lucy doesn't like it, so she wears a fake beard and mustache she gets from Fred. The adhesive is so old, it won't come off.

Season 1, Episode 24: The Gossip

Original Air Date—24 March 1952
The boys and girls bet each other breakfast in bed for a month that they can't stop gossiping.

Season 1, Episode 25: Pioneer Women

Original Air Date—31 March 1952
The girls revolt over housework and want modern conveniences. The boys bet that they can survive longer than the girls without using anything invented after 1900, including electricity.

Season 1, Episode 26: The Marriage License

Original Air Date—7 April 1952
When Lucy finds a misspelling on her marriage license, she believes her marriage to Ricky isn't legal.

Season 1, Episode 27: The Kleptomaniac

Original Air Date—14 April 1952
Lucy is the chairman of a bazaar for her club, but doesn't tell Ricky. When he finds all the cash and donations hidden in the apartment, he accuses her of being a compulsive thief.

Season 1, Episode 28: Cuban Pals

Original Air Date—21 April 1952
Lucy tries to emulate Ricky's former dance partner from Cuba.

Season 1, Episode 29: The Freezer

Original Air Date—28 April 1952
Lucy and Ethel decide to make some money by buying a used walk-in freezer. When they unwittingly buy 700 pounds of beef, they try to sell it to customers at the butcher shop.

Season 1, Episode 30: Lucy Does a TV Commercial

Original Air Date—5 May 1952
In this classic "I Love Lucy" episode, Lucy angled here way onto Ricky's special as the show's pitch girl. She advertises a medicine called "Vitameatavegamin." Believe it contains vitamins, minerals, meat, and vegetables, Lucy actually does not know is that the stuff is also contained twenty-three percent of alcohol.

Season 1, Episode 31: The Publicity Agent

Original Air Date—12 May 1952

Season 1, Episode 32: Lucy Gets Ricky on the Radio

Original Air Date—19 May 1952
The gang listens to a quiz show on the radio and Ricky answers all of the questions right. This inspires Lucy to get Ricky and herself on the show.

Season 1, Episode 33: Lucy's Schedule

Original Air Date—26 May 1952
After Lucy causes them to be late for dinner with Ricky's new boss, he puts her on a tight schedule.

Season 1, Episode 34: Ricky Thinks He's Going Bald

Original Air Date—2 June 1952
Lucy tries to convince Ricky that he is not losing his hair.

Season 1, Episode 35: Ricky Asks for a Raise

Original Air Date—9 June 1952
After Ricky loses his job when he asks for a raise, Lucy comes up with a plan to demonstrate to his boss how important he is.

Season 2


Season 2, Episode 1: Job Switching

Original Air Date—15 September 1952
After Ricky and Fred get upset about the girls' spending, Lucy and Ethel go to work in a candy factory while the boys do the housework.

Season 2, Episode 2: The Saxophone

Original Air Date—22 September 1952
Lucy doesn't want to be left home when Ricky goes on tour, so she tries to convince him that she is a talented saxophone player. When that doesn't work, she tries to make him so jealous that he won't leave her by herself.

Season 2, Episode 3: The Anniversary Present

Original Air Date—29 September 1952
For their anniversary, Ricky secretly tries to buy some pearls for Lucy through a neighbor lady who works at a jewelry store. Lucy finds out just enough to think there's something going on between them.

Season 2, Episode 4: The Handcuffs

Original Air Date—6 October 1952
Lucy attaches herself to Ricky using old handcuffs from Fred. She doesn't know he never had a key for them.

Season 2, Episode 5: The Operetta

Original Air Date—13 October 1952
The Ricardos and Mertzes perform in an operetta for a club benefit.

Season 2, Episode 6: Vacation from Marriage

Original Air Date—27 October 1952
Lucy convinces Ethel that both of their marriages are in a rut. They decide to take some time away from their spouses. Lucy moves in with Ethel and Fred moves in with Ricky. By Saturday night they all get bored and both attempt to check the activity of the other pair at the same time. Lucy and Ethel almost get caught spying and end up getting locked on the roof in their night clothes.

Season 2, Episode 7: The Courtroom

Original Air Date—10 November 1952
The Ricardos buy the Mertzes a television set for their 25th wedding anniversary. When Ricky accidentally breaks it, Fred breaks the Ricardo's TV and both couples end up suing each other.

Season 2, Episode 8: Redecorating

Original Air Date—24 November 1952
Lucy and Ethel are both sick of their furniture, so they enter a contest where the grand prize is five rooms of new furniture.

Season 2, Episode 9: Ricky Loses His Voice

Original Air Date—1 December 1952
Ricky gets a sore throat just before a show for the new owner of the Tropicana.

Season 2, Episode 10: Lucy Is Enceinte

Original Air Date—8 December 1952
When Lucy learns that she's going to have a baby, she tries to find the right way to tell this to Ricky.

Season 2, Episode 11: Pregnant Women Are Unpredictable

Original Air Date—15 December 1952
Ricky does his best to deal with pregnant Lucy's emotional needs.

Season 2, Episode 12: Lucy's Show-Biz Swan Song

Original Air Date—22 December 1952
Pregnant Lucy insists on being in a barbershop quartet skit at the club with Ricky and the Mertzes.

Season 2, Episode 13: Lucy Hires an English Tutor

Original Air Date—29 December 1952
Lucy is worried that their unborn child will someday ask a lot of difficult questions, so she hires a tutor to teach her, Ricky, and the Mertzes.

Season 2, Episode 14: Ricky has Labor Pains

Original Air Date—5 January 1953
Ricky develops psychosomatic labor pains.

Season 2, Episode 15: Lucy Becomes a Sculptress

Original Air Date—12 January 1953
Lucy decides to explore her artistic side and takes up sculpting.

Season 2, Episode 16: Lucy Goes to the Hospital

Original Air Date—19 January 1953
Lucy has her baby.

Season 2, Episode 17: Sales Resistance

Original Air Date—26 January 1953
Lucy seems to be unable to resist buying junk from fast-talking salesmen.

Season 2, Episode 18: The Inferiority Complex

Original Air Date—2 February 1953
Ricky and the Mertzes try to pull Lucy out of an emotional slump.

Season 2, Episode 19: The Club Election

Original Air Date—16 February 1953
Lucy and Ethel run against each other for President of their women's club.

Season 2, Episode 20: The Black Eye

Original Air Date—9 March 1953
Ricky and the Mertzes recall when Ricky accidentally gave Lucy a black eye.

Season 2, Episode 21: Lucy Changes Her Mind

Original Air Date—30 March 1953
When Ricky gets upset about Lucy constantly changing her mind and never finishing anything, he tells her she has to finished everything she starts. When she finds an old, incomplete love letter to a former boyfriend, she decides to finish it.

Season 2, Episode 22: No Children Allowed

Original Air Date—20 April 1953

Season 2, Episode 23: Lucy Hires a Maid

Original Air Date—27 April 1953
When Lucy needs to help with the baby and housekeeping, but she hires a maid who turns out to be more than a little domineering.

Season 2, Episode 24: The Indian Show

Original Air Date—4 May 1953

Season 2, Episode 25: Lucy's Last Birthday

Original Air Date—11 May 1953
Lucy is depressed when she thinks everyone forgot her birthday and wanders off while her surprise party waits at the club.

Season 2, Episode 26: The Ricardos Change Apartments

Original Air Date—18 May 1953
Lucy tries everything to convince Ricky to let them move to a bigger apartment.

Season 2, Episode 27: Lucy Is a Matchmaker

Original Air Date—25 May 1953
Lucy and Ethel play matchmaker for one of Fred's friends who is visiting from out of town, but things get complicated.

Season 2, Episode 28: Lucy Wants New Furniture

Original Air Date—1 June 1953
Ricky insists that Lucy use her allowance to pay for new furniture she bought without his approval.

Season 2, Episode 29: The Camping Trip

Original Air Date—8 June 1953
Lucy and Ethel want to go with Ricky and Fred on their camping trip.

Season 2, Episode 30: Ricky and Fred Are TV Fans

Original Air Date—22 June 1953
The girls get fed up with the boys watching the fights on television. They try to do something to distract them and end up getting arrested.

Season 2, Episode 31: Never Do Business with Friends

Original Air Date—29 June 1953
The Ricardos sell their old washing machine to the Mertzes after they buy a new one. It's the Ricardos vs. the Mertzes when it breaks down before the Mertzes pay for it.

Season 3


Season 3, Episode 1: Ricky's Life Story

Original Air Date—5 October 1953
Lucy is upset because a 'Life' magazine feature on Ricky's home life didn't include a picture of her.

Season 3, Episode 2: The Girls Go Into Business

Original Air Date—12 October 1953
With dreams of making a fortune, Lucy and Ethel buy their own dress shop.

Season 3, Episode 3: Lucy and Ethel Buy the Same Dress

Original Air Date—19 October 1953
Lucy and Ethel unknowingly buy identical gowns for their appearance on a televised revue for their women's club. They both agree to return them to the store and buy different ones, but during their performance, each is wearing the original gown.

Season 3, Episode 6: Equal Rights

Original Air Date—26 October 1953
Lucy and Ethel demand to be treated as if they were men, so Ricky and Fred do just that.

Season 3, Episode 7: Baby Pictures

Original Air Date—2 November 1953
Lucy and Ricky agree that they will not be the kind of parents that force everyone to look at their baby pictures. They find it hard to do when their friends the Applebys come over bragging about their son Little Stevie.

Season 3, Episode 8: Lucy Tells the Truth

Original Air Date—9 November 1953
When Ricky and the Mertzes wager that Lucy can't go a full day without telling a lie, her husband and friends feel more than a bit stung by her unabashed honesty.

Season 3, Episode 9: The French Revue

Original Air Date—16 November 1953
After being embarrassed in a restaurant, Lucy takes French lessons. Then she does everything she can to get into Ricky's new French-themed show.

Season 3, Episode 10: Redecorating the Mertzes' Apartment

Original Air Date—23 November 1953
Lucy decides that she and Ricky are going to redecorate the Mertzes' apartment.

Season 3, Episode 11: Too Many Crooks

Original Air Date—30 November 1953
Lucy is suspected of being the mysterious woman burglar, Madame X.

Season 3, Episode 12: Changing the Boys' Wardrobe

Original Air Date—7 December 1953
The girls decide they are tired of Ricky and Fred wearing the same old worn out clothes at home and decide to make some changes.

Season 3, Episode 13: Lucy Has Her Eyes Examined

Original Air Date—14 December 1953
Lucy gets a part dancing in Ricky's show, but then goes to the Optometrist for an eye test. He gives her some eye drops that make her nearly blind.

Season 3, Episode 14: Ricky's Old Girlfriend

Original Air Date—21 December 1953
The Ricardos and Mertzes take a marriage quiz. One question involves past romances, and Ricky makes up a story about an old girlfriend from Cuba, Carlotta Romero. When a real Cuban entertainer of the same name is performing in town, Ricky is in trouble.

Season 3, Episode 15: The Million Dollar Idea

Original Air Date—11 January 1954
Lucy and Ethel go into business making salad dressing based on Lucy's Aunt Martha's recipe. Their advertising on a local TV show looks like a success, but when Ricky finds that they're losing money on each jar, the girls have to find a way to get their customers to cancel their orders.

Season 3, Episode 16: Ricky Minds the Baby

Original Air Date—18 January 1954
While the Tropicana is closed for repainting, Ricky offers to give Lucy a week's break and take total responsibility for the care of Little Ricky.

Season 3, Episode 17: The Charm School

Original Air Date—25 January 1954
Ethel and Lucy are upset that Ricky and Fred don't seem interested in them. After seeing how they react to a friend's beautiful and poised date, they enroll in charm school.

Season 3, Episode 18: Sentimental Anniversary

Original Air Date—1 February 1954
Lucy and Ricky want to celebrate their anniversary themselves, with a quiet dinner at home. The Mertzes plan a big surprise party for them.

Season 3, Episode 19: Fan Magazine

Original Air Date—8 February 1954
Lucy and Ricky put on a big act for a magazine writer who wants to do an article on the 'real' Ricardos. The writer spends the day with Lucy and plants seeds of doubt about Ricky's fidelity. A stunt by Ricky's publicity agent makes it looks like he is cheating on her.

Season 3, Episode 20: Oil Wells

Original Air Date—15 February 1954
The gang buys oil stock from new neighbors who claim to be Texas oil tycoons.

Season 3, Episode 21: Ricky Loses His Temper

Original Air Date—22 February 1954
Ricky gets fed up with Lucy buying so many new hats. They decide to see who can hold out the longest: she has to stop buying hats and he can't lose his temper.

Season 3, Episode 22: Home Movies

Original Air Date—1 March 1954
When an advertiser agrees to make a pilot for a potential music TV show starring Ricky only, Lucy, Ethel, and Fred make a movie of their own.

Season 3, Episode 23: Bonus Bucks

Original Air Date—8 March 1954
Lucy and Ethel clash over who owns a dollar worth $300.

Season 3, Episode 24: Ricky's Hawaiian Vacation

Original Air Date—22 March 1954
Ricky gets a gig in Hawaii and Lucy goes on a TV game show to win tickets so she and the Mertzes can go along.

Season 3, Episode 25: Lucy Is Envious

Original Air Date—29 March 1954
A former classmate of Lucy Ricardo has done very well for herself, and now heads up a charitable drive for their alma mater. She contacts Lucy for a donation, and Lucy attempts to impress her old classmate by exaggerating her wealth and status. Soon Lucy and Ethel both find themselves in debt to this woman by five hundred dollars each, and in their desperation, they take stunt jobs as "women from Mars" to promote a new movie.

Season 3, Episode 26: Lucy Writes a Novel

Original Air Date—5 April 1954
Lucy's novel - a thinly disguised story of her life and the people in it - upsets Ricky, Fred, and Ethel.

Season 3, Episode 27: Lucy's Club Dance

Original Air Date—12 April 1954
Lucy asks for Ricky's help with her inept all-girl orchestra.

Season 3, Episode 28: The Black Wig

Original Air Date—19 April 1954

Season 3, Episode 29: The Diner

Original Air Date—26 April 1954
The Ricardos and Mertzes decide to go into business together and open a diner.

Season 3, Episode 30: Tennessee Ernie Visits

Original Air Date—3 May 1954
Cousin Ernie visits the Ricardos and won't leave. Lucy gets creative trying to find a way to get him to go home.

Season 3, Episode 31: Tennessee Ernie Hangs On

Original Air Date—10 May 1954
Lucy pretends she and Ricky have gone broke to get Tennessee Ernie Ford to leave.

Season 3, Episode 32: The Golf Game

Original Air Date—17 May 1954
After Lucy buys Ricky a set of golf clubs for their anniversary, the girls regret it when he and Fred become obsessed with the game.

Season 3, Episode 33: The Sublease

Original Air Date—24 May 1954
When Ricky gets a long-term gig in Maine, the Ricardos sublease their apartment for two months. When the gig is canceled, the new tenant refuses to give up the sublease. Lucy and Ethel try to force the new tenant to leave.

Season 4


Season 4, Episode 1: The Business Manager

Original Air Date—4 October 1954
After Lucy gets several months behind in all the bills, Ricky hires a no-nonsense business manager who puts her on a strict budget. Lucy comes up with a scheme to get some extra money that soon has her rolling in cash.

Season 4, Episode 2: Mertz and Kurtz

Original Air Date—11 October 1954
Lucy pretends to be Fred and Ethel's maid to impress Fred's old vaudeville partner.

Season 4, Episode 3: Lucy Cries Wolf

Original Air Date—18 October 1954
Lucy fakes a crisis to test Ricky's love for her.

Season 4, Episode 4: The Matchmaker

Original Air Date—25 October 1954
Lucy tries to get her lonely friend's boyfriend to finally propose. When Ricky tries to save him from marriage, he and Lucy end up having a fight.

Season 4, Episode 5: Ricky's Movie Offer

Original Air Date—8 November 1954
Lucy unwittingly attacks the talent scout sent by a company that wants to cast Ricky in a movie.

Season 4, Episode 6: Ricky's Screen Test

Original Air Date—15 November 1954
Lucy sees Ricky's screen test as an opportunity to get discovered as a new movie star.

Season 4, Episode 7: Lucy's Mother-in-Law

Original Air Date—22 November 1954
Lucy meets her mother-in-law from Cuba for the first time.

Season 4, Episode 8: Ethel's Birthday

Original Air Date—29 November 1954
Convinced that his wife never likes the presents he buys for her, Fred asks Lucy to secretly find a birthday present for Ethel on his behalf. Lucy agrees, and later is with Ethel when she happens to find the gift-wrapped package in a closet. Ethel is less than excited about it, complaining that Fred has a history of giving her horrible gifts. Lucy urges Ethel to sneak a peek at what's inside. Reluctantly unwrapping the gift, Ethel pulls out a pair of strange-looking pants, gives them a quizzical glance and exclaims, "Well, he's done it again." Lucy hides her dismay, speaking up for Fred, trying to explain that they are chic hostess pants, the kind you wear to "smart dinner parties." Ethel is unimpressed, saying, "Oh, I've been wondering what to wear to all those smart dinner parties." When Lucy reveals that it was she and not Fred who selected the gift, this leads to an argument and an estrangement. In Act II, Ricky and Fred scheme to get the girls together again by taking them both to the theater to see a new hit show, "Over the Teacups". Ethel and Lucy are forced to sit together as they watch the play. Their anger toward each other softens as they listen to the play, a drama in which the main character is presented with news of a friend's death.

Season 4, Episode 9: Ricky's Contract

Original Air Date—6 December 1954
Everyone's on pins and needles waiting for the results of Ricky's screen test.

Season 4, Episode 10: Getting Ready

Original Air Date—13 December 1954
The Ricados and Mertzes prepare for their trip to California where Ricky will be acting in a movie.

Season 4, Episode 11: Lucy Learns to Drive

Original Air Date—3 January 1955
Lucy insists in learning to drive the new car so she can help with the driving on the way to California. After one bad lesson, she tries teaching Ethel how to drive. Ethel ends up wrecking the car before it has insurance.

Season 4, Episode 12: California, Here We Come!

Original Air Date—10 January 1955
The Ricardos and Mertzes begin their cross-country drive to California.

Season 4, Episode 13: First Stop

Original Air Date—17 January 1955
The when the gang is traveling through Ohio, the stop at a diner and motel run by a man who takes advantage of them.

Season 4, Episode 14: Tennessee Bound

Original Air Date—24 January 1955
After getting lost and ending up in Tennessee, the Ricardos and Mertzes get arrested for speeding and get help from Tennessee Ernie Ford.

Season 4, Episode 15: Ethel's Hometown

Original Air Date—31 January 1955
The gang arrives in Ethel's hometown of Albequerque, New Mexico, where the locals are under the impression that she, and not Ricky, has been hired to star in a Hollywood movie.

Season 4, Episode 16: Hollywood at Last

Original Air Date—7 February 1955
When the Ricardos and the Mertzes arrive in Hollywood, Lucy goes to the Brown Derby restaurant where her sighting of William Holden turns catastrophic.

Season 4, Episode 17: Don Juan and the Starlets

Original Air Date—14 February 1955
The studio makes Ricky do movie publicity with four starlets, leaving Lucy alone.

Season 4, Episode 18: Lucy Gets Into Pictures

Original Air Date—21 February 1955
Lucy gets a bit part in a movie, but has a problem with the costume.

Season 4, Episode 19: The Fashion Show

Original Air Date—28 February 1955
Lucy models fashions with other celebrities' wives.

Season 4, Episode 20: The Hedda Hopper Story

Original Air Date—14 March 1955
Lucy appears in Hedda Hopper's gossip column.

Season 4, Episode 21: Don Juan Is Shelved

Original Air Date—21 March 1955
When Variety reports that M-G-M has shelved its "Don Juan" movie, Lucy is afraid that she and the gang might have to leave Hollywood. She schemes to find a man to pretend to be a producer interested in Ricky, thinking this will convince studio head Dore Schary to put him in another film.

Season 4, Episode 22: Bullfight Dance

Original Air Date—28 March 1955
Lucy blackmails Ricky to get a role on a national TV show, but the part isn't exactly what she expected.

Season 4, Episode 23: Hollywood Anniversary

Original Air Date—4 April 1955
Ricky can't remember the date of his wedding anniversary, so he calls the registry in Jamestown, New York to see if they have a copy of their marriage license.

Season 4, Episode 24: Mr. and Mrs. T.V. Show

Original Air Date—11 April 1954
Phipps Department Store offers Ricky a job as a morning TV show host, but only if it includes Lucy as well.

Season 4, Episode 25: The Star Upstairs

Original Air Date—18 April 1955
When Lucy learns that Cornel Wilde is staying in the penthouse upstairs, she poses as the bellboy to try and get in to meet him.

Season 4, Episode 26: In Palm Springs

Original Air Date—25 April 1955
After having a fight with Ricky and Fred, Lucy and Ethel go to Palm Springs. They meet Rock Hudson there, who helps get everyone back together.

Season 4, Episode 27: Lucy and Harpo Marx

Original Air Date—9 May 1955
The gang meets Harpo Marx and Lucy does the famous 'mirror' routine with him.

Season 4, Episode 28: The Dancing Star

Original Air Date—2 May 1955
Lucy gets to dance with Van Johnson.

Season 4, Episode 29: Ricky Needs an Agent

Original Air Date—16 May 1955
Lucy is frustrated that Ricky is waiting in Hollywood while MGM tries to find a movie for him to star in. She pretends to be his new agent and confronts the MGM brass, saying he has an offer to do a big Broadway musical. Instead of putting him in a movie right away, MGM releases Ricky from his contract.

Season 4, Episode 30: The Tour

Original Air Date—30 May 1955
Lucy gets stranded in Richard Widmark's house after trying to steal a grapefruit from a tree in his backyard.

Season 5


Season 5, Episode 1: Lucy Visits Grauman's

Original Air Date—3 October 1955
Lucy complains that she doesn't have nearly enough Hollywood souvenirs, a statement with which Ricky takes issue. When she and Ethel go to the Grauman's Chinese Theater, they notice that John Wayne's footprints are loose, so they pry the cement block out of the ground and take it back to the hotel.

Season 5, Episode 2: Lucy and John Wayne

Original Air Date—10 October 1955
Ricky receives a phone call from the police; they intend to prosecute Lucy and Ethel if John Wayne's footprints are not returned intact. Having broken them, that is obviously impossible, so Ricky convinces John Wayne to provide a new set of footprints.

Season 5, Episode 3: Lucy and the Dummy

Original Air Date—17 October 1955
Lucy receives a phone call from M-G-M asking Ricky if he wants to perform in a show for the executives. Lucy says that he'll do it if she can perform with him. Ricky won't perform in the show at all, so Lucy uses a dummy that the studio made of Ricky in the act.

Season 5, Episode 4: Ricky Sells the Car

Original Air Date—24 October 1955
While the gang is in Hollywood, Ricky sells the car. The Mertzes are afraid they are going to be stuck in California.

Season 5, Episode 5: The Great Train Robbery

Original Air Date—31 October 1955
On the trip back to New York, Lucy learns a jewel thief is on the train.

Season 5, Episode 6: The Homecoming

Original Air Date—7 November 1955
The Ricardos arrive home in New York where Ricky enjoys fame and adulation.

Season 5, Episode 7: The Ricardos Are Interviewed

Original Air Date—14 November 1955
An interview on national TV brings up the subject of the Ricardos moving into a fancier apartment.

Season 5, Episode 8: Lucy Goes to the Rodeo

Original Air Date—28 November 1955
Lucy works on a rodeo act to fill in for Ricky at the talent show for Fred's lodge.

Season 5, Episode 9: Nursery School

Original Air Date—5 December 1955
Little Ricky is sent to nursery school and gets tonsillitis.

Season 5, Episode 10: Ricky's European Booking

Original Air Date—12 December 1955
Ricky can't take Lucy on his European tour, so Lucy and Ethel hold a raffle to earn money so they can go.

Season 5, Episode 11: The Passports

Original Air Date—19 December 1955
Lucy won't be able to go to Europe if she can't find her birth certificate.

Season 5, Episode 12: Staten Island Ferry

Original Air Date—2 January 1956
The girls seek a cure for Fred's seasickness.

Season 5, Episode 13: Bon Voyage

Original Air Date—16 January 1956
Lucy gets left behind when the gang sets sail for Europe.

Season 5, Episode 14: Second Honeymoon

Original Air Date—23 January 1956
Lucy thinks the trip to Europe will be her and Ricky's second honeymoon, but his schedule doesn't leave much time for her. She feels left out when even Fred and Ethel start feeling romantic.

Season 5, Episode 15: Lucy Meets the Queen

Original Air Date—30 January 1956
While in London, Lucy is determined to meet the Queen of England.

Season 5, Episode 16: The Fox Hunt

Original Air Date—6 February 1956
The gang is invited to a fox hunt, but Lucy's jealousy may ruin the whole weekend.

Season 5, Episode 17: Lucy Goes to Scotland

Original Air Date—20 February 1956
Lucy wants to investigate her family history in Scotland.

Season 5, Episode 18: Paris at Last

Original Air Date—27 February 1956
Lucy and the gang have adventures on the streets of Paris.

Season 5, Episode 19: Lucy Meets Charles Boyer

Original Air Date—5 March 1956
Lucy decides to fake a meeting with Charles Boyer.

Season 5, Episode 20: Lucy Gets a Paris Gown

Original Air Date—19 March 1956
Lucy is determined to get a new designer dress while in Paris.

Season 5, Episode 21: Lucy in the Swiss Alps

Original Air Date—26 March 1956
The Ricardos and Mertzes get trapped in a cabin by an avalanche.

Season 5, Episode 22: Lucy Gets Homesick in Italy

Original Air Date—9 April 1956
In Italy, Lucy gets homesick and wants to call Little Ricky in New York on his third birthday.

Season 5, Episode 23: Lucy's Italian Movie

Original Air Date—16 April 1956
In Rome, a film producer asks Lucy if she'd be interested in auditioning for his new film entitled "Bitter Grapes." Thinking that the film has something to do with the production of wine, she goes to the only non-automated winery left in the area.

Season 5, Episode 24: Lucy's Bicycle Trip

Original Air Date—23 April 1956
The gang goes on a long bike ride. When they get to the French/Italian border, Lucy doesn't have her passport.

Season 5, Episode 25: Lucy Goes to Monte Carlo

Original Air Date—7 May 1956
Lucy and Ethel go to the casino and inadvertently win big. After Ricky finds the hidden money, he thinks Fred has been skimming Ricky's concert earnings.

Season 5, Episode 26: Return Home from Europe

Original Air Date—14 May 1956
Lucy takes a huge block of cheese disguised as a baby on the flight home.

Season 6


Season 6, Episode 1: Lucy and Bob Hope

Original Air Date—1 October 1956
Lucy tries to convince Bob Hope that she's not a jinx.

Season 6, Episode 2: Little Ricky Learns to Play the Drums

Original Air Date—8 October 1956
When Little Ricky shows a natural talent for the drums, Lucy and Ricky clash over whether he should be a professional drummer when he grows up.

Season 6, Episode 3: Lucy Meets Orson Welles

Original Air Date—15 October 1956
Orson Welles asks Lucy to assist in his magic act.

Season 6, Episode 4: Little Ricky Gets Stage Fright

Original Air Date—22 October 1956
Little Ricky develops a case of stage fright.

Season 6, Episode 5: Visitor from Italy

Original Air Date—29 October 1956

Season 6, Episode 6: Off to Florida

Original Air Date—12 November 1956
Lucy loses her and Ethel's train tickets to Florida (Ricky and Fred went ahead of them), so they take a ride with a woman whom they think might be an escaped hatchet murderer.

Season 6, Episode 7: Deep Sea Fishing

Original Air Date—19 November 1956

Season 6, Episode 8: Desert Island

Original Air Date—26 November 1956

Season 6, Episode 9: The Ricardos Visit Cuba

Original Air Date—3 December 1956

Season 6, Episode 10: Little Ricky's School Pageant

Original Air Date—17 December 1956
The Ricardos and Mertzes get involved in Little Ricky's school pageant.

Season 6, Episode 11: The I Love Lucy Christmas Show

Original Air Date—24 December 1956
On Christmas Eve, the Ricardos and the Mertzes recall past events in their lives, as seen in clips from past episodes.

Season 6, Episode 12: Lucy and the Loving Cup

Original Air Date—7 January 1957
After Ricky makes fun of Lucy's new hat, she puts on a trophy that Ricky is supposed to present at a ceremony. She finds out it goes on a lot easier than it comes off.

Season 6, Episode 13: Lucy and Superman

Original Air Date—14 January 1957
Lucy competes with her friend Carolyn Appleby over invitations and scheduling for Little Ricky's birthday party. When her husband Ricky mentions that Superman star George Reeves is in town, Lucy tries to get Reeves to come to Little Ricky's party, sure that this will make it a much bigger draw than the one Carolyn is hosting. Ricky tries, but Reeves can't make the party. So Lucy disguises herself as Superman, but gets herself into great peril. Fortunately the "real" Superman does show up to save the day.

Season 6, Episode 14: Little Ricky Gets a Dog

Original Air Date—21 January 1957
When Little Ricky brings home a puppy, his parents try to tell him to take it back, but they can't bring themselves to do it when they see how cute it is.

Season 6, Episode 15: Lucy Wants to Move to the Country

Original Air Date—28 January 1957
After spending an idyllic weekend in Connecticut with friends, Lucy decides she wants to change her surroundings entirely.

Season 6, Episode 16: Lucy Hates to Leave

Original Air Date—4 February 1957
Habitual tenants, Lucy and Ricky have second thoughts about the purchase of their new Connecticut home.

Season 6, Episode 17: Lucy Misses the Mertzes

Original Air Date—11 February 1957
After years of living side by side, the Ricardos leave the Mertzes, after a bittersweet departure, and begin their new life in the suburbs.

Season 6, Episode 18: Lucy Gets Chummy with the Neighbors

Original Air Date—18 February 1957
Life is anything but serene in cupcake Connecticut, when Lucy becomes fast friends with her new neighbor, Betty Ramsey.

Season 6, Episode 19: Lucy Raises Chickens

Original Air Date—4 March 1957
Life in the country is very costly, but the Ricardos devise a plan to offset expenses.

Season 6, Episode 20: Lucy Does the Tango

Original Air Date—11 March 1957
Lucy finds herself with egg on her face and elsewhere, when she and Ethel try to forestall Ricky's pulling out of the heretofore money losing egg business.

Season 6, Episode 21: Ragtime Band

Original Air Date—18 March 1957
Lucy puts together her own band for a fund-raiser, consisting of herself, Little Ricky, Fred and Ethel.

Season 6, Episode 22: Lucy's Night in Town

Original Air Date—25 March 1957
Murphy's Law is in full force when the Ricardos and the Mertzes leave their new Connecticut home for an evening of dinner and theater in New York City.

Season 6, Episode 23: Housewarming

Original Air Date—1 April 1957
When Lucy tries to warm Ethel to an aloof Betty Ramsey, Lucy is left out in the cold.

Season 6, Episode 24: Building a Bar-B-Q

Original Air Date—8 April 1957

Season 6, Episode 25: Country Club Dance

Original Air Date—22 April 1957
Where's the fire in pastoral Connecticut? Look no further than the country club and the sexy siren, whose presence sets off all manner of alarms.

Season 6, Episode 26: Lucy Raises Tulips

Original Air Date—29 April 1957
Lucy vies to beat Betty Ramsey when the two compete in a local gardening contest.

Season 6, Episode 27: The Ricardos Dedicate a Statue

Original Air Date—6 May 1957

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