I Love Lucy

The wife of a band leader constantly tries to become a star - in spite of her having no talent, and gets herself (along with her best friend) into the funniest predicaments.

Genre: Comedy, Family

Cast:Lucille Ball , Desi Arnaz , Vivian Vance , William Frawley , Joseph A. Mayer , Michael Mayer , Richard Keith , Bennett Green , Hazel Pierce , Louis Nicoletti , Jerry Hausner , Elizabeth Patterson , Frank Nelson , Doris Singleton , Barbara Pepper , Marco Rizo , Kathryn Card , Richard Reeves

0Season 1

S1.E0 ∙ Pilot

1951

Ricky tries to keep Lucy away from auditioning for a TV show, but when a clown becomes unavailable, Lucy takes his place.

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ The Girls Want to Go to the Nightclub

Mon, Oct 15, 1951

To celebrate Ethel and Fred's anniversary, Lucy and Ethel want to go to a nightclub while Ricky and Fred want to go to a boxing match instead. An argument ensues.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Be a Pal

Mon, Oct 22, 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.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ The Diet

Mon, Oct 29, 1951

Lucy can be in Ricky's act, but only if she can lose 12 pounds in four days.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Lucy Thinks Ricky Is Trying to Murder Her

Mon, Nov 5, 1951

After becoming too involved in a murder mystery book, Lucy believes that Ricky is trying to murder her.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ The Quiz Show

Mon, Nov 12, 1951

When Lucy is months behind in paying the bills, she decides to go on a radio show to win $1,000. To win the money, she must introduce a stranger to Ricky as her 'first husband'.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ The Audition

Mon, Nov 19, 1951

Ricky finally lands an audition for a television show. After the clown in Ricky's act gets injured, Lucy fills in for him.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ The Seance

Mon, Nov 26, 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.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Men Are Messy

Mon, Dec 3, 1951

Annoyed at Ricky's messiness, Lucy divides the apartment into two halves: one for each of them to live in.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ The Fur Coat

Mon, Dec 10, 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.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Lucy Is Jealous of Girl Singer

Mon, Dec 17, 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.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ Drafted

Mon, Dec 24, 1951

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

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ The Adagio

Mon, Dec 31, 1951

Lucy decides to try out for a job as an Apache dancer in Ricky's show. The man she rehearses with falls madly in love with her.

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ The Benefit

Mon, Jan 7, 1952

Lucy gets Ricky to perform with her at a benefit for Ethel's club.

14Season 1

S1.E14 ∙ The Amateur Hour

Mon, Jan 14, 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 a second, twin boy into the apartment.

15Season 1

S1.E15 ∙ Lucy Plays Cupid

Mon, Jan 21, 1952

Lucy's neighbor wants her to deliver an invitation to the grocer for a date. When she does, the grocer thinks the note is from Lucy rather than the neighbor. The grocer is delighted to think he will have dinner with Lucy.

16Season 1

S1.E16 ∙ Lucy Fakes Illness

Mon, Jan 28, 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.

17Season 1

S1.E17 ∙ Lucy Writes a Play

Mon, Feb 4, 1952

Lucy enters a playwriting competition, hoping to cast Ricky, but has to settle for Fred, and rewrites. But when Ricky learns a movie producer will be judging the plays, he takes over for Fred, not knowing the script's been changed.

18Season 1

S1.E18 ∙ Breaking the Lease

Mon, Feb 11, 1952

The Ricardos try to break their lease after a fight with the Mertzes.

19Season 1

S1.E19 ∙ The Ballet

Mon, Feb 18, 1952

Lucy claims to have been a ballerina, to get into Ricky's show. She goes to Madame Le Mond's class to hone her ballet skills.

20Season 1

S1.E20 ∙ The Young Fans

Mon, Feb 25, 1952

Lucy and Ricky try to deal with youthful admirers.

21Season 1

S1.E21 ∙ New Neighbors

Mon, Mar 3, 1952

Lucy thinks the new neighbors are plotting a murder.

22Season 1

S1.E22 ∙ Fred and Ethel Fight

Mon, Mar 10, 1952

Lucy tries to reunite the separated Mertzes after they had a big fight.

23Season 1

S1.E23 ∙ The Mustache

Mon, Mar 17, 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.

24Season 1

S1.E24 ∙ The Gossip

Mon, Mar 24, 1952

The boys and girls bet each other breakfast in bed for a month that they can't stop gossiping.

25Season 1

S1.E25 ∙ Pioneer Women

Mon, Mar 31, 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.

26Season 1

S1.E26 ∙ The Marriage License

Mon, Apr 7, 1952

When Lucy finds a misspelling on her marriage license, she believes her marriage to Ricky isn't legal.

27Season 1

S1.E27 ∙ The Kleptomaniac

Mon, Apr 14, 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.

28Season 1

S1.E28 ∙ Cuban Pals

Mon, Apr 21, 1952

Lucy tries to emulate Ricky's former dance partner from Cuba.

29Season 1

S1.E29 ∙ The Freezer

Mon, Apr 28, 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.

30Season 1

S1.E30 ∙ Lucy Does a TV Commercial

Mon, May 5, 1952

Lucy has angled her way onto Ricky's special as the show's pitch girl. She advertises a medicine called "Vitameatavegamin." Believing it contains vitamins, minerals, meat, and vegetables, Lucy does not know is that it also contains twenty-three percent of alcohol.

31Season 1

S1.E31 ∙ The Publicity Agent

Mon, May 12, 1952

Ricky's publicity goes bad, so Lucy creates a stunt that includes her posing as the "Maharincess of Franistan."

32Season 1

S1.E32 ∙ Lucy Gets Ricky on the Radio

Mon, May 19, 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.

33Season 1

S1.E33 ∙ Lucy's Schedule

Mon, May 26, 1952

After Lucy causes them to be late for dinner with Ricky's new boss, he puts her on a tight schedule.

34Season 1

S1.E34 ∙ Ricky Thinks He's Getting Bald

Mon, Jun 2, 1952

Lucy tries to convince Ricky that he is not losing his hair.

35Season 1

S1.E35 ∙ Ricky Asks for a Raise

Mon, Jun 9, 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.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Job Switching

Mon, Sep 15, 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.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ The Saxophone

Mon, Sep 22, 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.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ The Anniversary Present

Mon, Sep 29, 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.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ The Handcuffs

Mon, Oct 6, 1952

Lucy attaches herself to Ricky using old handcuffs from Fred. She doesn't know he never had a key for them.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ The Operetta

Mon, Oct 13, 1952

The Ricardos and Mertzes perform in an operetta for a club benefit.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Vacation from Marriage

Mon, Oct 27, 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.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ The Courtroom

Mon, Nov 10, 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.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Redecorating

Mon, Nov 24, 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.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ Ricky Loses His Voice

Mon, Dec 1, 1952

Ricky gets a sore throat just before a show for the new owner of the Tropicana.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Lucy Is Enceinte

Mon, Dec 8, 1952

When Lucy learns that she's going to have a baby, she tries to find the right way to tell this to Ricky.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ Pregnant Women Are Unpredictable

Mon, Dec 15, 1952

Ricky does his best to deal with pregnant Lucy's emotional needs.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ Lucy's Show-Biz Swan Song

Mon, Dec 22, 1952

Pregnant Lucy insists on being in a barbershop quartet skit at the club with Ricky and the Mertzes.

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ Lucy Hires an English Tutor

Mon, Dec 29, 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.

14Season 2

S2.E14 ∙ Ricky has Labor Pains

Mon, Jan 5, 1953

Ricky develops psychosomatic labor pains.

15Season 2

S2.E15 ∙ Lucy Becomes a Sculptress

Mon, Jan 12, 1953

Lucy decides to explore her artistic side and takes up sculpting.

16Season 2

S2.E16 ∙ Lucy Goes to the Hospital

Mon, Jan 19, 1953

Lucy has her baby.

17Season 2

S2.E17 ∙ Sales Resistance

Mon, Jan 26, 1953

Lucy seems to be unable to resist buying junk from fast-talking salesmen.

18Season 2

S2.E18 ∙ The Inferiority Complex

Mon, Feb 2, 1953

Ricky and the Mertzes try to pull Lucy out of an emotional slump.

19Season 2

S2.E19 ∙ The Club Election

Mon, Feb 16, 1953

Lucy and Ethel run against each other for President of their women's club.

20Season 2

S2.E20 ∙ The Black Eye

Mon, Mar 9, 1953

Ricky and the Mertzes recall when Ricky accidentally gave Lucy a black eye.

21Season 2

S2.E21 ∙ Lucy Changes Her Mind

Mon, Mar 30, 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.

22Season 2

S2.E22 ∙ No Children Allowed

Mon, Apr 20, 1953

Lucy has a difficult night with Little Ricky crying constantly. A neighbor, Mrs Trumbull complains and says the lease does not allow children. Ethel says the lease does not matter because the Ricardos can stay.

23Season 2

S2.E23 ∙ Lucy Hires a Maid

Mon, Apr 27, 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.

24Season 2

S2.E24 ∙ The Indian Show

Mon, May 4, 1953

Ricky plans a Native American show at the club and needs to find a few Native Americans. Lucy, Fred and Ethel want to be part of it. Ricky hires Fred and Ethel but not Lucy, so Lucy has to resort to trickery to be its inclusion.

25Season 2

S2.E25 ∙ Lucy's Last Birthday

Mon, May 11, 1953

Lucy is depressed when she thinks everyone forgot her birthday and wanders off while her surprise party waits at the club.

26Season 2

S2.E26 ∙ The Ricardos Change Apartments

Mon, May 18, 1953

Lucy tries everything to convince Ricky to let them move to a bigger apartment.

27Season 2

S2.E27 ∙ Lucy Is a Matchmaker

Mon, May 25, 1953

Lucy and Ethel play matchmaker for one of Fred's friends who is visiting from out of town, but things get complicated.

28Season 2

S2.E28 ∙ Lucy Wants New Furniture

Mon, Jun 1, 1953

Ricky insists that Lucy use her allowance to pay for new furniture she bought without his approval.

29Season 2

S2.E29 ∙ The Camping Trip

Mon, Jun 8, 1953

Lucy and Ethel want to go with Ricky and Fred on their camping trip.

30Season 2

S2.E30 ∙ Ricky and Fred Are TV Fans

Mon, Jun 22, 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.

31Season 2

S2.E31 ∙ Never Do Business with Friends

Mon, Jun 29, 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.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Ricky's Life Story

Mon, Oct 5, 1953

Lucy is upset because a 'Life' magazine feature on Ricky's home life didn't include a picture of her.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ The Girls Go Into Business

Mon, Oct 12, 1953

With dreams of making a fortune, Lucy and Ethel buy their own dress shop.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Lucy and Ethel Buy the Same Dress

Mon, Oct 19, 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.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ Equal Rights

Mon, Oct 26, 1953

Lucy and Ethel demand to be treated as if they were men, so Ricky and Fred do just that.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Baby Pictures

Mon, Nov 2, 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.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ Lucy Tells the Truth

Mon, Nov 9, 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.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ The French Revue

Mon, Nov 16, 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.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ Redecorating the Mertzes' Apartment

Mon, Nov 23, 1953

Lucy decides that she and Ricky are going to redecorate the Mertzes' apartment.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ Too Many Crooks

Mon, Nov 30, 1953

Lucy is suspected of being the mysterious woman burglar, Madame X.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ Changing the Boys' Wardrobe

Mon, Dec 7, 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.

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ Lucy Has Her Eyes Examined

Mon, Dec 14, 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.

12Season 3

S3.E12 ∙ Ricky's Old Girlfriend

Mon, Dec 21, 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.

13Season 3

S3.E13 ∙ The Million Dollar Idea

Mon, Jan 11, 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.

14Season 3

S3.E14 ∙ Ricky Minds the Baby

Mon, Jan 18, 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.

15Season 3

S3.E15 ∙ The Charm School

Mon, Jan 25, 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.

16Season 3

S3.E16 ∙ Sentimental Anniversary

Mon, Feb 1, 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.

17Season 3

S3.E17 ∙ Fan Magazine Interview

Mon, Feb 8, 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.

18Season 3

S3.E18 ∙ Oil Wells

Mon, Feb 15, 1954

The gang buys oil stock from new neighbors who claim to be Texas oil tycoons.

19Season 3

S3.E19 ∙ Ricky Loses His Temper

Mon, Feb 22, 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.

20Season 3

S3.E20 ∙ Home Movies

Mon, Mar 1, 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.

21Season 3

S3.E21 ∙ Bonus Bucks

Mon, Mar 8, 1954

Lucy and Ethel clash over who owns a dollar worth $300.

22Season 3

S3.E22 ∙ Ricky's Hawaiian Vacation

Mon, Mar 22, 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.

23Season 3

S3.E23 ∙ Lucy Is Envious

Mon, Mar 29, 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.

24Season 3

S3.E24 ∙ Lucy Writes a Novel

Mon, Apr 5, 1954

Lucy's novel - a thinly disguised story of her life and the people in it - upsets Ricky, Fred, and Ethel.

25Season 3

S3.E25 ∙ Lucy's Club Dance

Mon, Apr 12, 1954

Lucy asks for Ricky's help with her inept all-girl orchestra.

26Season 3

S3.E26 ∙ The Black Wig

Mon, Apr 19, 1954

Lucy thinks Ricky is not paying enough attention to her and might be tempted to see other women. Lucy puts on a black wig to pretend to be someone else that can tempt Ricky. Her plan does not work out the way she wants.

27Season 3

S3.E27 ∙ The Diner

Mon, Apr 26, 1954

The Ricardos and Mertzes decide to go into business together and open a diner.

28Season 3

S3.E28 ∙ Tennessee Ernie Visits

Mon, May 3, 1954

Cousin Ernie visits the Ricardos and won't leave. Lucy gets creative trying to find a way to get him to go home.

29Season 3

S3.E29 ∙ Tennessee Ernie Hangs On

Mon, May 10, 1954

Lucy pretends she and Ricky have gone broke to get Tennessee Ernie Ford to leave.

30Season 3

S3.E30 ∙ The Golf Game

Mon, May 17, 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.

31Season 3

S3.E31 ∙ The Sublease

Mon, May 24, 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.

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ The Business Manager

Mon, Oct 4, 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.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ Mertz and Kurtz

Mon, Oct 11, 1954

Lucy pretends to be Fred and Ethel's maid to impress Fred's old vaudeville partner.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ Lucy Cries Wolf

Mon, Oct 18, 1954

Lucy fakes a crisis to test Ricky's love for her.

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ The Matchmaker

Mon, Oct 25, 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.

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ Ricky's Movie Offer

Mon, Nov 8, 1954

Lucy unwittingly attacks the talent scout sent by a company that wants to cast Ricky in a movie.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ Ricky's Screen Test

Mon, Nov 15, 1954

Lucy sees Ricky's screen test as an opportunity to get discovered as a new movie star.

7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ Lucy's Mother-in-Law

Mon, Nov 22, 1954

Lucy meets her mother-in-law from Cuba for the first time.

8Season 4

S4.E8 ∙ Ethel's Birthday

Mon, Nov 29, 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 "when you give smart dinner parties." Ethel is unimpressed, saying, "Oh, I've been wondering what to wear to all those smart dinner parties I give." 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.

9Season 4

S4.E9 ∙ Ricky's Contract

Mon, Dec 6, 1954

Everyone's on pins and needles waiting for the results of Ricky's screen test.

10Season 4

S4.E10 ∙ Getting Ready

Mon, Dec 13, 1954

The Ricardos and Mertzes prepare for their trip to California where Ricky will be acting in a movie.

11Season 4

S4.E11 ∙ Lucy Learns to Drive

Mon, Jan 3, 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.

12Season 4

S4.E12 ∙ California, Here We Come!

Mon, Jan 10, 1955

The Ricardos and Mertzes begin their cross-country drive to California.

13Season 4

S4.E13 ∙ First Stop

Mon, Jan 17, 1955

When the gang is traveling through Ohio, they stop at a diner and motel run by a man who takes advantage of them.

14Season 4

S4.E14 ∙ Tennessee Bound

Mon, Jan 24, 1955

After getting lost and ending up south in Tennessee, the Ricardos and Mertzes get arrested for speeding and Tennessee Ernie Ford helped them escape, to continue their trip west, to California.

15Season 4

S4.E15 ∙ Ethel's Hometown

Mon, Jan 31, 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.

16Season 4

S4.E16 ∙ L.A. at Last!

Mon, Feb 7, 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.

17Season 4

S4.E17 ∙ Don Juan and the Starlets

Mon, Feb 14, 1955

The studio makes Ricky do movie publicity with four starlets, leaving Lucy alone.

18Season 4

S4.E18 ∙ Lucy Gets Into Pictures

Mon, Feb 21, 1955

Lucy gets a bit part in a movie, but has a problem with the costume.

19Season 4

S4.E19 ∙ The Fashion Show

Mon, Feb 28, 1955

Lucy models fashions with other celebrities' wives.

20Season 4

S4.E20 ∙ The Hedda Hopper Story

Mon, Mar 14, 1955

Lucy appears in Hedda Hopper's gossip column.

21Season 4

S4.E21 ∙ Don Juan Is Shelved

Mon, Mar 21, 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.

22Season 4

S4.E22 ∙ Bullfight Dance

Mon, Mar 28, 1955

Lucy blackmails Ricky to get a role on a national TV show, but the part isn't exactly what she expected.

23Season 4

S4.E23 ∙ Hollywood Anniversary

Mon, Apr 4, 1955

Ricky can't remember the date of their anniversary. He calls Western Union at 3am, sending a wire to the head of the license bureau in Greenwich, CT for the date.

24Season 4

S4.E24 ∙ Mr. and Mrs. T.V. Show

Mon, Nov 1, 1954

Phipps Department Store offers Ricky a job as a morning TV show host, but only if it includes Lucy as well.

25Season 4

S4.E25 ∙ The Star Upstairs

Mon, Apr 18, 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.

26Season 4

S4.E26 ∙ In Palm Springs

Mon, Apr 25, 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.

27Season 4

S4.E27 ∙ The Dancing Star

Mon, May 2, 1955

Lucy gets to dance with Van Johnson.

28Season 4

S4.E28 ∙ Harpo Marx

Mon, May 9, 1955

The gang meets Harpo Marx and Lucy does the famous 'mirror' routine with him.

29Season 4

S4.E29 ∙ Ricky Needs an Agent

Mon, May 16, 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.

30Season 4

S4.E30 ∙ The Tour

Mon, May 30, 1955

Lucy gets stranded in Richard Widmark's house after trying to steal a grapefruit from a tree in his backyard.

1Season 5

S5.E1 ∙ Lucy Visits Grauman's

Mon, Oct 3, 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.

2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ Lucy and John Wayne

Mon, Oct 10, 1955

To avoid bad publicity for the upcoming opening of his Don Juan movie Ricky calls Grauman's Chinese Theater to explain how John Wayne's footprints went missing. The manager of Grauman's promised not to call the police if the footprints were returned by that evening's opening of John Wayne's film Blood Alley (1955). Having broken them, that is obviously impossible, so Ricky convinces John Wayne to provide a new set of footprints.

3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ Lucy and the Dummy

Mon, Oct 17, 1955

Lucy receives a call from MGM asking Ricky if he wants to perform in a show for the executives. Lucy says 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.

4Season 5

S5.E4 ∙ Ricky Sells the Car

Mon, Oct 24, 1955

When Ricky sells the car, the Mertzes are afraid they're going to be stuck in California.

5Season 5

S5.E5 ∙ The Great Train Robbery

Mon, Oct 31, 1955

On the trip back to New York, Lucy learns a jewel thief's on their train.

6Season 5

S5.E6 ∙ The Homecoming

Mon, Nov 7, 1955

The Ricardos arrive home in New York where Ricky enjoys fame and adulation.

7Season 5

S5.E7 ∙ The Ricardos Are Interviewed

Mon, Nov 14, 1955

An interview on national TV brings up the subject of the Ricardos moving into a fancier apartment.

8Season 5

S5.E8 ∙ Lucy Goes to the Rodeo

Mon, Nov 28, 1955

Lucy works on a rodeo act to fill in for Ricky at the talent show for Fred's lodge.

9Season 5

S5.E9 ∙ Nursery School

Mon, Dec 5, 1955

Little Ricky's first day at nursery school and he gets tonsillitis.

10Season 5

S5.E10 ∙ Ricky's European Booking

Mon, Dec 12, 1955

Ricky can't take Lucy on his European tour, so Lucy and Ethel hold a raffle to earn money so they can go.

11Season 5

S5.E11 ∙ The Passports

Mon, Dec 19, 1955

Lucy won't be able to go to Europe if she can't find her birth certificate.

12Season 5

S5.E12 ∙ Staten Island Ferry

Mon, Jan 2, 1956

The girls seek a cure for Fred's seasickness.

13Season 5

S5.E13 ∙ Bon Voyage

Mon, Jan 16, 1956

Lucy gets left behind when the gang sets sail for Europe.

14Season 5

S5.E14 ∙ Second Honeymoon

Mon, Jan 23, 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.

15Season 5

S5.E15 ∙ Lucy Meets the Queen

Mon, Jan 30, 1956

While in London, Lucy is determined to meet the Queen of England.

16Season 5

S5.E16 ∙ The Fox Hunt

Mon, Feb 6, 1956

The gang's invited on a fox hunt, but Lucy's jealousy may ruin the whole weekend.

17Season 5

S5.E17 ∙ Lucy Goes to Scotland

Mon, Feb 20, 1956

Lucy wants to investigate her family history in Scotland.

18Season 5

S5.E18 ∙ Paris at Last

Mon, Feb 27, 1956

Lucy and the gang have adventures on the streets of Paris.

19Season 5

S5.E19 ∙ Lucy Meets Charles Boyer

Mon, Mar 5, 1956

Lucy decides to fake a meeting with Charles Boyer.

20Season 5

S5.E20 ∙ Lucy Gets a Paris Gown

Mon, Mar 19, 1956

Lucy is determined to get a new designer dress while in Paris.

21Season 5

S5.E21 ∙ Lucy in the Swiss Alps

Mon, Mar 26, 1956

The Ricardos and Mertzes get trapped in a cabin by an avalanche.

22Season 5

S5.E22 ∙ Lucy Gets Homesick in Italy

Mon, Apr 9, 1956

In Italy, Lucy gets homesick and wants to call Little Ricky in New York on his third birthday.

23Season 5

S5.E23 ∙ Lucy's Italian Movie

Mon, Apr 16, 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.

24Season 5

S5.E24 ∙ Lucy's Bicycle Trip

Mon, Apr 23, 1956

The gang goes on a long bike ride. When they get to the French/Italian border, Lucy doesn't have her passport.

25Season 5

S5.E25 ∙ Lucy Goes to Monte Carlo

Mon, May 7, 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.

26Season 5

S5.E26 ∙ Return Home from Europe

Mon, May 14, 1956

Lucy takes a huge block of cheese disguised as a baby on the flight home.

1Season 6

S6.E1 ∙ Lucy and Bob Hope

Mon, Oct 1, 1956

Lucy tries to convince Bob Hope that she's not a jinx.

2Season 6

S6.E2 ∙ Little Ricky Learns to Play the Drums

Mon, Oct 8, 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.

3Season 6

S6.E3 ∙ Lucy Meets Orson Welles

Mon, Oct 15, 1956

Orson Welles asks Lucy to assist in his magic act.

4Season 6

S6.E4 ∙ Little Ricky Gets Stage Fright

Mon, Oct 22, 1956

Little Ricky develops a case of stage fright.

5Season 6

S6.E5 ∙ Visitor from Italy

Mon, Oct 29, 1956

A gondolier from Vienna shows up at Lucy & Ricky's home. They had met him when they were on their European vacation and casually invited him to visit. The gondolier decided to visit and mishaps occur.

6Season 6

S6.E6 ∙ Off to Florida

Mon, Nov 12, 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.

7Season 6

S6.E7 ∙ Deep Sea Fishing

Mon, Nov 19, 1956

In Miami Beach, Lucy and Ethel make a bet with Ricky and Fred as to who can catch the biggest fish. To ensure winning, the day before the contest, each pair buys a 100 lb. tuna and stores it in ice in the hotel bathtub. Laughter ensues when the guys and the girls switch fish and bathtubs to hide them from one another. They all get caught when they decide to drop the charade and get rid of the fish. The next day they go out on the boat and Lucy's and Ricky's lines get tangled and Ricky goes overboard. Lucy hauls him in with her line.

8Season 6

S6.E8 ∙ Desert Island

Mon, Nov 26, 1956

While filming a movie, actor Claude Akins, dressed in wild native costume, meets with Ricky and agrees to scare Lucy and Ethel for playing a trick that got them stranded on the island earlier.

9Season 6

S6.E9 ∙ The Ricardos Visit Cuba

Mon, Dec 3, 1956

The Ricardos and Mertzes visit Cuba to visit Ricky's family. Lucy is told to impress Uncle Alberto because he is the one that wanted Ricky to marry a Cuban woman. Lucy cannot seem to do anything right.

10Season 6

S6.E10 ∙ Little Ricky's School Pageant

Mon, Dec 17, 1956

Little Ricky's school pageant --"The Enchanted Forest" -- is coming up. Because there isn't enough children for the parts, so the Ricardos and Mertzes end up taking part.

11Season 6

S6.E11 ∙ The I Love Lucy Christmas Show

Mon, Dec 24, 1956

On Christmas Eve, the Ricardos and the Mertzes recall past events in their lives, as seen in clips from past episodes.

12Season 6

S6.E12 ∙ Lucy and the Loving Cup

Mon, Jan 7, 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.

13Season 6

S6.E13 ∙ Lucy and Superman

Mon, Jan 14, 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 is in town, Lucy tries to get Superman 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 Superman 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.

14Season 6

S6.E14 ∙ Little Ricky Gets a Dog

Mon, Jan 21, 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.

15Season 6

S6.E15 ∙ Lucy Wants to Move to the Country

Mon, Jan 28, 1957

After spending an idyllic weekend in Connecticut with friends, Lucy decides she wants to change her surroundings entirely.

16Season 6

S6.E16 ∙ Lucy Hates to Leave

Mon, Feb 4, 1957

Habitual tenants, Lucy and Ricky have second thoughts about the purchase of their new Connecticut home.

17Season 6

S6.E17 ∙ Lucy Misses the Mertzes

Mon, Feb 11, 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.

18Season 6

S6.E18 ∙ Lucy Gets Chummy with the Neighbors

Mon, Feb 18, 1957

Life is anything but serene in cupcake Connecticut, when Lucy becomes fast friends with her new neighbor, Betty Ramsey.

19Season 6

S6.E19 ∙ Lucy Raises Chickens

Mon, Mar 4, 1957

Life in the country is very costly, but the Ricardos devise a plan to offset expenses.

20Season 6

S6.E20 ∙ Lucy Does the Tango

Mon, Mar 11, 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.

21Season 6

S6.E21 ∙ Ragtime Band

Mon, Mar 18, 1957

Lucy puts together her own band for a fund-raiser, consisting of herself, Little Ricky, Fred and Ethel.

22Season 6

S6.E22 ∙ Lucy's Night in Town

Mon, Mar 25, 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.

23Season 6

S6.E23 ∙ Housewarming

Mon, Apr 1, 1957

When Lucy tries to warm Ethel to an aloof Betty Ramsey, Lucy is left out in the cold.

24Season 6

S6.E24 ∙ Building a Bar-B-Q

Mon, Apr 8, 1957

Ricky is on vacation from work and is always in Lucy's way. Lucy & Ethel decide to start building a BBQ in order to trick Ricky & Fred into taking over a man's job. Unfortunately, Lucy loses her wedding ring during the process.

25Season 6

S6.E25 ∙ Country Club Dance

Mon, Apr 22, 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.

26Season 6

S6.E26 ∙ Lucy Raises Tulips

Mon, Apr 29, 1957

Lucy vies to beat Betty Ramsey when the two compete in a local gardening contest.

27Season 6

S6.E27 ∙ The Ricardos Dedicate a Statue

Mon, May 6, 1957

Lucy organizes a Revolutionary Day Celebration, including a statue dedication. Ricky is going to give the dedication speech. Lucy accidentally breaks the statue and decides to step in with stone makeup to take its place for the ceremony.