I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy (1951) Overview I Love Lucy is regarded as one of the most influential and beloved comedy series in American television history. Premiering in 1951, the show set a new standard for television comedy through the perform…
I Love Lucy (1951)
Overview
I Love Lucy is regarded as one of the most influential and beloved comedy series in American television history. Premiering in 1951, the show set a new standard for television comedy through the performances of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, who were also married in real life. The series' scripts were produced using a remarkably innovative technique for its time, filmed with movie cameras in front of a live studio audience. This technique laid the groundwork for the modern sitcom format and has served as a model for countless producers since.
The show's lead character, Lucy Ricardo, played by Lucille Ball, is a housewife who constantly finds herself in comical and unexpected situations while trying to make a name for herself in show business. Her husband, Ricky Ricardo, is played by Desi Arnaz. The on-screen chemistry between the two was one of the show's strongest elements, leading audiences to connect the intimacy they saw on screen with the couple's real-life marriage. Character actors such as Peter Leeds, noted among the cast as a reference, also contributed through guest roles in various episodes, delivering performances that reflected the acting sensibilities of television at the time.
Beyond simply being a comedy series, I Love Lucy holds a special place in film and television history as a groundbreaking work in television production techniques.
Plot
The series follows the everyday life of the Ricardo couple living in New York. While Ricky Ricardo works as a bandleader at a nightclub, his wife Lucy constantly seeks to carve out a place for herself in show business, get involved in her husband's stage performances, or prove her independence by trying out different professions. These efforts generally lead to unexpected, out-of-control, and highly comical outcomes.
Lucy's closest friends and landlords, Fred and Ethel Mertz, are also among the series' constant characters. The dynamics among the four characters are explored through themes of friendship, marriage, jealousy, and rivalry. Each episode typically unfolds with Lucy hatching a plan, the plan gradually spiraling out of control, and everyone ending up in a state of bewilderment. The ability to generate major comedic set pieces out of simple everyday events is one of the series' most distinctive traits.
Why Should You Watch It?
I Love Lucy is essentially a must-see reference point for any viewer who wants to understand the origins of television comedy. The show's approach to physical comedy, its timing, and its character writing have inspired countless sitcoms produced in later years. Lucille Ball's performance remains a textbook example of classic comedic acting.
The series also offers an intimate look at American middle-class life in the 1950s. It conveys the social norms, domestic roles, and popular culture of the era with a humorous touch. It is also significant from a technical standpoint; the three-camera live filming technique was first used systematically in this show, shaping the future of television production.
Who Is It For?
I Love Lucy is a perfect choice for viewers who enjoy classic comedy, are curious about television history, and appreciate nostalgic productions. Viewers who enjoy physical comedy, scripts built on misunderstandings, and sharp dialogue will find a tone that suits them in this series. It is also a valuable resource for those interested in old Hollywood and early television culture. With its family-friendly structure free of disturbing content, it appeals to a wide audience.
Pros and Cons
Pros:
1. Lucille Ball's extraordinary talent for physical comedy and her charismatic performance
2. A pioneering and innovative production in terms of filming techniques in television history
3. Timeless humor and strong character dynamics
Cons:
1. Some episodes' approaches, reflecting the social norms of the era, may feel dated to modern viewers
2. The black-and-white image quality and technical limitations may require an adjustment period for modern audiences
Genre and Tone
I Love Lucy falls into the classic family comedy and sitcom genre. Its tone is generally light, entertaining, and optimistic. The show's humor is largely built on physical comedy, misunderstandings, and characters' exaggerated reactions. Dramatic elements are quite limited; the series aims to offer viewers a relaxing and enjoyable viewing experience. The dialogue is fast-paced, cleverly written, and reflects the era's sense of wit.
Runtime and Viewing Experience
The show's episodes are generally around twenty-five minutes long, making it a quick and easily consumable production. Thanks to its independent episode-to-episode story structure, viewers can watch the series out of order, though chronological viewing is recommended for those who want to follow character development. While watching the entire production, which spans many seasons, takes time, the fact that each episode offers a self-contained story makes the viewing process progress without becoming tiresome. With its short episode lengths, it's a production that can easily be watched amid the routines of daily life.
Similar Productions
- The Dick Van Dyke Show
- Bewitched
- The Andy Griffith Show
- Father Knows Best
- Leave It to Beaver
Final Assessment
I Love Lucy is a classic that laid the foundations of television comedy and shaped the industry through its acting performances and technical innovations, remaining well worth watching today. Lucille Ball's unforgettable performance and the show's warm, intimate atmosphere continue to create delightful moments for viewers despite the decades that have passed. Offering an experience that is not only entertaining but also educational for those curious about television history, I Love Lucy is essential viewing for anyone who wants to understand how the sitcom genre came to be.
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1956 Sezon 1 · 35 bölüm
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The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub
· 15.10.1951
· 23 dk
An argument ensues among the couples when Ethel wants to celebrate the Mertzes's anniversary at the Copacabana while Fred wants to attend the fights. Ethel and …
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Be a Pal
· 22.10.1951
· 23 dk
Thinking Ricky is losing interest in her, Lucy follows the advice of a book Ethel gave her and takes up Ricky's hobbies.
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The Diet
· 29.10.1951
· 23 dk
To her dismay, Lucy finds out that she's put on twenty-two pounds since marrying Ricky. When one of the girls in Ricky's new show quits, she tricks him into pro…
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Lucy Thinks Ricky Is Trying to Murder Her
· 05.11.1951
· 23 dk
After becoming too involved in a murder mystery book, Lucy believes that Ricky is trying to murder her.
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The Quiz Show
· 12.11.1951
· 23 dk
When Lucy needs to balance her household accounts, she decides to go on quiz show. To win the $1,000 cash prize, she has to introduce her "long lost first husba…
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The Audition
· 19.11.1951
· 23 dk
Ricky lands a TV audition at the club. When Buffo the Clown injures himself and cannot make it, Lucy takes his place.
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The Séance
· 26.11.1951
· 23 dk
Lucy tells an important talent agent that Ricky cannot appear in a show because of his horoscope. The agent is also interested in the occult. So Lucy arranges …
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Men Are Messy
· 03.12.1951
· 23 dk
Fed up with Ricky's messiness, Lucy divides the Ricardo apartment in a clean part for her and a messy part for him.
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The Fur Coat
· 10.12.1951
· 23 dk
Ricky returns home with expensive mink coat that he has rented for an act at the club. Lucy jumps to the conclusion that it's her anniversary present.
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Lucy Is Jealous of Girl Singer
· 17.12.1951
· 24 dk
Lucy is jealous of one of Ricky's dancer at his nightclub after hearing about a gossip column item linking the two.
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Drafted
· 24.12.1951
· 23 dk
When Lucy opens Ricky's a telegram ordering him to appear at Fort Dix, she assumes that he has been drafted. Ethel suspects that Fred has been drafted as well w…
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The Adagio
· 31.12.1951
· 25 dk
Lucy thinks she is a perfect fit for Ricky's Parisian apache dance number. But her dance teacher has more than dancing on his mind.
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The Benefit
· 07.01.1952
· 26 dk
Ethel wants Ricky to a headline a benefit show for her women's club, but Lucy refuses to ask him, unless she can be on the bill too.
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The Amateur Hour
· 14.01.1952
· 26 dk
Lucy spends too much money on a dress. So she tells Ricky that she will get a job babysitting in order to pay for it.
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Lucy Plays Cupid
· 21.01.1952
· 26 dk
The Ricardo's neighbor Miss Lewis wants Lucy to deliver a dinner invitation to her grocer. But he misunderstands and thinks the invitation is from Lucy herself…
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Lucy Fakes Illness
· 28.01.1952
· 26 dk
Lucy pretends to suffer from numerous psychological ailments so that Ricky will feel sorry for her and let her go into show business.
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Lucy Writes a Play
· 04.02.1952
· 26 dk
Lucy writes a play set in Cuba hoping to cast Ricky, But when he refuses, she has to settle for Fred and changes her setting to England.
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Breaking the Lease
· 11.02.1952
· 26 dk
After a big quarrel between the Ricardos and the Mertzes, Lucy and Ricky decide that they want to move out. Ricky and Lucy become the most undesirable tenants …
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The Ballet
· 18.02.1952
· 26 dk
Lucy learns that there is an opening in one of Ricky's acts for a ballet dancer as well as a burlesque comic.
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The Young Fans
· 25.02.1952
· 26 dk
A shy young teenager named Peggy has a major crush on Ricky. Ricky, however, is tired of all this "attention" that this girl is giving him, so asks Lucy to have…
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New Neighbors
· 03.03.1952
· 25 dk
Lucy becomes afraid that one of her new neighbors is threatening to kill her and convinces the others that the neighbors are trying to kill them...which gets th…
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Fred and Ethel Fight
· 10.03.1952
· 26 dk
Fred and Ethel have been going at each others' throats for the past few days now, and aren't talking to each other any more. (Fred: She called my mother a wease…
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The Moustache
· 17.03.1952
· 26 dk
Lucy dislikes Ricky's new moustache. In order to take revenge, she glues a moustache and beard on to her face. Then, Ricky agrees to shave his moustache off, …
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The Gossip
· 24.03.1952
· 25 dk
Ricky is disgusted by Lucy's obsession with gossiping about other people. According to Ricky, Lucy acts as if it is her ""life's blood."" Fred, too, is disturbe…
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Pioneer Women
· 31.03.1952
· 25 dk
Having been bet by their husbands that they can't do without modern conveniences, Lucy and Ethel churn butter and bake bread from scratch-an eighteen foot loaf!…
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The Marriage License
· 07.04.1952
· 25 dk
Lucy thinks she and Ricky aren't legally married because his name was misspelled on their marriage license. So she wants them to renew their vows at the same pl…
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The Kleptomaniac
· 14.04.1952
· 24 dk
When Ricky finds a closet full of valuables that Lucy has collected for a bazaar, he mistakenly thinks that she's become a kleptomaniac. He secretly calls in a …
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Cuban Pals
· 21.04.1952
· 24 dk
Lucy burns with jealousy when she gets an eyeful of Ricky's dance parter Renita (Lita Baron) from the "old days" in Cuba. She was a child then, but no more! Det…
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The Freezer
· 28.04.1952
· 24 dk
Where's the beef? It's in Lucy and Ethel's new walk-in freezer (according to Lucy, the "human popsicle"). Of course, Ricky and Fred have a beef with their wives…
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Lucy Does a TV Commercial
· 05.05.1952
· 24 dk
Desperate to be in Ricky's new television commercial, Lucy makes every attempt to get her way; which eventually pays off. But her one-and-only chance flops when…
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The Publicity Agent
· 12.05.1952
· 24 dk
Lucy poses as a princess for a publicity stunt.
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Lucy Gets Ricky on the Radio
· 19.05.1952
· 24 dk
Lucy secretly books Ricky on a radio quiz show.
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Lucy's Schedule
· 26.05.1952
· 25 dk
Ricky puts Lucy on a rigid time schedule.
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Ricky Thinks He Is Getting Bald
· 02.06.1952
· 25 dk
Ricky fears that he is going bald, so Lucy takes it into her head to help him: she stages a "bald people's party" to show him that he's not so bad, after all. B…
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Ricky Asks for a Raise
· 09.06.1952
· 24 dk
Ricky asks for a raise, but his boss (Gale Gordon) turns him down, prompting Lucy to prove just how popular a performer he is. Her scheme involves making a lot …
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Job Switching
· 15.09.1952
· 24 dk
Ricky wants Lucy to try working for a week, so she and Ethel get jobs at a candy factory, where they are totally inept-especially at wrapping chocolates-due to …
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The Saxophone
· 22.09.1952
· 25 dk
When Lucy fails her saxophone audition for Ricky's band, she tries to stop him from going on the road by pretending there's another man in her life. Ricky gets …
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The Anniversary Present
· 29.09.1952
· 25 dk
Lucy thinks that Ricky is pitching woo with a sophisticated neighbor. The woman is actually a jeweler who Ricky has commissioned to fashion a pearl necklace to…
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The Handcuffs
· 06.10.1952
· 24 dk
After Lucy snaps a pair of antique handcuffs on herself and Ricky, they realize there's no key. A locksmith is found, but not before the Ricardos go to bed hand…
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The Operetta
· 13.10.1952
· 24 dk
Lucy's women's club wants to stage an operetta, but they're completely broke. (Lucy, the treasurer, seems to have spent it all to pay her own bills.) Thus, Lucy…
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Vacation from Marriage
· 27.10.1952
· 25 dk
The Ricardos and the Mertzes take a week off from their in-a-rut marriages. But each spouse misses the other too much, and despite a last-ditch attempt to make …
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The Courtroom
· 10.11.1952
· 25 dk
The Ricardos give the Mertzes a television set for their anniversary, but Ricky's zealous tuning causes it to blow up. Fred retaliates by breaking the Ricardos'…
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Redecorating
· 24.11.1952
· 25 dk
Waiting to find out if she has won a home furnishing contest, Lucy won't leave the house, much to Ricky's annoyance. He tells Fred to call her and say that she'…
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Ricky Loses His Voice
· 01.12.1952
· 25 dk
Ricky's laryngitis makes it impossible for him to perform in a big reopening show for the Tropicana. So Lucy substitutes herself, the ex-vaudivillian Mertzes, a…
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Lucy Is Enceinte
· 08.12.1952
· 25 dk
Lucy is delighted to learn she is pregnant-but how to tell Ricky? At lunch, he's too preoccupied with work to listen to her, then it's off to the club-where Luc…
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Pregnant Women are Unpredictable
· 15.12.1952
· 26 dk
Lucy thinks Ricky cares more about the baby they're having than about her, especially after he buys her presents like bonnets and rattles. But when he takes her…
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Lucy's Showbiz Swan Song
· 22.12.1952
· 23 dk
Despite her pregnancy, Lucy wants to appear in Ricky's Gay Nineties revue at the Tropicana. After a disastrous audition, Lucy disguises herself and sneaks into …
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Lucy Hires an English Tutor
· 29.12.1952
· 25 dk
Lucy hires an English tutor so that Ricky won't give their yet-to-be-born baby bad speaking habits. The lessons are free, but Lucy does promise the tutor a payb…
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Ricky Has Labor Pains
· 05.01.1953
· 26 dk
Ricky develops "labor pains" because he is jealous of the attention being lavished on the expectant Lucy. So she decides to throw him a "daddy shower," which Fr…
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Lucy Becomes a Sculptress
· 12.01.1953
· 25 dk
Lucy decides to explore her artistic side and takes up sculpting.
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Lucy Goes to the Hospital
· 19.01.1953
· 25 dk
Ricky and the Mertzes rehearse for pregnant Lucy's trip to the hospital. It turns out to be predictably chaotic, but Lucy does deliver Little Ricky.
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Sales Resistance
· 26.01.1953
· 26 dk
Convinced his wife is a sucker for a sales pitch, Ricky demands that she return the vacuum cleaner she bought from a door-to-door salesman. Instead, she tries (…
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The Inferiority Complex
· 02.02.1953
· 26 dk
When no one laughs at her jokes or wants her to be their bridge partner, Lucy comes to the conclusion that she is inferior to everyone else. Worried by Lucy's b…
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The Club Election
· 16.02.1953
· 26 dk
Because they both want to be president of the Wednesday Afternoon Fine Arts League, Lucy and Ethel both engage in cut-throat competition. Prior to the elections…
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The Black Eye
· 09.03.1953
· 26 dk
Lucy misses catching a book tossed to her by Ricky, and winds up with a black eye that Fred and Ethel are convinced was intentional. Trying to patch things up f…
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Lucy Changes Her Mind
· 30.03.1953
· 26 dk
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…
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No Children Allowed
· 20.04.1953
· 25 dk
When a cranky tenant (Elizabeth Patterson, in her first appearance as Mrs. Trumble,) threatens to move because of Little Ricky's loud crying, Ethel makes it cle…
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Lucy Hires a Maid
· 27.04.1953
· 25 dk
Lucy's sleepless nights with the new baby are exhausting, so the Ricardos hire a maid. Unfortunately, this new maid turns out to be a terrible shrew, who takes …
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The Indian Show
· 04.05.1953
· 25 dk
Even the arrival of the baby hasn't dampened Lucy's showbiz aspirations. Wanting to get into the new Indian act at the Tropicana, Lucy pays off one of the perfo…
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Lucy's Last Birthday
· 11.05.1953
· 25 dk
Convinced everyone has forgotten her birthday, a forlorn Lucy sits on a park bench and meets up with a group of musical "lost souls." To embarrass Ricky, she br…
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The Ricardos Change Apartments
· 18.05.1953
· 25 dk
Now that they have Little Ricky, Lucy insists they need more room, and wants to change apartments with one of the other tenants (Mrs. Benson.) She convinces a r…
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Lucy Is Matchmaker
· 25.05.1953
· 26 dk
Lucy plays matchmaker when she meets a friend of the Mertzes (Hal March, as Eddie) who happens to be an eligible bachelor. His line of work? He's a lingerie sal…
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Lucy Wants New Furniture
· 01.06.1953
· 26 dk
Lucy tries to hide some new furniture she bought without Ricky's permission in the kitchen. Discovering his wife's extravagant purchase, Ricky insists that Lucy…
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The Camping Trip
· 08.06.1953
· 26 dk
Lucy fears that she and Ricky don't have enough in common, so she decides to pursue one of his interests: camping. Ricky and Fred don't want her (or Ethel, for …
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Ricky and Fred are TV Fans
· 22.06.1953
· 25 dk
With Ricky and Fred glued to a TV fight, their wives go to the local cafe, where service is so slow that Lucy makes change for herself at the cash register and …
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Never Do Business With Friends
· 29.06.1953
· 26 dk
The Ricardos sell their old washing machine to the Mertzes for $35. When it breaks down the next day, the Mertzes want out of the deal. A tug-of-war ensues, how…
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Ricky's 'Life' Story
· 05.10.1953
· 25 dk
Lucy is upset because a 'Life' magazine feature on Ricky's home life didn't include a picture of her.
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The Girls Go Into Business
· 12.10.1953
· 24 dk
Lucy and Ethel are all set to go into business when they buy a new dress shop. But what to call it? Ethelu's? Lucyeth's? Unfortunately, naming the shop isn't th…
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Lucy and Ethel Buy the Same Dress
· 19.10.1953
· 26 dk
Lucy and Ethel buy the same dress for the upcoming talent show for the Wednesday Afternoon Fine Arts League. True, they'll be doing a duet, and their number is …
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Equal Rights
· 26.10.1953
· 26 dk
Lucy and Ethel demand equal rights for women. Okay, say Ricky and Fred at the restaurant: separate checks for the four of them. Thus begins Lucy and Ethel's car…
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Baby Pictures
· 02.11.1953
· 26 dk
The Ricardos and the Applebys always brag to each other about their little sons. But when Lucy's and Caroline Appeby's exchanges turn hostile and sarcastic, Ric…
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Lucy Tells the Truth
· 09.11.1953
· 25 dk
Ricky and the Mertzes bet Lucy that she can't go twenty-four hours without telling a lie. The outcome? Lucy insults all her friends and has to admit her real ag…
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The French Revue
· 16.11.1953
· 26 dk
Ricky is planning a French revue for the club, and since Lucy is determined to be in it, she hires a Frenchman to coach her. When Ricky forbids her to come near…
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Redecorating the Mertzes' Apartment
· 23.11.1953
· 26 dk
It's redecorating time at the Mertzes', and Lucy and Ricky volunteer to help. But when Fred turns on a fan as Lucy is unstuffing a chair, the paint and feathers…
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Too Many Crooks
· 30.11.1953
· 25 dk
Lucy sneaks into the Mertzes' apartment to borrow one of Fred's suits so that she can order him a custom-made tweed suit for his birthday. This leads Ethel to t…
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Changing the Boys' Wardrobe
· 07.12.1953
· 24 dk
Lucy and Ethel are disgusted by their husbands' old clothes, so they secretly give them away to a secondhand store. Unfortunately for them, the boys find out ab…
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Lucy Has Her Eyes Examined
· 14.12.1953
· 26 dk
Lucy finally gets her chance to be in show business, when she tricks Ricky into letting her do the "Jitterbug" in one of his shows. She's terrific during rehear…
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Ricky's Old Girlfriend
· 21.12.1953
· 25 dk
Ricky is jealous when Lucy comes up with a long list of ex-boyfriends, so he invents an old flame-who just happens to be in town. Her name? Carlotta Romero, wit…
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The Million Dollar Idea
· 11.01.1954
· 26 dk
The Ricardo household budget is in shambles (as usual) after Lucy decides to put her salad dressing on the market. Her plan? To market it on a TV morning show o…
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Ricky Minds the Baby
· 18.01.1954
· 25 dk
Ricky agrees to watch his son, but while Daddy is engrossed in a football game, Little Ricky wanders off. Lucy finds him in the hallway, and calls Ricky to ask …
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The Charm School
· 25.01.1954
· 26 dk
It's time for charm school for Lucy and Ethel when their men eye a pretty woman at a party. But Ricky and Fred are anything but charmed by the results.
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Sentimental Anniversary
· 01.02.1954
· 26 dk
Lucy and Ricky want to spend their 13th wedding anniversary alone, but the Mertzes have another idea: a surprise party.
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Fan Magazine Interview
· 08.02.1954
· 26 dk
A reporter for a fan magazine, Eleanor Harris, spends an "average day" with the Ricardos. Of course, it's anything BUT average for the happily married couple. A…
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Oil Wells
· 15.02.1954
· 25 dk
The Ricardos and Mertzes as oil millionaires? Lucy and Ethel get a hot stock tip from their new neighbors from Texas. But Ricky and Fred say no. At first, anyho…
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Ricky Loses His Temper
· 22.02.1954
· 26 dk
Ricky explodes when Lucy buys an expensive hat. She offers to return it, and bets him he'll lose his cool over something else before she buys another hat. But n…
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Home Movies
· 01.03.1954
· 26 dk
Ricky's home movies move the Mertzes to walk out, and prompt Lucy, Fred and Ethel to make a movie of their own, a "Western musical drama" shot in the Ricardo li…
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Bonus Bucks
· 08.03.1954
· 26 dk
A dollar bill takes a zany trip-with the Ricardos and Mertzes in hot pursuit. It's a winning bill (worth $300) in a newspaper contest. It belongs to Ricky, but …
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Ricky's Hawaiian Vacation
· 22.03.1954
· 26 dk
Ricky's band is to play in Hawaii-and guess who wants to go also? Lucy's plan: to go on a game show that gives away airline tickets. It calls for some trickery,…
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Lucy Is Envious
· 29.03.1954
· 25 dk
Lucy's past fibs to her rich and snotty ex-schoolmate are about to catch up with her when she unwittingly pledges $500 to a charity drive. In order to come up w…
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Lucy Writes a Novel
· 05.04.1954
· 26 dk
Lucy writes a novel in which the characters are thinly-veiled caricatures of Ricky, Fred and Ethel. Too thinly veiled, Ricky, Fred and Ethel think. So they burn…
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Lucy's Club Dance
· 12.04.1954
· 25 dk
The Wednesday Afternoon Fine Arts League forms a quintet (with Lucy on sax) as a fundraiser. It's no way to raise money (Ethel likens Lucy's sound to a "moose w…
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The Black Wig
· 19.04.1954
· 26 dk
Lucy plays a black-wigged temptress to test Ricky's fidelity. The result makes makes her see red so she schemes to get even. But she won't divorce him. Ethel ag…
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The Diner
· 26.04.1954
· 26 dk
The Ricardos and the Mertzes buy a diner, name it "A Little Bit of Cuba" and go to work. Well, the Mertzes go to work; the Ricardos "greet." Not surprisingly, r…
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Tennessee Ernie Visits
· 03.05.1954
· 26 dk
The corn starts popping when Tennessee Ernie Ford comes to visit in Part 1 of a two-part episode. He's Lucy's "Cousin" Ernest, an earnest young man from Bent Fo…
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Tennessee Ernie Hangs On
· 10.05.1954
· 26 dk
Lucy gets sick of an extensive visit by Tennessee Ernie, who claims he is her cousin. She tries to get rid of the likeable character by pleading poverty. The sc…
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The Golf Game
· 17.05.1954
· 26 dk
Championship golfer Jimmy Demaret visits the Ricardos when Lucy and Ethel arrive at a bizarre scheme for combating their "golf widowship." The girls install a b…
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The Sublease
· 24.05.1954
· 26 dk
The Ricardos are off to Maine for the summer, so they decide to sublet their apartment. Their landlords, the Mertzes, don't like the idea, and like the potentia…
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The Business Manager
· 04.10.1954
· 25 dk
Ricky hires a business manager, and Lucy finds him tighter with money than Ricky.
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Mertz and Kurtz
· 11.10.1954
· 25 dk
Fred's globetrotting old vaudeville partner, Barney Kurtz, shows up, so Fred says he's a real-estate tycoon (with a red-headed maid to prove it). Actually, Barn…
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Lucy Cries Wolf
· 18.10.1954
· 26 dk
Lucy cries wolf once too often when she decides to see whether Ricky would come to her aid in an emergency. He assures her that he'd rush home from the club "be…
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The Matchmaker
· 25.10.1954
· 26 dk
Lucy wants to nudge a shy couple to the altar. Lucy's idea: show them how wonderful her and Ricky's marriage is. Her plan: invite them to a quiet at-home dinner…
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Ricky's Movie Offer
· 08.11.1954
· 26 dk
A Hollywood talent scout is coming over to the apartment to audition Ricky for a movie role. But Ricky won't be the only one looking to attract the scout's atte…
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Ricky's Screen Test
· 15.11.1954
· 25 dk
The term "helpmate" takes on a new meaning when Lucy appears on a Hollywood movie lot. The cameras roll for Ricky's screen test -- but when the big moment arriv…
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Lucy's Mother-in-Law
· 22.11.1954
· 26 dk
Ricky's mother comes to visit, and poor Lucy can't speak Spanish. So she finds a Spanish-speaking mindreader and it works like a charm — as long as he's around.
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Ethel's Birthday
· 29.11.1954
· 24 dk
Despite Ricky's qualms, Lucy decides to help Fred pick out a birthday present for Ethel. The present turns out to be toreador pants, which Ethel decides are not…
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Ricky's Contract
· 06.12.1954
· 25 dk
As Ricky paces the floor awaiting word from Hollywood about his screen test, Lucy enlists the Mertzes to distract him. The drastic steps taken by the trio to al…
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Getting Ready
· 13.12.1954
· 26 dk
California, here they come: Lucy and movie-star-to-be Ricky, plus Fred and Ethel, who are tagging along. Their mode of transport: a used Cadillac that Fred boug…
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Lucy Learns to Drive
· 03.01.1955
· 25 dk
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 t…
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California, Here We Come!
· 10.01.1955
· 26 dk
The Ricardos and Mertzes head for California. But first, of coures, there are complications. The chief one: Lucy's mother, who shows up and wants to accompany t…
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First Stop
· 17.01.1955
· 24 dk
The Ricardos and Mertzes have a hard time finding accommodations that will please everyone on their trip to California. They finally hit a greasy restaurant whe…
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Tennessee Bound
· 24.01.1955
· 25 dk
The Ricardo-Mertz westward trek faces a delay — they're all thrown in jail for speeding — in Bent Fork, Tenn., home of Lucy's "cousin" Ernest, who'll do all he …
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Ethel's Home Town
· 31.01.1955
· 26 dk
The Ricardos and the Mertzes stop at Ethel's hometown: Albuquerque, New Mexico (Vivian Vance's real-life hometown). Under the impression that Ethel has been cal…
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L.A. at Last
· 07.02.1955
· 25 dk
Lucy arrives in Hollywood with stars in her eyes. She heads for The Brown Derby, a celebrity hangout, where she encounters Eve Arden and William Holden -- and i…
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Don Juan and the Starlets
· 14.02.1955
· 26 dk
Lucy is forced to lend Ricky to five dazzling starlets for a proposed evening of publicity pictures. She tries to wait up for him but falls asleep on the sofa a…
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Lucy Gets in Pictures
· 21.02.1955
· 25 dk
Lucy finally gets her shot at Hollywood stardom — as a chorus girl photographed in a lavish musical. But she had better not get a swelled head, because the head…
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The Fashion Show
· 28.02.1955
· 26 dk
Lucy's a model at a charity fashion show, but the redhead — wearing a scratchy tweed suit — is red all over from too much time in the California sun.
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The Hedda Hopper Story
· 14.03.1955
· 25 dk
Lucy takes a dive in an effort to further Ricky's career by creating a big splash in Hedda Hopper's Hollywood column. Her scheme turns out to be "all wet" in an…
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Don Juan is Shelved
· 21.03.1955
· 26 dk
Ricky's movie is shelved, so Lucy schemes to get Ricky another role. The plan: impress MGM studio boss Dore Schary by any means necessary, even if it means that…
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Bull Fight Dance
· 28.03.1955
· 26 dk
Lucy literally blackmails Ricky into getting her a part in one of his guest appearances on television. He does get her a role -- as a bull. When Lucy is displea…
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Hollywood Anniversary
· 04.04.1955
· 26 dk
Frantic over having forgotten the date of their wedding anniversary, Ricky tells Lucy that he has a big party planned in a famous nightclub. He doesn't tell her…
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Mr. and Mrs. TV Show
· 11.04.1955
· 25 dk
Ricky is initially reluctant to host a new TV show when he learns that the sponsor prefers a husband-and-wife format. Nonetheless, he agrees to do the show. But…
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The Star Upstairs
· 18.04.1955
· 26 dk
Cornel Wilde becomes the one-hundredth movie star Lucy has seen in Hollywood; he is living in the penthouse directly above the Ricardo suite. Determined to get …
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In Palm Springs
· 25.04.1955
· 25 dk
Lucy and Ricky and Ethel and Fred are bored with each other so the gals head off to Palm Springs for a break. Rock Hudson guests as himself (and has a hand in g…
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The Dancing Star
· 02.05.1955
· 26 dk
Lucy begs Van Johnson to let her dance a number with him at the nightclub to impress her rival Caroline Appleby, who is visiting from New York. Van accepts the …
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Harpo Marx
· 09.05.1955
· 26 dk
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 celebri…
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Ricky Needs an Agent
· 16.05.1955
· 26 dk
Ricky needs an agent, Lucy figures, so she nominates herself (unbeknownst to Ricky, of course) and heads off to negotiate with a studio executive to land him a …
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The Tour
· 30.05.1955
· 26 dk
Lucy and Ethel are abandoned by their sightseeing bus tour when they try to get a grapefruit from Richard Widmark's garden. When Lucy is stranded inside the gar…
Sezon 5 · 26 bölüm
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Lucy Visits Grauman's
· 03.10.1955
· 25 dk
With only a week left in Hollywood, Lucy weeps about her lack of souvenirs. Her collection already includes a tin can run over by Cary Grant's rear tire, a napk…
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Lucy and John Wayne
· 10.10.1955
· 25 dk
Lucy is spotted while attempting to "collect" a cement block with John Wayne's footprints from Grauman's Chinese Theater. To avoid publicity and keep Lucy out o…
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Lucy and the Dummy
· 17.10.1955
· 22 dk
Lucy thinks she may have finally gotten her big break in Hollywood. It all centers on a posh party attended by studio execs. Ricky was invited to attend but beg…
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Ricky Sells the Car
· 24.10.1955
· 25 dk
Ricky sells his car, and the Mertzes think they are being stranded in California. Ricky buys train tickets for everyone, but a reservations mixup puts Lucy in a…
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The Great Train Robbery
· 31.10.1955
· 25 dk
Lucy gets mixed up with a jewel thief on a cross-country rail trip that marks the end of the series' Hollywood sojourn. That's not the only reason it's a bumpy …
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Homecoming
· 07.11.1955
· 26 dk
Ricky returns from Hollywood as a celebrity, and even Lucy gets in on the hero worship. Can Ricky stand her brand of hero worship?
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Face to Face
· 14.11.1955
· 26 dk
Ricky Ricardo's new fame leads to an invitation to appear on the popular interview program "Face to Face", and Lucy and Ricky consider moving. Ricky's agent arr…
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Lucy Goes to a Rodeo
· 28.11.1955
· 25 dk
Fred has a Western-themed show coming up at his lodge and he wants Ricky to perform in it. He can’t — but Lucy and Ethel volunteer (Lucy yodels “Home on the Ran…
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Nursery School
· 05.12.1955
· 25 dk
Lucy’s objects, but Ricky insists that Little Ricky go to nursery school. All goes well until the boy gets sick. Then it’s hospital frolics — starring Nurse Luc…
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Ricky's European Booking
· 12.12.1955
· 26 dk
Ricky’s band is going on a European tour but he can’t afford to take Lucy — who’s not about to take this lying down. Her plan: raffle off a TV set to benefit “L…
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The Passports
· 19.12.1955
· 26 dk
It's Lucy vs. bureaucrats (bureaucrats: watch out) when she can't find her birth certificate, which she needs for a passport so she can go on Ricky's European t…
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Staten Island Ferry
· 02.01.1956
· 25 dk
Fred's fear of becoming seasick threatens the Mertzes and Ricardos' plans for Ricky's European band tour. To prove that Fred won't get seasick, Ricky takes him …
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Bon Voyage
· 16.01.1956
· 24 dk
Ricky, Ethel, and Fred are aboard their ship to Europe when Lucy rushes down the gangplank for one last goodbye to Little Ricky, who will be in Lucy's mother's …
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Second Honeymoon
· 23.01.1956
· 25 dk
Lucy schemes to tear Ricky away for a second honeymoon aboard the ocean liner taking them to Europe. The trouble is, Ricky's too busy with his band.
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Lucy Meets the Queen
· 30.01.1956
· 26 dk
Lucy is thrilled at being in London and desperate to see the Queen. She misses the Queen at Buckingham Palace, where she gets involved in the changing of the gu…
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The Fox Hunt
· 06.02.1956
· 25 dk
Tally ho! In England, Lucy hounds a movie producer (Walter Kingsford) about her riding prowess and ends up on a fox hunt.
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Lucy Goes to Scotland
· 20.02.1956
· 26 dk
The Ricardos and Mertzes are on their way to Paris, but first Lucy wants to go to Scotland to seek members of the McGillicuddy family into which she was born. I…
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Paris at Last
· 27.02.1956
· 25 dk
Equipped with an English-French dictionary, Lucy sets out to see Paris and "discover" an artist whose paintings will become very valuable -- she knows she has "…
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Lucy Meets Charles Boyer
· 05.03.1956
· 26 dk
Charles Boyer deals with a star-crazed Lucy in this guest appearance. The setting: Paris, where the Ricardos and Mertzes are lunching at a sidewalk cafe. Boyer …
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Lucy Gets a Paris Gown
· 19.03.1956
· 26 dk
Lucy decides to go on a hunger strike until Ricky agrees to buy her a designer dress. The plan works perfectly (even though Ethel has been smuggling food to Luc…
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Lucy in the Swiss Alps
· 26.03.1956
· 25 dk
In Switzerland, the Ricardos and Mertzes are caught in an abandoned cabin during an avalanche. It’s one of Lucy’s own making (of course), and it leads to some s…
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Lucy Gets Homesick in Italy
· 09.04.1956
· 26 dk
Fred is conscience-stricken about the expense involved when he misrouted Ricky's band. He books second-class train passage for their overnight trip to Florence …
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Lucy's Italian Movie
· 16.04.1956
· 25 dk
En route to Rome by train, Lucy is spotted by a famous Italian cinema director and chosen to play a part in his new movie "Bitter Grapes." Lucy sets out to imme…
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Lucy's Bicycle Trip
· 23.04.1956
· 25 dk
The Ricardos and Mertzes pedal their way from Italy to the French Riviera. It's a bumpy ride, thanks (of course) to Lucy, who left her passport in her purse, wh…
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Lucy Goes to Monte Carlo
· 07.05.1956
· 25 dk
Ricky is working in Monte Carlo, but Fred goofs and negotiates too little money for the engagement. Lucy and Ethel go to the casino to watch, and Lucy finds a c…
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Return Home from Europe
· 14.05.1956
· 26 dk
The Ricardos and Mertzes need to return to the U.S. by plane instead of ship. The 60-pound-per-person baggage limit taxes Lucy's ingenuity: she has bought lots …
Sezon 6 · 27 bölüm
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Lucy and Bob Hope
· 01.10.1956
· 26 dk
Ricky is opening a new club, and he wants Bob Hope to appear at the grand opening. Lucy fears Hope won't appear because of her widespread reputation for monkey-…
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Little Ricky Learns to Play the Drums
· 08.10.1956
· 26 dk
Little Ricky gets drums and the Mertzes get headaches. So do Lucy and Ricky, but they're not about to evict themselves.
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Lucy Meets Orson Welles
· 15.10.1956
· 26 dk
Lucy tries to get in a skit with Orson Welles at Ricky's club, thinking it is a Shakespearean play that he will be doing. When Orson Welles tells Lucy she can b…
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Little Ricky Gets Stage Fright
· 22.10.1956
· 26 dk
Little Ricky is scheduled to play the drums in a children's orchestra. Although his parents and their friends the Mertzes are overcome with nervousness, Little …
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Visitor from Italy
· 29.10.1956
· 26 dk
Mario, the Ricardos and Mertzes' gondolier in Venice, comes to New York to surprise his brother Dominic, but turns up at the Ricardos' apartment when he can't f…
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Off to Florida
· 12.11.1956
· 26 dk
When Lucy misplaces two train tickets to Florida, she and Ethel consult the classified section, hoping to share a ride with someone driving south. They team up …
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Deep Sea Fishing
· 19.11.1956
· 26 dk
It's Lucy and Ethel vs. Ricky and Fred in a fishing contest while they're on a Florida vacation. The wager: $150 (about what Lucy and Ethel had spent in hotel b…
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Desert Island
· 26.11.1956
· 26 dk
Lucy and Ethel will do anything to keep Ricky and Fred from judging a Miami Beach beauty contest (and end up being menaced on a seemingly deserted island as a r…
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The Ricardos Visit Cuba
· 03.12.1956
· 26 dk
Still on their vacation, the Ricardos go to Cuba, where Ricky wants to introduce his relatives to Lucy and Little Ricky.
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Little Ricky's School Pageant
· 17.12.1956
· 26 dk
Little Ricky's school pageant "The Enchanted Forest" is coming up and it's coming up short on cast members, so the Ricardos and Mertzes volunteer. Ricky's a hol…
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Christmas Show
· 24.12.1956
· 30 dk
The Ricardos and Mertzes spend Christmas Eve decorating a tree - and remembering moments that led up to the birth of Little Ricky five years earlier.
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Lucy and the Loving Cup
· 07.01.1957
· 25 dk
Ricky's disapproval of Lucy's new hat leads to her trying on a loving cup which Ricky has planned to present to jockey Johnny Longden at a National Turf Associa…
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Lucy and Superman
· 14.01.1957
· 26 dk
When Stevie Appleby, Caroline's son, has a birthday party the same day as Little Ricky's, Lucy looks for unusual entertainment to lure the children. Ricky remem…
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Little Ricky Gets a Dog
· 21.01.1957
· 26 dk
The Ricardos' apartment begins to resemble a pet shop when Little Ricky gets a puppy. Lucy and Ricky are both determined to get rid of the puppy after their son…
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Lucy Wants to Move to the Country
· 28.01.1957
· 25 dk
Lucy decides that it would be nice to move to the country and prevails on Ricky to place a comfortable deposit on a big house. Ricky agrees and puts a down paym…
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Lucy Hates to Leave
· 04.02.1957
· 26 dk
The Ricardos find themselves, and all their belongings, boarding with the Mertzes while they wait to move into their new Westport, Connecticut home.
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Lucy Misses the Mertzes
· 11.02.1957
· 25 dk
As the Ricardos get settled in their new country home, they immediately wind up in a mix-up with their old friends Fred and Ethel Mertz. Missing their old frien…
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Lucy Gets Chummy With the Neighbors
· 18.02.1957
· 26 dk
With the best intentions in the world, Lucy somehow causes a misunderstanding with her neighbors, the Ramseys. It all starts when Betty Ramsey offers Lucy some …
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Lucy Raises Chickens
· 04.03.1957
· 26 dk
The Mertzes find a way to stay with the Ricardos: chicken farming. But the scheme puts Lucy over her head in chickens when she and Ethel bring home 500 baby chi…
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Lucy Does the Tango
· 11.03.1957
· 26 dk
Chicken-raising and practicing a tango for Little Ricky's school PTA meeting combine to get the Ricardos and the Mertzes in a verbal battle. It's up to Ricky, J…
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Ragtime Band
· 18.03.1957
· 26 dk
When Ricky refuses to bring his rumba band out to Westport to play for a Historical Society benefit, Lucy and the Mertzes put together a combo of their own, wit…
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Lucy's Night in Town
· 25.03.1957
· 25 dk
After spending six whole weeks in their new Connecticut home, Lucy dreams of a night in New York City and it turns into a nightmare. Four carefully hoarded tick…
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Housewarming
· 01.04.1957
· 26 dk
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, a…
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Building a B.B.Q.
· 08.04.1957
· 26 dk
Lucy has a problem deciding what to do to get her vacationing husband, Ricky, out of her hair so she can do her housework. She and Ethel solve the problem by pu…
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Country Club Dance
· 22.04.1957
· 25 dk
Lucy, Ethel, and Betty want their husbands to dance with their friends' visiting houseguest - until they see that she's a sultry, young blonde. Now the boys are…
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Lucy Raises Tulips
· 29.04.1957
· 26 dk
Suburban living gets Lucy into a flower-show competition, and she raises tulips with a vengeance as she tries to beat out her neighbor, Betty Ramsey, for first …
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The Ricardos Dedicate a Statue
· 06.05.1957
· 26 dk
Ricky has 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-ki…
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