Seasons & Episodes
The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub
An argument ensues among the couples when Ethel wants to celebrate the Mertzes's anniversary at the Copacabana while Fre
Be a Pal
Thinking Ricky is losing interest in her, Lucy follows the advice of a book Ethel gave her and takes up Ricky's hobbies.
The Diet
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
Lucy Thinks Ricky Is Trying to Murder Her
After becoming too involved in a murder mystery book, Lucy believes that Ricky is trying to murder her.
The Quiz Show
When Lucy needs to balance her household accounts, she decides to go on quiz show. To win the $1,000 cash prize, she has
The Audition
Ricky lands a TV audition at the club. When Buffo the Clown injures himself and cannot make it, Lucy takes his place.
The Séance
Lucy tells an important talent agent that Ricky cannot appear in a show because of his horoscope. The agent is also int
Men Are Messy
Fed up with Ricky's messiness, Lucy divides the Ricardo apartment in a clean part for her and a messy part for him.
The Fur Coat
Ricky returns home with expensive mink coat that he has rented for an act at the club. Lucy jumps to the conclusion that
Lucy Is Jealous of Girl Singer
Lucy is jealous of one of Ricky's dancer at his nightclub after hearing about a gossip column item linking the two.
Drafted
When Lucy opens Ricky's a telegram ordering him to appear at Fort Dix, she assumes that he has been drafted. Ethel suspe
The Adagio
Lucy thinks she is a perfect fit for Ricky's Parisian apache dance number. But her dance teacher has more than dancing o
The Benefit
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 t
The Amateur Hour
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.
Lucy Plays Cupid
The Ricardo's neighbor Miss Lewis wants Lucy to deliver a dinner invitation to her grocer. But he misunderstands and th
Lucy Fakes Illness
Lucy pretends to suffer from numerous psychological ailments so that Ricky will feel sorry for her and let her go into s
Lucy Writes a Play
Lucy writes a play set in Cuba hoping to cast Ricky, But when he refuses, she has to settle for Fred and changes her set
Breaking the Lease
After a big quarrel between the Ricardos and the Mertzes, Lucy and Ricky decide that they want to move out. Ricky and L
The Ballet
Lucy learns that there is an opening in one of Ricky's acts for a ballet dancer as well as a burlesque comic.
The Young Fans
A shy young teenager named Peggy has a major crush on Ricky. Ricky, however, is tired of all this "attention" that this
New Neighbors
Lucy becomes afraid that one of her new neighbors is threatening to kill her and convinces the others that the neighbors
Fred and Ethel Fight
Fred and Ethel have been going at each others' throats for the past few days now, and aren't talking to each other any m
The Moustache
Lucy dislikes Ricky's new moustache. In order to take revenge, she glues a moustache and beard on to her face. Then, R
The Gossip
Ricky is disgusted by Lucy's obsession with gossiping about other people. According to Ricky, Lucy acts as if it is her
Pioneer Women
Having been bet by their husbands that they can't do without modern conveniences, Lucy and Ethel churn butter and bake b
The Marriage License
Lucy thinks she and Ricky aren't legally married because his name was misspelled on their marriage license. So she wants
The Kleptomaniac
When Ricky finds a closet full of valuables that Lucy has collected for a bazaar, he mistakenly thinks that she's become
Cuban Pals
Lucy burns with jealousy when she gets an eyeful of Ricky's dance parter Renita (Lita Baron) from the "old days" in Cuba
The Freezer
Where's the beef? It's in Lucy and Ethel's new walk-in freezer (according to Lucy, the "human popsicle"). Of course, Ric
Lucy Does a TV Commercial
Desperate to be in Ricky's new television commercial, Lucy makes every attempt to get her way; which eventually pays off
The Publicity Agent
Lucy poses as a princess for a publicity stunt.
Lucy Gets Ricky on the Radio
Lucy secretly books Ricky on a radio quiz show.
Lucy's Schedule
Ricky puts Lucy on a rigid time schedule.
Ricky Thinks He Is Getting Bald
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 sho
Ricky Asks for a Raise
Ricky asks for a raise, but his boss (Gale Gordon) turns him down, prompting Lucy to prove just how popular a performer
Job Switching
Ricky wants Lucy to try working for a week, so she and Ethel get jobs at a candy factory, where they are totally inept-e
The Saxophone
When Lucy fails her saxophone audition for Ricky's band, she tries to stop him from going on the road by pretending ther
The Anniversary Present
Lucy thinks that Ricky is pitching woo with a sophisticated neighbor. The woman is actually a jeweler who Ricky has com
The Handcuffs
After Lucy snaps a pair of antique handcuffs on herself and Ricky, they realize there's no key. A locksmith is found, bu
The Operetta
Lucy's women's club wants to stage an operetta, but they're completely broke. (Lucy, the treasurer, seems to have spent
Vacation from Marriage
The Ricardos and the Mertzes take a week off from their in-a-rut marriages. But each spouse misses the other too much, a
The Courtroom
The Ricardos give the Mertzes a television set for their anniversary, but Ricky's zealous tuning causes it to blow up. F
Redecorating
Waiting to find out if she has won a home furnishing contest, Lucy won't leave the house, much to Ricky's annoyance. He
Ricky Loses His Voice
Ricky's laryngitis makes it impossible for him to perform in a big reopening show for the Tropicana. So Lucy substitutes
Lucy Is Enceinte
Lucy is delighted to learn she is pregnant-but how to tell Ricky? At lunch, he's too preoccupied with work to listen to
Pregnant Women are Unpredictable
Lucy thinks Ricky cares more about the baby they're having than about her, especially after he buys her presents like bo
Lucy's Showbiz Swan Song
Despite her pregnancy, Lucy wants to appear in Ricky's Gay Nineties revue at the Tropicana. After a disastrous audition,
Lucy Hires an English Tutor
Lucy hires an English tutor so that Ricky won't give their yet-to-be-born baby bad speaking habits. The lessons are free
Ricky Has Labor Pains
Ricky develops "labor pains" because he is jealous of the attention being lavished on the expectant Lucy. So she decides
Lucy Becomes a Sculptress
Lucy decides to explore her artistic side and takes up sculpting.
Lucy Goes to the Hospital
Ricky and the Mertzes rehearse for pregnant Lucy's trip to the hospital. It turns out to be predictably chaotic, but Luc
Sales Resistance
Convinced his wife is a sucker for a sales pitch, Ricky demands that she return the vacuum cleaner she bought from a doo
The Inferiority Complex
When no one laughs at her jokes or wants her to be their bridge partner, Lucy comes to the conclusion that she is inferi
The Club Election
Because they both want to be president of the Wednesday Afternoon Fine Arts League, Lucy and Ethel both engage in cut-th
The Black Eye
Lucy misses catching a book tossed to her by Ricky, and winds up with a black eye that Fred and Ethel are convinced was
Lucy Changes Her Mind
Whether it's getting dressed or ordering dinner at a restaurant, Lucy seems unable to finish anything without changing h
No Children Allowed
When a cranky tenant (Elizabeth Patterson, in her first appearance as Mrs. Trumble,) threatens to move because of Little
Lucy Hires a Maid
Lucy's sleepless nights with the new baby are exhausting, so the Ricardos hire a maid. Unfortunately, this new maid turn
The Indian Show
Even the arrival of the baby hasn't dampened Lucy's showbiz aspirations. Wanting to get into the new Indian act at the T
Lucy's Last Birthday
Convinced everyone has forgotten her birthday, a forlorn Lucy sits on a park bench and meets up with a group of musical
The Ricardos Change Apartments
Now that they have Little Ricky, Lucy insists they need more room, and wants to change apartments with one of the other
Lucy Is Matchmaker
Lucy plays matchmaker when she meets a friend of the Mertzes (Hal March, as Eddie) who happens to be an eligible bachelo
Lucy Wants New Furniture
Lucy tries to hide some new furniture she bought without Ricky's permission in the kitchen. Discovering his wife's extra
The Camping Trip
Lucy fears that she and Ricky don't have enough in common, so she decides to pursue one of his interests: camping. Ricky
Ricky and Fred are TV Fans
With Ricky and Fred glued to a TV fight, their wives go to the local cafe, where service is so slow that Lucy makes chan
Never Do Business With Friends
The Ricardos sell their old washing machine to the Mertzes for $35. When it breaks down the next day, the Mertzes want o
Ricky's 'Life' Story
Lucy is upset because a 'Life' magazine feature on Ricky's home life didn't include a picture of her.
The Girls Go Into Business
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?
Lucy and Ethel Buy the Same Dress
Lucy and Ethel buy the same dress for the upcoming talent show for the Wednesday Afternoon Fine Arts League. True, they'
Equal Rights
Lucy and Ethel demand equal rights for women. Okay, say Ricky and Fred at the restaurant: separate checks for the four o
Baby Pictures
The Ricardos and the Applebys always brag to each other about their little sons. But when Lucy's and Caroline Appeby's e
Lucy Tells the Truth
Ricky and the Mertzes bet Lucy that she can't go twenty-four hours without telling a lie. The outcome? Lucy insults all
The French Revue
Ricky is planning a French revue for the club, and since Lucy is determined to be in it, she hires a Frenchman to coach
Redecorating the Mertzes' Apartment
It's redecorating time at the Mertzes', and Lucy and Ricky volunteer to help. But when Fred turns on a fan as Lucy is un
Too Many Crooks
Lucy sneaks into the Mertzes' apartment to borrow one of Fred's suits so that she can order him a custom-made tweed suit
Changing the Boys' Wardrobe
Lucy and Ethel are disgusted by their husbands' old clothes, so they secretly give them away to a secondhand store. Unfo
Lucy Has Her Eyes Examined
Lucy finally gets her chance to be in show business, when she tricks Ricky into letting her do the "Jitterbug" in one of
Ricky's Old Girlfriend
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
The Million Dollar Idea
The Ricardo household budget is in shambles (as usual) after Lucy decides to put her salad dressing on the market. Her p
Ricky Minds the Baby
Ricky agrees to watch his son, but while Daddy is engrossed in a football game, Little Ricky wanders off. Lucy finds him
The Charm School
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 anyth
Sentimental Anniversary
Lucy and Ricky want to spend their 13th wedding anniversary alone, but the Mertzes have another idea: a surprise party.
Fan Magazine Interview
A reporter for a fan magazine, Eleanor Harris, spends an "average day" with the Ricardos. Of course, it's anything BUT a
Oil Wells
The Ricardos and Mertzes as oil millionaires? Lucy and Ethel get a hot stock tip from their new neighbors from Texas. Bu
Ricky Loses His Temper
Ricky explodes when Lucy buys an expensive hat. She offers to return it, and bets him he'll lose his cool over something
Home Movies
Ricky's home movies move the Mertzes to walk out, and prompt Lucy, Fred and Ethel to make a movie of their own, a "Weste
Bonus Bucks
A dollar bill takes a zany trip-with the Ricardos and Mertzes in hot pursuit. It's a winning bill (worth $300) in a news
Ricky's Hawaiian Vacation
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 airl
Lucy Is Envious
Lucy's past fibs to her rich and snotty ex-schoolmate are about to catch up with her when she unwittingly pledges $500 t
Lucy Writes a Novel
Lucy writes a novel in which the characters are thinly-veiled caricatures of Ricky, Fred and Ethel. Too thinly veiled, R
Lucy's Club Dance
The Wednesday Afternoon Fine Arts League forms a quintet (with Lucy on sax) as a fundraiser. It's no way to raise money
The Black Wig
Lucy plays a black-wigged temptress to test Ricky's fidelity. The result makes makes her see red so she schemes to get e
The Diner
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; t
Tennessee Ernie Visits
The corn starts popping when Tennessee Ernie Ford comes to visit in Part 1 of a two-part episode. He's Lucy's "Cousin" E
Tennessee Ernie Hangs On
Lucy gets sick of an extensive visit by Tennessee Ernie, who claims he is her cousin. She tries to get rid of the likeab
The Golf Game
Championship golfer Jimmy Demaret visits the Ricardos when Lucy and Ethel arrive at a bizarre scheme for combating their
The Sublease
The Ricardos are off to Maine for the summer, so they decide to sublet their apartment. Their landlords, the Mertzes, do
The Business Manager
Ricky hires a business manager, and Lucy finds him tighter with money than Ricky.
Mertz and Kurtz
Fred's globetrotting old vaudeville partner, Barney Kurtz, shows up, so Fred says he's a real-estate tycoon (with a red-
Lucy Cries Wolf
Lucy cries wolf once too often when she decides to see whether Ricky would come to her aid in an emergency. He assures h
The Matchmaker
Lucy wants to nudge a shy couple to the altar. Lucy's idea: show them how wonderful her and Ricky's marriage is. Her pla
Ricky's Movie Offer
A Hollywood talent scout is coming over to the apartment to audition Ricky for a movie role. But Ricky won't be the only
Ricky's Screen Test
The term "helpmate" takes on a new meaning when Lucy appears on a Hollywood movie lot. The cameras roll for Ricky's scre
Lucy's Mother-in-Law
Ricky's mother comes to visit, and poor Lucy can't speak Spanish. So she finds a Spanish-speaking mindreader and it work
Ethel's Birthday
Despite Ricky's qualms, Lucy decides to help Fred pick out a birthday present for Ethel. The present turns out to be tor
Ricky's Contract
As Ricky paces the floor awaiting word from Hollywood about his screen test, Lucy enlists the Mertzes to distract him. T
Getting Ready
California, here they come: Lucy and movie-star-to-be Ricky, plus Fred and Ethel, who are tagging along. Their mode of t
Lucy Learns to Drive
Ricky makes the mistake of teaching Lucy to drive his brand new car. It's only after showing Ethel how the car works tha
California, Here We Come!
The Ricardos and Mertzes head for California. But first, of coures, there are complications. The chief one: Lucy's mothe
First Stop
The Ricardos and Mertzes have a hard time finding accommodations that will please everyone on their trip to California.
Tennessee Bound
The Ricardo-Mertz westward trek faces a delay — they're all thrown in jail for speeding — in Bent Fork, Tenn., home
Ethel's Home Town
The Ricardos and the Mertzes stop at Ethel's hometown: Albuquerque, New Mexico (Vivian Vance's real-life hometown). Unde
L.A. at Last
Lucy arrives in Hollywood with stars in her eyes. She heads for The Brown Derby, a celebrity hangout, where she encounte
Don Juan and the Starlets
Lucy is forced to lend Ricky to five dazzling starlets for a proposed evening of publicity pictures. She tries to wait u
Lucy Gets in Pictures
Lucy finally gets her shot at Hollywood stardom — as a chorus girl photographed in a lavish musical. But she had bette
The Fashion Show
Lucy's a model at a charity fashion show, but the redhead — wearing a scratchy tweed suit — is red all over from too
The Hedda Hopper Story
Lucy takes a dive in an effort to further Ricky's career by creating a big splash in Hedda Hopper's Hollywood column. He
Don Juan is Shelved
Ricky's movie is shelved, so Lucy schemes to get Ricky another role. The plan: impress MGM studio boss Dore Schary by an
Bull Fight Dance
Lucy literally blackmails Ricky into getting her a part in one of his guest appearances on television. He does get her a
Hollywood Anniversary
Frantic over having forgotten the date of their wedding anniversary, Ricky tells Lucy that he has a big party planned in
Mr. and Mrs. TV Show
Ricky is initially reluctant to host a new TV show when he learns that the sponsor prefers a husband-and-wife format. No
The Star Upstairs
Cornel Wilde becomes the one-hundredth movie star Lucy has seen in Hollywood; he is living in the penthouse directly abo
In Palm Springs
Lucy and Ricky and Ethel and Fred are bored with each other so the gals head off to Palm Springs for a break. Rock Hudso
The Dancing Star
Lucy begs Van Johnson to let her dance a number with him at the nightclub to impress her rival Caroline Appleby, who is
Harpo Marx
Lucy promised Carolyn Appleby she'd produce some real Hollywood celebrities. Now she's got to deliver. Dressing up as Cl
Ricky Needs an Agent
Ricky needs an agent, Lucy figures, so she nominates herself (unbeknownst to Ricky, of course) and heads off to negotiat
The Tour
Lucy and Ethel are abandoned by their sightseeing bus tour when they try to get a grapefruit from Richard Widmark's gard
Lucy Visits Grauman's
With only a week left in Hollywood, Lucy weeps about her lack of souvenirs. Her collection already includes a tin can ru
Lucy and John Wayne
Lucy is spotted while attempting to "collect" a cement block with John Wayne's footprints from Grauman's Chinese Theater
Lucy and the Dummy
Lucy thinks she may have finally gotten her big break in Hollywood. It all centers on a posh party attended by studio ex
Ricky Sells the Car
Ricky sells his car, and the Mertzes think they are being stranded in California. Ricky buys train tickets for everyone,
The Great Train Robbery
Lucy gets mixed up with a jewel thief on a cross-country rail trip that marks the end of the series' Hollywood sojourn.
Homecoming
Ricky returns from Hollywood as a celebrity, and even Lucy gets in on the hero worship. Can Ricky stand her brand of her
Face to Face
Ricky Ricardo's new fame leads to an invitation to appear on the popular interview program "Face to Face", and Lucy and
Lucy Goes to a Rodeo
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 E
Nursery School
Lucy’s objects, but Ricky insists that Little Ricky go to nursery school. All goes well until the boy gets sick. Then
Ricky's European Booking
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 d
The Passports
It's Lucy vs. bureaucrats (bureaucrats: watch out) when she can't find her birth certificate, which she needs for a pass
Staten Island Ferry
Fred's fear of becoming seasick threatens the Mertzes and Ricardos' plans for Ricky's European band tour. To prove that
Bon Voyage
Ricky, Ethel, and Fred are aboard their ship to Europe when Lucy rushes down the gangplank for one last goodbye to Littl
Second Honeymoon
Lucy schemes to tear Ricky away for a second honeymoon aboard the ocean liner taking them to Europe. The trouble is, Ric
Lucy Meets the Queen
Lucy is thrilled at being in London and desperate to see the Queen. She misses the Queen at Buckingham Palace, where she
The Fox Hunt
Tally ho! In England, Lucy hounds a movie producer (Walter Kingsford) about her riding prowess and ends up on a fox hunt
Lucy Goes to Scotland
The Ricardos and Mertzes are on their way to Paris, but first Lucy wants to go to Scotland to seek members of the McGill
Paris at Last
Equipped with an English-French dictionary, Lucy sets out to see Paris and "discover" an artist whose paintings will bec
Lucy Meets Charles Boyer
Charles Boyer deals with a star-crazed Lucy in this guest appearance. The setting: Paris, where the Ricardos and Mertzes
Lucy Gets a Paris Gown
Lucy decides to go on a hunger strike until Ricky agrees to buy her a designer dress. The plan works perfectly (even tho
Lucy in the Swiss Alps
In Switzerland, the Ricardos and Mertzes are caught in an abandoned cabin during an avalanche. It’s one of Lucy’s ow
Lucy Gets Homesick in Italy
Fred is conscience-stricken about the expense involved when he misrouted Ricky's band. He books second-class train passa
Lucy's Italian Movie
En route to Rome by train, Lucy is spotted by a famous Italian cinema director and chosen to play a part in his new movi
Lucy's Bicycle Trip
The Ricardos and Mertzes pedal their way from Italy to the French Riviera. It's a bumpy ride, thanks (of course) to Lucy
Lucy Goes to Monte Carlo
Ricky is working in Monte Carlo, but Fred goofs and negotiates too little money for the engagement. Lucy and Ethel go to
Return Home from Europe
The Ricardos and Mertzes need to return to the U.S. by plane instead of ship. The 60-pound-per-person baggage limit taxe
Lucy and Bob Hope
Ricky is opening a new club, and he wants Bob Hope to appear at the grand opening. Lucy fears Hope won't appear because
Little Ricky Learns to Play the Drums
Little Ricky gets drums and the Mertzes get headaches. So do Lucy and Ricky, but they're not about to evict themselves.
Lucy Meets Orson Welles
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
Little Ricky Gets Stage Fright
Little Ricky is scheduled to play the drums in a children's orchestra. Although his parents and their friends the Mertze
Visitor from Italy
Mario, the Ricardos and Mertzes' gondolier in Venice, comes to New York to surprise his brother Dominic, but turns up at
Off to Florida
When Lucy misplaces two train tickets to Florida, she and Ethel consult the classified section, hoping to share a ride w
Deep Sea Fishing
It's Lucy and Ethel vs. Ricky and Fred in a fishing contest while they're on a Florida vacation. The wager: $150 (about
Desert Island
Lucy and Ethel will do anything to keep Ricky and Fred from judging a Miami Beach beauty contest (and end up being menac
The Ricardos Visit Cuba
Still on their vacation, the Ricardos go to Cuba, where Ricky wants to introduce his relatives to Lucy and Little Ricky.
Little Ricky's School Pageant
Little Ricky's school pageant "The Enchanted Forest" is coming up and it's coming up short on cast members, so the Ricar
Christmas Show
The Ricardos and Mertzes spend Christmas Eve decorating a tree - and remembering moments that led up to the birth of Lit
Lucy and the Loving Cup
Ricky's disapproval of Lucy's new hat leads to her trying on a loving cup which Ricky has planned to present to jockey J
Lucy and Superman
When Stevie Appleby, Caroline's son, has a birthday party the same day as Little Ricky's, Lucy looks for unusual enterta
Little Ricky Gets a Dog
The Ricardos' apartment begins to resemble a pet shop when Little Ricky gets a puppy. Lucy and Ricky are both determined
Lucy Wants to Move to the Country
Lucy decides that it would be nice to move to the country and prevails on Ricky to place a comfortable deposit on a big
Lucy Hates to Leave
The Ricardos find themselves, and all their belongings, boarding with the Mertzes while they wait to move into their new
Lucy Misses the Mertzes
As the Ricardos get settled in their new country home, they immediately wind up in a mix-up with their old friends Fred
Lucy Gets Chummy With the Neighbors
With the best intentions in the world, Lucy somehow causes a misunderstanding with her neighbors, the Ramseys. It all st
Lucy Raises Chickens
The Mertzes find a way to stay with the Ricardos: chicken farming. But the scheme puts Lucy over her head in chickens wh
Lucy Does the Tango
Chicken-raising and practicing a tango for Little Ricky's school PTA meeting combine to get the Ricardos and the Mertzes
Ragtime Band
When Ricky refuses to bring his rumba band out to Westport to play for a Historical Society benefit, Lucy and the Mertze
Lucy's Night in Town
After spending six whole weeks in their new Connecticut home, Lucy dreams of a night in New York City and it turns into
Housewarming
Ethel is jealous of Lucy's friendship with Betty Ramsey. But when Betty reveals that she's from Ethel's home town of Alb
Building a B.B.Q.
Lucy has a problem deciding what to do to get her vacationing husband, Ricky, out of her hair so she can do her housewor
Country Club Dance
Lucy, Ethel, and Betty want their husbands to dance with their friends' visiting houseguest - until they see that she's
Lucy Raises Tulips
Suburban living gets Lucy into a flower-show competition, and she raises tulips with a vengeance as she tries to beat ou
The Ricardos Dedicate a Statue
Ricky has been chosen to dedicate a new Revolutionary War statue in the Westport Town Square. There's a problem: Lucy ha
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