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Episode Detail: The Million Dollar Idea - I Love Lucy

The Ricardo household budget is a shambles (as usual) after Lucy decides to put her salad dressing on the market. Her plan: market it on a TV morning show on the station her friend Caroline Appleby's husband runs. Home economist Mary Margaret McMertz (Ethel) will invite “an average housewife” (guess who?) to taste the dressing on the air. Dickie Davis: Frank Nelson.

Episodes: The Million Dollar Idea - I Love Lucy - 184 total Episodes

2/10/2008: Ricky Loves Lucy Valentine's Day Marathon
4/15/2006: I Love Lucy Marathon
1/1/2003: Pilot Episode
5/6/1957: The Ricardos Dedicate a Statue
4/22/1957: Country Club Dance
4/19/1957: Lucy Raises Tulips
4/8/1957: Building a Barbecue
4/1/1957: Housewarming
3/25/1957: Lucy's Night in Town
3/18/1957: Ragtime Band
3/11/1957: Lucy Does the Tango
3/4/1957: Lucy Raises Chickens
2/18/1957: Lucy Gets Chummy with the Neighbors
2/11/1957: Lucy Misses the Mertzes
2/4/1957: Lucy Hates to Leave
1/28/1957: Lucy Wants to Move to the Country
1/21/1957: Little Ricky Gets a Dog
1/14/1957: Lucy Meets Superman
1/8/1957: Lucy and the Loving Cup
12/17/1956: Little Ricky's School Pageant
12/3/1956: The Ricardos Visit Cuba
11/26/1956: Desert Island
11/19/1956: Deep Sea Fishing
11/12/1956: Off to Florida
10/29/1956: Visitor from Italy
10/22/1956: Little Ricky Gets Stage Fright
10/15/1956: Lucy Meets Orson Welles
10/8/1956: Little Ricky Learns to Play the Drums
10/1/1956: Lucy Meets Bob Hope
5/14/1956: Return Home from Europe
5/7/1956: Lucy Goes to Monte Carlo
4/23/1956: Lucy's Bicycle Trip
4/16/1956: Lucy's Italian Movie
4/9/1956: Lucy Gets Homesick
3/26/1956: Lucy in the Swiss Alps
3/19/1956: Lucy Gets a Paris Gown
3/5/1956: Lucy Meets Charles Boyer
2/27/1956: Paris at Last
2/20/1956: Lucy Goes to Scotland
2/5/1956: The Fox Hunt
1/30/1956: Lucy Meets the Queen
1/23/1956: Second Honeymoon
1/16/1956: Bon Voyage
1/2/1956: Staten Island Ferry
12/19/1955: The Passports
12/12/1955: Ricky's European Booking
12/5/1955: Nursery School
11/28/1955: Lucy Goes to the Rodeo
11/14/1955: The Ricardos Are Interviewed
11/7/1955: Homecoming
10/31/1955: The Great Train Robbery
10/24/1955: Ricky Sells the Car
10/17/1955: Lucy and the Dummy
10/10/1955: Lucy and John Wayne
10/3/1955: Lucy Visits Grauman's
5/30/1955: The Tour
5/16/1955: Ricky Needs an Agent
5/16/1955: Dancing Star
5/9/1955: Harpo Marx
4/22/1955: In Palm Springs
4/18/1955: The Star Upstairs
4/11/1955: Mr. and Mrs. TV Show
4/4/1955: Hollywood Anniversary
3/21/1955: Don Juan Is Shelved
3/18/1955: Bullfight Dance
3/14/1955: The Hedda Hopper Story
2/28/1955: The Fashion Show
2/21/1955: Lucy Gets in Pictures
2/14/1955: Don Juan and Starlets
2/7/1955: L.A. at Last
1/31/1955: Ethel's Hometown
1/24/1955: Tennessee Bound
1/17/1955: First Stop
1/10/1955: California, Here We Come
1/3/1955: Lucy Learns to Drive
12/13/1954: Getting Ready
12/6/1954: Ricky's Contract
11/29/1954: Ethel's Birthday
11/22/1954: Lucy's Mother-in-Law
11/15/1954: Ricky's Screen Test
11/8/1954: Ricky's Movie Offer
10/25/1954: The Matchmaker
10/18/1954: Lucy Cries Wolf
10/11/1954: Mertz and Kurtz
10/4/1954: The Business Manager
5/24/1954: The Sublease
5/17/1954: The Golf Game
5/10/1954: Tennessee Ernie Hangs On
5/3/1954: Tennessee Ernie Visits
4/26/1954: The Diner
4/19/1954: The Black Wig
4/12/1954: Lucy's Club Dance
4/5/1954: Lucy Writes a Novel
3/29/1954: Lucy Is Envious
3/22/1954: Ricky's Hawaiian Vacation
3/8/1954: Bonus Bucks
3/1/1954: Home Movies
2/22/1954: Ricky Loses His Temper
2/15/1954: Oil Wells
2/8/1954: Fan Magazine Interview
2/1/1954: Sentimental Anniversary
1/25/1954: Charm School
1/18/1954: Ricky Minds the Baby
1/11/1954: The Million Dollar Idea
12/21/1953: Ricky's Old Girlfriend
12/14/1953: Lucy Has Her Eyes Examined
12/7/1953: Changing the Boys' Wardrobe
11/30/1953: Too Many Crooks
11/23/1953: Redecorating the Mertzes' Apartment
11/16/1953: The French Revue
11/9/1953: Lucy Tells the Truth
11/2/1953: Baby Pictures
10/26/1953: Equal Rights
10/19/1953: Lucy and Ethel Buy the Same Dress
10/12/1953: The Girls Go into Business
10/5/1953: Ricky's Life Story
6/29/1953: Never Do Business with Friends
6/22/1953: Ricky and Fred Are TV Fans
6/8/1953: The Camping Trip
6/1/1953: Lucy Wants New Furniture
5/25/1953: Lucy Is Matchmaker
5/18/1953: The Ricardos Change Apartments
5/11/1953: Lucy's Last Birthday
5/4/1953: The Indian Show
4/27/1953: Lucy Hires a Maid
4/20/1953: No Children Allowed
3/30/1953: Lucy Changes Her Mind
3/9/1953: The Black Eye
2/16/1953: The Club Election
2/2/1953: The Inferiority Complex
1/26/1953: Sales Resistance
1/19/1953: Lucy Goes to the Hospital
1/12/1953: Lucy Becomes a Sculptress
1/5/1953: Ricky Has Labor Pains
12/29/1952: Lucy Hires an English Tutor
12/22/1952: Lucy's Show Biz Swan Song
12/8/1952: Lucy Is Enceinte
12/1/1952: Ricky Loses His Voice
11/24/1952: Redecorating
11/10/1952: The Courtroom
10/27/1952: Vacation from Marriage
10/13/1952: The Operetta
10/6/1952: The Handcuffs
9/29/1952: The Anniversary Present
9/22/1952: The Saxophone
9/15/1952: Job Switching
6/9/1952: Ricky Asks for a Raise
6/2/1952: Ricky Thinks He Is Getting Bald
5/26/1952: Lucy's Schedule
5/19/1952: Lucy Gets Ricky on the Radio
5/12/1952: Publicity Agent
5/5/1952: Lucy Does a TV Commercial
4/28/1952: The Freezer
4/21/1952: Cuban Pals
4/14/1952: The Kleptomaniac
4/7/1952: The Marriage License
3/31/1952: Pioneer Women
3/24/1952: The Gossip
3/17/1952: The Mustache
3/10/1952: Fred and Ethel Fight
3/3/1952: New Neighbors
2/25/1952: Young Fans
2/18/1952: The Ballet
2/11/1952: Breaking the Lease
2/4/1952: Lucy Writes a Play
1/28/1952: Lucy Fakes Illness
1/21/1952: Lucy Plays Cupid
1/14/1952: The Amateur Hour
1/7/1952: The Benefit
12/31/1951: The Adagio
12/24/1951: Drafted
12/17/1951: Lucy Is Jealous of Girl Dancer
12/10/1951: The Fur Coat
12/3/1951: Men Are Messy
11/26/1951: The Seance
11/21/1951: The Quiz Show
11/19/1951: The Audition
11/5/1951: Lucy Thinks Ricky Is Trying to Murder Her
10/29/1951: The Diet
10/22/1951: Be a Pal
10/15/1951: The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub
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Premiered: October 15, 1951, on CBS
Rating: TV-G
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Premise: TV's first great sitcom centered on a zany New York housewife who wants desperately to get into showbiz and her Cuban bandleader husband who has his hands full trying to dissuade her. Also getting caught up in their shenanigans were the Mertzes, their landlords and best friends. A pioneer for being filmed before a studio audience with multiple cameras, the top-rated series racked up 180 episodes before ending in 1957. Several specials aired from '57 to '60 as 'The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour.'

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