I Love Lucy
Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife. Instead, she constantly tries to perform at his club, the Tropicana, and make life comically frantic in the apartment building they share with landlord and best friends, Fred and Ethel Mertz.
- 1951-1957
- 6 seasons
- CBS
- Comedy
- TV-Y
Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife. Instead, she constantly tries to perform at his club, the Tropicana, and make life comically frantic in the apartment building they share with landlord and best friends, Fred and Ethel Mertz.
Season 3 Episode Guide
31 Episodes 1953 - 1954
Episode 1
Ricky's Life Story
Mon, Oct 5, 1953 30 mins
Lucy is upset because a 'Life' magazine feature on Ricky's home life didn't include a picture of her.
Episode 2
The Girls Go Into Business
Mon, Oct 12, 1953 30 mins
With dreams of making a fortune, Lucy and Ethel buy their own dress shop.
Episode 3
Lucy and Ethel Buy the Same Dress
Mon, Oct 19, 1953 30 mins
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.
Episode 4
Equal Rights
Mon, Oct 26, 1953 30 mins
Lucy and Ethel demand to be treated as if they were men, so Ricky and Fred do just that.
Episode 5
Baby Pictures
Mon, Nov 2, 1953 30 mins
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.
Episode 6
Lucy Tells the Truth
Mon, Nov 9, 1953 30 mins
Lucy is caught in a white lie and Ricky and the Mertzes have had just about enough of her fibbing. People only believe you when you lie, Lucy asserts, but don't believe you when you tell the truth. Putting Lucy's theory to the test, Ricky and the Mertzes bet Lucy that she can't go one day without lying. Lucy picks up the gauntlet, even though the next day she and Ethel have their weekly bridge game with Carolyn Applebee and Marion Strong. Lucy tells Carolyn what she thinks of her new Chinese modern furniture (a nightmare you'd have after eating too much Chinese food) and clobbers Marion for her giddiness and Ethel for blabbing incessantly. Fred is a tightwad and Ricky is a ham. The real test comes when Lucy auditions for a television show -- can she get the part without lying or will she lie to get the part, at the 23rd hour?
Episode 7
The French Revue
Mon, Nov 16, 1953 30 mins
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.
Episode 8
Redecorating the Mertzes' Apartment
Mon, Nov 23, 1953 30 mins
Lucy decides that she and Ricky are going to redecorate the Mertzes' apartment.
Episode 9
Too Many Crooks
Mon, Nov 30, 1953 30 mins
Lucy is suspected of being the mysterious woman burglar, Madame X.
Episode 10
Changing the Boys' Wardrobe
Mon, Dec 7, 1953 30 mins
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.
Episode 11
Lucy Has Her Eyes Examined
Mon, Dec 14, 1953 30 mins
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.
Episode 12
Ricky's Old Girlfriend
Mon, Dec 21, 1953 30 mins
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.
Episode 13
The Million Dollar Idea
Mon, Jan 11, 1954 30 mins
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.
Episode 14
Ricky Minds the Baby
Mon, Jan 18, 1954 30 mins
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.
Episode 15
The Charm School
Mon, Jan 25, 1954 30 mins
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.
Episode 16
Sentimental Anniversary
Mon, Feb 1, 1954 30 mins
Lucy and Ricky want to celebrate their anniversary themselves, with a quiet dinner at home. The Mertzes plan a big surprise party for them.
Episode 17
Fan Magazine Interview
Mon, Feb 8, 1954 30 mins
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.
Episode 18
Oil Wells
Mon, Feb 15, 1954 30 mins
The gang buys oil stock from new neighbors who claim to be Texas oil tycoons.
Episode 19
Ricky Loses His Temper
Mon, Feb 22, 1954 30 mins
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.
Episode 20
Home Movies
Mon, Mar 1, 1954 30 mins
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.
Episode 21
Bonus Bucks
Mon, Mar 8, 1954 30 mins
Lucy and Ethel clash over who owns a dollar worth $300.
Episode 22
Ricky's Hawaiian Vacation
Mon, Mar 22, 1954 30 mins
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.
Episode 23
Lucy Is Envious
Mon, Mar 29, 1954 30 mins
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.
Episode 24
Lucy Writes a Novel
Mon, Apr 5, 1954 30 mins
Lucy's novel - a thinly disguised story of her life and the people in it - upsets Ricky, Fred, and Ethel.
Episode 25
Lucy's Club Dance
Mon, Apr 12, 1954 30 mins
Lucy asks for Ricky's help with her inept all-girl orchestra.
Episode 26
The Black Wig
Mon, Apr 19, 1954 30 mins
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.
Episode 27
The Diner
Mon, Apr 26, 1954 30 mins
The Ricardos and Mertzes decide to go into business together and open a diner.
Episode 28
Tennessee Ernie Visits
Mon, May 3, 1954 30 mins
Cousin Ernie visits the Ricardos and won't leave. Lucy gets creative trying to find a way to get him to go home.
Episode 29
Tennessee Ernie Hangs On
Mon, May 10, 1954 30 mins
Lucy pretends she and Ricky have gone broke to get Tennessee Ernie Ford to leave.
Episode 30
The Golf Game
Mon, May 17, 1954 30 mins
Frustrated that their husbands seem to prefer golf to them, Lucy and Ethel insist that Ricky and Fred teach them the fundamentals of the game so they can play too. The boys end up teaching the girls a lesson by making up a lot of ridiculous rules. When the girls meet famous professional golfer Jimmy Demaret and correct his play by quoting these farcical rules, they realize what their husbands are up to.
Episode 31
The Sublease
Mon, May 24, 1954 30 mins
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.