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
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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 4 Episode Guide
30 Episodes 1954 - 1955
Episode 1
The Business Manager
Mon, Oct 4, 1954 30 mins
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.
Episode 2
Mertz and Kurtz
Mon, Oct 11, 1954 30 mins
Lucy pretends to be Fred and Ethel's maid to impress Fred's old vaudeville partner.
Episode 3
Lucy Cries Wolf
Mon, Oct 18, 1954 30 mins
Lucy fakes a crisis to test Ricky's love for her.
Episode 4
The Matchmaker
Mon, Oct 25, 1954 30 mins
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.
Episode 5
Mr. and Mrs. T.V. Show
Mon, Nov 1, 1954 30 mins
Phipps Department Store offers Ricky a job as a morning TV show host, but only if it includes Lucy as well.
Episode 6
Ricky's Movie Offer
Mon, Nov 8, 1954 30 mins
Lucy unwittingly attacks the talent scout sent by a company that wants to cast Ricky in a movie.
Episode 7
Ricky's Screen Test
Mon, Nov 15, 1954 30 mins
Lucy sees Ricky's screen test as an opportunity to get discovered as a new movie star.
Episode 8
Lucy's Mother-in-Law
Mon, Nov 22, 1954 30 mins
Lucy meets her mother-in-law from Cuba for the first time.
Episode 9
Ethel's Birthday
Mon, Nov 29, 1954 30 mins
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.
Episode 10
Ricky's Contract
Mon, Dec 6, 1954 30 mins
Everyone's on pins and needles waiting for the results of Ricky's screen test.
Episode 11
Getting Ready
Mon, Dec 13, 1954 30 mins
The Ricardos and Mertzes prepare for their trip to California where Ricky will be acting in a movie.
Episode 12
Lucy Learns to Drive
Mon, Jan 3, 1955 30 mins
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.
Episode 13
California, Here We Come!
Mon, Jan 10, 1955 30 mins
The Ricardos and Mertzes begin their cross-country drive to California.
Episode 14
First Stop
Mon, Jan 17, 1955 30 mins
Traveling down a deserted road, the gang finds a small restaurant and motel run by a crooked owner. He charges them an outrageous amount of money for four dry cheese sandwiches. Deciding he is crooked they decide to drive on to find another motel. The follow a series of signs that supposedly lead to the highway and find themselves right back at the same motel. They are so tired, that they decide to stay at the motel. Then are rented a run down, seedy room, containing a double bed and a set of bunk beds. The mattress on the double bed is so old that Lucy and Ricky roll to the center of and are almost trapped. They trade beds with Fred and Ethel Mertz, because the Mertz's bed at home is the same. Ethel grabs the bottom sheet, pulls up so Fred rolls to the edge, then wraps the sheet over him and ties it down holding him in place Then a train comes by which vibrates the room causing the bed to travel across the floor where it collides with the bunk beds. A moment later a train passes traveling in the opposite direction which causes the bed to travel back to its original spot. Deciding they have had enough, the gang tries to sneak out in the middle of the night. When they get to the car they find the steering wheel of their car is gone, and a string tied to the door handle. When they open the door an alarm goes off and a spotlight comes on. The owner runs out and forces them to pay him for the return of their steering wheel.
Episode 15
Tennessee Bound
Mon, Jan 24, 1955 30 mins
After getting lost and ending up somewhere in Tennessee, the Ricardos and Mertzes get arrested for speeding and soon, their good, ole 'cousin' Tennessee Ernie Ford comes to their reduce helped them escape, to continue their trip west, toresdue
Episode 16
Ethel's Hometown
Mon, Jan 31, 1955 30 mins
The gang arrives in Ethel's hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico, where the locals are under the impression that she has 'made good 'and has been hired to star in a Hollywood movie, and not.
Episode 17
L.A. at Last!
Mon, Feb 7, 1955 30 mins
When the Ricardos and the Mertzes arrive in Hollywood, Lucy goes to the Brown Derby restaurant, where her sighting of William Holden turns catastrophic.
Episode 18
Don Juan and the Starlets
Mon, Feb 14, 1955 30 mins
The studio makes Ricky do movie publicity with four starlets, leaving Lucy alone.
Episode 19
Lucy Gets Into Pictures
Mon, Feb 21, 1955 30 mins
Lucy gets a bit part in a movie, but has a problem with the costume.
Episode 20
The Fashion Show
Mon, Feb 28, 1955 30 mins
Lucy convinces Ricky to let her buy a dress from the exclusive Don Loper salon, but he will only let her spend $100, which will only get her the cheapest dress in the salon. The few dresses that she and Ethel manage to see the price tags of are retailing for $500, so Lucy asks for something simpler, figuring that simpler equates to cheaper. At the same time, Sheila MacRae aka Mrs. Gordon MacRae comes into the salon, and talks to Don about the upcoming charity fashion show where the wives of movie stars will be modeling their Don Loper exclusives. Lucy does her not so subtle best to get herself into the fashion show, which she manages to do. But in doing so, she is forced to declare to Sheila on the spot which dress she bought and will be modeling, that dress Lucy chooses to be the simple one. It isn't until she gets the altered dress home that Lucy finds out it costs $500. Not able to take the dress back since it has already been altered, Lucy figures that her best course of action is to save herself from Ricky's wrath by doing something that may prevent her from being in the fashion show. But Lucy's best laid plan doesn't go quite according to plan.
Episode 21
The Hedda Hopper Story
Mon, Mar 14, 1955 30 mins
Ricky is upset that he hasn't been getting publicity lately and desires to be in Hedda Hopper's next article. He hires a publicity agent to help him. Lucy's mother and Little Ricky also arrive and join the rest in Hollywood.
Episode 22
Don Juan Is Shelved
Mon, Mar 21, 1955 30 mins
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.
Episode 23
Bullfight Dance
Mon, Mar 28, 1955 30 mins
Lucy blackmails Ricky to get a role on a national TV show, but the part isn't exactly what she expected.
Episode 24
Hollywood Anniversary
Mon, Apr 4, 1955 30 mins
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.
Episode 25
The Star Upstairs
Mon, Apr 18, 1955 30 mins
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.
Episode 26
In Palm Springs
Mon, Apr 25, 1955 30 mins
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.
Episode 27
The Dancing Star
Mon, May 2, 1955 30 mins
Lucy gets to dance with Van Johnson.
Episode 28
Harpo Marx
Mon, May 9, 1955 30 mins
Lucy and Ethel convince their friend Caroline that hey're always meeting celebrities. Remembering Caroline's nearsighted, Lucy hides her glasses and disguises herself as several celebrities. But feeling remorseful, Ricky and Fred run into Harpo Marx, and ask him to visit Lucy in the room.
Episode 29
Ricky Needs an Agent
Mon, May 16, 1955 30 mins
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.
Episode 30
The Tour
Mon, May 30, 1955 30 mins
Lucy gets stranded in Richard Widmark's house after trying to steal a grapefruit from a tree in his backyard.
