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I Love Lucy Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 1955 - 1956
Episode 1
Lucy Visits Grauman's
Mon, Oct 3, 195530 mins
Lucy complains that she doesn't have nearly enough Hollywood souvenirs, a statement with which Ricky takes issue. When she and Ethel go to the Grauman's Chinese Theater, they notice that John Wayne's footprints are loose, so they pry the cement block out of the ground and take it back to the hotel.
Episode 2
Lucy and John Wayne
Mon, Oct 10, 195530 mins
To avoid bad publicity for the upcoming opening of his Don Juan movie Ricky calls Grauman's Chinese Theater to explain how John Wayne's footprints went missing. The manager of Grauman's promised not to call the police if the footprints were returned by that evening's opening of John Wayne's film Blood Alley (1955). Having broken them, that is obviously impossible, so Ricky convinces John Wayne to provide a new set of footprints.
Episode 3
Lucy and the Dummy
Mon, Oct 17, 195530 mins
Lucy receives a call from MGM asking Ricky if he wants to perform in a show for the executives. Lucy says he'll do it; if she can perform with him. Ricky won't perform in the show at all, so Lucy uses a dummy that the studio made of Ricky in the act.
Episode 4
Ricky Sells the Car
Mon, Oct 24, 195530 mins
When Ricky sells the car, the Mertzes are afraid they're going to be stuck in California.
Episode 5
The Great Train Robbery
Mon, Oct 31, 195530 mins
On the trip back to New York, Lucy learns a jewel thief's on their train.
Episode 6
The Homecoming
Mon, Nov 7, 195530 mins
The Ricardos arrive home in New York where Ricky enjoys fame and adulation.
Episode 7
The Ricardos Are Interviewed
Mon, Nov 14, 195530 mins
An interview on national TV brings up the subject of the Ricardos moving into a fancier apartment.
Episode 8
Lucy Goes to the Rodeo
Mon, Nov 28, 195530 mins
Lucy works on a rodeo act to fill in for Ricky at the talent show for Fred's lodge.
Episode 9
Nursery School
Mon, Dec 5, 195530 mins
Ricky tells Lucy that she has to send Little Ricky to nursery school and after putting up a fight, she reluctantly obeys him. Her worst fears come true when Little Ricky gets sick and has to go to the hospital to get his tonsils out. Lucy sneaks her son his favorite teddy bear by dressing like a nurse.
Episode 10
Ricky's European Booking
Mon, Dec 12, 195530 mins
Ricky can't take Lucy on his European tour, so Lucy and Ethel hold a raffle to earn money so they can go.
Episode 11
The Passports
Mon, Dec 19, 195530 mins
Lucy won't be able to go to Europe if she can't find her birth certificate.
Episode 12
Staten Island Ferry
Mon, Jan 2, 195630 mins
The girls seek a cure for Fred's seasickness.
Episode 13
Bon Voyage
Mon, Jan 16, 195630 mins
Lucy gets left behind when the gang sets sail for Europe.
Episode 14
Second Honeymoon
Mon, Jan 23, 195630 mins
Lucy thinks the trip to Europe will be her and Ricky's second honeymoon, but his schedule doesn't leave much time for her. She feels left out when even Fred and Ethel start feeling romantic.
Episode 15
Lucy Meets the Queen
Mon, Jan 30, 195630 mins
While in London, Lucy is determined to meet the Queen of England.
Episode 16
The Fox Hunt
Mon, Feb 6, 195630 mins
The gang's invited on a fox hunt, but Lucy's jealousy may ruin the whole weekend.
Episode 17
Lucy Goes to Scotland
Mon, Feb 20, 195630 mins
Lucy wants to investigate her family history in Scotland.
Episode 18
Paris at Last
Mon, Feb 27, 195630 mins
Lucy and the gang have adventures on the streets of Paris.
Episode 19
Lucy Meets Charles Boyer
Mon, Mar 5, 195630 mins
Lucy decides to fake a meeting with Charles Boyer.
Episode 20
Lucy Gets a Paris Gown
Mon, Mar 19, 195630 mins
Lucy is determined to get a new designer dress while in Paris.
Episode 21
Lucy in the Swiss Alps
Mon, Mar 26, 195630 mins
The Ricardos and Mertzes get trapped in a cabin by an avalanche.
Episode 22
Lucy Gets Homesick in Italy
Mon, Apr 9, 195630 mins
In Italy, Lucy gets homesick and wants to call Little Ricky in New York on his third birthday.
Episode 23
Lucy's Italian Movie
Mon, Apr 16, 195630 mins
In Rome, a film producer asks Lucy if she'd be interested in auditioning for his new film entitled "Bitter Grapes." Thinking that the film has something to do with the production of wine, she goes to the only non-automated winery left in the area.
Episode 24
Lucy's Bicycle Trip
Mon, Apr 23, 195630 mins
The gang goes on a long bike ride. When they get to the French/Italian border, Lucy doesn't have her passport.
Episode 25
Lucy Goes to Monte Carlo
Mon, May 7, 195630 mins
Lucy and Ethel go to the casino and inadvertently win big. After Ricky finds the hidden money, he thinks Fred has been skimming Ricky's concert earnings.
Episode 26
Return Home from Europe
Mon, May 14, 195630 mins
Lucy takes a huge block of cheese disguised as a baby on the flight home.
