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- When the Ricardos and the Mertzes arrive in Hollywood, Lucy goes to the Brown Derby restaurant where her sighting of William Holden turns catastrophic.
- Lucy has angled her way onto Ricky's special as the show's pitch girl. She advertises a medicine called "Vitameatavegamin." Believing it contains vitamins, minerals, meat, and vegetables, Lucy does not know is that it also contains twenty-three percent of alcohol.
- After Ricky and Fred get upset about the girls' spending, Lucy and Ethel go to work in a candy factory while the boys do the housework.
- 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.
- On the trip back to New York, Lucy learns a jewel thief's on their train.
- The gang meets Harpo Marx and Lucy does the famous 'mirror' routine with him.
- 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.
- Lucy and Ethel decide to make some money by buying a used walk-in freezer. When they unwittingly buy 700 pounds of beef, they try to sell it to customers at the butcher shop.
- When the gang is traveling through Ohio, they stop at a diner and motel run by a man who takes advantage of them.
- When Lucy learns that she's going to have a baby, she tries to find the right way to tell this to Ricky.
- Lucy takes a huge block of cheese disguised as a baby on the flight home.
- The gang arrives in Ethel's hometown of Albequerque, New Mexico, where the locals are under the impression that she, and not Ricky, has been hired to star in a Hollywood movie.
- Lucy is determined to get a new designer dress while in Paris.
- Lucy has her baby.
- When Ricky and the Mertzes wager that Lucy can't go a full day without telling a lie, her husband and friends feel more than a bit stung by her unabashed honesty.
- Lucy competes with her friend Carolyn Appleby over invitations and scheduling for Little Ricky's birthday party. When her husband Ricky mentions that Superman is in town, Lucy tries to get Superman to come to Little Ricky's party, sure that this will make it a much bigger draw than the one Carolyn is hosting. Ricky tries, but Superman can't make the party. So Lucy disguises herself as Superman, but gets herself into great peril. Fortunately, the real Superman does show up to save the day.
- The Ricardos and Mertzes begin their cross-country drive to California.
- Lucy finds herself with egg on her face and elsewhere, when she and Ethel try to forestall Ricky's pulling out of the heretofore money losing egg business.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lucy loses her and Ethel's train tickets to Florida (Ricky and Fred went ahead of them), so they take a ride with a woman whom they think might be an escaped hatchet murderer.
- Lucy and the gang have adventures on the streets of Paris.
- The girls get fed up with the boys watching the fights on television. They try to do something to distract them and end up getting arrested.
- The girls seek a cure for Fred's seasickness.
- Lucy and Ethel want to go with Ricky and Fred on their camping trip.
- Ricky is on vacation from work and is always in Lucy's way. Lucy & Ethel decide to start building a BBQ in order to trick Ricky & Fred into taking over a man's job. Unfortunately, Lucy loses her wedding ring during the process.
- In Miami Beach, Lucy and Ethel make a bet with Ricky and Fred as to who can catch the biggest fish. To ensure winning, the day before the contest, each pair buys a 100 lb. tuna and stores it in ice in the hotel bathtub. Laughter ensues when the guys and the girls switch fish and bathtubs to hide them from one another. They all get caught when they decide to drop the charade and get rid of the fish. The next day they go out on the boat and Lucy's and Ricky's lines get tangled and Ricky goes overboard. Lucy hauls him in with her line.
- Lucy gets left behind when the gang sets sail for Europe.
- 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.
- After years of living side by side, the Ricardos leave the Mertzes, after a bittersweet departure, and begin their new life in the suburbs.
- Lucy vies to beat Betty Ramsey when the two compete in a local gardening contest.
- After Lucy buys Ricky a set of golf clubs for their anniversary, the girls regret it when he and Fred become obsessed with the game.
- The gang goes on a long bike ride. When they get to the French/Italian border, Lucy doesn't have her passport.
- The girls revolt over housework and want modern conveniences. The boys bet that they can survive longer than the girls without using anything invented after 1900, including electricity.
- 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.
- Lucy models fashions with other celebrities' wives.
- Lucy attaches herself to Ricky using old handcuffs from Fred. She doesn't know he never had a key for them.
- Lucy won't be able to go to Europe if she can't find her birth certificate.
- Lucy gets stranded in Richard Widmark's house after trying to steal a grapefruit from a tree in his backyard.
- Lucy and Ethel demand to be treated as if they were men, so Ricky and Fred do just that.
- When Ricky gets upset about Lucy constantly changing her mind and never finishing anything, he tells her she has to finished everything she starts. When she finds an old, incomplete love letter to a former boyfriend, she decides to finish it.
- Lucy gets a bit part in a movie, but has a problem with the costume.
- Lucy decides to fake a meeting with Charles Boyer.
- Life in the country is very costly, but the Ricardos devise a plan to offset expenses.
- Lucy tries to convince Bob Hope that she's not a jinx.
- After Ricky makes fun of Lucy's new hat, she puts on a trophy that Ricky is supposed to present at a ceremony. She finds out it goes on a lot easier than it comes off.
- After Lucy causes them to be late for dinner with Ricky's new boss, he puts her on a tight schedule.
- The Ricardos sell their old washing machine to the Mertzes after they buy a new one. It's the Ricardos vs. the Mertzes when it breaks down before the Mertzes pay for it.
- Lucy and Ricky want to celebrate their anniversary themselves, with a quiet dinner at home. The Mertzes plan a big surprise party for them.
- 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.
- Lucy gets to dance with Van Johnson.
- The boys and girls bet each other breakfast in bed for a month that they can't stop gossiping.
- 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.
- 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.
- The Ricardos try to break their lease after a fight with the Mertzes.
- Where's the fire in pastoral Connecticut? Look no further than the country club and the sexy siren, whose presence sets off all manner of alarms.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ricky insists that Lucy use her allowance to pay for new furniture she bought without his approval.
- After spending an idyllic weekend in Connecticut with friends, Lucy decides she wants to change her surroundings entirely.
- 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.
- The Ricardos and Mertzes get trapped in a cabin by an avalanche.
- Murphy's Law is in full force when the Ricardos and the Mertzes leave their new Connecticut home for an evening of dinner and theater in New York City.
- Phipps Department Store offers Ricky a job as a morning TV show host, but only if it includes Lucy as well.
- After Ricky loses his job when he asks for a raise, Lucy comes up with a plan to demonstrate to his boss how important he is.
- 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.
- Lucy unwittingly attacks the talent scout sent by a company that wants to cast Ricky in a movie.
- Ricky and the Mertzes recall when Ricky accidentally gave Lucy a black eye.
- The Ricardos and Mertzes decide to go into business together and open a diner.
- Lucy is suspected of being the mysterious woman burglar, Madame X.
- The Ricardos and Mertzes prepare for their trip to California where Ricky will be acting in a movie.
- Lucy and Ethel clash over who owns a dollar worth $300.
- While filming a movie, actor Claude Akins, dressed in wild native costume, meets with Ricky and agrees to scare Lucy and Ethel for playing a trick that got them stranded on the island earlier.
- When Little Ricky brings home a puppy, his parents try to tell him to take it back, but they can't bring themselves to do it when they see how cute it is.
- Lucy decides to explore her artistic side and takes up sculpting.
- Lucy fakes a crisis to test Ricky's love for her.
- 1951–195730mTV-Y8.3 (308)TV EpisodeLife is anything but serene in cupcake Connecticut, when Lucy becomes fast friends with her new neighbor, Betty Ramsey.
- Lucy and Ethel play matchmaker for one of Fred's friends who is visiting from out of town, but things get complicated.
- Orson Welles asks Lucy to assist in his magic act.
- Lucy's novel - a thinly disguised story of her life and the people in it - upsets Ricky, Fred, and Ethel.
- Lucy meets her mother-in-law from Cuba for the first time.
- Lucy has a difficult night with Little Ricky crying constantly. A neighbor, Mrs Trumbull complains and says the lease does not allow children. Ethel says the lease does not matter because the Ricardos can stay.
- Lucy and Ethel are both sick of their furniture, so they enter a contest where the grand prize is five rooms of new furniture.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lucy tries to convince Ricky that he is not losing his hair.
- Ricky can't take Lucy on his European tour, so Lucy and Ethel hold a raffle to earn money so they can go.
- Lucy sees Ricky's screen test as an opportunity to get discovered as a new movie star.
- Lucy seems to be unable to resist buying junk from fast-talking salesmen.
- 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.
- For their anniversary, Ricky secretly tries to buy some pearls for Lucy through a neighbor lady who works at a jewelry store. Lucy finds out just enough to think there's something going on between them.
- Lucy claims to have been a ballerina, to get into Ricky's show. She goes to Madame Le Mond's class to hone her ballet skills.
- The Ricardos and Mertzes perform in an operetta for a club benefit.
- Lucy tries everything to convince Ricky to let them move to a bigger apartment.
- On Christmas Eve, the Ricardos and the Mertzes recall past events in their lives, as seen in clips from past episodes.
- 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.
- 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.
- In Italy, Lucy gets homesick and wants to call Little Ricky in New York on his third birthday.
- The gang listens to a quiz show on the radio and Ricky answers all of the questions right. This inspires Lucy to get Ricky and herself on the show.
- 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.
- Habitual tenants, Lucy and Ricky have second thoughts about the purchase of their new Connecticut home.
- 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.
- Annoyed at Ricky's messiness, Lucy divides the apartment into two halves: one for each of them to live in.
- Lucy thinks the new neighbors are plotting a murder.
- 1951–195730mTV-Y8.2 (336)TV EpisodeLucy decides that she and Ricky are going to redecorate the Mertzes' apartment.
- 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.
- Lucy and Ethel run against each other for President of their women's club.
- The Ricardos buy the Mertzes a television set for their 25th wedding anniversary. When Ricky accidentally breaks it, Fred breaks the Ricardo's TV and both couples end up suing each other.
- When Lucy tries to warm Ethel to an aloof Betty Ramsey, Lucy is left out in the cold.
- The Ricardos and Mertzes visit Cuba to visit Ricky's family. Lucy is told to impress Uncle Alberto because he is the one that wanted Ricky to marry a Cuban woman. Lucy cannot seem to do anything right.
- Lucy gets superstitious with the daily Horoscope. When she explains to theatre producer Mr. Merriweather that Ricky's horoscope is not Ricky's day and he should say no, Lucy once again convinces Ricky to invite Mr. Merriweather to contact his beloved Tilly. However, the Ricardos get a big surprise of who Tilly really is.
- 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.
- A gondolier from Venice shows up at Lucy & Ricky's home. They had met him when they were on their European vacation and casually invited him to visit. The gondolier decided to visit and mishaps occur.
- Lucy convinces Ethel that both of their marriages are in a rut. They decide to take some time away from their spouses. Lucy moves in with Ethel and Fred moves in with Ricky. By Saturday night they all get bored and both attempt to check the activity of the other pair at the same time. Lucy and Ethel almost get caught spying and end up getting locked on the roof in their night clothes.
- Lucy can be in Ricky's act, but only if she can lose 12 pounds in four days.
- Everyone's on pins and needles waiting for the results of Ricky's screen test.
- Lucy blackmails Ricky to get a role on a national TV show, but the part isn't exactly what she expected.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lucy tries to reunite the separated Mertzes after they had a big fight.
- Lucy is so frustrated that Ricky won't let her go into show business, she fakes being mentally ill. When Ricky finds out, he hires an actor to play a doctor and tell her she's really very sick and needs an operation.
- When Lucy needs to help with the baby and housekeeping, but she hires a maid who turns out to be more than a little domineering.
- While in London, Lucy is determined to meet the Queen of England.
- 1951–195730mTV-Y8.1 (617)TV EpisodeAfter becoming too involved in a murder mystery book, Lucy believes that Ricky is trying to murder her.
- Lucy asks for Ricky's help with her inept all-girl orchestra.
- Lucy is depressed when she thinks everyone forgot her birthday and wanders off while her surprise party waits at the club.
- Little Ricky's first day at nursery school and he gets tonsillitis.
- When Ricky sells the car, the Mertzes are afraid they're going to be stuck in California.
- After getting lost and ending up south in Tennessee, the Ricardos and Mertzes get arrested for speeding and Tennessee Ernie Ford helped them escape, to continue their trip west, to California.
- Lucy thinks a mink coat that Ricky rented for a dance number at the club is actually her anniversary gift. She's so thrilled that Ricky can't bring himself to tell her the truth. He plans to fake a burglary to get it away from her.
- With dreams of making a fortune, Lucy and Ethel buy their own dress shop.
- Lucy appears in Hedda Hopper's gossip column.
- Lucy is the chairman of a bazaar for her club, but doesn't tell Ricky. When he finds all the cash and donations hidden in the apartment, he accuses her of being a compulsive thief.
- When Lucy is months behind in paying the bills, she decides to go on a radio show to win $1,000. To win the money, she must introduce a stranger to Ricky as her 'first husband'.
- An interview on national TV brings up the subject of the Ricardos moving into a fancier apartment.
- Lucy doesn't want to be left home when Ricky goes on tour, so she tries to convince him that she is a talented saxophone player. When that doesn't work, she tries to make him so jealous that he won't leave her by herself.
- 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.
- Worried that Ricky is starting to lose interest in her, Lucy decides to remind Ricky of Cuba and his childhood. With Ethel's help she decorates the home and decides to impersonate a singer like Ricky's mom.
- The studio makes Ricky do movie publicity with four starlets, leaving Lucy alone.
- Little Ricky develops a case of stage fright.
- Lucy is worried that their unborn child will someday ask a lot of difficult questions, so she hires a tutor to teach her, Ricky, and the Mertzes.
- 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.
- The Ricardos arrive home in New York where Ricky enjoys fame and adulation.
- 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.
- Ricky grows a mustache to get an acting job in a movie. Lucy doesn't like it, so she wears a fake beard and mustache she gets from Fred. The adhesive is so old, it won't come off.
- Lucy enters a playwriting competition, hoping to cast Ricky, but has to settle for Fred, and rewrites. But when Ricky learns a movie producer will be judging the plays, he takes over for Fred, not knowing the script's been changed.
- 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.
- Lucy pretends to be Fred and Ethel's maid to impress Fred's old vaudeville partner.
- Ricky gets a sore throat just before a show for the new owner of the Tropicana.
- Ricky develops psychosomatic labor pains.
- 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.
- Lucy organizes a Revolutionary Day Celebration, including a statue dedication. Ricky is going to give the dedication speech. Lucy accidentally breaks the statue and decides to step in with stone makeup to take its place for the ceremony.
- Little Ricky's school pageant --"The Enchanted Forest" -- is coming up. Because there isn't enough children for the parts, so the Ricardos and Mertzes end up taking part.
- 1951–195730mTV-Y7.9 (311)TV EpisodeWhen Little Ricky shows a natural talent for the drums, Lucy and Ricky clash over whether he should be a professional drummer when he grows up.
- After reading a newspaper article planted by Ricky's press agent, Ethel convinces Lucy that Ricky is fooling around with the lead dancer in his nightclub act.
- Ricky does his best to deal with pregnant Lucy's emotional needs.
- Lucy is upset because a 'Life' magazine feature on Ricky's home life didn't include a picture of her.
- Cousin Ernie visits the Ricardos and won't leave. Lucy gets creative trying to find a way to get him to go home.
- Ricky finally lands an audition for a television show. After the clown in Ricky's act gets injured, Lucy fills in for him.
- 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.
- Ricky's publicity goes bad, so Lucy creates a stunt that includes her posing as the "Maharincess of Franistan."
- 1951–195730mTV-Y7.8 (600)TV EpisodeTo celebrate Ethel and Fred's anniversary, Lucy and Ethel want to go to a nightclub while Ricky and Fred want to go to a boxing match instead. An argument ensues.
- Lucy gets Ricky to perform with her at a benefit for Ethel's club.
- Pregnant Lucy insists on being in a barbershop quartet skit at the club with Ricky and the Mertzes.
- The gang buys oil stock from new neighbors who claim to be Texas oil tycoons.
- Lucy pretends she and Ricky have gone broke to get Tennessee Ernie Ford to leave.
- The gang's invited on a fox hunt, but Lucy's jealousy may ruin the whole weekend.
- When Lucy finds a misspelling on her marriage license, she believes her marriage to Ricky isn't legal.
- Lucy puts together her own band for a fund-raiser, consisting of herself, Little Ricky, Fred and Ethel.
- Lucy tries to emulate Ricky's former dance partner from Cuba.
- Ricky and Fred are going to do a show for the Army troops at Fort Dix. To keep Lucy from wanting to be in it, they keep the reason they're going a secret. Lucy and Ethel think they've been drafted.
- To earn some extra money to pay for a new dress, Lucy takes a job babysitting a little boy. She is amazed that she will be getting $5 an hour. She finds out why when the boy's mother sneaks a second, twin boy into the apartment.
- Ricky plans a Native American show at the club and needs to find a few Native Americans. Lucy, Fred and Ethel want to be part of it. Ricky hires Fred and Ethel but not Lucy, so Lucy has to resort to trickery to be its inclusion.
- Ricky and the Mertzes try to pull Lucy out of an emotional slump.
- Lucy and Ricky try to deal with youthful admirers.
- Lucy works on a rodeo act to fill in for Ricky at the talent show for Fred's lodge.
- Lucy wants to investigate her family history in Scotland.
- Lucy's neighbor wants her to deliver an invitation to the grocer for a date. When she does, the grocer thinks the note is from Lucy rather than the neighbor. The grocer is delighted to think he will have dinner with Lucy.
- Lucy decides to try out for a job as an Apache dancer in Ricky's show. The man she rehearses with falls madly in love with her.
- Ricky tries to keep Lucy away from auditioning for a TV show, but when a clown becomes unavailable, Lucy takes his place.