Show Info

Status: Ended
First Aired: October 15, 1951
Seasons: 6
Episodes: 180
Networks: CBS
Genres: Comedy, Family

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TMDB Rating: 7.9 (229 votes)

Overview

Cuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife. Instead she tries constantly to perform at the Tropicana where he works, and make life comically frantic in the apartment building they share with landlords Fred and Ethel Mertz, who also happen to be their best friends.

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Season 1

35 episodes • 1951Avg: 7.9

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub	Oct 15, 1951	7.2
2	Be a Pal	Oct 22, 1951	8.0
3	The Diet	Oct 29, 1951	8.0
4	Lucy Thinks Ricky Is Trying to Murder Her	Nov 5, 1951	8.0
5	The Quiz Show	Nov 12, 1951	8.0
6	The Audition	Nov 19, 1951	8.0
7	The Séance	Nov 26, 1951	8.0
8	Men Are Messy	Dec 3, 1951	7.0
9	The Fur Coat	Dec 10, 1951	8.0
10	Lucy Is Jealous of Girl Singer	Dec 17, 1951	8.0
11	Drafted	Dec 24, 1951	8.0
12	The Adagio	Dec 31, 1951	7.0
13	The Benefit	Jan 7, 1952	7.0
14	The Amateur Hour	Jan 14, 1952	8.7
15	Lucy Plays Cupid	Jan 21, 1952	8.0
16	Lucy Fakes Illness	Jan 28, 1952	8.0
17	Lucy Writes a Play	Feb 4, 1952	6.0
18	Breaking the Lease	Feb 11, 1952	7.5
19	The Ballet	Feb 18, 1952	8.0
20	The Young Fans	Feb 25, 1952	8.0
21	New Neighbors	Mar 3, 1952	8.0
22	Fred and Ethel Fight	Mar 10, 1952	8.0
23	The Moustache	Mar 17, 1952	8.0
24	The Gossip	Mar 24, 1952	9.0
25	Pioneer Women	Mar 31, 1952	9.0
26	The Marriage License	Apr 7, 1952	8.0
27	The Kleptomaniac	Apr 14, 1952	8.0
28	Cuban Pals	Apr 21, 1952	8.0
29	The Freezer	Apr 28, 1952	9.0
30	Lucy Does a TV Commercial	May 5, 1952	9.0
31	The Publicity Agent	May 12, 1952	0.0
32	Lucy Gets Ricky on the Radio	May 19, 1952	0.0
33	Lucy's Schedule	May 26, 1952	0.0
34	Ricky Thinks He Is Getting Bald	Jun 2, 1952	0.0
35	Ricky Asks for a Raise	Jun 9, 1952	0.0

Season 2

31 episodes • 1952Avg: 10.0Golden Era

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Job Switching	Sep 15, 1952	0.0
2	The Saxophone	Sep 22, 1952	0.0
3	The Anniversary Present	Sep 29, 1952	0.0
4	The Handcuffs	Oct 6, 1952	0.0
5	The Operetta	Oct 13, 1952	0.0
6	Vacation from Marriage	Oct 27, 1952	0.0
7	The Courtroom	Nov 10, 1952	0.0
8	Redecorating	Nov 24, 1952	0.0
9	Ricky Loses His Voice	Dec 1, 1952	0.0
10	Lucy Is Enceinte	Dec 8, 1952	0.0
11	Pregnant Women are Unpredictable	Dec 15, 1952	0.0
12	Lucy's Showbiz Swan Song	Dec 22, 1952	0.0
13	Lucy Hires an English Tutor	Dec 29, 1952	0.0
14	Ricky Has Labor Pains	Jan 5, 1953	0.0
15	Lucy Becomes a Sculptress	Jan 12, 1953	0.0
16	Lucy Goes to the Hospital	Jan 19, 1953	0.0
17	Sales Resistance	Jan 26, 1953	0.0
18	The Inferiority Complex	Feb 2, 1953	0.0
19	The Club Election	Feb 16, 1953	0.0
20	The Black Eye	Mar 9, 1953	0.0
21	Lucy Changes Her Mind	Mar 30, 1953	0.0
22	No Children Allowed	Apr 20, 1953	0.0
23	Lucy Hires a Maid	Apr 27, 1953	0.0
24	The Indian Show	May 4, 1953	0.0
25	Lucy's Last Birthday	May 11, 1953	0.0
26	The Ricardos Change Apartments	May 18, 1953	10.0
27	Lucy Is Matchmaker	May 25, 1953	0.0
28	Lucy Wants New Furniture	Jun 1, 1953	0.0
29	The Camping Trip	Jun 8, 1953	0.0
30	Ricky and Fred are TV Fans	Jun 22, 1953	0.0
31	Never Do Business With Friends	Jun 29, 1953	0.0

Season 3

31 episodes • 1953

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Ricky's 'Life' Story	Oct 5, 1953
2	The Girls Go Into Business	Oct 12, 1953
3	Lucy and Ethel Buy the Same Dress	Oct 19, 1953
4	Equal Rights	Oct 26, 1953
5	Baby Pictures	Nov 2, 1953
6	Lucy Tells the Truth	Nov 9, 1953
7	The French Revue	Nov 16, 1953
8	Redecorating the Mertzes' Apartment	Nov 23, 1953
9	Too Many Crooks	Nov 30, 1953
10	Changing the Boys' Wardrobe	Dec 7, 1953
11	Lucy Has Her Eyes Examined	Dec 14, 1953
12	Ricky's Old Girlfriend	Dec 21, 1953
13	The Million Dollar Idea	Jan 11, 1954
14	Ricky Minds the Baby	Jan 18, 1954
15	The Charm School	Jan 25, 1954
16	Sentimental Anniversary	Feb 1, 1954
17	Fan Magazine Interview	Feb 8, 1954
18	Oil Wells	Feb 15, 1954
19	Ricky Loses His Temper	Feb 22, 1954
20	Home Movies	Mar 1, 1954
21	Bonus Bucks	Mar 8, 1954
22	Ricky's Hawaiian Vacation	Mar 22, 1954
23	Lucy Is Envious	Mar 29, 1954
24	Lucy Writes a Novel	Apr 5, 1954
25	Lucy's Club Dance	Apr 12, 1954
26	The Black Wig	Apr 19, 1954
27	The Diner	Apr 26, 1954
28	Tennessee Ernie Visits	May 3, 1954
29	Tennessee Ernie Hangs On	May 10, 1954
30	The Golf Game	May 17, 1954
31	The Sublease	May 24, 1954

Season 4

30 episodes • 1954Avg: 10.0

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	The Business Manager	Oct 4, 1954	0.0
2	Mertz and Kurtz	Oct 11, 1954	0.0
3	Lucy Cries Wolf	Oct 18, 1954	0.0
4	The Matchmaker	Oct 25, 1954	0.0
5	Ricky's Movie Offer	Nov 8, 1954	0.0
6	Ricky's Screen Test	Nov 15, 1954	0.0
7	Lucy's Mother-in-Law	Nov 22, 1954	0.0
8	Ethel's Birthday	Nov 29, 1954	0.0
9	Ricky's Contract	Dec 6, 1954	0.0
10	Getting Ready	Dec 13, 1954	0.0
11	Lucy Learns to Drive	Jan 3, 1955	0.0
12	California, Here We Come!	Jan 10, 1955	0.0
13	First Stop	Jan 17, 1955	0.0
14	Tennessee Bound	Jan 24, 1955	0.0
15	Ethel's Home Town	Jan 31, 1955	0.0
16	L.A. at Last	Feb 7, 1955	0.0
17	Don Juan and the Starlets	Feb 14, 1955	0.0
18	Lucy Gets in Pictures	Feb 21, 1955	0.0
19	The Fashion Show	Feb 28, 1955	0.0
20	The Hedda Hopper Story	Mar 14, 1955	0.0
21	Don Juan is Shelved	Mar 21, 1955	0.0
22	Bull Fight Dance	Mar 28, 1955	0.0
23	Hollywood Anniversary	Apr 4, 1955	0.0
24	Mr. and Mrs. TV Show	Apr 11, 1955	0.0
25	The Star Upstairs	Apr 18, 1955	0.0
26	In Palm Springs	Apr 25, 1955	0.0
27	The Dancing Star	May 2, 1955	0.0
28	Harpo Marx	May 9, 1955	10.0
29	Ricky Needs an Agent	May 16, 1955	0.0
30	The Tour	May 30, 1955	0.0

Season 5

26 episodes • 1955Avg: 10.0

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Lucy Visits Grauman's	Oct 3, 1955	0.0
2	Lucy and John Wayne	Oct 10, 1955	10.0
3	Lucy and the Dummy	Oct 17, 1955	0.0
4	Ricky Sells the Car	Oct 24, 1955	0.0
5	The Great Train Robbery	Oct 31, 1955	0.0
6	Homecoming	Nov 7, 1955	0.0
7	Face to Face	Nov 14, 1955	0.0
8	Lucy Goes to a Rodeo	Nov 28, 1955	0.0
9	Nursery School	Dec 5, 1955	0.0
10	Ricky's European Booking	Dec 12, 1955	0.0
11	The Passports	Dec 19, 1955	0.0
12	Staten Island Ferry	Jan 2, 1956	0.0
13	Bon Voyage	Jan 16, 1956	0.0
14	Second Honeymoon	Jan 23, 1956	0.0
15	Lucy Meets the Queen	Jan 30, 1956	0.0
16	The Fox Hunt	Feb 6, 1956	0.0
17	Lucy Goes to Scotland	Feb 20, 1956	0.0
18	Paris at Last	Feb 27, 1956	0.0
19	Lucy Meets Charles Boyer	Mar 5, 1956	0.0
20	Lucy Gets a Paris Gown	Mar 19, 1956	0.0
21	Lucy in the Swiss Alps	Mar 26, 1956	0.0
22	Lucy Gets Homesick in Italy	Apr 9, 1956	0.0
23	Lucy's Italian Movie	Apr 16, 1956	10.0
24	Lucy's Bicycle Trip	Apr 23, 1956	0.0
25	Lucy Goes to Monte Carlo	May 7, 1956	0.0
26	Return Home from Europe	May 14, 1956	0.0

Season 6

27 episodes • 1956Avg: 7.2

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Lucy and Bob Hope	Oct 1, 1956	0.0
2	Little Ricky Learns to Play the Drums	Oct 8, 1956	0.0
3	Lucy Meets Orson Welles	Oct 15, 1956	7.0
4	Little Ricky Gets Stage Fright	Oct 22, 1956	0.0
5	Visitor from Italy	Oct 29, 1956	0.0
6	Off to Florida	Nov 12, 1956	0.0
7	Deep Sea Fishing	Nov 19, 1956	0.0
8	Desert Island	Nov 26, 1956	0.0
9	The Ricardos Visit Cuba	Dec 3, 1956	0.0
10	Little Ricky's School Pageant	Dec 17, 1956	0.0
11	Christmas Show	Dec 24, 1956	7.3
12	Lucy and the Loving Cup	Jan 7, 1957	0.0
13	Lucy and Superman	Jan 14, 1957	0.0
14	Little Ricky Gets a Dog	Jan 21, 1957	0.0
15	Lucy Wants to Move to the Country	Jan 28, 1957	0.0
16	Lucy Hates to Leave	Feb 4, 1957	0.0
17	Lucy Misses the Mertzes	Feb 11, 1957	0.0
18	Lucy Gets Chummy With the Neighbors	Feb 18, 1957	0.0
19	Lucy Raises Chickens	Mar 4, 1957	0.0
20	Lucy Does the Tango	Mar 11, 1957	0.0
21	Ragtime Band	Mar 18, 1957	0.0
22	Lucy's Night in Town	Mar 25, 1957	0.0
23	Housewarming	Apr 1, 1957	0.0
24	Building a B.B.Q.	Apr 8, 1957	0.0
25	Country Club Dance	Apr 22, 1957	0.0
26	Lucy Raises Tulips	Apr 29, 1957	0.0
27	The Ricardos Dedicate a Statue	May 6, 1957	0.0

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