Lucy thinks a mink coat that ricky rented for a dance number at the club is actually her anniversary gift. Gordon would go on to costar with lucy on her subsequent sitcoms the lucy show 1962 as mr. Watching i love lucy in the early 1950s became as much a part of life as watching milton berles texaco star theater had been in the late 1940s. On october 15, 1951, the first episode of i love lucy debuted on national television, and audiences fell in love with a redhaired housewife named lucy ricardo lucille ball, her enthusiastic husband ricky desi arnaz, their landlords and friends ethel vivian vance and fred mertz william frawley. Lucy does a tv commercial, i love lucy 1952 welcome to the 100 best sitcom episodes of all time, a countdown for 2012. Season 1 1951 1952 vivian vance is absent for three episodes. When she does, the grocer thinks the note is from lucy rather than the neighbor. To earn some extra money to pay for a new dress, lucy takes a job babysitting a little boy. I love lucy is an american television sitcom starring lucille ball, desi arnaz, vivian.
Lucy s neighbor wants her to deliver an invitation to the grocer for a date. Lucy gets ricky on the radio lucy s schedule ricky thinks thinks hes getting bald ricky asks for a raise. I love lucy season 5 episode 12 end credits duration. Classic tv shows i love lucy, lucille ball fiftiesweb. When ethel wants ricky to be in her benefit show, lucy insists that the. I love lucy, lucy is enceinte season two, episode 10. Rickys laryngitis makes it impossible for him to perform in a big reopening show for the tropicana. She fails at the audition, so she pretends to have had a male visitor so that ricky would believe its not safe to leave lucy home while hes away. As an old saying goes, its never easy being me, all four characters learn that lesson the hard way. In retaliation, fred marches up to the ricardo apartment and kicks in their own picture. She goes to madame lamonds class to hone her ballet skills.
Among nbcs new filmed tv series were my hero, i married joan, and doc corkle. Many people consider lucy and the chocolate factory to be one of the series finest half hours. Desi arnazs biggest secret on i love lucy was always visible. No month is visible on the calendar the name appears to be covered with a postcard. Coming on the heels of the episode that put the nail in the smothers brothers coffin and a brass eye pedophilia special thats still squickinducing today, its tough to consider this 1952 i love. November 10, 1952 the ricardos buy the mertzes a new tv set for their wedding anniversary.
Watch full episodes of i love lucy, view video clips and full episodes on cbs. If you watch only one episode of i love lucy your whole life, this is the one to see. Lucie arnaz reveals tidbits from 5 of her moms classic i love lucy. Lucy, as usual, spends too much money on a dress, so she tells ricky that she will get a job babysitting in order to pay for it. Lucy advertises a medicine called vitameatavegamin in lucy does a tv commercial. Each episode will get a separate blog post, counting backward toward no. Lucy moves in with ethel and fred moves in with ricky. The blackandwhite series originally ran from october 15, 1951, to may 6, 1957, on the columbia broadcasting system cbs. With lucille ball, desi arnaz, vivian vance, william frawley. They decide to take some time away from their spouses. Watch the best of i love lucy volume 1 prime video. After a friendly card game in the ricardos apartment, ethel enlists lucy s help in getting ricky to perform at a charity fund raiser that her womens club is throwing. This episode is noteworthy for marking gale gordons first television appearance with lucy.
Cbss success with filmed program i love lucy in fall 1951, however, had convinced nbc to add a few filmed series to its fall 1952 schedule. The girls revolt over housework and want modern conveniences. Full of twists and turns, and great gags, i thoroughly enjoyed this episode that doesnt appear over 60 years old as its still funny today. The red skelton show, previously airing live, also made the move to film.
Jun 05, 2019 lucy does a tv commercial 1952 one of the most famous episodes of i love lucy was ranked the no. Photograph of arnaz warming up the audience prior to filming, 1952. I love lucy confronts the 1950s american housewife ideal. Jess oppenheimer, madelyn pugh and bob carroll, jr. I love lucy season two lasted from september 15, 1952 to june 29, 1953, with a total of 31 episodes. Dark secrets you never knew about lucille ball and desi arnaz. Mertz and kurtz 1954, the main guest star is freds old partner, now called barney kurtz charles winninger, and lucy and ethel remember the name of their act as laugh til it hurts with mertz and kurtz. The highlights of it is the westing house promotion with lucy trying to get new things for her dressing room. Its lucy and ricky together having to deal with two love. After becoming too involved in a murder mystery book, lucy believes that ricky is trying to murder her. I love lucy cuban pals season 1 episode 28 episode aired 21 april 1952. Desi arnaz greets the i love lucy studio audience and invites them to watch lucille ball and the cast film a special extended episode. The grocer is delighted to think he will have dinner with lucy. From an episode the anniversary present i love lucy on vhs.
At the shows peak in 195253, i love lucy averaged an incredible 67. Lucy realizes parenthood will be a big responsibility and she wants to feel prepared to answer the kinds of questions children will ask. Lucy points to a calendar showing where she circled her anniversary, the 19th. In new neighbors lucy thinks the new neighbors are plotting a murder and everyones favorite job switching featuring the classic scene where lucy and ethel try to keep up with a.
Desi arnaz and lucille ball in i love lucy 1951 add image. I love lucy is quite possibly the greatest sitcom of all time. Instead she tries constantly to perform at the tropicana where he works, and make life com. By saturday night they all get bored and both attempt to check the activity of the other pair at the same time. Season 1 guide for i love lucy tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. For the first time, the greatest episodes from lucys entire television career are all together. I love lucy is an american television sitcom that originally ran on cbs from october 15, 1951 to may 6, 1957, with a total of 180 halfhour episodes spanning six seasons including the lost original pilot and christmas episode. Ricky wont let lucy go with him and his band on the road, so she auditions for him with her saxophone. A few episodes mentioned that she was born in jamestown, new york. The ricardos give the mertzes a television set for their anniversary, but rickys zealous tuning causes it to blow up. Announcement i love lucy headed to movie theaters to celebrate lucille balls birthday the most beloved tv series of all time, i love lucy, is coming to movie theaters for a onenightonly event in honor of lucille balls birthday she wouldve been 108 this august. This classic scene from job switching, the first episode in season two of i love lucy, originally aired on september 15, 1952. Ricky is totally opposed to the idea, but lucy persists, and ricky agrees and even agrees to let lucy perform with him.
I love lucy episodes like youve never seen them before are coming to the. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. 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. I have seen this episode probably a hundred times since it was first broadcast, and it never fails to send me into hysterics. We flash back to the sentimental moment at the tropicana in 1952 when lucy breaks the baby news. Watch i love lucy season 2, episode 7 the courtroom. Many consider this the best year for i love lucy and certainly some of the most memorable episodes ever involve lucy and her quest to meet movie stars. Lucy convinces ethel that both of their marriages are in a rut.
Cuban bandleader ricky ricardo would be happy if his wife lucy would just be a housewife. I love lucy the anniversary present tv episode 1952 imdb. Coming on the heels of the episode that put the nail in the smothers brothers coffin and a brass eye pedophilia special thats still squickinducing. I love lucy closing creditscbs television network 1952. During i love lucys first seasons, the episodes took place mostly in the mertzes. Nov 26, 1951 watch full episodes on cbs all access. The only month beginning on a thursday in 1952 the year this episode first aired is may. Lucy does a tv commercial is the 30th episode of the 1950s television sitcom i love lucy, airing on may 5, 1952.
Join the conversation and connect with cbss i love lucy. Adultsize i love lucy pajamas and a bedroom set were also produced. Gale gordon had previously worked with lucy on her 194851 radio sitcom my favorite husband. This is one of the few episodes where it isnt lucy and her wild schemes versus the level headed ricky who is always ready to fly off the handle in an instant. Celebrate the birthday of tv comedy legend lucille ball with. Includes several bob hope show episodes that lucy and desi were on including a rare i love lucy. Many people consider lucy and the chocolate factory to be one of. The ultimate collection follows her tv career from the smashhit i love lucy through the lucy show, heres lucy and for the first time ever on dvd, life with lucy.
I love lucy was briefly a radio program and this episode, retitled the lease breakers, was broadcast on cbs radio on february 27, 1952. I love lucy is an american television sitcom starring lucille ball, desi arnaz, vivian vance, and william frawley. Lucy claims to have been a ballerina, to get into rickys show. It is considered to be the most famous episode of the show. The benefit i love lucy season 1, episode, originally aired 17 1952. During the first season of i love lucy gale gordon twice played the role of the boss, and the may 26, 1952 episode entitled lucy s schedule was a rewrite of the april 22, 1949 my favorite husband episode time schedule also called budgeting time. We flash back to the sentimental moment at the tropicana in 1952 when lucy breaks the baby news to ricky from lucy is. I love lucy openingclosing creditscbs television network 1952 duration. Beginning in november 1952, i love lucy dolls, manufactured by the american character doll company, were sold. I love lucy was briefly a radio program and this episode, retitled the lease. Job switching, originally broadcast midseptember of 1952, is the crazy.
Lucy tries to reunite the separated mertzes after they had a big fight. This episode by itself justifies lucille balls ranking as the absolute best comedic actress of early television. Dec 10, 1951 watch full episodes on cbs all access. Includes several bob hope show episodes that lucy and desi were on including a rare i love lucy episode with bob hope playing ricky and desi playing fred and bill frawley playing a captain.
Mar 22, 2019 lucy claims to have been a ballerina, to get into rickys show. I love lucy tv show season 1 episodes list next episode. I love lucy cuban bandleader ricky ricardo would be happy if his wife lucy would just be a housewife. In new neighbors lucy thinks the new neighbors are plotting a murder and everyones favorite job switc.
I love lucy confronts the 1950s american housewife ideal on october 15, 1951, the first episode of i love lucy debuted on national television, and audiences fell in love with a redhaired housewife named lucy ricardo lucille ball, her enthusiastic husband ricky desi arnaz, their landlords and friends ethel vivian vance and fred mertz. I love lucy lucy does a tv commercial tv episode 1952. When ricky tries hooking it up, the picture tube explodes. This episode was edited together with the episodes the benefit and the ballet to create the unreleased i love lucy movie.
In new neighbors lucy thinks the new neighbors are plotting a murder and everyones favorite job switching featuring the classic scene where lucy and ethel try to keep up with a fast moving conveyor belt of candy. List of i love lucy episodes i love lucy wiki fandom. More than 60 years ago, a pregnant lucille ball couldnt call. Its pretty much the walking in the others shoes plotline but its one of the best ones. A regular feature on best of dvds for i love lucy this is a great example of sitcom acting from lucille ball, and storytelling in general.
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