I Love Lucy

1. S01E01The Girls Want to Go to a NightclubOctober 15, 1951 9.0It's the Mertzes' eighteenth wedding anniversary. Ethel longs to celebrate it by going to the Copacabana, while Fred wants to attend the fig
2. S01E02Be a PalOctober 22, 1951 8.3In order to keep the honeymoon from ending with Ricky, Lucy consults a book that leads to all sorts of hilarious situations as Lucy tries to
3. S01E03The DietOctober 29, 1951 9.0To her dismay, Lucy finds out that she's put on 22 pounds since marrying Ricky. Complications arise when one of the girls in Ricky's new sho
4. S01E04Lucy Thinks Ricky is Trying to Murder HerNovember 5, 1951 9.3Lucy 's new whodunit and a misunderstood phone conversation work together to lead Lucy to think Ricky is trying to poison her. So with what
5. S01E05The Quiz ShowNovember 12, 1951 9.3After hearing a radio quiz show, and having Ricky answer all the question correctly, Lucy manages to get herself and Ricky on the show. Litt
6. S01E06The AuditionNovember 19, 1951 8.3Ricky's band is to be auditioned for television, and Lucy is trying to "get into the act." When Lucy substitutes for Buffo the clown, the pr
7. S01E07The SéanceNovember 26, 1951 8.7Lucy suddenly becomes interested in numerology and superstitions. After advising Ricky that it's a good day for him to make deals, she reali
8. S01E08Men are MessyDecember 3, 1951 9.3"Men are nothing but a bunch of messcats," insists Lucy Ricardo, while Ricky insists that "a man's home is his castle." To make a point, Luc
9. S01E09Season's bestThe Fur CoatDecember 10, 1951 9.7Ricky returns home with a $3,500 mink coat that he has rented for an act at the club. Lucy immediately jumps to the conclusion that it's her
10. S01E10Lucy is Jealous of Girl SingerDecember 17, 1951 7.8An item in the morning gossip column prompts Lucy to assume that Ricky is seeing another woman, namely Rosemary, one of his dancers. To keep
11. S01E11DraftedDecember 24, 1951 7.7When Lucy opens a telegram addressed to Ricky ordering him to appear at the Army's Fort Dix, she assumes that he has been drafted. Ethel sus
12. S01E12The AdagioDecember 31, 1951 7.7Lucy volunteers for Ricky's Parisian apache dance number for an upcoming Tropicana show. And Ethel finds the perfect person to teach her the
13. S01E13The BenefitJanuary 7, 1952 8.3Ethel wants Ricky to a headline a benefit show for her women's club, but Lucy refuses to ask him, unless she can be on the bill, too. After
14. S01E14The Amateur HourJanuary 14, 1952 8.7Lucy, 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. The trouble
15. S01E15Lucy Plays CupidJanuary 21, 1952 8.0Miss Lewis, the Ricardos' elderly neighbor, requests Lucy's assistance in getting the attention of Mr. Ritter, the elderly grocery man whom
16. S01E16Lucy Fakes IllnessJanuary 28, 1952 8.3After all this time, Lucy has finally found what she believes to be the perfect solution for getting into show business. After Ethel gives h
17. S01E17Lucy Writes a PlayFebruary 4, 1952 8.3Lucy is busily writing the script for the play that her women's club is going to put on, a little something called "A Tree Grows in Havana,"
18. S01E18Breaking the LeaseFebruary 11, 1952 8.7The show opens with the Ricardos and the Mertzes sitting around the Ricardos' piano, singing songs together. After the Mertzes leave, Lucy a
19. S01E19The BalletFebruary 18, 1952 9.0Even after all this time, Lucy still longs to get into one of Ricky's shows. When she learns that there is an opening in one of Ricky's acts
20. S01E20The Young FansFebruary 25, 1952 8.3A shy young teenager named Peggy has a major crush on Ricky. Ricky, however, is tired of all this "attention" that this girl is giving him,
21. S01E21New NeighborsMarch 3, 1952 9.3In order for Lucy to hide from Ricky that she is snooping in the new neighbors' apartment, she hides in their closet where she hears them pl
22. S01E22Fred and Ethel FightMarch 10, 1952 8.7Fred and Ethel have been going at each others' throats for the past few days now, and aren't talking to each other any more. (Fred: She call
23. S01E23The MoustacheMarch 17, 1952 9.7Lucy dislikes Ricky's new moustache. In order to take revenge, she glues a moustache and beard on to her face. Then, Ricky agrees to shave h
24. S01E24The GossipMarch 24, 1952 9.3Ricky is disgusted by Lucy's obsession with gossiping about other people. According to Ricky, Lucy acts as if it is her "life's blood." Fred
25. S01E25Pioneer WomenMarch 31, 1952 9.0Lucy and Ethel's hopes of joining the posh Society Matrons' League lead to a bet with their husbands over which sex - the men or the women -
26. S01E26The Marriage LicenseApril 7, 1952 8.3Lucy thinks she and Ricky aren't legally married because his name was misspelled on their marriage license. So she wants them to renew their
27. S01E27The KleptomaniacApril 14, 1952 9.3When Ricky sees Lucy sneaking silver items into their closet, he thinks she's a kleptomaniac. Fred and Ricky question her when they see her
28. S01E28Cuban PalsApril 21, 1952 8.0Lucy is jealous of one of Ricky's female Cuban friends, a woman named Renita. Lucy and Ethel dress as cleaning women to spy on Renita and Ri
29. S01E29The FreezerApril 28, 1952 8.3Where's the beef? It's in Lucy and Ethel's new walk-in freezer (according to Lucy, the "human popsicle"). Of course, Ricky and Fred have a b
30. S01E30Lucy Does a TV CommercialMay 5, 1952 9.3Lucy has angled her way onto Ricky's special as the show's pitch girl. She advertises a medicine called "Vitameatavegamin." Believing it con
31. S01E31The Publicity AgentMay 12, 1952 8.7Lucy poses as a princess for a publicity stunt.
32. S01E32Lucy Gets Ricky on the RadioMay 19, 1952 9.7Lucy secretly books Ricky on a radio quiz show.
33. S01E33Lucy's ScheduleMay 26, 1952 9.7Ricky puts Lucy on a rigid time schedule.
34. S01E34Ricky Thinks He's Getting BaldJune 2, 1952 8.0Ricky fears that he is going bald, so Lucy takes it into her head to help him: she stages a "bald people's party" to show him that he's not
35. S01E35Ricky Asks for a RaiseJune 9, 1952 9.0Ricky's boss won't give him a raise, so he quits. Lucy and the Mertzes decide that to convince the boss to hire Ricky back, they should pret

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Job SwitchingSeptember 15, 1952 7.7Ricky wants Lucy to try working for a week, so she and Ethel get jobs at a candy factory, where they are totally inept-especially at wrappin
2. S02E02The SaxophoneSeptember 22, 1952 7.3When Lucy fails her saxophone audition for Ricky's band, she tries to stop him from going on the road by pretending there's another man in h
3. S02E03The Anniversary PresentSeptember 29, 1952 9.3Lucy thinks that Ricky is pitching woo with a sophisticated neighbor. The woman is actually a jeweler who Ricky has commissioned to fashion
4. S02E04The HandcuffsOctober 6, 1952 8.7Inspired by a magic trick she saw, Lucy handcuffs herself to Ricky using old handcuffs from Fred. She was unaware of the fact that he didn't
5. S02E05The OperettaOctober 13, 1952 7.3Lucy's women's club wants to stage an operetta, but they're completely broke. (Lucy, the treasurer, seems to have spent it all to pay her ow
6. S02E06Vacation from MarriageOctober 27, 1952 7.3The Ricardos and the Mertzes take a week off from their in-a-rut marriages. But each spouse misses the other too much, and despite a last-di
7. S02E07The CourtroomNovember 10, 1952 9.0The Ricardos give the Mertzes a television set for their anniversary, but Ricky's zealous tuning causes it to blow up. Fred retaliates by br
8. S02E08Season's bestRedecoratingNovember 24, 1952 9.7Waiting to find out if she has won a home furnishing contest, Lucy won't leave the house, much to Ricky's annoyance. He tells Fred to call h
9. S02E09Ricky Loses His VoiceDecember 1, 1952 8.3Ricky comes down with a sore throat just as he is about to open a new show.
10. S02E10Lucy is EnceinteDecember 8, 1952 7.7When Lucy learns that she's going to have a baby, she tries to find the right way to tell this to Ricky.
11. S02E11Pregnant Women Are UnpredictableDecember 15, 1952 8.7With the baby coming, Ricky decides to make Lucy breakfast in bed and shower her (baby) with gifts. Lucy then gets depressed thinking that a
12. S02E12Lucy's Show Biz Swan SongDecember 22, 1952 8.0Pregnant Lucy insists on being in a barbershop quartet skit at the club with Ricky and the Mertzes.
13. S02E13Lucy Hires an English TutorDecember 29, 1952 8.0Lucy wants her baby to be raised hearing nothing but perfect English, so she hires a tutor to teach her, Ricky, and the Mertzes proper Engli
14. S02E14Ricky Has Labor PainsJanuary 5, 1953 8.3When Lucy's pregnancy cravings and preoccupation with a baby shower leave Ricky frustrated and overwhelmed, he begins to develop psychosomat
15. S02E15Lucy Becomes a SculptressJanuary 12, 1953 7.7Lucy feels that her child should grow up with artistic influence, so she takes up sculpting. When Ricky arranges for an art critic to arrive
16. S02E16Lucy Goes to the HospitalJanuary 19, 1953 7.7With the baby due at any moment, Ricky and the Mertzes carefully rehearse the trip to the hospital. But when the big moment actually comes,
17. S02E17Sales ResistanceJanuary 26, 1953 9.7When Lucy buys a gadget in response to an ad, Ricky gets angry.
18. S02E18The Inferiority ComplexFebruary 2, 1953 9.0Lucy makes one faux pas after another and develops an inferiority complex.
19. S02E19The Club ElectionFebruary 16, 1953 8.7Lucy and Ethel each run for president of their club, the Wednesday Afternoon Fine Arts League. They soon discover that the deciding vote wil
20. S02E20The Black EyeMarch 9, 1953 9.7Lucy and Ricky are both engrossed in a thrilling novel, and decide to read it aloud to enjoy it at the same time. When Ricky tosses the book
21. S02E21Lucy Changes Her MindMarch 30, 1953 9.7Lucy seems unable to finish anything without changing her mind. Ricky loses his temper over it, so Lucy tries to play a trick on him with an
22. S02E22No Children AllowedApril 20, 1953 9.0The Ricardos' lease does not allow children, and their crying new baby Little Ricky causes neighbor Mrs. Trumbull to complain to Lucy and Et
23. S02E23Lucy Hires a MaidApril 27, 1953 7.7Ricky allows Lucy to hire a maid because she keeps falling asleep during the day from staying up nights with Little Ricky. However, the maid
24. S02E24The Indian ShowMay 4, 1953 7.7Ricky is planning an Indian number for his nightclub act, and assumes that motherhood has ended Lucy's show business ambitions. However, Luc
25. S02E25Lucy's Last BirthdayMay 11, 1953 7.7When it seems that everyone has forgotten Lucy's birthday, she becomes depressed and wanders around town. She meets the "Friends of the Frie
26. S02E26The Ricardos Change ApartmentsMay 18, 1953 8.3Now that they have a baby, Lucy thinks that she and Ricky need a bigger apartment, but Ricky says they cannot afford it. When Lucy learns th
27. S02E27Lucy is MatchmakerMay 25, 1953 8.3Lucy tries to fix up her girl friend with a bachelor friend of Fred's, but soon ends up as an unwitting party in a love triangle.
28. S02E28Lucy Wants New FurnitureJune 1, 1953 8.7When Lucy buys a new sofa and coffee table without Ricky's permission, he says she will have to pay for it out of her allowance. To save mon
29. S02E29The Camping TripJune 8, 1953 9.3Determined to prove to friends from her bridge club that she and Ricky have not grown apart, Lucy starts spending all of her time with Ricky
30. S02E30Ricky and Fred Are TV FansJune 22, 1953 9.7Ricky and Fred are excited about watching a lengthy boxing match on TV. While Ricky and Fred stay glued to the set, Lucy and Ethel are mista
31. S02E31Never Do Business with FriendsJune 29, 1953 9.7The Ricardos sell their old washing machine to the Mertzes, where it breaks down in their possession. They demand that the Ricardos take it

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Ricky's 'Life' StoryOctober 5, 1953 8.7Life magazine does a picture story on Ricky, but Lucy is not in it, leaving her feeling resentful of Ricky for not letting her have a career
2. S03E02The Girls Go Into BusinessOctober 12, 1953 8.7Lucy and Ethel buy a dress shop behind their husbands' backs, but soon find that they are not making the profits that they anticipated.
3. S03E03Lucy and Ethel Buy the Same DressOctober 19, 1953 7.7Lucy and Ethel are going to appear on TV with their women's club, and choose to sing Cole Porter's "Friendship" together. In addition, Lucy
4. S03E04Season's bestEqual RightsOctober 26, 1953 9.7ired of Ricky and Fred's attitude towards them, the girls demand equal rights. Ricky and Fred turn the tables on them when, out to dinner, t
5. S03E05Baby PicturesNovember 2, 1953 9.7The Ricardos have decided they are not going to brag about their baby Little Ricky. That changes when Carolyn and Charlie Appleby start to b
6. S03E06Lucy Tells the TruthNovember 9, 1953 9.7When 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
7. S03E07The French RevueNovember 16, 1953 7.7After being embarrassed in a restaurant, Lucy takes French lessons. Then she does everything she can to get into Ricky's new French-themed s
8. S03E08Redecorating the Mertzes' ApartmentNovember 23, 1953 7.7Lucy decides that she and Ricky are going to redecorate the Mertzes' apartment.
9. S03E09Too Many CrooksNovember 30, 1953 9.0The police are looking for "Madame X," the mysterious burglar. Due to misunderstandings, Ethel suspects that Lucy is Madame X, while Lucy su
10. S03E10Changing the Boys' WardrobeDecember 7, 1953 9.7The girls decide they are tired of Ricky and Fred wearing the same old worn out clothes at home and decide to make some changes.
11. S03E11Lucy Has Her Eyes ExaminedDecember 14, 1953 8.3After a visit to the eye doctor leaves Lucy's vision hopelessly blurred for the rest of the day, she decides to go through a jitterbug numbe
12. S03E12Ricky's Old Girl FriendDecember 21, 1953 7.7The Ricardos and Mertzes take a marriage quiz. One question involves past romances, and Ricky makes up a story about an old girlfriend from
13. S03E13The Million Dollar IdeaJanuary 11, 1954 9.7Lucy concocts a delicious salad dressing, and Fred tells her she ought to sell it. Marketing the product as "Aunt Martha's Old Fashioned Sal
14. S03E14Ricky Minds the BabyJanuary 18, 1954 9.0While the Tropicana is closed for repainting, Ricky offers to give Lucy a week's break and take total responsibility for the care of Little
15. S03E15The Charm SchoolJanuary 25, 1954 8.3After seeing Ricky and Fred give pretty girl Eve Whitney the eye during a party, Lucy and Ethel decide to go to charm school.
16. S03E16Sentimental AnniversaryFebruary 1, 1954 8.7It is the Ricardos' wedding anniversary, and they plan to spend it home alone. The Mertzes however, have planned a surprise anniversary part
17. S03E17Fan Magazine InterviewFebruary 8, 1954 9.0Lucy 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
18. S03E18Oil WellsFebruary 15, 1954 9.7The gang buys oil stock from new neighbors who claim to be Texas oil tycoons.
19. S03E19Ricky Loses His TemperFebruary 22, 1954 9.7Ricky 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
20. S03E20Home MoviesMarch 1, 1954 9.3Ricky bores everyone by overplaying the home movies he's taken with his new camera. When the gang finds out he's making a TV pilot they try
21. S03E21Bonus BucksMarch 8, 1954 9.3Ricky secretly hides a winning Bonus Buck worth $300 in Lucy's purse, but she gives all the money in her purse to the grocery boy! Ethel get
22. S03E22Ricky's Hawaiian VacationMarch 15, 1954 8.0Ricky and his band get an offer to play in Honolulu. Lucy disguises herself an elderly mother and goes on a TV game show to try to win a tri
23. S03E23Lucy is EnviousMarch 29, 1954 8.0After Lucy and Ethel each accidentally pledge a five-hundred dollar donation to a charity run by Lucy's rich high-school friend, they must n
24. S03E24Lucy Writes a NovelApril 5, 1954 8.7Lucy's novel - a thinly disguised story of her life and the people in it - upsets Ricky, Fred, and Ethel.
25. S03E25Lucy's Club DanceApril 12, 1954 8.3Lucy, Ethel, and their friends from the Wednesday Afternoon Fine Arts League decide to raise money for their club by sponsoring a dance. The
26. S03E26The Black WigApril 19, 1954 8.0After Ricky forbids Lucy to cut her hair short in an Italian style haircut, Lucy dons a black wig at the beauty salon to try out the look. S
27. S03E27The DinerApril 26, 1954 9.3Ricky decides to quit show business, and the Ricardos and the Mertzes decide to open up a diner. The Mertzes struggle with all the difficult
28. S03E28Tennessee Ernie VisitsMay 3, 1954 9.7Lucy's mother writes to inform Lucy and Ricky that her friend's roommate's cousin's son Ernie Ford will be arriving from Tennessee to visit
29. S03E29Tennessee Ernie Hangs OnMay 10, 1954 9.7Ernie is still living with the Ricardos, much to their annoyance. The Ricardos and Mertzes try different schemes to get Ernie to leave on hi
30. S03E30The Golf GameMay 17, 1954 9.7After Lucy buys Ricky a set of golf clubs for their anniversary, the girls regret it when he and Fred become obsessed with the game.
31. S03E31The SubleaseMay 24, 1954 9.0The Ricardos are taking a summer trip to Maine after Ricky's band is booked there, so they sublet their apartment for the summer. After the

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01Season's bestThe Business ManagerOctober 4, 1954 9.7Ricky hires a business manager (Charles Lane), and Lucy finds him tighter with money than Ricky. After Lucy gets several months behind in al
2. S04E02Mertz and KurtzOctober 11, 1954 7.3To help Fred impress his world-traveling ex-vaudeville partner, Barney Kurtz, Ethel talks Lucy into posing as their maid. It turns out that
3. S04E03Lucy Cries WolfOctober 18, 1954 9.7Lucy cries wolf once too often when she decides to see whether Ricky would come to her aid in an emergency. He assures her that he'd rush ho
4. S04E04The MatchmakerOctober 25, 1954 8.0Lucy attempts to help her friend Dorothy get married by inviting Dorothy and her beau Sam to a romantic dinner at the Ricardos' apartment, h
5. S04E05Mr. and Mrs. TV ShowNovember 1, 1954 9.3Phipps Department Store offers Ricky a job as a morning TV show host, but only if it includes Lucy as well.
6. S04E06Ricky's Movie OfferNovember 8, 1954 8.7A Hollywood talent scout wants Ricky to audition for a movie about the life of Don Juan, and everyone wants to get into the act and audition
7. S04E07Ricky's Screen TestNovember 15, 1954 8.7Lucy appears with Ricky in his screen test, with the hope that she will get discovered by a Hollywood executive.
8. S04E08Lucy's Mother-in-LawNovember 22, 1954 8.7When Ricky's mother visits, Lucy desperately tries to impress her.
9. S04E09Ethel's BirthdayNovember 29, 1954 7.7Fred asks Lucy to choose something special for him to give Ethel for her birthday. Ethel opens the gift, then complains that Fred's choice o
10. S04E10Ricky's ContractDecember 6, 1954 8.7Ricky is still waiting for the results of his screen test, and his anxious attitude is worrying Lucy and the Mertzes. To calm Ricky down, Fr
11. S04E11Getting ReadyDecember 13, 1954 8.7The Ricardos and the Mertzes are all ready to leave for California, until they see the antique car Fred has bought for the trip.
12. S04E12Lucy Learns to DriveJanuary 3, 1955 9.0Ricky makes the mistake of teaching Lucy to drive his brand new car. It's only after showing Ethel how the car works that she crashes into a
13. S04E13California, Here We ComeJanuary 10, 1955 7.0Lucy and Ricky are all ready to start their trek to Los Angeles when complications develop: Lucy's mother decides to join them. The car is a
14. S04E14First StopJanuary 17, 1955 9.0After a long day of non-stop driving, the Ricardos and the Mertzes pull into a run-down cafe somewhere near Cincinnati that has nothing but
15. S04E15Tennessee BoundJanuary 24, 1955 9.3After getting lost and ending up south in Tennessee, the Ricardos and Mertzes get arrested for speeding and Tennessee Ernie Ford helped them
16. S04E16Ethel's Home TownJanuary 31, 1955 9.3The gang arrives in Ethel's hometown of Albequerque, New Mexico, where the locals are under the impression that she, and not Ricky, has been
17. S04E17L.A. at LastFebruary 7, 1955 8.8When the Ricardos and the Mertzes arrive in Hollywood, Lucy goes to the Brown Derby restaurant where her sighting of William Holden turns ca
18. S04E18Don Juan and the StarletsFebruary 14, 1955 8.7Ricky leaves Lucy at their hotel and goes out to a movie premiere with four starlets. He then gets in trouble with Lucy when she thinks that
19. S04E19Lucy Gets in PicturesFebruary 21, 1955 8.3Lucy finally gets her chance - she lands a part as a murdered showgirl in a major MGM musical.
20. S04E20The Fashion ShowFebruary 28, 1955 7.7Lucy is determined to own a Don Loper gown and winds up being part of a "Hollywood Wives" fashion show while having a bad sunburn.
21. S04E21The Hedda Hopper StoryMarch 14, 1955 8.3Lucy's mother arrives in California with the baby, while Ricky's agent concocts a publicity stunt designed to land Ricky in Hedda Hopper's c
22. S04E22Don Juan is ShelvedMarch 21, 1955 8.7When Lucy finds out from a Variety article that MGM has shelved Ricky's film Don Juan, she schemes with her mother and the Mertzes to create
23. S04E23Bull Fight DanceMarch 28, 1955 7.7When Lucy gets to write answers to questions about what it is like to be married to Ricky for Photoplay magazine, she blackmails him to let
24. S04E24Hollywood AnniversaryApril 4, 1955 8.7Lucy and Ricky's wedding anniversary is approaching, and Ricky has forgotten the date, but he has a plan to convince Lucy that he knew it al
25. S04E25The Star UpstairsApril 18, 1955 8.3Lucy poses as a bellboy to get a glimpse of Cornel Wilde, who is staying at the hotel. When this does not work, Lucy manages to get a bellbo
26. S04E26In Palm SpringsApril 25, 1955 7.0Lucy and Ethel go to Palm Springs; guest Rock Hudson.
27. S04E27The Dancing StarMay 2, 1955 8.3Carolyn Appleby, one of Lucy's friends from New York, is visiting and wants to meet some of the movie stars that Lucy has bragged about befr
28. S04E28Harpo MarxMay 9, 1955 9.7Lucy promised Carolyn Appleby she'd produce some real Hollywood celebrities. Now she's got to deliver. Dressing up as Clark Gable, Gary Coop
29. S04E29Ricky Needs an AgentMay 16, 1955 9.3Lucy pretends to be Ricky's agent and tries to bluff a studio executive (Parley Baer) into casting Ricky in a film, only to get him released
30. S04E30The TourMay 30, 1955 9.0After Ricky forbids Lucy to join him for lunch with Richard Widmark at Romanoff's, Lucy and Ethel take a bus tour of movie stars' homes in B

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01Lucy Visits Grauman'sOctober 3, 1955 9.3Ricky has completed his movie for MGM, but Lucy and the Mertzes convince him to let them stay in Hollywood for one more week. While sight-se
2. S05E02Season's bestLucy and John WayneOctober 10, 1955 9.7Lucy and Ethel have made off with the cement slab of John Wayne's footprints. Now the police are called in to investigate. John Wayne guest
3. S05E03Lucy and the DummyOctober 17, 1955 9.3MGM asks Ricky to help entertain executives at a studio party. Ricky has plans to go deep-sea fishing, but as far as Lucy is concerned, "the
4. S05E04Ricky Sells the CarOctober 24, 1955 9.0Ricky sells the car and buys train tickets for the trip back to New York, but he forgets about Fred and Ethel, leading to a rift between the
5. S05E05The Great Train RobberyOctober 31, 1955 9.0On the trip back to New York, Lucy learns a jewel thief's on their train.
6. S05E06HomecomingNovember 7, 1955 9.3The gang is finally home from Hollywood, and everybody is gushing over Ricky, treating him like the movie star that he has become. A reporte
7. S05E07Face to FaceNovember 14, 1955 9.0Ricky's agent says that the Ricardos should move to a fancy apartment and get out of the "dump" that the Mertzes own. The Ricardos stand up
8. S05E08Lucy Goes to a RodeoNovember 28, 1955 7.7Ricky is upset when he learns that he signed up to do not a radio show, but a rodeo show. When there are no acts available, he has to reluct
9. S05E09Nursery SchoolDecember 5, 1955 8.3Lucy is not happy about the idea of being separated from Little Ricky, but Ricky insists their son must start nursery school. Lucy then beco
10. S05E10Ricky's European BookingDecember 12, 1955 8.7Ricky's band gets booked in Europe, and Fred is recruited as Ricky's band manager. Lucy and Ethel can only go if they can come up with enoug
11. S05E11The PassportsDecember 19, 1955 8.3Lucy needs her birth certificate in order to get her passport, but Jamestown has no record of her being born there. She devises a way to sne
12. S05E12Staten Island FerryJanuary 2, 1956 7.0The Ricardos and Mertzes are all ready to leave for Europe, until Fred announces that he gets seasick, so Ricky suggests seasick pills.
13. S05E13Bon VoyageJanuary 16, 1956 7.0After boarding the ocean liner SS Constitution, Lucy goes ashore just one more time to kiss Little Ricky goodbye, and misses the boat. As a
14. S05E14Second HoneymoonJanuary 23, 1956 7.0Lucy plans to make the ocean voyage a second honeymoon, but Ricky has previous shipboard engagements with his band. When she has had enough,
15. S05E15Lucy Meets the QueenJanuary 30, 1956 7.7Lucy and Ethel go looking for Queen Elizabeth II on their first day in London. Ethel manages to get a glimpse of the Queen, but Lucy misses
16. S05E16The Fox HuntFebruary 6, 1956 8.0Lucy is torn between wanting to spend the weekend fox hunting and her jealousy of a blonde.
17. S05E17Lucy Goes to ScotlandFebruary 20, 1956 7.7Ricky's tour calls for Paris as the next stop, but Lucy wants to go to Scotland.
18. S05E18Paris at LastFebruary 27, 1956 8.3The Ricardos and the Mertzes arrive in Paris, and when a man outside the American Express office offers to exchange money for Lucy, she ends
19. S05E19Lucy Meets Charles BoyerMarch 5, 1956 8.3Lucy decides to fake a meeting with Charles Boyer.
20. S05E20Lucy Gets a Paris GownMarch 19, 1956 9.7Lucy is determined to get a new designer dress while in Paris.
21. S05E21Lucy in the Swiss AlpsMarch 26, 1956 8.7While in Lucerne, the Ricardos and the Mertzes go mountain climbing in the Swiss Alps, and are stuck in a cabin with little to eat after a s
22. S05E22Lucy Gets Homesick in ItalyApril 9, 1956 8.7Lucy, while in Florence, gets homesick for Little Ricky on his third birthday. To lift her spirits, she hosts an impromptu party for several
23. S05E23Lucy's Italian MovieApril 16, 1956 9.0Lucy is "discovered" by an Italian film director while traveling to Rome.
24. S05E24Lucy's Bicycle TripApril 23, 1956 8.7Lucy can't cross the French-Italian border because she lost her passport.
25. S05E25Lucy Goes to Monte CarloMay 7, 1956 8.0Lucy and Ethel go to the casino and inadvertently win big. After Ricky finds the hidden money, he thinks Fred has been skimming Ricky's conc
26. S05E26Return Home from EuropeMay 14, 1956 8.7In order to make it home from Europe in time for Ricky and his band to perform at the Roxy Theatre, everyone must travel back to New York by

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

1. S06E01Lucy and Bob HopeOctober 1, 1956 9.0Sighting Bob Hope at Yankee Stadium, Lucy hopes to persuade him to appear at Ricky's club (now named Club Babalú) unaware that Hope has alre
2. S06E02Little Ricky Learns to Play the DrumsOctober 8, 1956 9.0Little Ricky's non-stop drum playing threatens the Ricardos' and Mertzes' friendship.
3. S06E03Lucy Meets Orson WellesOctober 15, 1956 8.7Orson Welles asks Lucy to assist in his magic act.
4. S06E04Little Ricky Gets Stage FrightOctober 22, 1956 8.0A case of stage fright hits Little Ricky as he is about to perform.
5. S06E05Visitor from ItalyOctober 29, 1956 8.0Lucy tries to reunite a Venetian gondolier with his brother who lives in America.
6. S06E06Off to FloridaNovember 12, 1956 8.0Driving to Miami to meet their husbands after Ricky's band is booked in Florida, the girls share the drive with a strange lady (Elsa Lanches
7. S06E07Deep-Sea FishingNovember 19, 1956 8.3While in Miami, the boys bet the girls that they will catch bigger fish on a planned deep-sea fishing trip. To win the bet, the men and the
8. S06E08Desert IslandNovember 26, 1956 8.3Still in Miami, Lucy and Ethel's scheme to prevent the boys from judging a bathing beauty contest leaves the Ricardos and the Mertzes maroon
9. S06E09The Ricardos Visit CubaDecember 3, 1956 7.3Lucy is bent on impressing Ricky's family when they leave Florida and visit Havana, Cuba, but she cannot seem to say or do anything right.
10. S06E10Little Ricky's School PageantDecember 17, 1956 8.0Back in New York, the Ricardos and the Mertzes sign on as extra cast members in Little Ricky's school play, "The Enchanted Forest".
11. S06E11Christmas ShowDecember 24, 1956 8.0Lucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel reminisce (via flashbacks of previous episodes) as they trim the tree on Christmas Eve. The flashbacks were all
12. S06E12Season's bestLucy and the Loving CupJanuary 7, 1957 9.7After 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 lo
13. S06E13Lucy and SupermanJanuary 14, 1957 9.7Lucy promises to produce Superman ([[George Reeves]) for Little Ricky's fifth birthday party, but must make alternate plans when he is unabl
14. S06E14Little Ricky Gets a DogJanuary 21, 1957 9.3Little Ricky's new puppy prompts complaints by a grouchy new tenant.
15. S06E15Lucy Wants to Move to the CountryJanuary 28, 1957 8.7Fed up with city life, Lucy yearns for the suburban life. Ricky buys an old Colonial house in suburban Westport, Connecticut as a surprise f
16. S06E16Lucy Hates to LeaveFebruary 4, 1957 8.0The Mertzes rent the Ricardo's apartment to a young newlywed couple named Mr. and Mrs. Taylor. Lucy and Ricky decide to sell their furniture
17. S06E17Lucy Misses the MertzesFebruary 11, 1957 8.3The Ricardos move into their new home in Connecticut. While Little Ricky is at a sleepover, Lucy and Ricky decide to take the train to New Y
18. S06E18Lucy Gets Chummy with the NeighborsFebruary 18, 1957 8.3Lucy's new neighbor, Betty Ramsey, talks Lucy into buying all new furniture, and it all ends up costing over three thousand dollars. When Ri
19. S06E19Lucy Raises ChickensMarch 4, 1957 9.0
20. S06E20Lucy Does the TangoMarch 11, 1957 8.7The Ricardos and Mertzes go to war over chicken-raising and PTA meetings.
21. S06E21Ragtime BandMarch 18, 1957 8.0
22. S06E22Lucy's Night in TownMarch 25, 1957 8.0
23. S06E23HousewarmingApril 1, 1957 8.3
24. S06E24Building a Bar-B-QApril 8, 1957 8.0
25. S06E25Country Club DanceApril 22, 1957 8.3
26. S06E26Lucy Raises TulipsApril 29, 1957 8.0Lucy gets involved in a flower show and starts raising tulips.
27. S06E27The Ricardos Dedicate a StatueMay 6, 1957 7.0Lucy becomes involved in community affairs and almost gets expelled from the neighborhood.

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