Best to Worst Episodes of The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour
by Zabon | created - 06 Sep 2014 | updated - 06 Sep 2014 | PublicThese are all 13 episodes of the Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour in order of most well-written in terms of connective plot with most intricate twists to the least enthralling of the full series.
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1.
The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1957–1960)
Episode:
Lucy Makes Room for Danny
(1958)
60 min | Comedy, Family
Lucy and Ricky sublet their country house to the Williams family. The Williams' popularity rose from "Make Room for Daddy", starring Danny Thomas.
Director: Jerry Thorpe | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Danny Thomas, Marjorie Lord
Votes: 163
2.
The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1957–1960)
Episode:
Lucy Goes to Mexico
(1958)
60 min | Comedy, Family
At San Diego, California, doing a USO show, Lucy and Mertz duo go to Mexico to shop. But return with an unexpected and surprise stowaway in the trunk which causes problems at the border. Celebrity, Maurice Chevalier.
Director: Jerry Thorpe | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Maurice Chevalier, Vivian Vance
Votes: 149
3.
The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1957–1960)
Episode:
Lucy Wants a Career
(1959)
60 min | Comedy, Family
Lucy decides she must re-enter the workforce if she wants more spending money. Ethel stays behind to cook and clean for the Ricardos, and Lucy finds out how much has changed in the employment departments.
Director: Jerry Thorpe | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Paul Douglas, Vivian Vance
Votes: 166
4.
The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1957–1960)
Episode:
Lucy Goes to Sun Valley
(1958)
60 min | Comedy, Family
Tired of being second in Ricky's life, Lucy drags Ethel to a ski resort on the second Ricardo's honeymoon and succeeds at enraging Ricky's short temper with extreme jealousy with Fernando Lamas.
Director: Jerry Thorpe | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Fernando Lamas, Vivian Vance
Votes: 161
5.
The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1957–1960)
Episode:
Milton Berle Hides at the Ricardos
(1959)
60 min | Comedy, Family
Lucy wants Milton Berle in little Ricky's school play. So while at his office, she overhears that he can't concentrate on writing a new book, so she offers up her home so that he can write ... See full summary »
Director: Desi Arnaz | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Milton Berle, Vivian Vance
Votes: 148
6.
The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1957–1960)
Episode:
Lucy Hunts Uranium
(1958)
60 min | Comedy, Family
Lucy, Ricky, Fred, Ethel and Fred MacMurray, are in a one-on-one race in a Las Vegas desert to go uranium hunting, but when they make a find all bets are off and it's a race to get back to the claims office, first.
Director: Jerry Thorpe | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Fred MacMurray, Vivian Vance
Votes: 204
7.
The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1957–1960)
Episode:
Lucy Wins a Race Horse
(1958)
60 min | Comedy, Family
Lucy tries to convince Ricky to keep a racehorse they won in a contest, even if it means running the horse herself in a race to win enough money to pay for the horse's upkeep.
Director: Jerry Thorpe | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Betty Grable, Harry James
Votes: 166
8.
The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1957–1960)
Episode:
The Ricardos Go to Japan
(1959)
60 min | Comedy, Family
Lucy and the gang head to Japan on business and encounter Bob Cummings. Chaos ensues with a string of pearls in a Geisha house.
Director: Desi Arnaz | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Robert Cummings, Vivian Vance
Votes: 156
9.
The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1957–1960)
Episode:
The Celebrity Next Door
(1957)
60 min | Comedy, Family
When Tallulah Bankhead moves in next door Lucy reacts in typical fashion and continuous chaos ensues.
Director: Jerry Thorpe | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Tallulah Bankhead, Vivian Vance
Votes: 274
10.
The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1957–1960)
Episode:
Lucy Meets the Mustache
(1960)
60 min | Comedy, Family
Ernie Kovacs and Edie Adams move in next door to the Ricardo's and Lucy can't stop torturing Ernie every time she's in his presence.
Director: Desi Arnaz | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Ernie Kovacs, Edie Adams
Votes: 134
11.
The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1957–1960)
Episode:
Lucy Goes to Alaska
(1959)
60 min | Comedy, Family
Lucy and the gang are flying to Alaska to see some property Fred and Ricky bought.
Director: Jerry Thorpe | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Red Skelton, Vivian Vance
Votes: 151
12.
The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1957–1960)
Episode:
Lucy's Summer Vacation
(1959)
60 min | Comedy, Family
The normally celebrity-hungry Lucy is disappointed to find she is sharing a vacation cabin with movie stars.
Director: Jerry Thorpe | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Ida Lupino, Howard Duff
Votes: 168
13.
The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1957–1960)
Episode:
Lucy Takes a Cruise to Havana
(1957)
75 min | Comedy, Family
Hedda Hopper visit the Ricardos' Connecticut home for an interview. They all answer questions of how Lucy first met Ricky after a cruise trip to Havana, Cuba, with Ann Sothern in 1940 with thanks to Rudy Vallee's assistance.
Director: Jerry Thorpe | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Ann Sothern, Cesar Romero
Votes: 192
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