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1. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Pilot (1951)

TV-G | 45 min | Comedy, Family

Ricky tries to keep Lucy away from auditioning for a TV show, but when a clown becomes unavailable, Lucy takes his place.

Director: Ralph Levy | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Jerry Hausner, Bob LeMond

Votes: 446

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2. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: The Girls Want to Go to the Nightclub (1951)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

To 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.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 600

3. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Be a Pal (1951)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 527

4. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: The Diet (1951)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Lucy can be in Ricky's act, but only if she can lose 12 pounds in four days.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 536

5. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Lucy Thinks Ricky Is Trying to Murder Her (1951)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

After becoming too involved in a murder mystery book, Lucy believes that Ricky is trying to murder her.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 618

6. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: The Quiz Show (1951)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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'.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 548

7. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: The Audition (1951)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Ricky finally lands an audition for a television show. After the clown in Ricky's act gets injured, Lucy fills in for him.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 460

8. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: The Seance (1951)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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 ... See full summary »

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 536

9. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Men Are Messy (1951)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Annoyed at Ricky's messiness, Lucy divides the apartment into two halves: one for each of them to live in.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 490

10. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: The Fur Coat (1951)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 482

11. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Lucy Is Jealous of Girl Singer (1951)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 427

12. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Drafted (1951)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 464

13. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: The Adagio (1951)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 451

14. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: The Benefit (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Lucy gets Ricky to perform with her at a benefit for Ethel's club.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 412

15. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: The Amateur Hour (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 441

16. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Lucy Plays Cupid (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 457

17. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Lucy Fakes Illness (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 406

18. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Lucy Writes a Play (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 401

19. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Breaking the Lease (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

The Ricardos try to break their lease after a fight with the Mertzes.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 445

20. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: The Ballet (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 444

21. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: The Young Fans (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Lucy and Ricky try to deal with youthful admirers.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 432

22. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: New Neighbors (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Lucy thinks the new neighbors are plotting a murder.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 450

23. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Fred and Ethel Fight (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Lucy tries to reunite the separated Mertzes after they had a big fight.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 481

24. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: The Mustache (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 394

25. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: The Gossip (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

The boys and girls bet each other breakfast in bed for a month that they can't stop gossiping.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 439

26. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Pioneer Women (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 483

27. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: The Marriage License (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

When Lucy finds a misspelling on her marriage license, she believes her marriage to Ricky isn't legal.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 401

28. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: The Kleptomaniac (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 440

29. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Cuban Pals (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Lucy tries to emulate Ricky's former dance partner from Cuba.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 390

30. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: The Freezer (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 533

31. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Lucy Does a TV Commercial (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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, ... See full summary »

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 1,042

32. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: The Publicity Agent (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Ricky's publicity goes bad, so Lucy creates a stunt that includes her posing as the "Maharincess of Franistan."

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 383

33. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Lucy Gets Ricky on the Radio (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 386

34. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Lucy's Schedule (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

After Lucy causes them to be late for dinner with Ricky's new boss, he puts her on a tight schedule.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 451

35. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Ricky Thinks He's Getting Bald (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Lucy tries to convince Ricky that he is not losing his hair.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 432

36. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Ricky Asks for a Raise (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 412

37. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Job Switching (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 791

38. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: The Saxophone (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 372

39. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: The Anniversary Present (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 360

40. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: The Handcuffs (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Lucy attaches herself to Ricky using old handcuffs from Fred. She doesn't know he never had a key for them.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 408

41. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: The Operetta (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

The Ricardos and Mertzes perform in an operetta for a club benefit.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 460

42. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Vacation from Marriage (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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 ... See full summary »

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 390

43. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: The Courtroom (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 392

44. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Redecorating (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Lucy and Ethel are both sick of their furniture, so they enter a contest where the grand prize is five rooms of new furniture.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 398

45. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Ricky Loses His Voice (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Ricky gets a sore throat just before a show for the new owner of the Tropicana.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 361

46. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Lucy Is Enceinte (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

When Lucy learns that she's going to have a baby, she tries to find the right way to tell this to Ricky.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 484

47. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Pregnant Women Are Unpredictable (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Ricky does his best to deal with pregnant Lucy's emotional needs.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 355

48. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Lucy's Show-Biz Swan Song (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Pregnant Lucy insists on being in a barbershop quartet skit at the club with Ricky and the Mertzes.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 356

49. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Lucy Hires an English Tutor (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 382

50. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Ricky has Labor Pains (1953)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Ricky develops psychosomatic labor pains.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 354

51. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Lucy Becomes a Sculptress (1953)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Lucy decides to explore her artistic side and takes up sculpting.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 366

52. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Lucy Goes to the Hospital (1953)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Lucy has her baby.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 462

53. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Sales Resistance (1953)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Lucy seems to be unable to resist buying junk from fast-talking salesmen.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 384

54. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: The Inferiority Complex (1953)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Ricky and the Mertzes try to pull Lucy out of an emotional slump.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 323

55. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: The Club Election (1953)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Lucy and Ethel run against each other for President of their women's club.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 325

56. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: The Black Eye (1953)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Ricky and the Mertzes recall when Ricky accidentally gave Lucy a black eye.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 367

57. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Lucy Changes Her Mind (1953)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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 ... See full summary »

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 364

58. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: No Children Allowed (1953)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 354

59. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Lucy Hires a Maid (1953)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 347

60. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: The Indian Show (1953)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 352

61. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Lucy's Last Birthday (1953)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Lucy is depressed when she thinks everyone forgot her birthday and wanders off while her surprise party waits at the club.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 362

62. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: The Ricardos Change Apartments (1953)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Lucy tries everything to convince Ricky to let them move to a bigger apartment.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 349

63. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Lucy Is a Matchmaker (1953)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Lucy and Ethel play matchmaker for one of Fred's friends who is visiting from out of town, but things get complicated.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 346

64. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Lucy Wants New Furniture (1953)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Ricky insists that Lucy use her allowance to pay for new furniture she bought without his approval.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 347

65. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: The Camping Trip (1953)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Lucy and Ethel want to go with Ricky and Fred on their camping trip.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 376

66. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Ricky and Fred Are TV Fans (1953)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 394

67. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Never Do Business with Friends (1953)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 357

68. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Ricky's Life Story (1953)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Lucy is upset because a 'Life' magazine feature on Ricky's home life didn't include a picture of her.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 314

69. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: The Girls Go Into Business (1953)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

With dreams of making a fortune, Lucy and Ethel buy their own dress shop.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 357

70. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Lucy and Ethel Buy the Same Dress (1953)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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 ... See full summary »

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 358

71. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Equal Rights (1953)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Lucy and Ethel demand to be treated as if they were men, so Ricky and Fred do just that.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 377

72. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Baby Pictures (1953)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 318

73. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Lucy Tells the Truth (1953)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 411

74. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: The French Revue (1953)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 304

75. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Redecorating the Mertzes' Apartment (1953)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Lucy decides that she and Ricky are going to redecorate the Mertzes' apartment.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 337

76. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Too Many Crooks (1953)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Lucy is suspected of being the mysterious woman burglar, Madame X.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 356

77. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Changing the Boys' Wardrobe (1953)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 318

78. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Lucy Has Her Eyes Examined (1953)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 337

79. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Ricky's Old Girlfriend (1953)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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 ... See full summary »

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 342

80. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: The Million Dollar Idea (1954)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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 ... See full summary »

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 376

81. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Ricky Minds the Baby (1954)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 329

82. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: The Charm School (1954)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 371

83. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Sentimental Anniversary (1954)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Lucy and Ricky want to celebrate their anniversary themselves, with a quiet dinner at home. The Mertzes plan a big surprise party for them.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 322

84. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Fan Magazine Interview (1954)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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... See full summary »

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 321

85. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Oil Wells (1954)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

The gang buys oil stock from new neighbors who claim to be Texas oil tycoons.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 329

86. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Ricky Loses His Temper (1954)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 326

87. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Home Movies (1954)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 354

88. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Bonus Bucks (1954)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Lucy and Ethel clash over who owns a dollar worth $300.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 334

89. The Goldbergs (1949–1957)
Episode: The Distinguished Guest (1949)

TV-G | 29 min | Comedy

The Goldbergs, just back from their vacation in the Catskills, invite a new acquaintance to dinner and Jake considers entering into a partnership with their distinguished guest.

Director: Walter Hart | Stars: Eli Mintz, Larry Robinson, Arlene McQuade, Gertrude Berg

Votes: 15

90. The Goldbergs (1949–1957)
Episode: The Model Parents (1949)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy

Daughter Rosalie is finishing up a composition for school entitled, My family. She refuses to let everyone else read it so naturally Molly, Jake and Uncle David fear the worst, fearing that... See full summary »

Stars: Gertrude Berg, Arlene McQuade, Fredi Washington

Votes: 11

91. The Goldbergs (1949–1957)
Episode: Uncle Berish is Jealous of David (1953)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy

Jealous of the attention given to Jake's visiting relative, Uncle David is less than cordial to their guest.

Director: Martin Magner | Stars: Gertrude Berg, Robert H. Harris, Eli Mintz, Arlene McQuade

92. Studio One (1948–1958)
Episode: The Medium (1948)

60 min | Drama

Madame Flora conducts bogus seances to bilk grieving parents, but during one seance she feels hands around her neck and panics.

Director: Paul Nickell | Stars: Marie Powers, Lois Hunt, Leo Coleman, Leopoldo Savona

Votes: 43

93. Studio One (1948–1958)
Episode: June Moon (1949)

60 min | Drama

A naive Schenectady shipping clerk comes to Manhattan with dreams of becoming a lyricist, befriends a one-hit wonder composer and meets the girl of his dreams.

Director: Walter Hart | Stars: Glenda Farrell, Joshua Shelley, Edward Andrews, Jean Carson

Votes: 48

94. Studio One (1948–1958)
Episode: The Storm (1949)

60 min | Drama

During a stormy night, a woman alone in a country house discovers a dead body in her basement and is terrorized by an intruder.

Director: Yul Brynner | Stars: Marsha Hunt, John Rodney, Dean Harens, Paul Branson

Votes: 32

95. Studio One (1948–1958)
Episode: Wuthering Heights (1950)

51 min | Drama

Mistreated foundling Heathcliff and his stepsister Catherine fall in love, but when she marries a wealthy man, he becomes obsessed with getting revenge, even well into the next generation.

Director: Paul Nickell | Stars: Charlton Heston, Mary Sinclair, Richard Waring, June Dayton

Votes: 78

96. Studio One (1948–1958)
Episode: Pontius Pilate (1952)

60 min | Drama

The story, set 15 years after the Crucifixion, of the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, who is depicted as a victim of circumstances.

Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Geraldine Fitzgerald, Cyril Ritchard, Francis L. Sullivan, Berry Kroeger

Votes: 51

97. Studio One (1948–1958)
Episode: 1984 (1953)

60 min | Drama

In a totalitarian future society, Winston Smith, whose daily work is re-writing history, tries to rebel by falling in love.

Director: Paul Nickell | Stars: Eddie Albert, Lorne Greene, Norma Crane, Noel Leslie

Votes: 77

98. Studio One (1948–1958)
Episode: Confessions of a Nervous Man (1953)

51 min | Drama

On opening night, a playwright sits in a bar interacting with well-wishers and remembering the problems of getting a play ready for Broadway while anxiously awaiting the verdicts of the eight newspaper reviewers.

Director: Paul Nickell | Stars: George Axelrod, Art Carney, Jerome Kilty, Barbara Nichols

Votes: 36

99. Studio One (1948–1958)
Episode: The Remarkable Incident at Carson Corners (1954)

60 min | Drama

A group of school children perform what appears to be a play, but it progresses into a trial when the school janitor is accused of murder.

Director: Paul Nickell | Stars: John C. Becher, Frances Fuller, Betty Furness, Priscilla Gillette

Votes: 26

100. Studio One (1948–1958)
Episode: Dark Possession (1954)

60 min | Drama

A woman is accused by a poison-pen letter of murdering her husband.

Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Geraldine Fitzgerald, Barbara O'Neil, Leslie Nielsen, Bramwell Fletcher

Votes: 30



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