Season 1
(1951)
Cast
as Lucy Ricardo
as Ricky Ricardo
as Ethel Mertz
as Fred Mertz
Episodes
The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub 7.0
October 15, 1951
An argument ensues among the couples when Ethel wants to celebrate the Mertzes's anniversary at the Copacabana while Fr…
Be a Pal 8.0
October 22, 1951
Thinking Ricky is losing interest in her, Lucy follows the advice of a book Ethel gave her and takes up Ricky's hobbies.
The Diet 8.0
October 29, 1951
To her dismay, Lucy finds out that she's put on twenty-two pounds since marrying Ricky. When one of the girls in Ricky'…
Lucy Thinks Ricky Is Trying to Murder Her 0.0
November 5, 1951
After becoming too involved in a murder mystery book, Lucy believes that Ricky is trying to murder her.
The Quiz Show 0.0
November 12, 1951
When Lucy needs to balance her household accounts, she decides to go on quiz show. To win the $1,000 cash prize, she ha…
The Audition 0.0
November 19, 1951
Ricky lands a TV audition at the club. When Buffo the Clown injures himself and cannot make it, Lucy takes his place.
The Séance 0.0
November 26, 1951
Lucy tells an important talent agent that Ricky cannot appear in a show because of his horoscope. The agent is also in…
Men Are Messy 6.0
December 3, 1951
Fed up with Ricky's messiness, Lucy divides the Ricardo apartment in a clean part for her and a messy part for him.
The Fur Coat 0.0
December 10, 1951
Ricky returns home with expensive mink coat that he has rented for an act at the club. Lucy jumps to the conclusion tha…
Lucy Is Jealous of Girl Singer 0.0
December 17, 1951
Lucy is jealous of one of Ricky's dancer at his nightclub after hearing about a gossip column item linking the two.
Drafted 0.0
December 24, 1951
When Lucy opens Ricky's a telegram ordering him to appear at Fort Dix, she assumes that he has been drafted. Ethel susp…
The Adagio 6.0
December 31, 1951
Lucy thinks she is a perfect fit for Ricky's Parisian apache dance number. But her dance teacher has more than dancing …
The Benefit 6.0
January 7, 1952
Ethel 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 Amateur Hour 9.0
January 14, 1952
Lucy 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 Plays Cupid 8.0
January 21, 1952
The Ricardo's neighbor Miss Lewis wants Lucy to deliver a dinner invitation to her grocer. But he misunderstands and t…
Lucy Fakes Illness 8.0
January 28, 1952
Lucy pretends to suffer from numerous psychological ailments so that Ricky will feel sorry for her and let her go into …
Lucy Writes a Play 4.0
February 4, 1952
Lucy writes a play set in Cuba hoping to cast Ricky, But when he refuses, she has to settle for Fred and changes her se…
Breaking the Lease 6.0
February 11, 1952
After a big quarrel between the Ricardos and the Mertzes, Lucy and Ricky decide that they want to move out. Ricky and …
The Ballet 8.0
February 18, 1952
Lucy learns that there is an opening in one of Ricky's acts for a ballet dancer as well as a burlesque comic.
The Young Fans 0.0
February 25, 1952
A shy young teenager named Peggy has a major crush on Ricky. Ricky, however, is tired of all this "attention" that this…
New Neighbors 0.0
March 3, 1952
Lucy becomes afraid that one of her new neighbors is threatening to kill her and convinces the others that the neighbor…
Fred and Ethel Fight 0.0
March 10, 1952
Fred and Ethel have been going at each others' throats for the past few days now, and aren't talking to each other any …
The Moustache 0.0
March 17, 1952
Lucy dislikes Ricky's new moustache. In order to take revenge, she glues a moustache and beard on to her face. Then, …
The Gossip 0.0
March 24, 1952
Ricky is disgusted by Lucy's obsession with gossiping about other people. According to Ricky, Lucy acts as if it is her…
Pioneer Women 0.0
March 31, 1952
Having been bet by their husbands that they can't do without modern conveniences, Lucy and Ethel churn butter and bake …
The Marriage License 0.0
April 7, 1952
Lucy thinks she and Ricky aren't legally married because his name was misspelled on their marriage license. So she want…
The Kleptomaniac 0.0
April 14, 1952
When Ricky finds a closet full of valuables that Lucy has collected for a bazaar, he mistakenly thinks that she's becom…
Cuban Pals 0.0
April 21, 1952
Lucy burns with jealousy when she gets an eyeful of Ricky's dance parter Renita (Lita Baron) from the "old days" in Cub…
The Freezer 0.0
April 28, 1952
Where's the beef? It's in Lucy and Ethel's new walk-in freezer (according to Lucy, the "human popsicle"). Of course, Ri…
Lucy Does a TV Commercial 8.0
May 5, 1952
Desperate to be in Ricky's new television commercial, Lucy makes every attempt to get her way; which eventually pays of…
The Publicity Agent 0.0
May 12, 1952
Lucy poses as a princess for a publicity stunt.
Lucy Gets Ricky on the Radio 0.0
May 19, 1952
Lucy secretly books Ricky on a radio quiz show.
Lucy's Schedule 0.0
May 26, 1952
Ricky puts Lucy on a rigid time schedule.
Ricky Thinks He's Getting Bald 0.0
June 2, 1952
Ricky fears that he is going bald, so Lucy takes it into her head to help him: she stages a "bald people's party" to sh…
Ricky Asks for a Raise 0.0
June 9, 1952
Ricky asks for a raise, but his boss (Gale Gordon) turns him down, prompting Lucy to prove just how popular a performer…