Season 3 poster

Season 3

(1953)

Cast

Lucille Ball as Lucy Ricardo
Lucille Ball

as Lucy Ricardo

Desi Arnaz as Ricky Ricardo
Desi Arnaz

as Ricky Ricardo

Vivian Vance as Ethel Mertz
Vivian Vance

as Ethel Mertz

William Frawley as Fred Mertz
William Frawley

as Fred Mertz

Episodes

Ricky's 'Life' Story poster

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October 5, 1953

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

The Girls Go into Business poster

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October 12, 1953

Lucy and Ethel are all set to go into business when they buy a new dress shop. But what to call it? Ethelu's? Lucyeth's…

Lucy and Ethel Buy the Same Dress poster

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October 19, 1953

Lucy and Ethel buy the same dress for the upcoming talent show for the Wednesday Afternoon Fine Arts League. True, they…

Equal Rights poster

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October 26, 1953

Lucy and Ethel demand equal rights for women. Okay, say Ricky and Fred at the restaurant: separate checks for the four …

Baby Pictures poster

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November 2, 1953

The Ricardos and the Applebys always brag to each other about their little sons. But when Lucy's and Caroline Appeby's …

Lucy Tells the Truth poster

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November 9, 1953

Ricky and the Mertzes bet Lucy that she can't go twenty-four hours without telling a lie. The outcome? Lucy insults all…

The French Revue poster

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November 16, 1953

Ricky is planning a French revue for the club, and since Lucy is determined to be in it, she hires a Frenchman to coach…

Redecorating the Mertzes' Apartment poster

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November 23, 1953

It's redecorating time at the Mertzes', and Lucy and Ricky volunteer to help. But when Fred turns on a fan as Lucy is u…

Too Many Crooks poster

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November 30, 1953

Lucy sneaks into the Mertzes' apartment to borrow one of Fred's suits so that she can order him a custom-made tweed sui…

Changing the Boys' Wardrobe poster

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December 7, 1953

Lucy and Ethel are disgusted by their husbands' old clothes, so they secretly give them away to a secondhand store. Unf…

Lucy Has Her Eyes Examined poster

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December 14, 1953

Lucy finally gets her chance to be in show business, when she tricks Ricky into letting her do the "Jitterbug" in one o…

Ricky's Old Girlfriend poster

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December 21, 1953

Ricky is jealous when Lucy comes up with a long list of ex-boyfriends, so he invents an old flame-who just happens to b…

The Million Dollar Idea poster

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January 11, 1954

The Ricardo household budget is in shambles (as usual) after Lucy decides to put her salad dressing on the market. Her …

Ricky Minds the Baby poster

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January 18, 1954

Ricky agrees to watch his son, but while Daddy is engrossed in a football game, Little Ricky wanders off. Lucy finds hi…

The Charm School poster

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January 25, 1954

It's time for charm school for Lucy and Ethel when their men eye a pretty woman at a party. But Ricky and Fred are anyt…

Sentimental Anniversary poster

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February 1, 1954

Lucy and Ricky want to spend their 13th wedding anniversary alone, but the Mertzes have another idea: a surprise party.

Fan Magazine Interview poster

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February 8, 1954

A reporter for a fan magazine, Eleanor Harris, spends an "average day" with the Ricardos. Of course, it's anything BUT …

Oil Wells poster

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February 15, 1954

The Ricardos and Mertzes as oil millionaires? Lucy and Ethel get a hot stock tip from their new neighbors from Texas. B…

Ricky Loses His Temper poster

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February 22, 1954

Ricky explodes when Lucy buys an expensive hat. She offers to return it, and bets him he'll lose his cool over somethin…

Home Movies poster

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March 1, 1954

Ricky's home movies move the Mertzes to walk out, and prompt Lucy, Fred and Ethel to make a movie of their own, a "West…

Bonus Bucks poster

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March 8, 1954

A dollar bill takes a zany trip-with the Ricardos and Mertzes in hot pursuit. It's a winning bill (worth $300) in a new…

Ricky's Hawaiian Vacation poster

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March 22, 1954

Ricky's band is to play in Hawaii-and guess who wants to go also? Lucy's plan: to go on a game show that gives away air…

Lucy Is Envious poster

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March 29, 1954

Lucy's past fibs to her rich and snotty ex-schoolmate are about to catch up with her when she unwittingly pledges $500 …

Lucy Writes a Novel poster

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April 5, 1954

Lucy writes a novel in which the characters are thinly-veiled caricatures of Ricky, Fred and Ethel. Too thinly veiled, …

Lucy's Club Dance poster

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April 12, 1954

The Wednesday Afternoon Fine Arts League forms a quintet (with Lucy on sax) as a fundraiser. It's no way to raise money…

The Black Wig poster

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April 19, 1954

Lucy plays a black-wigged temptress to test Ricky's fidelity. The result makes makes her see red so she schemes to get …

The Diner poster

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April 26, 1954

The Ricardos and the Mertzes buy a diner, name it "A Little Bit of Cuba" and go to work. Well, the Mertzes go to work; …

Tennessee Ernie Visits poster

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May 3, 1954

The corn starts popping when Tennessee Ernie Ford comes to visit in Part 1 of a two-part episode. He's Lucy's "Cousin" …

Tennessee Ernie Hangs On poster

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May 10, 1954

Lucy gets sick of an extensive visit by Tennessee Ernie, who claims he is her cousin. She tries to get rid of the likea…

The Golf Game poster

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May 17, 1954

Championship golfer Jimmy Demaret visits the Ricardos when Lucy and Ethel arrive at a bizarre scheme for combating thei…

The Sublease poster

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May 24, 1954

The Ricardos are off to Maine for the summer, so they decide to sublet their apartment. Their landlords, the Mertzes, d…