Season 5 poster

Season 5

(1955)

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

Lucy Visits Grauman's poster

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October 3, 1955

With only a week left in Hollywood, Lucy weeps about her lack of souvenirs. Her collection already includes a tin can r…

Lucy and John Wayne poster

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October 10, 1955

Lucy is spotted while attempting to "collect" a cement block with John Wayne's footprints from Grauman's Chinese Theate…

Lucy and the Dummy poster

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October 17, 1955

Lucy thinks she may have finally gotten her big break in Hollywood. It all centers on a posh party attended by studio e…

Ricky Sells the Car poster

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October 24, 1955

Ricky sells his car, and the Mertzes think they are being stranded in California. Ricky buys train tickets for everyone…

The Great Train Robbery poster

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October 31, 1955

Lucy gets mixed up with a jewel thief on a cross-country rail trip that marks the end of the series' Hollywood sojourn.…

Homecoming poster

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November 7, 1955

Ricky returns from Hollywood as a celebrity, and even Lucy gets in on the hero worship. Can Ricky stand her brand of he…

Face to Face poster

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November 14, 1955

Ricky Ricardo's new fame leads to an invitation to appear on the popular interview program "Face to Face", and Lucy and…

Lucy Goes to a Rodeo poster

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November 28, 1955

Fred has a Western-themed show coming up at his lodge and he wants Ricky to perform in it. He can’t — but Lucy and Ethe…

Nursery School poster

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December 5, 1955

Lucy’s objects, but Ricky insists that Little Ricky go to nursery school. All goes well until the boy gets sick. Then i…

Ricky's European Booking poster

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December 12, 1955

Ricky’s band is going on a European tour but he can’t afford to take Lucy — who’s not about to take this lying down. He…

The Passports poster

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December 19, 1955

It's Lucy vs. bureaucrats (bureaucrats: watch out) when she can't find her birth certificate, which she needs for a pas…

Staten Island Ferry poster

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January 2, 1956

Fred's fear of becoming seasick threatens the Mertzes and Ricardos' plans for Ricky's European band tour. To prove that…

Bon Voyage poster

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January 16, 1956

Ricky, Ethel, and Fred are aboard their ship to Europe when Lucy rushes down the gangplank for one last goodbye to Litt…

Second Honeymoon poster

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January 23, 1956

Lucy schemes to tear Ricky away for a second honeymoon aboard the ocean liner taking them to Europe. The trouble is, Ri…

Lucy Meets the Queen poster

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January 30, 1956

Lucy is thrilled at being in London and desperate to see the Queen. She misses the Queen at Buckingham Palace, where sh…

The Fox Hunt poster

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February 6, 1956

Tally ho! In England, Lucy hounds a movie producer (Walter Kingsford) about her riding prowess and ends up on a fox hun…

Lucy Goes to Scotland poster

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February 20, 1956

The Ricardos and Mertzes are on their way to Paris, but first Lucy wants to go to Scotland to seek members of the McGil…

Paris at Last poster

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February 27, 1956

Equipped with an English-French dictionary, Lucy sets out to see Paris and "discover" an artist whose paintings will be…

Lucy Meets Charles Boyer poster

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March 5, 1956

Charles Boyer deals with a star-crazed Lucy in this guest appearance. The setting: Paris, where the Ricardos and Mertze…

Lucy Gets a Paris Gown poster

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March 19, 1956

Lucy decides to go on a hunger strike until Ricky agrees to buy her a designer dress. The plan works perfectly (even th…

Lucy in the Swiss Alps poster

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March 26, 1956

In Switzerland, the Ricardos and Mertzes are caught in an abandoned cabin during an avalanche. It’s one of Lucy’s own m…

Lucy Gets Homesick in Italy poster

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April 9, 1956

Fred is conscience-stricken about the expense involved when he misrouted Ricky's band. He books second-class train pass…

Lucy's Italian Movie poster

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April 16, 1956

En route to Rome by train, Lucy is spotted by a famous Italian cinema director and chosen to play a part in his new mov…

Lucy's Bicycle Trip poster

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April 23, 1956

The Ricardos and Mertzes pedal their way from Italy to the French Riviera. It's a bumpy ride, thanks (of course) to Luc…

Lucy Goes to Monte Carlo poster

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May 7, 1956

Ricky is working in Monte Carlo, but Fred goofs and negotiates too little money for the engagement. Lucy and Ethel go t…

Return Home from Europe poster

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May 14, 1956

The Ricardos and Mertzes need to return to the U.S. by plane instead of ship. The 60-pound-per-person baggage limit tax…