Seasons & episodes
S1 · E25Pioneer Women 1952-03-31 · 25 min
Having been bet by their husbands that they can't do without modern conveniences, Lucy and Ethel churn butter and bake bread from scratch-an eighteen foot loaf! But then Lucy demands that Ricky live as if it's the turn of the century for him, too.
S1 · E26The Marriage License 1952-04-07 · 25 min
Lucy thinks she and Ricky aren't legally married because his name was misspelled on their marriage license. So she wants them to renew their vows at the same place in Connecticut where Ricky first proposed to her. But they run out of gas getting there.
S1 · E27The Kleptomaniac 1952-04-14 · 24 min
When Ricky finds a closet full of valuables that Lucy has collected for a bazaar, he mistakenly thinks that she's become a kleptomaniac. He secretly calls in a doctor to hypnotize her, but Lucy is wise to his plan and feigns recalling a notorious past.
S1 · E28Cuban Pals 1952-04-21 · 24 min
Lucy burns with jealousy when she gets an eyeful of Ricky's dance parter Renita (Lita Baron) from the "old days" in Cuba. She was a child then, but no more! Determined to keep them apart, Lucy heads to the club in disguise, and finds herself in the clutches of a wild man named Ramon.
S1 · E29The Freezer 1952-04-28 · 24 min
Where's the beef? It's in Lucy and Ethel's new walk-in freezer (according to Lucy, the "human popsicle"). Of course, Ricky and Fred have a beef with their wives, because they paid $483 for it. The meat company won't take it back, and they can't sell it to customers waiting in the local butcher shop, so they're stuck with it. And speaking of stuck, Lucy gets herself locked in the freezer!
S1 · E30Lucy Does a TV Commercial 1952-05-05 · 24 min
Desperate to be in Ricky's new television commercial, Lucy makes every attempt to get her way; which eventually pays off. But her one-and-only chance flops when she is forced to test the sponsor's product over-and-over, a vitamin syrup called Vitametavegimin, which is 25% alcohol.
S1 · E31The Publicity Agent 1952-05-12 · 24 min
Lucy poses as a princess for a publicity stunt.
S1 · E32Lucy Gets Ricky on the Radio 1952-05-19 · 24 min
Lucy secretly books Ricky on a radio quiz show.
S1 · E33Lucy's Schedule 1952-05-26 · 25 min
Ricky puts Lucy on a rigid time schedule.
S1 · E34Ricky Thinks He Is Getting Bald 1952-06-02 · 25 min
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 show him that he's not so bad, after all. But when that doesn't work, she resorts to showing some new "hair treatments" (or "torture tactics" as Lucy calls them) to show Ricky how silly he's been.
S1 · E35Ricky Asks for a Raise 1952-06-09 · 24 min
Ricky asks for a raise, but his boss (Gale Gordon) turns him down, prompting Lucy to prove just how popular a performer he is. Her scheme involves making a lot of bogus reservations at the club on the night that somebody else is playing, then show up in various guises(including Fred in drag) feigning indignation that Ricky's not performing--and leave in a huff.