A handy dandy guide to helping you find your favorite episode blogs here at Papermoon Loves Lucy. Click on the hyperlinks to be taken directly to that episode’s trivia, background, and bloopers. From “Ricky’s Movie Offer” to “Homecoming” – gas up the Pontiac and “California, Here We Come!”
“Ricky’s Movie Offer” (S4;E6) ~ November 8, 1954
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed September 16, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios.Rating: 47.4/66
“Ricky’s Screen Test” (S4;E7) ~ November 15, 1954
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed September 26, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 45.0/63
“Ricky’s Contract” (S4;E10) ~ December 6, 1954
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed October 14, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 49.7/67
“Getting Ready” (S4;E11) ~ December 13, 1954
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed October 21, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 47.6/66
“Lucy Learns to Drive” (S4;E12) ~ January 3, 1955
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed October 28, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 52.8/69
“California, Here We Come!” (S4;E13) ~ January 10, 1955
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed November 10, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 50.1/65
“First Stop” (S4;E14) ~ January 17, 1955
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed November 11, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 50.6/65
“Tennessee Bound” (S4;E15) ~ January 24, 1955
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed November 18, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios.
Featuring Tennessee Ernie Ford
Rating: N/A
“Ethel’s Hometown” (S4;E16) ~ January 31, 1955
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed November 25, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 53.1/69
“Hollywood at Last!” aka “L.A. at Last!” (S4;E17) ~ February 7, 1955
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed December 2, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios. Featuring William Holden and Eve Arden. Rating: 49.9/63
“Don Juan and the Starlets” (S4;E18) ~ February 14, 1955
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed December 9, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 51.3/67
“Lucy Gets Into Pictures” (S4;E19) ~ February 21, 1955
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed December 16, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 51.7/68
“The Fashion Show” (S4;E20) ~ February 28, 1955
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed December 23, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios. Featuring Don Loper. Rating: 55.2/70
“The Hedda Hopper Story” (S4;E21) ~ March 14, 1955
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed February 3, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studios. Featuring Hedda Hopper. Rating: 50.3/69
“Don Juan is Shelved” (S4;E22) ~ March 21, 1955
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed on February 10, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studios.Rating: 51.5/69
“Bullfight Dance” (S4;E23) ~ March 28, 1955
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed on February 17, 1955 at Ren Mar Studios. Rating: 51.2/68
“Hollywood Anniversary” (S4;E24) ~ April 4, 1955
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed February 24, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 51.1/72
“The Star Upstairs” (S4;E25) ~ April 18, 1955
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed March 3, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studios. Featuring Cornel Wilde. Rating: 47.5/67
“In Palm Springs” (S4;E26) ~ April 25, 1955
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed March 17, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studios. Featuring Rock Hudson. Rating: 44.0/62
“The Dancing Star” (S4;E27) ~ May 2, 1955
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed March 30, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studio. Featuring Van Johnson. Rating: 41.5/65
“Lucy and Harpo Marx” (S4;E28) ~ May 9, 1955
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed March 24, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studios. Featuring Harpo Marx. Rating: 42.9/63
“Ricky Needs An Agent” (S4;E29) ~ May 16, 1955
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed April 7, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studio. Rating: 39.2/63
“The Tour” (S4;E30) ~ May 30, 1955
Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed April 14, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studio. Featuring Richard Widmark. Rating: 31.8/53
“Lucy Visits Grauman’s” (S5;E1) ~ October 3, 1955
Directed by James V. Kern. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller, and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed September 9, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 42.7/61
“Lucy and John Wayne” (S5;E2) ~ October 10, 1955
Directed by James V. Kern. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller, and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed September 15, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studios. Featuring John Wayne. Rating: 41.1/61
“Lucy and the Dummy” (S5;E3) ~ October 17, 1955
Directed by James V. Kern. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed September 22, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 46.5/66
“Ricky Sells the Car” (S5;E4) ~ October 24, 1955
Directed by James V. Kern. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed September 29, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: N/A
“The Great Train Robbery” (S5;E5) ~ October 31, 1955
Directed by James V. Kern. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed October 5, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 42.1/62
“Homecoming” (S5;E6) ~ November 7, 1955
Directed by James V. Kern. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed October 20, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 44.3/63
When one of the Hollywood episodes was re-run (a new concept in 1955) a new intro was filmed with Lucy and Ricky opening up their scrapbook to reminisce. Although not seen since their original broadcast, one intro is preserved on the DVD.
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